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Alexander the Great has just died, and his vast empire has been split into three. In 192 B.C.E. the Seleucid king, Antiochus III, tried to defend Greece from what empire? |
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In 221 B.C.E. Qin Shi Huang Di unified China and began the Qin Dynasty. What great structure in China began construction in this dynasty? |
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The Cholas in SE Asia was the first civilization to settle on this archipelago which includes the islands of Celebes and Timor around 200 C.E. |
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North of the Cholas were the Sungas which lasted from about 50 B.C.E. to 400 C.E. Strangly enough these people were hostile towards, and persecuted the Buddhist faith. |
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According to most historians, Jesus Christ traveled many places to spread his beliefs before he died. What present-day country never saw Jesus enter it. |
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Breaking away from the Cholas were the Srivijaya who founded a new civilization during the 2nd century C.E. The Srivijaya even expanded as far as Australia. |
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As the Roman Empire began to decline, a group of people descended from Persians created the Sassanid Empire. It would in 619 C.E. extended from Libya all the way to Southern Kazakhstan. But, for now in 265 C.E. it is located in Iran and Iraq. What is its capital? |
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After the oppressive Sungas were ousted, the Gupta restored Buddhism to its rightful place. However in turn they began to persecute Hindus. |
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After the Han Dynasty, China split into three kingdoms. The Wei Kingdom was in the north, the Wu Kingdom was in the south, and the Shu Kindom was in the west. Which one was the largest? |
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What was the name of the Germanic chief or king who sacked the city of Rome in 410 CE? |
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