Vocab
What does democracy mean?
government in which people can influence laws and votes for representative
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
What are the 2 main classes of people that lived in Rome?
Patricians and Plebians
Who made a navigation school to help explorers learn how to make maps, and build ships?
Prince Henry
What are the 3 things that the Roman Catholic Church did to help support their community?
- cared for sick people
- provided education
- also provided books & texts
What does fjord mean?
narrow bays
What happened during the Industrial Revolution?
It was a time period when industry grew rapidly, and the production of machine-made goods greatly increased.
What river flows through Rome?
Tiber River
Why did sailors sail around Africa in the late 1400s?
To open up trade with Asia
What is the order of the Feudal System?
first: King
second: Lord
third: Vassal (Knights)
bottom: Serfs
What does colony mean?
is an area controlled by a distant country
What country was the first of many to sponsor voygages?
Portugal
What were the personalities that are included with the Roman Way?
- showing self control
- working hard
- doing ones duty
- pledging loyalty to Rome
What are some examples of the danger the sailors faced?
Storms, pirates, diseases, and attacks from natives.
What role did the church play in the government?
- collected taxes
- made its own laws
- waged wars
What does peninsula mean?
is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water
What does convert mean?
or change religion
What was Julius Caesar fighting for?
Caesar tried to help the poor as well as tried to re-establish order in Rome
What did Sir Francis Drake do in 1577?
He sailed around the world
What plague swept through Europe and ruined the feudal system?
Bubonic Plague
What does golden age mean?
a period of wealth and power
What city invented aqueducts?
Rome
Which religion did Constantine make lawful?
Christianity
Once explorers found new land what would they do?
They would start a colony.
In 1054 Christianity was divided into what 2 parts?
Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church