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CLEP Western Civilization I
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Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Epic poem
Beowulf
Milan became famous for
Mosaic
Francis Petrarch
2. Islamic Philosophers
Important Farming Tools
Areopagus
Atomists
Faylasufs
3. David
What was the lifeline of the Egyptian Civilization?
Michelangelo sculpted
Michelangelo painted
Six Eras of Egyptian History
4. Last great Pharaoh of Egypt
Mesopotamia is Greek for what?
Milan became famous for
Ramses III
Zoser
5. Byzantine - Islam - Western Christian
Thomas Becket
Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime?
Three civilizations from the Mediterranean Sea?
Plebeians
6. Sistine ceiling
Petrarch believed in
Areopagus
Michelangelo painted
Sophist
7. A 'true' renaissance man
Sophist
Leonardo da Vinci
Plebeians
Mesopotamia is Greek for what?
8. Founder of the old kingdom
Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime?
Zoser
Leonardo da Vinci
Punic Wars
9. Irish book of art/calligraphy
Venice became famous for
Italian Renaissance Discoveries
Hammurabi
Book of Kells
10. Ivory paintings - jewelry making and mosaics
Capitalism
Beowulf
Byzantines were famous for?
Book of Kells
11. A piece of art with Christ upon his mother's lap
Capitalism
Carolingian Renaissance
Pieta
Islamic Philosophy
12. Upper class landlords - aristocrats - etc.
Hammurabi
Zoser
Two achievements of Athens
Patricians
13. First Renaissance scholar in Italy
Michelangelo painted
Hammurabi
Francis Petrarch
Three civilizations from the Mediterranean Sea?
14. A cultural and legal revival led by Charlemagne
Magna Carta
Pieta
Milan became famous for
Carolingian Renaissance
15. Founder of Islam
Muhammad
Areopagus
Two achievements of Athens
Islamic Inventions
16. An economic system where good and services are echanges
What was the lifeline of the Egyptian Civilization?
Islamic Philosophy
Capitalism
Three civilizations from the Mediterranean Sea?
17. Rome vs. Cathage
Two achievements of Athens
Punic Wars
Faylasufs
Magna Carta
18. Council of Nobles
Islamic Philosophy
Leonardo da Vinci
Areopagus
Pierre Lescot
19. Byzantine piece of architecture
Who was one of the Five Good Emperors?
Important Farming Tools
Church of Santa Sophia
Democritus
20. Ruled Rome - was assassinated by peers in 44 BC
Julius Caesar
Islamic Philosophy
Francis Petrarch
Punic Wars
21. Outside trade
Venice became famous for
Pierre Lescot
Italian Renaissance Discoveries
Who was one of the Five Good Emperors?
22. A picture made up from small pieces of glass or stone
Michelangelo painted
Pericles
Faylasufs
Mosaic
23. Marcus Aurelius
Who was one of the Five Good Emperors?
Carolingian Renaissance
Thomas Becket
Mosaic
24. French architect
Pierre Lescot
Two achievements of Athens
Petrarch believed in
Mosaic
25. A group that opposed slavery and racial discrimination
Milan became famous for
Leonardo da Vinci
Sophist
Pierre Lescot
26. Paper making - distillation of alcohol
Capitalism
Church of Santa Sophia
Muhammad
Islamic Inventions
27. Linear Perspective - human anatomy and oil painting
Punic Wars
Areopagus
Italian Renaissance Discoveries
Michelangelo painted
28. Between two rivers
Leonardo da Vinci
Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime?
Mesopotamia is Greek for what?
Sophist
29. Archbishop of Canterbury - later became a saint
Thomas Becket
Michelangelo painted
Charlemagne
Islamic Philosophy
30. Emperor of the Roman - King of the Franks
Charlemagne
Important Farming Tools
Areopagus
Three civilizations from the Mediterranean Sea?
31. Based on Aristotle and Napoleon
Important Farming Tools
Magna Carta
Venice became famous for
Islamic Philosophy
32. Gave law to mankind
Hammurabi
Ramses III
Francis Petrarch
Michelangelo painted
33. Utopia
Islamic Philosophy
Sir Thomas Moore wrote
What was the chief source of income for most in the dark ages?
Julius Caesar
34. Heavy plow - horse shoes - horse collars
Thomas Becket
Important Farming Tools
Pieta
Six Eras of Egyptian History
35. A series of promises made by King John regarding how to treat his subjects
Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime?
Leonardo da Vinci
Magna Carta
Petrarch believed in
36. Philosophers
Ramses III
Thomas Becket
Atomists
Book of Kells
37. The Nile
Michelangelo painted
Democritus
Byzantines were famous for?
What was the lifeline of the Egyptian Civilization?
38. Formed the first true democracy in Athens
Who was one of the Five Good Emperors?
Pericles
Islamic Inventions
Important Farming Tools
39. No
Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime?
Important Farming Tools
Book of Kells
Italian Renaissance Discoveries
40. Agriculture
What was the chief source of income for most in the dark ages?
Leonardo da Vinci
Pierre Lescot
Carolingian Renaissance
41. Denied existence of spiritual world
Democritus
Islamic Inventions
Areopagus
Italian Renaissance Discoveries
42. Garment production
Petrarch believed in
Islamic Inventions
Milan became famous for
Pericles
43. The archaic or early dynastic period - the Old Kingdom - the 1st Intermediate peroid - Middle Kingdom - 2nd Intermediate period - the New Kingdom
Charlemagne
Law of Retaliation
Paris became famous for
Six Eras of Egyptian History
44. Small businessmen - farmers
Ramses III
Areopagus
Plebeians
Leonardo da Vinci
45. Eye for an Eye - etc.
Law of Retaliation
Islamic Inventions
Michelangelo sculpted
Carolingian Renaissance
46. University and education
Muhammad
Democritus
Important Farming Tools
Paris became famous for
47. Simple life and meditation
Thomas Becket
Petrarch believed in
Who was one of the Five Good Emperors?
Michelangelo painted
48. Vineyards and Olive Yards
Areopagus
What was the chief source of income for most in the dark ages?
Pieta
Two achievements of Athens