Stages 17 & 18 culture Flashcards

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1
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What is the color of natural glass?

A

Green to bluish green

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2
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What property was discovered about glass?

A

Excellent refractor of light

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3
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What building profited from glass windows?

A

The thermae

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4
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First three ruling groups before romans?

A

Egyptians, Persians, greeks

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5
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Five items imported from rome to egypt

A

Papyrus, gold, marble, granite, grain

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6
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Three gods worshipped in rome

A

Serapis, isis, osiris

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7
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What family ruled Alexandria after alexander and for how long

A

Ptolemy, next 300 years

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8
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Who was last in the ptolemaic line?

A

Cleopatra

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9
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When did Egypt become a roman province?

A

30 B.C.

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10
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What was the main street in alexandria?

A

Canopus street

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11
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How wide was this street?

A

100 feet

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12
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What was the area that contained temples, administrative offices, and gardens

A

The royal quarter

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13
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What was the caesareum?

A

A shrine begun by cleopatra

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14
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What was the caesareum intended to honor?

A

Marc Antony

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15
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Who dedicated it to himself?

A

Emperor augustus

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16
Q

What six nationalities in alexandria?

A

Egyptians, jews, romans, africans, indians and the greeks

17
Q

What group was most powerful?

A

The greeks

18
Q

True or false claudius wrote an angry letter to the alexandrians

A

True

19
Q

What is glass made from?

A

Sand, plant ash or natron and lime