A struggle between the Mycenaeans and Trojans that is written about in epic poems like "The Iliad".
What is the Trojan War?
100
Two brothers who were raised by wolves and said to have founded Rome.
Romulus and Remus
100
The Byzantine Empire was the ______ half of Roman Empire.
Eastern
100
Justinian ____________ over a thousand books of Roman laws into around 4,000 laws.
consolidated
200
What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude lines are horizontal and run north or south of the Equator. Longitude lines meet at the North and South Pole.
200
Why did Greece develop into lots of little city-states as opposed to one large empire?
The geography of Greece was very mountainous and surrounded by bodies of water
200
Took power over Rome in 600BC-- used the Greek alphabet, Greek clothing, and gods/goddesses.
The Etruscans
200
A giant cathedral in Constantinople-- it has beautiful mosaics.
Hagia Sophia
200
The leader of Kiev-- eventually brought Christianity to Russia thanks to trade with the Byzantine Empire.
Vladimir the Great
300
Constantinople was located on this body of water. It joins the continents of Asia and Europe.
Bosporus Strait
300
A time period in Greek history where trade stopped, the art of writing was lost, and there was much poverty in the land.
What are the Dark Ages?
300
A government in which citizens elect leaders who speak for them in the government.
republic or representative democracy
300
Christianity split into these two branches after a conflict between the emperor and pope.
Roman Catholic & Eastern (Greek) Orthodox
300
Named himself "Dictator for Life"
Julius Caesar
400
Only 1/5th of Greece's terrain is good for farming, so most people couldn't make a living farming. What did the majority of people do instead?
Sailors and traders
400
Having a common enemy united the Greek city-states for the first time. Athens ended up helping support the other city-states whose armies weren't as strong. What was the common enemy?
Persians
400
The three branches of the Roman Republic
Consul, Senate, Assembly
400
The split of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches is known as a ______
schism
400
These laws were created because the patricians and plebeians couldn't agree.
12 Tables
500
What is the river that runs through Rome and what are the landforms that surround Rome?
Tiber River... there are 7 hills.
500
The war between Athens and Sparta-- it (along with a plague) eventually lead to the demise of the Athenians.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
This was a period of peace and stability in Rome's history. Trade, land, and population all increased.
Pax Romana
500
Constantinople was taken over by ________ in 1453 and the name was changed to ____________.
Turks (or Muslims) and Istanbul
500
List 3 reasons for the fall of Rome
-mercenary soldiers
-inflation
-weak leaders
-too large to be ruled easily