Europe is considered to be one of these bodies of land that are surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
As Greece grew, these were created and included a central city and surrounding villages.
What is a city-state?
100
Before 509, Rome was ruled by kings. Then it became a nation that was ruled by the people who elected representatives, which is also known as this.
What is a Republic?
100
This was the time period in between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the modern world.
What is the Middle Ages or Medieval era?
200
One of the bodies of water in Europe, which borders the southern coast of Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
Some of the city-states in Ancient Greece had this type of government in which a few powerful, wealthy individuals ruled.
What is an oligarchy?
200
This man was a successful Roman general who conquered nearby territory and increased his power which made the Senate scared that he was becoming too powerful.
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
This man was also known as Charles the Great, he brought political order to the area and the pope joined forced with him in hopes of spreading the power of the church.
Who is Charlemagne?
300
These landforms seperated groups of people for many years and were the reason why different cultures spread across the continent.
What are mountains?
300
Some of the city-states were governed by a system where citizens took part in the government.
What is a democracy?
300
He was Julius Caesar's adopted son. His name Octavian but he changed his name to this when he became the first emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus?
300
This was a political system set up where nobles granted land to lesser nobles in exchange for political loyalty or help during wars.
What is feudalism?
400
Europe has a vast region of flat land without many trees that are called this.
What is a plain?
400
These two city-states were rivals and had opposite ways of life.
What is Athens and Sparta?
400
He claimed to have seen a a cross in the sky before battle and promised if he won that he would be come a Christian.
Who is Constantine?
400
This was a document that limited the power of the king and gave nobles more of a role in government?
What is the Magna Carta?
500
Norway and Sweden are an example of this.
What is a peninsula?
500
He was a great military leader who conquered many new territories and spread Greek culture.
What is Alexander the Great?
500
This was a time of peace and cultural growth in Rome that lasted almost 200 years. It means Roman Peace.
What is Pax Romana?
500
These helped protect workers rights and set wages.