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Final Exam 2024 Flashcards

1
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What is the study of society’s interaction with the past?

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History

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2
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What was a victory parade held in honor of a victorious Roman commander?

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Triumph

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3
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What means “land between the rivers? in Greek?

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Mesopotamia

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4
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This is a Roman army unit with approximately 4800 men.

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Legion

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5
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What systems use canals and dams to bring water from rivers to fields?

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Irrigation

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6
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What is the belief in only one god?

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Monotheism

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7
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What title means “great house”?

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Pharaoh

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8
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Name the tablet that enabled the French to decipher hieroglyphics.

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Rosetta Stone

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9
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Who were the nomads who used chariots to conquer Egypt around 1660 B.C.?

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Hyksos

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10
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What was the trade route called that brought Chinese goods as far west as Rome?

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Silk Road

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11
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Wind patterns that bring heavy rainfall to India during the summer are called what?

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Monsoons

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12
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An escape from self, suffering, and reincarnation in Buddhism is called what?

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Nirvana

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13
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What is the pass that provides access to India through the Hindu Kush Mountains called?

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Khyber

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14
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What is the title that means “Enlightened One”?

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Buddha

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15
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The first traces of human activity were found where?

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The Great Rift Valley

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16
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Who was the king that built the first temple in Jerusalem to honor Yahweh?

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Solomon

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17
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“prehistoric” refers to the period before the development of what?

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Writing

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18
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What was the development that defined the Neolithic Revolution?

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Agriculture

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19
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What innovation was developed in Sumer?

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The wheel

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20
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What civilization first developed an alphabet?

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Phoenicia

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21
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Who was the pharaoh that brought the Egyptian Empire to its largest size ever?

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Thutmose III

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22
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Who was the ruler that united the northern and southern Egyptian kingdoms around 3100 B.C.?

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Menes

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23
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The first female pharaoh in Egyptian history to rule was who?

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Hatshepsut

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24
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Each Egyptian pharaoh’s most important responsibility was what?

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To preserve maat

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25
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Who was the pharaoh that led the Egyptian army during the Battle of Kadesh?

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Ramses II

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26
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What caused the decline of the Harappan civilization around 1700 B.C.?

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Indus River gradually changed its course

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27
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What river was the center of the Harappan civilization?

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Indus River

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28
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What was the name of the empire that united the small kingdoms in northern India for the first time?

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Mauryan Empire

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29
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Hinduism’s one true being which is manifested in many gods and living things is called what?

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Brahman

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30
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Who was known as the Buddha by meditating under the tree to find enlightenment?

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Siddhartha Gautama

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31
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Who enjoyed the highest level of respect in the caste system?

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Brahmins

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32
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What group was excluded from the caste system?

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Pariahs

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33
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What was the craft perfected by Shang artisans?

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Bronze casting

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34
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Who was the longest reigning emperor in the Han Dynasty?

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Wudi

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35
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What dynasty was the longest dynasty in Chinese history?

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Zhou

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36
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Who was the first Chinese emperor to conquer all of the warring states?

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Shi Huangdi

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37
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What ideas did Confucius teach to his students?

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Children should respect their elders

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38
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The only significant foreign influence in ancient China was what?

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Buddhism

39
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During the First Punic War, what island did the Romans and Carthaginians want to control?

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Sicily

40
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Where was Hannibal defeated by the Romans?

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Zama

41
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After being declared dictator for life, he was assassinated by a group of senators.

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Julius Caesar

42
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This city was destroyed during the Third Punic War.

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Carthage

43
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Julius Caesar became a victorious military commander in Gaul?

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True

44
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First hand accounts are primary sources?

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True

45
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Cincinnatus defeated Marius in a civil war?

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False

46
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A.D. stands for “After Death”?

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False

47
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Tiberius Gracchus served as a tribune before his assassination?

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True

48
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Xerxes marched an army through the Alps to invade Roman territory?

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False

49
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Hatshepsut fought many wars to expand the Egyptian Empire?

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False

50
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Dishonored Roman legions were punished with decimation?

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True

51
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The Hittites spoke a Semitic language?

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False

52
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The twelve Tables were a set of laws that protected plebeians in Rome?

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True

53
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Clay trade seals are the only remnants of Harappan writing?

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True

54
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The Olympic Games allowed male athletes to demonstrate military skills?

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True

55
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Chandragupta became the first Indian emperor by conquering rival kingdoms?

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True

56
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Asoka turned away from warfare when he converted to Buddhism?

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True

57
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Wudi forced peasants to complete the Great Wall of China?

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False

58
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Legalism stated that rulers should be kind and generous to their people?

A

False

59
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Who was the Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens?

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Nebuchadnezzar

60
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What is the Rebirth of a soul in a new form?

A

Reincarnation

61
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What is the stalemate between Ramses II and the Hittites?

A

Kadesh

62
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Name the Victory for Hannibal; military disaster for Rome.

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Cannae

63
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Who were the Mysterious Raiders defeated by Ramses III?

A

Sea People

64
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What is the Sun Tzu’s military treatise still studied today?

A

Art of War

65
Q

What is the Athenian victory over the Persians led by Darius?

A

Marathon

66
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What is the name for a Greek city and the surrounding countryside?

A

Polis

67
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What was the largest settlement during the Neolithic Revolution?

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Catalhuyuk

68
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What city served aa the final Assyrian capital and home to a great library?

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Nineveh

69
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What pharaoh led the Egyptian army during the Battle of Kadesh?

A

Ramses II

70
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What city was destroyed during the Third Punic War?

A

Carthage

71
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Is disease a risk that is associated with agriculture?

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YES

72
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What was the name of Sun Tzu’s military treatise still studied today?

A

The Art of War

73
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What is the term for the art form involving the writing of Chinese symbols?

A

Calligraphy

74
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What is the term for “the way” or a force which provides harmony and order in nature?

A

Tao

75
Q

What were heated and cracked to predict the future?

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Oracle bones

76
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Who was defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus?

A

Pompey

77
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What beliefs was included in the religion of the Shang Dynasty?

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1) Oracle bones
2) Animism
3) Ancestor worship

78
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Who held power and influence in the Qin Dynasty?

A

Emperor

79
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What region rebelled against Persian rule in 499 BC?

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Ionia

80
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Who established the Persian Empire by defeating the Medes around 550 BC?

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Cyrus the Great

81
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Did Confucius personally write his philosophy in the Analects?

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NO

82
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Did thousands of workers die while building the Great Wall of China?

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YES

83
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Did the Mahayana Buddhists worship the Buddha as a deity?

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YES

84
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Is a patriarchal society controlled by women?

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NO

85
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Did the Persians build roads to transport messages, taxes, and soldiers?

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YES

86
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Did Pericles lead Sparta during the Peloponnesian War?

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NO

87
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Did Athens win the Peloponnesian War?

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NO

88
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Did the Greek Empire collapse after Alexander the Great was assassinated?

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NO

89
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Did Roman soldiers usually march in a “testudo” formation?

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YES

90
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Did the Romans behead 6,000 slaves after Spartacus was defeated?

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NO

91
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Who was the Gladiators that escaped and led a slave revolt?

A

Spartacus

92
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What was the famous last stand that ended in defeat by Ramses III?

A

Thermopylae

93
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What was Alexander’s greatest victory?

A

Gaugamela

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