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The first Mesopotamian
civilization was:
Sumer’s wedge-shaped form
of writing was called:
The first empire in
Mesopotamia was founded by:
The purpose of the Ziggurat
was mainly:
The earliest law code is:
Babylon first becomes
powerful under the rule of:
The pharaoh who unified Upper
and Lower Egypt in 3100 B.C.
was:
Egypt’s greatest monuments,
including the Great Pyramids,
were built during the:
These two Empires fought at
the Battle of Kadesh:
The Persian Empire had a
different policy of ruling its
diverse subjects in that:
The Phoenician’s most
significant achievement
affecting civilization:
The Persian Empire was
founded by:
The Epic of Gilgamesh was
written by what civilization?
The only known pre-Jewish
experiment in monotheism was
that of:
The earliest civilization found
on Crete is the:
The first civilization to
extensively use iron:
The Iliad was written by:
Rule by the few (usually the
most wealthy) is called:
Athens’ decisive naval victory
over Persia was at:
Greek Religion was:
The first successful form of early
Monotheism worshipped a God
called
The “Father of History” is:
The earliest Chinese Dynasty
supported by archeological
evidence is the
The Sumerian system of
Mathematics was a
The Middle Kingdom of
Egypt was founded by
The traditional founder of
the Hebrews was
Nebuchadnezzar was the
most successful king of
The Persian Empire reached
its greatest height under
The Mitanni introduce
Helotry was practiced in
Elements of Geometry was
written by:
The first ruler to create an
empire that extended from
Greece to India was:
The freed slave, Zeno,
founded the philosophy of:
Alexander the Great’s tutor
was the Philosopher:
The Delian League was led
by:
The author of Oedipus the
King was:
The first of the Greek
Philosophers was:
The first great king of
Macedon was:
The “Father of Medicine”
was:
Who argued that the earth
revolved around the sun?
The “Han Synthesis”
develops under Emperor
Just prior to becoming a
Republic, Rome was ruled by a
king of the:
The decisive battle between
Scipio and Hannibal that ended
the Second Punic War was the:
The First Punic War broke
out over the issue of:
The second triumvirate was
composed of :
He proposed major social
reforms, such as land for the
poor, by going to the General
Assembly, rather than the
senate:
The Battle for Actium, was a
decisive victory for:
The Mahabharata is:
Augustus Caesar preferred to be
called by the title of “First
Citizen,” or:
The “Father of Chinese
History” is
Virgil’s masterpiece, and epic
about the founding of Rome:
The Romans perfected their
military organization, the
Legion, during a conflict with
the:
Before he was Emperor, he was
the commander of the Eastern
Armies, and involved in the
Jewish-Roman War:
The two lead conspirators
behind the assassination of
Julius Caeser were:
The Great Fire of Rome was
during the reign of:
The only Roman Emperor never
to command an army was:
The Missionary traditionally
considered most responsible for
spreading Christianity to the
Gentile (Non-Jews):
The “Struggle of Orders” was
between the:
Who invaded Italy by marching
his forces, including war
elephants, over the Alps?
The Pax Romana began
under:
“The Father of Roman
eloquence” was:
Judah Maccabee lead the
Jews in revolt against
Before the Punic Wars, the
Mediterranean Sea was
controlled by:
The Founder of the Han
Dynasty was:
Constantine called the first
Christian Church Council at:
Christianity was ultimately made
Rome’s official religion by the
order of:
The Empire was first divided
into East and West under:
The Edict of Milan:
The Corpus Juris Civilis is:
The most popular form of
Monasticism in the West was:
Who was the first to unite
the Frankish Tribes?
The great Mayan city in the
Northern Yucatan was
Which of these was NOT one of
Diocletian’s “Four Problems”
facing Rome.
Parthia returned to the old
Persian divisions called
Rome was sacked in 410 AD,
under the leadership of:
The last emperor of the
Western Roman Empire was:
Author of History of the Goths,
he set his monks to copy books
and manuscripts.
The City of God and The
Confessions were written by
The great playwright of
Gutpa Dynasty India was
The world's largest religious
building was:
Who was the Frankish leader at
the Battle of Tours (Poitiers)?
Who popularized the dating of
events from the birth of Christ?
The Treaty of Verdun:
The semi-legendary founder
of Kievan Rus (Russia) was?
The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
began to unite under:
The victor of the Battle of
Hastings was:
Thomas Becket was known for
his conflict with which King?
Which King was forced to
sign the Magna Carta?
The Christian conquest of the
Iberian Peninsula is known as :
The Investiture Controversy
had to do with:
The most powerful of the
Medieval Popes was:
France began to unify under:
The first European university
was found at:
The most noted king of the
Mali was:
The first Holy Roman
Emperor was:
The primary philosophy of
the Middle Ages was:
Who drove the Lombards out of
Rome, and secured the Papal
States for the Pope?
Paper Currency was first
developed under
The first Caliph was:
The flight of Muhammad from
Mecca, and the beginning of the
Muslim Calendar is called:
The Caliphate reached its
"Golden Age" during the
____________ Dynasty.
The mathematician alKhwarizmi wrote the important
treatise
Who was the first to unite
the Frankish Tribes?
The Victor of the Battle of
Bouvines was:
He unified the Muslim tribes
and retook Jerusalem before the
third crusade.
Who defeated the Magyars
at the Battle of Lechfeld?
The First English King to claim
both the English and French
Throne was
The first Carolingian to hold the
title of “Mayor of the Palace”
was:
Who became Charlemagne’s
personal advisor on religious
and educational matters?
At the end of the Carolingian
Dynasty, the nobility selected
_________ as King of France.
The Domesday Book might most
accurately be described as a:
The “Crusade of Kings” was
the:
The Mongol Tribes were first
united by:
During the “Babylonian
Captivity,” the seat of the
papacy was moved from Rome
to:
Symptoms of the Black death
first appear in:
The Great Schism was finally
ended by:
The Lollards were followers
of:
The Byzantine Empire finally
fell to an invasion from:
The longest lasting of the subkhanates after the breakup of
the Mongol empire was:
Who was the Father of
Humanism?
The Divine Comedy was
written by
The Family that traditionally
controlled Austria, and in turn
the Holy Roman Empire was:
What city was referred to by
its ruler as “The Third Rome”
The most famous of the
Northern Humanists was:
The Father of Renaissance
Art is:
Spain was created by the
unification of:
The Caravel was developed
by:
Which of these was NOT
traded in West Africa?
What nations signed the
Treaty of Tordesillas?
Machiavelli argues that the ends
justify the means in the book:
Charles V, Holy Roman
Emperor, was also known as
The Incas were conquered
by:
The first squadron of ships to
circumnavigate the globe were
originally led by:
The Ninety-Five Theses were
proposed by:
England officially separated
from the Catholic Church with
the:
The first Tsar of Russia was:
The Peace of Augsburg ended
the struggle between Charles V
and:
Ulrich Zwingli led the
Protestant Reformation in:
First Great Master of
Renaissance Sculpture:
Landgrave Philip of Hesse tried
to unite which two reformation
leaders?
The oldest still active
diplomatic agreement is:
The Founder of Brazil was:
John Tetzel was best known
“The Warrior Pope” refers to
The Edict of Nantes:
The Saint Bartholomew’s Day
Massacre was directed against:
The Battle of Lepanto was
fought between:
The leader of the rebellion
against Spain in the Netherlands
was:
The first English attempt at
colonization was:
The Catholic CounterReformation was responsible
for:
The Florida was discovered
by:
The Ottoman Empire reaches
its peak under
The Safavid Empire was
founded by:
The Mughal Empire is
founded by:
Sengoku jidai was a civil
conflict in
Spain launched an invasion of
England after the execution of
Which of these was NOT a
politique?
An Indulgence is:
Encomienda was
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The Hyksos control Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
Zoroastrianism is a Monotheistic religion.
The most successful Assyrian King was Assurbanipal.
The Assyrian/Egyptian Alliance was defeated by the Medes and Chaldeans at the
Battle of Carchemish.
Carthage began as a colony of Greece.
The Minoan Language, Linear A, is understood by historians.
Tutankhamen’s tomb was already ransacked when discovered by archeologists.
Plato authored The Republic.
Sparta called on help from Persia in the Peloponnesian War.
Buddhism was China’s greatest single cultural force.
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Roman Law is based on the “Law of the Ten Tables”
Julius Caesar was the first to claim the title of Dictator-For-Life.
Marcus Aurelius was the author of Meditations.
The Empire reached its greatest territorial height under Augustus.
Cicero claimed “Virtue is sufficient for happiness.”
The Kings of Axum claim descent from Solomon of Israel.
Rome’s victory at the Battle of Adrianople ushered in a Golden Age.
The Penitential System was used by Manichean Missionaries.
The Petrine Doctrine claimed the Patriarch of Constantinople was the head of the
church.
• Weregeld – or man-money – was a practice used by the Franks.
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The furthest Mongol advance into Europe was Venice.
William Wallace led a rebellion in Wales.
The First Crusade was a disaster for Europe.
The Seventeen Point constitution is the founding document of Japan.
The Turning point of the Hundred Year War the arrival of Joan of Arc.
Vikings founded the Kingdom of Normandy.
Venice became one of the most important trade cities in Europe.
Buddhism was China’s greatest single cultural force.
The fall of the Byzantine Empire and the End of the Hundred Years War signal the
end of the Renaissance.
• The Caliphate reached its territorial height during the Umayyad Dynasty.
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The Institutes of the Christian Faith was written by Ulrich Zwingli.
The Twelve years truce was between England and Spain.
Neo-Confucianism is associated with Zhu Xi.
The Battle of Mohacs was a victory for the Ottomans.
Luther supported the German Peasant’s revolt.
The Guise were one of the most powerful Families of France.
Alexander VI (Borgia) is considered the church’s most corrupt Pope.
The Medici’s were a powerful German family.
The primary goal of Spanish colonization was Tobacco.
Movable Type was developed by Johann Gutenberg.
Short IDs
• Hatshepsut
• The Code of Hammurabi
• Athenian Democracy
• Socrates
• The Silk Road
• Cato the Elder (Marcus Cato)
• Popularity of Christianity vs. The
Pagan Cults
• The Tetrarchy
• The Five Pillars of Islam
• Feudalism
• Friars Vs. Monks
• John Wycliffe
• Martin Luther
• The War of the Roses
• The Marburg Colloquy
• The Characteristics of
Renaissance Art
Chronology
• Anything I darn well please…
Breakdown
• 60 Multiple Choice (5 Omits)
• 10 True/False (Correct False for Bonus)
• 6 Short IDs (1 Omit)
• 3 Chronologies
• 2 Short Essays