Rome
How many hills was Rome built on at it's start?
7
Greece lies on Balkan and Peloponnesus which both are what landforms
Peninsulas
What were the two churches called?
The Roman Catholic and the Orthodox church
what was the main reason for a democracy?
to divide the power so no one person had all the power
Who were the lowest class in Rome?
the plebes or plebeians
What river was near Rome at it's start?
The Tiber
What type of democracy did Greece have?
Direct democracy
What was one of the things the church did?
care for the sick/provided education/preserve books/lead the government/ collect taxes/made laws/waged wars
What is a democracy?
Where the people decide the laws
Who farmed the lords farm land in return for shelter and protecion
The Surfs
Who was the nephew of Julius Caesar?
Octavian (Augustus) Caesar
what two city-states were always fighting
Athens and Sparta
What was the Feudal system?
It was a social pyramid so the king could control all his land
What type of Government did Greece have
Direct Democracy
who were wealthy Roman landowners called?
Patricians
What sea did Rome completely own?
The Mediterranean
who brought Greece to it's "Golden Age"
Pericles
In 1096 the church began a series of ____.
Crusades
After what king did Rome become a Republic
Tarquin the proud
what were the vassals main job?
to serve as knights
What people group where the barbarians that concurred Rome
The Germans
What was the Golden Age of Greece?
A period if wealth and power which democracy developed as well as culture
What disease killed 1/3 of the worlds population in 1347?
The bubonic plague (the black death)
Who controlled the government during the middle ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
Who lived in castles and only took orders from the king
The Lords