Final Exam Questions For Hum 111 Pepperdine Spring 2011 Sonia Sorrell

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It is said that Alexander dreamed of uniting his empire into a single unified polis called a

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cosmopolis

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Twice during the Roman Republic , three powerful men tried to share power in what are called

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triumvirates

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Analogized to the freedom of democracy, which sculpture was the first to reflect movement

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Kritios Boy

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The Persians invaded Greece and destroyed the polis of Athens in the year

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480 BC

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It is believed that Greek theatre developed out of the worship of

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Dionysus

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The first historian to remove divine causes and to say that history was purposeful was

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Thucydides

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Unwanted Athenian baby girls were often left outside in the street to be found and raised as

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heterai

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Philip II defeated the Greeks in the year 338 BC in the Battle of

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Chaeronea

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Which philosopher said that everything here in this world is just a reflection of an ideal world

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Plato

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Who said, "Buildings live on long after man's deeds are forgotten"?

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Pericles

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The Struggle of the Orders between the patricians and the plebeians occurred during the

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Early Republic

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Aristotle said we are all like charioteers driving tow horses; the horses represent

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reason & appetite

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The Roman Republic began when the last king was overthrown in the year

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509 BC

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During which era do we first see nudity in female sculptures?

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Hellenistic

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One of Tome's foundation stories tells of twins, Romulus and Remus, who were nursed by

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a wolf

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In Greek architecture, the Ionic order of column was based on the module of a woman's

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foot

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During which era in the West do we see the first pre-planned cities based on grid plans

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Hellenistic

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The sculpture referred to as Boy Strangling a Goose was created during which era?

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Hellenistic

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Hellenistic art is highly influenced by the ideas of which philosopher?

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Aristotle

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Marc Antony sent the famed library from Pergamum to be added to the library at

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Alexandria

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In the contest between Poseidon and Athena to be the civic deity of Athens, Athena offered

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the olive tree

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The word democracy is a Greek word, based on the word demos or

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people

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The Spartans captured their neighbors and turned them into farm laborers called

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helots

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Philip II learned many important lesson whien he was held as a hostage for three years in

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Greece

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The Classical Era of Greece, also called the Golden Age, occurred during which century BC

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fifth

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According to Virgil's Aeneid, the cause of the Punic Wars was due to

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Dido's curse

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Based on Etruscan tomb paintings, archaeologists think the Etruscans viewed the after life as

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a happy place

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Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium in

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31 BC

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Which individual tried to get young Athenian aristocrats to admit that they know nothing

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Socrates

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Th Greek suffixes ia and ium mean

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place

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Which of the following terms describe a quality of a Non-Western Ancient civilization

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unquestioning

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Following the Dark Ages, Greece was reborn during the Archaic Age, which lasted from

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800-500 BC

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During the Paleolithic era, women were especially valued for their ability to

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bear children

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During the New Kingdom, burials were located in

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valleys

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When a pharaoh died, his pharaoh's power passed to his

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oldest daughter

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archaeologists finally believed the cave paintings were real when they found what over them?

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calcium deposits

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In the Academic Integrity Code the most severe punishment for falsifying a doctor's note is

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expulsion

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The writing on the Law Code of Hammurabi was done in

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cuneiform

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What percent of Greece is mountainous and unsuitable for growing crops such as grain?

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90%

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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut was constructed during which era?

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New Kingdom

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One alternative to Greek Civic Religions were Mystery Religions, such as the Cult of

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Dionysus

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The Greeks believed every person should strive for excellence; in Greek excellence is called

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arete

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The word civilization is based on the Latin word civitas, which means

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city

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The Great Pyramids at Giza were constructed by

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ordinary farmers

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Homer is considered the basis of what aspect of later Greek culture

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all of these

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In Ancient Egypt, the period from June to November was known as the time for

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both of these

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Who wrote, "Egypt is the Gift of the Nile"?

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Herodotus

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The first two domesticated plants were

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wheat and barley

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The construction of Stonehenge was made possible by the development of

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agriculture

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During which era was the dog domesticated

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Mesolithic

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According to the syllabus make up exams are possible if the reason for missing an exam is

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all of these

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In what year did Howard Carter discover King Tut's tomb and cause the fad of Egyptomania?

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1922

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After a Greek polis established a colony in a distant land, the original polis became known as the

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metropolis

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On which side of the Nile would you have found Ancient Egyptian cities and villages?

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East

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The Ancient Near East was a theocracy which means rule by the

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gods

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The people of the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia) perceived of the afterlife as

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dark nothingness

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In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the hero Gilgamesh goes in search of

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everlasting life

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The Egyptian pharaoh was supposed to maintain right order, which was called

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maat

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In which ancient text do you read about people laughing and smiling

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The Hymn to the Nile

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Egypt's First Intermediate Period was an era of

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civil unrest

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Germanic tribes would typically not sack churches or monasteries, with the exception of the

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Vikings

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During the Romanesque era, Christ is typically depicted as

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a Feudal King

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The Council of Nicea concened to discuss the nature of Christ and decided on the new of

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Athanasius

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Which individual was taken hostage by the Goths when they sacked Rome in 410 AD

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Galla Placidia

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Charles Martel turned the tide of Western history when he defeated the Muslims at the Battle of

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Tours

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The Edict of Milan, which legalized Christianity, was issued in the year 313 AD by

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Constantine

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The Arch of Titus was erected to celebrate the Romans' suppression of an uprising in

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Jerusalem

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Who wrote, "But Romans, never forget that government is your medium!"

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Virgil

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Which of the following was not a trait of the ideal Roman personality

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gladius

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How many times each day are faithful Muslims supposed to pray?

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five

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Which of the following established the origins of the modern European states? The

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Treaty of Verdun

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The system of inheritance in which the eldest son gets all of the father's property is known as

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primogeniture

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If your family name has a prefix O' or the suffix son, your ancestor was probably

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a younger son

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In order to get European knights to fight in the crusades, the Pope promised the knights

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both of these

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When the church forbids an entire group of persons to take the sacraments, it is called

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an interdict

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Islam the newest of the world's major religions, was founded in the year

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622 AD

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Old St. Peter's Basilica was constructed to mark the site of Peter's

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tomb

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Which of the following was not one of the titles bestowed upon Augustus?

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Cloaca Maxima

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In Ancient Rome, what was referred to as "The Poor Man's Palace"?

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the Baths of Caracalla

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Since they could keep a portion of what they produced, feudal serfs invented the

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all of these

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Approximately how many miles of roads did the Romans construct across their empire?

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50,000

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The concordat of Worms settled the dispute between the church and state over who could

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appoint a bishop

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476 AD is the traditional date that historians use to mark the end of the

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Roman Empire

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Which emperor finally ourlowed paganism an dmade Christianity the state religion of Rome

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Theodosius

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Augustus claimed that he was a descendant of both Venus and

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Aeneas

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The overarching "ism" of the Middle Ages in Europe was

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spiritualism

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Which Roman suggested giving poor Romans "bread and circuses"to avoid uprisings?

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Juvenal

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The sacred book of Islam is the Koran; the word Koran translates as

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recitation

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The principle value of the Romans was duty to the state over self-interests, also known as

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pietas

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Which of the following was crowned by the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in 800 AD?

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Charlemagne