Miscellaneous
A document or artifact created by an eyewitness during a historical period is known as a(n)
The Greeks were among the first people on Earth to use what system of government?
Democracy
A system of laws in the early Roman Republic that specified various crimes and their punishment.
A person who spent his or her day farming with very few rights.
peasant / serf
This European traveler spent much time in Asia learning about the culture and beliefs of Mongolians.
Greece is a W.I.M.P. What does that mean?
Water
Islands
Mountains
Peninsula
This Emperor adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Constantine
A series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims for the holy city of Jerusalem.
The Crusades
Leonardo da Vinci
This Greek city-state was known for being an oligarchy and having a huge, well-trained land army.
Sparta
Alexander the Great was born in what country?
Macedonia
A poor person in the Roman Empire was known as a
plebiean
The political and economic system of the Middle Ages which provided order to society.
feudalism
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
A Japanese lord who was given control over large areas of land, but still had to report to the Shogun.
Daimyo
Socrates was found guilty of what crime?
Corrupting the youth of Athens.
What were soldiers in the Roman army called?
Legionaries
Charlemagne (Charles the Great)
This subject was a common theme in many famous pieces of Renaissance art.
Christianity
Hajj
Socrates' most famous student Plato wrote a very influential book about government. What was the name of this book?
The Republic
Julius Caesar
What written and spoken language was commonly used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages?
Latin
This location was the birthplace of the European Renaissance (city OR country)
Florence, Italy