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"Prehistory" may be defined as that period prior to |
written records |
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The first civilizations appeared |
on the banks of rivers |
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The term Paleolithic is used interchangeably with the term |
Old Stone Age |
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Research into the origins or writing suggest that written signs derived from |
markings on clay tokens |
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One of the earliest landmarks was |
cave-painting |
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The world’s oldest clay vessels appear to have come from |
Japan |
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The principal difference between the humanism of Italy and that Northern Europe was the greater ___________ emphasis of the letter |
religious |
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The landmark significance of the Protestant Reformation was the fact that it |
shattered the religious unity of Western Christendom |
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Luther posted his landmark Ninety-Five Theses on a cathedral door in |
Wittenberg |
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Luther asserted that the key to salvation was |
faith |
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Protestant reformers objected to all of the following EXCEPT |
reading the Bible in the vernacular |
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The master printmaker of the 16th century was |
Durer |
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The city in which Calvin established a theocratic state was |
Geneva |
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"The Black Death" describes the pandemic caused by |
bubonic plague |
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Of the Black Death, it is correct to say that it |
took the lives of at least one third of Europe’s population |
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The Magna Carta was significant in |
the rise of constitutional monarchy in England |
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The Hundred Years’ War was instigated by |
English claims to French lands and the French crown |
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The English withdrew from France, ending the Hundred Years’ War, after facing a revitalized French army under the leadership of |
Joan of Arc |
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Ars nova is the name given to |
expressive new musical style of the 14th century |
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"The Great Schism" refers to the |
rivalry between 2 contesting popes |
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The interdict of excommunication were methods by which |
the Church maintained its authority |
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The sacraments by which medieval Christians hoped to receive the grace of God |
were codified by an early 13th century church council |
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According to medieval Catholic teachings, what was the intermediate realm where Christians were punished for repented sins that had not been expiated before their deaths? |
Purgatory |
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"Christendom" refers to the |
Christian community of the Middle Ages |
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The most important of the 7 sacraments and central ritual of the Mass is |
the Eucharist |
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According to Hildegard, the visions that she recorded in Scivias came to her from |
a voice from Heaven |
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Which of the following was NOT essential to the medical synthesis? |
Chinese culture |
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The landmark literature of the Germanic tribes took the form |
epics |
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The Battle of Adrianople was a landmark event that |
opened the door to the Germanic invasion of the West |
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The landmark event known as the Battle of Hastings is famously recorded in |
The Bayeux Tapestry |
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The interlace designs of the Book of Kells are most similar to the patterns |
on metalwork artifacts from Germanic graves |
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Among the most numerous and impressive landmarks of the Carolingian renaissance were |
illuminated manuscripts in more legible script |
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Which of the following four regions is NOT generally regarded as one based on divine revelation |
Buddhism |
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The Hebrew claim to Canaan begins with the biblical story of |
Abraham |
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After their Exodus from Egypt, the Hebrews retook Canaan by defeating the |
Philistines |
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Which cultural landmark was attributed to King David |
the Psalms |
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The earliest of the Gospels was written |
at least forty years after the death of Jesus |
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The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible are known as the |
Torah |
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Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations arose in |
the Aegean Sea |
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The so-called "Heroic Age" refers to the era that produced |
the Greek epics |
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The word "Hellenic" means |
Greek |
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The gods of ancient Greece were |
all these answers are correct |
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The word "marathon" derives from |
news of a Greek military victory over the Persians |
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The origins of Greek drama are probably found in |
religious celebrations |
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