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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the Circumstances surrounding the Roman catacombs? | Burying people was illegal in Rome but Christians believed that the body was needed in the after life |
| What was the chief importance of Ankhnatan? | Monotheism and saw his wife as an equal |
| How does cuneiform work and how can it be used? | Distinguished by its wedge shaped marks on clay tablets, used as a universal language |
| What are types and examples of Neolithic monoliths? | Henges (Stonehenge), Dolmen, Tumulus graves, Passage graves (Maeshowe) |
| What is the significance of the Sumerian Ziggurat? | It is on top of a mountain to meet the gods half way through |
| What Roman Emperor extended the empire to its greatest extent? | Trajan |
| Halloween is related to what Celtic festival? | Samhain |
| "Lucy" was what species? | Australopithecus Afarensis |
| Who was the designer of St. Peter's Square? | Bernini |
| The Arch of Titus commemorates this event: | The siege of Jerusalem |
| What were the characteristics of 'The Crisis of the 3rd Century'? | Economic depression, Barbarian incursions, Plague, Civil War |
| How many days did New Kingdom mummification take? | 70 days |
| The site of the earliest habitation in ancient Rome was: | Palatine Hill |
| What were the general characteristics of the Phoenicians? | Vital to the economy of the Med, created Tyrian purple from murex shells, trade on a large scale, exported the alphabet |
| This Roman emperor shrank the empire and established frontiers: | Hadrian |
| What is Lehner's Hypothesis and why did so many archeologists miss it? | The rock used to build the pyramids came from nearby quarries. It was over looked because the quarries were filled by up with the rubble from the construction ramps |
| Early church doctrine was established at this event: | First council of Nicea |
| What was the 1st member of Genus Homo to leave Africa? | Homo Erectus |
| What were the general characteristics of the 3rd Servile War? | Led by Spartacus, 70,000 men slave army, defeated the 2 Legions, ultimately defeated by Crassus, 6,000 POW crucified |
| Where are Tholos Tombs and Circle Shaft graves found? | Mycenae |
| He reorganized the Roman army ca. 100 BC and caused Civil Wars: | Gaius Marius |
| What are some general facts concerning Mt. Vesuvius? | Bay of Naples, Pozzouli, The Fiery fields, Pompeii |
| What cults and practices are present in Minoan religion? | Female goddesses, Tree worship, bull cults, peak sanctuaries, palace complexes |
| What is the basic definition of animism? | The belief that spirits inhabit literally everything even inanimate objects |
| They marketed Cedar and Tyrian purple throughout the Med: | Phoenicians |
| 1st member of Genus Homo to bury the dead: | Homo Neanderthalensis |
| What was the event most related to the building of the Pantheon? | |
| List the victims of The Sea Peoples: | Myceneans, Minoan Crete, Hittites, New Kingdom Egypt |
| This archeologist excavated at Pompeii in 1860's: | Feorelli |
| Who were the members of the 1st Triumvirate? | Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, Marcus Crassus |
| What war and general would we relate to the Battle of Cannae? | 2nd Punic war; Hannibal |
| What was the most basic purpose of the Panhellenic games? - What were they? | Religious; Olympic, Isthmian, Pythian, Nemean |
| List all the subjects thought to be the sea peoples: | Philistines, Myceneans themselves, Northern Europeans |
| He began the construction of the colosseum: | Vespasian |
| What are some general facts concerning Vatican hill? | smallest city, pop 900. 180 acres, low crime rate |
| What was the nature of the Roman insulae? | poorly constructed out of wood and brick, often collapsed or burned down |
| He was the most severe Christian persecutor in Rome: | Diocletian |
| He was dictator of Rome 82-80 BC during the civil wars: | Sulla |
| What Latin quote is related to the 390 Celtic Invasion? | "Vae Victis" - woe to the conquered |
| This act established religious freedom in Roman Empire, 313 AD: | Edict of Milan |
| Who, basically, was Cincinattus? | Roman emperor who laid down power after winning, model of civic virtue |
| The Egyptians used this substance to desiccate the body: | Natron |
| What objects and where did Schelimann excavate? | Mycenea, Troy found Cyclopean walls |
| What roman religious concept was foreign to the Celts? | anthropromorphism |
| His men found the Rosetta Stone, 1779: | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| What was the basic principle of Hammurabi's code? | Presumption of Innocence; evidence |
| This archeological site in Rome functioned for 1000+ years: | The Circus Maximus |
| What is the best preserved of all Roman ruins? | The Pantheon |
| Where was Julius Caesar assassinated? | Pompey's Senate House |
| Discoverer of Tut's tomb, 1922: | Howard Carter |
| Who, basically, was Catalina? | Attempted to overthrow the govt., ran for consul on the platform of debt cancellation |
| This Roman ruin was used as a Papal fortress in Middle ages: | Hadrian's Tomb |
| Who was the architect of St. Peter's square? | Bernini |
| These 2 Roman emperors were the most evil and insane: | Nero and Caligula |
| What were the geographic characteristics of Mesopotamia? | ' The land between the two rivers", the fertile crescent, lower and upper Egypt, protected from attack due to the desert |
| Who, in reality, were the Herikleidae? | Migrants moving into Greece post sea-peoples attacks |
| Octavian was the same person as: | Augustus Caesar |
| This roman temple was attended by 6 Virgins: | The Temple of Vesta |
| What are the general facts concerning the Oracle of Delphi? | Had to be old, local, poor, and lived a pure life. Spoke in Hexameter verse, cause of convolutions could have been the volcanic gases or opium use |
| This event was used as an excuse for the 1st Christian Persecutions: | Rome fire of 64 AD |
| What are some general facts concerning the Etruscan tombs? | Carved out of tufa, made like houses, laid like they were asleep |
| He finished the construction of the Colosseum: | Titus |
| Who were the first 3 kings of Israel? | Saul, David, Solomon |
| Who was the first Roman emperor assassinated? | Caligula |
| What are some general facts about the Peloponnesian war? | Delian League vs. Peloponnesian League, Sparta defeats Athens, leaves city unharmed, Sparta becomes ruler of the Med. |
| List members of the 2nd Triumvirate: | Augustus Caesar/ Octavian, Antonius, Lepidus |
| Effects of the 3rd Punic war: | Carthage destroyed; Rome is absolute ruler of the Med. |
| What famous archeological site was NOT built by the celts? | Stonehenge |
| This Roman emperor spent last years on Isle of Capri: | Tiberius |
| Saw flaming across the sky, converted Rome to Christianity: | Constantine |
| What are some general effects concerning the geomorphology of Egypt? | Delta, Upper and Lower Egypt, alluvial deposits |
| List the contents of the Arc of the Covenant: | Gold jar of Manna, Aaron's staff that is budded, stone tablets of the covenants |
| This event brought about military Spartan Militarism: | Messenian War |
| He was the founder and head of the League of Corinth: | Phillip the II of Macedon |
| What was the history of the colosseum post fall of the ancient world? | Pope's used stone to build St. Peters, Homeless Shelter |
| Fabian Tactics are related to what war? | 2nd Punic War |
| Who was the 1st King of Israel? | Saul |
| The mythical figure left Troy and travelled to Italy: | Aeneas |
| Which Hellenistic theory is related to Hedonism? | Epicureanism |
| This Greek place of punishment is reserved for the very wicked: | Tartarus |
| List the 3 orders of the Greco-Roman temples: | Ionic, Doric, Corinthian |
| This myth was the basis of the Eleusinian Mysteries | The Myth of Persephone |
| List Roman phenomena or customs which were derived from the Etruscans: | Gladiatorial games, Funeral rights, Political influences |
| This Hellenistic philosophy rejected social norms: | Cynicism |
| List the Persian leaders and major battles of the 490 and 480 BC invasions of Greece: | Darius and Xerxes: Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Plattea |
| This Hellenistic philosophy emphasized a state of calm: | Stoicism |
| List the major aspects of Celtic religion: | human sacrifice, augury, dream interpretation |
| "Turkana Boy" was which species of Genus Homo? | Homo Erectus |
| The Thera eruption contributed to this myth: | The Myth of Atlantis |
| What were the Northern and Southern kingdoms of Israel split ca. 920 BC? | Southern- Kings of Judah Northern- Kings of Israel |
| According to Garlington, the Trojan War is really about what? | The Fall of The Bronze Age |
| List and define geologic terms related to the Pompeii destruction of 79 AD: | volcanism, subduction zone, convergent boundary, Bay of Naples, Mt. Vesuivius |
| What become of Hannibal after the 2nd punic war? | exiled, became a business man and fought romans until his death |
| List general facts regarding Alexander and his career: | Conquered Tyre, Egypt, declared himself king of the universe at Siwah Oasis, dies in Babylon, buried at Alexandria |
| List general characteristics of the Eleusinian Mysteries: | secret, done because of the Myth of Persephone, greater and lesser mysteries, accepted everyone except murdered and barbarians |
| What plant was especially scared to the Celts? | Mistletoe |
| What forms of writing are on the Rosetta Stone? | Demotic, Hieroglyphs, Cursive |
| This roman emperor instated the tetrarchs: | Docletion |
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