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Paul

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Jewish fax collecter, Epistle

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Augustus

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Ruler, ordered 1st census, set up basics government services (I.e. Postal Service)

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Julius Carsar

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Worked with Pompey, Triumvirate, Julian Calendar, was assassinated.

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Virgil

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Poet, Aeneid

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Odoacer

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Germanic leader, turns on Rome and wipes Romans out

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Aristotle

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Greek philosopher, asked ?s

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Pythagoras

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Greek philosopher, Pythagorean theorem

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Herodotus

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“the histories” accounts of Greco-Persian war

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Sophocles

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Playwrite, Oedipus.

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Greece was dominated by which city following the Persian war?

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Athens

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What did Greek theater evolve out of?

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Religious festivals

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What was Alexander’s lasting achievement?

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Spread of Greek culture

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What was the center of Hellenistic world?

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Alexandria, Egypt.

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What did conflict between Athens and Sparta result in?

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Athens lost its power as a dominating force

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Best government according to Aristotle?

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Monarchy; single and strong leader

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Empire that reaches from Greece to Egypt and India was established by whom?

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Alexander The Great

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In art and literature the Romans were influence by what culture?

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Greek

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What did roman legal system contribute to at the time of Roman Empire?

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Unity and stability, innocent till guilty

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Times attitude towards Jews of Palestine?

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Tolerant

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What did Jesus proclaim his mission was?

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To bring spiritual salvation and eternal life to anyone who would believe him

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Pax Romana ended in AD 180 after death of….

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Marcus Aurelius

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Where did Constantine make center of power for Rome?

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Constantinople

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Roman republican declined after civil wars fought over…

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Who should rule?

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What was Rome’s attitude towards people of different religions?

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Tolerant as long as they showed loyalty

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Who tried to restore order to Romen Empire?
Diocletian & Constantine
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Roman Province of Gaul was conquered?
The Franks
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what was Charlemagne credited for?
Spreading Christianity, Missi Dominici, blending religions
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Life in Middle Ages was improved because Monks & Nuns did what?
Provided basic services like medical help and schooling. Also gave food and lodging.
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During Medieval times, why did religious people want to reform church?
Church was corrupt and ignoring their vows
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What did new agricultural technologies in Middle Ages lead to?
More food=Population Growth
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Most important economic activities in a medieval town
Merchant Guilds
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Battle of Tours was significant because...
Charles Martelle stopped Muslims from advancing farther into Europe
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Largest part of population in feudal society
Peasants
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During Middle Ages, which did church have so much power over people?
Church was offering salvation, everyone wanted it.
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Three field system contributed to revolution because it did what?
Restored fertility to soil and added variety to the peasants' diet
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Economic/Political life in towns was dominated by who?
Nobles
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Importance of Magna Carta
Gave rights to peasants and rules for Monarchs to follow
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What was the Concordat Of Worms?
Treaty that said church had power to elect bishops but emperor had to approve
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Germany's disunity was due to...
Germany's leader, Fredrick II, spending more time pursuing Italy
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Goal of Crusades:
Urban to gain power and to heal schism between Roman and Byzantine church
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What does reconquista refer to?
Christian campaign to drive Muslims from Spain
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Plague in Europe resulted in what?
1/3 population died, revolts, bad economy, distrust in church
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Holy roman emperors and popes were in conflict over...
Replacing priests and monks
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Describe Catholic Church
Directed everything, had power over everyone, hella corrupt
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What was Joan of Arc remembered for?
Helping France win 100 years war
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What culture was Kiev influenced by?
Byzantine
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Russian rulers developed what kind of government?
Extreme absolute power, dictatorship.
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Capital of Russia under Czars:
Moscow
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Ivan range terrible was known for...
Being shitty and driving Mongols out and building Church
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During late Middle Ages, what group of people took refuge in Poland?
West Slavs
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What were Renaissance artists focused on?
Humanism
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Albrecht Dürer known as German Leonarso because of...
They shared wide ranging interests
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What did development of printing lead to?
More people learned to read, books were cheaper, religious turmoil
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Luther criticized Catholic Church because they did what?
Sold indulgences.
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What did Copernicus believe?
Everything revolves around sun. Heliocentric.
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What lead to birth of Renaissance in Italy?
Economic Boost
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Why did Renaissance occur later in Northern Europe?
It took longer for them to recover from the plague
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What were effects of printing revolution?
Higher literacy, cheaper books, religious problems
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Luther's beliefs:
Good deeds not necessary, bible is sole source, priests/hierarchy had no special powes
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What was Henry VIII's reaction to the Pope's refusal to annul his marriage?
Started his own church and religion
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The importance of using experiments and observation in seeking knowledge was stressed by whom?
Bacon
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Why did European rulers encourage ocean exploration
To find more trade routes
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Who did Portuguese lose control of trade to in the Indian Ocean?
The Dutch/Netherlands
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Which European power lead in sending out voyages to explore?
Portugal
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What explorer sailed around Africa to India?
Vaska de Gama
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First explorer to cross Atlantic
Christopher Columbus
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Prince Henry changed Portugal's history by...
Making it the 1st vast trading empire by exploration.
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In what way did Native Americans influence Europe?
CORN
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Global exchange of people, plants, technology, and culture was started by who?
Christopher Columbus
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What form of government is controlled by powerful elite from business class?
oligarchy
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Crusades resulted in:
Religious hatred, economic expansion
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Catholic reformation resulted in:
Religious intolerance and wars
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What is direct democracy?
People vote for who they want in charge
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Why could Sparta be described as totalitarian society?
It was a military state and basically a dictatorship
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Hellenistic civilizations were contributed to by what cultures?
Egyptian, Indian, Persian,Greek
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Hannibal's strategy to attack Rome during Punic Ward?
Take long way around, surprise Rome from back.
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How did Agustus lay foundation. For a stable government?
Civil service
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After fall of Rome, what institution provided unity?
Church
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What was true of growth of towns?
Grew quickly and depended on Merchant Guilds
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These principles: Taxation only with representation, right to Trial, die process of the law were established by what?
Magna Carta
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In 1500s religious unity of Europe vanished as Christians were divided. This period was known as...
Reformation
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Members of Florence's royal family, were Artistic Patrons, were who?
Cosimo de Medici
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What did Magella's trip prove?
World is round and everything is connected
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What were Europe's natural resources?
Rich soil, dense forests, minerals
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Why was DomesDay Book used?
As census to properly tax people
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Humanist interest in what reflected in renaissance art?
Anatomy
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Where is Sparta?
Southern Greece
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Where is Carthage?
Northern Africa
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Where is Aegean Sea?
Between Greece and Turkey
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Where renaissance began?
Italy
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Where democracy first began?
Athens, Greece
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Where common law began?
England

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