Vocabulary 1
A type of government where all male citizens met in an assembly to make their own laws
Direct Democracy
The massive pyramids of Egypt were primarily built to serve as:
Tombs for the pharoahs
The rugged mountains that cover 70-80 percent of Greece had what primary effect on the development of the civilization?
They caused Greece to be divided into City States.
The rise of feudalism was mainly caused by:
government weakness and the need for safety.
A narrow strip of land, like the one that links the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece
Isthmus
A system of govenment based on loyalty and land ownership that arose because of weak government and a need for safety
Feudalism
The Egypian focus on the afterlife was rooted in their belief in ka, which was:
A person's life force
How did the sea most help the Greek economy and culture?
It allowed for common sea trade and linking of regions.
The Crusades were military efforts to:
capture land, such as Jerusalem.
A terrible disease that arrived in Europe in 1346 and killed many people.
Black Death
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth to preserve them for the afterlife
Mummies
Which Egyptian ruler dressed as a man, called herself king, and expanded Egyptian trade routes?
Queen Hatshepsut
Phoenicians
Where did the Renaissance begin?
The cities of Italy
A way of thinking during the Renaissance that focused on human ability, achievement, and creativity.
Humanism
A time of new designs, styles, and great creativity in Europe, beginning in the 1300s
Renaissance
Which job employed the vast majority of Egypt's population?
Farmers and other peasants
Which city-state developed the political system of direct democracy?
Athens
The invention that helped the ideas of the Renaissance spread quickly across Europe was the:
Printing Press
The title was used by the rulers of Egypt
Pharoah
The study of the structure of the human body.
Anatomy
In the Athenian democracy, which group was NOT considered a citizen who could take part in government?
Women, slaves, foreigners
The detailed and lifelike facial features of Venus in Botticelli's painting are a characteristic of which term?
Realism
A campaign, often military, to capture land, like the attempt to take Jerusalem.
Crusade