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history exam 7th gra
for 1/11/2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the gigantic statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man? | Great Sphynx |
| Which Israelite king asked God for wisdom to rule his kingdom? | Solomon |
| Which Egyptian pharaoh was a teenager pharaoh? | King Tut |
| What group of people carried their alphabet and gave it to other nations? | Phonecians |
| What term is the way the Egyptians preserved dead bodies? | mummification |
| What is the name of Egyptian writing? | hieroglyphics |
| What group of people used strong weapons made of iron in battle? | Hittites |
| Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone? | Jean Francis Chamollion |
| What pharaoh was the only female? | Hatshepsut |
| Which Israelite king was the first human king of Israel? | Saul |
| How long did the Israelites wander in the wilderness? | 40 years |
| What was the name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel? | Judah |
| Name the leaders of Israel during the first 300 years in Canaan. | judges |
| Who led the Children of Israel during the first 300 years in Canaan? | Joshua |
| What is the name of the longest river in the world? | Nile River |
| What group of people were the first in world history to use the wheel? | Sumerians |
| Why is man special to God? | Man alone is created in the image of God |
| What is the name of the area in the Middle East that was known for its ability to grow crops and its crescent moon shape? | Fertile Crescent |
| What do we call a person who worships many gods? | polytheists |
| What term means in the year of our Lord? | A.D. |
| What was the greatest turning point in history? | birth of Christ |
| What was the first sin to be committed? | rebellion against God |
| Name the three special characteristics of man. | language and thought; awareness of the difference between right and wrong; freedom to make choices |
| What term is wedge-shaped Sumerian writing? | cuneiform |
| Why did God send the flood? | the wickedness of mankind |
| What name means mother of all? | Eve |
| By the time of the birth of Jesus, what city became the world's alternative to God. | Rome |
| Why was the Battle of Tours so important? | The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped saving Europe from being swallowed up in the Muslim Empire |
| What was the language of the New Testament? | Koine Greek |
| What document states that Christ is the head of the Church? | Bible |
| What is the holy book of Islam called? | Koran |
| What word means highly praised? | Mohammed |
| What is the religion of the Jews? | Judaism |
| What term is the Muslim holy war? | jihad |
| Who is the one and only god of Islam? | Allah |
| What term refers to the original disciples minus Judas, including Paul? | apostles |
| Where was the first church located? | Jerusalem |
| Who painted the Mona Lisa? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| What were certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance or shortened his stay in purgatory? | indulgences |
| Who was the Mayor of the Place that was crowned king by the Pope? | Pepin the Short |
| What was the special court that judged heretics? | inquisition |
| What was the code of conduct for a knight? | chivalry |
| What was a piece of and owned by one man who permitted another man to use it in return for certain promised services? | fief |
| What term is the way of life based on the ownership and use of land? | feudalism |
| Who was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" beginning the Holy Roman Empire? | Otto the Great |
| What treaty divided Charlemagne's kingdom into three parts? | Treaty of Verdun |
| What land was donated to the Pope by Pepin the Short? | Papal states |
| Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling? | Michelangelo |
| Who was the Babylonian king who built the "hanging garden" to console his homesick wife? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| Who allowed the Jews to return to their homeland? | Cyrus the Great |
| Name the place where the Greek gods supposedly lived. | Mt. Olympus |
| Who built the Royal Road? | Darius |
| Which king went insane and live like an animal for 7 years? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| Who is the Greek that is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Homer |
| What event of Greek history was first recorded in 776 B.C? | Olympic games |
| What form of government means ruled by God? | theocracy |
| Who is known as the king of the Greek gods? | Zeus |
| What form of government means ruled by the many or the common people? | democracy |
| Which king boasted that the God of Judah could do not better than the gods of the people he had already conquered? | Sennacherib |
| What form of government means rule by the best? | aristocracy |
| Who was a great Athenian statesman? | Pericles |
| What form of government means a bad from of one man rule? | tyranny |
| Who collected a library of 100,000 clay cuneiform tablets? | Ashubanipal |
| What form of government means ruled by one? | monarchy |
| Who deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel? | Shalmaneser |
| What form of government means ruled by a few rich? | oligarchy |
| What war was fought between Athens and Sparta? | Peloponnesian War |
| What form of government is best and why? | theocracy because there can be no ruler more just, loving, or protecting than God Himself |
| What document did Constantine grant toleration of worship? | Edict of Milan |
| What war was fought between Rome and Carthage? | Punic wars |
| Who was the leader of the Huns? | Attila |
| Who became Caesar Augustus? | Octavian |
| Who was the Roman governor of Palestine? | Pontius Pilate |
| Who was the Carthaginian general that marched war elephants over the Alps to attack Rome? | Hannibal |
| Who was the Roman Emperor during Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension? | Tiberius |
| What volcano erupted and buried the city of Pompeii? | Mt. Vesuvius |
| Why did the persecution of Christians fail to destroy Christianity? | The courage and testimony of those who died for their faith encouraged others to become believers themselves |
| In what battle did Octavian defeat Antony? | Battle of Actium |
| What war was fought between Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues? | Thirty Years' War |
| What was the series of statements by Martin Luther denouncing certain Catholic teachings? | Ninety-five Theses |
| What term was given to baptized members of the Roman Church who disagreed with Roman teachings? | heretics |
| What movement did the Roman Catholic attempt to stop Catholics from becoming Protestants? | Counter-Reformation |
| Who was most responsible for sparking the Protestant Reformation? | Martin Luther |
| What term means rebirth? | Renaissance |
| Who invented the movable-type printing press? | Johann Gutenberg |
| Whose coronation as king marked the birth of the French nation? | Hugh Capet |
| Who is known as the Morning Star of the Reformation? | John Wycliffe |
| When did the Protestant Reformation begin? | 1517 |
| What document ended the Thirty Years' War? | Peace of Westphalia |
| What document declared that Martin Luther a heretic, excommunicated him, and ordered his works burned? | Edict of Worms |
| Name the four statements of belief stated by Martin Luther. | 1) Justification by faith; 2) The authority of the Bible; 3) The priesthood of the believer; 4) The right of each Christian to read the Bible for himself. |
| What name means Charles the Great? | Charlemagne |
| Who was the Greek philosopher admired by many European that was known as The Philosopher? | Aristotle |
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