Republic of Rome
Who are Patricians
How long did the middle age last?
500-1,000 years
who created the first printing press
who was Johannes Gutenberg
land surrounded by three sides of water
what is a pennisula
What is the order of the feudal system
King, Lord, vassals, surf
farmer;poor
who are plebeians
what are the 2 churches from Christianity when it split in two
Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Church
leader in Western Europe who unified many kingdoms
who was Charlemagne
body of water surrounded by three sides of land
what is a bay
carries water to the empire
what is an aqueduct
relaxed the penalty for sin
what is an indulgence
What were the crusades and how many were there?
A military expedition to take back holy land; four crusades
who was a monk and hung the 95 theses
who was Martin Luther
each vote is equal
what is a direct democracy
what aspects of climate does the Mediterranean sea generally experience?
mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
form of government where people elect who governs according to law
what is a republic
What is a feudal system?
Social system organized like a pyramid
period of wealth and power which helped Greek culture flourish
what was the golden age
land in the Netherlands that's been reclaimed from the sea
what is a polder
what are four reasons that the Church weakened?
Martin Luther, Indulgence, Reformation, protestant church
judges oversaw lower courts and governed provinces
who is the judicial branch
Name three things about the Roman Catholic Church
Collected taxes, unified people, cared for the sick
poison from bugs that went into rats and caused a bad disease
what was the black plague
deep narrow bays of Norway
what is a fjord
movement to reform Christianity
what is reformation