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Pericles was the leader of which city-state?
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Athens
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Which city-state defeated the above in 404 BC?
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Sparta
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Soldiers from that city-state fought against which empire during a battle in 480 BC?
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Achaemenid Empire
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Which leader conquered that empire in the 300s BC?
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Alexander the Great
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That king's final battle took place in which cultural region of the Indian subcontinent?
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Punjab
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Which empire was established in that region several years later?
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Maurya Empire
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The third ruler of that empire famously converted to which religion?
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Buddhism
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That religion travelled extensively along which trade route?
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Silk Road
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Which empire at the western end of the trade route learnt how to make the material for which the route is named?
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Byzantine Empire
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What was the name of an elite unit of that empire's army, which mainly consisted of recruits from northern Europe?
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Varangian Guard
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Which future King of Norway served as a commander of that unit?
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Harald Hardrada
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At which battle was that king killed?
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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Which king led the opposing side during that battle?
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Harold Godwinson
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During which battle was that king killed?
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Battle of Hastings
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And who was the victor of that battle?
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William the Conqueror
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The people that the above person belonged to had begun their conquest of which Mediterranean island several years earlier?
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Sicily
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What was the state religion of the island for over two centuries prior to the invasion?
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Islam
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Which city is considered to be the centre of that religion?
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Mecca
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Which famously wealthy ruler went on a pilgrimage to that city from 1324 to 1325?
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Mansa Musa
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Which Morrocan explorer visited the capital of that ruler's empire a few decades later?
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Ibn Battuta
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Previously, the explorer had visited Beijing, which at the time was the capital of which dynasty?
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Yuan dynasty
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The founder of that dynasty twice attempted to conquer another nation, but was thwarted both times by storms. Which nation was it?
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Japan
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Which co-founder of the Society of Jesus attempted to start a church in that country in the 16th century?
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Francis Xavier
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Within which former kingdom was that missionary born?
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Kingdom of Navarre
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That kingdom became part of which country within the missionary's lifetime?
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Spain
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That country founded a city in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River on which island?
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Hispaniola
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Which country colonised the western third of the island in the 17th century?
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France
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Which city was founded, roughly 1957 miles north of the island, by an explorer from the above country in 1608?
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Quebec City
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A battle occurred here in 1775. Which war was the battle a part of?
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American Revolutionary War
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Who was the leader of the winning side of that war?
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George Washington
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Who then became the leader of which nation?
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United States
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Which empire sold its colonial possessions, located on the same continent as the above nation, to that nation in 1867?
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Russian Empire
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That empire fought against which other empire between 1877-1878?
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Ottoman Empire
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What act did that empire commit against various ethnic groups during the following century?
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Genocide
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Which organisation established a treaty in 1948 that criminalised this act?
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United Nations
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In 1960, this organisation created a force that was deployed in which African country?
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Republic of the Congo
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By what name was this country known between 1971 and 1997?
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Zaire
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Rebels from which nation invaded the country's southermost province from 1977 to 1978?
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Angola
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Which European country had controlled the nation two years prior to this?
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Portugal
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Which city in Asia did this country control until 1999?
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Macau
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Which nearby city was controlled by another European country until 1997?
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Hong Kong
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Which disease caused 299 deaths in the above city in the early 2000s?
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SARS
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Which disease, similar to the above, is the cause of the current pandemic?
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Covid-19
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