Rote memorization is not recommended in most cases. It involves memorizing dry facts that do not necessarily have any connection to each other.

It's much better to study things in context or at least to develop mnemonics.

However, there are some times where this is impossible and in those cases it is important to memorize these dry facts. The best way to do it is as follows:

Study the material so that you understand what it says. This does not mean that you remember the facts but you know what the material is talking about. The technique mentioned in this page will work even if you don't understand what it's about but it will be more difficult.

Work with a friend.

Have the friend test you on a few items. You won't know the answer so he will give you the answer. Then have the friend ask you the same questions again and we can hope that you will remember one or more of the answers. Each round have him add on one item to the list.

At a certain point you will reach a maximum and you will find that you are losing or forgetting things that you already know. At that point tell your friend not to add on any more items. Keep reviewing the items that you know until you know about 80% of them. At that point take a break. Come back after the break and review them. By that time when you review them, it is likely that you will have forgotten some of the items. That's okay. Have your friend review them over and over again until you are back up to the 80% level. At that time or point for the next round have him add on one item and test you only on the items that you missed last time. That means that the previous time he should tick off the items that you don't know. He will then have just a few old items to test you on plus a new item each round. Each time that you get an item right he ticks it off. He does not ask you more questions about it and he'll add on another item. After you have done this for a little while, pause, take a break and then have your friend review the entire list. It is likely that you will have forgotten some things from the beginning. Keep working until you get up to the 80% level. Pause. Take another break. Come back and then bring yourself up to the 80% level again. Then have him test you only on the things that you got wrong here. That won't be too many items. He will keep on repeating them until you get them all right. Then have him test you on the entire list. Have him go through it a few times when you get 100 on it and then pause for a big break of either half a day or a day.

The next day bring yourself up to the 80% score on the entire group again and then have your friend keep adding on one item, while testing you only on the things that you got wrong. The procedure repeats itself now. You always review to bring yourself up to the 80% level, then you get tested on the things that you don't know while adding on another one, then review the entire list up until that point. Keep repeating this with spaces of 12-24 hour in between each session. The sessions will last for about half an hour to 40 minutes each with the breaks you will work on it no more than 60-80 minutes a day. Within a few days you will have the entire list memorized perfectly. It may be a good idea to look away from the friend who is testing you. That friend may have a tendency to make faces when you start to give an incorrect answer and that will give away the fact that you are about to make a mistake. You don't want that because you don't want any help. You want to make sure that you memorize it properly. If you look away from your friend then you won't have that advantage that is not really to your benefit.