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Early civilization in western Iran with Susa as its capital
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Elam
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Iranian ancestors were known by this term, popularized by the Nazis
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Aryans
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Prophet who founded a religion in 1000 BC, dominating Iran for the next millennia
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Zoroaster
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This Iranian empire under Cyaxares teamed with the Babylonians
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Median Empire
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612 BC battle in which the above aided the Babylonians to sack the Assyrians
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Battle of Nineveh
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The above empire was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire under this ruler
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Cyrus the Great
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This third Achaemenid Shah built a network of roads to better collect taxes
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Darius the Great
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499-493 BC revolt of Greek regions under Persian rule
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Ionian Revolt
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The above led to Persian invasion of Greece, which failed in this 490 BC battle
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Battle of Marathon
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The Achaemenid Empire fell to this conquerer in 330 BC, who burned Persepolis
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Alexander the Great
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Persia remained under rule of this Greek empire after the above ruler's death
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Seleucid Empire
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Iranian empire that originated in northeast Iran, stopping Rome from expanding east
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Parthian Empire
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The above was defeated in the 224 by Ardashir I, establishing this empire
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Sasanian Empire
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Great shah of the above empire who patronized art, culture and architecture
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Khosrow I
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The mentioned empire was conquered by this Islamic caliphate
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Umayyad Caliphate
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Historical period in which Arab rulers borrowed Persian art and court etiquette
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Iranian Intermezzo
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Persian philosopher and scientist who wrote "Canon of Medicine"
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Avicenna
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Epic written by poet Ferdowsi to preserve ancient Persian myth and history
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Shahnameh
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Iran was conquered by this empire in the 11th century
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Seljuk Empire
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Mongol invasion in the 13th century led to the establishment of this state
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Ilkhanate
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Turkic leader who conquered the above and established an empire in Central Asia
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Timur
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Turkic state that resisted invasions from the above and gained control of Persia
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Aq Qoyunlu
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Iranian ruler who drove away the Turks in 1501, becoming shahanshah
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Ismail I
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Dynasty established by the above ruler, making Shia Islam the state religion
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Safavid Dynasty
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Ruler of the above dynasty who produced the Shah Mosque and exquisite carpets
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Abbas I the Great
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City square built by the above ruler in Isfahan on a victory site against the Ottomans
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Naqsh-e Jahan Square
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Conqueror who crushed the Mughal army and sacked Delhi in 1739
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Nader Shah
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18th century Iranian dynasty founded by Karim Khan, ruling from Shiraz
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Zand Dynasty
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1785-1925 Turkic dynasty founded by Agha Mohammad Khan, ruling from Tehran
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Qajar Dynasty
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1901 treaty that secured British oil rights in Iran
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D’Arcy Concession
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1905-1911 revolution that led to the establishment of a Persian parliament
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Constitutional Revolution
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The Persian coup d’état of 1921 led to the establishment of this last dynasty
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Pahlavi Dynasty
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First shah of the above, who pushed for modernization and secularism
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Reza Shah
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The above abdicated after these two countries invaded Iran in 1941 (name either)
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Britain / Soviet Union
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Last shah of Iran, rose to power after the above invasion
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Reza Pahlavi
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Prime minister who nationalize the oil industry in 1951, leading to a 1953 coup
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Mohammad Mosaddegh
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1965-1979 series of reform that modernized Iran and gave women the right to vote
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White Revolution
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Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, installing a theocratic regime
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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1980-1988 war with Iran's western neighbor
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Iran-Iraq War
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This cleric became Iran's second supreme leader in 1989
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Ali Khamenei
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