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118 Cards in this Set
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what ruler was famous fr a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?
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Hammurabi
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which early civilization had the 1st carefully planned cities with sophisticated plumbing?
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indus valley
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what is the region in southwest asia where the 1st civilization arose?
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fertile crescent
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in which form of writing did pictures stand for ideas?
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pictographs
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what is a deposit of fertile soil from flooding called?
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silt
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which ruler was considered to be both a king and a god?
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pharaoh
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what is a sweiws of rulers that come from a single family?
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dynasty
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in qhich form of egyptian writing did pictures stand for both ideas and sounds
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heiroglyphics
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which kings consulted the gods through the use of oracle bones?
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Shang
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what mountain range protected china and india from outside invasion?
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himalayas
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which one of these cities served as the capital of ancient israel?
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jerusalem
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which was the major river in india during this time period?
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ganges
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which of these civilizations lasted the shortest amount of time?
indus valley; china; sumer; egypt |
indus valley
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the main ppose of the puramids of egypt was to functoas what?
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tombs
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the legendary figure Menes is famous for being what?
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1st ruler of a united egypt
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which of the empires 1st used iron?
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china
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which hebrew king was responsible for building the great temple in the capital city?
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king solomon
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of the four social classes i sumer, which was the lowest?
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serfs
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what distingished the cities of the indus river valley?
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cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems
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what group established the babylonian empire?
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amorites
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what empire was responsible for the estblishment of a code of laws?
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babylon
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what kingdom suffered from the effecs of the monsoons?
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india
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who lead the hebrews out of egypt during the exodus?
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moses
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the zhou dynasty was the 1st family of chinese rulers to leave written records concerning their rule. |
False
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the huang he and yangtze would be considered the two major rivers of the chinese empires. |
True
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the mandate of heaven is when God roves the right to rule from a ruler. |
True
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greece was in control of palestine at the time of the birth of Christ. |
False
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the egyptian kingdom had a religion that was similar to modern day hinduism. |
False
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egypt was divided into two kingdoms called upper and lower. |
True
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the egyptians found that reeds grown in marshy areas were excellent to use for papyrus. |
True
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theprocess of mummification was connected to the egyptian belief in spirits. |
False
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the indus rive flows southwest into the arabian sea |
True
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after the end of the eign of king solomon, israel was divided into many kingdoms based of of the different old testament tribes. |
Flse
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the process of irrigation diverts water from a natural body for agricultual purposes. |
True
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the epic of gilgamesh discusses the adventures of one of the early kings of mesopotamia |
True
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the age of peking man established that there were peop;e in northern china as many as 500,000 years ago (according to the txtbook) |
True
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the major advantage of the chinese system of writing was that many people could speak it even if the read many other languages. |
False
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there were 12 major plagues on the egyptian peolpe durng the old testament book of exodus. |
False
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name the five characteristics of the sumerian empire
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-advanced cities
-tecnology -specialized workers -form of writing -complex institutions |
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how many years did the hebrews wander in the wilderness of the sinai pninsula?
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40
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what is the belief in one god called?
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monotheism
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what is it called when you unite several different groups or tribes under one ruler or family?
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dynasty
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what chinese group overthrew the shang dynasty in china?
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Zhou dynasty
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durng what season do monsoons usually occur over southwest asia?
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summer
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became king when his father died at a wedding, who was stabbed by a body guard
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alexander
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where was the largest knwn hellenistic statue located?
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rhodes
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he brought greece under macedonian rule
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phillip the great
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who built an empire that stretched to india?
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alexander
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sparta's declaration of was against athens began what war?
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peloponesian
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what battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?
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phalanx
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who wrote the well known book 'the elements' which is the basis for modern geometry?
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euclid
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who warne the greeks about the macedonia king phillip and his army?
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demosthenes
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what term is used today for art of athens during the age of Pericles?
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classical
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who moved into the greek world and reigned for about400 years and left no written record?
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mycenaeans
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who preserved and spread the minoan culture on crete?
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mycenaeans
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which people emphasized duty, strength, and discipline?
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spartans
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he was a student of aristotle
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alexander
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he believed that an absolute standard did exist in both truth and the law
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socrates
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he invented the method for arguing the rules of logic
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aristotle
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who was driven from greece shortly before the golden age of athens began?
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the persians
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what separated the different regions within greece?
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mountains
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who fought the peloponesian war?
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athens and sparta
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alexander the greats 1st victories against the persans gave him the control of which region?
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egypt
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which of the following was not represented inthe cultural blend of hellenistic culture?
indian; persian; chinese; egyptian |
chinese
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what did athens and sparta have in common?
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the were both city states
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the persian army that incade greece in 480 bc and was defeated at sea near salamis was commanded by whom?
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xerxes
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who wrote 'the republic' a book that set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society?
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plato
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who was responsible for beautifying athens as well as expandng it empire and protecting its trade while ruler?
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pericles
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which was not one of the famous philosophers in greece duing this time period?
plato; aristotle; dorius; socrates |
dorius
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during the peloponesian war, mr that one third of the athenians died as a result of what?
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athens caught fire during battle
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when a king or queen controls a city state or country, what type of govt. is that called?
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monarchy
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what human trait did the greek gods NOT posses?
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mortality, dying just like humans
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what percentage of greek land was suitable for farming?
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20%
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the three most impotant seas for greek transport were the agean, the mediterranean, and the black seas. |
False
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grece had he largest population of any country during this time period. |
False
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who wrote the illiad and the odyssey?
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homer
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wat ws the fundamental political unit in ancient greece?
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the polis
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what were peasants in sparta called?
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helots
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what became the center of commerce and hellenistic civilization after the reign of alexander the great?
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alexandria
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who established the value of pi?
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archemedies
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what was one of the reasns that athens lost the battle against syracuse?
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the athenians were fighting without purpose
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what is an important aspect of leadership?
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that you follow through on the words you tell to other people
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what is a narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds?
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an epic
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which roman ruler held the title of dictaor at the time of his assassination by members of the senate?
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Julius caesar
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what were the common citizens of rome called?
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plebians
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which Christian leader wrote letters of the new testament to the gentiles?
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paul
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who movd the capital of the empire from rome to byzantium?
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constantine
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grece-roman culture is also referred to as what kind of culture?
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classical
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what were romes military forces called?
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legions
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which emperor of rome divided the empire into east and west?
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diocletian
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who was considered to be the 1st pope of the christian church?
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peter
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last ruler of the western empire
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romulus augustulus
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conqueror of gaul
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caesar
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1st emperor of the roman empire
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augustus
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the backbone of the roman empire
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legions
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soldiers who were hired to fight and were not romans
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mercenaries
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what continent was the city of carthage located on?
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africa
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over what mountain range did hannibal cross to march his army towards rome?
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alps
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who were the consuls?
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executive branch of the govt.
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who were the 1st people to settle on the bend of the tiber river that eventually became rome?
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latins
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who was the daring roman general during th 2nd punic war who invaded carthage?
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scipio
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which roman leader destroyed the jewish temple and scttered the jews?
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titus
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during what punic war was carthage defeated?
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3rd
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what lel of the govt. was the lowest and most democratic?
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assemblies
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how many soldiers were in a roman legion?
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5000
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on what river was rome founded?
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tiber
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what was the roman center of life?
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the forum
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what country would be on the border of the roman empire?
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great britian
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what is the type of govt. wherethe people vote to select representatives?
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republic
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a person who could earn their freedom bywinning battles
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gladiator
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were women allowed to vote?
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no
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slavery was a major issue in rome |
True
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what ws the most important and lasting contribution to society by the romans?
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the roman law
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marcus aurelius would be considered a good emperor. |
True
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which battle was the most important in the 2nd punic war?
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zama
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who was considered romes ablest emperor?
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caesar augustus
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what local group did the romans assign to handle local matters in the land of judea?
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Sanhedrin
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the death of marcus aurilius marked the end of what?
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Pax Romana
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