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Final Exam 6/11
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History
7th Grade
06/10/2011

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Romulus
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founder and first king of Rome
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alliances
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agreements or partnerships
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constitution
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rules by which a community is governed
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Aristotle
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1st to classify plants/ animals
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oracles
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Greeks through whom the gods spoke
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city and the surrounding area
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city-state
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Plato
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founder of the Academy
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Crete
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Mediterranean island home of the Minoans
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necropolis
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cemetery with acres of tombs
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polis
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geographic and political center of Greek life
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Trojan horse
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wooden "gift" with Mycenaean soldiers inside
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Homer
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poet who told of Greek and Trojan heroes
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Mt. Olympus
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home of the Greek gods
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Torah
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5 books of Jewish laws and history
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agora
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open square or marketplace
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democracy
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govt. that favors the equality of all people
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Moses
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Hebrew leader who received the 10 Commandments
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Minotaur
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legendary monster on Crete
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Abraham
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Hebrew leader whose descendants were promised the land of Canaan
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phalanx
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strong formation of Greek soldiers
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Socrates
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Athenian philosopher interested in thinking process
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soothsayers
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Romans who predicted the future
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acropolis
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fortified hill at center of Greek city-state
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Aegean
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sea between Greece and Asia Minor
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Canaan
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land between Egypt and Mesopotamia in ancient times
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Philistines
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group of Phoenicians that were traders and shipbuilders
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purple dye (phoinix)
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most valuable Phoenician trade item
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Exodus
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Hebrew escape from enslavement in Egypt; led by Moses
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monotheistic (one god)
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Hebrews religious ideas were unusual because they were...
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Saul
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warrior-farmer who united the 12 Hebrew tribes
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sea and ships
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Minoans didn't need walled cities; for protection they depended on...
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labyrinth
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means double-ax
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megaron
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central room of a fortress-palace
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The Iliad
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Homers poem about the war between Mycenaeans and Trojans
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Dark Age
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invasion by the Dorians was one cause of the ...
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agora
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Greek cities tended to develop around the ...
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citizens
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only free adult men born in Greece were considered...
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military strength
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only interest of Sparta
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aristocrats
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ran the Spartan government and military
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Solon
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along with Cleisthenes, this reformer made changes that allowed more Athenians to participate in government
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Pericles
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"First Citizen" of Athens
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Abraham
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Father of Judaism
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Zeus
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Olympic Games honored ....
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pentathlon
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Olympic event that tested skill in 5 different things
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political figures
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early Greek comedies made fun of...
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Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
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writers of tragedies
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Hippocrates
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believed illness came from natural causes not evil spirits
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Aristotle
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studied the world through logic and observation
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Indus
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Alexander's Empire stretched as far east as this river
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Aristotle
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taught Alexander about Greek culture science, etc...
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3 generals
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Alexander's empire was divided up among his ...
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Asia Minor
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Etruscans were originally from ...
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Palatine Hill
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first settlement at Rome was built on the ...
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Aeneid
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poem that tells of the journey of a Trojan prince from Troy to Italy
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Bread and Circuses
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Panem et Circenses means
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Circus Maximus
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Tarquinius dynasty built a hippodrome called the ...
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22 symbol alphabet
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greatest Phoenician contribution
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prophets
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warned the Hebrews to behave or be punished
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Knossos
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largest city on Crete
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Achilles
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hero of the Iliad
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Trojan War
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the kidnapping of Helen was one cause of the ...
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Delian League
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defensive league led by Athens
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Peloponnesian War
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war between Athens and Sparta
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oracles
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Greeks who made prophecies
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soliloquy
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dramatic talk where an actor speaks to the audience
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sixteen
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number of cities Alexander named after himself
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Chaeronea
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battle where AThens and Thebes stood up to Philip but lost
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Odysseus
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Greek hero known for his cleverness and wits
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consuls
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2...... led the Roman Republic; each had veto power
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Senate
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300 men chosen for life in the govt of the Roman Republic
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judges
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enforced the 12 Tables in Rome
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assemblies
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had the power to declare war or peace in the Roman Republic
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tribunes
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protected plebeian rights in the Roman Republic
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smaller, faster
fight in many directions
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Roman legion was better than the Greek phalanx because...
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2nd Punic War
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Hannibal led a surprise attack on Rome starting the ...
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1st Punic War
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War that lasted 23 years; Carthage lost and left Sicily
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3rd Punic War
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After 50 years of peace, Rome attacked Carthage starting the ...
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triumvarite
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in Rome, a group of 3 with equal power
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corvus
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movable bridge attached to a ship
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plebeians
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poor citizens of Rome
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patricians
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weakthy citizens of Rome
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Julius Caesar
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assassinated on the "Ides of March"
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sell their votes to politicians
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only way for Roman farmers to survive in the city
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