Exam 2 Questions

Etruscans

Etruscans

Who moved to Italian peninsula from Asia Minor and settled in Rome?

Latins

Who were in the Italic tribe, which were early early inhabitants of the city of Rome?

Roman Republic

During which period were they a representative democracy?

Mos Maiorum

What is the unwritten code that has connection to valor, perceived as masculine strength?

Patricians

Who were the upper class of Rome called, that were mainly Senate?

Plebeians

This was considered the lower class Rome that included farmers, artisans, and merchants.

Punic War

This war was between Rome and Carthage between 264-146 BCE.

Manual Labor, high skilled jobs/professions, accountants, physicians, and highly educated.

What were types of job did slaves have in Roman Empire?

Julius Caesar

Who gave land to the poor, extended Roman citizenship, develop an accurate calendar, and improve how society functions?

Cleopatra VII

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?

Emperor

What is called when they serve the will of Senate and the people of Rome?

Emperor

Who controlled the army, (city and government as well)?

Augustus

Who was the adopted son of Julius Caesar?

Augustus

Who became the emperor of Rome at its height?

Pax Romana

What is the term to describe Rome entering 200 year period of relative peace and prosperity?

Roman Empire

What is the place where they founded on conquest and overseas colonization?

Roman Empire

Where fit they benefit both the homeland and its colonial subjects that benefitted from the "civilizing mission?"

Jesus

Who professed to be the son of God, born in 4 BCE?

Jesus

Who did Jewish religious leafs turned in to Roman authorities?

Jesus

Who's teaching started a whole movement?

Paul of Tarsus

Who dedicated to spreading the teaching of Jesus a few years ofter his death?

Diocletian

Which emperor broke the Roman Empire into a western and eastern halves?

Maximillian

Who ruled the Western portion of Roman Empire?

Diocletian

Who ruled the Eastern portion of Roman Empire.

Constantine

Who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?

Constantinople

What is the name of the capital named after himself in current day Turkey and were crossroads of Europe and Asia?

Greek East

Which empire was more popular and prosperous?

Latin West

Which empire was rural and poorer?

Jerome's Translation

What is the name of the translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek to Latin?

Augustine

Who was considered to be one of the Catholic Churches first leader, but was also skeptic of religion at first?

Justinian I

Who reformed the law of the empire?

Justinian's Corpus

What was the reformed Roman law that introduce new forms of punishment called, that also change the nature of the empire?

Byzantium

What was the center of the Eastern part of the former Roman Empire and also the center of Eastern Christinaity?

Orthodoxy

What was the religion of the Eastern part of the former Roman Empire?

Iconoclast Controversy

The practice of the use of icon was accepted by the western part of the Christian church but, the orthodox condemned the use of icons.

Muhammad

Who was the prophet and founder of the Islamic religion?

Quran

What is the term of Islamic scripture outlined the teaching of the Islamic faith?

Only one god, pray 5 times a day, practice charity, fasting during Ramadan, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

What are the Five Pillar

Caliph

What is the term of a subsequent ruler of the Islamic faith other the death of Muhammad?

Umayyad

Who did sunni believed in?

Abbasids

Who did the Shiites believed in?

Merovingians

What dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks?

Charlemagne

Who was a leader of the Frankish Empire and created a large empire?

Carolingian renaissance

During this period, there was a revival of culture, mainly literature, write better Latin, Producing and storing books, and collected all of the ancient Latin.

Agricultural Revolution of Medieval Period

During this period, they created new inventions and improvements.

Manor

What is a large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord?

Serfs

What is a person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times considered? This person also inherited their servitude status.

Towns

This area became planted as centers for markets and administrations by royalty.

Commune

These were sworn alliances of mutual defense; which became city state and were based on partial democracy in Italy.

Feudalism

A social order in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

Vassals

They recieve lands from lord and give loyalty to the lord

Homage

What is the ceremony bond between lord and vassal is demonstrated referred as?

Pope Urban II

Who wanted to regain control of the holy land from Muslim and show the mighty power of the Western Empire of Rome?

First Crusade

This consist of holy wars to recapture the holy lands and spread Christianity. This also lasted several centuries and was belief that it. was "God's command"

Henry II

Who gained more land in England and started to consolidate his power which brought him into conflict with the Church?

Thomas Becket

He was an archbishop of Canterbury, close friend of Henry who later opposed his attempt to bring Church/clergy into royal court system. Murdered by Henry's knights, then declare a saint by the Church

Magna Carta

This is the first document that limited the powers of the king and grant rights to the nobility

University of paris

This became the intellectual capital of Europe

Reconquista

This is where they try to regain Christian land mainly in Spain in the 11th and 12th century.

The Cult of the Blessed Virgin

This was during early 13th century when Catholic Church raised the Virgin Mary's image from a servant of God of heaven's queen.

Franciscans

Priest dedicated to poverty and helping the poor

Scholasticism

This involved rigorous questioning and argumentation. Evidence arrived from reason.

Thomas Aquinas

He is a Dominican Priest and leading theologian the UP; defended the Catholic Church but encouraged the study of the physical world to gain knowledge.

Medieval Cathedral

These were constructed by Catholic Church, and included monuments to God as well as theaters for various performance.