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572fc26a04bcaa1900d76c90 | Greeks | For those that remained under the Ottoman Empire's millet system, religion was the defining characteristic of national groups (milletler), so the exonym "Greeks" (Rumlar from the name Rhomaioi) was applied by the Ottomans to all members of the Orthodox Church, regardless of their language or ethnic origin. The Greek sp... | What did the literate segment of Greeks consider to be a part of their ethic lines ? | {
"text": [
"those educated, considered their ethnicity (genos) to be Hellenic"
],
"answer_start": [
445
]
} |
572fc26a04bcaa1900d76c91 | Greeks | For those that remained under the Ottoman Empire's millet system, religion was the defining characteristic of national groups (milletler), so the exonym "Greeks" (Rumlar from the name Rhomaioi) was applied by the Ottomans to all members of the Orthodox Church, regardless of their language or ethnic origin. The Greek sp... | Were Christian prized among the Ottomans ? | {
"text": [
"second-class status of Christians inherent in the Ottoman millet system"
],
"answer_start": [
561
]
} |
572fc3b7a23a5019007fc9b9 | Greeks | The roots of Greek success in the Ottoman Empire can be traced to the Greek tradition of education and commerce. It was the wealth of the extensive merchant class that provided the material basis for the intellectual revival that was the prominent feature of Greek life in the half century and more leading to the outbre... | What did the Greeks offer to the Ottoman Empire that was a superb benefit ? | {
"text": [
"the Greek tradition of education and commerce"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
572fc3b7a23a5019007fc9ba | Greeks | The roots of Greek success in the Ottoman Empire can be traced to the Greek tradition of education and commerce. It was the wealth of the extensive merchant class that provided the material basis for the intellectual revival that was the prominent feature of Greek life in the half century and more leading to the outbre... | Who held much of the wealth in the Greek society ? | {
"text": [
"the wealth of the extensive merchant class"
],
"answer_start": [
120
]
} |
572fc3b7a23a5019007fc9bc | Greeks | The roots of Greek success in the Ottoman Empire can be traced to the Greek tradition of education and commerce. It was the wealth of the extensive merchant class that provided the material basis for the intellectual revival that was the prominent feature of Greek life in the half century and more leading to the outbre... | What other area fields were overshadowed by Greek influence ? | {
"text": [
"Greek domination of the Christian Orthodox church."
],
"answer_start": [
577
]
} |
572fc5aba23a5019007fc9c1 | Greeks | The relationship between ethnic Greek identity and Greek Orthodox religion continued after the creation of the Modern Greek state in 1830. According to the second article of the first Greek constitution of 1822, a Greek was defined as any Christian resident of the Kingdom of Greece, a clause removed by 1840. A century ... | When was the Greece that we know today officially formed ? | {
"text": [
"creation of the Modern Greek state in 1830"
],
"answer_start": [
95
]
} |
572fc5aba23a5019007fc9c2 | Greeks | The relationship between ethnic Greek identity and Greek Orthodox religion continued after the creation of the Modern Greek state in 1830. According to the second article of the first Greek constitution of 1822, a Greek was defined as any Christian resident of the Kingdom of Greece, a clause removed by 1840. A century ... | When was the original Grecian constitution formed ? | {
"text": [
"first Greek constitution of 1822"
],
"answer_start": [
178
]
} |
572fc5aba23a5019007fc9c4 | Greeks | The relationship between ethnic Greek identity and Greek Orthodox religion continued after the creation of the Modern Greek state in 1830. According to the second article of the first Greek constitution of 1822, a Greek was defined as any Christian resident of the Kingdom of Greece, a clause removed by 1840. A century ... | Is this identifying factor for official citizens of Greece still in effect today ? | {
"text": [
"clause removed by 1840"
],
"answer_start": [
286
]
} |
572fc73c947a6a140053cca7 | Greeks | The terms used to define Greekness have varied throughout history but were never limited or completely identified with membership to a Greek state. By Western standards, the term Greeks has traditionally referred to any native speakers of the Greek language, whether Mycenaean, Byzantine or modern Greek. Byzantine Greek... | What do the Grecian Romioi descendants of the Constantine rule believe to be true in regards to the status as beneficiaries ? | {
"text": [
"considered themselves the political heirs of Rome"
],
"answer_start": [
351
]
} |
572fc73c947a6a140053cca8 | Greeks | The terms used to define Greekness have varied throughout history but were never limited or completely identified with membership to a Greek state. By Western standards, the term Greeks has traditionally referred to any native speakers of the Greek language, whether Mycenaean, Byzantine or modern Greek. Byzantine Greek... | What other cultures do the Romioi clam to be their birthright ? | {
"text": [
"deemed themselves the heirs of ancient Greece as well"
],
"answer_start": [
471
]
} |
572fc73c947a6a140053cca9 | Greeks | The terms used to define Greekness have varied throughout history but were never limited or completely identified with membership to a Greek state. By Western standards, the term Greeks has traditionally referred to any native speakers of the Greek language, whether Mycenaean, Byzantine or modern Greek. Byzantine Greek... | What is an alternative word used by Greeks to mean those who worship and alternative religion to the mainstreams ? | {
"text": [
"Hellene\" still meant pagan"
],
"answer_start": [
568
]
} |
572fc855b2c2fd140056846b | Greeks | Before the establishment of the Modern Greek state, the link between ancient and modern Greeks was emphasized by the scholars of Greek Enlightenment especially by Rigas Feraios. In his "Political Constitution", he addresses to the nation as "the people descendant of the Greeks". The modern Greek state was created in 18... | From what era is the Rigas Feraios believed to be a part of ? | {
"text": [
"Greek Enlightenment"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
572fc855b2c2fd140056846c | Greeks | Before the establishment of the Modern Greek state, the link between ancient and modern Greeks was emphasized by the scholars of Greek Enlightenment especially by Rigas Feraios. In his "Political Constitution", he addresses to the nation as "the people descendant of the Greeks". The modern Greek state was created in 18... | When was the Greek state of modern times birthed into exsistence ? | {
"text": [
"The modern Greek state was created in 1829,"
],
"answer_start": [
280
]
} |
572fca32a23a5019007fc9e0 | Greeks | Homer refers to the "Hellenes" (/ˈhɛliːnz/) as a relatively small tribe settled in Thessalic Phthia, with its warriors under the command of Achilleus. The Parian Chronicle says that Phthia was the homeland of the Hellenes and that this name was given to those previously called Greeks (Γραικοί). In Greek mythology, Hell... | Who is this small group named for ? | {
"text": [
"Hellen, the patriarch of Hellenes"
],
"answer_start": [
316
]
} |
572fca32a23a5019007fc9e3 | Greeks | Homer refers to the "Hellenes" (/ˈhɛliːnz/) as a relatively small tribe settled in Thessalic Phthia, with its warriors under the command of Achilleus. The Parian Chronicle says that Phthia was the homeland of the Hellenes and that this name was given to those previously called Greeks (Γραικοί). In Greek mythology, Hell... | How many orginal founding patrons are there of the Great Amphictyonic League ? | {
"text": [
"with twelve founders"
],
"answer_start": [
1472
]
} |
572fccbda23a5019007fca0a | Greeks | In the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, Graecus is presented as the son of Zeus and Pandora II, sister of Hellen the patriarch of Hellenes. Hellen was the son of Deucalion who ruled around Phthia in central Greece. The Parian Chronicle mentions that when Deucalion became king of Phthia, the previously called Graikoi were n... | What caused a name change according to the Chronicles of Parian ? | {
"text": [
"the previously called Graikoi were named Hellenes."
],
"answer_start": [
284
]
} |
572fda3004bcaa1900d76dcf | Greeks | Homer uses the terms Achaeans and Danaans (Δαναοί) as a generic term for Greeks in Iliad, and they were probably a part of the Mycenean civilization. The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown. They were forced to the region that later bore the name Achaea after the D... | What interchangeable terms did Homer use in his poems for Greeks ? | {
"text": [
"Achaeans and Danaans"
],
"answer_start": [
21
]
} |
572fda3004bcaa1900d76dd0 | Greeks | Homer uses the terms Achaeans and Danaans (Δαναοί) as a generic term for Greeks in Iliad, and they were probably a part of the Mycenean civilization. The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown. They were forced to the region that later bore the name Achaea after the D... | What is believed to be the derivative of these names ? | {
"text": [
"pre-Dorian"
],
"answer_start": [
190
]
} |
572fda3004bcaa1900d76dd1 | Greeks | Homer uses the terms Achaeans and Danaans (Δαναοί) as a generic term for Greeks in Iliad, and they were probably a part of the Mycenean civilization. The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown. They were forced to the region that later bore the name Achaea after the D... | What was redefined in the 5th century about the people of these names? | {
"text": [
"redefined as contemporary speakers of Aeolic Greek"
],
"answer_start": [
369
]
} |
572fda3004bcaa1900d76dd2 | Greeks | Homer uses the terms Achaeans and Danaans (Δαναοί) as a generic term for Greeks in Iliad, and they were probably a part of the Mycenean civilization. The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown. They were forced to the region that later bore the name Achaea after the D... | Where was this origin of this redefinition ? | {
"text": [
"spoken mainly in Thessaly, Boeotia and Lesbos"
],
"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
572fda3004bcaa1900d76dd3 | Greeks | Homer uses the terms Achaeans and Danaans (Δαναοί) as a generic term for Greeks in Iliad, and they were probably a part of the Mycenean civilization. The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown. They were forced to the region that later bore the name Achaea after the D... | What was the age in 1300 BC named ? | {
"text": [
"early Iron age"
],
"answer_start": [
676
]
} |
572fdc43947a6a140053cd72 | Greeks | In Homer's Iliad, the names Danaans (or Danaoi: Δαναοί) and Argives (Argives: Αργείοι) are used to designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. The myth of Danaus, whose origin is Egypt, is a foundation legend of Argos. His daughters Danaides, were forced in Tartarus to carry a jug to fill a bathtub without a bot... | In Homer's poems who were the Greeks at odds with ? | {
"text": [
"Trojans"
],
"answer_start": [
141
]
} |
572fdc43947a6a140053cd73 | Greeks | In Homer's Iliad, the names Danaans (or Danaoi: Δαναοί) and Argives (Argives: Αργείοι) are used to designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. The myth of Danaus, whose origin is Egypt, is a foundation legend of Argos. His daughters Danaides, were forced in Tartarus to carry a jug to fill a bathtub without a bot... | From where did the basis of the Argos tales originate ? | {
"text": [
"Egypt"
],
"answer_start": [
186
]
} |
572fdc43947a6a140053cd75 | Greeks | In Homer's Iliad, the names Danaans (or Danaoi: Δαναοί) and Argives (Argives: Αργείοι) are used to designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. The myth of Danaus, whose origin is Egypt, is a foundation legend of Argos. His daughters Danaides, were forced in Tartarus to carry a jug to fill a bathtub without a bot... | What community did the Denyen live in ? | {
"text": [
"Denyen"
],
"answer_start": [
748
]
} |
572fdf30a23a5019007fcaa9 | Greeks | The most obvious link between modern and ancient Greeks is their language, which has a documented tradition from at least the 14th century BC to the present day, albeit with a break during the Greek Dark Ages (lasting from the 11th to the 8th century BC). Scholars compare its continuity of tradition to Chinese alone. S... | Who else has a history as long standing as those of the Greeks ? | {
"text": [
"continuity of tradition to Chinese alone"
],
"answer_start": [
277
]
} |
572fdf30a23a5019007fcaaa | Greeks | The most obvious link between modern and ancient Greeks is their language, which has a documented tradition from at least the 14th century BC to the present day, albeit with a break during the Greek Dark Ages (lasting from the 11th to the 8th century BC). Scholars compare its continuity of tradition to Chinese alone. S... | When did most of the Eastward sector of the Roman expanse choose to have a rebirth of Greek traditions and appreciations ? | {
"text": [
"During the later years of the Eastern Roman Empire"
],
"answer_start": [
642
]
} |
572fe045a23a5019007fcac5 | Greeks | Today, Greeks are the majority ethnic group in the Hellenic Republic, where they constitute 93% of the country's population, and the Republic of Cyprus where they make up 78% of the island's population (excluding Turkish settlers in the occupied part of the country). Greek populations have not traditionally exhibited h... | Are Greeks in danger of contributing vastly to the problem of population control ? | {
"text": [
"Greek populations have not traditionally exhibited high rates of growth"
],
"answer_start": [
268
]
} |
5730704c396df919000960f8 | Greeks | Greeks from Cyprus have a similar history of emigration, usually to the English-speaking world because of the island's colonization by the British Empire. Waves of emigration followed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, while the population decreased between mid-1974 and 1977 as a result of emigration, war losses, ... | Which colonial enterprise for land was the Greek Isles a part of | {
"text": [
"British Empire"
],
"answer_start": [
139
]
} |
5730704c396df919000960f9 | Greeks | Greeks from Cyprus have a similar history of emigration, usually to the English-speaking world because of the island's colonization by the British Empire. Waves of emigration followed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, while the population decreased between mid-1974 and 1977 as a result of emigration, war losses, ... | Who was living on with the Greeks in Cyprus s 1974 ? | {
"text": [
"Turkish"
],
"answer_start": [
188
]
} |
5730704c396df919000960fa | Greeks | Greeks from Cyprus have a similar history of emigration, usually to the English-speaking world because of the island's colonization by the British Empire. Waves of emigration followed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, while the population decreased between mid-1974 and 1977 as a result of emigration, war losses, ... | Whee these new inhabitants welcomed ? | {
"text": [
"Turkish invasion of Cyprus"
],
"answer_start": [
188
]
} |
5730704c396df919000960fb | Greeks | Greeks from Cyprus have a similar history of emigration, usually to the English-speaking world because of the island's colonization by the British Empire. Waves of emigration followed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, while the population decreased between mid-1974 and 1977 as a result of emigration, war losses, ... | During the early seventies where did most Cyprus Greeks decide to go ? | {
"text": [
"the Middle East"
],
"answer_start": [
526
]
} |
573071f02461fd1900a9ce16 | Greeks | There is a sizeable Greek minority of about 105,000 (disputed, sources claim higher) people, in Albania. The Greek minority of Turkey, which numbered upwards of 200,000 people after the 1923 exchange, has now dwindled to a few thousand, after the 1955 Constantinople Pogrom and other state sponsored violence and discrim... | What acts have caused the population of Greeks to be numbered so few in the country who name is reminiscent of a big American holiday? | {
"text": [
"1955 Constantinople Pogrom and other state sponsored violence and discrimination."
],
"answer_start": [
247
]
} |
573071f02461fd1900a9ce17 | Greeks | There is a sizeable Greek minority of about 105,000 (disputed, sources claim higher) people, in Albania. The Greek minority of Turkey, which numbered upwards of 200,000 people after the 1923 exchange, has now dwindled to a few thousand, after the 1955 Constantinople Pogrom and other state sponsored violence and discrim... | How long was there a Greek influence represented in "little" Asia ? | {
"text": [
"the three-thousand-year-old presence of Hellenism in Asia Minor"
],
"answer_start": [
374
]
} |
57307352069b5314008320ec | Greeks | The total number of Greeks living outside Greece and Cyprus today is a contentious issue. Where Census figures are available, they show around 3 million Greeks outside Greece and Cyprus. Estimates provided by the SAE - World Council of Hellenes Abroad put the figure at around 7 million worldwide. According to George Pr... | Who provided the contradictory population numbers for Greeks abroad ? | {
"text": [
"World Council of Hellenes Abroad"
],
"answer_start": [
219
]
} |
57307352069b5314008320ee | Greeks | The total number of Greeks living outside Greece and Cyprus today is a contentious issue. Where Census figures are available, they show around 3 million Greeks outside Greece and Cyprus. Estimates provided by the SAE - World Council of Hellenes Abroad put the figure at around 7 million worldwide. According to George Pr... | At what university is this issue of accurate consensus for Greeks living elsewhere being debated an | {
"text": [
"Sorbonne University"
],
"answer_start": [
332
]
} |
573076bd396df91900096135 | Greeks | In ancient times, the trading and colonizing activities of the Greek tribes and city states spread the Greek culture, religion and language around the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins, especially in Sicily and southern Italy (also known as Magna Grecia), Spain, the south of France and the Black sea coasts. Under Alex... | What period marked the expansion of Greek thinking and expression ? | {
"text": [
"The Hellenistic period"
],
"answer_start": [
461
]
} |
57307b79069b531400832117 | Greeks | During and after the Greek War of Independence, Greeks of the diaspora were important in establishing the fledgling state, raising funds and awareness abroad. Greek merchant families already had contacts in other countries and during the disturbances many set up home around the Mediterranean (notably Marseilles in Fran... | Who already had contact over a network of countries ready to offer assistance to the Greeks ? | {
"text": [
"Greek merchant families already had contacts in other countries"
],
"answer_start": [
159
]
} |
57307b79069b531400832119 | Greeks | During and after the Greek War of Independence, Greeks of the diaspora were important in establishing the fledgling state, raising funds and awareness abroad. Greek merchant families already had contacts in other countries and during the disturbances many set up home around the Mediterranean (notably Marseilles in Fran... | How were these relationships with the other countries most likely established ? | {
"text": [
"from where they traded, typically in textiles and grain."
],
"answer_start": [
437
]
} |
57307d192461fd1900a9ce59 | Greeks | Greek culture has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginning in the Mycenaean civilization, continuing through the Classical period, the Roman and Eastern Roman periods and was profoundly affected by Christianity, which it in turn influenced and shaped. Ottoman Greeks had to endure through several centuries of... | What is considered the start of the Grecian cultural world ? | {
"text": [
"beginning in the Mycenaean civilization"
],
"answer_start": [
60
]
} |
57307d192461fd1900a9ce5b | Greeks | Greek culture has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginning in the Mycenaean civilization, continuing through the Classical period, the Roman and Eastern Roman periods and was profoundly affected by Christianity, which it in turn influenced and shaped. Ottoman Greeks had to endure through several centuries of... | In what centennial was the massacre of the Greeks of Ottoman descent ? | {
"text": [
"genocide in the 20th century"
],
"answer_start": [
350
]
} |
57307d192461fd1900a9ce5c | Greeks | Greek culture has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginning in the Mycenaean civilization, continuing through the Classical period, the Roman and Eastern Roman periods and was profoundly affected by Christianity, which it in turn influenced and shaped. Ottoman Greeks had to endure through several centuries of... | Was there anything good that could be found from the divergence into exchange ? | {
"text": [
"included cultural exchanges and enriched both cultures."
],
"answer_start": [
396
]
} |
57307d192461fd1900a9ce5d | Greeks | Greek culture has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginning in the Mycenaean civilization, continuing through the Classical period, the Roman and Eastern Roman periods and was profoundly affected by Christianity, which it in turn influenced and shaped. Ottoman Greeks had to endure through several centuries of... | Who was given the merit for the reemergence of the Greek way of life ? | {
"text": [
"Diafotismos is credited with revitalizing Greek culture"
],
"answer_start": [
456
]
} |
57308f8e2461fd1900a9ce99 | Greeks | Greek demonstrates several linguistic features that are shared with other Balkan languages, such as Albanian, Bulgarian and Eastern Romance languages (see Balkan sprachbund), and has absorbed many foreign words, primarily of Western European and Turkish origin. Because of the movements of Philhellenism and the Diafotis... | What did these changes highlight ? | {
"text": [
"emphasized the modern Greeks' ancient heritage"
],
"answer_start": [
351
]
} |
573091522461fd1900a9cea3 | Greeks | Modern Greek has, in addition to Standard Modern Greek or Dimotiki, a wide variety of dialects of varying levels of mutual intelligibility, including Cypriot, Pontic, Cappadocian, Griko and Tsakonian (the only surviving representative of ancient Doric Greek). Yevanic is the language of the Romaniotes, and survives in s... | What language still survives as the representation of the one of the three religious orders of historic Greece ? | {
"text": [
"Tsakonian (the only surviving representative of ancient Doric Greek)"
],
"answer_start": [
190
]
} |
573092c08ab72b1400f9c5a4 | Greeks | Most Greeks are Christians, belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church. During the first centuries after Jesus Christ, the New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek, which remains the liturgical language of the Greek Orthodox Church, and most of the early Christians and Church Fathers were Greek-speaking. There a... | What is the religion of the Greek majority ? | {
"text": [
"Christians"
],
"answer_start": [
16
]
} |
573092c08ab72b1400f9c5a5 | Greeks | Most Greeks are Christians, belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church. During the first centuries after Jesus Christ, the New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek, which remains the liturgical language of the Greek Orthodox Church, and most of the early Christians and Church Fathers were Greek-speaking. There a... | What denominational variance do they adhere to for the most part ? | {
"text": [
"belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church"
],
"answer_start": [
28
]
} |
573092c08ab72b1400f9c5a6 | Greeks | Most Greeks are Christians, belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church. During the first centuries after Jesus Christ, the New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek, which remains the liturgical language of the Greek Orthodox Church, and most of the early Christians and Church Fathers were Greek-speaking. There a... | What language was the second half of the Bible originally written in ? | {
"text": [
"the New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek"
],
"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
5730953e8ab72b1400f9c5c8 | Greeks | Greek art has a long and varied history. Greeks have contributed to the visual, literary and performing arts. In the West, ancient Greek art was influential in shaping the Roman and later the modern western artistic heritage. Following the Renaissance in Europe, the humanist aesthetic and the high technical standards o... | What input did the Greeks have on artistry of the world ? | {
"text": [
"visual, literary and performing arts."
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
5730953e8ab72b1400f9c5c9 | Greeks | Greek art has a long and varied history. Greeks have contributed to the visual, literary and performing arts. In the West, ancient Greek art was influential in shaping the Roman and later the modern western artistic heritage. Following the Renaissance in Europe, the humanist aesthetic and the high technical standards o... | What period in Europe was full of an appreciation for earlier cultures ? | {
"text": [
"the Renaissance in Europe"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
5730953e8ab72b1400f9c5cc | Greeks | Greek art has a long and varied history. Greeks have contributed to the visual, literary and performing arts. In the West, ancient Greek art was influential in shaping the Roman and later the modern western artistic heritage. Following the Renaissance in Europe, the humanist aesthetic and the high technical standards o... | In the Land of the Rising Sun, what influence was of Greek descent ? | {
"text": [
"Greco-Buddhist art, whose influence reached as far as Japan."
],
"answer_start": [
652
]
} |
5730969b396df919000961ce | Greeks | Notable modern Greek artists include Renaissance painter Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco), Panagiotis Doxaras, Nikolaos Gyzis, Nikiphoros Lytras, Yannis Tsarouchis, Nikos Engonopoulos, Constantine Andreou, Jannis Kounellis, sculptors such as Leonidas Drosis, Georgios Bonanos, Yannoulis Chalepas and Joannis Avramidis... | Who sang in a voice that is in the high octave range from the Modern Greek Era ? | {
"text": [
"soprano Maria Callas"
],
"answer_start": [
353
]
} |
57309c8e2461fd1900a9cf09 | Greeks | As of 2007, Greece had the eighth highest percentage of tertiary enrollment in the world (with the percentages for female students being higher than for male) while Greeks of the Diaspora are equally active in the field of education. Hundreds of thousands of Greek students attend western universities every year while t... | According to recent research who is enrolled in the Universities in Greece in higher number men or women ? | {
"text": [
"the percentages for female students being higher than for male"
],
"answer_start": [
95
]
} |
57309e2e8ab72b1400f9c5f7 | Greeks | The most widely used symbol is the flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria i thanatos (freedom or death), which was the motto of the Greek War of Independence. The blue square in the upper hoist-si... | This reference also holds significance as what the the Grecian people ? | {
"text": [
"motto of the Greek War of Independence"
],
"answer_start": [
243
]
} |
57309e2e8ab72b1400f9c5f8 | Greeks | The most widely used symbol is the flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria i thanatos (freedom or death), which was the motto of the Greek War of Independence. The blue square in the upper hoist-si... | Is religion also represented on this cloth symbol of the Greek? | {
"text": [
"bears a white cross, which represents Greek Orthodoxy"
],
"answer_start": [
330
]
} |
57309e2e8ab72b1400f9c5f9 | Greeks | The most widely used symbol is the flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria i thanatos (freedom or death), which was the motto of the Greek War of Independence. The blue square in the upper hoist-si... | Have the people of Turkey held any feeling towards the cloth symbol of the Greeks ? | {
"text": [
"ethnic tensions with the Turkish Cypriot minority"
],
"answer_start": [
500
]
} |
57309e2e8ab72b1400f9c5fa | Greeks | The most widely used symbol is the flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria i thanatos (freedom or death), which was the motto of the Greek War of Independence. The blue square in the upper hoist-si... | Have the people of Greece done anything to make the matter more palatable for the people of Turkey ? | {
"text": [
"Cyprus has officially adopted a neutral flag"
],
"answer_start": [
447
]
} |
5730a045069b5314008321cf | Greeks | Greek surnames were widely in use by the 9th century supplanting the ancient tradition of using the father’s name, however Greek surnames are most commonly patronymics. Commonly, Greek male surnames end in -s, which is the common ending for Greek masculine proper nouns in the nominative case. Exceptionally, some end in... | What names are used that are typically from a father and have usually added a suffix or prefix ? | {
"text": [
"Greek surnames are most commonly patronymics"
],
"answer_start": [
123
]
} |
5730a045069b5314008321d1 | Greeks | Greek surnames were widely in use by the 9th century supplanting the ancient tradition of using the father’s name, however Greek surnames are most commonly patronymics. Commonly, Greek male surnames end in -s, which is the common ending for Greek masculine proper nouns in the nominative case. Exceptionally, some end in... | What other beginnings of origination do some of the last names of the Greeks share ? | {
"text": [
"many have Latin, Turkish and Italian origin."
],
"answer_start": [
795
]
} |
5730a1eb396df9190009622c | Greeks | The traditional Greek homelands have been the Greek peninsula and the Aegean Sea, the Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), the Black Sea, the Ionian coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of Cyprus and Sicily. In Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, "we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond" when describing to his... | What is the name of the ancient map of the Greek world named ? | {
"text": [
"map of the Old Greek Diaspora"
],
"answer_start": [
391
]
} |
5730a36a2461fd1900a9cf17 | Greeks | Notable Greek seafarers include people such as Pytheas of Marseilles, Scylax of Caryanda who sailed to Iberia and beyond, Nearchus, the 6th century merchant and later monk Cosmas Indicopleustes (Cosmas who sailed to India) and the explorer of the Northwestern passage Juan de Fuca. In later times, the Romioi plied the s... | Who was the well known sea vessel captain of the Greeks who sailed to Asia ? | {
"text": [
"Cosmas Indicopleustes (Cosmas who sailed to India)"
],
"answer_start": [
172
]
} |
5730a36a2461fd1900a9cf18 | Greeks | Notable Greek seafarers include people such as Pytheas of Marseilles, Scylax of Caryanda who sailed to Iberia and beyond, Nearchus, the 6th century merchant and later monk Cosmas Indicopleustes (Cosmas who sailed to India) and the explorer of the Northwestern passage Juan de Fuca. In later times, the Romioi plied the s... | What else is this particular captain known for doing ? | {
"text": [
"the explorer of the Northwestern passage Juan de Fuca"
],
"answer_start": [
227
]
} |
5730a36a2461fd1900a9cf19 | Greeks | Notable Greek seafarers include people such as Pytheas of Marseilles, Scylax of Caryanda who sailed to Iberia and beyond, Nearchus, the 6th century merchant and later monk Cosmas Indicopleustes (Cosmas who sailed to India) and the explorer of the Northwestern passage Juan de Fuca. In later times, the Romioi plied the s... | What did Greeks do that caused a later deal to be made with the Italians ? | {
"text": [
"plied the sea-lanes of the Mediterranean and controlled trade"
],
"answer_start": [
309
]
} |
5730a4bc396df9190009623f | Greeks | The Greek shipping tradition recovered during Ottoman rule when a substantial merchant middle class developed, which played an important part in the Greek War of Independence. Today, Greek shipping continues to prosper to the extent that Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world, while many more ships under Gr... | What did the development of these changes lead to for the Greeks under Ottoman rulers ? | {
"text": [
"Greek War of Independence"
],
"answer_start": [
149
]
} |
5730a5962461fd1900a9cf34 | Greeks | Another study from 2012 included 150 dental school students from University of Athens, the result showed that light hair colour (blonde/light ash brown) was predominant in 10.7% of the students. 36% had medium hair colour (Light brown/Medium darkest brown). 32% had darkest brown and 21% black (15.3 off black, 6% midnig... | Which colors lay outside of the nor for those of Greek descent ? | {
"text": [
"significant minorities having black and blonde hair"
],
"answer_start": [
434
]
} |
5730a5962461fd1900a9cf35 | Greeks | Another study from 2012 included 150 dental school students from University of Athens, the result showed that light hair colour (blonde/light ash brown) was predominant in 10.7% of the students. 36% had medium hair colour (Light brown/Medium darkest brown). 32% had darkest brown and 21% black (15.3 off black, 6% midnig... | What eye color is believed to be the norm among Greeks ? | {
"text": [
"57.4% dark brown"
],
"answer_start": [
601
]
} |
5730a5962461fd1900a9cf36 | Greeks | Another study from 2012 included 150 dental school students from University of Athens, the result showed that light hair colour (blonde/light ash brown) was predominant in 10.7% of the students. 36% had medium hair colour (Light brown/Medium darkest brown). 32% had darkest brown and 21% black (15.3 off black, 6% midnig... | What eye color shows the least presence among those of Greek heritage ? | {
"text": [
"14.6% blue/green"
],
"answer_start": [
554
]
} |
5730a767396df91900096246 | Greeks | The history of the Greek people is closely associated with the history of Greece, Cyprus, Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Black Sea. During the Ottoman rule of Greece, a number of Greek enclaves around the Mediterranean were cut off from the core, notably in Southern Italy, the Caucasus, Syria and Egypt. By the earl... | During what period of domination were many Greeks unable to interact with it's central location ? | {
"text": [
"Ottoman rule of Greece"
],
"answer_start": [
147
]
} |
5730a767396df91900096247 | Greeks | The history of the Greek people is closely associated with the history of Greece, Cyprus, Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Black Sea. During the Ottoman rule of Greece, a number of Greek enclaves around the Mediterranean were cut off from the core, notably in Southern Italy, the Caucasus, Syria and Egypt. By the earl... | What location did many of the Greek people decide to live in other than Greece after the 19th century ? | {
"text": [
"Asia Minor (now Turkey)"
],
"answer_start": [
402
]
} |
5733dfd24776f419006613e8 | Premier_League | The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday eve... | How many member clubs are shareholders in the Premier League? | {
"text": [
"20"
],
"answer_start": [
49
]
} |
5733dfd24776f419006613e9 | Premier_League | The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday eve... | When do Premier League seasons run from? | {
"text": [
"August to May"
],
"answer_start": [
103
]
} |
5733dfd24776f419006613ea | Premier_League | The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday eve... | How many matches do each team play? | {
"text": [
"38"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
5733dfd24776f419006613eb | Premier_League | The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday eve... | Who sponsors the Premier League? | {
"text": [
"Barclays Bank"
],
"answer_start": [
356
]
} |
5733dfd24776f419006613ec | Premier_League | The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May. Teams play 38 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away), totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; others during weekday eve... | What is the Premier League commonly referred to outside the UK? | {
"text": [
"English Premier League"
],
"answer_start": [
522
]
} |
572fb39e04bcaa1900d76c0f | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | In 2014/15, how much were the teams apportioned in revenues? | {
"text": [
"In 2014/15, teams were apportioned revenues of £1.6 billion."
],
"answer_start": [
528
]
} |
5733e07dd058e614000b6491 | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | When was the Premier League originally formed? | {
"text": [
"20 February 1992"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
5733e07dd058e614000b6492 | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | When was the Football League originally founded? | {
"text": [
"1888"
],
"answer_start": [
210
]
} |
5733e07dd058e614000b6493 | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | How many games were secured to broadcast by BSkyB? | {
"text": [
"116"
],
"answer_start": [
405
]
} |
5733e07dd058e614000b6494 | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | How many games were secured to broadcast by BT Group? | {
"text": [
"38"
],
"answer_start": [
413
]
} |
5733e07dd058e614000b6495 | Premier_League | The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The deal was worth £1 billion a year domestica... | How much income does the Premier League generate per year in worldwide television rights? | {
"text": [
"€2.2 billion"
],
"answer_start": [
457
]
} |
572fb545b2c2fd140056838c | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | How many territories is the Premier League broadcast to? | {
"text": [
"broadcast in 212 territories"
],
"answer_start": [
69
]
} |
572fb545b2c2fd140056838d | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | What is the potential television audience of the Premier League? | {
"text": [
"a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people"
],
"answer_start": [
123
]
} |
572fb545b2c2fd140056838e | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | What is the average game attendance for the league? | {
"text": [
"the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000"
],
"answer_start": [
193
]
} |
5733e19dd058e614000b64a9 | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | To how many homes is the Premier League broadcast to? | {
"text": [
"643 million"
],
"answer_start": [
101
]
} |
5733e19dd058e614000b64aa | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | What average attendance number was exceeded by the Premier League in the 2014-15 season? | {
"text": [
"36,000"
],
"answer_start": [
246
]
} |
5733e19dd058e614000b64ab | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | Which league has the highest average attendance in professional football? | {
"text": [
"Bundesliga"
],
"answer_start": [
316
]
} |
5733e19dd058e614000b64ac | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | To how many territories is the Premier League broadcast to? | {
"text": [
"212"
],
"answer_start": [
82
]
} |
5733e19dd058e614000b64ad | Premier_League | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | What is the potential television audience of the Premier League? | {
"text": [
"4.7 billion"
],
"answer_start": [
150
]
} |
572fbb02b2c2fd14005683ba | Premier_League | Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaste... | Why was there a low point for English football? | {
"text": [
"Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife"
],
"answer_start": [
130
]
} |
5733e2794776f4190066141a | Premier_League | Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaste... | In which year were English football clubs banned from competition in Europe? | {
"text": [
"1985"
],
"answer_start": [
325
]
} |
5733e2794776f4190066141b | Premier_League | Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaste... | How long were the clubs banned for? | {
"text": [
"five years"
],
"answer_start": [
273
]
} |
5733e2794776f4190066141c | Premier_League | Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaste... | What did English players do after the ban? | {
"text": [
"moved abroad"
],
"answer_start": [
561
]
} |
5733e2794776f4190066141d | Premier_League | Despite significant European success during the 1970s and early 1980s, the late '80s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition for five years following the Heysel Stadium disaste... | When attendance dropped to the Football League First Division, what else decreased? | {
"text": [
"revenues"
],
"answer_start": [
515
]
} |
5733e3164776f41900661428 | Premier_League | However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lif... | In which year did English football's downward trend stop thanks to England making it to the FIFA World Cup semi-finals? | {
"text": [
"1990"
],
"answer_start": [
113
]
} |
5733e3164776f41900661429 | Premier_League | However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lif... | In which year was the English club ban lifted by UEFA? | {
"text": [
"1990"
],
"answer_start": [
280
]
} |
5733e3164776f4190066142a | Premier_League | However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lif... | In which year shortly thereafter did Manchester United win the UEFA Winners' Cup? | {
"text": [
"1991"
],
"answer_start": [
354
]
} |
5733e3164776f4190066142b | Premier_League | However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lif... | In which month was the Taylor Report published? | {
"text": [
"January"
],
"answer_start": [
539
]
} |
5733e3164776f4190066142c | Premier_League | However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 (resulting in Manchester United lif... | In which year was the Taylor Report published? | {
"text": [
"1990"
],
"answer_start": [
280
]
} |
572fbd86b2c2fd14005683cb | Premier_League | Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and for... | In 1988, how many clubs threateded to leave and form another league? | {
"text": [
"ten clubs threatened to leave and form a \"super league\""
],
"answer_start": [
283
]
} |
5733e3bfd058e614000b64e0 | Premier_League | Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and for... | What did the Football League's television agreement price rise to in 1988? | {
"text": [
"£44 million"
],
"answer_start": [
188
]
} |
5733e3bfd058e614000b64e1 | Premier_League | Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and for... | When was the first year that clubs threatened to leave the Football League? | {
"text": [
"1988"
],
"answer_start": [
221
]
} |
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