Persian

2. – The elite, heavy infantry force of 10,000 soldiers in the Achaemenid royal army.
5. – The official gold coin introduced by Darius the Great to standardize trade.
7. – The Persian New Year. It marks the exact arrival of spring and has been celebrated for over 3,000 years.
9. – A traditional Persian tea house used as a central social and cultural hub.
10. – The Persian word for tea, a fundamental staple of hospitality and social life.

1. – The primary drink of Persian royal banquets, highly praised by ancient historians like Herodotus.
3. – An ancient irrigation tool using a bucket on a counterweighted pole (often used in the empire's river valleys).
4. – Iran's national flatbread, traditionally baked on a bed of hot river stones.
6. – The central marketplace where spices, grains, livestock, and imported foods were traded.
8. – The historical title for the supreme monarch or king of Persia.