Western Civilization History 101 – Flashcards

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First modern Homo sapiens
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first appeared in Africa between 200,00 and 150,000 years ago
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NOT a development of the Pal eolithic age
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regular production of food through agriculture
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Early Neolithic Era saw?
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a slow transition from hunting and gathering, to an agricultural society
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Civilization- refers to human societies which, amongst other features?
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have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure.
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Jericho
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One of the oldest known agricultural villages, located in Palestine?
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The ancient city of catal huyuk
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a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses.
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The Sumerian Government
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came to view kings as agents of their Gods
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Mesopotamia is located in the valley of the
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Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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city state
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the basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization
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cuneiform
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the written script of Sumer
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sargon
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the ruler of Akkad who established the first empire in sumer ca 2340 B.C.
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punishments for crimes under the code of Hammurabi
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were more severe for the lower classes
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The status of women in Mesopotamian society
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to be in the home and subservient to her husband
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nile river
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never rises or falls but flows steady year round
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Ancient Egyptian history is divided into?
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3 major periods
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"Ma'at" expresses the Egyptian belief in ?
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truth, justice, and order in the universe
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for administrative purposes in the old kingdom, Egypt was...
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divided into provinces called nomes and governed by monarchs
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the economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on
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agriculture
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Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for
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the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body
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The Egyptian pyramids were
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conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead
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Amenhotep IV is best known for ?
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the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture.
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one of the few female pharos
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Hatshepsut
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The tradition of the Hebrew states that they were descendants of the patriarch who had migrated from Mesopotamia to the land of Palestine
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Abraham
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moses united the Israelites after the Egyptian bondage by putting them under the protection of a new national god named ?
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Yahweh
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The founder of the kingdom of Isriel was the military hero
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David
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solomons most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to
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construct the temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society
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Solomon dies, tension between northern and southern tribes led to establishment of 2 kingdoms, and they were?
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isriel and Judah
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586 B.C. The destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity of the Hebrews occurred at the hands of the?
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chaldeans
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an ethical religion centered around the law of God
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the Hebrews religion
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the Hebrew prophets
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were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of Yahweh
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the words of the Hebrew prophets
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promoted universalism- stated all nations one day worship god of Israel. proclaimed Israel would- rise again from ashes of conquest advocated social justice- by condemning the rich for mistreating the poor. encouraged a separation- between Jews and non jews
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Many Scholars today
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doubt that the early books of the Hebrew bible reflects the true history of the Israelites.
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Assyrians are important for their innovations in?
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empire building
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NOT an Assyrian kind
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Ashur
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Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by
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reducing the numbers of royal officials
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The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its ?
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ability to use diversified military tactics
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Darius did NOT accomplish
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conquering egypt
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The Persian empires system of satrapies allowed for
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a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an areas productive capacity.
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a FALSE statement concerning the Persian kings
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as he was considered a god, the king held the power of life and death over all subjects
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the elite imphantry of Persian army
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the immortals
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one chief, cause of Peloponnesian war
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Sparta's fear of the power of Athens maritime empire
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early greek philosophy attempted to
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explain universe on basis of unifying principles
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sophists
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pro- teachers who seemingly question traditional values of their society
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Socrates condemned to death for
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corrupting youth of athens
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Plato, the republic, imagines perfect society ruled by?
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philosopher kings
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which phrase best describes the social situation of most greek women
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kept under strict control, cut off from education and were always assigned a male guardian
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Not one of king Phillip II military reforms
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abandoned phalanx formation as too ineffective and inefficient.
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in his philippics Demosthenes
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portrayed Phillip II as a looming threat to greek freedom
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Isocrates
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hoped phillip would unite greek world in a campaign against Persia.
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NOT conquered by Alexander
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Arabia
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Alexander the greats troops rebelled when he made the decision to invade and capture what place?
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india
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establishing his empire alexander the great ?
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-saw his self as descendant of greek gods and a hero -combined greek and Persian practices to allow its administration -allowed intermarriage between soldiers and native Persian women
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Ptolemaic
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Hellenistic dynasty that lasted longest
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antigod kingdom based in what place?
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macedonia
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by first descent B.C.E which was largest city in Mediterranean?
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Alexandria
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Aetolian and Achanean leagues were
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located in central Greece and the Peloponnesus
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improvements in trade and commerce in Hellenistic world were NOT greatly aided by
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revolutionary innovations in agriculture
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which class of women achieved most notable gains during Hellenistic period?
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upper class
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In general separate early Greek communities
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became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself
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The English archaeologist __ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete
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Sir Arther Evans
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What were the chief characteristics of the Greek Dark Age?
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Period of migration and declining food production
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Homers Iliad points out the
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Honor and courage of Greek aristocrat heros in battle
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Mycenaean kings used titels
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Wanax
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The polis was the Greek name for
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city-state
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Development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by
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dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states.
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WHich of the following was NOT a characteristic of the typical Greek Polis
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Each polis had population between 90000 and 10000 citizens
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Spartans made the army center of their society
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feared an uprising by the helots
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Hoplite phalanx relied for its success on
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Dicipline and teamwork
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Unlike women of most other Greek cities spartan women were expected to
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stay physically fit to bear healthy the children
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Which description of Athenian liters is incorrect
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Pisistratus remodeled entire Athenian Constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters
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Cleisthenes Constitution Established Athenian government as
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democracy
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Immediate cause of Persian war
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revolt of Ionian Greek colonies in Asia minor
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Battle of marathon was a victory for
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Athenian hoplites
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Narrow passage where 900 Greek hoplites held a Persian army of over 1500 men for three days
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Thermopylae
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Delian league was organized in 478-477 BC to
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keep Sparta isolated in Peloponnese
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Peloponnesian war resulted in
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defeat of Athenians and collapse of its empire
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Who wrote treatise "on chastity"
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Phintys
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Among most ill treated of Hellenistic slaves
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worked in Egyptian gold mines
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What was the greatest difference between education during the Hellenistic period and during classical
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rather than being private enterprise Hellenistic period and education became a duty of cities and their government
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Rome was established in the first millennium BCE on the
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Plain of Latium
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The Etruscan s were
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an urban civilization to the north of Rome
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Rome set a precedent for treating it's vanquished foes after forming the Roman confederations by
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offering the most favored allied people full Roman citizenship thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion
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The struggle of the orders
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was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise
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imperium was
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The power to command Roman citizens
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The paterfamilias in Roman society was
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-The male head of the household
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The 12 tables was
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-The first formal codification of Roman law and customs
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The immediate cause of the first Punic war was
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-Rome sending in or me to Sicily
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What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the second Punic war
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-he expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive battle of Zema
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The second Punic war saw Carthage
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-Carried land war to Rome by Crossing the Alps
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At the battle of Cannae the Romans
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-suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal
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The head of Roman religious observances was
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-The Pontifex Maximus
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The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits a condition known as
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-The peace of God's
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The college of augurs existed to
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-interpret signs sent to humans by the gods
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By the later Republic Roman slaves
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-often worked on the Roman latifundia
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Tiberius gracchus ran for Tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of
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-providing farm to Landless farmers
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The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius gracchus
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-resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups
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Sulla's legacy And importance was that he
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-employed his personal army in political disputes paving the way toward Roman Civil War
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Julius Caesar
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-led military commands in Spain and especially gaul that enhanced his popularity
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The first triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar and
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Pompey
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The absolute monarchical powers of augustus as principles lead to
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-The usual victory of his candidates, the client of popular participation in elections, his great popularity as he followed proper legal forms for his power
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The colonies of veterans established by augustus throughout the empire proved especially valuable in
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-romanizing the provinces
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The Romans praetorian guards were
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-oh wait troops given the task of protecting the Emperor
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Which of the following statements was true of Augustan society
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-legislation passed concerning the corruption of morals
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When augustus died who chose his successo
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-Augustus himself
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Which statement best describes the Julio-Claudian emperors
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-varied in ability and effectiveness
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The first of the Flavian emperors was
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Vespasian
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Hadrians wall was built to protect
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-Roman Britain
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Trade and commerce in the early empire
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-stimulated manufacturing, concentrated some industries in certain areas, was secondary in importance to agriculture
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Which is not true of the coliseum
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-destroyed by Caligula
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Early values of Christianity as exemplified in Jesus's sermon on the mount
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Emphasized devotion to values of humility, charity and true brotherly love
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Most important figure in early Christianity after Jesus
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-Paul of tarsus
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Tetrarchy Was Diocletian plan to
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-establish an orderly secession to emperorship
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Constantine's most enduring reform came in creation
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-The "new Rome"
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The edict of mulan
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-Constantine document officially tolerating the existence of Christianity
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Council of Nicaea in 325
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-defined Christ as being of the same substance as God
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Frankish marriage customs
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-placed strong sanctions sometimes death on adulterous women
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Petrine Doctrine
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-was belief that Bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in church
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Justinian's military conquest under the general Belisarius
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-were short-lived
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Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is known as the
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hegira
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