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World History 2013/1

Freshman Block 1

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The Stone Age ends when man first uses... Metal Tools
A person who promised loyalty and military aid to a lord was known as a... Vassel
The grant of land given to a person in exchange for loyalty and military aid Fief
Being removed from the church and not allowed to take the sacraments was Excummunication
The black plague was caused by Rats
Colonies around the world were divided among Spain and Portugal by The Pope
The Holy City to three religions was Jerusalem
Scottish royal family that ruled England Stuarts
First artists to paint with oils Flemish
The alphabet was developed to keep business records by the... Phoenicians
Built to carry water, some are still in use today aqueducts
Roman peace Pax Romana
Religious viewpoints not accepted by the church Heresy
In times of crisis, this person would rule Rome by himself for a period of up to six months Dictator
This official represented the common people Tribune
Wealthy aristocratic class of Romans Nobiliy
Senators originally came from this class Patricians
The belief in one god monotheism
Class of common people of Rome Plebians
The real power of Rome rested in this aristocratic group that originally had members, but eventually included all former office holders Senate
The bishops of the five major cities Patriarchs
Two of them had the main executive power in Rome, serving a one year term Consuls
Fortified hill in a Greek city Acropolis
Spartan "slaves" or "serfs" who belonged to the land Helots
Rule by members of one family is known as Dynasty
Greek City-State Polis
Public square in a Greek City Agora
A formation of Greek foot soldiers Phalanx
Scattering of the Jewish people Diaspora
Wanted to end the Catholic influences on the Church of England Puritans
The Jewish Holy writings Torah
The most important part of preserving the body Drying
Where most Spanish colonies were located Central and South America
Where most French Colonies were located Near the Great Lakes and Mississippi River
Where most Portuguese colonies were located Africa and Asia
In lower Egypt where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea Nile Delta
India was a colony of... Great Britain
Homo sapien is the scientific name for... Person who thinks
The Yellow River, so named because of the yellow silt it carries Huang He
Supposed to be a waterway across America Northwest Passage
The first country to have Colonies in the New World Spain
Sailed around Africa to get to India Portuguese Explorers
These people designed their cities using a grid system Harrapans
Had an advantiage in battle because they were the first to use Iron Hittites
Sumerian writing was known as Cuneiform
A Sumerian temple Ziggurat
Land between rivers Mesopotamia
Three hundred Spartans held off the Persioans in a mountain pass at Thermopylae
The Persians were defeated in a great naval battle at Salamis
About how far is Marathon from Athens? 26 miles
Four major river valley civilizations Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Huang He, Indus
Athens led an organization of northern Greek cities known as the Delian League
The most important thing to all Spartans was Sparta
The Peloponnesian War was won by Sparta
The Christian Church of the west became known as the Catholic Church
A group of jewish rebels held off the Romans here before committing mass suicide Masada
The Church Official who eventually became the Pope was the Bishop of Rome
An early hominid found in East Africa Austratopitheous
To find out about the future ancient Greeks went to Delphi
The primary philosophy of the Romans, particularly expressed by Marcus Aurelius was Stoicism
Lancaster and York fighting in England The War of the Roses
William and Mary became the English rulers during the Glorious Revolution
For years after the War of the Roses this family ruled England Tudor
The English divided among York and Lancaster during the... War of the Roses
The Battle of Britain was an air battle during WWII
Hieroglyphics were first translated using The Rosetta Stone
Hitlers title after taking complete control of Germany Fuhrer
Hitler took the Sudeteniand which was part of Czechoslavakia
After defeating France, Hitler launched an attack against his former "friend" Soviet Union
Hitler and Mussolini aided the fascists in the civil war in Spain
The annexation of Austria was called Anschiuss
Prehistory is separated from history by Writing
The assassination that started World War I occurred in the city of Sarajevo
The Holy City to major religions was Jerusalem
Plays in which the lead actor struggles against fate only to be doomed are Tragedies
William the Conqueror became King of England when he won the Battle of Hastings
The Nobility of England was made up of the Normans
The common people in England were made up of the Anglo-Saxons
During the crusades, this group was widely persecuted in Europe Jews
The lawmaking body that developed in England Parliament
The group responsible for the assassination that started World War I was known as the Black Hand
One of the first acts of aggression that went unchallenged was Japan's attack on Manchuria
Allied Soldiers were rescued from the beach at Dunkirk
World War II officially began when Germany invaded Poland
The position of the United States before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was Neutral (isolationist)
The German advance into France was stopped at the Marne River largely due to Taxis
Most of World War I was fought in Trenches
The Stone Age begins when man first uses Stone Tools
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
Adolph Hilter's political party Nazi (National Socialist Worker's Party)
In Italy attacked the African nation of Ethiopia
Germany, Italy, and Japan were known during WWII as the Axis Powers
Hitler's book written while in prison Mein Kampf
President Roosevelt attempted to help the Allies in and with the Lend-Lease Act
Hitler signed a non-aggression pact and offered to split Poland with Soviet Union (Stalin)
Athens "wooden walls" were ships
Garibaldi's followers Red Shirts
In order to prevent being put to death by the Inquisition, it is best to Confess
Two major rivers in the Fertile Crescent Tigris, Euphrates
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