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HISTORY

How did tEe great general, Gustavus Adolphus, spend the greater part

of his reign? 1854.

What acknowledgement did Charles XI win from the diet? 1855. How did Charles XII make his power felt in Europe, and what was

the effect in his own country? 1855.

What acknowledgment did Charles XI win from the diet? 1855. Who was Charles XIV? 1855.

What is the most celebrated cathedral in Sweden? 1991. What is known as the blood-bath of Stockholm? 1828.

RUSSIA.

From what direction did the Russian Slavs enter Russia? 1647. When was the first written law compiled? 1647. What kind of government was established in the towns and colonies

founded as the Slavs steadily moved eastward? 1647. What did Prince Andrei Bogalubski do? 1647. What people conquered the Russians in 1224? 1647. What effect did the Mongol conquest have upon the civilization of the

country? 1647.

When did Russia first try to throw off the Mongol yoke? 1647-8. What Russian prince succeeded in defeating the Mongols and freeing

Russia? 1648.

Who was the first to take the title of tsar? 1648. What order of Regent Boris Godunoff sowed the seed of serfdom?

1648. Under Alexis, the Russians gained the  upper   hand   of   what   rival

power? 1648.

What improvements did Peter the Great make? 1648. What officers were the real rulers under Catherine I and Peter II?

1648. Under whose reign occurred the first partition of Poland  and the

widening of Russia's domain? 1648. Under whose reign was Russia invaded by the French aL4 the city

of Moscow burned? 1648.

What did Alexander II do for the serfs? 1648. Have the mines of Siberia been developed? 1750. What name was given to the earliest inhabitants? 1750. What people conquered the country in the eleventh century? 1750. What class of Russians were the first to invade Siberia? 1750. When was Russian  possession of  Siberia acknowledged by China?

1750.

When does the history of Poland begin? 1513. From the reign of Mieczyslaw, how long did Poland continue as an

independent power? 1513.

When did the first partition of Poland take place? 1513. What countries combined for the dismemberment of Poland? 1613. Where was Kosciusko defeated and made a prisoner? 1513. What were the conditions that led to the downfall of Poland? 1613, What action was taken against the Jews by Alexander III ? 1648. Of recent years does Russia seem to be progressing? 1648.

TURKEY.

Of what empire is the Ottoman Empire the successor? 483. Who was its  founder? 483.

What sultan conquered Constantinople and when? 1956. What sultan raised Turkey to its highest military power? 1956. Who was called the Magnificent? 1956. What was the result of the battle of Lepanto? 1056. What generals reduced the Turkish power in Europe? 1956. What general conquered Egypt? 1956. Who were the janizaries? 960. How did Mahmud II rid his empire of them? 960. What troops have taken their place? 960.

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