Yeah. Simple. Expand expand expand. Build nothing except the occasional temple, and minimal defensive units, and no workers in the beginning, other than those things just crank out settlers until you take up all available land. If it isn't even good land, build anyway, because in the beginning any amount of resources help and most map squares, even "bad" ones, are within range of a luxury or strategic resource at some point in the game (ie you see a flood plain with no redeeming value...well it might have saltpeter later, furthermore that might be your only saltpeter square, so you better take it). And obviously more cities gives you more culture, which is also important, plus expanded borders.
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