Ancient Greece
Athens laid the groundwork for this form of government
What is democracy?
According to legend, these brother founded Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus?
This deadly disease swept through Europe in 1347 and weakened the Feudal System
What was the bubonic or black plague?
The Renaissance was a period of ________, which focuses on man and not religion
What is humanism?
Paying money for your sins
What are indulgences?
the two largest and most important city states
What are Athens and Sparta?
the two main classes of Roman people
What were Patricians and Plebeians?
When this leader of the Franks died, chaos resumed in Western Europe
Who was Charlemagne?
Martin Luther wrote ___ Theses
What is 95?
A social structure with the king on top, then nobles and lords, vassals, and finally serfs
What is the Feudal System?
The was between Athens and Sparta was called this
What is the Peloponnesian war?
the values of self-control, doing one's duty, and pledging loyalty to Rome are called
What is the Roman Way?
a series of four attacks by the Church to take back holy land from Muslim possession
What were the Crusades?
This monk in Germany was shocked by the corrupt practices of the priests
Who was Martin Luther?
A form of government where people elect official to to govern by law
What is a republic?
This ruler began the golden age in Greece
Who was Pericles?
a group of senators stabbed this ruler to death
Who was Julius Caesar?
the Middle Ages lasted from the year 500 to ____
What is the year 1500?
The Renaissance started in this European country
What is Italy?
an independent community of a city and its surrounding territory
What is a city-state?
These two men were lead philosophers at this time
Who were Socrates and Plato?
this emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and made Christianity lawful throughout the empire
Who was Constantine?
From 400 to 800, a German group called the ______ stopped the fighting in the kingdoms of western Europe.
Who were the Franks?
This German inventor developed the printing press
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
people who examine questions about the universe, search for the truth
What are philosophers?