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Potpourri
100
Plato, Aristotle, and this man were three great Greek philosophers
Who is Socrates?
100
True of False - The Roman Empire reached its greatest power at the same time Ancient Greece was its greatest point
What is false? (The Roman Empire was at its peak power after Ancient Greece's power had declined)
100
he expanded Greek culture to many new lands
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
this Italian explorer expanded trade between Europe and China - you may have called out his name while playing a game
Who is Marco Polo?
100
A type of political system in which ordinary citizens make all the decisions
What is direct democracy?
200
Ancient Greece was the first to develop this political concept
What is direct democracy?
200
Ancient Rome was the first society to develop this type of political system
What is a republic (or) representative government?
200
the great Greek conquerer who created an empire was from here
What is Macedonia?
200
Renaiissance is an Italian word that means this
What is "rebirth"?
200
this dictator was the leader of Germany during World War II
Who is Adolf Hitler?
300
the Greek philosophers believed in the power of human ___________
What is human "reason"?
300
this was a time marked by stability and peace throughout the lands of the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana?
300
we do not know much about the ancient people who lived in many parts of the world before the Greeks, because unlike the Ancient Greece, they never did this - thankfully the Greek conquerer spread this accomplishment to new lands
What is recording their history (keeping records)?
300
the earlier voyages of Renaissance explorers inspired this Italian to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of finding a new route to India - good thing he didn't fall off the edge of the world
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
Two successful 18th century revolutions in which ordinary people overthrew the power of monarchs occurred in France and ____________
What is the American colonies (the United States)? GO USA!!!
400
Homer was one who contributed to this Greek accomplishment
What is great literature?
400
this Ancient Roman accomplishment helped expand trading and make business easier
What is having a standard currency (money)?
400
even though they lacked knowledge about bacteria and micro-organisms, the Greeks spread new advancements about this to new areas
What is medicine?
400
during the Renaissance, European countries desired to have more trade with this region of the world because that is where the finest silks and best spices were available
What is Asia (China and India especially)?
400
One astronomical achievement of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries
What is the sun is the center of the universe (or) knowledge about how the earth and planets orbit around the sun?
500
The Parthenon is the best example of this Greek accomplishment
What is tremendous architecture?
500
this accomplishment of Ancient Rome was a system to bring fresh water to cities
What is developing acquaducts?
500
even at the height of its empire, the center of Greek culture existed in this city at the southern edge of the Pindus Mountains
What is Athens?
500
he was the best example of a Renaissance thinker - he not only was a great artist who painted the Mona Lisa, but he also excelled as a scientist, an engineer, and an inventor
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
500
a new type of thinking that developed during the Renaissance - people began to rely on themselves to answer life's mystery rather than just accepting everything as God's fate and feeling powerless
What is humanism?