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| Charles Martel stopped the advance of Muslim troops at the Battle of Tours in the year... |
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| What was the most important value in Europe during the Middle Ages? |
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| Which of the following established the basic division of the modern European states? |
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| Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which formally legalized Christianity, in the year... |
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| Viking is a derogatory term meaning pirate, because Vikings attacked by hiding in viks or... |
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| Which Roman emperor divided the empire in half and created an eastern capitol at Byzantium? |
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| The overarching "ism" of the Middle Ages in Europe was... |
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| In his Aeneid, Virgil implies that Dido's curse was the cause of the... |
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| Which group settled around the small town of Paris and grew into a powerful kingdom? |
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| A cross with three short arms and one long arm is known as what type of cross? |
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| The Roman Republic began when the last king was overthrown in the year... |
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| The Early Christians used syncretism to illustrate their new religion, showing Christ as... |
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| Who developed the three-field system, the windmill, and improved yokes and plows? |
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| Which Roman general used the power of his personal army to take over the city of Rome? |
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| Julius Caesar, Sulla and Marius |
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| Which emperor ordered the last systematic persecutions of the Christians? |
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| Medieval monks introduced which of the following developments in writing? |
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| Lower case letters called miniscules, placing spaces between words, and always writing from left to right |
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| Which emperor finally outlawed paganism and made Christianity the state religion of Rome? |
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| If your last name has the prefix O', Mc, or Mac, or the suffic son, your ancestor was probably... |
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| During which war did Hannibal invade Italy and effectively change the course of Roman history? |
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| Pompey/Crassus/Julius Caesar and Marc Antony/Lepidus/Octavian were the First and Second... |
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| For the Romans, the most important value was duty to the state, which was known as... |
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| The Struggle of the Orders between the patricians and the plebeians was significant because it... |
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| Was peaceful and constitutional |
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| Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra in the year 31 BC at the Battle of... |
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| Which Carolingian leader is credited with creating a renaissance at his court at Aachen? |
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| Which of the following Roman ideals was exemplified in the Augustus of Primaporta? |
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| Augustan hero, pietas and imperium |
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| Who said he found Rome a city of Brick but left it a city of marble? |
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| Who was assassinated for attempting to break up the latifundia and achieve land reform? |
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| Typically copied from death masks, Roman portraiture was known for its... |
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| Who wrote, "But Romans, never forget that government is your medium!"? |
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| At the height of its empire, the population of the city of Rome reached over... |
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