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HistoryMidterm Exam
World History Standard Midterm Review
Question | Answer |
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A large black stone that contained three scripts and enabled us to translate hieroglyphics? | Rosetta Stone |
The earliest form of writing that used a wedge shaped stylist to make imprints on wet clay? | Cuneiform |
Line of Christ comes through him, Adams and Eves Son? | Seth |
He discovered King Tuts Tomb? | Howard Carter |
Canaanite people that used purple dies and cedar trees? | Phoenicians |
Who was the king at the height of Chaldean Empire? | Nebacunezzar |
Belief in many gods? | Polythiesm |
Belief in one God? | Monotheism |
Mesopotamia; land between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? | 1st Civilization |
The first great woman ruler of Egypt? | Hatshepsut |
Were the pyramid of Khufu is located? | Giza |
Two rivers where the first civilization was formed? | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
What is artifacts, written records and traditions? | Primary Sources |
Darius 1 son who lead the Persians and Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae Bay? | Xerxes |
Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Homer |
Site of the temple for Greek God Athena, located in Athens, Greece? | Parthanon |
What was Pericles' Government? | Democracy |
Where 300 Spartans fought to the death? | Thermopalyae |
Who burned Athens | Xerxes |
Who taught Aristotle? | Plato |
Who said "question Everything?" | Socates |
Was Oligarchy( small form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people)? | Sparta's Government |
Spartan Culture Vs. Athenian culture? | Sparta- military training, Athenian- beautiful buildings |
Ancient Greek city state basic political unit of Greece? | Polis |
Olympic games where held in honor of who? | Zues |
Urged Rome to destroy Carthage? | Cato |
Roman General and politician who commanded the final destruction of Carthage, General in the Second Punic War? | Scipio |
Military leader of Carthage in the Second Punic War? | Hannibal |
Series of three wars fought between Rome and Greece? | Punic Wars |
Rivaled Rome for trade? | Carthage |
Composed of leads from the Patricians, the noble and wealthy families of Ancient Rome and was the most power in the Republic? | Senate |
1st Punic War was fought over? | Sicily |
Means Father? | Pater |
Veto stands for this? | "I Forbid" |
Who defeated Hannibal? | Scipio |
Roman form of Greek god Zeus? | Jupiter |
How long were consuls elected? | One year |
Where Rome stole woman(tribe)? | Sabine |
Aristocrat or Nobleman, a member of a long-established wealthy family? | Patricians |
Of or belonging to the commoners of Ancient Rome? | Plebians |
Treaty by which Rome ruled Carthage? | "Carthaginian Peace" |
How Rome won the First Punic War? | Corvis |
First written Roman Law? | Law of Twelve Tables |
Length that roman senators served? | One year |
Mountains that goes right down through Italy? | Apennines Mountains |
Three Step process Aristotle? | Syllogism |
Son of Odysseus? | Telamachus |
Last Roman Emperor to rule over both the eastern and western hales of the Roman Empire? | Theodosuis |
1st Emperor to persecute Christians? | Nero |
1st Emperor of Rome? | Ceaser Augustus |
City destroyed by volcano Eruption? | Pompey |
Caused Christians to leave Israel and spread all over the world Roman Empire? | Destruction of Jerusalem |
The Roman Prosecutor of Judea who ordered Jesus to be crucified? | Pontius Pilate |
Chariot Racing Stadium in Ancient Rome? | Circus Maximus |
Granted by Emperor Constantine the Great in the west and Lindis Augustus in the east? | Edict of Milan |
First Emperor to persecute Christians , Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 , and he was thought to be the Anti-Christ? | Nero |
Fought between Carolingian Franks and the forces of Muslims? | Battle of Tours |
Codified Roman Laws? | Justinian |
"Submission to Allah" | Islam |
Primary Authority on Muslims? | Koran |
Central doctrine in Koran? | A belief in only one God (Monotheism) |
How Muhammad received the Koran? | In his vision from Angel Gabriel |
Largest Group to settle in early Russia? | Slavic Tribes |
City that was the central meeting place for Muslims? | Constantinople |
Between East and West? | Constantinople |
Great god of Hinduism? | Bramen |
Where Hinduism originated? | India |
4 Noble Truths | ? |
Lowest Class in Feudalism? | Nobles |
A medieval emperor who one ruled much of Western Europe , Crowned Emperor of Rome in 800 on Christmas Day? | Charlamagne |
The property or fee granted by the vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for his service ,land grant? | Fief |
Form of government during the Middle Ages? | Feudalism |
Teaching during the mass that wine represents the blood of Jesus and the bread represents the body of Jesus? | Transubstantiantion |
Basis for the Roman Catholic doctrine on papal primacy, Peter is the first Pope | Petrine Theory |
Survey of England , Taxable resource? | Doomsday Book |
Punishment of an individual? | Excommunication |
Most successful crusade? | 1st Crusade |
Said that the kings power is limited? | Magna Carta |
Winner of the hundred years war? | France |
Made business fair, honest, and efficient? | Usury |
Year Rehnquista completed? | 1492 |
Family that ruled after the War of Roses? | Toder Family |
Families that fought in War of Roses? | Lancaster's Vs. Yorkists |
Type of bow that is tall, and that shot further than a normal bow? | Longbow |
generic term for poets and minstrels who flourished in southern France, people who sang? | Troubadours |
Native language or native dialect of a specific population? | Vernacular |
language of Roman Catholic Church | Latin |
Ansolem, Abalar, and aquinse? | 3 Scholastic thinkers? |
Brought together Theology and Philosophy? | Scholaticism |
Known for their Universities? | Paris and Bologna |
The order of the member of a craft guild? | Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master. |
Advocated the scientific method of observation and experimentation? | Roger Bacon |
Killed 1/4 of Europe's population, spread by rates , lymph glands would swell and would eventually take over the whole body? | Black Death |
Regulates the business activity of a given town? | Guilds |
Peasant Teenager French girl who motivated the French to fight in the 100 Year War? | Joan of Arc |
Thrones Created Spain | Aragon and Castile |
Wrote the Canterbury Tales? | Geoffrey Chaucer |
Wrote the Divine Comedy? | Dante Alighieri |