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what year was the Founding of Rome
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753
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what Roman pagan temple was turned to Christian Church
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pantheon
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what was the place of gladitorial games/entertainment
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colosseum
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China's main trade-everyone wanted
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silk
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What were Rome's two main invention
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aqueducts and roads
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Emperor that built a wall in England
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Hadrian
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What did China build to protect them from Nomadic tribes?
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The Great Wall of China
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Chinese Archeologist discovered in 1973. It was believed to protect the Emperor in death
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Terra Cotta Army
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China had this similar to Egypt
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mummies
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Describe Roman architecture
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functional, classical and simple on the outside
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Architecture that was 3 dimensional (width, length, depth)
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In the round
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architecture that was NOT 3D
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relief
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Emperor who legalized Christianity - what year
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Constantine in 312AD
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Roman godess of love
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Venus
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Name Roman epic, author, and main character
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author: Virgil
title: Aeneid hero: Aeneas |
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Who were Romulus and Remus?
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According to legend, founders of Rome - raised by a she-wolf
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Time period of Roman Kingdom?
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753-509 BC
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Rome was ruled by what kind of kings?
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Etruscan
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Time period of Roman Republic?
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508-27 BC
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Time period of Roman Empire?
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27 BC - 476 AD
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On the morning of March
15, 44 B.C., who was assassinated by several members of the Roman Senate, just one month after he had declared himself dictator of the Roman world? |
JULIUS CAESAR
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First Roman Emperor
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Augustus Caesar
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beginning with the
accession of Augustus in 27 BC, this era in Roman history lasted until 180 AD and the death of Marcus Aurelius |
Pax Romana or Roman Peace
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Who is buried in the Pantheon?
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Rafael
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What is the name of the river in Rome?
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Tiber
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What was the geographical heart of Rome?
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The seven hills
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What religion is NOT based on divine revelation?
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Buddhism
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What was the language of Judaism?
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Hebrew
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The holy book of Judaism?
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The Torah
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what is liturgy
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the way a service is conducted
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What religion was the Roman Empire in the East?
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Greek Orthodox
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What religion was the Roman Empire in the West?
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Catholic
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What was the movement of protest against the Catholics started by Martin Luther?
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Protestant
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What was China's first Imperial Dynasty?
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The Qin Dynasty
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What Chinese dynasty was regarded as the first unified and powerful empire in Chinese history
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The Han dynasty
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What is the four main world religions?
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Buddism
Islamic Judaism Christianity |
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What is the first and oldest known
religion of monotheistic faith |
Judaism
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Place of prayer / worship in Judaism?
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Synagogue
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Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
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Emperor Theodosius I
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Capital of Eastern Roman Empire
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Byzantine - Constantinople - Istanbul
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first masterpiece of
Byzantine architecture meaning "holy wisdom" |
Hagia Sophia
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Islam's Holy Book
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the Qu'ran
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Islamic Prophet
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Muhammad
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Islamic place of worship
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Mosque
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Buddhism based on teachings of
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Buddha
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