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1
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What were the three great kingdoms in 14th and 15th century Iberian peninsula?

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Castile, Aragon, and Portugal

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2
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Who is this character in Mad Max?

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Immortan Joe

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3
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Origin of the word Cluniac to describe monks

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Cluny

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4
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Where did pasta come from?

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Marco Polo brought it from China

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5
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What year was the Pullman Strike?

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1894

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6
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What were the followers of John Wycliffe called?

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Lollards

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7
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What is a scriptorium?

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A room set aside in a monastery where manuscripts were copied

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8
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How did feudalism arise naturally from the Germanic (Gothic) gefolge and Roman Patrocinium?

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These were both basically systems whereby bands of fighters attached themselves to German chieftains (the gefolge) or Roman aristocrats (patrocinium) for protection etc

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9
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When was Leo the Great elected to bishop of Rome (pope)?

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440 AD

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10
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Who possesses Alia Atreides in Children of Dune?

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The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

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When was the reign of Henry II?

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1154-1189 - first of the Angevin kings

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12
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When did the Ostrogothic king, Theodoric die?

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526 AD and shortly after that Justinian would retake Italy to the Byzantine Empire

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13
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What causes Paul Atreides blindness in Dune Messiah?

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A stoneburner (atomic weapon)

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14
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Who was the first Tudor king?

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Henry VII 1485

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15
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What is the Catholic church Petrine Doctrine?

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That the successors of Peter should rule the church (ie the pope)

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16
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What is the Curia?

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Papal court of the Vatican

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17
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What is the main hill in Rome called?

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The Capitoline Hill

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18
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Who translated the Bible into vernacular—the Vulgate Bible?

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St. Jerome

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19
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Name of the pictorial account of the Norman Conquest

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The Bayeux Tapestry

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20
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In what century did English parliament start sitting in separate houses (lords and commons)?

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14th—1300s

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21
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The first great defeat of the Romans by the Germans (barbarians) was at what battle?

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Adrianople 378 AD

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22
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In Dune what is the term for the rigid set of rules of class distinction enforced by the imperium?

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The faufreluches

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23
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West Francia and East Francia would become known as ____

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France and Germany

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24
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What are the Padishah Emperors troops called in Dune?

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Sardaukar

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25
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What was St. Peter’s original name?

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Simon (Symeon)

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26
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What is this in Dune?

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A Guild Navigator (in Dune Messiah - Edric)

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27
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Though Plato was well known, in what century was Aristotle translated into Latin for medieval philosophers?

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12th - 1100s

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28
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Ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible

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Kabbalah (Qabalah)

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29
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This famous forgery was the basis for papal power in the early Middle Ages

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The Donation of Constantine

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30
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Names of the Gracchi brothers of the Roman Republic

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Gaius and Tiberius

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31
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Who did Thomas Aquinas refer to simply as “the commentator” on Aristotle?

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Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

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32
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When did the Ostrogothic kingdom end?

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Around 526 with death of Theodoric and then Justinian retook Italy

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33
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What are the seven sacraments?

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Baptism
Confirmation
Marriage
Extreme unction
Eucharist
Confession
Ordination of priests

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34
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What was the most prominent group of pacifists in the colonies at the time of the American Revolution?

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Quakers

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35
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What year was Jesus actually born?

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4 BC

There was a miscalculation; sources say he was alive when King Herod was alive and King Herod died 4 BC

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36
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What caliphate was present during the Golden Age of Islam?

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Abbasid Caliphate

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37
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What year did Ferdinand and Isabella marry?

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1479

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38
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In what year did the 100 years war breakout?

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1337

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39
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Who was the last Western Roman Emperor?

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Romulus Augustulus who fell to the Goths in 476 AD

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40
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Who were the American pathologists who examined the survivors of the Ypres mustard gas bombing and identified that they were anemic etc?

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Edward and Helen Krumbhaar

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41
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What was the Danegeld?

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A tax levied by the English king to fight Scandinavian invaders

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42
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When did the Carolingians officially take over from the Merovingians?

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751 AD with Pepin III - the papacy allowed him to

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43
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Name of Plato’s school? Aristotles?

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Plato’s = the Academy
Aristotle = the Lyceum

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44
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When did the papacy of Gregory VII begin?

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1073

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45
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Where was the Umayyad caliphate located?

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Damascus, Syria

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46
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Who do the Bene Tlielax bring back as a ghola in Dune Messiah? Ghola name?

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Duncan Idaho; Hayt

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47
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What is the NTSB?

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National Transportation Safety Board

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48
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By the time the Carolingians came to power in the 750s the political power of what other Frankish kingdom was essentially a nonentity?

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Merovingians

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49
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What is the name of the Mentat that serves the Atreides house in Dune?

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Thufir Hawat

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50
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Meaning of the adjective aquiline

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Like an eagle (hooked nose)

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51
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Who is the doctor that betrays the Atreides in Dune?

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Dr. Wellington Yueh

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52
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What does the prefix gallo- mean? ie gallo-roman

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French (relating to Gaul)

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53
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The period of the Early Middle Ages spans which years?

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300-1000 AD

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54
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Who was this in Dune?

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Rabban (Beast Rabban)

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55
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Who was Charlemagne’s succeeding son?

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Louis the Pious

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56
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During which years were the Crusades (all)?

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1096-1291

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57
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When was the First Crusade?

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1096-1099

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58
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The Tudors arrived as a dynasty in 1485 after the last king of which dynasty was defeated?

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Plantagenet

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59
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Which pope crowned Charlemagne?

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Leo III

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60
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In what year did the French and Indian War end?

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1763

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61
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The Capetian dynasty in France had a long reign but failed to produce an heir shortly before the outbreak of which conflict?

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The 100 Years War

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62
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During which years was the 100 years war?

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1337-1453

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63
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Which English king had the Domesday Book undertaken?

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William the Conqueror

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64
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Name of the calendar before the Julian Calendar 45 BC? What came next?

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Republican Calendar of the Roman Republic; Gregorian Calendar 1582

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65
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From whom does the Gregorian Reform get its name?

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Pope Gregory VII (1073-1075)

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66
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Who did Pontius Pilate provide as a choice for the crowd to save? This person or Jesus?

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Barrabas

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67
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Which caliphate fought at the Battle of Tours/Poitier?

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Ummayad (would yield to Abassids); stopped Muslim invasion into France

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68
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Who is this?

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Aleksandr Lukashenko (President of Belarus 2024)

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69
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When did French and German begin to emerge as distinct languages?

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In the 800s AD (ninth century)

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70
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Henry VII became the first Tudor king in 1485 after defeating Richard III in what battle?

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The Battle of Bosworth Field

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71
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Where was the Abassid Caliphate based out of?

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Baghdad

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72
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In what century did the term “feudalism” arise?

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18th century (around the time of the French Revolution) —it was used to describe the medieval system but not itself a medieval term

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73
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In Dune, Jamis challenges Paul to single combat using the ____ rule

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Amtal Rule

To know a thing well one must test it to its limits

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74
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When did St. Benedict found his monastery? Where was it?

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529 AD; Montecassino

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75
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What is vellum?

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Papyrus made from calfskin

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76
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What does the adjective sacerdotal mean?

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Relating to priests

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77
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In what year was Thomas Becket murdered?

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1170 under the reign of Henry II

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78
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What is the second Mad Max movie called?

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Mad Max: The Road Warrior

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79
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What century was the Black Death?

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14th (1346-1353)

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80
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Meaning of turpitude

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Depravity or wickedness

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81
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Who did Timurlane consider himself to be the successor of?

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Genghis Khan

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82
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What order were the Black Monks from?

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St Benedict—they wore black habits

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83
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What is hierocracy?

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Rule by priests

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84
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What is an entreaty?

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An earnest or humble request

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85
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What was the Fremen name for Arrakis?

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Dune

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86
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What is a prelate?

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A bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary

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87
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During which part of the Middle Ages was the Lollard movement?

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The Late Middle Ages (John Wycliffe—England)

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88
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In Dune what are the resurrected bodies produced by the Tleilaxu called?

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Gholas

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89
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The Battle of Hastings 1066 began as a succession crisis after the death of whom?

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Edward the Confessor

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90
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During which years did Henry VIII reign?

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1509-1547

Beginning of the English Renaissance and the English Reformation

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91
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What is the concentrated form of spice that Lady Jessica drinks to become a Reverend Mother?

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The Water of Life

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92
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In the Hellenistic empire, which post Alexander rulers ruled
Macedonia
Syria-Mesopotamia
Egypt

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Macedonia- Antigonids
Syria-Mesopotamia —Seleucid
Egypt—Ptolemaic

All eventually fell to Rome by 30 BC

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93
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Who was called the American Cincinnatus?

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George Washington bc like Cincinnatus he relinquished power when his job was done

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94
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In Dune, what are the Fedaykin?

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Fremen Death Commandos

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95
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Origin of the Cistercian monk’s name?

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Cistercium is Latin for Citeaux

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96
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What is metempsychosis?

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Transmigration of souls

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97
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What is autarky?

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Economic independence or self sufficiency

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98
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What did it mean to “give someone the wall” in 19th century England?

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To give someone of higher social status the safest place to walk on the street (away from the night soil)

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99
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What period of time was The High Middle Ages?

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1000-1300

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100
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What is particularism?

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Exclusive attachment to one’s own group, party, nation

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101
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When did the Hellenistic Period begin and end?

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323 BC with the death of Alexander and the beginning of his successors and ended 30 BC when the Roman’s defeated the last successor state in Egypt

102
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When did the Hellenistic Period begin and end?

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323 BC with the death of Alexander and the beginning of his successors and ended 30 BC when the Roman’s defeated the last successor state in Egypt

103
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Where was St. Benedict’s monastery?

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Monte Cassino near Naples

104
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Where did King Arthur supposedly hold his court?

A

Camelot

105
Q

What are the hooks that Fremen use to ride sandworms called?

A

Makerhooks

106
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When did the Carolingians take over the Frankish kingdom from the Merovingians?

A

751 Pepin III with Charlemagne crowned Christmas Day 800 AD

107
Q

Who was the leading family in France up until the Capetians in 987?

A

Carolingians

108
Q

To which class of antifungal does fosmanogepix belong?

A

First in class gepix

109
Q

Name of the suits worn in the desert in the Dune books

A

Stillsuit

110
Q

In Dune who is Lady Jessica’s father?

A

The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

111
Q

What years were the “Late Roman Republic”?

A

133 BC - 31 BC

112
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Who was the south vietnamese president assassinated while JFK was still president?

A

Ngo Dinh Diem

113
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What does gainsay mean?

A

To deny or contradict

114
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What is the name of the planet that Dune takes place on?

A

Arrakis

115
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What was William the Conqueror called before the 1066 Norman Conquest

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William the Bastard

116
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Why did many of the Carolingian rulers have a nickname? ie Charles the bald, Louis the Pious

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Because there were a limited number of royal names. Illegitimate children got other names

117
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In the Roman Republic what were the two types of citizens?

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Patricians and Plebeians

118
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Who was Charlemagne’s servant and biographer?

A

Einhard

119
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In which century was the reformation?

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16th—theses in 1517

120
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When naming Simon St. Peter, what did Peter mean?

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Rock- from Aramaic kephas meaning rock

121
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What does Norman F Cantor think caused the conversion of Constantine?

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He bargained with god while anxious about the upcoming Battle of Milvian Bridge and then after winning doubled down on his faith

122
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What proportion of the western Roman Empire was Christian at the time of the conversion of Constantine?

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10%

123
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What is the small island in the middle of the Tiber River near Rome called?

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Tiber Island

124
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What is Paul Atreides mother’s name?

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Lady Jessica

125
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Other name for All Souls Day

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The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

126
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What was Carthages effective power at the beginning of the Third Punic War?

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The city of Carthage itself, its imperial holdings already vanquished during the Second Punic War

127
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Who took over after defeating the Umayyad caliphate in 750 AD?

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The Abbasids

128
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At one point during the Great Papal Schism there were actually three popes—where were they?

A

Rome and Avignon; briefly also at Pisa

129
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Who was the first Carolingian king?

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Pepin III (Pepin the short—Charlemagne’s father)

130
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Who was the first pope to reside in Avignon and kick off 70 years of the “Babylonian Captivity”?

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Clement V 1305

131
Q

Character name in Furiosa?

A

Dementus

132
Q

As of Pope Francis, how many popes have there been?

A

266

133
Q

Established in the third century, these connected the gold rich West African kingdoms to North Africa and Asia?

A

Trans-Saharan trade routes

134
Q

What was the main purpose of Zheng He’s expeditions during the 15th century voyages under the Ming?

A

To reaffirm relationships with tribute states after a long period of Mongol rule

135
Q

What was the visible sign of a Roman Citizen

A

Toga

136
Q

What sea is east of the Caspian Sea?

A

The Aral Sea

137
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The Trappist monks broke off from this group

A

Cistercian monks

138
Q

Who had St Peters basilica built on Vatican Hill?

A

Constantine

139
Q

What is the name of the emperors prison planet in Dune?

A

Salusa Secundus

140
Q

What is an anchorite? Cenobite?

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A religious recluse; a member of a monastic community

141
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Theodoric was king of whom?

A

The Ostrogoths

142
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What is the secret society introduced in Dune Messiah that does genetic engineering?

A

Bene Tlielax or Tlielaxu

143
Q

The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 undid which prior act?

A

The Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)

144
Q

In 843, Louis the Pious’ 3 sons partitioned the Carolingian empire into 3 part at this treaty

A

Treaty of Verdun

145
Q

Who absorbed the Burgundians in the 520s BC near the Rhone valley?

A

The Franks

146
Q

During the great papal schism, where were the two papacies located?

A

Avignon and Rome

147
Q

Meaning of Thomism?

A

Relating to the teaching of Thomas Aquinas

148
Q

The Hundred Years War began over this region ______ bc it was owned by the King of England but as a vassal of the French King

A

Aquitaine

149
Q

Other name for Pope Gregory VII

A

Hildebrand (r 1073-1085)

150
Q

What language did the Ostrogoths speak?

A

Gothic- a now EXTINCT East Germanic language

151
Q

In 2024, what did the Boy Scouts change its name to?

A

Scouting America

152
Q

During which part of the Middle Ages did the 100 Years War take place?

A

The Late Middle Ages

153
Q

Other name for the beginning of the first crusade?

A

The Peoples Crusade

154
Q

Even before the Bari Incident in 1943, which Yale scientists were tasked with studying the effects of nitrogen mustard?

A

Louis Goodman and Alfred Gilman

155
Q

Where was Constantine’s power based out of before the Battle of Milvian Bridge? Maxentius?

A

Gaul and Britain; Maxentius was in Italy and Licinius in East; after defeating Maxentius in 312 he was sole ruler in the west until 324 when he then defeated Licinius

156
Q

When was Innocent III made pope?

A

1198 AD

157
Q

In the newer Mad Max movies, what are the names of the three fortresses of the wasteland?

A

The Citadel
Gastown
The Bullet Farm

158
Q

During which years was the Great Papal Schism which saw popes in Avignon and Rome?

A

1378-1417

At one point also one in Pisa

159
Q

Name of the places that the Fremen live?

A

Sietches

Stilgar is from sietch tabr

160
Q

Who is the Princess Irulans sister?

A

Wensicia

161
Q

What was the first book that Gutenberg printed after creating the printing press?

A

The Gutenberg Bible

162
Q

What is rotgut?

A

Slang for cheap liquor (that is potentially dangerous)

163
Q

Because of how decentralized feudal society was —later carolingian monarchs and after 987, Capetian monarchs nominally had control of France but where was their real/effective power?

A

Essentially they were the Duke of Paris but nominally in charge of the others

Often afraid to leave their own duchy

164
Q

What is the Bene Gesserit group that sows myths and superstitions in primitive worlds in Dune?

A

The Missionaria Protectiva

165
Q

When did the Risorgimento occur when the Papal States were absorbed into Italy?

A

1861

166
Q

Where and when was the Hussite Rebellion?

A

In the 1400s in Bohemia (Prague)

167
Q

Knowledge of 6th century France comes largely from whom?

A

Gregory of Tours

168
Q

The Fremen call Paul Atreides ________ meaning “The Voice from the Outer World”

A

Lisan al-Gaib

169
Q

Who are Dante’s 3 guides in the Divine Comedy?

A

Virgil, Beatrice, and St. Bernard

170
Q

The dye industry that Paul Ehrlich entered into when he began dyeing cells began due to what?

A

The cotton industry; “practical chemistry” existed to dye textiles

171
Q

Language of Stilgars Fremen tribe in Dune?

A

Chakobsa

172
Q

Name of Paul Atreides son with Chani

A

Leto II

173
Q

What is vituperation?

A

Bitter and abusive language

174
Q

Who were the ruling families of France after the Capetians ?

A

Valois then Bourbons

175
Q

During which part of the Middle Ages did the crusades take place?

A

The High Middle Ages (1000-1300) occurring 1095-1291

176
Q

Name of Paul Atreides sister

A

Alia Atreides

177
Q

What is the idea that the fall of Christendom created Europe?

A

With the great papal schism of 1378-1417 and the subsequent Protestant Reformation there was no longer a unified “Christendom” and now there were states

178
Q

Where was Plato from?

A

Athens

179
Q

Where does the term “cardinal” as in the ecclesiastical office, come from?

A

Latin for the hinge of a door- the hinges on which the papal door moved

180
Q

When was Charlemagne crowned?

A

Christmas Day 800 AD

181
Q

Normandy was established in 911 AD when a Viking named ______ took the area from the Carolingians and proclaimed a duchy

A

Rollo

182
Q

Who were Charles Martels two sons?

A

Pepin III and Carloman

183
Q

Who wrote History of the Franks?

A

Bishop Gregory of Tours

184
Q

Who ultimately absorbed the visigoths in 1) Gaul and 2) Spain?

A

Gaul - the Franks
Spain - Arabs

185
Q

Character name in Furiosa?

A

Dementus

186
Q

This dynasty ruled France from 987-1328

A

Capetians

187
Q

The March of Dimes was originally created to fund research for which disease?

A

Polio

188
Q

When was Clovis crowned? Charlemagne?

A

Clovis—481 a Merovingian Frank

Charlemagne—800 a Carolingian Frank

189
Q

What years would be considered “British New York”?

A

1664-1783

1664: won from the Dutch
1783: American Revolution ends

190
Q

The Gracchi brothers were grandsons of whom?

A

Scipio Africanus - hero general of second Punic War (defeated Hannibal)

191
Q

In Dune, what is the Landsraad?

A

The assembly of all the noble houses in the Imperium

192
Q

Who is Liet Kynes in Dune?

A

The Imperial Planetologist of Arrakis

193
Q

When did the Philadelphia Zoo open?

A

1874 (150 yr anniversary July 2024)

194
Q

What did Monophysite Christians believe?

A

That there was no separation between human and divine in Christ

And that he was essentially divine vs Arianism essentially human

195
Q

Research has shown that the Goths (Germans) that invaded the Roman Empire were originally from where?

A

Scandinavia and Denmark; began moving south around 1000 BC and down to Danube and Rhine around 100 BC

196
Q

Which hospital launched the first clinical trial of 6-MP against ALL?

A

Memorial (now MSKCC) 1950s

197
Q

What is the graduation song called?

A

Pomp and Circumstance

198
Q

Which eastern Roman Emperor built the Hagia Sophia?

A

Justinian

199
Q

Who was the Roman who ended all speeches with “Carthage must be destroyed”?

A

Cato the Elder

200
Q

What nickname did Constantine’s nephew Julian get?

A

Julian the Apostate (converted back to paganism)

201
Q

What are Paul and Chani’s twins names in Dune Messiah?

A

Leto II and Ghanima

202
Q

Who was the physician-scientist that Sidney Farber was working with who developed the antifolates that he used?

A

Yella Subbarao

203
Q

What day is All Souls Day? What century did it become part of the Christian calendar?

A

November 2

11th century

204
Q

What was the largest land based empire in history?

A

The Mongol Empire

205
Q

What year was the Ivy Mike thermonuclear test on Eniwetok Atoll?

A

1953

206
Q

What is Paul Atreides’ home world?

A

Caladan

207
Q

Which Roman general ultimately defeated the Carthaginians in the second Punic War?

A

Scipio Africanus

208
Q

After the fall of Islamic Spain in 1492, the expansion of which empire invigorated trade in Sub Saharan Africa?

A

The Ottoman Empire

209
Q

Historian JR Strayer describes this medieval system as “public power in private hands”

A

Feudalism- ie decentralized government with various fiefs

210
Q

Last Roman King before the republic

A

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus— Tarquin the Proud (Etruscan king)

211
Q

When did Benedict Gaetani accede the throne and become Boniface VIII?

A

1294

212
Q

Who wrote The Germania?

A

Tacitus

213
Q

Who was the German king when Henry II reigned?

A

Frederick I Barbarossa

214
Q

What is a legate?

A

A member of the clergy representing the pope—especially a cardinal

215
Q

What color were the habits of Benedictine and Cistercian monks?

A

Benedictine - black

Cistercian - white

216
Q

What were the years of the Avignon Papacy?

A

1309-1376

Started with Clement V

217
Q

When was Galen alive?

A

129-216 AD

87 yrs old

218
Q

Meaning of sententious

A

Given to moralizing in an affected or pompous manner (self righteous)

219
Q

In Dune, who is the leader of the Fremen tribe Paul encounters?

A

Stilgar

220
Q

Who took over Alexander’s Hellenistic Empires?

A

First, his generals leading to Antigonids, Seleucids, and Ptolemaics

Then ultimately the Romans

221
Q

When did Otto I ascend the medieval German throne and begin the Ottonian monarchy?

A

936

222
Q

Why were Peter and Paul killed in Rome 64 AD?

A

That’s when the fire broke out that Nero blamed on the Christians

223
Q

Who were the Angevin kings?

A

The first of the Plantagenets - Henry II, Richard the Lionhearted, and John

All counts of Anjou

224
Q

Greek word for church

A

Ecclesia

225
Q

What is a scriptorium?

A

A room set aside in a monastery where manuscripts were copied

226
Q

Who were the claimants to the throne in the Battle of Hastings?

A

1) Harold Godwinson (England)
2) Harold Hardradda (Norway)
3) William the Bastard (France/Normandy)

227
Q

When was Normandy first established as a feudal duchy?

A

911 AD when a Viking named Rollo took the area from the Carolingian king and got the title of Duke

228
Q

From which house do Shaddam IV and Princess Irulan come from in Dune?

A

House Corrino

229
Q

In the Hellenistic empire, which post Alexander rulers ruled
Macedonia
Syria-Mesopotamia
Egypt

A

Macedonia- Antigonids
Syria-Mesopotamia —Seleucid
Egypt—Ptolemaic

All eventually fell to Rome by 30 BC

230
Q

Who were the Indians who lived in New York before the Europeans?

A

Lenape

231
Q

Clovis was a king of which family?

A

Merovingian

232
Q

What was the basic demographic situation in the early, middle, and late Middle Ages?

A

Early = stagnant

Middle = growth (doubled)

Late = stagnant then decline with plague in 1347

233
Q

What is the Catholic church Petrine Doctrine?

A

That the successors of Peter should rule the church (ie the pope)

234
Q

When did St. Paul die? When did Constantine convert?

A

65 AD; 312 AD (247+ years of being illegal)

235
Q

What were the 3 main immediate successor states after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

A

1) Frankish Gaul — first Merovingians then Carolingians

2) Visigothic Spain

3) Lombard Italy

236
Q

Who did the Lollards follow?

A

John Wycliffe

237
Q

St. Boniface was heavily involved with this Frankish family and contributed to the christianization of Europe

A

Carolingians

238
Q

Why did King George III declare the Proclamation Line in 1763?

A

Because of Pontiacs Rebellion—wanted to avoid future costly conflicts

239
Q

How did crusaders get to Jerusalem in the First Crusade?

A

Through Turkey and then Antioch to Jerusalem

240
Q

Who officially seized the caliphal title from the Abbasids in 1517?

A

The Ottoman Turks

241
Q

Other name for Ibn Rushd

A

Averroes - Muslim commentator on Aristotle

242
Q

In the Middle Ages, what was scutage?

A

Money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service

243
Q

The two main regions of Habsburg monarchy in Europe were _____

A

Austria and Spain

244
Q

Where and when did the Donatist controversy begin?

What did it state?

A

311 in North Africa; only those living blameless lives belonged in the church

245
Q

What is Danse Macabre?

A

Dance of Death - late medieval allegorical style of painting on the universality of death

246
Q

Pope Leo the great made a deal with this invader so he wouldn’t sack Rome

A

Attila the Hun

247
Q

Whose 3 sons partitioned the Carolingian empire in the Treaty of Verdun (843)?

A

Louis the Pious (Charlemagne’s succeeding son)

248
Q

Who wrote “Roughing It” in 1866 about the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)?

A

Mark Twain

249
Q

What is the name of the volcanic state park on Maui?

A

Haleakala (House of the Sun)

250
Q

What is the name of the group of farmers who resisted collectivization in the Soviet Union?

A

Kukaks —rich farmers

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