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What were the two rivers that enabled Sumerian Agriculture and it's civilization?
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Tigris and the Euphrates
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Who overwhelmed the Sumerian city states circa 2350 BCE?
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Acadians
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Nomes
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Regional Groupings
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Who dominated Egypt from 1640 to 1570 BCE?
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Hyksos
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Which pharaoh built perhaps one-half of all the surviving monuments in Egypt?
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Ramsses 2nd
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How early have iron artifacts been dated?
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2000 BCE
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Over how many years was the Hebrew Bible written?
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1,000
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Torah
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means "instruction"
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When did the hebrews begin to move into Palestine?
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1,200 BCE
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When did the first Indo-Europeans appear in the Aegean?
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2,000 BCE
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In the Illiad, who ruled Mycenae?
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Agamemnon
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Why did Spartan men specialize in warfare?
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To intimidate the helots (slaves)
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What title is given to the period between the start of the Persian Wars and the end of the Peloponnesian War?
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The Classical Age
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Which city state defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
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Sparta
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Who wrote the history of the Persian Wars?
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Herodotus
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From whom did Romans believe they descended from?
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Trojans
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What was the year the Roman Republic was established?
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509 BCE
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What exactly was mare nostrum ("our sea")?
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the Mediterranean
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Had the canon of the New Testament become settled by the Fourth Century CE?
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Yes
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Who were the descendants of the "Children of Exile"?
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Sadducees
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Who were associated with the "People of the Land"?
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Pharisees
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When did the Romans conquer Judea?
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63 BCE
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Was Christianity unified soon after Jesus of Nazareth was executed?
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No
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Did Neoplatonism and Stoicism greatly enhance Christian intellectual life?
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Yes
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Explain Roman opposition to Jesus of Nazareth and his followers.
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They oppose Jesus of Nazareth, because he overthrew established order and claimed to be the chosen one.
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What was the appeal of Paganism to the Romans?
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It wasn't static they could worship many deities at a time.
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After Diocletian's rein ended in 305 CE, how long would it take for a true money economy to return to continental Europe?
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10th Century
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Why was the Edict of Milan historically significant?
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The Edict of Milan legalized all religions.
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Identify "New Rome".
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New Rome was the Byzantine Empire
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What city was the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire?
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Constantinople
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Did the Corpus Iuris Civilis form the basics of jurisprudence in Byzantium?
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Yes
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Was the core message of the Qur'an that prayer brings salvation?
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No
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What set of circumstances led to the division of the Roman Empire into two parts?
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The couldn't control the area with only one leader.
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How do you explain the scope and speed of the Arab conquests?
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They were well organized and were used to an harsh climate. They were very poor, but burning with faith and desire.
