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| Choose the name of the leader who conquered most of Mesopotamia and made Akkadian into an "international" language. |
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| Cuneiform is a system of writing was first invented what area of the ancient world? |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: Hieroglyphics are the first known form of writing invented by humans |
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| False: The first known system of writing was cuneiform |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: It is widely believed that the disappearance of Neanderthals was caused by climate change. |
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| False: Neanderthals disappeared due to competition with Homo Sapiens |
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| Which is NOT a distinct feature of Homo sapiens sapiens ancestors? |
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| Ability to find food in their immediate environment |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: Issues of death and the afterlife were important concerns for the peoples of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. |
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| Although no one knows exactly what caused the Bronze Age Collapse, many scholars think it may have had something to do with...? |
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| The appearance a group of people known only as the "Sea People" |
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| The Code or Law of Hammurabi is thought to have had a strong influence on later Jewish and Christian religious doctrine. Which of the famous phrases in the Bible is thought to have its origins in the Code of Hammurabi? |
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| An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth |
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| The Epic of Gilgamesh is... |
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| One of the first works of literature written in cuneiform |
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| Monumental architecture such as the pyramids in ancient Egypt and the ziggurats in Mesopotamia suggest that... |
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| The societies that built them were very wealthy and powerful;Rulers may have intended these huge structues to intimidate their enemies and serve as propaganda advertising their might and power;The societies that built them had complex and well-developed systems of government |
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| I am a famous Byzantine Emperor. During my reign the Byzantine Empire re-conquered North Africa, Italy, and Spain, the Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople, and Roman law was compiled into the corpus juris civilis. That’s a lot of achievements for just one Emperor! Who am I? |
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| We are a group of horse riding nomads who originally come out of somewhere in northern China. We appeared in Europe in 370 C.E. It was we who brought the saddle and stirrup into Europe and completely changed the ways in which wars were fought. Who are we? |
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| Some people say I was the first emperor of Rome, but I never made a big deal about the fact that I was the most powerful man in Roman lands, unlike my uncle Julius. After my death future emperors would sometimes use my name as an official title. Who am I? |
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| I am a luxury product that Romans and other ancient peoples imported from China. Later the Byzantines learned the secret to my production and I became a great source of wealth for the Byzantine Empire. What am I? |
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| I was arguably the most powerful of the Germanic kings. I ruled over a large kingdom that included most of what is today France and Germany. I was such a mighty ruler that the Pope in Rome crowned me as Augusti in 800! |
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| Please put the following events in their correct chronological order. 1 indicates the event that came first, 2 the event that comes second, and so on. |
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Punic Wars 3
Han Empire 2
Classical Age Greece 1
Carolingian dynasty 5
Justinian’s rule 4 |
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| Match the society with its correct ruler or institution. |
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Roman Republic elected consuls
Han Empire civil service exam
Germanic tribes mallus
Maryuan Empire Ashoka |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: The creation new military units known as themes (or themata) greatly weakened the Byzantine Empire |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: Iconoclasm is the belief that sacred images or "icons" should be used in religious worship. |
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| In lecture I mentioned that all that we supposedly know about the Germanic tribes should not be understood as absolute fact. Why? |
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| Because some Roman writers tended to highlight the positive aspects of Germanic society as a way of criticizing what they believed was wrong with Rome. |
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| Xiongnu, Huns, Avars and Khazars are all examples of? |
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| What is unique about the Church in Latin Christendom as opposed to the East? |
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| The Latin Church is an independent political actor that is not subordinate to the state |
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| Diocletian created what unique institution to aid in the empire's defense? |
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| Match the Roman emperor to his signal achievement or event during his reign |
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Diocletian Division of Empire between East and West
Constantine Creation of a “New Rome” in the Eastern half of the Empire
Theodosius I Christianity becomes the official language of the Empire
Augustus Rome transformed into an empire |
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