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Christians refer to the Jewish Bible as the
What is Old Testament
100
The oldest living male of a family is known as the
What is paterfamilias
100
The place in Rome used for conducting business, socialization, and running the government
What is the forum
100
The beliefs of Judaism helped to shape these two religions
What is Christianity and Islam
200
This religious text is written as the actual word of God, not as interpretations from people
What is the Quran
200
He's considered the first emperor of Rome
Who is Octavian (Augustus)
200
These were used to shape arches
What are Voussoirs
200
His "Moral Letters" were written as responses to ethical problems and gave advice
Who is Seneca
200
Averroes wrote this important Islamic medical text
What is the Canon of Medicine
300
Virgil modeled this work on Homer's epic works
What is the Aneid
300
One of the most important concepts from Roman government that we still use in our government today
What is a system of checks and balances
300
The Roman discovery of the correct mathematical ration of 1:2 for an aspect of building allowed them to build this construction safely
What is the arch
300
This Hellenistic philosophy made the greatest impact on Rome during and after the second century BCE
What is Stoicism
300
The Roman Peace, an era of stability and public order ushered in by Augustus
What is the Pax Romana
400
Islamic scholars have not accepted this text as a classic because of its colloquial language and grammatical errors
What is A Thousand and One Nights
400
The ______'s greatest bargaining strength against the patrician's was that the patricians needed them for military strength
Who are the Plebians
400
The dominant architectural structure in Islam is the
What is Mosque
400
He can be credited with creating a philosophical vocabulary for Latin
Who is Cicero
400
This is an important technology that Christian Europe learned from Islamic Spain
What is paper making
500
In Islam, a collection of stories and sayings about the prophet i
What is a hadith
500
______ (minus few exceptions) could be elected to any office in Rome after 287 BCE
What is all Romans
500
The oldest extant Islamic monument, from the seventh century, is the
What is Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
500
The outward sign of the covenant between God and the Hebrews
What is circumcision of all male children
500
This is a major technological achievement of the Muslim world
What is Hydraulics