HS/Meso/Egypt
BCE and CE
What is Before Common Era and Common Era?
Example of Greek architecture on top of the Acropolis in Athens
What is the Parthenon?
Prime example of Roman architecture, has the world's largest unsupported concrete dome
What is the Pantheon?
Legacy of the Magna Carta
What is set limits on the power of kings?
The practice of the Catholic church to sell the cancellation of the punishment of sins
BC and AD
What is Before Christ and Anno Domini?
Historians believe this event actually took place, but maybe not in the way Homer wrote about it
What is the Trojan War?
The group that killed Julius Caesar
Who are the Senators?
Two main skills of the Vikings
What is fighting and shipbuilding?
Belief in one god is called ________________ and belief in more than one god is called _________________
What is monotheism and polytheism?
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses most often associated with
The 3 types of Greek columns and their characteristics
What is...
Doric - very simple, just the column and base
Ionic - characterized by a scroll or swirls at the top of the column
Corinthian - fancy, has lots of detail, usually with flowers
The first Roman emperor
Who is Augustus Caesar?
Two events the Middle Ages takes place between
What is the Fall of Rome and the Renaissance?
System developed by Nicolaus Copernicus where the Earth rotates around the Sun. The Sun is in the center of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric system?
River that runs through Egypt
What is the Nile?
A Greek city-state that has its own government, community, and culture
What is a polis?
Two social classes of Rome from upper to lower
3 ways the Black Death spread
What are fleas, rats, and coughing/sneezing?
2 main differences between Medieval and Renaissance art
What is more realistic and generally more colorful?
Rivers on both sides of Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Athens is known for ____________ and Sparta is known for _____________.
What is democracy and war?
What I, V, X, L, C, D, and M mean in Roman numerals
What is 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000?
4 levels of Feudalism in order
Who are the King, Lords, Knights, and Serfs?
Order the following events:
Islam Begins
Protestant Reformation
Christianity begins
Great Schism
Judaism Begins
What is Judaism begins, Christianity begins, Islam begins, Great Schism, and Protestant Reformation?