Many of Western Europe's major cities are located on these waterways.
What are rivers?
100
One of the first Greek city-states to develop a democratic government
What is Athens?
100
Skillful general who reunited much of Western Europe, set up efficient government, and helped spread Christianity.
Who is Charlemagne?
100
Hilltop fortress in Ancient Greece
What is an acropolis
200
Eastern and Western Europe
What are the two main sub-regions of Europe?
200
Great thinker, encouraged students to apply reason in the quest for the truth
Who is Socrates?
200
Road, bridges, aqueducts and advancements in government
What are achievements of the Roman empire?
200
Each person has a fixed place, at the head of society was the king, who granted fiefs to powerful lords in return for military service. Lords divided fiefs among vassals and knights, followed by the peasants at the bottom.
What is the structure of Feudal society?
200
Participation in government by all citizens directly, not through representatives
What is direct democracy
300
Seine, Thames, Rhine and Tiber
What are major rivers in Europe
300
Greek who conquered an empire stretching from Greece to the Indus River
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
Military leader who restored order to Rome and conquered new lands
Who is Julius Caesar?
300
A village and the surrounding lands administered by the lord.
What is a manor?
300
System of government in Europe during the Middle Ages under which local lords ruled the land, but were bound by the ties of loyalty to higher lords and to the monarch
What is Feudalism
400
Hot, dry, summers and mild, rainy winters
What is Mediterranean Climate?
400
A large body of water that helped to facilitate trade for the Greeks.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Powerful leaders competing for the throne, frequent civil war, frequent invaders from the outside
What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman empire?
400
Decrease in the labor force, higher wages, weakening of the feudal system
What were the effects of the Black Death?
400
Member of the group of common people in ancient Rome who could vote but could not hold office
What is a plebian
500
Region where early people settled, which stretches from Britain through France and Germany, and has fertile soil
What is the European Plain?
500
Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Corinth, Argos, Megara
What are the Greek city states?
500
The first 200 years of the Roman empire during which the empire enjoyed relative peace and prosperity.
What is Pax Romana
500
Holy Wars fought by Europeans to win back Jerusalem
What are the Crusades?
500
One of the seven sacred rites administered by the Roman Catholic Church