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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 91 |
The Song Dynasty lasted from 960 CE to 1279 CE. |
History > Asian |
01/30/09 |
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| 92 |
The Chinese influenced writing, architecture, and religion in Japan. |
History > Asian |
01/29/09 |
|
| 93 |
Citizenship within a Greek polis was limited to free adult males. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 94 |
The ancient Greeks developed the polis, or individual city-states. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 95 |
The Pax Romana was 200 years of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 96 |
Early Christians were persecuted by the Romans. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 97 |
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453 when the Ottoman Empire took over. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 98 |
The Hellenistic Age was a blend of Greek and oriental elements. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 99 |
The Black Death resulted in population decline, decline of Church influence, and disruption of trade. |
History > European |
01/29/09 |
|
| 100 |
Rome collapsed in 476 A.D. for several reasons; one such reason was the cost of defense and devaluation of Roman currency. |
History > Ancient |
01/29/09 |
|
| 101 |
The Peloponnesian War resulted in the slowing of cultural advancements and the weakening of political power. |
History > Ancient |
01/28/09 |
|
| 102 |
Sparta was a city-state that developed an aggressive and militaristic society. |
History > Ancient |
01/28/09 |
|
| 103 |
In the Roman Republic, the patricians were the powerful nobility. |
History > Ancient |
01/28/09 |
|
| 104 |
There are three styles of Greek columns: Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian. |
History > Ancient |
01/27/09 |
|
| 105 |
The dynasties which ruled China gained power by the Mandate of Heaven. |
History > Ancient |
01/27/09 |
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