7.3 The Persian War

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Across
  1. 2. An empire started by Cyrus the Great
  2. 3. This Greek city state created the first democracy
  3. 6. A Greek military leader who devised the battle plan to defeat the Persians.
  4. 8. This king led 300 Greeks to fight off the Persians.
  5. 13. A naval battle that was the turning point in the war.
  6. 14. This Persian king was on the throne at the beginnig of the Persian wars.
  7. 15. Rule by the people
Down
  1. 1. Elite soldiers that stood 10,000 strong.
  2. 2. This final battle ended the Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.
  3. 4. The Persian Empire was reorganized into these in order to make it easier to govern.
  4. 5. This historian wrote the History of the Persian Wars.
  5. 7. This Greek city state is credited for winning the battle of Marathon
  6. 9. The Persian Empire began in this present day country.
  7. 10. This is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions.
  8. 11. A religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion.
  9. 12. This type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens