Gonzalez Mid Term

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To do only one type of work is to:

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Job Specialization

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A form of Sumerian writing:

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Cuneiform

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Worker who makes goods (like art, pottery, glassware) by hand:

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Artisans

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The ability to read and write is known as:

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Literate

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To exchange one product for another is known as:

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Trade / Barter

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Professional writer or copier:

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Scribe

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A person who believes in many gods:

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Polytheistic

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What is used by historians to study the period of prehistory?

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Artifacts

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The values, traditions, habits, and skills shared by people who live and work together:

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Culture

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Farming made the world population:

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Increase

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Historians use the Carbon-14 process to:

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Tell the age of fossils

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What did the use of fire give Paleolithic people?

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Heat, light, and cooking

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People who moved from place to place in search of food were called:

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Nomads

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What are the skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs?

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Technology

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Why is geography important to history?

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To learn how places affected people's lives

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An ancient civilization (people) known for its belief in one god:

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Hebrews

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The kings of Egypt were known as:

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Pharaohs

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What did the Nile give Egypt?

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Trade, cultivation, water, transportation, and food

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Hieroglyphs were an Egyptian form of:

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Writing

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Egyptians wrote important information onto:

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Papyrus

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Alexander's most lasting achievement was:

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Conquered the Persian empire

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Geographic characteristics of Greece which provided a link to the outside world:

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Peninsula, islands, Mediterranean Sea

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From Childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be:

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Warriors

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The winner of the Peloponnesian War was:

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Sparta

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Payment from conquered peoples:

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Tributes

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Who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC and formed the core of Greek religious practice, art, politics, and literature?

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Mycenaean Civilization

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Who composed an epic called the "Illiad" about the heroes of the Trojan War?

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Homer

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Common citizens of Rome were known as:

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Plebeians

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Formulation of set knowledge about nature of God, God's laws, and God's requirements fro mankind.

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Bible

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Jewish scholars who specialize in reading scripture.

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Rabbis

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People who voluntarily suffer for the sake of their faith:

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Martyris

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The bishop of Rome became known:

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Pope

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What slave-gladiator led a revolt that took Rome 2 years and 8 legions to stop?

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Spartacus

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This emperor converted to Christianity and then made it the official religion of the Roman Empire, by issuing the Edict of Milan.

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Theodosius

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In 27 BC the Senate gave Octavian the title of:

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Augustus

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The Romans built these man-made channels to bring water to the cities.

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Aqueducts

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The co-leader of Rome acted as a dual-executive chiefs and replaced the concept of king.

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Consuls

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Elected Roman officials recorded the wealth and residence of the population.

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Censors

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After the destruciton of the Second Temple, Jewish scholars who specialized in interpreting the Scriptures and religious laws were called:

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Prophets

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Two Roman leaders became romantically involved with Cleopatra:

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Julius Caesar and Mark Antony

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Any belief that challenged or threatened Christian thought was called:

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Heresy

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In its early years, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire because its teaching appealed especially to:

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Plebeians and the poor

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Which radical Jewish group caused the banning of all Jews from Jerusalem when they tried to overthrow Roman rule?

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Zealots

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Name four things that are true of the Augustan Age of Rome:

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1) Augustus laid the foundation for a stable government
2) Economic reforms
3) Made a census for tour system
4) The government functioned for 200 years

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These members of the Christian church oversee all church affairs and have authority over all priests:

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Bishop

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Name four things that are true about the Huns:

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1) Nomadic people migrating across central Asia
2) They were skilled riders who fought fierce battles to
3)They had no set civilization
4)Greatest leader was Atilla the Hun

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Julius Caesar was assassinated outside the Senate in Rome because:

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His enemies worried that he planned to make himself king.

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How did Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt die:

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Suicide

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Who was the student of Socrates, who wrote "The Republic" about his vision of a perfectly governed society?

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Plato

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Which philosopeher was deeply interested in science and taught Alexander the Great, he also set up a school, The Lyceum, for the study of all branches of knowledge?

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Aristotle

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Who was condemned to death at the age of 70 for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods."

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Socrates

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Philip II, the King of Macedonia, made his army one of the strongest in the world by:

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Forming alliances with Greek city-states

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Whose vast empire stretched form Egypt to India blending Eastern and Western culture leading into the Hellenistic civilization?

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Alexander the Great

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A Roman policy of establishing control over foreign lands and people dominating the political, economic, or cultural way of life is called:

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Imperialism

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Between 264 BC - 164 BC, Rome and Carthage fought three wars each other called:

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Punic Wars

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A 200 year span that began with Augustus and ended with Aurelius bringing peace, order, unity, and prosperity to Roman lands:

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Holy Roman empire

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Toman Engineers built many immense bridge-like stone structures that brought water form the hills into cities.

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Aqueducts

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It consisted of 300 members with legislative and administrative functions in the republic:

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Patricians

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A Jewish man born in Bethlehem of Judea who taught that God would end wickedness in the world:

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Jesus

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From the Greek word meaning "a person sent forth," They were recruited by Jesus to help him on his mission:

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Apostles

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Hannibal was most famous for his battle tactics using:

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Elephants

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Describe four traits about Alexander the Great:

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1) He was ambitious like his father
2) he never lost a battle
3) He was determined to conquer Persia
4) He thought about his empire and wanted to be successful

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After the death of Alexander the great, who took over his empire, dividing the kingdom in to three:

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Alexander did not name anyone, he said "the strongest"

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The Punic Wars ultimately resulted in:

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The expansion of Rome to go all the way to the Mediterranean and Middle East

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In 312, this talented general encouraged the rapid growth of Christianity and made the eastern portion of the empire the center of power:

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Paul

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What was a fief?

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A trust in an estate rather than an ownership

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What was a guild?

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Association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests

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People joined the Crusades to:

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Serve their civilization and their faith

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What code of conduct required knights to be brave, fight fairly, and to protect women children, and the clergy?

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Code of chivalry

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The peasants during the Middle Ages, who were tenants on a lord's domain:

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Serfs

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Describe the Guilds.

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Associations made by artisans and merchants used to protect their own economic interests. Like a union of today

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Church rituals that brought you salvation such as baptism communion, confirmation penance and anointing the sick and dying were called:

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Sacraments

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In India, Siddhartha Gautama spoke of truth, meditating and inner calm through the 4 Noble truths and following the 8-fold path:

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The final goal was nirvana

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Through finding the natural balance of yin and yang, the Asian philosopher Laozi said man cannot define his beliefs but must experience them:

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Daoism

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Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form is:

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Reincarnation

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The Prophet Mohammad, born in Mecca, wrote the "Qur'an" which outlined the Five Pillars of what faith?

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Islam

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Which ancient culture is credited with inventing the first iron stirrup for riding horses:

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Han Dynasty

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How did the three-field system contribute to the agricultural revolution that took place during the Middle Ages?

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Allowed peasants to produce more crops

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Monks and nuns served the community by:

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Teaching in schools

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Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers?

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Apostle

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Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantine?

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Constantine

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Greco-Roman culture is also referred to as what kind of culture?

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Classical culture

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What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

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Prophet of Islam

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Toward hat city do Muslims pray?

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Mecca

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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

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1) Prey 5 times a day
2) Fast on Ramadan
3) Make the Hajj
4) Give charity
5) Believe in Allah as your God

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Who was the ruler of Kievan Russia?

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Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible

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What was a mock battle that served as a training exercise for young knights?

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Tournaments and jousts

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What was the act of taking away a person's right to membership in the Church?

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Excommunication

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What was the body of rules and regulations governing religious practices such as marriage?

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Canon Laws

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Which leader halted the Muslim invasion of Western Europe at the Battle of Tours?

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Charlemagne

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The Magna Carta guarantees:

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Rights, even the king's

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What group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?

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Mongols

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Who thought that the unexamined life was not worth living?

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Socrates

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What was the name for a community of Christian men who gave up all private possessions to serve God?

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Monasteries

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What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?

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1) Services were in Latin and could not be understood by the public
2) It was ran like a business and very corrupt
3) People were speaking out against it
4) Anyone could become a priest in some cases

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What was the major cause of the Great Schism?

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Disagreements over who was the leader of the church, the pope or Jesus

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What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?

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Parliament

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What was the central issue of the Hundred Years' War?

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France's throne, England owned a part of France.

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What group of people emphasized duty, strength, and discipline?

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Spartans