Geography
What are the Alps?
The Alps are the mountain range that stretch from Southern Europe to Asia
What is a serf?
Poor person in the middle ages, lived in small houses with their animals
A state that governs itself
Who started the golden age?
Pericles
What body of water is in behind Italy.
Adriatic Sea
What is a polder?
What is a Nobleman?
A nobleman is a wealthy landowner under a Lord
What is a democracy?
A government where people can influence law and vote for representatives.
Who were the Plebeians?
What ocean is by Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
What is a peninsula?
land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a Lord?
The leader of the town, lived in the manor
What is an aristocrat?
An adviser to a King.
What is a Republic?
Government where the people elect officials who govern them
How many miles of coastline does Europe have?
25,000 miles
What are the Uplands?
Hills, mountains and plateaus
What was the deadly plague that killed almost 1/3 of the population?
The Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
Who started the Roman Empire?
Augustus
What is an aquaduct?
A slide like invention that transports water
What body of water is by Poland?
The Baltic Sea
What are European plains?
Lowlands across Northern Europe.
What is the Feudal system?
The social class of the Middle Ages
What was the main religion in Rome?
Christianity
What were indulgences?
Churches would tax the people and make them believe that they had to pay for their sins
What is one of the major rivers in Europe?
Danube river