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What did the Neolithic Revolution cause?

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Social changes like villages, occupation, and roles of men and women

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Who did Octavian defeat in 31 BC?

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Antony and Cleopatra

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What type of women were supported by Convents in the Middle Ages?

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Intellectuals

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Who fought in the Punic Wars?

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Rome and Carthage

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What did Confucius say was most important foundation?

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the duty to have children to revere their parents

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What did Plato say was the way to a good life

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Lives in a just and rational state

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what were the hittites the first to do

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use iron weapons

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what did the ancient greeks consider religion as

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necessity to the well-being of the statw

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what is hajj in islam

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a pilgrimage to makkah

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what did the sacking of Constantinople by crusaders do

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helped weaken the byzantine empire

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what were the political and military reforms of diocletian and constantine

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Enhanced the army and civil service institutions, but drained most of the public funds

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how did geography affect trade in the greek colonies

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most greek colonies could be easily reached by water

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Why did Constantine pick the Greek city of Byzantine as the “New Rome”?

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A strategic location for protecting the eastern frontier of the Roman empire

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what did egypt experience during the middle kingdom

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a golden age

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What was Augustus’s reform on Governors?

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governors were to be chosen by emperors

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what were the excepted of nights under the Code of Chivalry

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to treat prisoners with respect and dignity

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who served both lords and kings

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vassals

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What was the name of Rome’s first code of laws?

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12 tables

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What is the word used to describe everyday language or speech?

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vernacular

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How did Charlemagne Roman, Christian, and German elements in his kingdom?

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He, a German king, was crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope

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What is an artistic triumph of the Middle Ages?

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The Gothic architectural style

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What word is used to describe the split between the church of the east and west?

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schism

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What is the main goal of scholasticism?

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To reconcile Christian teachings and the works of ancient philosophers

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What did Rome fight Carthage for?

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The Mediterranean

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What was the peak of the Roman Empire called?
The Pax Romana
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What social class was Julius Caesar a member?
First Triumvirate
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What enabled people to move back to the cities in the Middle Ages?
Less dependence on agriculture
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What is the holy book of Islam?
quran
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What dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire in the 10th and 11th centuries?
Macedonian
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What was a consequence of the plague?
Higher wages for laborers
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What was the most difficult shrine for Christians to make a pilgrimage to?
Jerusalem
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What Roman official ordered the execution of Jesus?
Pontius Pilot
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What led to a money based economy and the rise of cities in the Middle Ages?
The revival of trade
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What is an oligarchy?
Ruled by a small number of people
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How did the Tiber River give Rome an advantage?
access to the sea
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What group of Jews called for an overthrow of Roman rule?
zealots
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What cultural change led to more people enjoying literature in the Middle Ages?
any landowner
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Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
constantine
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What did the use of metals do at the end of the Neolithic Age?
New level of human control over the environment and its resources
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Who could take the civil service exam in ancient China?
any man
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What does the use of fire by early humans remind us of?
They sometimes adapted by changing the environment, not themselves
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What idea did the Mandate of Heaven include?
The king must rule wisely or be overthrown
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How did Marius change Rome's military recruitment system?
Recruiting the landless poor
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How were the Vikings made part of European civilization?
The Frankish policy of settling them and converting them to Christianity
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What were two major groups that settled within Greece?
Aeolians and Dorians
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What was a result of the growth of trade in the Middle Ages?
People acquiring rights and freedoms from local lords
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What was at the heart of feudalism?
Vassalage, which meant warriors swore loyalty to a lord, who in turn took care of their needs
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What was the representative government that emerged in England in the 13th century?
parliament
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What was the ritual called that required an Indian wife to throw herself on her husband's funeral fire?
suttee
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What did every male citizen do under Pericles in Athens?
was in the military
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How did people of the Middle Ages try to explain the Black Death?
They thought it might be a sign of the wrath of God, or the Jews had hatched a plot to poison the Christians
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What led men to play a more dominant role in Neolithic society?
Obtaining food and protecting the settlement
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What group did Romans borrow their style of dress?
Etruscans
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Who is the person that calls Muslims to prayer?
Muezzin
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Who was Rome's first emperor?
Gauls
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Who were the Israelites?
A distinct group, organized in tribes, who established a united kingdom
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What type of religion did the Mesopotamians have?
Polytheistic
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Who created the first Mesopotamian civilization?
Sumerians
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What event led to the schism?
The pope and patriarch excommunicated each other
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Why did the legalist advocate harsh law and punishment?
They believed people were not capable of being good
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How did Shihuangdi unify the Chinese?
Creating a single monetary system and ordering the building of roads
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How did Romans construct massive buildings?
concrete
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What are the 3 periods of Egyptian civilization?
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
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How did Augustus reform Roman government?
Giving emperors the right to name governors
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How was Judaism different from other religions?
Was monotheistic, believing in one God
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Why is the Phoenician alphabet important?
It became the basis for the Greek, and later Roman alphabet
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What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
Called the New Stone Age
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what did the manorial system include
serfs and noble
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What Egyptian city founded by Alexander had the largest library?
Persepolis
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Where did the Aryan people settle?
In areas where Dravidians lived, so that the two groups interacted
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What was the staple for the medieval diet?
bread
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What did Mesopotamia and Egypt both have in common?
Written language
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What do most historians think the Minoan civilization was?
Invaded and destroyed Mycenaean's
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What revolutionized farming in the Middle Ages?
Manorial system
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What was the code of ethics for knights?
Chivalry
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What city di both Muslims and Christians want to control?
Jerusalem
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How did craft guilds improve economic conditions in cities?
Set quality standards for goods produced
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What do Muslims believe Muhammad is?
The prophet of Allah
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Who did Muhammad receive his messages from?
Gabriel
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What was the Silk Road?
Trade route from China to the west
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What did the Popes behavior during the schism cause some people to do?
Criticize the popes for their corruption and power
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What was the Roman senate made of?
patricians
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What were local communities called that led by priests?
parishes
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What did Herodotus write?
Real history in Western Civilization
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What was a new agricultural practice in medieval times?
Three field crop rotation
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What did a Spartan mother tell her son?
Either carrying his shield or being carried on it
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What did the Pax Romana usher in?
Large scale building programs
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What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?
The toga and short cloak
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What did the Minoans establish?
A far ranging sea empire based on trade
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What was a result of the crusades?
The breakdown of feudalism
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What did the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine do in the long run?
Were initially successful, but did not work in the long run
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What best describes Roe's state religion?
Roman worshiped gods and goddesses
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What were two problems after the death of Charlemagne?
Invasions from northern people and internal divisions
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What did the conquest of Alexander the Great do?
Hellenistic era, were the Greek language and culture spread
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What did the Edict of Milan do?
Official tolerance of Christianity
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What are the basic characteristics of civilization?
Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art
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What tools did the Paleolithic age use?
stone
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Why was feudalism developed?
Centralized power was lost in the face of invasion
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What does a caliph attempt to unite in Islam?
Spiritual and political power
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What were the official languages in the Eastern and Western Roman Emire?
Greek/Christianity
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What did the rich soil of the Fertile Crescent result in?
Silt from rivers
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Who was Paul?
Roman citizen who founded Christian communities in Asia Minor
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Why did Roman's persecute Christians during the reign of Nero?
Christians refused to worship the state gods and emperors
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What was the lord-vassal relationship?
Required military service
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What is an empire?
An empire
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In Confucianism everyone fulfilling their duties will result in what?
Will prosper as well
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What the cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Ongoing disputes between Athenians and Spartans
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How was the Bubonic plague spread?
Rats infested with fleas
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What is a missionary?
People sent out to carry a religious message
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At what rate did Homo sapiens spread across the world?
2-3 miles per generation
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What was a result of the collapse of the Carolingian empire?
A new social political system known as feudalism developed
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What building development allowed large stain glass windows to be installed in churches?
Ribbed vaults and flying buttresses
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What was the contract with God and the Jews?
Covenant
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What created the Islamic religion?
The revelations received by Muhammad
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What did Pope Urban II promise in the first crusades?
The sins of anyone killed on the Crusade would instantly be forgiven

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