Which empire preceded the Achaemenid Empire in Persia?
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Median Empire
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What was the name of the Achaemenid postal system?
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Angarium
What is the oldest known Persian carpet, found in a Scythian tomb?
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Pazyryk carpet
Which Persian king ended the Greco-Persian Wars with a peace treaty?
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Artaxerxes I
Who founded the Sassanid Empire in 224 AD?
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Ardashir I
What language was used for official documents in the Sassanid Empire?
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Middle Persian
Which queen commanded a Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis?
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Artemisia I
What is the trilingual inscription that records Darius I's rise to power?
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Behistun Inscription