Vocabulary
What is a city-state
A city and its surrounding territories
What was the time when Greece's golden age ended?
431 B.C.
What were serfs
The people who were serfs were at the bottom of the pyramid who farmed the lord's land in return for shelter an protection.
The roman empire spread through how many continents?
Three.
Who took advantage of the weekend city-states and conquered Greece?
King Philip 2
What is aqueducts
Something that would carry water to different parts of the Roman Empire
How long did the war against Sparta and Athens last called the Peloponnesian War?
27 years
In 1054, What two different parts did Christianity split into?
The Roman Cathlolic Church in Western Europe, and the eastern Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe
What did the Roman engineers build?
They built roads that connected the empire.
Who was the son of King Philip 2, and became King trying to expand his fathers empire?
Alexander the Great
What is a form of government in which the people elect officials who govern according to law?
Republic
What was the golden age?
A period of wealth and power
What was the deadly disease that swept through Europe in 1347
The Bubonic Plague
What did Constantine make lawful throughout the empire.
He made Christianity a law.
Who was the ruler of the roman empire in 27 B.C., and began a period called the Pax Romana
Octivian
What is veto
To reject a decision made by the other consul
What was Pericles 3 goals in his reign as King
Strengthen Democracy, expand the empire, and to make Athens more beutiful
What was at the top middle and bottom of the feudal system
First came the King, then the Lords, and lastly the serfs
For about how many years was the Roman empire one of the most powerful in the world?
About 500 years.
Who was Julius Caesar?
He started projects to help the poor and, and developed powerful enemies.
What was a social structure that was organized like a pyramid?
The feudal System
What was a philosopher?
People who examined questions about the universe, and searched for the truth
Who was the German group called the franks, most important leader
Crusades
In 88 B.C. who went to war with each other?
The patricians, and plebeians.
who moved the capital of the weakened empire from Rome to Byzantium
Constantine