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| A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
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Earliest known civilization
Birthplace of writing, the wheel, agriculture, irrigation |
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Founder of Achaemenid dynasty
Father of Cambyses
Defeated Median empire in 550bc
Conquered most of Iranian plateau |
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| After revolt by Greeks in Ionia, he invaded Greece, but was defeated at Marathon. |
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| Early forms of writing discovered at Knossos in Crete. The writing was found on tablets and vases. |
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| A native of modern Greece |
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Predecessor of Babylonian and Assyrian Empires
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