Basic Info
What major period of history are we studying this year?
Medieval Era
Most important line of Latitude
Equator
What three continents meet around the Mediterranean Sea
Europe, Asia, Africa
Era of Roman Peace
Pax Romana
Term for a decline caused by overindulgence and laziness
Decadence
A journal of a Civil War Soldier is what kind of source?
Primary
Most important line of Longitude
Prime Meridian
3 European Peninsulas jut into the Mediterranean name 1
Iberian, Italian, Balkan
Large cohort of Roman soldiers
Legion
Collective term used by Romans for tribes that fought the Empire
Barbarians
A middle school textbook is most likely what kind of source?
Secondary
Name Two of the Five Themes of Geography
Movement, Region, Human-Environment, Location, Place
Which major African River flows into the Mediterranean?
Nile
2 major languages of the Empire
Latin & Greek
Romulus the last Western Emperor was murdered in what year
476 AD
What is my classroom number?
2
What is the large scale movement of people or animals from one place to another?
Migration
Which Significant Religion spread around the Mediterranean Sea in the 1st century AD?
Christianity
Last Queen of Egypt before the Roman conquest
Cleopatra
Which religious figure gained considerable influence as Rome crumbled
Pope
Where do we go in case of a tornado?
Library
What is the most accurate projection of earth's surface in regular use?
Globe
What did Rome call the Mediterranean?
Mare Nostrum
What is a galley & how did it move?
Roman ship powered by wind and slaves
Which religious & ethnic group caused considerable tension within the Empire?
Jews