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What is an ancient Sumerian temple called?
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Ziggurat
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Nomads are...
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People who travel place to place according to their hunt
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What is ancient Sumerian form of writing?
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Cuneiform
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What are hieroglyphics?
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Egyptian system of writing (symbols)
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Why did civilizations develop writing systems?
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To keep records
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What is a strait?
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land
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How did the first humans get their food?
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Gathering
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The oldest epic known to mankind is the?
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Gilgamesh
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Who were the first to settle in Mesopotamia?
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Sumerians
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What is prehistory?
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Time before writing systems were created
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What is mummification?
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To prevent the breakdown of a dead body.
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Which civilization invented the wheel?
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Sumerians
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Where is the fertile crescent located?
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Between Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
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The land between the Tigris and Euphrates (two rivers) is called?
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Mesopotamia
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List the four components of history
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Politics, Geography, Economy, & Sociology
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List seven components of a civilization
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Government, Society, Economics, Education, Religion, Language & Culture
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What is the Neolithic Revolution?
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Moving from hunting and gathering to farming.
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What is politics?
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Study of Government
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Ancient Sumerians schools were called
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Eddubus
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Ancient civilizations developed along..
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Rivers
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True or false: Sumerians worshipped their kings as God
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True
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True or false, The Romans were the first to settle in Mesopotamia
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False
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True or False : The Neolithic Revolution allowed man to settle into communities
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True
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The Hammurabi Code is based on the principle of retribution True or False
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True
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True or False, The Sumerians invented the aquaduct
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False
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Who fought the Peloponnesian Wars?
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Sparta and Athens
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Who measured the circumference of the earth?
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Macedonia
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Who were the main subjects of Hellenistic art?
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Women
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Which ancient established the basis for western democracy?
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Greek
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Define Acropolis
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A hill structure in the center of a city state
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What were Greek slaves called?
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Helots
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Why was the Delian League established?
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In case Persia attacked the Greek city states again
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Why did the Persian emperor Darius attack the Greek mainland?
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He wanted revenge
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How did the geography of Ancient Greek affect the development?
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Since it was 3/4 mountains, it made trade and communication difficult.
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Athens witnessed its golden age under ?
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Pericles
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Who were the early settlers of Greece?
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Mycaneans and Minonians
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What was Alexander's most lasting achievement?
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Starting Hellenistic period
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Darius ruled which country?
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Persia
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Why did Spartans constantly train for war?
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To intimidate Athens
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Who were Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
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Greek philosophers
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Which three new schools of philosophy developed during the Hellenistic age?
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Cinyx, Epicureanism, and Stoicism
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Where was Alexander The Great from?
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Macedonia
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True or False, Greeks were tolerant of other religions
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True
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True or False, Greece had marshy land
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False
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Where is Alexandria located?
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Egypt
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Did both Athens and Sparta stress military education?
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No, just Sparta
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Who were the members of the first triumvirate?
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Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
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Who were the members of the second triumvirate?
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Octavian, Lepidus, and Antony
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Whats the difference between the geography of Italy and Greece?
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Italy wasnt mostly mountains and Italy split the Mediterranean in half.
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List three early settlers of Rome
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Latins, Greeks and Estruscans
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The chief occupation in Rome was?
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Tenant Farmer
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What is a republic?
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When elected officials govern
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What is a triumvirate?
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Group of 3 men with equal power
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The 100 year period of Roman peace is known as?
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Pax Romana
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The Punic wars were fought between? And who won?
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Carthage and Rome & Rome eventually won
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Who was Hannibal?
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Carthagean general
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What did the Edict of Milan do?
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Made christianity legal in the Roman empire
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One of Rome's gifts to the word is a body of laws known as the?
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Twelve Tables
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Who was Christianity the official religion of Rome?
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Theodosius
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Who was the first Roman emperor?
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Augustus, formerly known as Octavian
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List the five good under who Rome witnessed peace & prosperity
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Nerva, Trajen, Pius, Adrian, and Marcus-Arrelius
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List the four Julian rulers after Octavian
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Nero, Tiberius, Calagula, and Claudius
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List the reasons of each Punic War
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Rome wanted Sicily but Carthage believed Sicily was theirs. Hannibal wanted revenge, and Rome wanted to defeat Carthage once and for all.
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Why did Roman emperors persecute Christians?
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They refused to fight in the army, they refused to worship Roman Gods, and they refused to bow before the emperor.
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What 3 factors made the Romans strong?
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Formidable Army, Practical, and Good diplomats
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Were the early Romans monotheistic?
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No
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Could women praticipate in Roman government?
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No
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Alexander invaded Rome which resulted in its fall. True or False?
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False
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Did the Romans invent the process of making silk?
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No
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What is the Great Schism?
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The period when the Roman Catholic Church has two papacies at once.
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What is the schism?
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Split in the Catholic church over icons
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What is another name of the Black Death?
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Bubonic Plague
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What was Justinian's most famous achievement?
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The Justinian Code [Set of laws]
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Who was the first ruler to unite Western Europe after the fall of Rome?
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Charlemagne
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What was the language of the Roman Catholic Church
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Latin
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What is heresy?
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Going against basic Christian teachings
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Why is Joan of Arc remembered?
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She led French victories
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What clergy were the bishops and priests part of?
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Secular
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Which two countries fought the hundred years war?
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England and France
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What form of Christianity did the Byzantine Empire follow?
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Eastern Orthodox
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Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox church?
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Patriarch
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What is the Inquisition?
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Effective way to get rid of heresy. When church officials hunted down and punished heretics.
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Merchans and Artisans who lived in the city were called?
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Burghers
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Who won the hundren years war?
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France
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What is the Babylonian Captivity?
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When the papacy was in Avignon
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What are the crusades?
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The time when Christians and Muslims fought over Jerusalem
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What is vernacular literature?
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Written in everyday language
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Describe the Progressive Discipline Process (PDP).
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The PDP is the process of gaining and maintaining discipline within your organization. It provides a way for the supervisor to establish lines of acceptability and communicate those lines to your subordinate. As the supervisor monitors behavior and identifies substandard performance, he or she can apply the PDP utilize the least amount of force necessary to modify the behavior.
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