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What was the name of the Mesopotamian writing system whose marks resemble wedges?
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Cuneiform
Which Mesopotamian ruler ordered the construction of the Great Ziggurat of Ur?
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Ur-Nammu
Which Babylonian god was the patron deity of the city of Babylon?
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Marduk
What is the name of the oldest palace at Persepolis, built by Darius I?
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Tachara
What was the name of the Sasanian silver coin used widely across the Persian Empire?
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Drachm
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Which Parthian king defeated the Roman army led by Mark Antony in 36 BCE?
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Phraates IV
At which battle did Cyrus the Great defeat Croesus of Lydia around 547 BCE?
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Battle of Thymbra
Which ancient Persian empire was ruled by the Arsacid dynasty from about 247 BCE?
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Parthian Empire
Which Achaemenid prince led the Persian army defeated at the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BCE?
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Cyrus the Younger