Rivers/Random
What river is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What age means “New Stone Age” where an Agricultural Revolution took place and a shift from Hunter-gatherers to agriculture took place?
Neolithic
is the belief in many gods.
Polytheism
was a warning by Oracle and invovled the name called for the day Julius Caesar was assassinated. (Hint: a popular term with English Teachers- “Beware the”: ?????)
Ides of March
How did Joan of Arc die?
Burned at the Stake
was the name of Martin Luther's posted arguments against indulgences and the church.
95 Theses
What is the river along the North Dakota and Minnesota Border? :) :) :) :)
Red River :)
What age means “Old Stone Age” - approximately 2,500,000 BC to 10,000 BC?
Paleolithic
Who were the patricians, and what rights did they have?
ruling class/ say in government affairs
What was Rome and Carthage competing for that began the Punic Wars?
Trade in the Mediterranean Sea
Why was the Hundred Years fought? Provide the reasoning for England and France. What did France want? What did England want?
England wanted the claim to the French throne. French wanted Aquitaine back from Great Britain.
Where did Martin Luther Post his 95 theses? What was the date (Month, Day, Year)
Germany/ October 31, 1517
What river stretches across China for over 2,900 miles carrying its rich yellow silt from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean?
Yellow
What area in ancient civilization is known as the land between the rivers?
Mesopotamia
Who were the plebeians, and what rights did they have?
common people/ could vote
200 year span of Roman Peace (Hint: you made a poster on this period).
Pax Romana
Why did the Anglo-Saxons reign end in England? What was the name of the battle?
Death of Edward I, Battle of Hastings
Why was the invention of the Printing Press significant?
Answers may vary The innovation started a revolution that has affected how knowledge is distributed ever since. Books became cheaper and easier to reproduce More literate people led to more ideas exchanged
nickname for the Queen of England who changes state religion back to Catholicism and burns almost 300 English Protestants, including Thomas Cranmer, at the stake for heresy.
Bloody Mary
Why is 1100 BC to 750 BC called the Dark Ages?
we don’t know what happened during that time period
Who became an empire in Greece after the Spartans and Athenians united to defeat the Persian Empire?
List the four specific reasons Rome was successful.
Infrastructure, Military, Strategy: divide and conquer, treatment of conquered people
Name 4 famous Renaissance Artists.
Michaelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
Who might not have liked the invention of the Printing Press and WHY?
The Catholic Church Printing Press spread knowledge and allowed people to think for themselves. Knowledge is power that only the church had before. Citizens no longer needed priests and Popes for knowledge.
What was the river Julius Caesar crossed which meant he decided to march on Rome, starting a civil war between his forces and Pompey.
Rubicon
is the belief in one god.
Monotheism
started preaching at 30 years old near the Sea of Galilee. He is arrested and crucified; followers said he rose and ascended to heaven.
Jesus
What four problems caused Rome to fall?
Military Attacks Political Turmoil Economic Weaknesses Social Decay
List the Five Pillars of Islam.
Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, Pilgrimage
Name the three reasons the Renaissance began in Italy.
Italy was the center of the Roman Empire. Mediterranean Sea provided trade. City-States had money.