General Facts 1
Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under whom?
Constantine I
Workers' organization that controlled industries were called
guilds
Capital of the Roman Empire during the empire's decline
Constantinople
Wrote The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
True or False: The Yo-yo was invented by the Ancient Greeks
True
Who painted the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Alexander the Great conquered and spread the culture of what country?
Greece
Distribution of peoples, ideas, and diseases around the world by European explorers and settlers
Columbian Exchange
Workers' organization
Guild
True or False: Ancient Greece built the first highway
False (Ancient Rome)
Fill in the time period:
Classical Period, ___________, Renaissance Period
Middle Ages
A castle was often part of a __________
Manor
Representative body that took power in England in the name of the people
Parliament
At one time, ruled lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Rome
True or False: Animals could be tried for crimes and executed if found guilty.
True
Who was the philosopher who believed that government should served and protect the people and their freedom?
John Locke
Who killed Julius Caesar?
Supporters of the Roman Senate
Christian holy war
Crusade
Wrote Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
True or False: Men during the Renaissance were not allowed to marry until they were 20.
False (30)
The idea that kings and queens ruled by the will of God was called ___________
What was an effect of the Crusades?
Mistreatment of Jews
Cooperation between Muslims and Christians
Growth of towns in western
Classical
Greek for "love and wisdom"
Philosophy
True or False: The guillotine beheaded over 20,000 people
False (18,000)