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Europe
100
political units made up of a city and al lthe surrounding lands
What are city-states?
100
Located in Italy, this ancient city remains the "head-quarters" for the Catholic Church.
What is Rome?
100
series of deadly plagues that hit Europe between 1347 and 1351 that killed millions due to increased trade in Europe.
What is the Black Death?
100
The head of the Christian Church.
What is the pope?
100
A military type culture and a rival to Athens.
What are the Spartans?
200
Often seen as the symbol of Ancient Athens and a beautiful temple dedicated to Athena
What is the Parthenon.
200
The type of government the Romans developed in which people elect leaders to make laws for them.
What is a republic?
200
a government that includes many different peoples and lands under one rule like the Roman's; stretched from Spain to Asia Minor.
What is an Empire?
200
One pope decided to start a religious war in which Europeans would take over the Holy Land. (region where Jesus lived)
What is the Crusade?
200
Because the Greek word for Greek is Hellenic, historians often refer to these blended cultures as...
What is Hellenistic?
300
A period in a society's history marked by great achievments.
What is a Golden Age?
300
A council of rich and powerful Romans who helped run the city.
What is the Senate?
300
Major body of water surrounding Italy and Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A style known for its high pointed ceilings, tall towers, and stained glass windows.
What is Gothic architecture.
300
He created one of the largest Empires in World History that stretched from North of Greece in Macedonia to India. Spread the Greek Culture.
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
the most famous city-state in Greece which defended itself from the Persians.
What is Athens?
400
Julius Caesar and the Roman army expanded the Roman Empire an even took over this North African City?
What is Carthage?
400
Lands located North of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
400
Kings gave land to Nobles and Nobles gave land to knights for protection.
What is the fuedal system?
400
Ancient roads, bridges, and channels used to carry water over long distances are still seen all over Europe.
What is an aqueduct?
500
Athens was governed by a Democracy.
What type of government did Pericles develop and inspire our modern day politics?
500
Rome experienced a long period of peace and achievements due to Octavian and other emperors.
What is the Pax Romana?
500
Island of the coast of ancient Sparta
What is Crete?
500
In 1215, a group of nobles forced King John to sign one of the most important documents in English history.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
One of the most famous was leaders in all of European history was a teenage girl.
Who is Joan of Arc?