Cambodia
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Cambodia
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What empire ruled Cambodia from the 9th to 15th centuries?
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Khmer Empire
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And what was the capital of the above empire?
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Angkor
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What European power colonized Cambodia?
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France
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What leader had millions killed in Cambodia by mass killings or malnutrition in the seventies?
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Pol Pot
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What country invaded and occupied Cambodia in 1979?
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Vietnam
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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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Russia
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Russia
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What territory did Russia sell to the U.S. in 1867?
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Alaska
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Prior to 1917, what was the title of the leader of Russia?
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Tsar
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What was the first country to secede from the USSR?
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Lithuania
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Who was the first president of the Russian federation?
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Boris Yeltsin
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What appeared in the skies over Chelyabinsk in 2013?
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Meteor
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Spain
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Spain
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Who was the wife of Ferdinand II?
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Isabella I
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What was the last Muslim city in Spain?
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Granada
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On what island was Spain's first permanent settlement in the New World?
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Hispaniola
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Who painted "Guernica" a depiction of a bombing that happened during the Spanish Civil War?
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Pablo Picasso
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Who was dictator of Spain from 1939 until 1975?
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Francisco Franco
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Iraq
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Iraq
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What term refers to the Cradle of Civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
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Mesopotamia
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What city was supposedly home to the Hanging Gardens?
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Babylon
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What legendary sailor of the seven seas hailed from Basra?
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Sinbad
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What group raided Baghdad in 1258?
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Mongols
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What country did Iraq invade in 1990?
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Kuwait
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Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Along what river did civilization in Pakistan first develop?
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Indus River
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What religion, started in the 15th century, teaches its followers to wear five items, including a small knife?
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Sikhism
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What three letter word ending in J refers to the period of British rule in India and Pakistan?
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Raj
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What nation declared independence from Pakistan in 1971?
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Bangladesh
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Who was Pakistan's only female Prime Minister?
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Benazir Bhutto
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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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Who, surely?
But what about this part? That's the Tamil kings. No one conquers the Tamil kings.