The Library of Alexandria

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  1. 3. Who created the Library?
  2. 7. Institute What did it begin as?
  3. 8. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.
  4. 10. Caesar Who was said to destroy the Library?
  5. 11. Located on the shore of which sea?
  6. 13. religious text
  7. 14. ages What came after the destruction of the Library and the fall of Rome?
  8. 15. What period following the Dark Ages saw an increase in advancements in society?
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  1. 1. Who permanently worked there?
  2. 2. Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  3. 3. scrolls 70, 000 ________ _______ were stored at the Library
  4. 4. What did scholars collect?
  5. 5. It was a place where scientists, ____________ and poets
  6. 6. What religious group is theorised to have destroyed the Library?
  7. 8. works by Homer, Plato and _______ were featured in the Library
  8. 9. What country is Alexandria located in
  9. 12. An Egyptian king/queen