MONARCHS NAMED “THE GREAT”

(e.g., Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier against the Persians. Answer: Justinian the Great.)

Freshman level

1. King of Macedon; conqueror of Greece, Egypt and Persia.

2. Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire.

3. King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus.

Graduate level

4. King of Persia who expanded the empire but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon.

5. Czar of Western Europe to reform the government.

6. King of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English.

Ph.D. level

7. King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought the Prussia military prestige.

8. King of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire.

9. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians.

Answers: 1. Alexander the Great. 2. Catherine the Great. 3. Herod the Great. 4. Darius the Great. 5. Peter the Great. 6. Alfred the Great. 7. Frederick the Great. 8. Cyrus the Great. 9. Constantine the Great.

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