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6th Grade History Final Flashcards

1
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T or F The Medes and the Persians Settled in an area now known as Iran

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TRUE

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2
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T or F the armies of the Medes and the Persians united under control of the Medes

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FALSE

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3
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T or F Cyrus led his army to conquer the Babylonian Empire

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TRUE

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4
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T or F Darius managed his empire without maintaining a strong, well trained military

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FALSE

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5
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T or F trade grew in the Persian Empire because of a common currency, Persian roads, and a growing demand for goods

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TRUE

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6
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Aramic

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what Persian kings spoke

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7
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Themistocles

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was the Athenian general who had a plan to ram and sink Perdian ships

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8
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Darius

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King Darius and his army sailed to the plain of Marathon where they were defeated

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9
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Zoroastriansim teaches that there are to uncreated _________.

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spirits

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10
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Christianity teaches that God is the only ________ being

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eternal

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11
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What did Cyrus do with his defeated enemies

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allowed them to have some self rule

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12
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which empire did Cyrus conquer after its ruler saw a hand writn on the wall of this place?

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Babylon

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13
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under which king did the Perisan empire reach it greatest size and power?

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Darius

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14
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Each province in the Persian Empire was ruled by a _______

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Satrap

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15
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What did Darius build to help keep his empire connected

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a road system

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16
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what did Darius use as in international means of trade

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gold coins

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17
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Herodotus was a Greek ___________

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historian

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18
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what was the main religion of ancient Persia

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Zoroastrianism

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19
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what were the priests of the Persian Empire called

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Magi

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20
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after which battle did the Greek runner run back to Ahtens and collapse after delivering new of the Greek victory

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Battle of Marathon

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21
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which battle was a Greek naval victory over the Persians

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Battle of Salamis

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22
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The Persian Wars were fought between Persia and __________

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Greece

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23
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Which Persian king ruled when Ezra and Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem

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Artaxerxes

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24
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Who invaded and conquered the Persian empire?

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Alex the Great

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25
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After Alexander’s family, the next family that came to rule Syria & Persia

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Seleucids

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26
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T or F the mainland of Greece is an island

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FALSE

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27
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T or F Crete is part of Greece

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TRUE

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28
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T or F The Minoans gained wealth through trade with other people

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TRUE

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29
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T or F In Sparta new laws created a democracy

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FALSE

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30
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T or F in Athens women mostly sayed home

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TRUE

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31
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T or F Male citizens had influence in the government of Athens

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TRUE

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32
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T or F the government of Sparta was mainly concerned with the individual rights of people

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FALSE

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33
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T or F Modern day Grece has more landmass than ancient Greece

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FALSE

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34
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T or F the Mycenaeans attacked cities and pirated ships

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TRUE

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35
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After the Persian Wars, ______ and other city states formed the Delian League

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Athens

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36
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During the ______ War, the spartan navy blocked the Hellespont

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Peloponnesian

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37
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as a result of the war, Sparta took control of ______ for about 30 years

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Greece

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38
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_______ was a historian who recorded one of Pericles most famous speeches during the war

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Thucydides

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39
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the three major Greek ____ in Athens were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

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philosopher

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40
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_____ was poisoned for causing young men to question belief in the gods.

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Socrates

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41
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_______ developed the scientific method of careful observation and record keeping

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Aristotle

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42
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Greek Philosphers worshiped ______ and reason

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wisdom

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43
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which island did the Minoans live on

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Crete

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44
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what was the earliest known civilization in greece

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Minoan

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45
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How did the Minoans gain their wealth

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trade

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46
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Men who rules with absolute authority in Greece were called

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tyrants

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47
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which term is the name of the busy marketplace in the center of Athens

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Agora

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48
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which civilzation developed the worlds first democracy

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Athens

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49
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who was the most famous leader of Athends

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Pericles

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50
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at what age did Spartan boys begin training to be a soldier

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seven

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51
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where ws the center of religious life in Athens

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The acropolis

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52
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how did Socrates teach his students

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with thought provoking questions

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53
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who did Plato think should rule in an ideal government

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the most intelligent men

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54
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who wrote the first geometry textbook

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Euclid

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55
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who estimated the circumference of the world with reasonable accuracy

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Eratosthenes

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56
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this city state was more concerned with having a strong army than individual rights

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sparta

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57
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T or F Diocletian divided the empire in half, keeping the eastern part under his control & appointing a ruler for the western half

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true

58
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T or F the roman empire wsa strenghtened when Diocletian put assistant rulers over each half

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false

59
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T or F christians were praised by Diocletian for worshiping God rather than the false gods of Rome

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false

60
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T or F false teaching divided the Roman Catholic Church

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true

61
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T or F the Roman Empire was weakended by soldiers giving allegiance to their officers, rather than to the empire

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TRUE

62
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T or F Theodosius I divided the empire and the western part fell to barbarians

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TRUE

63
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T or F Rome’s early form of government was a democracy

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false

64
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T or F the fasces symblized the power of the king

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TRUE

65
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T or F laws were never recorded on tablets and dipslayed publicicy in Rome

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false

66
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T or F Roman laws were built on the Law of the Twelve Tables

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TRUE

67
Q

______ believed that doing one’s duty leads to happiness and that fate govern all things

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Stoics

68
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Nero persecuted _____ by putting htem to death

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Christians

69
Q

the _______ calendar is based on the birth ofChrist and adds a day of February every four years

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Gregorian

70
Q

Plebeians were allowed to have their own _______ and to serve as tribunes.

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assembly

71
Q

The triumvirate included Crassus, Pompey and _____________

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julius cesaer

72
Q

The _______ was a period of peace that began under Octavian

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Pax Romana

73
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_______ believed that true happiness in this life can be found if people are free from fear.

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Epicureans

74
Q

the main architectural feature of the Colosseum is the __________.

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arch

75
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Where did the Roman civilzation begin

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Italian Peninsula

76
Q

According to legend what animal rescued Romulus and Remus

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a wolf

77
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Which Roman social class wsa made up of the wealthy landowners & nobles

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The Patricians

78
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What type of government did the Romans esablish in 509 BC

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A republic

79
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which roman social class was made up of farmers, traders and cratsmen

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the Plebeians

80
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which part of government was made of plebeians

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Tribal Assembly

81
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who did rome fight in the Punic Wars

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Carthage

82
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who became dictator of Rome after being part of the Triumvirate?

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Julius Caesar

83
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who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire

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Octavian

84
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From which cviliation did Rome borrow much of its culture

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Greece

85
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Who was the emperor when Jesus was born on earth

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Caesar Augustus

86
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which date is considered to be the fall of the Roman Empire

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476

87
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T or F the medieval period began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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TRUE

88
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T or F the Roman Catholic church became less influential when barbarian tribes invaded the Western Roman Empire

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false

89
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T or F in the sacrament of penance, people must confes their sins to God

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false

90
Q

T or F Because the Franks were a Germanic tribe, both eastern and western Franks spoke Germanic languages

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false

91
Q

T or F the Viking caused uncertainty and fear in western Europe because their attacks were sudden and destructive

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TRUE

92
Q

T or F under the feudal system, lords had much power and peasants had little freedome

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TRUE

93
Q

T or F English peasants started a revolt that led to the signing of the Magna Carta

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false

94
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T or F the Pope is the patriarch (head) of the Roman Cathloc Church

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TRUE

95
Q

T or F the Benedictine Rule was a set of rules for nuns to follow

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false

96
Q

T or F Charlemagne was crowned emperor of a revived Eastern Roman Empire.

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false

97
Q

the Renaissane brought a rebirth of _________

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learning

98
Q

Tying an acused person up and throwing him into deep water to see if he would sink or float was an example of trial by ________

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ordeal

99
Q

a _______ received a portion of a fief in exchnage for service to a loard.

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vassal

100
Q

William the Conqueror began a new roal line called the ________

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normans

101
Q

a ______ tended his lords fields and could not leave the manor wihtou his lords permission

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serf

102
Q

casles served as both homes and ______ fortresses

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military

103
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a trial by ______ used local people and their knowledge of a case to help decide the outcome of a trial

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jury

104
Q

The influence of the Magna Carta can be seen in the U.S. Constitution and the Bil of __________

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rights

105
Q

Feudalism defined

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local landowners provided protection for people because there was no strong central government

106
Q

How did William of Normandy win the Battle of Hastings

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he divided his army and sent half behond Harodl Godwinson’s lines

107
Q

Famine, plague, war, the growth of towns and the Crusades all helped to weaken feudalism by limitng the power of what group of people

A

Nobles

108
Q

Sacraments

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Sacraments

109
Q

who was the greatest of the Frankish kings

A

Charlemagne

110
Q

which term refers to a tract of land given by a lord to a vassal

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Fief

111
Q

where were the Vikings from

A

Scandinavia

112
Q

A boy who was in the first stage of training to become a knight was called a ________

A

Page

113
Q

Which king was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

A

John

114
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What was the effect of the Magna Carta?

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it required the king to submit to laws

115
Q

the muslim invasion of Constantinople was stopped by a drought, a famine, and the use of gunpowder

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false

116
Q

Leo III stopped the Muslims at Constantinople and took back Asia Minor

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TRUE

117
Q

Controversy arose in the church over the use of icons

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TRUE

118
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Christian missionaries helped standardie language, laws and ethics in eastern euroupe

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TRUE

119
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the city of constantinople had a good location for trade and defense

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TRUE

120
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after Justinian’s time, the Byzantine army grew weaker because it used many mercenaries

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TRUE

121
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Muhammad’s teachings were compiled by his followers into the Avesta

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false

122
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Leo III ordered the destruction of all icons because he believed they were idols

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TRUE

123
Q

One third of Europes people died in a flu pandemic in the 1300’s

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false

124
Q

One lasting contribution of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of Greek learning, philosophy and literature

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TRUE

125
Q

he had the Roman law simplified

A

Justinian I

126
Q

He stopped the Muslims at Constantinople and took back Asia Minor

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Leo III

127
Q

This decree guaranteed freedom of religion in the Roman Empire

A

Edict of Milan

128
Q

This was an open air stadium where the riots that started the Nika Revolt took place. It was also used for chariot racing

A

Hippodrome

129
Q

This term describes those who support traditionally accepted principles of the faith

A

Orthodox

130
Q

His revelations developed into the religion of Islam

A

Muhammad

131
Q

The Turks who conquered all of the Byzantine Empire were the _____

A

Ottomans

132
Q

These were nomadic people groups who invaded the Western Roman Empire

A

Barbarians

133
Q

A holy war fought for the cause of Islam is called

A

Jihad

134
Q

This was a simplified collection of Roman laws

A

Justinian Code

135
Q

An emperor called this meeting to define what true Christians should believe about the trinity

A

Council of Nicaea

136
Q

Ideas spread rapidly in this place because of nearby trade routes

A

Mecca

137
Q

How does the teaching of Islam differ from biblical truth

A

Islaim considers Jesus to be a prophet

138
Q

Islamic scholars made what intellectual contributions

A

they copied the Bible in Arabic

139
Q

How did the location of Mecca contribute to the development of Islam

A

Its position along trade routes brought new ideas and religious beliefs

140
Q

Which belief do Protstant Christians and the Eastern Orthodox Church agree on?

A

God is a trinity

141
Q

What contribution did Christian missionaries from Constantinople make during the Byzantine Empire’s golden age?

A

Standardized the lanuage, laws and political patterns of the people of eastern europe

142
Q

His revelatons were compiled in the Qur’an

A

Muhammad

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