Key Terms
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Early Middle Ages
High and Late Middle Ages
100
A split, particularly in religion
What is a Schism
100
The body of water Greece is located on
What is the Mediterranean Sea
100
The body of water the Roman empire was located around
What is the Mediterranean Sea
100
The name of the Eastern Roman Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire
100
A series of military expeditions to free the holy land from Muslim rule
What are the Crusades
200
A way to carry water in channels from one place to another
What is an Aqueduct
200
The capital city of Greece, and the center of its culture
What is Athens
200
Wealthy aristocrats in the Roman empire were called:
Who are Patricians
200
A ruler of the Byzantine Empire who created a series of codes based on Roman law
Who is Justinian
200
An association of people who have a common livelihood, such as craftspeople or merchants
What is a Guild
300
A city or town that controls surrounding villages and farmlands nearby
What is a City-State
300
The type of government in Greece, and the first of its kind
What is Direct Democracy
300
Regular citizens of the Roman empire were called:
Who are Plebeians
300
A Christian who became King of the Franks and conquered much of Western Europe
Who is Charlemagne
300
An extreme disease that killed millions during the Middle Ages, which was carried by rats
What is the Black Death/Black Plague/Bubonic Plague
400
A government in which a small group of people rule
What is an Oligarchy
400
A Macedonian king and famous warrior who conquered much of the world known to the Greeks.
Who is Alexander the Great
400
A time of peace in Rome that lasted for about 200 years
What is the Pax Romana
400
The system of rights and duties that connected lords and vassals
What is Feudalism
400
The recapturing of Spain by Christians
What is the Reconquista
500
A center of new practices and ideas that spread to other places
What is Cultural Hearth
500
A series of wars that broke out between Athens and Sparta, that continued off and on for 27 years
What is the Peloponnesian War
500
A famous leader of the Roman Empire who became a dictator, and was assassinated by members of the Senate
Who is Julius Caesar
500
The economic relationship that existed between lords or knights and peasants
What is Manorialism
500
An official document that limited the Power of the English King
What is the Magna Carta
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