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Semester 1 Final Review Flashcards

1
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True or False: The Roman called res publica stands for “that which belongs to the people.”

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True

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True or False: Phillip II was the first king to unite all of Greece under one ruler.

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True

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3
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Which city won the Peloponnesian War?

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Sparta

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4
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Sumerians lacked many building materials so their cities were made of…

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Clay and Stone

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5
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True or False: Lucy the australopithecus was found in east Asia

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False

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6
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All of these seas surround Rome expect for?

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Red Sea

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7
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Which seas do surround Rome?

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Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea

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True or False: The most important result of Alexander’s conquest was the spreading and mixing of Greek culture with the world.

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True

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9
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True or False: The Sicilians ruled central Italy until approximately 509 B.C.E

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False

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10
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True or False: Carthage fought to protect its homeland, Rome fought to expand its empire. In the end Rome won the Punic Wars.

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True

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True or False: By 133 B.C.E the Roman empire extended from Spain to Asia Minor and Egypt.

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True

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12
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True or False: Ancient Rome was built between seven different hills by the tiber river.

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True

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13
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What laws came from God to the Jewish people as instructions and Israel had to follow strictly?

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Ten Commandments

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14
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True or False: Early Greeks lived as one unified civilization that got along very well.

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False

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15
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Carthage was led by general ________ in the second war and surprised the Romans causing great destruction in Italy.

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Hannibal

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16
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He wrote “The Republic” where he talked about his distrust of democracy and ideas for a perfect government?

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Plato

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17
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What was the new type of philosophy that was created to encourage people to take what life gives calmly and logically?

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Stoics

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18
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True or False: In Rome, in the event of war the consul could be named king and given supreme power for life.

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False

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19
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In Ancient Egypt, __________ went to school at 7 to learn how to write in hieroglyphics and hieratic script.

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Scribes

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20
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After Caesar’s death, Rome fell into civil war, and from this war Julius’ grandnephew _________came to power in Rome.

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Octavian

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21
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The first Greek civilization was found on which island?

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Crete

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22
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True or False: The mountains of Italy are more rugged than those of Greece making transportation and communication harder.

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False

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23
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Who became dictator after killing his rival Pompey, then instituted many reforms in Rome?

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Julius Caesar

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24
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What event led to the beginning of the new stone age?

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Development of Agriculture

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25
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What was the “area between the rivers” known as?

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Mesopotamia

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26
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Egyptians perfected the art of _____________, to preserve bodies for the afterlife.

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Mummification

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27
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True or False: Julius Caesar established a new calendar called the Julian calendar that was based off of the Egyptian calendar

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True

28
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Which of the following people studies the development of ancient civilizations?

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Anthropologist

29
Q

The two Roman ____________ could only serve one term and had to agree on all decisions made with each other.

A

Consuls

30
Q

___________ were the commoners in Roman society.

A

Plebeians

31
Q

The Romans wrote down their laws on the____________, which were placed in the Roman marketplace for all to see.

A

12 tables

32
Q

Which of the following was NOT a reason that early civilizations developed near rivers?

A

Protection from invasion

33
Q

The Republic started out with 300 members who made the laws and controlled the government called?

A

The Senate

34
Q

During the ________________ people started to farm and domesticate animals.

A

Neolithic Revolution

35
Q

Who was the Father of Israel, farmer from Ur who lived approximately 2000 B.C.E?

A

Abraham

36
Q

True or False: Sumerians believed that their gods were above the people and did not behave like them.

A

False

37
Q

True or False: Epic of Gilgamesh is a well known epic that gives insight on Sumerian culture, religion, government, and daily life.

A

True

38
Q

All of these were periods of Ancient Egypt except?

A

Beginning Kingdom

39
Q

What is the main peninsula of Greece called?

A

Peloponnesus

40
Q

True or False: Hammurabi is most well known for codifying a set of laws for the Babylonian Empire.

A

True

41
Q

Egypt relied on the ___________ River to provide water and help with farming

A

Nile

42
Q

True or False: Civilizations made artwork of whatever they felt like and it really had no significance to them.

A

False

43
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True or False: Hammurabi is most well known for codifying a set of laws for the Babylonian Empire

A

True

44
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True or False: The most important result of Alexander’s conquest was the spreading of Greek and mixing of Greek culture with other parts of the world.

A

True

45
Q

The Romans wrote down their laws on the _______, which were placed in the Roman marketplace for all to see.

A

Twelve Tables

46
Q

True or False: In Rome, in the event of war the consul could be named king and given supreme power for life.

A

False

47
Q

True or False: Lucy the australopithecus was found in east Asia.

A

False

48
Q

This is the “area between the rivers.”

A

Mesopotamia

49
Q

The Greeks called their city-states this.

A

Polis

50
Q

______ were the commoners in Roman society.

A

Plebeians

51
Q

_______ has influenced many of the other major monotheistic religions of the modern world such as Christianity and Islam.

A

Judaism

52
Q

This event led to the beginning of the new stone age.

A

Development of agriculture

53
Q

Egyptians perfected the art of ______, to preserve bodies for the afterlife.

A

Mummification

54
Q

The Greek city-state won the Peloponnesian War

A

Sparta

55
Q

The Republic started out with 300 members who made the laws and controlled the government.

A

The Senate

56
Q

He became dictator after killing his rival Pompey, then instituted many reforms in Rome.

A

Julius Caesar

57
Q

These people study the development of ancient civilizations

A

Anthropologists

58
Q

These laws came from God to the Jewish people as instructions and Israel had to follow strictly.

A

Ten Commandments

59
Q

This was a new type of philosophy that was created to encourage people to take what life gives them calmly and logically.

A

Stoics/Stoicism

60
Q

Legend has it that Ancient Rome was actually founded by these two brothers.

A

Romulus and Remus

61
Q

What is the main peninsula of Greece called?

A

Peloponnesus

62
Q

During the _________ people started to farm and domesticate animals.

A

Neolithic Revolution

63
Q

In Ancient Egypt, ______ went to school at 7 to learn how to write in hieroglyphics and hieratic script.

A

Scribes

64
Q

These two poems told the story of the Trojan war and Mycenaean civilization.

A

Iliad and Odyssey

65
Q

The Romans conquered the _______, the civilization that was on the Italian peninsula before them.

A

Etruscans

66
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_______ is a well known epic that gives insight on Sumerian culture, religion, government, and daily life.

A

Epic of Gilgamesh

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