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History Final Exam Review
Chapter 7 - 11
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History
6th Grade
05/21/2011

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What is the definition of Republic?
Definition
Belonging to the people
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What animals were used in ancient warfare?
Definition
Elephants
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Rome is known for what famous system?
Definition
Roads
Term
What is the word that means "I forbid"?
Definition
Veto
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At age sixteen, a Roman boy became a citizen and was given an official garment, a loose, one-piece robe called a ________.
Definition
Toga
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Who were the two brothers that built Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
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Who was the dictator of Rome in 46 B.C.?
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Caesar
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What was the time period that Christ was born during?
Definition
Pax Romana
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During the reign of __________, Christians were killed by lions in the arena.
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Diocletian
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The three major wars between Rome and Carthage were _____________
Definition
The Punic Wars
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How many Mayan books still exist today?
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three
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The Mayans invented what number?
Definition
0
Term
What did the Mayan use as money?
Definition
Cocoa beans
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What did the Mayans make out of cocoa beans?
Definition
Hot chocolate
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How tall were Olmec sculptures?
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6 feet tall
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What did Mayans sometimes carry with them?
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Mirrors
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Where did the Mayans live?
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Mexico and Central America (Yucatan Peninsula)
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____________ is a Mayan game played with a ball.
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Pok-to-pok
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Mayans filled their teeth and inlayed them with _____.
Definition
Jade
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What was the Mayan drink pozole made from?
Definition
corn paste, water and honey
Term
What language did the Bushmen speak?
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Clicks
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An area between the Sahara and the Kalahari desert?
Definition
Prairie
Term
What did the Europeans call Africa?
Definition
The Dark Continent
Term
What were people who studied language called?
Definition
linguists
Term
Who were the small people of the Congo Basin?
Definition
Bantu
Term
Where in Africa is Somalia?
Definition
In the Horn of Africa
Term
What is the study of plants?
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Botany
Term
The greatest nomadic people in Africa were the ____________.
Definition
Tuareg
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___________ traded gold, cola nuts, honey and slaves for - for copper, dried fruit, cowrie shells and salt.
Definition
Ghana
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__________ carried goods to market for the traders of central Africa.
Definition
Porters
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What is a dynasty?
Definition
A line of kings and rulers who belong to the same family.
Term
All Chinese scholars had to be good at _________ and _________.
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Poetry and Prose
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The trade route between China and the western countries were called the ___________________.
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Silk Road
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What country did the Tang and Song dynasties rule during the Golden age?
Definition
China
Term
What types of books did Chinese authors write during the Golden age?
Definition
"How to" books
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What were the years of China's Golden Age?
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A.D. 618 - 1279
Term
What type of printing did the Chinese create?
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Block printing
Term
Popular type of poetry in Japan?
Definition
Haiku
Term
What was the most common type of painting in India?
Definition
Gupta art/landscape paintings
Term
What is a Guru?
Definition
A teacher
Term
Constantinople was named after __________________.
Definition
Constantine
Term
Foreigners who were hired by the Byzantine government and who fought for pay were called ___________.
Definition
Mercenaries
Term
The Muslim holy book is called the ___________.
Definition
Koran
Term
The first great emperor of the Byzantine Empire was _________________.
Definition
Belisarius
Term
What is the meaning of the name Hagia Sophia?
Definition
Holy Wisdom
Term
A chemical mixture that exploded when it hit water is called __________ ___________.
Definition
Greek fire
Term
Pictures of small stone or pieces of glass set in mortar are called ______________.
Definition
Mosiacs
Term
Athenians built a __________ on the land side to make their village safe?
Definition
wall
Term
Sports clubs in Constantinople were called _______________________.
Definition
Greens and Blues
Term
"The Body of Civil Law" is called _____________________.
Definition
Corpus Juris Civilis
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