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He is the author of both the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
In 79 AD, Mt Vesuvius erupted, burying this city in a blanket of ash.
What is Pompeii?
This was the system of social hierarchy in Europe during the Middle Ages.
What is Feudalism?
This man is known as the "Father of the Constitution" and also served as the fourth president of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
The First World War was initiated by the assassination of this Austrian Archduke.
This was the Israelite prophet who, by his rebuke, initiated the repentance of King David.
Who is the Prophet Nathan?
This church was constructed in the 6th century in Constantinople and was the largest church in the world, but in the 15th century was converted to a mosque.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The Great Schism of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church occurred in this year.
When is 1054?
George Washington, General of the Continental Army, and his soldiers crossed the Delaware river on Christmas Eve and in doing so won these two battles of the revolutionary war.
What is Trenton and Princeton?
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This was the legendary war between the Athenian and Spartan city-states in 5th century BC that featured everything from land and sea battles to a giant horse in Troy
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This man was the first Byzantine Emperor and when seeing a giant cross in the sky heard the famous words, "By this conquer."
Who is St Constantine the Great?
The Medieval Period of history began with the fall of this city.
What is Rome?
This French King established an absolute monarchy, diminishing the power of the parliament, during the culmination of the European Age of Absolutism.
Who is King Louis XIV?
This man, who's original last name was "Little", was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and in 1952 changed his last name to a single letter to reject his "slave name."
Who is Malcolm X?
During the Greco-Persian War of the 5th century BC, this was the famous battle where King Leonidas and 300 spartans held off the invading Persian Army for two days.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
Being documented by Plato, "the Apology" is an account of the defense spoken by this Greek Philosopher.
Who is Socrates?
Who is St Vladimir?
The the Louisiana Purchase was completed under this American President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This Roman Catholic Pope became the first Pope to step foot in Greece since 710 AD
This Ancient Egyptian king was one of the few female kings of Egyptian history, co-ruling with her nephew and stepson Thutmose III, From 1472 to 1458 BC.
Who is Hatshepsut?
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Who is Saint Spyridon?
This was the 13th century English Document, that expanded the rights of the subjects of the King, and also declared that the king was not above the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
Russia, Britain, Prussia, and Austria all entered the Quadruple alliance in order to fight against France in these series of wars.
What are the Napoleonic Wars?
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Who is John McCain?