Ancient Greece
Type of government founded in Athens
democracy
republic
a government of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals
feudalism
meaning of Renaissance
rebirth
Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 discovering the New World
Columbus
He conquered the Greeks and most of the known world
Alexander the Great
The three stages of knighthood
paige, squire, knight
married six wives; started the Church of England
name of the Portuguese ship
caravel
The Greeks believed their gods lived here
Mt. Olympus
Carthaginian general that led them in the Punic Wars
Hannibal
French peasant girl that led France to victory in the 100 years war
Joan of Arc
Famous Mongol leader that started the kurultai
Genghis Khan
Name of BOTH Spanish conquistadors that conquered land/people for Spain
Pizarro and Cortes
Sparta fought Athens for control of Greece in this war
Peloponnesian War
Name for the wealthy class of citizens in Rome
patricians
Black Death and Crusades
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of this important building
Sistine Chapel
economic system in which individuals and private businesses run most industries
capitalism
The three types of columns used in Greek architecture
doric, ionic and corinthian
Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, which is what date?
March 15
Two other names for the Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine and Ottoman
Shah Jahan built this famous building in honor of his deceased wife
a system in which a government controls all economic activity in a country and its colonies to make the government stronger and more wealthy
mercantilism