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The "land between the rivers" refers to

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Mesopotamia

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Which of the following was contained in the Code of Hammurabi?

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Punishment depended on the status of both the victim and perpetrator

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Which of the following best describes Egyptian religion?

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Three of the most important features were polytheism, the belief in an afterlife, and an ethical code emphasizing truth and compassion

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The Neolithic Revolution

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- included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply -included the domestication of animals and development of polished stone tools -resulted in more organized and complex societies (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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What IS NOT true about civilization?

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civilization first arose with the creation of humankind five thousand years ago

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Prehistory is normally thought of as that period before the invention of

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writing

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Cuneiform refers to

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the earliest system of writing- symbol writing on clay tablets

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In contrast to Egypt, Mesopotamia life was

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ridden with anxiety

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The first great conquer and founder of an empire in the history of Mesopotamia was

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Sargon of Akkad

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According to the authors one of the first and finest work of literature was

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Alexander's legacy includes

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- the blending of Greek and Asian culture we call Hellenistic -the idea of a single great empire of many people ruled by one king - an ideal of heroic military genius emulated by many subsequent rulers (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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Alexander's empire stretched from _________ to _________

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Greece to India

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According to the textbook, Hellenistic society was characterized by-

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a mingling of peoples and an interchange of culture

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The main focus of Hellenistic philosophy was

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providing the individual with practical guidelines for living

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The period of ancient greek history that followed Alexander the Great is called

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Hellenistic

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The Hellenistic school of philosophy, called Skepticism, held that-

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nothing can be known for certain

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Homer's major epic poems were-

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The Iliad and the Odyssey

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Following Alexander's death his empire

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Was divided by his generals into three main successor kingdoms

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Alexander's love of Greek culture, literature, and science seems to have come from his tutor-

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Aristotle

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The Greek Polis known for its emphasis on military training was

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Sparta

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Why did Peloponnese cities led by Sparta fight Athens in the Peloponnesian War?

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Athenian imperialism threatened the city-state system of Greece

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During its Dark Age, Greece experienced-

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-extensive migrations of Greek times from the mountains to the plains and Asia Minor - a complete collapse of the palace system of the Minoans - insecurity, warfare, poverty, and isolation (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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The historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War was-

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Thucydides

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The Peloponnesian War was

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a war between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League

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Why was the development of coinage among the Greeks by 500 BCE so significant?

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It marked the re-entrance of Greece as a trading presence in the Mediterranean

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Why was Herodotus been called the "father of history"?

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He authored the first great narrative history

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During the Dark Ages, Greek religion

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consisted of a mixture of beliefs and cults inherited form the Mycenaeans and older Indo-European traditions

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According to the author, which feature of the Hellenistic Age most facilitated the later rise of Christianity

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Hellenistic philosophies and the individual search for happiness and salvation

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Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics and created many inventions?

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Archimedies of Syracuse

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The greatest achievement of the Greeks was:

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the rational outlook that becomes a distinctive feature of the West

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Why did Polybius think that the Roman republic had a perfectly balanced form of mixed government?

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The consuls represented the monarchic principle, the Senate the oligarchs and aristocrats, and the assembly the people the democratic

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Rome promoted the economic and social integration of Italy through its-

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system of raids built for military purpose

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What was the main accomplishments of the Nicean Code?

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It set out a list of beliefs that all Christians needed to hold

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Roman religion was-

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polytheistic with gods and goddesses for almost everything

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What were the three central ingredients of the Early middle Ages in the West?

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late Roman civilization, Christianity and German

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A central factor in the decline of the Roman Empire was the -

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high cost of defending the empire

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What was Hannibal's plan during the Second Punic War?

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to invade Italy and win over Rome's allies

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Julius Caesar's assassins viewed themselves as

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defenders of republican tradition

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What was the basis for the bishop of Rome's claims to superior authority in Christendom?

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Jesus' statement to the disciple Peter that "you are Peter and on this rock I will build my church" better known as the "Petrine Authority"

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Casey strayed from traditional Roman custom and politics by

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- accepting a dictatorship for life - wearing royal regalia and establishing a priesthood to worship his genius - having his image placed on coins (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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Which best describes events in the two decades following Caesars death?

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The Roman Republic ended

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Of the societies we have studied, Germanic society had the most parallels with

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the heroic society described in Homer's epic (early Greece) urban society of Sumer

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In the Punic Wars, Rome fought against and conquered-

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Carthage

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What WAS NOT an aspect of the Roman Empire that facilitated the spread of Christianity?

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the active persecution of Christianity from the very beginning by the Roman state game the faith an added quality of nobility

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Emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was-

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the codification of Roman law "Corpus Juris Civilis"

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Carthage was founded as a _____________ colony

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Phoenician

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How did Rome gradually integrate Italy into a greater Roman cultural and historical entity?

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by treating its allies as part of an expanding nation state

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The Gracchi brothers central demand for which they were killed was the-

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distribution to the poor of government land

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The Roman senate was composed mostly of-

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patricians

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What ere the two chief citizen orders which Roman society was divided?

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patricians and plebeians

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The year 146 BCE was a watershed in the transition of Rome from-

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a republic to a quasi-empire

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Why do some historians believe that Merovingians belong to the final phase of the ancient world?

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The Merovingians still operated within the contours of the decaying empire

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Etruscan cities established trading and diplomatic contacts with the great Mediterranean powers, particularly with the-

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Greeks and Carthaginians

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The traditional soldier in the Roman army was a

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Tax paying citizen of Rome

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In the fourth century BCE, the Republic replaced the phalanx with the

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legion

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