Geography
This mountain range is a major geographic feature defining Europe.
What are the Alps?
Indo-European peoples followed this into Europe.
Animal migration
Roman cities in Gaul were often planned using this layout system.
What is the Roman grid system?
Early Christianity was viewed as this kind of minority religion.
What is a minority faith viewed with suspicion?
Clovis I established this dynasty in 481 CE.
What is the Merovingian dynasty?
The geographic formation of Europe is called
a peninsula
This powerful group in Celtic society served as judges, teachers, and priests.
Who were the Druids?
These decorative artworks were made with tiny pieces of stone, glass, or tile.
What are mosaics?
Christians were persecuted mainly for refusing to do this
What is worship Roman gods or the emperor?
Clovis’s conversion aligned the Franks with this branch of Christianity.
What is Catholic Christianity?
The origin of Indo-European migrations, is located in modern-day...
What are Ukraine and Russia?
This Roman general led the conquest of Gaul and ended much Celtic independence.
Who was Julius Caesar?
The Arènes de Nîmes was used for this type of violent entertainment.
What are gladiatorial games, executions, and spectacles?
This emperor was the first Christian emperor of the Roman empire .
Who is Constantine?
What was the purpose of gargoyles?
To direct water away from the building.
The Celts were found around 1200 BCE in these regions of Western Europe.
What are Gaul, the British Isles, and Iberia?
These were the wars fought between 58 and 50 BCE under Julius Caesar in Gaul.
The Gallic Wars
The Maison Carrée in Nîmes was dedicated to these relatives of Augustus.
Who were Augustus’s heirs?
This style of architecture developed in the 12th century from Romanesque design.
What is Gothic architecture?
This ruler ended the Merovingian line in 751 CE with papal approval.
Who was Pepin the Short?
This water structure near Nîmes shows Roman engineering that brought water to cities.
What is the Pont du Gard?
Why were tribes driven to settle in Europe
Better weather, other stronger tribes, and Roman infrastructure.
Roman art and architecture in Gaul symbolized order, religion, and this form of control.
What is imperial power? /Roman control
This council, convened by Constantine, addressed the official canon of Roman Christianity .
What is the Council of Nicaea?
Why were flying buttress necessary for gothic cathedrals
To help support the weight of building so it could be as tall as possible.