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