History of Western Civilization Quiz
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What is one of the essential key elements of Civilization according to the text?

  • Religious practices and rituals
  • Job specialization and social classes (correct)
  • Migratory patterns and climate adaptation
  • Nomadic lifestyle and hunting

What period in history is often called the Highly Middle Ages?

  • Around the year 1500
  • Around the year 1200
  • Around the year 1000
  • Around the year 1100 (correct)

What does Renaissance mean in French according to the text?

  • Enlightenment or Progress
  • Rebirth or Revival (correct)
  • Innovation or Advancement
  • Exploration or Discovery

What inspired the American and French Revolutions according to the text?

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Who argued that human nature was mutable and knowledge was gained through experience?

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Job specialization and social classes are not essential key elements of Civilization according to the text.

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The first civilization is believed to have arisen in Mesopotamia according to most historians.

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The Roman Empire's province in Europe was linked to the capital by over 50,000 miles of paved roads.

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The period that followed the Dark Ages around the year 1100 is often called the Highly Middle Ages.

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The period from 1500 to 1600 in English Literature is called the period of Shakespeare, The Renaissance period.

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True or false: The Renaissance is also called the Elizabethan period or the Age of Shakespeare.

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True or false: The Roman Empire's province in Europe was linked to the Capital by over 50,000 miles of paved roads.

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True or false: The period from 1500 to 1600 in English Literature is called the period of Shakespeare, The Renaissance period.

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True or false: Secularism means being more focused on religion and less focused on the here and now.

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True or false: Job specialization and social classes are essential key elements of Civilization according to the text.

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Flashcards

Job Specialization

Different people performing different jobs in society.

Social Classes

Different levels of status and power in a society.

"Highly Middle Ages"

A period following the Dark Ages, roughly around 1100.

Renaissance

Meaning "rebirth" or "revival" in French, a period of renewed interest in art and learning.

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Enlightenment Ideas

Philosophical ideas that emphasized reason and individual rights, influencing revolutions.

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John Locke

Philosopher who believed in a mutable human nature and experience-based knowledge.

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Mesopotamia

Region where the first civilization is believed to have arisen.

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Shakespeare's Period

The period from 1500-1600 in English Literature, also known as the Renaissance period.

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Elizabethan Period

Another name for the period from 1500-1600, linked with Queen Elizabeth I's rule.

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Secularism

Focus less on religion, more on the here and now.

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Roman Empire Roads

The Roman Empire had a vast road system connecting provinces to the capital.

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