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1
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Who drew the only sketch of the globe theatre

A

Johannes de Witt

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2
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What were the 3 parts of the theatre?

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Pit, 3 tiers and stage

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3
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People in the pit

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Groundlings

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4
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What was the shape of the theatre

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Octagon

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5
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How many people could the globe hold?

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3000

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6
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What was the message on the main entrance

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The whole world is a play house

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7
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What was happening while globe was active

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Britain was an war with another country

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8
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3 owners of globe

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Richard and cuthburt burbage and William Shakespeare

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9
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What set the roof on fire

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Canon during Henry VIII

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10
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Who made the modern replica of the globe

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Sam Wanamaker

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11
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When did the plague break out

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1300s

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12
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Plague killed how many people

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25 million

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13
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Where did the plague originate? How did it spread to humans?

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Rodents in china

Flees

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14
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How many types of plague are there?

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3

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15
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Does the plague still exist?

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Yes in Africa

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16
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Symptoms of plague

A

Head ache
Nausea
Aching joints

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17
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What did the deaths of the plague do to euro economy?

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Created labor shortage

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18
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How did plague effect art and literature

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Very dark and preoccupied with death

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19
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How many phases of roman religion are there?

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3

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20
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According to religion from where did the plague come?

A

Gods wrath

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21
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A fencing match is called

A

A bout

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22
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3 main points of safely choreographed stage fight

A

Distance
Placement
Timing

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23
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The beginning fencing position

A

On garde

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24
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Parts of the blade

A

Forte strongest part

Foible weakest part

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25
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Parries used in ordinary stage fight

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4,6,8

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26
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Atriums original use

A

Bedroom of mother in Latin America house hold

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27
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Caught rain water in atrium

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Impluvium

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28
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Roman dining room

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Triclinium

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29
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Paristylum

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Garden of house

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30
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Atrium with no columns

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Tuscanium

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31
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How were Roman army strategies different then others of the time?

A

Organized into groups

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32
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How many men per legion

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5000

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33
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How many weapons did a soldier carry? What were they?

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3

Dagger spear and sword

34
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Differences between auxiliary and legionary soldiers

A

Legionary- Roman citizens

Auxiliary- not roman citizned

35
Q

Purpose of ballista

A

Giant arrows fired at opponents

36
Q

How old did a soldier have to be to enlist in the roman army

A

45 or younger

37
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Who was responsible for the fall of Rome?

A

Germanic barbarians

38
Q

Why did the roman army start to weaken?

A

Funding was hard so they let barbarians fight with them

39
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List the ranks in order of the roman soldiers

A

Soldier
Centurion
Lagatus

40
Q

Highest number roman army contained

A

3,750,000

41
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When was Marc Antony born?

A

83 bc

42
Q

Where did antony flee from his creditors and to study

A

Athens Greece

43
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Why was antony summoned to Egypt?

A

To support ptory XII in a campaign against Alistor Billious

44
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Where was Caesar’s army when Marc Antony became staff

A

Gaul

45
Q

What made Antony a poor leader

A

Brutish and overbearing personality

46
Q

How did he escape Rome?

A

Dressing as a slave

47
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Who was Octavian?

A

Caesars nephew and adopted son

48
Q

Antony’s lover

A

Cleopatra

49
Q

In the play what was signature about the funeral speech?

A

Showed breach of the conspirators

50
Q

How did Antony die

A

Suicide with cleopatra

51
Q

When was Caesar born

A

July 13, 100 bc

52
Q

When did he die

A

44 BC

53
Q

Where and who was Caesar raised with

A 
Common quarters of Rome
Lower class citizens
54
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What were the 2 major events that impacted Caesars life

A

Death of father

Marriage of aunt Julia and Marius

55
Q

Who was Caesars wife whom he had children with

A

Cornelia

56
Q

Caesars child’s name

A

Julia

57
Q

When Caesar left Rome where did he go and what did he do?

A

Gaul for 9 years

Conquered most of Central Europe

58
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What did ceased do to start civil war

A

Crossed Rubian river with soldiers

59
Q

Caesar’s official title

A

Dictator perpetuus

60
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Caesars 2 partners

A

Pompey Crassus

61
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How many plays did Shakespeare write in his life

A

37 plays

62
Q

Shakespeare’s wife

A

Anne Hathaway

63
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When was Shakespeare born

A

April 23, 1564

64
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Why did Shakespeare move to London?

A

Start his acting career

65
Q

Was Shakespeare rich or poor

A

Wealthy

66
Q

What genres were Shakespeare’s writings

A

Tragedy, history, comedy

67
Q

Why did literate and illiterate people enjoy his plays

A

He taught himself to read and write.

He could tell story from their view

68
Q

First play Shakespeare acted in in London

A

Henry VI part one

69
Q

What ere did Shakespeare live in

A

Elizabethan

70
Q

How many siblings did Shakespeare have

A

7, 2 died young

71
Q

What place and year was Queen Elizabeth I born?

A

Ireland

1533

72
Q

How did her mother die?

A

She was beheaded by her husbands orders

73
Q

Why ere the queen and her sister not heirs

A

Thought to be illegitimate and looked down upon bc of their sex

74
Q

What age did Elizabeth get the throne and for how long?

A

25

44 years

75
Q

Main dispute bt Mary and Elizabeth

A

Mary was catholic

Elizabeth was Protestant

76
Q

What main issues did she address when she took over the kingdom?

A

Battle bt Catholics and Protestants

77
Q

When did she die where was she buried

A

1603

Westminster,abbey

78
Q

When did Spanish Armada attack and why

A

1588

Religion

79
Q

Where did Elizabeth give her speech

A

Tilbury England

80
Q

What was the reasoning of England’s victory

A

Storm sent by Protestant god

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