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History Final

1
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The Medes & the Persians settled in an area known as ?

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Iran

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2
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The armies of the Medes & the Persians united under control of the ?

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Medes

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3
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Cyrus led his army to conquer the ?

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Babylonian Empire

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4
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Darius managed his empire without maintaining a strong, well trained ?

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Military

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5
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Trade grew in the Persian Empire because of a common currency, Persian roads, and a growing demand for ?

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Goods

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6
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Zoroastrianism teaches that there are two uncreated ?

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Spirits

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7
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? Was the Athenian general who had a plan to ram & sink Persian ships

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Themistocles

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8
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King ? And his army sailed the plain of Marathon where they were defeated

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Darius

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9
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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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10
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Which empire did Cyrus conquer after its ruler saw a hand write on the wall of his palace?

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Babylon

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11
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Under which king did the Persian Empire reach its greatest size and power?

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Darius

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12
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What did Darius build to keep his empire connected?

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A road system

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13
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What did Darius use as in international means of trade?

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Gold coins

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14
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Herodotus was a Greek ?

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Historian

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15
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What was the main religion of ancient Persia?

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Zoroastrianism

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16
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What were the priests of the Persian Empire called?

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Magi

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17
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After which battle did the Greek runner run back to Athens and collapse after delivering the Greek victory?

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Battle of Marathon

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18
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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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19
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Which Persian king ruled when Ezra and Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem?

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Artaxerxes

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20
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Who invaded and conquered the Persian Empire?

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Alex the Great

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21
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After Alexander’s family, the next family that came to rule Syria and Persia was the ?

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Seleucids

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22
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The Minoans gained wealth through trade with other ?

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People

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23
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The government of Sparta was mainly concerned with the individual rights of ?

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People

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24
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Spartan women were allowed to own property and received physical training like ?

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The men

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25
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The Mycenaeans attacked and pirated ?

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Ships

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26
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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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27
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The three major Greek ? In Athens where Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

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Philosophers

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28
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? Was poisened for causing young men to question belief in the gods

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Socrates

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29
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? Developed the scientific method of careful observation and records

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Aristotle

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30
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What was the earliest known civilization in Greece?

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Minoan

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31
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How did the Minoans gain their wealth?

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Trade

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32
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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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33
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Who was the most famous leader of Athens?

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Pericles

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34
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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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35
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Where was the center of religious life in Athens?

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The Acropolis

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36
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How did Socrates teach his students?

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With thought provoking questions

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37
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Who wrote the first geometry textbook?

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Euclid

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38
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Who estimated the circumference of the world with reasonable accuracy?

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Eratosthenes

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39
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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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40
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The Roman Empire was strengthened when Diocletian put assistant rulers over each ?

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Half

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41
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Romes early form of government was a ?

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Democracy

42
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Laws were never recorded on tables and displayed publicly in ?

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Rome

43
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Roman laws were built on the Law of the ?

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Twelve Tables

44
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? Believed that doing ones duty leads to happiness and that fate governs all things

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Stoics

45
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Nero persecuted ? By putting them to death

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Christians

46
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The ? Calendar is based on the birth of Christ and adds a few days to February every four years

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Gregorian

47
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Plebeians were allowed to have their own ? And to serve as tribunes

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Assembly

48
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The triumvirate included Crassus, Pompey, and ?

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Julius Ceaser

49
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The ? Was a period of peace that began under Octavian

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Pax Romana

50
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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

51
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The main architectural feature of the Collosseum is the ?

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Arch

52
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Where did the Roman civilization begin?

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Italian Peninsula

53
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Which Roman social class was made up of the wealthy landowners and nobles?

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The Patricians

54
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Which Roman social class was made up of farmers, traders, and craftsman?

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The Plebeians

55
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Who did Rome fight in the Punic War?

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Carthage

56
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Who became dictator of Rome after being part of the Triumvirate?

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Julius Ceaser

57
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Who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

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Julius Ceaser

58
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From which civilization did Rome borrow much of its culture?

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Greece

59
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Who was the first emperor when Jesus was born on earth?

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Ceaser Augustus

60
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Which date is considered to be the fall of the Roman Empire?

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476

61
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The Muslim invasion of Constantinople was stopped by a drought, a famine, and the use of ?

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Gun powder

62
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Leo lll stopped the Muslims at Constantinople and took back ?

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Asia Minor

63
Q

Controversy arose In the church over the use of ?

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Icons

64
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Christian missionaries helped, standerize language, laws, and ethics in Eastern ?

A

Europe

65
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The city of Constantinople had a good location for trade, and ?

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Defense

66
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After Justinian’s time, the Byzantine army grew weaker because it used many ?

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Mercenaries

67
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Muhammonds teachings were compiled by his followers into the ?

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Avesta

68
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Leo lll ordered the destruction of all icons because he believed they were ?

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Idols

69
Q

1/3 of Europe’s people died in a flu epidemic in the ?

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1300s

70
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One lasting contribution of the Byzantine empire was the preservation of Greek learning, philosophy, and ?

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Literature

71
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He had the Roman law simplified?

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Justinian l

72
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This decree guaranteed freedom of religion in the Roman Empire?

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Edict of Milan

73
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This term describes those who support traditionally excepted principles of the faith

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Orthodox

74
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His revelations developed into the religion of Islam?

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Muhammad

75
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The Turks, who conquered all of the Byzantine empire were the ?

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Ottomans

76
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These were nomadic people groups who invaded the western Roman Empire?

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Barbarians

77
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a holy war, fought for the cause of Islam is called ?

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Jihad

78
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How does the teachings of Islam differ from the biblical truth?

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Islam considers Jesus to be just a prophet

79
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Islamic scholars made all these intellectual contributions, EXCEPT ?

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They copyed the Bible in Arabic

80
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How did the location of Mecca contribute to the development of Islam?

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Its position along trade routes brought new ideas and religious beliefs

81
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Which belief do protestant Christians and the eastern orthodox church agree on?

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God is a Trinity

82
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What contribution did Christian missionaries from Constantinople make during the Byzantine emperors golden age?

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Standardized, the language, laws, and political patterns of the people of Eastern Europe

83
Q

His revelations were complied in the Qur ‘an?

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Muhammad

84
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The medieval period began with the fall of the western Roman ?

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Empire

85
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The Vikings caused uncertainty and fear in Western Europe, because their attacks were sudden and ?

A

Destructive

86
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Under the feudal system, lords had much power, and peasants had little

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Freedom

87
Q

English peasants started a revolt that led to the singing of the magna ?

A

Carta

88
Q

The Benedictine rule, was a set of rules for nuns to ?

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Follow

89
Q

Charlemagne was crowned emperor of a revive, eastern Roman ?

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Empire

90
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The renaissance brought a rebirth of ?

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Learning

91
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a ? Received a portion of a fee for an exchange for service to a Lord.

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Vassal

92
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William the conquer begin a new royal land, called the ?

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Normans

93
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Castles served as both homes and ? Fortresses.

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Military

94
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The influence of the Magna Carta can be seen in the US Constitution and in the bill of ?

A

Rights

95
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Local land owners provided protection for people, because there was no strong central government. This is the definition of the word…

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Feudalism

96
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How did William or Normandy win the battle of Hastings?

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His army attacked Harold Godwinsons shield wall repeatedly until it broke through

97
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Which term refers to attractive land given by a lord to a vassal?

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Fief

98
Q

Where were the Vikings from?

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Scandinavia

99
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Which king was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

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John

100
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What effect did the Magna Carta have?

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It required the king to submit to laws

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