Israel
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Israel
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In what town did Jesus grow up?
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Nazareth
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What building was destroyed by the Romans 70 AD?
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Second Temple
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What series of conflicts involved European efforts to capture the Holy Land?
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Crusades
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What word refers to an Israeli agricultural commune?
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Kibbutz
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What peninsula did Israel annex in 1967 but return in 1982?
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Sinai Peninsula
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Mexico
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Mexico
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What civilization's cities included Tikal and Yaxchilan?
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Maya
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What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?
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Aztec
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What priest is often considered to be the father of the Mexican nation?
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Miguel Hidalgo
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What river was established as the U.S-Mexico border after the Mexican-American War?
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Rio Grande
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What telegram was sent to Mexico in 1917 in an attempt to convince them to invade the U.S?
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Turkey
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Turkey
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What city in Turkey was supposedly destroyed in 1180 BC?
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Troy
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Which Roman emperor moved the capital of the empire to Turkey?
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Constantine
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What empire was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453?
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Byzantine Empire
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What war caused the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?
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WWI
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What country did Turkish troops enter in 2019?
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Syria
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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According to the Quran, what cubic black structure was built by Abraham and Ishmael?
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Kaaba
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Who was born in Mecca in 570 AD?
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Muhammad
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What empire controlled the coastal regions of Saudi Arabia from the 16th century until WWI?
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Ottoman Empire
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What was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938, seriously changing the Saudi economy?
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Oil
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What were women allowed to legally do for the first time in 2018?
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Drive
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Morocco
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Morocco
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What seafaring people established the city of Tangier before 800 BC?
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Phoenicians
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What M word refers to the Northern African people who conquered Spain?
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Moors
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In what city, starting with F, was a madrassa founded in 859 AD that some people call the world's oldest university?
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Fez
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In what city did Allied leaders meet to make plans for WWII in 1943?
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Casablanca
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What territory declared its independence from Morocco in 1979?
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Western Sahara
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Norway
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Norway
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What four-letter word is the term for an oral history of the Norse people?
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Saga
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Vikings from Norway were the first Europeans to reach Vinland. In what modern-day country would you find Vinland?
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Canada
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What award has been given out in Norway to people such as Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa since 1901?
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Nobel Peace Prize
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What country was united with Norway from 1814 to 1905?
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Sweden
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What Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach the South Pole?
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Roald Amundsen
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The phrasing of the question is asking about an animal that became domesticated during that specific time period, not one that was already domesticated prior to it. There is a significant difference between those two concepts.
I was surprised the correct answer wasn't accepted while the incorrect answer was, especially when the correct answer is far more interesting. :)
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