Rome
Who Founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What were the two largest city-states in Greece?
Athens and Sparta
When did this age begin?
After the Roman Empire fell
What was the Renaissance?
The rebirth of art and learning
What are indulgences?
Paying money to "forgive" your sins
Name the two main class or people in Rome
The Patricians and the Plebeians
What army did Sparta and Athens join together to defeat?
The invading army from the Persian Empire
What plague swept through Europe?
the bubonic plague
The fall of what empire help the advancement of the Renaissance?
The Byzantine Empire ( a.k.a the Eastern Roman Empire )
Who started the Reformation and realized what the church was doing wrong?
Martin Luther
What kind of a government did Rome have
A republic
What kind of government did Greece have and who created it?
A Democracy and Cleisthenes created it
Name the two parts Christianity split into and what part of Europe it was in
Roman Orthodox in Western Europe and Eastern Orthodox in Eastern Europe
Who were some famous Renaissance people?
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
What was the Reformation?
It was a movement to reform or change Christianity
Who began the period of peace called the Pax Romana?
Octavian " Augustus"
What were Pericles' three goals for Greece
He wanted to strengthen the democracy, expand the empire, make Athens an even more beautiful city.
What did the Church do in 1096 to take back holy land from the Muslims in Southwest Asia?
They went on Crusades
Who created the printing press and what happened because of it?
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press. The printing press gave people more knowledge of humanism and knowledge of other things
What did Martin Luther nail to a church door?
95 Theses
What did Constantine make lawful in Rome?
Christianity
Who was the one that helped spread the Greek culture to surrounding areas and how did they spread it?
Alexander the Great. He spread Greek culture by passing the ideas throughout the lands he had conquered
What is feudal system? ( include what is in the feudal system )
the feudal system is a social class pyramid which Kings at the top, next were Lords, Noblemen, and Landowners, then came vassals, at bottom are serfs
What idea became popular in this time period and what this idea teaches?
Humanism became popular in this time period and it taught you to focus on yourself ( you are your own god ) and human values.
Why was the Reformation important?
Without the Reformation, we would have to pay indulgences and many of the churches we have wouldn't exist today