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Ancient, Medieval and Ottoman Cyprus

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  1. What is Choirokoitia (Khirokitia) best known for?
  2. The English name of which metal comes, through Latin, from the name of Cyprus?
  3. How was Cyprus organised politically in the Archaic and Classical periods (about 750 to 330 BC)?
  4. Evagoras I, who ruled around 411 to 374 BC, was king of which city-kingdom?
  5. Zeno of Citium, who founded the philosophical school of Stoicism in Athens, came from which place?
  6. After the death of Alexander the Great, which ruling dynasty took control of Cyprus for most of the Hellenistic period?
  7. In which year did Rome annex Cyprus?
  8. Which early Christian, born in Cyprus, travelled with Paul on his first missionary journey?
  9. At which council in AD 431 was the independence (autocephaly) of the Church of Cyprus confirmed?
  10. Which period of shared control over Cyprus between the Byzantine Empire and the Arab caliphate began in the seventh century?
  11. Who conquered Cyprus in 1191 on the way to the Holy Land during the Third Crusade?
  12. Which family founded the Kingdom of Cyprus, which lasted from 1192 to 1489?
  13. In 1489 Cyprus passed to Venice. Which queen of Cyprus gave up her throne to the Republic of Venice?
  14. In which years did the Ottoman Empire conquer Cyprus, ending with the fall of Famagusta?
  15. Which list of rulers of Cyprus is in the correct order, earliest first?
  16. Why were Archbishop Kyprianos and other leaders of the Church executed in Nicosia in July 1821?
  17. What are the painted churches of the Troodos region, listed by UNESCO in 1985?
  18. Which city in Cyprus has the Roman mosaics of the House of Dionysos and the Tombs of the Kings?
  19. Which rulers built the Gothic cathedrals of St Sophia in Nicosia and St Nicholas in Famagusta?
  20. Lusignan rule began in 1192 and ended in 1489. Venetian rule ended in 1571. How many years did Venice rule Cyprus?

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