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Which Greek philosopher wrote "The Republic"? |
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Who is the father of Alexander the Great? |
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What philosopher studied the philosophy of pleasure? |
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What Alexandrian mathematician created geometry? |
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The spreading of Greek culture to conquered lands is called: |
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Sappho was best noted for her: |
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The "Golden Age of Athens" occured during the tenure of: |
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Carthage was originally founded by the: |
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"Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone" were written by: |
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Minoan civilization was located on the island of: |
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Which Greek philosopher's method of teaching involved persistent questioning? |
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The "Father of History" is: |
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A turning point for the Greeks in the Persian War, 300 Spartans vs. the Persians at this battle: |
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Who was victorious in the Peloponnesian War? |
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Of the Italic Tribes, they were the first true Italians on the peninsula: |
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Succeeding his stepfather, Caesar Augustus, he served as Emperor during the public ministry of Jesus: |
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In 31 BC, Marcus Agrippa led the forces of Octavian to a decisive victory over Marc Antony at: |
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Who divided the Roman Empire in the 3rd century? |
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Succeeded his uncle, Tiberius; Appointed a horse to the Roman Senate; Married his sister... |
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Conquered Britain; "The Stammerer" |
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What was Caesar Augustus' original name? |
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In the late 18th century, he authored the landmark historical work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. |
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Plebeians in Ancient Rome were: |
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In 476, the Germanic Ostrogoths overthrew the "last" Roman Emperor: |
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Visigoths, Vandals, and Angles are examples of what kind of tribe? |
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Who was in the First Triumverate? |
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Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus |
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The language of the Carthaginians and Hannibal was: |
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Is English a Romantic language? |
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Who was the first true king of England? |
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"Braveheart"; Scottish national hero |
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Victor at Agincourt; "band of brothers speech" from Shakespeare |
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His claim to the French throne precipitated the Hundred Years War: |
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Holy Roman Emperor that was drowned en route to the Crusades |
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Who called the First Crusade? |
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What year was the First Crusade? |
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Cult members who whipped each other in quasi-religious ceremonies; ("flagella"=tail tail=whip) |
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Denies an entire region from participating in the sacraments |
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The medieval system of local government based on the relationship of overlord and vassal is called: |
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During Babylonian Captivity of the Church, the Papacy resided in: |
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Flying buttresses, stained glass windows, and ribbed vaults are characteristics of this type of architecture: |
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She was the wife of Henry II and the mother of kings Richard the Lionhearted and John: |
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At the conclusion of the Hundred Years War in 1453; the only remaining English possession in France was: |
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The author of "Divine Comedy" and the "Father of Modern Italian" is: |
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Hungarians derive from this horesmen tribe from Anatolia: |
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732, He repulsed the Moors at Tours (Poitiers); Frankish leader that is said to have "Saved Western Civilization": |
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Hagia Sophia is located in |
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Where was the Dauphin or Charles VII crowned as foretold by St. Joan of Arc? |
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Who is Charlemagne's son? |
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Who are Louis the Pious' three sons amongst whom he divides the Empire? |
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Lothair, Louis the German, and Charles the Bald |
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The Black Death took place in what century? |
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Put in place so that Edward III couldn't inherit the French throne through his mother Isabelle of France; Prohibits the inheritance of the French throne through the female line |
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Who was murdered by Henry II in Canterbury Cathedral for opposing overstepping boundaries as secularly appointed Bishop of Canterbury? |
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What year was Magna Carta? |
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What year was the Battle of Bosworth Field? |
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What year was the defeat of the Spanish Armada? |
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Explusion of Moors and Jews from Spain occured in what year? |
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The Renaissance began in the city of: |
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Who created a free-standing nude marble statue of David? |
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The Birth of Venus was a combination of pagan mythology with the Christian Madonna by: |
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Erasmus and Thomas More were __________ Humanists. |
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"Gargantua" and "Perpetua" |
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"The Decameron"; he was a pupil of Petrarch |
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"Areopagatica" and "Paradise Lost" |
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"Storm Over Toledo"; Mannerist style |
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"Thomas More"; "Henry VIII" |
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Venus of Urbino; Assumption of the Virgin; has his own shade of red; no0dz |
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Luther refused to recant his protests of the Church at: |
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Jesuit religious order was founded by: |
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What year was Charlemagne crowned Emperor? |
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Who was buried in the Pantheon; School of Athens? |
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"Fires of Smithfield" caused by who? |
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Who are Edward VI's two protectors? |
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Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour; Earl of Warwick |
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Who are Edward the IV's two sons? |
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Richard III is named "_______ __ ________" |
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Protector of the Children |
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Who is the "Gentleman-king of the Renaissance"? |
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Who were the "Huguenots"? |
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French Calvinists; made inroads in upper layer of society |
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St. Batholomew's Night was a massacre of Huguenots brought about by: |
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