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bodies of land surrounded by water on three sides
What are peninsulas?
100
someone who studies and thinks about why the world is the way it is
What is a philosopher?
100
an assembly of elected representatives
What is a senate?
100
another term for medieval times; falls between ancient times and the modern world
What are the Middle Ages?
100
this ancient Germanic tribe attacked and conquered the city of Rome in A.D. 476
Who are the Visigoths?
200
a large, flat area of land, usually without any trees
What is a plain?
200
means "rule by the people"
What is democracy?
200
a wealthy landowner
What is a patrician?
200
a woman who dedicates her life to serving God and the Church
What is a nun?
200
the two cities that the "Chunnel" travels between
What are Paris and London?
300
a long, narrow, deep inlet of sea located between steep cliffs
What is a fjord?
300
Athens and Sparta were both one of these
What is a city-state?
300
he made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
Who was Constantine?
300
he was named the Holy Roman Emporer
Who was Charlemagne?
300
this country is often referred to as being shaped like a boot
What is Italy?
400
mountains that divide Europe from Asia on the Eastern border of Europe
What are the Ural Mountains?
400
means "rule by the few"
What is oligarchy?
400
his rule was the end of the Roman Republic
Who was Julius Caesar?
400
this document limited the power of the king
What is the Magna Carta?
400
in the medieval system manorialism, peasants gave the nobles food and labor in return for this
What is protection?
500
area of Europe known for its rich farmland
What is the Great European Plain?
500
took control of Greece when King Philip II of Macedonia died
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
the first emperor of Rome, originally named Octavian
Who was Augustus?
500
the place where Monks live
What are monasteries?
500
what the Ancient Romans called the Mediterranean Sea, meaning "our sea"
What is mare nostrum?