Events
when did King Phillip of Macedonia took advantage of the weakened City-States and conquered Greece.
what is around 340 BC.
plebeians were mostly poor farmers and patricians were wealthy land owners.
who are the plebeians and patricians?
Six million Jews and other victims were murdered there during a mass slaughter
what was the Holocaust?
Germany used concentration camps to do what?
what is to kill Jews.
Wearing away of a coastline
what is Erotion
when did the Golden age end?
431 BC.
He was a general who rose to power and became the sole ruler of Rome in 46 BC.
who is Julius Caesar?
This divided communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin. It was torn down in 1989
what is the Berlin wall?
Concentration camps where six million Jews and other victims were murdered.
What is the concentration camps.
Deep and narrow bays of Norway
what is a Fjord
A period of wealth and power.
What is the Golden Age?
Means honored one. Octavian called himself Augustus and became the ruler of the Roman Empire in 27 BC
who is Augustus?
Military expeditions undertaken to take back holy lands in Southwest Asia from Muslim control.
what are Crusades?
A social structure that is organized like a pyramid. At the top is the King who owns vast territory, next were the Lords, who owned land, The Lords gave pieces of land to vassals who pledged their loyalty and service to the lord. Each lord lived on an estate called a manor and Serfs farmed the land in return for shelter and protection.
What was the Feudal System
People in the Netherlands built dikes or giant walls to hold back the sea in order to create polders. Today the Netherlands has about 3,000 polders
What is a polder.
Under this peace treaty, Germany was forced to pay several billion dollars in damages and accept full blame for the war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
During the crisis of the Great Depression he rose to power in Germany. He was the cause of the Holocaust
who is Adolf Hitler?
what is the Rhine River?Another vital body of water used to transport goods deep inland. The river originates in Switzerland, winds through Germany and flows into the North Sea
what is the Rhine River.
What were some of the main factors that sparked both WWI and WWII?
What is Communism and certain countries forming alliances.
land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a Peninsula.
a severe downturn in the world’s economy. During this crisis Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany
What is the Great depression?
A Monk in Germany. He was shocked by the corrupt practices of some priests. Luther wrote the 95 Theses in which he objected to such practices and nailed them to a church door.
who was Martin Luther?
An important transportation route. It starts in Germany and passes along through 10 countries before emptying into the Black Sea
what is the Danube river
Why did the Greeks move away from tyrants as leaders?
Tyrants were taking away power from the councils and took control of the government and reestablished one person rule.
red coral was found in the Mediterranean Sea and large amounts were lost due to exploitation or misuse.
What is Red coral