Ancient History Figures and Events (c. 2000 BC - AD 313)

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Who was the Hebrew Patriarch called by YHWH from Mesopotamia around 2000 BC?

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Abraham

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Who led the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and received the Law at Sinai (c. 1250 BC)?

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Moses

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Who was the second king of Israel and made Jerusalem the capital?

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David

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Who was the son of David and built the First Temple in Jerusalem?

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Solomon

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In what year was the Roman Republic established?

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509 BC

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What event happened in 753 BC according to Roman history?

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Founding of the City of Rome

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Which Persian king allowed Jews to return and rebuild the Temple in 539 BC?

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Cyrus the Great

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Who was the Greek poet, author of Iliad and Odyssey (c. 750 BC)?

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Homer

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Who was the Athenian lawgiver who laid the foundations of Athenian democracy (c. 600 BC)?

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Solon

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Who was the reformer of Athenian democracy who established the deme system (508 BC)?

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Cleisthenes