PASS Test Vocab

Question 1

The name given to those who survived by searching for wild berries and following wild animals

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Hunter Gatherers

Question 2

Time period in history in which farming developed and ended with the development of metal tools

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Neolithic

Question 3

These were used by the Roman Empire to supply its citizens with fresh water from distant places

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Aqueduct

Question 4

Identify this piece of work

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Last Supper

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King of the Franks, emperor of the newly formed Holy Roman Empire

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Charlemagne

Question 6

Religion that originated in India and was tied to the Indian Caste System

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Hinduism

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Ancient River Valley Civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Mesopotamia

Question 8

Identify this work's artist

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Michelangelo

Question 9

King of the Greek gods and goddesses

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Zeus

Question 10

French leader during the Protestant Reformation associated with the concept of predestination

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John Calvin

Question 11

When a stronger country invades and takes control over another area as a new place to live

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Colonization

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The process by which plants and/or animals become controlled by humans for our benefit

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Domestication

Question 13

Major city in Ancient Greece that was known for its art, philosophic and political advances

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Athens

Question 14

Painter of the Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

Question 15

Monk who began the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses

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Martin Luther

Question 16

Montheistic religion started with Abraham and reads the Torah.

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<p>Judaism</p>

Question 17

Book written by Niccolo Machiavelli about the rulers of Italy during the 1500s

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The Prince

Question 18

Illustrated manuscript that contains the four gospels in the New Testament written by monks

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Book of Kells

Question 19

Religion in which followers study the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

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Buddhism

Question 20

Capital of the Byzantine Empire; known today as Istanbul

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Constantinople

Question 21

The belief in more than one god.

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Polytheism

Question 22

Period of peace in Rome under the control of Caesar Augustus

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Pax Romana

Question 23

Early form of writing created by Sumerians

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Cuneiform

Question 24

Introduced the movable type printing press to Europe in the 15th century

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Johannes Guttenberg

Question 25

The holy book for Islam

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Qur'an

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Roman leader who changed Rome from a republic to an empire

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Augustus Caesar

Question 27

The last prophet in Islam

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Mohammed

Question 28

The oldest monotheistic religion based on the Hebrew Bible

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Judaism

Question 29

A city that has religious significance for Christians, Jews and Muslims

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Jerusalem

Question 30

Trade system between the new world and old world that occurred after 1492

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Columbian Exchange

Question 31

A code of laws from the Byzantine Empire which refined Roman Laws

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Justinian's Code

Question 32

The belief in only one god

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Monotheism

Question 33

From hunting and gathering societies to permanent settlements( question we did yesterday)

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Agricultural Revolution

Question 34

The elite citizens of Ancient Rome who held most of the political power

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Patricians

Question 35

Identify this Renaissance Work

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Mona Lisa

Question 36

Original laws of the Roman Republic

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Twelve Tables

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This empire began as the easter half of the Roman Empire; capital Constantinople

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Byzantine

Question 38

Italian painter, sculptor, inventor and mathematician who was instrumental in the Renaissance

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 39

Infectious disease that killed a large portion of the population in the New World

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Smallpox

Question 40

The principle teachings of Buddha; people should practice right speech, action, effort, etc...

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Eightfold Path

Question 41

Series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims from the 11th-13th centuries

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Crusades

Question 42

Athletic competition that began in Ancient Greece as a way of honoring their gods.

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Olympics

Question 43

Type of government in which power is held by the citizens of the country

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Democracy

Question 44

The name given for an outbreak of a disease that affects a given place in a given time

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Epidemic

Question 45

Temples built in Sumer similar to step pyramids

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Ziggurats

Question 46

Italian explorer who discovered the Americas in 1492

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Columbus

Question 47

The sacred text of Judaism

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Torah

Question 48

Way of life in which people move from one place to another, rather than settling in one place

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Nomadic

Question 49

A wealthy and vast trade network that connected China and Europe from 200 - 1300 AD

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Silk Road

Question 50

The holy land for Islam

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Mecca

Question 51

The primary text of Hinduism

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Vedas

Question 52

Farmer or worker in Feudal times who worked and lived on land owned by a noble

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Peasant

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Another name for a king

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Monarch

Question 54

Intellectual, artistic and philosophical movement that began in Italy during the 14th century

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Renaissance

Question 55

Document created by Martin Luther that listed his complaints against the Catholic Church

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95 Theses

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Emperor who attempted to save the Roman Empire by separating it into Eastern and Western

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Diocletion

Question 57

A name for the pandemic that swept through much of Europe in the 14th Century

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Black Death

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First Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity; converted when he saw a sign from God

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Constantine

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Macedonian King who conquered most of the known world spreading Greek culture

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Alexander the Great

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