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Archaeology is the study of human life and culture

False

Sumerians invented the wagon wheel and several other tools and productive devices that make life easier

True

The Nile River is the longest river in the world

True

The Hittites were the first indo-european people to make use of iron

True

The Assyrians had a Highly efficient communications system

True

The believers of Zoroastrianism believe that there were many gods

False

Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilization as

Cities, goverment, religion, social structure, writing and art

Anthropology is the study of

Human life and culture

Above all writing was an important feature in the life of these new civilizations because

It enables rulers, priests, merchants, and artisans to keep accurate records

The First Empire in the world history is

Akkadian Empire

Ancient Greeks had festivals to celebrate the gods

True

What happened at Thermopylae

Greeks outnumbered by Persian army Spartan vs Persian

What is an oligarchy

A small group of people that have control of a country, artisans

Who wrote Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

Herodotus wrote

History of the Persian War

What did Epicurious teach

State of absolute peace my absence of mental emotional and physical distress

Who was the greatest historian of the ancient world

Ibn khaldun

Who was the plebians

Low class

Who were the patricians

High class

What was the largest empire in Africa

Songhai

The traditional igloo was used by the Inuit as a temporary shelter

True

The gutapaEmpire is often called the Golden Age of India science in philosophy

True

Who built the original Great Wall of China

Qin shi huang

The Inca had an advanced writing

False

What was the longest lasting dynasty

Zhou

What did the aryans create

Caste System

In the medieval church a group of parishes was headed by a bishop

False

Serfs required to learn Latin and perform religious duties

False

What is a curruca

Plow

What is a cabochon

Head

What was a peasants tithe

10%

The struggle between King Henry and Pope Gregory was known as

Investiture controversy

What was the issue about hard of investure controversy

Who would appoint church officials

Forbids priest from giving the sacraments to certain group of people

Intridict

Court created by the church to try heretics

Inquisition

Humanist educators stressed all the following EXCEPT

Physical education

Christine de Pizan is best known for her

Writing women heroism

The Peace of Augsburg formally

Declared the separation of the church