Final Exam 2024 Flashcards

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

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History

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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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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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What title means “great house”?

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Pharaoh

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Name the tablet that enabled the French to decipher hieroglyphics.

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Rosetta Stone

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

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Monsoons

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

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Khyber

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What is the title that means “Enlightened One”?

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Buddha

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

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Thutmose III

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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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Each Egyptian pharaoh’s most important responsibility was what?

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To preserve maat

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Who was the pharaoh that led the Egyptian army during the Battle of Kadesh?
Ramses II
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What caused the decline of the Harappan civilization around 1700 B.C.?
Indus River gradually changed its course
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What river was the center of the Harappan civilization?
Indus River
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What was the name of the empire that united the small kingdoms in northern India for the first time?
Mauryan Empire
29
Hinduism's one true being which is manifested in many gods and living things is called what?
Brahman
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Who was known as the Buddha by meditating under the tree to find enlightenment?
Siddhartha Gautama
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Who enjoyed the highest level of respect in the caste system?
Brahmins
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What group was excluded from the caste system?
Pariahs
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What was the craft perfected by Shang artisans?
Bronze casting
34
Who was the longest reigning emperor in the Han Dynasty?
Wudi
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What dynasty was the longest dynasty in Chinese history?
Zhou
36
Who was the first Chinese emperor to conquer all of the warring states?
Shi Huangdi
37
What ideas did Confucius teach to his students?
Children should respect their elders
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The only significant foreign influence in ancient China was what?
Buddhism
39
During the First Punic War, what island did the Romans and Carthaginians want to control?
Sicily
40
Where was Hannibal defeated by the Romans?
Zama
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After being declared dictator for life, he was assassinated by a group of senators.
Julius Caesar
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This city was destroyed during the Third Punic War.
Carthage
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Julius Caesar became a victorious military commander in Gaul?
True
44
First hand accounts are primary sources?
True
45
Cincinnatus defeated Marius in a civil war?
False
46
A.D. stands for "After Death"?
False
47
Tiberius Gracchus served as a tribune before his assassination?
True
48
Xerxes marched an army through the Alps to invade Roman territory?
False
49
Hatshepsut fought many wars to expand the Egyptian Empire?
False
50
Dishonored Roman legions were punished with decimation?
True
51
The Hittites spoke a Semitic language?
False
52
The twelve Tables were a set of laws that protected plebeians in Rome?
True
53
Clay trade seals are the only remnants of Harappan writing?
True
54
The Olympic Games allowed male athletes to demonstrate military skills?
True
55
Chandragupta became the first Indian emperor by conquering rival kingdoms?
True
56
Asoka turned away from warfare when he converted to Buddhism?
True
57
Wudi forced peasants to complete the Great Wall of China?
False
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Legalism stated that rulers should be kind and generous to their people?
False
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Who was the Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens?
Nebuchadnezzar
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What is the Rebirth of a soul in a new form?
Reincarnation
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What is the stalemate between Ramses II and the Hittites?
Kadesh
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Name the Victory for Hannibal; military disaster for Rome.
Cannae
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Who were the Mysterious Raiders defeated by Ramses III?
Sea People
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What is the Sun Tzu's military treatise still studied today?
Art of War
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What is the Athenian victory over the Persians led by Darius?
Marathon
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What is the name for a Greek city and the surrounding countryside?
Polis
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What was the largest settlement during the Neolithic Revolution?
Catalhuyuk
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What city served aa the final Assyrian capital and home to a great library?
Nineveh
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What pharaoh led the Egyptian army during the Battle of Kadesh?
Ramses II
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What city was destroyed during the Third Punic War.
Carthage
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Is disease a risk that is associated with agriculture?
YES
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What was the name of Sun Tzu’s military treatise still studied today?
The Art of War
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What is the term for the art form involving the writing of Chinese symbols?
Calligraphy
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What is the term for "the way" or a force which provides harmony and order in nature?
Tao
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What were heated and cracked to predict the future?
Oracle bones
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Who was defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus?
Pompey
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What beliefs was included in the religion of the Shang Dynasty?
1) Oracle bones 2) Animism 3) Ancestor worship
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Who held power and influence in the Qin Dynasty?
Emperor
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What region rebelled against Persian rule in 499 BC?
Ionia
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Who established the Persian Empire by defeating the Medes around 550 BC?
Cyrus the Great
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Did Confucius personally write his philosophy in the Analects?
NO
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Did thousands of workers die while building the Great Wall of China?
YES
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Did the Mahayana Buddhists worship the Buddha as a deity?
YES
84
Is a patriarchal society controlled by women?
NO
85
Did the Persians build roads to transport messages, taxes, and soldiers?
YES
86
Did Pericles lead Sparta during the Peloponnesian War?
NO
87
Did Athens win the Peloponnesian War?
NO
88
Did the Greek Empire collapse after Alexander the Great was assassinated?
NO
89
Did Roman soldiers usually march in a "testudo" formation?
YES
90
Did the Romans behead 6,000 slaves after Spartacus was defeated?
NO
91
Who was the Gladiators that escaped and led a slave revolt?
Spartacus
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What was the famous last stand that ended in defeat by Ramses III?
Thermopylae
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What was Alexander's greatest victory?
Gaugamela