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Semester Exam Fall 2016
Semester Exam Fall 2016
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official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius.
Satrapy
Governor
Satrap
Pilot
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The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the ________
Four Noble Truths
Buddhism
Eight Fold Path
Leader
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Long Era of Peace and Safety in the Roman Empire.
Peace Romana
Roman Pax
Roman Peace
Pax-Romana
4
Russel Crowe fought animals and people for entertainment in which movie about Ancient Rome?
Gladiator
Les Miserables
3:10 to Yuma
Cinderella Man
5
Hunt for evidence in the ground of where settlements might once have been
Archaeology
Geography
Historiography
Geology
6
Someone who takes power and rules by authority.
Instigator
Tyrant
Manipulator
Dictator
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Greek messenger ran from Marathon - Athens to spread news Persia's defeat/ died of exhaustion.
Pheidippides
Aristotle
Alexander
Lolo Jones
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Who won the gold in the Men's 400 Meter Final at the 1996 Olympics?
Donovan Bailey
Michael Jackson
Michael Phelps
Michael Johnson
9
Who won the World Series in 1991?
Minnesota Twins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Birmingham Barons
Atlanta Braves
10
Professional teachers in Ancient Greece
Sophists
Professors
Philosophers
Philanthropists
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A form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Republic
Monopoly
12
Curved structure of stone or concrete forming a ceiling or roof.
Aqueduct
Arch
Vault
Gazebo
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Wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome.
Publican
Lord
Patrician
Plebeian
14
What is not one of the Five Social Classes in Egypt?
Farmers, Herders
Priests and Nobles
Pharoah
Trader, Artisans, Shopkeepers
15
Man made channel built to carry water.
aqueduct
chunnel
arch
vault
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Philosophy concerned with politics. Founded by Hanfeizi.
Legalism
Political Thought
Hanfeizism
Political Science
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The _____River was so important to the people in Egypt because it flooded every year.
Amazon
Jordan
Nile
Rubicon
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Body of land with water on three sides.
Peninsular
Peninsula
Isthmus
Island
19
A time when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people of southwest Asia.
Alexandrian Period
Pelloponessian
Hellenistic Era
Greek Era
20
Has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
Agropolis
Oligarchy
Democracy
City-State
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One of the two top government officials in ancient Rome.
Publican
Plebeian
Patrician
Consul
22
Open space in Rome that served as a marketplace and public square.
Gymnasium
Forum
Ampitheater
Coliseum
23
Greece is located on which continent?
Europe
Eurasia
Asia
Pelloponesia
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Egypt is in Africa
Maybe
False
Very True
Possibly True
25
Asking pointed questions to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves.
Socratic Seminar
Pointilism
Socratic Method
Socratic Questioning
26
Smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 soldiers.
Legionista
Legion
Legionaire
Legionairian
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Jew from Nazareth, preached about love and forgiveness.
Ptolemy
Jesus
Peter
Paul
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Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama taught the way to find truth was to give up all desires.
Daoism
Confucionism
Buddhism
Taoism
29
Greece has a _____ climate, which means it has hot, dry summers and mild, moist winters.
Mediterranean
Middle-Eastern
Sub-tropical
Arid
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What group received contracts from the Senate to collect taxes?
Patricians
Darth Vader
Publicans
Consuls
31
Athenian sculptor whose true love was philosophy.
Aristotle
Socrates
Play-doe
Plato
32
What was the name of the laws created by the Romans?
Bill of Rights
12 Tables
12 Laws
12 Tablets
33
Government where few people hold the power.
Monopoly
Monocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
34
Sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
Oracle
Agora
Temple
Altar
35
The system of religion that grew out of the Aryans in Ancient India.
Hinduism
Daoism
Taoism
Maoism
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Greek City-State
Metropolis
Annapolis
Acropolis
Polis
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God or Goddesses
A jar of almonds
Oracles
Myths
Deities
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This is the name of the social group that means someone is born into a certain class.
Identity Group
Social Class
Demographic Group
Caste
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Study of the nature and “meaning of life”
Philosophy
Philosophize
Deism
Monastasy