Greece
Rome
People/Art
Middle Ages
Renaissance & Revolution
100
The largest and most important Greek city-state
What is Athens
100
A nation or group of territories that is ruled by a single, powerful ruler
What is an empire
100
A famous Renaissance painter, architect and inventor
Who was Leonardo da Vinci
100
Poor farmers who belonged to the fief and were not free to leave the land without permission from their lord
What is a peasant
100
The Renaissance in the 1400's caused a rebirth of these
What is the rebirth of art, music, learning and trade
200
Independent units of organized government developed in ancient Greece
What are city-states
200
The assembly of elected representatives that was the most powerful ruling body in the ancient Roman Republic
What is the Senate
200
One of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous masterpieces
What is the Mona Lisa
200
A series of military expeditions led by Western European Christians in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries to reclaim the Holy Lands from the Muslims
What were the Crusades
200
The 16th centruy movement that focused on changing the practices of the Catholic Church
What is the Reformation
300
A type of government developed in ancient Greece
What is democracy
300
What helped unite the many different citizens of the Roman Republic?
What is a common system of government and law
300
Romeo & Juliet, Othello and Macbeth
What are some of Shakespeare's most famous plays
300
A political and economic system in which lords gave land to less powerful nobles, called vassals, who agreed to provide services
What is feudalism
300
During the 19th century, urban growth was caused by this
What is the Second Industrial revolution
400
During the 5th Century B.C., ancient Greek culture flourished chieflu through the contributions of these people
What are playwrights, philosophers and artists
400
Rome became a powerful empire by controlling most of the land surrounding this body of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea
400
Helped spread Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean region by conquering vast territories
Who was Alexander the Great
400
The period of history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the modern world
What is the Medieval Period
400
Scientific discoveries changed the way European looked at the world
What is Scientific Revolution
500
The system of government in which a few, powerful individuals rule
What is an oligarchy
500
In 312 A.D, this religion became the official religion of Rome
What is Christianity
500
His call to reform the Catholic Church sparked a new form of Christianity called Protestantism
Who was Martin Luther
500
A plague that struck Europe in the 1300's and killed about a third of the population
What is the Black Death
500
In the mid-16th century, the movement which sent Jesuit missionaries to spread Catholic ideas across Europe, Asia and the "New World"
What is the Counter-Reformation
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