Vocabulary
A form of government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives.
Democracy
What were the 2 most powerful city-states in ancient Greece
Sparta and Athens
According to ancient legend, what two people founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Who started the christian reformation?
Martin Luther
German monk who nailed the 95 theses to the church door.
Martin Luther
To reject a decision made by a branch of government
Veto
What form of government did Athens use at first?
Monarchy
Showing self-control, working hard, doing ones duty, and pledging loyalty to Rome are examples of...
The Roman Way
What was the class underneath the king in the feudal system?
Lords
Great leader of Rome. Became sole emperor in 46 b.c. Was stabbed to death by a group of senators.
Julius Caesar
Upper class noblemen in ancient Greece who began to act as advisors to the king.
Aristocrats
Who was the ruler during the "golden age" of Athens?
Pericles
What form of government did the ancient Romans use?
A republic
What were the farmers called in middle ages?
Serfs
The greatest ruler of Athens who was paranoid about the shape of his head.
Pericles
Arches that carried water into parts of Rome.
Aqueducts
Who conquered Greece?
Phillip of Macedonia
What were the two bronze tablets that told the Romans what to do and what not to do?
The Twelve Tables
What people group stopped fighting and unified most of western Europe?
The Franks
Credited for starting democracy in Athens.
Solon
Paying the church to relax the penalty of sin.
Indulgences
What was the war between Athens and Sparta called?
The Peloponnesian War
Who was emperor during the pax romana?
Octavian
Military expeditions undertaken to take back holy lands in southwest Asia.
Crusades
He was the nephew of Julius Caesar. His real name was Octavian and he was emperor during the pax romana. What did he call himself?
Augustus