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HISTORY

What treaty was made on the spot where Philadelphia now stands?

1446.

What bishop was appointed major-general by Jefferson Davis? 1518. What territory comprises the Louisiana purchase and what was the

consideration? 1119.

When was Louisiana admitted as a state, and what it its area? 1119. What large concession did Mexico make with the United States in

1848?  1216.

ASIA.

Where is thought to be the cradle of civilization? 119.

What European countries have at different times founded colonies in

Asia? 119.

What European countries are now struggling for mastery in Asia? 119. Who was first to sail around Asia? 1750. What famous tomb in India is described by travelers as a glimpse

of Paradise? 1866.

What was the beginning of the Selucian Empire? 1720. When was Phoenicia in her greatest power and glory? 1473. What Assyrian placed the ancient world under one ruler for twenty

years? 125. What city was the center of the world's traffic in the twelfth century?

278.

What country was closed against other nations till 1876? 1011. Who was the first Assyrian king to invade Egypt? 625. What first weakened Tyre when at its best? 1963. What city was the home of Xerxes and Cyrus the Great? 1680. Who was the greatest king of Babylonia? 153. What is the most extensive and powerful kingdom in western Asia?

1455.

Who was the real founder of the first Assyrian empire? 125. At whose death was Turkestan split into fragments? 1955. From what does Mesopotamia derive its name? 1210. In what way has an accurate account of the reign of Darius of Persia

been obtained? 504. What evidence have we that the Assyrians reached a high degree of

wealth and civlization? 125.

AUSTRALIA.

Wh'en did Australia have its beginning as a British settlement? 142.

For what purpose were these early settlements used? 143.

When was Australia found on a geographical chart? 142.

When did the reception of convicts cease? 144.

What gave an impulse to the colony in the early fifties? 142.

When did the government become representative? 142.

When did education come under state control? 143.

INDIA.

The Invasion of India by what people brought the Sanskrit language and the Hindu religion? 919-20.

WTio was the greatest sovereign India ever had? 920.

What European nations began settlements in India early in the eighteenth century? 920.

When did the British East India Company settle in India? 920.

When and by whom was the first charter granted to the East India Company? 576.

Who was the youngest governor-general ever sent to India? 497.

When did the British East India Company cease to exist? 920

What emperor of India liked to be called ConQu'eror of the World, and was made a prisoner for life in his own castle? 140.

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