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| This country fought a 1911 to 1912 war against the Ottomans that was ended by the Treaty of Ouchy [[OO-shee]], which gave this country massive influence over Anatolia. (+) Rhodes was exempted from a 1919 agreement signed with this country that was partially named for this country's minister of foreign affairs, Tommaso Tittoni. (*) For the point, identify this European country that assumed control of the Dodecanese [[doh-dah-KAH-nees]] under the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini. | Italy (accept Italian Republic; accept Repubblica Italiana; accept Kingdom of Italy) |
| A layer of sediment near Dalaman attests to one of these events, which occurred in 1481. That layer indicates the occurrence of a backwash during one of these events, which required the (+) reconstruction of the Palace of the Grand Master and was accompanied by a tsunami. One major event of this type occurred on Rhodes in 226 BCE, likely due to a reverse fault. (*) For the point, identify this type of natural disaster that toppled the Colossus of Rhodes, one of which measured a 7.1 on the Richter scale. | Earthquakes (accept Earthquake of 226 BCE; accept Earthquake of 1481; accept Tsunami before mentioned) |
| A gate named for this figure is located near the northeastern tip of the island of Rhodes. A bay in Lindos is named for this figure, who is said to have come upon Rhodes after a shipwreck in the year 51. This figure came to Rhodes after (+) preaching and wending his way through Samothrace and Thessaloniki. Epistles to the Romans and the Galatians [[gah-LAY-shuns]] were written by, (*) for the point, which apostle who traced a path across Greece after being converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus? | Paul (or Saint Paul; or Paul the Apostle; or Saul of Tarsus) |
| This island was the birthplace of the "Maker of Modern Greece," Eleftherios Venizelos [[eh-lef-THEH-ree-ohs veh-nee-ZEH-lohs]]. People from this island fought alongside the Aetolian [[ay-TOH-lee-ehn]] League and (+) Philip V of Macedon in a namesake war in which Rhodes was victorious. Arthur Evans excavated a site on this island, which revealed a culture that revered bull-leaping and had its palace at (*) Knossos. For the point, identify this Mediterranean island that hosted the first European civilization, the Minoans. | Crete (or Kriti; or Krḗtē) |