Western Civ 1 – The College at Southeastern
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The Sumerians devised a number system based on what number?
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60
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What was the Sumerian name of massive, mud-brick, stepped towers with a temple on top?
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Ziggurats
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According to Genesis, Cain built and named the first city after his son. What was his name?
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Enoch
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What renowned Akkadian leader overthrew the Sumerian city-states around 2340 B.C.?
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Sargon
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Descendants of which son of Noah occupied northwest Mesopotamia?
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Shem
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Descendants of which son of Noah first occupied Eqypt and Sumeria
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Ham
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Which ancient Turkish city (c. 6000 B.C.) had a city map with volcano painted on a house wall?
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Catal Huyuk
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What is the oldest known megalithic site, featuring animals on pillars within concentric circles?
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Gobekli Tepe
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Which Akkadian king in a horned helmet thus portrayed himself as a god fighting his enemies?
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Naram Sin
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Along with Genesis and Gilgamesh, what Mesopotamian document mentioned the great flood?
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Sumerian King list
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On which Mediterranean island are very ancient megaliths found?
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Malta
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DNA evidence now exists linking all mankind to the same mother
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True
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The tri-Level Royal Standard of Ur provides evidence that the wheel had not yet been invented
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False
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The 4.2K BP event possibly facilitated the fall of several empires including the Akkadian Empire
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True
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What is the key element mentioned in class for cities to begin to develop?
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Food surplus
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Which of the following was NOT in the list of basic characteristics of civilization in the textbook?
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A patriarchial family structure
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What style of writing did the Mycenaeans use in Crete after their conquest of the Minoans?
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Linear B
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What north walls of what Pharaoh's pyramid is some of the earliest Semitic writing ever found?
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Unas
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During which Egyptian Period did Abram visit Egypt?
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1st intermediate
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Which Old Babylonian king (1792-1750 B.C.) established a famous law code for his kingdom?
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Hammurabi
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What Egyptian fled to a land of milk and honey where Jacob would have been at that time?
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Sinhue
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Which part of Egypt is northernmost?
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Lower Egypt
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What animals were used for sport and entertainment in ancient Crete?
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Bulls
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Which tribe of the Sea Peoples likely settled on Israel's coast and were called by them, Philistines?
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Peleset
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The devastating eruption on the ancient island of Thera helped bring down which civilization?
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Minoan
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What north coast city with a great palace appears to be the capital of the Minoan civilization?
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Knossos
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In what year did the Exodus occur?
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1446 BC
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The stability of the Nile helped to create a more positive attitude in Egypt than Mesopotamia?
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True
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The architecture of the amazing Great Pyramid of Giza seems to have come out of nowhere?
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False
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Slaves are not mentioned in the law code mentioned above?
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False
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The final ruler of the Middle Kingdom was a queen whose name meant "Beautiful Crocodile"?
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True
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Unfortunately, there is no Egyptian evidence for the change to centralized government that the Bible says took place in Joseph's day in the Middle Kingdom?
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False
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How many Hellenistic kingdoms arose after the death of Alexander?
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4
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Which type of Greek architectural column was capped by a scroll-like, ram's horn feature?
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Ionic
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Which Greek city dealt with renewed growth after the Dark Ages by war and conquest?
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Sparta
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Hellenistic philosophers focused on coping with alienation and finding?
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Ataraxia
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From which country did the early Greek borrow a rather stiff, changeless model for their sculpture?
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Egypt
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Which type of church polity is an oligarchy (rule by few)?
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Presbyterian
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Which Hellenistic scientist used war machines against Rome and established the value of ∏?
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Archimedes
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Which Greek city dealt with population growth after the dark Ages by trade & commerce?
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Athens
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Which Hellenistic scientist calculated the earth's circumference within 200 miles?
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Eratosthenes
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Which Greek statesman was the principal leader of Athens during the city's "Golden Age"?
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Pericles
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In Daniel 2, which person did the head of gold represent
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Nebuchadnezzar
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What was the name of the League, formed by Greek to guard against future Persian attacks?
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Delian League
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As of today, remains of the lost army of Cambyses have still not been found?
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False
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The King Darius mentioned in Haggai attacked Athenians at Marathon?
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True
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Sculptors of the Greek classical period sought to express realism, through it be harsh or ugly?
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False
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On what river was the city of Rome situated?
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Tiber
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According to Acts 18:2, which Roman emperor ordered the Jews to leave Rome?
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Claudis
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Which successful Roman general began the dangerous practice of having the army swear an oath of loyalty to him instead of to the Roman government?
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Marius
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In which key battle in 31 B.C. did Octavian's forces defeat Mark Antony?
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Actium
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Which Caesar owned Egypt, bailed out the treasury and called for a worldwide tax enrollment?
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Augustus
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At which battle in North Africa in 202 B.C. was Hannibal finally defeated by the Romans?
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Zama
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What man, purportedly raised by a she wolf, traditionally founded Rome in 752 B.C.?
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Romulus
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Which emperor was probably on the coin displayed when Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar"?
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Tiberius
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What was the name of the large Roman land estates which lasted even into the Middle Ages?
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Latifundia
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Which visionary Carthaginian leader led elephants over the Alps?
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Hannibal
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The blood of which brothers was shed as they tried to provide land reform for poorer Romans?
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The Gracchi
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In which battle in 216 B.C. did Hannibal brilliantly outmaneuver the Romans killing tens of thousands?
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Cannae
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The death of which Roman woman led to the overthrow of the Etruscans who ruled over Rome?
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Lucretia
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Which Roman ruler instituted calendar reforms which are still in effect today?
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Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar, Crassus and Pompey made up the 1st Triumvirate?
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True
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The beloved mother of Nero lived at least 6 years past her son's death?
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False
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Which monk discussed in class gave his life trying to stop the gladiatorial games?
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Telemachus
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Which Pope encountered the invading army of Attila the Hun who afterwards turned back?
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Leo I
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Which bold bishop prohibited the Emperor Theodosius I from communion until he had done penance?
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Ambrose
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Which Roman emperor required everyone,before they could buy or sell, to get a certificate stating that they had worshiped the emperor and gods of Rome.
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Decius
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Under which Good Emperor did the empire reach the high-water mark of Roman expansion
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Trajan
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Which emperor completed the Colosseum, but also suffered the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
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Titus
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Which Good Emperor, a Stoic philosopher, appointed his own son Commodus as his successor?
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Marcus Aurelius
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Which paranoid Emperor was ruling when John was exiled to Patmos?
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Domitian
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Which member of the Roman Imperial family sent a marriage proposal to Attila the Huh?
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Honoria
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Who was Attila the Hun's brother whom he allegedly murdered to become sole ruler of the Huns?
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Bleda
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Who founded the Flavian dynasty and ordered Jerusalem destroyed by his son Titus?
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Vespasian
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Which governor of Bithynia wrote a letter to Trajan asking how to deal with Christians?
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Pliny
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Which Roman general, a former hostage of the Huns, defeated them in the Catalauian Plains?
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Aetius
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Which of the five good emperors enjoyed the Roman peace by traveling throughout the empire?
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Hadrian
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The late Roman emperor Diocletian divided the empire into 4 prefectures?
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True
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Though Rome declined in the 3rd century A.D., the currency remained stable?
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False
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From which Black Sea city did the Black Death spread because Mongols cast palgue victims into it?
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Caffa
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In which battle did Charles Martel put a stop to Muslim expansion into northern Europe in A.D. 732?
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Tours
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What was the people group of the bold woman Freydis who faced down the Skaelings?
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Vikings
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What was the name of the influential body of legal texts instituted by Emperor Justinian?
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Copus luris civillis
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What is the name of the Muslim ritual cleansing required in relation to the daily prayers?
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Wudu
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Whom did Pope Leo III crown as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 A.D.?
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Charlemagne
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The name of the Islamic pillar of faith which requires a pilgrimage to see the Kaaba?
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Hajj
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Which general re-expanded the empire under Justinian, defeating the Vandals and others?
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Belisarius
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What was the name given to the city Yathrib?
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Medina
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Which Pope initiated the crusades in 1095 A.D. by his famous sermon offering participating Franks the remission of sins?
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Pope Urban II
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Muhammad's fight from Mecca in A.D. 622 ("year 1" of the Muslims) is called the?
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Hegira
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Clovis the frank professed orthodox (non-Arian) Christianity.
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True
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What was the deadly bacterium which caused the Black Death (Bubonic plague)?
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Yursina pestis
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Which of these was NOT a new development improving agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages?
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Haystack gleaning development
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According to tradition, how did Bishop Hatto von Mainz trat the poor who came to him during a famine?
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Set them on fire
