THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Crossword

The empire located east of the Fertile Crescent on the easy side of the Persian Gulf in what is now Iran and Iraq.
To rule
The ancient highway, about 1600 miles long, that was reorganized and rebuilt by Darius I
Warriors who raided cities and caravans and settled in the same areas as the Persians
This is what the Persians called themselves
One of the 20 provinces into which Darius I divided the Persian Empire
The Greek part of Asia Minor
The ruler of the Persian province who united the Medes and Persians into a strong army and conquered almost all of the ancient world
The decisibe battle of the first invasion of Egypt by Cambyses II and opened the rest of Egypt to conquest
The ruler of Persia from 522 B.C. to 486 B.C. who was a very good administrator and organizer
The decree by Cyrus the Great, in 536 B.C., that allowed a total of 42,360 Jews to return to the land of Judah
The battle that proved the Persians could be defeated
The son of Cyrus the Great who invaded and conquered Egypt
The governor of a province in the Persian Empire
The Persian god of evil
The Persian supreme god of good and that created all things.
The Persian holy book
A Persian prophet who had seven visions
The religion founded by Zoroaster based on his seven visions.
The Persian ruler who ruled the Persian Empire from 486 B.C. to 465 B.C. and was described as being impulsive, impressionable, ruthless, and embittered
The first major naval battle in history
The Spartan army leader who ordered 300 Spartans to give their lives at Thermopylae
The Persian archangel of good thought
The Persian archangel of righteousness, law, truth, justice, and cosmic order
The Persian archangel of royalty and defender of the poor
The Persian archangel of modesty and justice
The Persian archangel of wholeness, intergrity, health, and completion
The Persian archangel of deathlessness, immortality, and plants