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| The Fertile Crescent in the Middle East centered around 3 major rivers, which of these is NOT one of them? |
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| After his conquest of Gaul, Julius Caesar wanted a triumph for such an accomplishment. Which of the following requirements for such a reward did he NOT qualify for? |
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| Pharaoh Djoser of Egypt was the first pyramid buider, also he was |
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| The first to be deified by his subjects |
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| During mummification, which organ was NOT preserved outside the body? |
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| The Egyptian god Sobek (patron of the military) was represented by what animal? |
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| The Oracle at Delphi was said to have the ability to prophesy by inhaling what? |
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| The first institute for higher learning in the West was founded by which Greek philosopher? |
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| The Ionian Revolt, was uprising in Turkey instigated by... |
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| When Cyrus took control of Babylon, how long did it take him to get inside the walls once the attack began? |
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| While Cyrus gained fame for taking over Babylon , which persian Emperor conquered Egypt? |
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| The first time the Persians under Xerxes would face a Greek army in full force was at this battle... |
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| The Gastrophetes was a Greek invention used for what purpose? |
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| Alexander the Great, while naming over 20 cities after himself, he named on after his horse and left _____ wherever he conquered |
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| Under the Roman "3 Strike System," the conquered nation would have a puppet ruler installed on which strike? |
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| The word "Mesopotamia" means "a land between two rivers." |
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| While preparing a body for mummification, the priest that made the first incision was taken outside and killed immediately after. |
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| False, was chased outside with storms. |
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| The Hebrews built the pyramids under the enslavement of the Egyptians. |
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| To ensure the safety of competitors, ancient Olypic athletes had to participate naked. |
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| Socrates, after speaking against Athenian goverment, was arrested, tried, and sentenced to drink cyanide. |
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| Oddly, the Romans discovered that elephants would turn and run when they smelled horse blood. |
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| Egypt could not become a world empire mainly because they lacked a steady source of iron. |
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| Pharaoh Khufu was responsible for the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. |
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| The Aeolpile was a device designed to provide energy for other machines using steam pressure |
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| The great Coliseum of Rome could actually be flooded to re-enact historical naval battles. |
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| While animal fights, naval battles, and slave executions were popular spectacles in the Roman Coliseum, fights between _______ drew the biggest crowds. |
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| The massive stone blocks at Stonehenge were made of __________, one of the hardest rocks on earth. |
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| Pharaoh Djoser's chief engineer/high priest ______ was largely responsible for constructing his pyramid and other architectural works. |
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| This Greek version of an ultimate fighting champianship, the _______ hadd no weight class and the only rule was "no biting." |
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| The Immortals of Persia, through fierce in battle, carried shilds made of what? |
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| What was the name of Alexander the Great's beloved horse? |
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| What was the name of this roman invention? (picture) |
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| The Ghana Empire of Africa(800-1235) would not have formed had it not been for the arrival of... |
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| If you were in ancient Arabia and needed a cataract removed from your eye, what would the doctor most likely reach for? |
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| Muhammad idn Musa al-Khwarizmi is credited with creating... |
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| Black powder (early gunpowder) was used for a variety of things in ancient China. Which of the following was NOT one of them mentioned in class. |
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| Which of the following dynasties started India's Golden Age? |
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| Central Africa had several reasons why it could not form a cohesive empire, which of the following is NOT one of the reasons. |
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| The period of Chinese history known as the _______ Dynasty, is also called the Era of Eight Princes and Sixteen Kingdoms. |
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| Mandate of Heaven is a belief that... |
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| subjects have the right to overthrow a cruel ruler |
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| Manned kites were used for several things in ancient China, which is NOT one of them. |
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| One typically vital element to creating an empire was not present or needed in populating China's massive landscape. Which of the following was it? |
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| This river in India marked the typical western bordser of most of it's dynasties. |
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| Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin Dynasty, standardized everything upon his ascending to the throne. Which of the following was not one of his standardized items. |
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| Private armies must wear imperial uniforms |
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| The "Underground Sky Soaring Thunder" is a fancy name for a Chinese... |
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| The Battle of Red Cliff is the decisive battle that ended the Han Dynasty and began... |
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| the Three Kingdoms Period |
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| The primary currency used during the Han Dynasty was... |
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| The San People of Central Africa had a unique way of finding water which involved a leash, sweetened berries, a termite mound, a monkey, and some salt pellets. |
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| The Qin Dynasty would be the first world empire to print paper currency, or "flying money." |
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| The ancient Chinese military was well armed with a flame thrower, bamboo guns, and evven chemical grenades. |
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| While mindful of their accomplishments, Arab scholars were quick to correct any mostakes that their Greek predecessors made in their theories. |
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| Arabic medicine in the ancient world had a simple solution to eye cataracts by simply sticking a syringe in the person's eye and using the suction to pull it out. |
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| The oldest restaurant in the world (Ma Yu Ching's, est. 1153), still features the same original menu items which include buckets of chicken and dine-in or carry-out. |
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| Confucius died at 71 thinking his life was a failure and he would surely be forgotten. |
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| The first emperor of China is buried under a mountain with a map of China, four pyramids and thousands of terra cotta soldiers. |
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| Chinese soccer, or cuju, was called the "sport of kings" primarily because only the rich had time to play. |
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| Early Chinese settlements did not eat rice primarily but instead ate milet, a wheat-like grain. |
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| This particular species of camel has only one hump and primarily lives in North Africa and some parts of the Middle East. |
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| Who founded the Gupta Empire of India? |
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| The emperor of this dynasty, China's first, was so rich he could afford to have a forest of mean and a pond filled with wine. ________ |
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| This creative Chinese inventor/engineer built a 20ft mechanical clock tower to regulate the emperor's "nightly activities." |
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| The Chinese devised a creative way of making birth contol pills by boiling down hundreds of gallons of ____ and collecting the remains. |
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| In the 9th century, Jabir ibn Hayyan, an Islamic physicist and alchemist theorized the idea of the... |
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| What was the longest dynasty in Chinese history? |
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| Arabic horse racing was, and still is, an immensely popular pastime in that region. While the winners would enjoy great wealth and fame, what humiliation did the last place person have to endure? |
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| The person who lost had to walk his horse around with a monkey on its back, while everyone else laughed and made fun of them. |
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| The Ming Treasure Fleet included ships named for what they carried except for... |
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| The best evidence of the Treasure Fleet's many voyages and trade stops are... |
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| The Onin War in Japan would start a series of civil wars that would continue until the arrival of the... |
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| It was under the ______ Period that the samurai first came into being |
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| The main problem the Mongols faced ruling China was... |
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| By 1500, what percentage of piracy originating from Japan was actually done by native Chinese sailors? |
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| This dynasty was the first to use paper "flying money." |
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| One of the first things Zhu Di does when he becomes the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty was... |
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| All of the above: killed the current emperor and burned down the palace,started work on the new palace, appointed eunuchs as the court officials. |
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| The Sui Dynasty (581-618) brought many sweeping reforms to China, which of the following was NOT one of them. |
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| Military Draft of Civilians |
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| One of the great cultural contributions of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) was the... |
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| To counter-act the privacy on their coastline, the Ming Emperors created... |
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| The Wujing Zongyao was a Chinese text describing the best methods for... |
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| During the Tang Dynasty, a college system was created for maintaining a level of professional excellence amond... |
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| Under the Bushido code, which one of the following was NOT one of the requirements of a samurai? |
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| The "fubing system" was a government law of required attendance to achieve what? |
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| Amazing, in Song China there was factory whose sole purpose was to produce iron hand grenades |
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| Although somewhat morbid, families of tribute barge drivers would have their funerals before they left as it was likely they wouldn't return. |
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| Oddly, Chinese ships had eyes on the front of the ship to "see" where they were going. |
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| Mongols were said to have been "born in the saddle" and could ride their large breed of horse from and early age. |
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| Trading with the Harsha Empire of India, China had access to exotic foods such as sugar cane and camel steaks. |
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| The Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty actually founded the city of Nanking. |
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| The Ming Emperor's palace in Beijing had 9,999 rooms with the ten thousandth one reserved for god himself. |
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| During the Song Dynasty, the Chinese invented the first air conditioner. |
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| Due to great planning and coordination, the Ming shipyards were able to create a fleet of a thousand ships in 8 years. |
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| Under the Tang Dynasty government officials would get days off for the holidays, weddings, funerals, and vacations. |
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| Name any of the Six Ministries formed under the Three Departments and Six Ministries model of government. |
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| Rights, Revenue, Justice, Works |
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| Zhu Di, the secong founder of the Ming Dynasty also went by the title of the _____ Emperor. |
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| What was the name of the palace constructed in Beijing under the reign of Zhu Di? |
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| Forbidden palace/Forbidden city |
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| The court eunuch picked to the lead the massive Ming Treasure Fleet was _______. |
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| The "divine wind" that the Japanese would claim is Heaven's defense against invaders is also called _______. |
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| During the Tang Dynasty, one clever device which featured a dragon on the side of a mountain was used for what? |
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| What was the name of the ritual form of suicide preformed by samurai that had failed their master? |
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| What was the term used for Japanese pirates during the Ming Dynasty? |
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