Western Civilization CLEP Study Guide
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| 907376370 | Sophist | A group that opposed slavery and racial discrimination | |
| 907376371 | Church of Santa Sophia | Byzantine piece of architecture | |
| 907376372 | Carolingian Renaissance | A cultural and legal revival led by Charlemagne | |
| 907376373 | Punic Wars | Rome vs. Cathage | |
| 907376374 | Was there a distinction between intentional or accidental crime? | No | |
| 907376375 | Patricians | Upper class landlords, aristocrats, etc. | |
| 907376376 | Important Farming Tools | Heavy plow, horse shoes, horse collars | |
| 907376377 | What was the lifeline of the Egyptian Civilization? | The Nile | |
| 907376378 | What was the chief source of income for most in the dark ages? | Agriculture | |
| 907376379 | Six Eras of Egyptian History | The archaic or early dynastic period, the Old Kingdom, the 1st Intermediate peroid, Middle Kingdom, 2nd Intermediate period, the New Kingdom | |
| 907376380 | Petrarch believed in | Simple life and meditation | |
| 907376381 | Michelangelo sculpted | David | |
| 907376382 | Italian Renaissance Discoveries | Linear Perspective, human anatomy and oil painting | |
| 907376383 | Pierre Lescot | French architect | |
| 907376384 | Milan became famous for | Garment production | |
| 907376385 | Two achievements of Athens | Vineyards and Olive Yards | |
| 907376386 | Byzantines were famous for? | Ivory paintings, jewelry making and mosaics | |
| 907376387 | Beowulf | Epic poem | |
| 907376388 | Charlemagne | Emperor of the Roman, King of the Franks | |
| 907376389 | Law of Retaliation | Eye for an Eye, etc. | |
| 907376390 | Pericles | Formed the first true democracy in Athens | |
| 907376391 | Francis Petrarch | First Renaissance scholar in Italy | |
| 907376392 | Democritus | Denied existence of spiritual world | |
| 907376393 | Thomas Becket | Archbishop of Canterbury - later became a saint | |
| 907376394 | Capitalism | An economic system where good and services are echanges | |
| 907376395 | Paris became famous for | University and education | |
| 907376396 | Sir Thomas Moore wrote | Utopia | |
| 907376397 | Hammurabi | Gave law to mankind | |
| 907376398 | Faylasufs | Islamic Philosophers | |
| 907376399 | Islamic Inventions | Paper making, distillation of alcohol | |
| 907376400 | Julius Caesar | Ruled Rome - was assassinated by peers in 44 BC | |
| 907376401 | Muhammad | Founder of Islam | |
| 907376402 | Mosaic | A picture made up from small pieces of glass or stone | |
| 907376403 | Michelangelo painted | Sistine ceiling | |
| 907376404 | Venice became famous for | Outside trade | |
| 907376405 | Mesopotamia is Greek for what? | Between two rivers | |
| 907376406 | Magna Carta | A series of promises made by King John regarding how to treat his subjects | |
| 907376407 | Ramses III | Last great Pharaoh of Egypt | |
| 907376408 | Leonardo da Vinci | A "true" renaissance man | |
| 907376409 | Who was one of the Five Good Emperors? | Marcus Aurelius | |
| 907376410 | Plebeians | Small businessmen, farmers | |
| 907376411 | Book of Kells | Irish book of art/calligraphy | |
| 907376412 | Zoser | Founder of the old kingdom | |
| 907376413 | Areopagus | Council of Nobles | |
| 907376414 | Pieta | A piece of art with Christ upon his mother's lap | |
| 907376415 | Three civilizations from the Mediterranean Sea? | Byzantine, Islam, Western Christian | |
| 907376416 | Atomists | Philosophers | |
| 907376417 | Islamic Philosophy | Based on Aristotle and Napoleon |
