Across
- 5. who were singers of poetry, became an important type of musician in the Arsacid Empire
- 7. the group of gods worshipped in a religion
- 9. passed along from parent to child
- 10. divisions of society that are kept strictly separate and treated differently
- 12. the empire that was very accepting of diversity in its citizens and visitors
- 13. system of underground channels used to irrigate arid and semiarid locations
- 14. type of sculpture used by Persians where the image seems to pop out of the wall
Down
- 1. military tactic in which an archer rides away from an enemy but shoots back over his/her shoulder
- 2. important in ancient Persia, both for sport and for food
- 3. blending of practices from more than one religion
- 4. allowing the practice of religions or cultures other than one’s own
- 6. ruler of the "countries" of ancient Persia, who answered to the king
- 8. animal used by the Persians in warfare to help terrify opponents and was later used to help commanders see during battle
- 11. the empire that was not accepting of diversity and wanted everyone to follow the same religion (Zoroastrianism)
- 14. Persians a created system of pathways that connected the important locations in the empire and also linked them to other empires