CLEP Western Civilization 1 2024

Charlemange - Following his containment of a revolt in Italy, ___________ was,crowned emporer of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III (795-816) on December 25, 800. Spartacus - The famous gladiator-slave ___________ in 73-71 B.C.E formed a huge army of escaped slaves and engaged in various conflicts and revolts against the Roman army, it was eventually defeated by Roman general Crassus. Ephesus - The Council of ___________(431) denounced Nestorianism, the teaching stating that the two natures of Jesus (human and divine) require that he be viewed as two persons. Ivan III - _____________ the great (), prince of Moscow, overthrew the Mongol state, the Golden Horde, greatly increased the territorial holdings of Moscow, and laid foundations for the Russian autocracy. Mycenae - Although the most impressive town in early Greek civilizations is at _______________, a site known for the Lion's Gate, its sculpted entryway, its huge "Cyclopean" walls, and its royal tombs with beehive shaped interiors, other early Greek towns included Athens, Tiryns, and Pylos. Ambrose - St. _____________ (c. 339-397), bishop of Milan, threatened to excommunicate the Eastern Roman Emporer Theodosius I for his part in ordering the execution of 7,000 persons at Thessalonica in 390 and required Theodosius' public penance. Empower Augustus - attempted to improve and reform morality through laws intended to sanctify the institution of marriage and the family, all of which were generally unsuccessful...established a civil service which extended positions to men based on talent and skill instead of birth...established many civil improvements in Rome including the first police force and fire departments, improved the roads, and sponsored building programs Shiites - Followers of the Islamic denomination known as the __________ believed that Uthman's successor should be one of Muhammad's descendants and chose his son-in-law Ali as the next caliph. Mersen - The Treaty of ______ (870) replaced the Treaty of Verdun and divided the Carolingian Empire between the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German of the East Franks. Consuls - In the Roman Republic, two chief magistrates known as __________ were elected annually by the assembly and exercised political, military, and sometimes religious power. Marius - Roman general won the Jugurthine War (111-106 B.C.E.), an uprising against Roman rule in North Africa, and a war against Germans in southern Gaul (102-101 B.C.E.) who threatened Italy from the north. Rome - The geography of the city of _________, which favored its ascent into power, includes the presence of water on three sides and the Alps to the North, all of which provide barriers from invaders, its central location within the Italian peninsula, which allowed its armies to quickly travel to any point in the peninsula, and its situation on seven hills, which helped to defend off attacker