Semester 1 Final Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
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Flooding was important to which civilization?
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Egyptian
2
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_____ culture requires deep thought and understanding to enjoy.
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High
3
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______ ruled over the Babylonian Empire and established a code of law that had application for everyone.
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Hammurabi
4
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The ________ created cuneiform by pressing a wedge-shaped stylus into clay tablets.
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Sumerians
5
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Prehistory is the period before ___________ and ___________.
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the invention of writing
the keeping of historical records
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______ was the ruler of the Akkadian empire.
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Sargon
7
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________ is a powerful influence on a person’s motivation.
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Religion
8
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The Gregorian Calendar is based on the birth of ______.
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Christ
9
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The __________ Revolution enabled humans to develop civilizations.
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Neolithic
10
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The main source of historical records for the Vedic civilization was ______.
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The Vedas
11
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The two rivers of the Mesopotamia are the ______.
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Tigris and Euphrates
12
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The first dynasty in China to use iron was the __________.
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Zhou
13
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During which kingdom did the Pharaohs build the first pyramids?
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Old Kingdom
14
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Humans evolved from an amoeba-like organism
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Darwinian evolution
15
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Universe was created by an intelligent designer
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Watchmaker analogy
16
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Sacrificed humans and animals to Shang Ti
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Shang
17
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Nile was the celebrated river for these people
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Egyptian Civilization
18
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The Egyptian buried all their dead in the pyramids.
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False
19
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Crops were first harvested in _____ at Tell Abu Hureyra.
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Natufia
20
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_______ encouraged the exchange of ideas and beliefs.
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Trade
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_____ born to citizens of Athens were not educated.
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Girls
22
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The social class that struggled with plebeians for control of the Roman Empire.
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Patricians
23
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During the Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ______.
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experienced a time of internal peace and prosperity
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Who was the first emperor of Rome?
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Caesar Augustus
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An important aspect of the economy of Athens was ______.
slavery
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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who wrote about ______ in addition to philosophy.
drama
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______ is a Greek term meaning "rule by one."
Monarchy
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Homer wrote epic poems set in Greece during the _______ War.
Trojan
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A(n) _______ was first implemented in Athens.
direct democracy
30
All of the following events led to:
* invasion of Germanic tribes
* Wasteful spending of the emperors
* Minting of worthless coins
* Division of the empire
the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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The Roman Empire helped spread Christianity by
making it the official state religion.
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Latin term for "father of the family"
pater familias
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Spread of Greek culture
Hellenization
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Who were the Greek warriors that thought it incredibly dishonorable to flee or surrender?
Spartans
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______ and trade were important to the increase power and influence of the Greek city-states.
Colonization
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________ is the belief that the soul will be reborn in another body or "dwelling."
Reincarnation
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_______ is an Islamic house of worship.
mosque
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Who was the Chinese thinker and philosopher who developed the most influential system of thought in Chinese history?
Confucius
39
Gold, ivory, and salt were vital to the growth of empires in
western Africa.
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Islam means "submitters to the will of ________."
Allah
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The most sacred book of the Islamic faith is the ________.
Noble Qur'an
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King Ezana established the ______ church.
Ethiopian Church
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Ibn Sina was a(n) _______ author whose writing influenced the development of European medicine.
Islamic
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______ ruled the Mongol Empire at its height of power and influence.
Kublai Khan
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The ______ are credited with the invention of the decimal system.
Indians
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The _______ was the head of the Islamic Empire.
caliph
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The ______ Road was the trade route along which goods were carried from China to the Roman Empire.
Silk
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Justinian's Law Code, or Codex Justiniani, served as the basis for most _________ legal systems.
European
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______ is known for his extravagant pilgrimage to Mecca.
King Musa
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The ______ built in 1054 led to the formation of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
Great Schism
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The ______ was used for several hundred years by the Chinese government.
civil service examination
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The _________ dominated the government of Japan from 1192 to 1868.
Samurais
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The ________ explains the duties of worship.
Five Pillars of Islam
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The _______ Empire brought about an intellectual revitalization of Europe through trade.
Mongol
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The _______ Path was a Buddhist way to peace.
Eightfold
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All traditional African religions call for the worship ______.
of one supreme Creator God
57
The nomadic people of Arabia were not united until ______.
the majority of people accepted the teachings of Muhammad
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_______ was the capital of the Roman Empire and the central city of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Constantinople
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During the early Middle Ages, the Vikings invasion contributed to the end of which great European empire?
Carolingian Empire
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The ________ contributed to the decline of the feudal system and the increase in trade in Europe.
Crusades
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The increase in trade in Europe led to the development of the _______.
middle class
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The ________ order was known for its dedication to a simple life.
Franciscan
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_______ was an influential Frankish ruler during the early Middle Ages.
Charlemagne
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The Interdict _______.
forbid the administration of the sacraments
65
was used to rid the Roman Catholic Church of heretics
Inquisition
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tried to remove Muslim control of Palestine and Jerusalem
The Crusaders
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improved farming techniques during the Middle Ages
horse
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caused the papacy to lose dignity and authority in the eyes of the people
Inquistion
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have two parties called a lord and a vassal
feudal contract
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created a centralized feudal system in England which strengthened the power of the English monarchy
William, Duke of Normandy
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were Varangian leaders of Kievan Rus
Rus
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a legal document that outlined the rights and liberties of the freemen of the city
city charter
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During the ______ Renaissance, the Bible was copied and preserved by monks.
Carolingian
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______ was the term used by the early Roman Christians to refer to their pastor.
Deacon
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_______ increased the power of the French monarchy by increasing his land holdings.
Philip II
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________ is an artistic technique developed to more realistically represent distance.
linear perspective
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__________ was influenced by a renewed interest in the Bible.
The Reformation
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Which explorer were the lands of the New World named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
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_________ published a Greek New Testament.
Erasmus
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__________ painted the Mona Lisa and was one of the leading Italian artists of the High Renaissance.
Leonardo da Vinci
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One of the primary factors leading up to the Reformation was the moral corruption of the clergy.
true
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one of the leading Italian artist of the High Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
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wrote the book The Institute of the Christian Religion
John Calvin
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center of Ulrich Zwingli's influence in Switzerland
Zurich
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granted political benefits and freedoms to the common man
the doctrine of the supremacy of scripture
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civilization collapsed before the arrival of the Spanish
Maya
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The Italian Renaissance was first centered in Florence and then ___________.
Rome
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__________ translated part of the New Testament into German.
Martin Luther
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Queen Mary of England put to death Protestants because they would not believe _______ ideas about salvation.
Roman Catholic
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________ was the French minister that was asked to help establish the Reformation at Geneva.
John Calvin
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Mercantilism is an economic system which developed from the increase in international _________.
trade
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For his love poems written in Italian, __________ is considered the "Father of the Renaissance."
Petrach
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A(n) ________ scholar focused his studies on the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Humanist
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Which monarch granted Christopher Columbus the funds needed to make his first voyage?
Queen Isabella of Spain
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Which nation discovered a trade route to India around the tip of Africa?
Portugal
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Who was the forerunner of the English Reformation, who started the first translation of the Bible into English?
John Wycliffe
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________ were Native Americans that established an empire in the Valley of Mexico.
Aztecs
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The most significant reform instituted by ________ was the replacement of the Mass with Holy Communion.
The Second Book of Prayers
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The Prince was written by __________.
Machiavelli
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The Ninety-Five Theses was Martin Luther's official protest against the sale of ________.
Indulgences
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________ were Native Americans that lived in the Andes Mountains of what is now Peru, South America.
Incas
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Henry VIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon separated England from __________.
Rome
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The invention of the ________ was necessary to the spread of Reformation ideas.
printing press
