Greece
This word in Ancient Greece refers to a "city-state."
What is a Polis?
After the Age of Kings, Rome adopted this type of government
What is a Republic?
This type of individual has dedicated their life to religion, often by giving up certain worldly aspects of life.
What is a monk?
This political and social order developed during the Middle Ages when royal governments could no longer defend their subjects.
What is Feudalism?
This term celebrates human achievement and the individual as God’s greatest creation.
What is Humanism?
These two groups fought against each other in the Peloponnesian Wars.
Who are the Peloponnesian League (Sparta) and the Delian League (Athens)?
These two classes in the Roman Republic faced significant conflict over rights and privileges.
Who are the Patricians and Plebeians?
This city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Where is Constantinople?
This person controlled land and could grant estates to vassals in the feudal system
Who is a Lord?
This Italian Renaissance artist, was prime example of the "Renaissance Man." His most famous works include The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This Athenian leader helped usher in the Golden Age after the Persian Wars by using money from the Delian League to rebuild Athens.
Who is Pericles?
These members of the patrician class attempted to introduce land reforms in the Roman Republic.
Who are the Gracchi Brothers?
This emperor restored the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean and codified Roman laws, which became the foundation of imperial law.
Who is Justinian?
This period, marked by the existence of two (and at one point three) popes, caused a crisis in the Christian world over authority and tithes.
What is the Great Schism?
This individual is credited with rediscovering many classical texts and writing extensively on humanist principles, such as the celebration of the individual.
Who is Petrarch?
This Macedonian conqueror defeated Greece and Persia and spread Hellenistic culture across the known world.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This period in Roman history is known for its peace and prosperity.
What is the Pax Romana?
This individual was the first Holy Roman Emperor and unified much of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Who is Charlemagne?
This Pope called for the First Crusade at Clermont after a request from Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus to help defend against the Muslims.
Who is Pope Urban II?
This Italian diplomat wrote The Prince, a work that advised rulers on how to govern a kingdom.
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
According to Aristotle's Theory of Happiness, these are the five necessary elements for a fulfilled life.
What are Health, Wealth, Relationships, Knowledge, and Virtue?
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into East and West and instituted wage and price controls.
Who is Diocletian?
This strong military leader became the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity around 500 A.D.
Who is King Clovis?
This document established a limited monarchy and the idea of shared power in England.
What is the Magna Carta?
This artist of the Northern Renaissance focused on scenes of daily life, with notable works like The Harvesters and The Hunters.
Who is Bruegel?