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Red
Red is one of the most common colors used on national flags. The use of red has similar connotations from country to country: the blood, sacrifice, and courage of those who defended their country; the sun and the hope and warmth it brings; and the sacrifice of Christ's blood (in some historically Christian nations) are...
Which US armed force uses red as the main color of its flag?
{ "text": [ "the United States Marine Corps" ], "answer_start": [ 1307 ] }
5731577d497a881900248e29
Red
Red is one of the most common colors used on national flags. The use of red has similar connotations from country to country: the blood, sacrifice, and courage of those who defended their country; the sun and the hope and warmth it brings; and the sacrifice of Christ's blood (in some historically Christian nations) are...
In terms of a beach, why might one see a red flag?
{ "text": [ "bad water conditions" ], "answer_start": [ 1181 ] }
5731584905b4da19006bd07e
Red
Red, blue, and white are also the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by the Slavic solidarity movement of the late nineteenth century. Initially these were the colors of the Russian flag; as the Slavic movement grew, they were adopted by other Slavic peoples including Slovaks, Slovenes, and Serbs. The flags of the Czech Republi...
When did the Slavic solidarity movement choose red blue and white as their colors?
{ "text": [ "the late nineteenth century" ], "answer_start": [ 97 ] }
5731584905b4da19006bd07f
Red
Red, blue, and white are also the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by the Slavic solidarity movement of the late nineteenth century. Initially these were the colors of the Russian flag; as the Slavic movement grew, they were adopted by other Slavic peoples including Slovaks, Slovenes, and Serbs. The flags of the Czech Republi...
In what year did the nation of George get a new national flag?
{ "text": [ "2004" ], "answer_start": [ 480 ] }
5731584905b4da19006bd080
Red
Red, blue, and white are also the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by the Slavic solidarity movement of the late nineteenth century. Initially these were the colors of the Russian flag; as the Slavic movement grew, they were adopted by other Slavic peoples including Slovaks, Slovenes, and Serbs. The flags of the Czech Republi...
What is in the middle of the Georgian flag?
{ "text": [ "one big red cross" ], "answer_start": [ 552 ] }
5731584905b4da19006bd081
Red
Red, blue, and white are also the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by the Slavic solidarity movement of the late nineteenth century. Initially these were the colors of the Russian flag; as the Slavic movement grew, they were adopted by other Slavic peoples including Slovaks, Slovenes, and Serbs. The flags of the Czech Republi...
How many small crosses are on the Georgian flag?
{ "text": [ "four" ], "answer_start": [ 537 ] }
5731584905b4da19006bd082
Red
Red, blue, and white are also the Pan-Slavic colors adopted by the Slavic solidarity movement of the late nineteenth century. Initially these were the colors of the Russian flag; as the Slavic movement grew, they were adopted by other Slavic peoples including Slovaks, Slovenes, and Serbs. The flags of the Czech Republi...
What were the Pan-Slavic colors originally?
{ "text": [ "the colors of the Russian flag" ], "answer_start": [ 147 ] }
5731599ee6313a140071ce68
Red
Red, white, and black were the colors of the German Empire from 1870 to 1918, and as such they came to be associated with German nationalism. In the 1920s they were adopted as the colors of the Nazi flag. In Mein Kampf, Hitler explained that they were "revered colors expressive of our homage to the glorious past." The ...
During what time period did the German Empire use the colors red white and black?
{ "text": [ "1870 to 1918" ], "answer_start": [ 64 ] }
5731599ee6313a140071ce69
Red
Red, white, and black were the colors of the German Empire from 1870 to 1918, and as such they came to be associated with German nationalism. In the 1920s they were adopted as the colors of the Nazi flag. In Mein Kampf, Hitler explained that they were "revered colors expressive of our homage to the glorious past." The ...
What did red white and black become associated with in Germany?
{ "text": [ "German nationalism" ], "answer_start": [ 122 ] }
5731599ee6313a140071ce6a
Red
Red, white, and black were the colors of the German Empire from 1870 to 1918, and as such they came to be associated with German nationalism. In the 1920s they were adopted as the colors of the Nazi flag. In Mein Kampf, Hitler explained that they were "revered colors expressive of our homage to the glorious past." The ...
In what era did red white and black become part of the Nazi flag?
{ "text": [ "1920s" ], "answer_start": [ 149 ] }
5731599ee6313a140071ce6b
Red
Red, white, and black were the colors of the German Empire from 1870 to 1918, and as such they came to be associated with German nationalism. In the 1920s they were adopted as the colors of the Nazi flag. In Mein Kampf, Hitler explained that they were "revered colors expressive of our homage to the glorious past." The ...
Red was chosen as part of the Nazi flag to do what?
{ "text": [ "attract attention" ], "answer_start": [ 360 ] }
5731599ee6313a140071ce6c
Red
Red, white, and black were the colors of the German Empire from 1870 to 1918, and as such they came to be associated with German nationalism. In the 1920s they were adopted as the colors of the Nazi flag. In Mein Kampf, Hitler explained that they were "revered colors expressive of our homage to the glorious past." The ...
Whose design was the Nazi flag?
{ "text": [ "Hitler's personal design" ], "answer_start": [ 766 ] }
57315bfaa5e9cc1400cdbf01
Red
The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Ch...
After the demise of what was the red flag linked to the French Revolution?
{ "text": [ "Bastille" ], "answer_start": [ 92 ] }
57315bfaa5e9cc1400cdbf02
Red
The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Ch...
On what date was the Garde Nationale empowered to hoist a red flag to signal their intervention in a riot?
{ "text": [ "October 20, 1789" ], "answer_start": [ 141 ] }
57315bfaa5e9cc1400cdbf03
Red
The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Ch...
On what date did the Garde Nationale kill as many as fifty people on Champs de Mars?
{ "text": [ "July 17, 1791" ], "answer_start": [ 336 ] }
57315bfaa5e9cc1400cdbf04
Red
The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Ch...
Who wrote the words "Against us they have raised the bloody flag of tyranny?"
{ "text": [ "Rouget de Lisle" ], "answer_start": [ 535 ] }
57315bfaa5e9cc1400cdbf05
Red
The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Ch...
In what year did the most ardent revolutionaries in France adopt a red flag to symbolize the blood of their fallen comrades?
{ "text": [ "1790" ], "answer_start": [ 690 ] }
57315cc8e6313a140071ce84
Red
Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto in February 1848, with little attention. However, a few days later the French Revolution of 1848 broke out, which replaced the monarchy of Louis Philippe with the Second French Republic. In June 1848, Paris workers, disenchanted with the new government, built barricades and r...
When was the Communist Manifesto first created?
{ "text": [ "February 1848" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
57315cc8e6313a140071ce85
Red
Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto in February 1848, with little attention. However, a few days later the French Revolution of 1848 broke out, which replaced the monarchy of Louis Philippe with the Second French Republic. In June 1848, Paris workers, disenchanted with the new government, built barricades and r...
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
{ "text": [ "Karl Marx" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
57315cc8e6313a140071ce86
Red
Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto in February 1848, with little attention. However, a few days later the French Revolution of 1848 broke out, which replaced the monarchy of Louis Philippe with the Second French Republic. In June 1848, Paris workers, disenchanted with the new government, built barricades and r...
The French Revolution resulted in the fall of which monarch?
{ "text": [ "Louis Philippe" ], "answer_start": [ 183 ] }
57315cc8e6313a140071ce87
Red
Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto in February 1848, with little attention. However, a few days later the French Revolution of 1848 broke out, which replaced the monarchy of Louis Philippe with the Second French Republic. In June 1848, Paris workers, disenchanted with the new government, built barricades and r...
When did the 19th century workers of Paris construct barricades and hoist red flags to protest their new government?
{ "text": [ "June 1848" ], "answer_start": [ 234 ] }
57315cc8e6313a140071ce88
Red
Karl Marx published the Communist Manifesto in February 1848, with little attention. However, a few days later the French Revolution of 1848 broke out, which replaced the monarchy of Louis Philippe with the Second French Republic. In June 1848, Paris workers, disenchanted with the new government, built barricades and r...
Who was tasked with stopping the late 19th century worker uprisings in France?
{ "text": [ "the French Army" ], "answer_start": [ 366 ] }
57315e0705b4da19006bd0fe
Red
In 1870, following the stunning defeat of the French Army by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, French workers and socialist revolutionaries seized Paris and created the Paris Commune. The Commune lasted for two months before it was crushed by the French Army, with much bloodshed. The original red banners of the C...
Who was defeated in the Franco-Prussian war?
{ "text": [ "the French Army" ], "answer_start": [ 42 ] }
57315e0705b4da19006bd0ff
Red
In 1870, following the stunning defeat of the French Army by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, French workers and socialist revolutionaries seized Paris and created the Paris Commune. The Commune lasted for two months before it was crushed by the French Army, with much bloodshed. The original red banners of the C...
After Paris was seized as a result of the Franco-Prussian war, what did revolutionaries and workers create?
{ "text": [ "the Paris Commune" ], "answer_start": [ 171 ] }
57315e0705b4da19006bd100
Red
In 1870, following the stunning defeat of the French Army by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, French workers and socialist revolutionaries seized Paris and created the Paris Commune. The Commune lasted for two months before it was crushed by the French Army, with much bloodshed. The original red banners of the C...
For how long did the Paris Commune exist?
{ "text": [ "two months" ], "answer_start": [ 213 ] }
57315e0705b4da19006bd101
Red
In 1870, following the stunning defeat of the French Army by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, French workers and socialist revolutionaries seized Paris and created the Paris Commune. The Commune lasted for two months before it was crushed by the French Army, with much bloodshed. The original red banners of the C...
Next to whom was a a Paris Commune banner placed?
{ "text": [ "Vladimir Lenin" ], "answer_start": [ 565 ] }
57315e0705b4da19006bd102
Red
In 1870, following the stunning defeat of the French Army by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, French workers and socialist revolutionaries seized Paris and created the Paris Commune. The Commune lasted for two months before it was crushed by the French Army, with much bloodshed. The original red banners of the C...
In what year did people of the French Communist party go to Moscow to give the Soviet government a Paris Commune banner?
{ "text": [ "1921" ], "answer_start": [ 372 ] }
57316300497a881900248ea9
Red
In the United States, political commentators often refer to the "red states", which traditionally vote for Republican candidates in presidential elections, and "blue states", which vote for the Democratic candidate. This convention is relatively recent: before the 2000 presidential election, media outlets assigned red ...
In the USA red states are known to do what, in terms of politics?
{ "text": [ "vote for Republican candidates in presidential elections" ], "answer_start": [ 98 ] }
57316300497a881900248eaa
Red
In the United States, political commentators often refer to the "red states", which traditionally vote for Republican candidates in presidential elections, and "blue states", which vote for the Democratic candidate. This convention is relatively recent: before the 2000 presidential election, media outlets assigned red ...
In the United States states that vote for Democratic presidential candidates are known as what?
{ "text": [ "blue states" ], "answer_start": [ 161 ] }
57316300497a881900248eab
Red
In the United States, political commentators often refer to the "red states", which traditionally vote for Republican candidates in presidential elections, and "blue states", which vote for the Democratic candidate. This convention is relatively recent: before the 2000 presidential election, media outlets assigned red ...
How many days did the recount after the 2000 US election last for?
{ "text": [ "39" ], "answer_start": [ 441 ] }
57316300497a881900248eac
Red
In the United States, political commentators often refer to the "red states", which traditionally vote for Republican candidates in presidential elections, and "blue states", which vote for the Democratic candidate. This convention is relatively recent: before the 2000 presidential election, media outlets assigned red ...
In what year did the concept of red and blue states become relatively fixed?
{ "text": [ "2000" ], "answer_start": [ 470 ] }
5731639ce6313a140071cec0
Red
The Communist Party of China, founded in 1920, adopted the red flag and hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, which became the national symbols when the Party took power in China in 1949. Under Party leader Mao Zedong, the Party anthem became "The East Is Red", and Mao Zedong himself was sometimes referred to a...
In what year was the Community Party of China created?
{ "text": [ "1920" ], "answer_start": [ 41 ] }
5731639ce6313a140071cec1
Red
The Communist Party of China, founded in 1920, adopted the red flag and hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, which became the national symbols when the Party took power in China in 1949. Under Party leader Mao Zedong, the Party anthem became "The East Is Red", and Mao Zedong himself was sometimes referred to a...
The Community Party of China gained power in China, what year did it happen?
{ "text": [ "1949" ], "answer_start": [ 190 ] }
5731639ce6313a140071cec2
Red
The Communist Party of China, founded in 1920, adopted the red flag and hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, which became the national symbols when the Party took power in China in 1949. Under Party leader Mao Zedong, the Party anthem became "The East Is Red", and Mao Zedong himself was sometimes referred to a...
Who was the Party leader of the Communist Party of China when it took power?
{ "text": [ "Mao Zedong" ], "answer_start": [ 215 ] }
5731639ce6313a140071cec3
Red
The Communist Party of China, founded in 1920, adopted the red flag and hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, which became the national symbols when the Party took power in China in 1949. Under Party leader Mao Zedong, the Party anthem became "The East Is Red", and Mao Zedong himself was sometimes referred to a...
In terms of the Communist Party of China, what is "The East is Red?"
{ "text": [ "the Party anthem" ], "answer_start": [ 227 ] }
5731639ce6313a140071cec4
Red
The Communist Party of China, founded in 1920, adopted the red flag and hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, which became the national symbols when the Party took power in China in 1949. Under Party leader Mao Zedong, the Party anthem became "The East Is Red", and Mao Zedong himself was sometimes referred to a...
How many members does the contemporary Communist Part of China have?
{ "text": [ "eighty million members" ], "answer_start": [ 618 ] }
57316494e6313a140071ced0
Red
After the Communist Party of China took power in 1949, the flag of China became a red flag with a large star symbolizing the Communist Party, and smaller stars symbolizing workers, peasants, the urban middle class and rural middle class. The flag of the Communist Party of China became a red banner with a hammer and sic...
What did the biggest star on the flag of China in 1949 represent?
{ "text": [ "the Communist Party" ], "answer_start": [ 121 ] }
57316494e6313a140071ced1
Red
After the Communist Party of China took power in 1949, the flag of China became a red flag with a large star symbolizing the Communist Party, and smaller stars symbolizing workers, peasants, the urban middle class and rural middle class. The flag of the Communist Party of China became a red banner with a hammer and sic...
In the mid 20th century the flag of Laos was primarily what color?
{ "text": [ "red" ], "answer_start": [ 447 ] }
57316494e6313a140071ced2
Red
After the Communist Party of China took power in 1949, the flag of China became a red flag with a large star symbolizing the Communist Party, and smaller stars symbolizing workers, peasants, the urban middle class and rural middle class. The flag of the Communist Party of China became a red banner with a hammer and sic...
What does the red color in the Nepalese flag represent?
{ "text": [ "the national flower" ], "answer_start": [ 665 ] }
57316494e6313a140071ced3
Red
After the Communist Party of China took power in 1949, the flag of China became a red flag with a large star symbolizing the Communist Party, and smaller stars symbolizing workers, peasants, the urban middle class and rural middle class. The flag of the Communist Party of China became a red banner with a hammer and sic...
In what year during the 20th century did the Chinese flag become red?
{ "text": [ "1949" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
57316494e6313a140071ced4
Red
After the Communist Party of China took power in 1949, the flag of China became a red flag with a large star symbolizing the Communist Party, and smaller stars symbolizing workers, peasants, the urban middle class and rural middle class. The flag of the Communist Party of China became a red banner with a hammer and sic...
Which group gained power in China in 1949?
{ "text": [ "the Communist Party of China" ], "answer_start": [ 6 ] }
57312d39497a881900248c11
Egypt
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi...
What 2 continents meet at Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Africa and southwest corner of Asia" ], "answer_start": [ 191 ] }
57312d39497a881900248c12
Egypt
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi...
What land bridge between Asian and Africa?
{ "text": [ "Sinai Peninsula" ], "answer_start": [ 260 ] }
57312d39497a881900248c13
Egypt
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi...
How larger is Egypt?
{ "text": [ "1,010,408 square kilometres" ], "answer_start": [ 360 ] }
57312d39497a881900248c14
Egypt
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi...
What Sea borders Egypt to the east?
{ "text": [ "Red Sea" ], "answer_start": [ 564 ] }
57312d39497a881900248c15
Egypt
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر‎ Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi...
What country borders Egypt to the south?
{ "text": [ "Sudan" ], "answer_start": [ 595 ] }
57313756a5e9cc1400cdbd05
Egypt
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. I...
How far back does Egypt's history date back?
{ "text": [ "tenth millennium BC" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }
57313756a5e9cc1400cdbd07
Egypt
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. I...
What were some of Egypt's foreign influences?
{ "text": [ "Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European" ], "answer_start": [ 725 ] }
57313756a5e9cc1400cdbd08
Egypt
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. I...
What are iconic monumuents of Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx" ], "answer_start": [ 348 ] }
57313756a5e9cc1400cdbd09
Egypt
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, arising in the tenth millennium BC as one of the world's first nation states. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. I...
In what century were islamic conquests of Egypt?
{ "text": [ "seventh century" ], "answer_start": [ 906 ] }
5731385505b4da19006bcee0
Egypt
With over 90 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab World, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square ki...
How many inhabitants does Egypt have?
{ "text": [ "over 90 million" ], "answer_start": [ 5 ] }
5731385505b4da19006bcee1
Egypt
With over 90 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab World, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square ki...
What is the rank of Egypt popultaion among African nations?
{ "text": [ "third-most populous in Africa" ], "answer_start": [ 109 ] }
5731385505b4da19006bcee2
Egypt
With over 90 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab World, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square ki...
Majority of Egypt people live near what river?
{ "text": [ "Nile River" ], "answer_start": [ 275 ] }
5731385505b4da19006bcee3
Egypt
With over 90 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab World, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square ki...
What desert constitutes most of Egypt territory?
{ "text": [ "Sahara desert" ], "answer_start": [ 407 ] }
57313d70497a881900248cb7
Egypt
Modern Egypt is considered to be a regional and middle power, with significant cultural, political, and military influence in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Its economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and services at...
What leader stepped down in 2011?
{ "text": [ "President Hosni Mubarak" ], "answer_start": [ 371 ] }
57313d70497a881900248cb8
Egypt
Modern Egypt is considered to be a regional and middle power, with significant cultural, political, and military influence in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Its economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and services at...
What party rose to power after 2011 resignation of Egypt leader?
{ "text": [ "Muslim Brotherhood" ], "answer_start": [ 464 ] }
57313d70497a881900248cb9
Egypt
Modern Egypt is considered to be a regional and middle power, with significant cultural, political, and military influence in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Its economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and services at...
What economic sectors does Egypt have?
{ "text": [ "tourism, agriculture, industry and services" ], "answer_start": [ 274 ] }
57313f1e497a881900248ccf
Egypt
Miṣr (IPA: [mi̠sˤr] or Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mesˤɾ]; Arabic: مِصر‎) is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while Maṣr (IPA: [mɑsˤɾ]; Egyptian Arabic: مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The name is of Semitic origin, directly cognate with other Semitic words for Eg...
What is the Egyptian Arabic name for Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Miṣr" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
57313f1e497a881900248cd0
Egypt
Miṣr (IPA: [mi̠sˤr] or Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mesˤɾ]; Arabic: مِصر‎) is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while Maṣr (IPA: [mɑsˤɾ]; Egyptian Arabic: مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The name is of Semitic origin, directly cognate with other Semitic words for Eg...
What is the Hebrew name for Egypt?
{ "text": [ "מִצְרַיִם" ], "answer_start": [ 343 ] }
57313f1e497a881900248cd1
Egypt
Miṣr (IPA: [mi̠sˤr] or Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mesˤɾ]; Arabic: مِصر‎) is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while Maṣr (IPA: [mɑsˤɾ]; Egyptian Arabic: مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The name is of Semitic origin, directly cognate with other Semitic words for Eg...
What is the oldest term for Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Akkadian" ], "answer_start": [ 419 ] }
57313f1e497a881900248cd2
Egypt
Miṣr (IPA: [mi̠sˤr] or Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mesˤɾ]; Arabic: مِصر‎) is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while Maṣr (IPA: [mɑsˤɾ]; Egyptian Arabic: مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. The name is of Semitic origin, directly cognate with other Semitic words for Eg...
What does the oldest know term for Egypt translate to?
{ "text": [ "\"border\" or \"frontier\"." ], "answer_start": [ 496 ] }
5731439c497a881900248d1b
Egypt
By about 6000 BC, a Neolithic culture rooted in the Nile Valley. During the Neolithic era, several predynastic cultures developed independently in Upper and Lower Egypt. The Badarian culture and the successor Naqada series are generally regarded as precursors to dynastic Egypt. The earliest known Lower Egyptian site, M...
During 6000 BC what area was occupied by a Neolithic culture?
{ "text": [ "Nile Valley" ], "answer_start": [ 52 ] }
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Egypt
By about 6000 BC, a Neolithic culture rooted in the Nile Valley. During the Neolithic era, several predynastic cultures developed independently in Upper and Lower Egypt. The Badarian culture and the successor Naqada series are generally regarded as precursors to dynastic Egypt. The earliest known Lower Egyptian site, M...
What culture succeeded the Naqada culture?
{ "text": [ "Badarian culture" ], "answer_start": [ 174 ] }
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Egypt
By about 6000 BC, a Neolithic culture rooted in the Nile Valley. During the Neolithic era, several predynastic cultures developed independently in Upper and Lower Egypt. The Badarian culture and the successor Naqada series are generally regarded as precursors to dynastic Egypt. The earliest known Lower Egyptian site, M...
When is the earliest hieroglyghics date back?
{ "text": [ "3200 BC" ], "answer_start": [ 730 ] }
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Egypt
By about 6000 BC, a Neolithic culture rooted in the Nile Valley. During the Neolithic era, several predynastic cultures developed independently in Upper and Lower Egypt. The Badarian culture and the successor Naqada series are generally regarded as precursors to dynastic Egypt. The earliest known Lower Egyptian site, M...
How long did cultures coexist in lower Egypt?
{ "text": [ "more than two thousand years" ], "answer_start": [ 470 ] }
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Egypt
The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years. Stronger Nile floods and stabilisation of government, however, brought back renewed prosperity for the country in the Middle Kingdom c. 2040 BC, reaching a peak during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. A second period of disuni...
How long was the upheval of the first Intermediate period?
{ "text": [ "150 years" ], "answer_start": [ 80 ] }
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Egypt
The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years. Stronger Nile floods and stabilisation of government, however, brought back renewed prosperity for the country in the Middle Kingdom c. 2040 BC, reaching a peak during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. A second period of disuni...
In 1650 BC Lower Egypt was control by what invaders?
{ "text": [ "Hyksos" ], "answer_start": [ 422 ] }
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Egypt
The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years. Stronger Nile floods and stabilisation of government, however, brought back renewed prosperity for the country in the Middle Kingdom c. 2040 BC, reaching a peak during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. A second period of disuni...
What new capital was founded in 1650, lower Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Avaris" ], "answer_start": [ 512 ] }
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Egypt
The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years. Stronger Nile floods and stabilisation of government, however, brought back renewed prosperity for the country in the Middle Kingdom c. 2040 BC, reaching a peak during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. A second period of disuni...
What was the first foreign ruling dynasty of Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Semitic Hyksos" ], "answer_start": [ 402 ] }
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Egypt
The New Kingdom c. 1550–1070 BC began with the Eighteenth Dynasty, marking the rise of Egypt as an international power that expanded during its greatest extension to an empire as far south as Tombos in Nubia, and included parts of the Levant in the east. This period is noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, in...
What year were the New Kingdom in control?
{ "text": [ "1550–1070 BC" ], "answer_start": [ 19 ] }
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Egypt
The New Kingdom c. 1550–1070 BC began with the Eighteenth Dynasty, marking the rise of Egypt as an international power that expanded during its greatest extension to an empire as far south as Tombos in Nubia, and included parts of the Levant in the east. This period is noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, in...
What dynasty maked the rise of Egypt as international power?
{ "text": [ "Eighteenth Dynasty" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
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Egypt
The New Kingdom c. 1550–1070 BC began with the Eighteenth Dynasty, marking the rise of Egypt as an international power that expanded during its greatest extension to an empire as far south as Tombos in Nubia, and included parts of the Levant in the east. This period is noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, in...
Who were some of the invaders to Egypt during the New Kingdom?
{ "text": [ "Libyans, Nubians and Assyrians" ], "answer_start": [ 632 ] }
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Egypt
In 525 BC, the powerful Achaemenid Persians, led by Cambyses II, began their conquest of Egypt, eventually capturing the pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium. Cambyses II then assumed the formal title of pharaoh, but ruled Egypt from his home of Susa in Persia (modern Iran), leaving Egypt under the control of ...
Who took control of Egypt in 525 BC?
{ "text": [ "Achaemenid Persians" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
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Egypt
In 525 BC, the powerful Achaemenid Persians, led by Cambyses II, began their conquest of Egypt, eventually capturing the pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium. Cambyses II then assumed the formal title of pharaoh, but ruled Egypt from his home of Susa in Persia (modern Iran), leaving Egypt under the control of ...
What pharaoh was captured by the group led by Camyses II?
{ "text": [ "Psamtik III" ], "answer_start": [ 129 ] }
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Egypt
In 525 BC, the powerful Achaemenid Persians, led by Cambyses II, began their conquest of Egypt, eventually capturing the pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium. Cambyses II then assumed the formal title of pharaoh, but ruled Egypt from his home of Susa in Persia (modern Iran), leaving Egypt under the control of ...
From where did Camyses II rule Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Susa in Persia" ], "answer_start": [ 255 ] }
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Egypt
In 525 BC, the powerful Achaemenid Persians, led by Cambyses II, began their conquest of Egypt, eventually capturing the pharaoh Psamtik III at the battle of Pelusium. Cambyses II then assumed the formal title of pharaoh, but ruled Egypt from his home of Susa in Persia (modern Iran), leaving Egypt under the control of ...
What was the duration of the 27th dynasty of Egypt?
{ "text": [ "525 BC to 402 BC," ], "answer_start": [ 380 ] }
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Egypt
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a powerful Hellenistic state, extending from southern Syria in the east, to Cyrene to the west, and south to the frontier with Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a centre of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, they named themselves as the su...
What was the capital in the Prolemaic Kingdom?
{ "text": [ "Alexandria" ], "answer_start": [ 160 ] }
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Egypt
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a powerful Hellenistic state, extending from southern Syria in the east, to Cyrene to the west, and south to the frontier with Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a centre of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, they named themselves as the su...
What were leaders known as during Ptolemaic Kingdom?
{ "text": [ "Pharaohs" ], "answer_start": [ 336 ] }
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Egypt
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a powerful Hellenistic state, extending from southern Syria in the east, to Cyrene to the west, and south to the frontier with Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a centre of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, they named themselves as the su...
What religious life was the Ptolemaic Kingdom?
{ "text": [ "Egyptian" ], "answer_start": [ 489 ] }
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Egypt
The last ruler from the Ptolemaic line was Cleopatra VII, who committed suicide following the burial of her lover Mark Antony who had died in her arms (from a self-inflicted stab wound), after Octavian had captured Alexandria and her mercenary forces had fled. The Ptolemies faced rebellions of native Egyptians often ca...
Who was last ruler of Ptolemaic Kingdom?
{ "text": [ "Cleopatra VII" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
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Egypt
The last ruler from the Ptolemaic line was Cleopatra VII, who committed suicide following the burial of her lover Mark Antony who had died in her arms (from a self-inflicted stab wound), after Octavian had captured Alexandria and her mercenary forces had fled. The Ptolemies faced rebellions of native Egyptians often ca...
Who captured Alexandria, ending Ptolemaic rule?
{ "text": [ "Octavian" ], "answer_start": [ 193 ] }
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Egypt
The last ruler from the Ptolemaic line was Cleopatra VII, who committed suicide following the burial of her lover Mark Antony who had died in her arms (from a self-inflicted stab wound), after Octavian had captured Alexandria and her mercenary forces had fled. The Ptolemies faced rebellions of native Egyptians often ca...
How did Mark Anthony's love die?
{ "text": [ "suicide" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
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Egypt
The last ruler from the Ptolemaic line was Cleopatra VII, who committed suicide following the burial of her lover Mark Antony who had died in her arms (from a self-inflicted stab wound), after Octavian had captured Alexandria and her mercenary forces had fled. The Ptolemies faced rebellions of native Egyptians often ca...
What culture annexed Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Rome" ], "answer_start": [ 452 ] }
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Egypt
The Byzantines were able to regain control of the country after a brief Sasanian Persian invasion early in the 7th century amidst the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 during which they established a new short-lived province for ten years known as Sasanian Egypt, until 639–42, when Egypt was invaded and conquered by th...
Who took control of Egypt from Sasanian Persian rule?
{ "text": [ "Byzantines" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
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Egypt
The Byzantines were able to regain control of the country after a brief Sasanian Persian invasion early in the 7th century amidst the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 during which they established a new short-lived province for ten years known as Sasanian Egypt, until 639–42, when Egypt was invaded and conquered by th...
What war gave Sasanin Persians control of Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628" ], "answer_start": [ 134 ] }
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Egypt
The Byzantines were able to regain control of the country after a brief Sasanian Persian invasion early in the 7th century amidst the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 during which they established a new short-lived province for ten years known as Sasanian Egypt, until 639–42, when Egypt was invaded and conquered by th...
How long were Sasanin Persians ruling Egypt?
{ "text": [ "ten years" ], "answer_start": [ 229 ] }
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Egypt
The Byzantines were able to regain control of the country after a brief Sasanian Persian invasion early in the 7th century amidst the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 during which they established a new short-lived province for ten years known as Sasanian Egypt, until 639–42, when Egypt was invaded and conquered by th...
What religion did Arabs bring to Egypt?
{ "text": [ "Sunni Islam" ], "answer_start": [ 426 ] }
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Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha evolved the military from one that convened under the tradition of the corvée to a great modernised army. He introduced conscription of the male peasantry in 19th century Egypt, and took a novel approach to create his great army, strengthening it with numbers and in skill. Education and training of t...
Who modernized Egyptian army?
{ "text": [ "Muhammad Ali Pasha" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
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Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha evolved the military from one that convened under the tradition of the corvée to a great modernised army. He introduced conscription of the male peasantry in 19th century Egypt, and took a novel approach to create his great army, strengthening it with numbers and in skill. Education and training of t...
In what 2 ways was Army improved?
{ "text": [ "strengthening it with numbers and in skill" ], "answer_start": [ 249 ] }
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Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha evolved the military from one that convened under the tradition of the corvée to a great modernised army. He introduced conscription of the male peasantry in 19th century Egypt, and took a novel approach to create his great army, strengthening it with numbers and in skill. Education and training of t...
Why did military use barracks?
{ "text": [ "to avoid distraction of their growth" ], "answer_start": [ 442 ] }
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Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha evolved the military from one that convened under the tradition of the corvée to a great modernised army. He introduced conscription of the male peasantry in 19th century Egypt, and took a novel approach to create his great army, strengthening it with numbers and in skill. Education and training of t...
What traits grew among military men that helped Ali maintain rule?
{ "text": [ "nationalism and pride" ], "answer_start": [ 630 ] }
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Egypt
The Suez Canal, built in partnership with the French, was completed in 1869. Its construction led to enormous debt to European banks, and caused popular discontent because of the onerous taxation it required. In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government. Within three years this...
Who partnered with Egypt to build Suez Canal?
{ "text": [ "French" ], "answer_start": [ 46 ] }
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Egypt
The Suez Canal, built in partnership with the French, was completed in 1869. Its construction led to enormous debt to European banks, and caused popular discontent because of the onerous taxation it required. In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government. Within three years this...
In what year did Egypt sell its portion of Suez Canal?
{ "text": [ "1875" ], "answer_start": [ 212 ] }
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Egypt
The Suez Canal, built in partnership with the French, was completed in 1869. Its construction led to enormous debt to European banks, and caused popular discontent because of the onerous taxation it required. In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government. Within three years this...
To whom did Egypt sell its interest in Suez Canal?
{ "text": [ "British Government" ], "answer_start": [ 277 ] }
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Egypt
The Suez Canal, built in partnership with the French, was completed in 1869. Its construction led to enormous debt to European banks, and caused popular discontent because of the onerous taxation it required. In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government. Within three years this...
Who sold Egypt's portion of Suez?
{ "text": [ "Ismail" ], "answer_start": [ 217 ] }
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Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the...
When was new constitution drafted?
{ "text": [ "1923" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
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Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the...
What system of government was constitution based on?
{ "text": [ "parliamentary system" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }
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Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the...
Who was elected in 1924?
{ "text": [ "Saad Zaghlul" ], "answer_start": [ 99 ] }
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Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the...
Who succeeded King Farouk?
{ "text": [ "his son Fuad" ], "answer_start": [ 495 ] }
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Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the...
How long did British military presence remain in Egypt?
{ "text": [ "1954" ], "answer_start": [ 557 ] }