His 111 World Civilization lashana - Flashcards

Q: The two primary ideas and doctrines espoused by Plato were

The Doctrine of Ideas and the belief in \"philosopher kings\" as the best rulers for a republic

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Daoism:

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Taught that the universe is composed of opposite elements, the yin and yang

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Philip of Macedon was the Greek "Father of History."

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False

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All of the following are included as being among the "Five Good Emperors" except this guy. He was without a doubt, the worst emperor Rome ever had:

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Gaius Caligula

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Sophocles was the father of:

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Greek Theater

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The Greek word cosmopolis was used by the Greeks to describe the Hellenistic world and means:

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Universal City

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Sake is a Japanese form of

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Rice Wine

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Laozi "The Old Sage" was the Chinese teacher who believed that the universe is composed of a balance of opposite forces, yin and yang.

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True

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All of the following were members of the Greek Pantheon except:

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Mithras

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The two primary ideas and doctrines espoused by Plato were

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The Doctrine of Ideas and the belief in "philosopher kings" as the best rulers for a republic

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The Persian Wars were fought between the:

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The Persians and the Greeks

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The Plebeians were the poor working class of the Roman state

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True

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The great battle during the Persian Wars from which we get the name for a sporting event was:

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The Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)

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Polis is the Greek word meaning "city-state."

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True

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All of the following were important governmental positions in the Roman republic except:

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Auditors

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The Hellenistic Era was the period in history when Greek culture dominated the Mediterranean and Near Eastern World.

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true

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Carthage was the Greek city-state noted for its culture, wealth, and wonderful literature.

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False

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Sparta was the Greek military state noted for its brutal treatment of the helots, and its powerful army.

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True

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The Roman title of Pontiff was held by the head of the Roman state religion.

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True

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The head of the Roman state religion was known as the:

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Pontiff

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The vast majority of Sparta's population were slave laborers known as:

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Helots

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Octavian Caesar was the grand nephew of Julius Caesar who founded the Empire after avenging the murder of his uncle.

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True

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The Patricians were the wealthy landed ruling class of the Roman Republic.

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True

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Julius Caesar was assassinated because:

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He wished to establish himself as Emperor of Rome

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One effect of Alexander's conquest of the Near East, was the advent of the Hellenistic Age.

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True

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Confucius was the Greek natural philosopher who was also the personal teacher of Alexander

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False

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Hannibal was the famous general who fought for Carthage against Rome during the Second Punic War.

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True

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Which famous teacher drank poison after being sentenced to death on a charge of "corrupting the youth" of Athens?

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Socrates

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The Yin and Yang represent the opposing forces in Daoism, male/female; black/white; hot/cold.

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True

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T'ai Chi is a Chinese form of:

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Both B and C

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The Roman title of Consul was held by the two Roman heads of state during the Republican era of Roman history.

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True

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The Punic Wars were fought between:

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Carthage and Rome

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Octavian Caesar latter became known as Caesar Augustus, after he united the Empire under his sole rule.

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True

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What important military innovation allowed Alexander the Great to be successful in his war with Persia?

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The development of the phalanx infantry formation and style of combat

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The Cult of Mithras had all of the following in common with latter Christianity except:

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It practiced human child sacrifice

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The Roman senators, Brutus and Cassius were famous for creating the first communications system which had postal riders, a postal road, and rely stations.

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False

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The Roman Republic with its democratic virtues, slowly evolved from the Older Roman Empirial system under the Caesars.

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False

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The Chinese "Mandate of Heaven" refers to:

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the concept of governmental power as a commission from heaven which can be removed by the people if the ruler becomes evil or weak

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Eratosthenes was the Greek mathematician who first calculated the circumference of the Earth.

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True

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The lower part of Greece, famous for being the location of the city-state of Sparta, and for which the war between Sparta and Athens is named:

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The Peloponnesian Peninsula

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The great Roman general, Scipio Africanus finally defeated the Carthaginian general, Hannibal at:

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The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.)

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Philosophy means:

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Love of Wisdom

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By crossing this river, Julius Caesar openly defied the power of his enemies in the Roman Senate and effectively took political control of Italy. Today, crossing this means that you have taken a step for which there is no turning back:

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Caesar crossed the Rubicon River

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The Etruscan Civilization was the first civilization on the Italian peninsula.

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True

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Herodotus was the father of Alexander the Great.

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False

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Aristotle was the Roman political leader who conspired to murder Julius Caesar.

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False

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The Highest-ranking social class in Zhou (Chou) Chinese society was:

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scholars/teachers

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Athens was the Phoenician city state which opposed Rome in the Punic Wars.

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False

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The Peloponnesian war took place between the city-state of Peloponnesia and the city-state of Carthage.

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False

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If a person in Athenian society was found guilty of being a demagogue they could be:

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Ostracized

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The Pax Romana was the period of peaceful Roman rule which lasted 250 years, the longest period of peace in European history.

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True

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The Roman Gracchan Brothers proposed to alleviate major economic and social stresses by

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granting government held land and providing free grain to the landless, poor, Plebeians

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The Emperor Diocletian ruled the Roman Empire from the city of

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(Constantinople) this is the wrong answer fine another one xxxxxx

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In the Roman Republic, the right or power to stop an unfair or oppresive law through the act of Veto was held by

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the Roman Tribunes

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From the early Greeks, the Romans learned and engaged in a mass cultural

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borrowing and synthesis of Greek ideas

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At the famous Council of Nicea in 325 AD, the Emperor Constantine

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Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

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The first city-state civilization to arise in Italy was the

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(the Romans) (The Greeks) this is two wrong answer fine another one xxxxxxx

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Rome was built on the banks of which river?

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the Tiber

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All of the persons were responsible for the spread of early Christianity except

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Saint Thomas

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The city named by Constantine the Great as the "New Rome" became known as

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Constantinople

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All of the following were groups in roman Palistine during the early first century AD except

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the Muslims

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The amatuer archaeologist who, inspired by reading Homer's classic Illiad and the Odyssey, discovered the ruins of ancient Troy was named

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Heinrich Schlieman

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The basic greek philosophical contributions given to western civilization include

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(All of the Above) this is not the answer fine another one xxxxxx

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The first real democracy in ancient Greece, (government of, for, and by the citizens) was established by Cleisthenes in:

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Athens

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The Greek war which resulted in great the Peloponnesian Wardestruction to the city states with the final defeat of Athens in 404 BC was:

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the Peloponnesian War

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The greatest ancient Hebrew contribution to our modern world culture was

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their religious history, literature, and religious ethics

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Although Homer's epic poem, the Illiad claims that the Trojan War was fought over the beautiful Greek queen Helen of TRoy, modern historians believe the war was fought over:

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(a struggle to return Helen, queen of Sparta, to her homeland) wrong answer fine another one xxxxxx

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Sparta's greatest lesson to the modern world is that:

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(military dictatorship is the best form of government) Wrong answer fine another one xxxxxx

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Homer's account of the Trojan War is told in the epic poem:

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the Illiad

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The Greek polis refers to

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the city state

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The early Hebrew people had no king, but they eventually decided they need one because

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they needed a warrior king to defend against attacks from the warlike Philistines

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The first civilization to develop a writen language was the Sumerian

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True

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Hieroglyphics were a form of early Egyptian picture writing.

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True

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Tutankhamen was the first known "World Conqueror" in history

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False

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A Shaman is a tribal spiritualist and medicine man responsibl;e for the religious life of early man

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True

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The Israelites were the people who fled Egypt to establish a confederated kingdom in Palestine

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True

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Troy was a famous king in the Old Babylonian period.

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False

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The Dravidians were the Indo-Aryan invaders of India.

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False

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Cuneiform was the early writing system developed in ancient Mesopotamia.

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True

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Irrigation was important to early man because it provided a steady water supply to his agricultural fields

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True

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Sargon the Great was the Pharaoh who reestablished polytheism after the death of his father, Akhenaton

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False

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Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern man.

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True

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Mesopotamia means "The Land Between the Rivers.

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True

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Hinayana Buddhism was the earliest form of Buddhism

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True

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Asceticism occured when man gradually began to grow crops and raise his own food

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False

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Mohenjo-Daro wasthe first major city of the Indus river civilization.

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True

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Matriarchial civilizations are those in which the male dominates the female within the society and family.

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False

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Rames II died at an early age due to his religious practices of fasting, meditation, and ritual self-mortification.

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False

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Siddartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism, the great Buddha.

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True

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The Hyksos were the earliest dark skinned inhabitants of India.

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False

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The Code of Hammurabi was the world's first written legal code.

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True

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Heinrich Schlieman was the greatest pharaoh of the Egyptian New Kingdom.

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False

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Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilization

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True

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Patriarchy is the religious and social system in which goddesses and priestesses are dominate.

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False

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The Nile river is in Egypt.

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True

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The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are in India.

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False

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The first step made by early man towards self-sufficient food production was

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The domestication of animals

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Around 3200 B.C., the earliest form of writing wasinvented in:

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Sumer

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The eventual Sumerian economic and political decline was caused by

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The deterioration of the soil because of salinization

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The stability and long life of the Egyptian civilization was due to all of the following except

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A powerful standing army to protect Egypt's borders

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The religious revolution of Akhenaton failed because

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It wasrejected by the pharaohs and priests who succeeded Akhenaton

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The first Egyptian pyramid was constructed under the rule of pharaoh

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Zoser

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Akhenaton's artistic revolution was characterized by

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A very naturalistic style of art and sculpture

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The northern Hebrew kingdom was called_________; the southern kingdom was called_____

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Israel; Judah

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The sacred books of the Indo-Aryan/Hindu religion is/are

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The Four Vedas

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Emperor Ashoka was a great patron of which religion?

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Buddhism

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Earliest humans produced their food by

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Hunting and gathering methods

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Who developed the writing system known as hieroglyphics?

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the Egyptians

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Who developed the writing form known as Linear B?

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the Minoans

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Who developed the writing form known as cuneiform?

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the Sumerians

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The first metal used by early man in tool fashioning was

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copper

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The first city states were formed in Mesopotamia by the

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Sumerians

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The most important architectural achievement of the Mesopotamians was the

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Ziggurat of Ur

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The Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the story of

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A great flood, a hero, and a wise serpent

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Around 1700 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a previously unknown people known as the

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Hyksos

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Pharaoh Ramses II launched the period in Egyptian history known as the imperial phase or the

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New Kingdom

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The Egyptian god, Aton

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All of the Above

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The major rivers of the Indian subcontinent include

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The Indus and Ganges Rivers

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The first Indus river civilization declined after 1750 B.C. due to

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The Indo-Aryan invasion of the Indian subcontinent

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The Indo-Aryan invaders of India set up _________ to separate the Dravidian peoples from the Indo-Aryans

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The Caste System

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The two archeologists responsible for the discovery of Troy and Knossos are respectively

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Heinrich Schlieman and Sir Arthur Evans

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The Ch'an school of Buddhism is very similar to the Japanese Buddhist school known as

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Zen

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The Italian merchant, Marco Polo became famous because he traveled the full length of the Silk Road to

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China

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Constantine the Great

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Accepted Christianity and founded Constantinople

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During the lifetime of Jesus

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None of the Above

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The Apostle Paul

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Taught that Christianity was a personal religion of salvation through Jesus the Christ

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St. Augustine is best remembered as the author of

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"The City of God"

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The Germans conquered the Roman Empire in the West due to

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Demoralization and weaknesses within the Roman Empire

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The Western Christian author whose Latin translation of the Bible is known as the Vulgate Version was

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St. Jerome

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The destruction of many articles of Byzantine religious art occured during

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The Iconoclastic Controvers

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One example of the vitality and creativity of Byzantine culture is the

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Church of Santa Sophia

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Islam was born in

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Arabia

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In what way did Muhammad's message contrast with traditional Arab beliefs?

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He insisted on a monotheistic understanding of divinity

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Islamic doctrine does not teach that

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An ordained priesthood is required to guide the Islamic faithful

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After Muhammad's death, Abu-Bakr became the supreme religious and political leader of the Muslims called the:

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Caliph

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The Carolingian Renaissance

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Was Charlemagne's effort to expand education and to preserve Latin literature

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The medieval British chronicler who wrote "History of the English Church and People," was

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the Venerable Bede

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The highly decorative illuminated Gospel, created by Irish monks around the sixth century is known a

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the Book of Kells

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The most famous mystical school or branch of Islam is known as

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Sufism

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The final division between the Western Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church was called

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the Great Schism

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All of the following were important contributions to world civilization by the Chinese except

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the paper clip

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The last Eastern Roman Emperor to attempt the re-conquest of the whole Roman Empire wa

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Emperor Justinian

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The cousin and Son-in-Law of Muhammad was

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Ali

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The Arian Heresy, formulated by the Bishop Known as Arius claimed that

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God was manifest as a creator Father God, who created the Son, Jesus, and created the Holy Ghost

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A group of Jewish mystics that appears to have influenced the religious beliefs of John the Baptist and perhaps even Jesus were known as the

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Essenes

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The four most important people in the founding of the Christian faith were; Jesus, John the Baptist, Saint Augustine, and

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Paul

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The Tetrarchs were the two Caesars and two Augusti that divided the Roman Empire into four equal administrative parts.

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True

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The Kabah is a Hindu religious text, which tells the story of Krishna and Arjuna.

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False

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The Essenes were a first century, mystical Jewish community that lived near the Dead Sea.

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True

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The Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity, thereby transforming the Roman Empire into a Christianized state.

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True

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The Council of Nicea was a meeting of Christian Bishops in 325 A.D. which attempted to standardize the Christian faith.

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True

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The Anglo-Saxon tribes of England and Germany taught the religious practices of; Fasting, Alms, Daily Prayer, Pilgrimage, and Faith in Allah.

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False

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Juan Peron was the author of the Chinese Buddhist text, the Diamond Sutra.

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False

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Constantinople is the city founded by Emperor Constantine, to become the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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True

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A Stupa is a Buddhist sacred burial mound, often containing the bones of Buddhist saints

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True

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The Sunni is the holy text of Islam.

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False

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The Vikings were warriors, sailors, explorers, from Scandinavia that terrorized much of Europe between the eighth and tenth centuries.

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True

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Charles Martel was one of Jesus' disciples and is believed to be the brother of Jesus

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False

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The Pope crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 A.D., thus re-establishing the Roman Empire in Western Europe.

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True

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Mecca and Medina are the two cities which were of tremendous importance in Muhammad's life and career

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True

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The Iconoclastic Controversy was caused by German tribes which invaded England after the collapse of Romano-Britain in the fourth century.

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False

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The Kabah is the sacred shrine and stone in Mecca, visited by millions of muslims every year

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True

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Buddha was the founder of the Order of Christian Benedictine monks

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False

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The Hijah is the pilgrimage made by devote Muslims to Mecca at least once in their lifetimes

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True

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The Franks were the religious leaders of the Jewish nation during the time of Jesus.

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False

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The Merovingian Dynasty was the Frankish dynasty that ruled France in the dark ages, they were overthrown by Pepin the Short.

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True

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The Shi'a are the majority community of Islam.

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False

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Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad.

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True

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In the western Roman Empire the dominant language was Greek, while in the Eastern Roman Empire the dominant language was Latin.

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False

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Very few historical facts are actually known about Jesus of Nazareth, and most of these come from Biblical sources.

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True

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Christianity truly became the dominant religion of the western world only after Constantine the Great adopted it as his official state sanctioned religion.

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True

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The Holy Roman Empire was centered in which modern region

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central Europe, specifically Germany

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The system of agricultural field management that developed in the Middle Ages in europe, allowing increased food production was

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the three field crop rotation system

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The Arabic word Allah means

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God

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The site of the Islamic religious shrine, the Kaaba is

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Mecca

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. The founder of Islam was

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Muhammad

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Ghana became an influential state based on wealth from trade in

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All of the Above

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African societies base their political units on

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maternal lines and clans

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The primary religious text for Islam is

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the Koran

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Saint Thomas a Becket is famous for

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His refusal to subvert the English Church to the authority of the king (wrong answer )

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The leader of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 AD was

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Duke William of Normandy

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The early Scholastic Method of teaching, concentrated on Latin and grammar for a period of years. Student would receive various degrees bepending on their course of study and number of years educated. these degrees included all of the following except

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a Degree in Civil Engineering

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The primary system of Medieval Education was known as "the Trivium," and included course work in the seven liberal arts that included all of the followingexcept:

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Home Economics

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Which Pope was responsible for launching the "Holy Crusades," against the muslim states of the Middle-East in 1095 AD?

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Pope Urban II

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What family controlled Florentine politics and banking for much of the 15th century, using their wealth to finance the Italian Renaissance?

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the Medici family

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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?

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a pervasive feeling that humanity was sinful and worthless

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All of the following authors wrote epic books or tales concerning morality, or the quest for the "Holy Grail," except:

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wrong answer (Dante)

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The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death," from 1347-1350 AD was spread by what dease vector?

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desease carrying flees and rats

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The Babylonian Captivity of the Church refers to when

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when King Philip the Fair of France forced the Pope to locate the Papacy at Avignon France

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The One Hundred Years War was fought between

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France and England

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the War of the Roses was a Civil War over the succession to the throne of which country?

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England

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