Vocabulary
Aqueducts
carried water to parts of the empire
Who were patricians
wealthy land owners
Who was the god/goddess of Ancient Athens
Athena
Who was the highest in the feudal system
the king
What was the Renaissance
A rebirth of art and learning
Veto
Reject
Who where plebians
farmers
What was a Philosophers
people who examined questions about the universe
What were the layers in each feudal system
-king
- lords (powerful noblemen who owned land)
-vassals (also served as knights)
-serfs
Who created the first printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Republic
a form of government in which people elect officials who govern according to law
Executive
Legislative
Judcial
What were Pericles three goal for Greece
1. Strengthen Democracy
2. Expand the Empire
3. Athens more beautiful (make Athens great again!)
Who did the surgery in the Middle ages
The barber
How long did the black plague last
4 years
Democracy
a government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives
Who were barbarians
German tribes
What was the Golden Age
a period of wealth and power in which democracy devolved further and Greek culture flourished
Who was Martin Luther
Martin Luther started the Reformation
How long did the Greek Empire last
350 years
Induldgences
a fee paid to teh church to relax the penalty of sins
How long did the Roman Empire last
1,000 years
Who were aristocrats
a group of upper-class noblemen
What was a Perspective painting doing
to make a painting look as if it had three dimensions
What Greek gods/goddess did Sparta worship
Hint: there are two... ones a god one is a goddess
Apollo and Artemis