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World History Quiz SOTW
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History
9th Grade
12/15/2009

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Describe 3rd Estate
Definition
Financially dependent. Commons
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When did the US declare independence from UK?
Definition
1776
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What is the difference between Patricians and Plebians?
Definition
Patricians = Noble
Plebians = Dirty work and had less rights
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What was Biedermeir Era?
Definition
A Period of tranquility and leisure (in Austrian)
Term
Who founded Rome and where
Definition
Romulus. Italy.
Term
What was Frederick the Great trying to do?
Definition
Make Prussia a model state
Term
What are the 3 fundamental principals of the Enlightenment?
Definition
1. Tolerance
2. Humanity
3. Reason
Term
Explain Magna Carta. When did it occur?
Definition
1215 Agreement between King John and the Nobles/Barons not to make big decisions with out parliament.
Term
3 most important Mesopotamian tribes.
Definition
Sumerians. Assyrians. Babylonians.
Term
Last Babylonian King, when did he rule?
Definition
Nebuchadnezzar. 600 BC
Term
Who were the Jacobins?
Definition
Most violent party in the French Revolution vs. Aristocrats. invented the guillotine.
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What happened to Robespierre?
Definition
Beheaded.
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What are serfs?
Definition
Agricultural workers. Belonged to the land.
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Who defeated English King @ Battle of Hastings?
Definition
William the Conqueror.
Term
When did Confucius live? What were his beliefs?
Definition
500 BC. Believed in Peace and being respectful to you parents and brotherly and sisterly love.
Term
What was Buddha's real name? Why was he important?
Definition
Siddhartha Gautama.
Important because he became enlightened and founded Buddhism which wanted to break away from Hinduism and the Caste system.
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Who was involved in the Peloponnesian War? and when did it occur?
Definition
Athens vs. Sparta
430 BC
Term
Who was and what did Marcus Aurelius do?
Definition
(Peaceful) Roman Emperor who waged war on Germanic tribes, and brought lions
Term
When and why did Constantine issue the decree that Christians shouldn't be persecuted?
Definition
313. Had dreams of the cross "In this Sign you will be victorious"
Term
Why did Henry VII break with Catholics
Definition
He wanted divorce
Term
Describe Martin Luther's religious beliefs.
Definition
People need The Bible more than church. Complained about Catholic churches irreligious fund-raising.
Term
Who was the first Roman Emperor and when was he named?
Definition
Caesar Octavius Augustus, 31 BC
Term
Who was Nero? Was he well-liked?
Definition
Roman Emperor. No.
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What is the Colosseum?
Definition
Large oval-shaped amphitheater that held gladiator battles.
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Why and where did Constantine found Constantinople?
Definition
The enemies were now mostly coming from the East in Persia. So he needed a HQ there. In Byzantium on Black Sea
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Mesopotamia got its name from which two rivers?
Definition
Tigris and Euphrates
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