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SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
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The term prehistoric means before the time of homo sapiens.
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FALSE Before written records
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The main result of domestication of animals was that humans had a ready supply of meat and animal products.
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TRUE
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The purpose of slash and burn was to clear land for farming.
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TRUE
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Neolithic refers to a time before farming.
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FALSE Neolithic refers to the time farming began.
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Nomads were Neolithic People.
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False – Nomads were Paleolithic, moving from place to place in search of food.
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Polytheism is the belief in many gods.
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True
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A dynasty is a established through a family of rulers.
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True
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The soil deposited by flood waters is called delta.
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False Soil deposited by flood waters is called silt.
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The first form of writing was hieroglyphics.
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False The first form of writing was cuneiform.
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A political unit that has its own government, army and culture is called a city- state.
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True
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The process in which ideas, beliefs, and products are exchanged among groups of people is known as assimilation.
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False The exchange of goods and products among people is known as cultural diffusion.
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Rivers were geographic barriers for Egypt in ancient time.
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False Deserts were Egypts natural barriers.
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Egypts form of government was a theocracy.
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True
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A phalanx was a type of government in Greece.
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False Phalanx is a military formation.
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In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain that comes from complete understanding is known as moksha.
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False Nirvana is the release from selfishness and pain in Buddhism. (moksha=Hinduism)
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The most sacred writing of the Jewish religion is the Torah.
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True
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Hindu and Buddhist followers, both believe in reincarnation.
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True
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Unlike other River Valley civilizations, the Indus had no advanced technology.
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False The Indus had an advanced civilization including technology and a system of writing.
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Acropolis means the highest place in the city-state.
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True
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A tyrant was different from other rulers because he was always the second son.
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False A tyrant seized power illegally.
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During the Peloponnesian War 1/3 of the Athenians died of the plague.
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True
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Athens won the Peloponnesian War.
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False Sparta won the Peloponnesian War.
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Plato was the Greek philosopher condemned to death for teaching against the gods and corrupting the minds of the youth.
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False Socrates was put to death for corrupting the minds of the youth and teaching against the gods.
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Philip II was a student of Socrates.
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False Phillip II was the father of Alexander the Great.
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Darius III was the ruler of Persia.
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True
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Demosthenes was a Greek who warned the city states to unite against Macedonia.
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True
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Alexander the Great conquered lands in Greece, Persia, Egypt, and China.
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False ATG conquered lands in Greece, Persia, Egypt, and India.
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Alexandria Egypt was the center of Hellenistic culture.
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True
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Consuls were two men who headed the Roman government with a term of one year.
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True
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The Etruscans were the farmers and shepherds who first inhabited the area of Rome.
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False The Latins were farmers and shepherds who first inhabited the area of Rome.
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The first government of Rome was an oligarchy.
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False After the overthrow of Tarquin the Proud, the first government was a monarchy which was overthrown to establish a republic.
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During the Roman republic, the Patricians were powerful, wealthy aristocrats.
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True
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The Romans based their gods on the gods of the Egyptians.
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False Roman gods were based on the Greek gods.
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Hannibal led Carthage against Rome in the Punic War.
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True
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The Punic wars were fought over control of trade in the Mediterranean Sea.
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True
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Hannibal, the Roman general used war elephants against the Carthaginian soldiers.
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False Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, used war elephants against Rome.
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Pax Romana was a 200 year period of Roman peace.
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True
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The last ruler in the Roman Republic was Julius Caesar.
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True
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Constantine divided the Roman Empire into east and west.
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False Constantine converted to Christianity and moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople. (Diocletian divided the empire)
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Legions were divisions of the Roman military assigned to protect Rome and the provinces.
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True
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The major struggles of the Roman Republic were between the rich and the poor.
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True
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Plebeians were the Roman commoners.
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True
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The Diaspora was the scattering of Romans throughout the provinces.
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False The Diaspora was the dispersal (scattering) of Jews from the land of Israel.
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Homer wrote the Aeneid.
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False Virgil wrote the Aeneid.
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The Hajj is the modest clothing worn by Muslim women.
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F False Hajj is the pilgrimage Muslims make, once in a lifetime to Mecca.
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The Quran is the holy book of Islam.
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True
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The Islamic house of worship is called a temple.
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False An Islamic house of worship is called a mosque.
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Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and conquered a large portion of Europe.
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False He united the Mongols but conquered large portion of Asia.
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Justinians Code was a body of civil law for the Roman Empire.
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False. Justinians Code was a body of civil law for the Byzantine Empire.
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The Byzantine Emperor, Leo III, supported the iconoclasts.
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True
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The creation of the Cyrillic alphabet strongly influenced the cultural development of Russia.
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True.
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When the Russian and Mongol armies refused to fight the result was freedom for the Mongols from Russian rule.
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False. The refusal to fight meant freedom for the Russians from Mongol rule.
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A pastoralist makes a living by serving in a church.
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False. A pastoralist makes a living by herding animals.
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The magnetic compass is one of the important inventions of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
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True.
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Kublai Khan ruled most of his life in China.
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True.
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The Germanic tribes were united because of a common language.
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False. The Germanic tribes spoke many different languages and did not begin to be unite until Clovis united the Frankish tribes.
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The Treaty of Verdun divided the kingdom of Clovis.
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False. The Treaty of Verdun divided the kingdom of Charlemagne among his grandsons.
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A vassal was one in the European Middle Ages who received land.
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True.
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An interdict on the kings subjects would keep them from participating in the sacraments of the church.
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True
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The chief goal of the Crusades was to protect the Byzantine Empire from Muslim invaders.
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False The purpose of the Crusades was to recapture the Holy Lands from the Muslims.
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Portugals initial interest in Africa was for the purpose of trade.
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True.
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The chief means of social and political organization in the African stateless societies was Islamic Law.
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False The chief means of social and political organization was lineage groups.
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The central issue of the Hundred Years War was the throne of France.
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True.
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The Crusaders were most responsible for spreading the Bubonic Plague.
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False. Traders were most responsible for the spread of the Bubonic Plague.
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The Magna Carta guaranteed basic legal rights to the English lords who forced King John to sign it.
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True
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The effect of the Three Field System was that crops could be grown on 1/3 of the land.
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False The effect of the Three Field System was that more farmers could grow more food for the growing population.
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The rulers of Ghana grew rich through controlling the gold and salt trade.
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True.
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Utopia literally means highest place.
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False Utopia means no place. It was the title of Thomas Mores book, Utopia.
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The birthplace of the Renaissance was in Germany.
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False It was in Italy.
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Henry II declared himself the head of the English Church.
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False. It was Henry VIII.
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St. Ignatius of Loyola organized a group of missionaries to convert non-Christians to Catholicism.
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True.
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The rest of the test will consist of questions over Renaissance and Reformation. Good Luck!
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