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image destroyer

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iconoclast

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common people of Rome

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plebeian

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educated slave

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pedagogue

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rule by the few

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oligarchy

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defender of the faith

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apologist

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6
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hilltop fortress

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acropolis

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Hindu belief in “life after death”

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reincarnation

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criminal forced to fight in public show

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gladiator

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9
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underground tunnels

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catacombs

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rule by the many or the common people

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democracy

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T/F

The MING dynasty was China’s longest ruling dynasty.

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False - Chou

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T/F

PEISISTRATUS was the first tyrant of Athens.

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True

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T/F

The Pantheon was a ROMAN temple and an excellent example of classical architecture

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True

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T/F

The Empress VALERIAN was a great influence on the law code of Justinian’s reign.

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False - Theodora

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T/F

SHIH HUANG TI was the first emperor of a united China.

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True

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The Battle of Salamis was a great defeat for the ATHENIAN navy.

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False - Persian

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T/F

ARES is the supposed king of the Greek gods.

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False - Zeus

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T/F

AUGUSTINE produced the Latin Vulgate.

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False - Jerome

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T/F

Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who served the great KUBLAI KHAN.

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True

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T/F

The MINOANS, who lived on the island of Crete, developed a highly skilled civilization.

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True

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T/F

Hippocrates was a great Greek PHYSICIAN.

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True

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T/F

The ottoman Turks were UNSUCCESSFUL in their effort to conquer Byzantium.

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False - Successful

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T/F

Marius was beaten by POMPEY, champion of the Senate, in Rome;s first civil war.

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Sulla

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T/F

Philip II was a ruler in EGYPT before conquering nearly all of Greece.

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Macedonia

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T/F

Cyril and Methodius were famous Byzantine MISSIONARIES.

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True

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26
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known for his merciless law code

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Draco

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greatest of the Byzantine rulers

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Justinian

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crossed the Rubicon and became master of Rome

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Caesar

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great Carthaginian general

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Hannibal

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tutored Alexander

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Aristotle

31
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wrote City of God

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Augustine

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brave Christian girl martyred for her faith

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Blandina

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granted toleration to Christians with the Edict of MIlan

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Constatine

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founder of Japanese civilization

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Prince Shotoku

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initiated the tenth and greatest persectution

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Diocletian

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emperor of Japan

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Mikado

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great Athenian statesman

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Pericles

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defeated Antony at the Battle of Actium

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Octavian

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Spartan general

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Leonidas

40
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Greek “Father of History”

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Herodotus

41
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What was Sumerian writing called?

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Cuneiform

42
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In what type of Greek was the New Testament written?

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Koine

43
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What Roman emperor began the first great persecution of the Christians?

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Nero

44
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What were the wars between Rome and Carthage

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Punic

45
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Name the magnificent cathedral built by Justinian.

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Bahia Sophia

46
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What is the name of the strict social class system in India?

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Caste system

47
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What type of government means “rule by the best”?

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Aristocracy

48
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What great ruler united the Medes and Persians to begin the Persian empire?

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Cyrus

49
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

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Homer

50
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Give the Hebrew word for “Anointed One.”

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Messiah

51
Q

Which was not a famous pharaoh of Egypt?

Ramses Cheops Tutankhamen Aksum

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Aksum

52
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Which was a famous Greek hero in Homer’s works?

Artemis Hera Achilles Apollo

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Achilles

53
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The first major naval battle in history was _____.

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Salamis

54
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What was the Pax Romana?

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period of peace and prosperity

55
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By A.D. _____ the New Testament had been completed.

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100

56
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What African empire was founded by Mansa Musa?

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Mali

57
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On March 15, 44 B.C., _____ was murdered by a group of Roman senators.

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Julius Caesar

58
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Who was Hammurabi?

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Old Babylonian ruler

59
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Mt. _____ erupted, burying Herculaneum and Pompeii in volcanic ash.

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Vesuvius

60
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Which was NOT a name for the city called New Rome?

Constantinople Persepolis Istanbul Byzantium

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Persepolis

61
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What church is known for its use of the Greek liturgy?

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Eastern Orthodox

62
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What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?

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Representative democracy allows voting citizens to elect people to rule for them.

63
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Which of the following is most true regarding Roman persecution of the Christians?
A. It succeeded in extinguishing the witness of the early church.
B. The persecutions prevented the spread of the gospel
C. The testimony of those persecuted and martyred spurred many others to become Christians themselves.
D. The church entered a “dark age” until the fires of persecution were abated.

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C.

64
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Why was Arianism such a threat to the early church?

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Arianism denied the deity of Jesus Christ, thereby denying His holiness and redemptive work.

65
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Why was it wrong for Theodosius to make Christianity the only legal religion in the empire?
A. God’s church does not need Roman law to aid its growth, as evidenced by the persecutions.
B. To force someone to make a confession of Christianity does nothing for their relationship with God.
C. It brings unregenerate pagan thinking into the church as many join the church because it is the legal thing to do.
D. All of the above.

A

All of the above.

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