Vocabulary
A government in which people can influence law and vote .
What is a DEMOCRACY?
According to a legend, these two brothers founded Rome
Who are ROMULUS and REMUS
The two most powerful city-states in Greece
What are SPARTA AND ATHENS?
This "organization" controlled government in the Middle Ages
What is THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH?
This "religion" rose to popularity in the Renaissance.
What is HUMANISM?
An independent community that includes a city, and its surrounding territory.
What is a CITY-STATE?
The river that flows through Rome
What is the TIBER RIVER?
This man stole money from the Delian League
Who is PERICLES?
There were this many crusades
What are THE FOUR CRUSADES?
This man started the Reformation
Who is MARTIN LUTHER?
Wealthy landowners in Rome.
What are PATRICIANS?
This Roman ruler cared very much for the poor, but got murdered because of it.
Who is JULIUS CAESAR?
The Peloponnesian War was between these two city-states
Who are SPARTA & ATHENS?
This German group stopped fighting in Europe from 400 to 800 A.D.
Who are THE FRANKS?
Martin Luther nailed these grievances to the door of the church
What are the 95 THESES?
Funds that relaxed the penalty of sins.
What are INDULGENCES?
This Roman ruler started Pax Romana
Who is AUGUSTUS/OCTAVIAN?
This man established a direct democracy in Athens
Who is CLEISTHENES?
This horrible illness killed nearly 1/3 of the world population in the Middle Ages
What is THE BUBONIC PLAGUE?
The Roman Catholic Church started this movement that emphasized faith and religious behavior
What is the COUNTER-REFORMATION?
Noblemen who advised the king
What are ARISTOCRATS?
The Number of hills in Rome
What are the SEVEN HILLS OF ROME?
This man loved Greek culture even though he was from Macedon
Who is ALEXANDER THE GREAT?
This social structure was used in the Middle Ages
What is the FEUDAL SYSTEM?
This man developed the first printing press in 1450