According to one myth, what civilization started when two brothers raised by wolves fought over where to start their city?
What is Rome?
100
The term "Crusades" means "to take up the cross." Which of the two religious groups fighting "the Crusades" gave it that term?
Christians -- the cross is the symbol of Christianity.
100
Who was the leader of the Protestant reformation?
Martin Luther
100
True or False: most educated people in 1492 were aware that the earth was a sphere
true.
200
Name one cause that led to the development of agriculture
climate warmed
200
Against which civilization did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
What is Carthage
200
Name one cause that led to the disaster of the Black Death in Europe.
Busy trade routes, fleas, lack of scientific knowledge, dense population of Europe
200
Name the major cause of the resentment that led some people to declare a reformation of the church necessary.
the sale of indulgences. For another 100 points, what is an indulgence?
200
Why was finding a sea route so important for Europeans after 1453?
The Ottoman Empire overtook Constantinople, thus blocking trade between Europe and the spice trade. Direct trade benefited them because you had to pay fewer transport costs.
300
Name one place in the world where agriculture developed independently
What is New Guinea, Africa, the Middle East, India, China, the Americas
300
In the 300s, Roman emperors converted to Christianity. Why? Name one reason
to unify the empire, out of faith, as a way of appealing to more people, as a way of gaining more power.
300
How did the Crusades lead to more powerful monarchies in Europe?
kings levied taxes, serfs left to fight, kingdoms became larger as they grew fewer
300
What best describes the Italian peninsula in the 1500s?
a. wealthy city-states
b. powerful dictators
c. hunter-gatherers
d. small, bookish people who lived in a utopia.
a. wealthy city-states
300
Describe mercantilism
The idea that a country's power was directly related to their wealth in bullion, and that the primary goal was to gain more through the export of goods.
400
What period of time is known as "old rocks?"
What is the Paleolithic.
400
What is the process by which teachers lead students to the truth by asking guiding questions?
Socratic method
400
What was the Schism of 1054, and what caused it? Give one reason why.
It was when the eastern and western Roman empires became two. Why? Pope asked for help and the Byzantines said no, dispute with theology, Rome's increased favoritism towards the western Roman empire.
400
What should we use our will to do, in the eyes of Calvinist followers?
surrender it to god
500
Name three effects of the Neolithic Revolution
500
What were the Twelve Tablets and why were they important?
They were the laws that the patricians put in writing to satisfy the demands of the plebeians. By writing them down, they could be known and enforced fairly.
500
What are three of the major factors that led to the "Renaissance" in Europe?
rediscovery of classical texts, increased trade, increased rate of cultural exchange with middle eastern traders, more wealth to support the arts and exploration...