Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages Europe
Religions
Feudalism
100
Greeks worshiped numerous gods and goddesses, a religious practice known as this.
What is polytheism?
100
This law-making body survived the overthrow of the kings in 509 BCE, the fall of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BCE, the split of the Roman Empire in 395 CE, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, and barbarian rule of Rome in the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries. In fact, it continued to function in the West Roman Empire until 603 CE. (The upper house of Congress is named for it.)
What is the Senate?
100
During the European middle ages, this religious institution and its pope held more power than kings and queens.
What is the Catholic Church?
100
The holy book of Christians.
What is the Bible?
100
The person at the top of the feudal system in the Middle Ages.
Who is the king?
200
This militaristic city-state, which trained boys and girls alike, first fought with Athens as an ally in the Persian Wars and later against Athens as an enemy in the Peloponnesian Wars.
What is Sparta?
200
During the Roman Republic (509 - 27 BCE), this type of ruler exercised absolute power for only 6 months in times of crisis; however, Julius Caesar effectively ended the Republic and ruled as this for over 4 years until his assassination.
What is a dictator?
200
A series of military expeditions during the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries in which European Christians sought to recover the Holy Land from Muslims (though many fought for land and wealth alone).
What are the Crusades?
200
The main belief of Hinduism- that you are reborn to different lives based on acts during your previous life.
What is reincarnation?
200
The individuals that acted as a military to protect those on the manor.
Who are knights?
300
Statesman, orator, and general during Athens' Golden Age, he expanded citizens' rights and encouraged direct democracy, in which the people directly participate in government and legislation.
Who is Pericles?
300
In Latin, this means a “thing of the people”, a form of government in which elected officials represent the people (Ancient Rome existed as such between 509 and 27 BCE and the United States exists as such today).
What is a republic (or representative democracy)?
300
The widespread epidemic that led to millions of deaths causing a lack of faith in the church and the fall of feudalism.
What is the Black Death?
300
The end goal of Buddhists seeking enlightenment.
What is nirvana?
300
The code which knights adhered to.
What is chivalry?
400
The time period seen as the peak of Greek culture, invention, and government by historians is known by this name.
What is a The Golden Age?
400
The brothers whose legend led to the founding and naming of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
400
The European socio-economic hierarchy that existed for centuries in which a pope or the Church had power over kings who granted land (manors or fiefs) to lords who employed knights to protect serfs (and, more important, power and wealth).
What is feudalism (or the feudal system)?
400
The basic principles each Muslim must adhere to in daily life.
What are the five pillars?
400
The lowest set of individuals in the feudal system- who were often unable to leave the land on which they were born.
What is a serf?
500
Western philosophical thought is rooted in the teachings of these 3 who insisted knowledge is acquired through questioning and "rational thought" and who established the Academies and Lyceums to educate greater numbers of students.
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
500
This Roman emperor's conversion to Christianity in the 4th century allowed it to spread throughout the Roman empire and become the world's most common religion.
Who is Constantine?
500
The "great charter" signed by King John in 1215 that granted legal and trading rights to nobles and limited the power of kings (it is the basis of English common law and the rule of law).
What is the Magna Carta?
500
The Biblical story that most led to the growth of early Christianity.
What is the resurrection?
500
The formal name for the grant of land given to a vassal by a lord.
What is a fief?
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