History of Cyprus Quiz

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Which ancient Greek goddess is said to have come from the island?	Aphrodite
Year Cyprus became a Roman province	58 BC
Eastern Roman empress of the 6th century who probably came from Cyprus	Theodora
Century that saw the Arab conquest of Cyprus	7th
Which Crusader king conquered the island in 1191?	Richard
Religious group this king sold the island to	Knights Templar
Frankish House that controlled Cyprus between the 12th and 15th centuries	Lusignan

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Cyprus was under the control of this maritime republic for most of the 15th century	Venice
Empire that controlled the island between the 15th and 19th centuries	Ottoman
European empire that occupied the island until its independence in 1960	Britain
Who was the first President of Cyprus?	Makarios
Greek word for the prospective union of Cyprus with Greece	Enosis
What year was the Turkish invasion of Cyprus that saw it divided into two?	1974
Year of Cyprus' accession to the European Union	2004