Roots of Democracy
A government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives
What is Democracy?
This temple was constructed to worship Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, handicraft, and practical reason
What is the Parthenon?
A form of government in which people elect officials who govern according to the law.
What is a republic?
A general who rose to power and became the sole ruler of Rome in 46 BC.
Who is Julius Caesar?
A social structure that was organized like a pyramid.
What is the feudal system?
An independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory.
What is a city-state?
Those who examine questions about the universe and search for truth.
What are philosophers?
Wealthy landowners in the Republic of Rome.
What are patricians?
The name the Romans gave to the German tribes that began invading Rome from the north.
Who are barbarians?
🌟Two things resulted from Martin Luther's objections to the corrupt Catholic practices.
What are the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation?
The two largest and most important Greek city-states.
What is Athens and Sparta.
To strengthen democracy, expand the empire, and make Athens beautiful.
What were Pericles' 3 goals for Greece?
This group was mostly farmers and formed the body of legislative representatives called tribunes.
Who are plebeians?
Octavian began a period called Pax Romana, which is Latin for....
What is Roman peace?
🌟Two things that contributed to the end of the feudal system.
What is the growth of towns and the bubonic plague?
Vocabulary word: A group of upper-class noblemen.
What are aristocrats?
Who spread Greek culture and ideas throughout the lands he conquered?
Who is Alexander the Great?
There were two consuls elected to the executive branch. One could reject or __________ a decision made by the other consul.
What is veto?
Emperor Constantine made this religion lawful throughout the empire in 330 C.E.
What is Christianity?
🌟That which was 'reborn' during the Renaissance.
What are art, learning, culture, and philosophy?
🌟Each Greek city-state developed independently of the others because...
What is: geography made transportation and communication difficult?
🌟What 3 things flourished during the golden age of classical Greece?
What are wealth (and power), democracy, and culture?
🌟What were the three branches of government in the Republic of Rome?
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches?
🌟For about 500 years, the Roman Empire was the most powerfulin the world because it extended over ___________ _______________.
What are three continents?
🌟The two most powerful influences on Europeans during the Middle Ages were...
What is the Roman Catholic Church and the feudal system?