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Test 3 Flashcards

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image destroyer

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iconoclast

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common people of Rome

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plebeian

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educated slave

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pedagogue

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rule by the few

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oligarchy

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defender of the faith

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apologist

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hilltop fortress

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acropolis

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Hindu belief in “life after death”

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reincarnation

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criminal forced to fight in public show

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gladiator

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underground tunnels

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catacombs

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rule by the many or the common people

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democracy

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What dynasty was China’s longest ruling dynasty?

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Chou

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12
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the first tyrant of Athens

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Peisistratus

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The Pantheon was a _____ temple and an excellent example of classical architecture.

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Roman

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The Empress _____ was a great influence on the law code of Justinian’s reign.

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Theodora

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Who was the first emperor of a united China?

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Shih Huang Ti

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The Battle of Salamis was a great defeat for the _____ navy.

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Persian

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17
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Who is the supposed king of the Greek gods?

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Zeus

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18
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Who produced the Latin Vulgate?

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Jerome

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19
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Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who served the great ______.

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Kublai Khan

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The _____, who lived on the island of Crete, developed a highly skilled civilization.

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Minoans

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Hippocrates was a great Greek _____.

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physician

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22
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The Ottoman Turks were ______ in their effort to conquer Byzantium.

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successful

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23
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Marius was beaten by _____, champion of the Senate, in Rome’s first civil war.

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Sulla

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Phillip II was a ruler in ______ before conquering nearly all of Greece.

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Macedonia

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25
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Cyril and Methodius were famous Byzantine ______.

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missionaries

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26
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known for his merciless law code

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Draco

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greatest of the Byzantine rulers

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Justinian

28
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crossed the Rubicon and became master of Rome

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Ceasar

29
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great Carthaginian general

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Hannibal

30
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Who tutored Alexander?

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Aristotle

31
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Who wrote City of God?

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Augustine

32
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the brave Christian girl martyred for her faith

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Blandina

33
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Who granted toleration to Christians with the Edict of Milan?

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Constantine

34
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Who was the founder of Japanese civilization?

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Prince Shotoku

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Who initiated the tenth and greatest persecution?

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Diocletian

36
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the emperor of Japan

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Mikado

37
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great Athenian statesman

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Pericles

38
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Who defeated Antony at the Battle of Actium?

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Octavian

39
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Spartan genera

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Leonidas

40
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Greek “Father of History”

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Herodotus

41
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What was Sumerian writing called?

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cuneiform

42
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In what type of Greek was the New Testament written?

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koine

43
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What Roman emperor began the first great persecution of the Christians?

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Nero

44
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What were the wars between Rome and Carthage called?

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Punic

45
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Name the magnificent cathedral built by Justinian.

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Hagia Sophia

46
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What is the name of the strict social class system in India?

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caste system

47
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What type of government means “rule by the best”?

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aristocracy

48
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What great ruler united the Medes and Persians to begin the Persian empire?

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Cyrus

49
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

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Homer

50
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the Hebrew word for “Annointed One”

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Messiah

51
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Ramses, Tutankhamen, and _____ were all famous pharaohs of Egypt,

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Cheops

52
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Which was a famous Greek hero in Homer’s works?

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Achilles

53
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What was the first major naval battle in history?

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Salamis

54
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What was the Pax Romana?

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period of peace and prosperity

55
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By A.D. ____ the New Testament had been completed.

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100

56
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What African empire was founded by Mansa Musa?

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Mali

57
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On March 15, 44 B.C, _____ was murdered by a group of Roman senators.

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Julius Ceasar

58
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Who was Hammurabi?

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Old Babylonian ruler

59
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Mt. _____ erupted, burying Herculaneum and Pompei in volcanic ash.

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Vesuvius

60
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Constantinople, Byzantium, and _______ are all names for the city called New Rome.

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Istanbul

61
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What church is known for its use of the Greek liturgy?

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Eastern Orthodox

62
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______ democracy allows voting citizens to elect people to rule for them.

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representative

63
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The testimony of those persecuted and martyred spurred many others to become _______ themselves.

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Christians

64
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Why was Arianism such a threat to the early church?

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It denied the deity of Jesus Christ thereby denying His holiness and work

65
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Why was is wrong for Theodosius to make Christianity the only legal religion in the empire?

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God’s church does not need Roman law to aid its growth, forcing someone to make a confession of Christianity does nothing for their relationship with God, and it brings unregenerate pagan thinking into the church as many join because it is the legal thing to do.

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