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1. I am Cyrus II, or Cyrus the Great. Some history books call me "the greatest conqueror of the Ancient Middle East." I have also been called the father of my people, and the Bible gives me credit for liberating the Hebrews when I conquered Babylon. Which empire did I found and rule?
2. Pope Urban II led the Church from 1088 to 1099. What historical event did he call for and set off with a sermon in Clermont, France, in 1095?
3. Which number II was one of the greatest builders of all of Egypt's pharaohs, leaving behind a huge temple at Karnak and another at Luxor, along with the stupendous seated figures of himself at Abu Simbel?
4. Suryavarman II was a great Khmer ruler who took sole rule of Cambodia around 1113. What great Hindu-Buddhist temple complex did he build?
5. Which number II was the Spanish king who sent the ill-fated Armada to attack England in 1588?
6. Speaking of Spain, Moctezuma II was defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and executed by his own people in 1520. Which people did Moctezuma rule before they became subject to Spain?
7. Which famous "second" was returned to the throne of England in 1660, eleven years after the beheading of his father in 1649, in the event known as the Restoration?
8. Catherine II, who was born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg in the German-speaking area of Pomerania in 1729, ruled for 34 years as empress of what state?
9. Although in name a "second," he became the first king of his country and became known to his people as "Father of the Fatherland." Who became the first king of a unified Italy in 1861?
10. Wilhelm II was the last German emperor, thanks to World War I. His family, the Hohenzollerns, led which kingdom in creating a unified German Empire as the result of the machinations of Otto von Bismarck?
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