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10.1 Europe
10.2 Greece
10.3 Rome
10.4 Middle Ages
Hodgepodge
100
What is a natural landform that separates Europe from Asia
What is the Ural Mountains
100
Each _______ _______ in ancient Greece had its own laws and form of government.
What is a city state
100
In ancient Rome an ordinary working male citizen was called a ________.
What is a plebeian?
100
A system which nobles gave land to others in exchange for services
What is feudalism
100
A term that refers to a nation in which citizens govern themselves through elected representatives. a. democracy b. republic c. tyranny
What is a republic
200
A long narrow deep inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
What is a fjord
200
____________ studied with Plato and started a school called the Lyceum.
Who is Aristotle
200
What term refers to a nation or group of territories ruled by a single, powerful leader? a. empire b. republic c. peninsula d. oligarchy
What is an empire.
200
a system in which a lord received food and work from peasants in exchange for protection
What is manorialism
200
Who took control of Rome in 46 B.C. and was murdered 2 years later?
Who is Julius Caesar?
300
A body of water along the southern coast of Europe
What is the Mediterranean Sea
300
Socrates was an important __________ in Greece during the fifth century B.C.
What is a philosopher?
300
Who took control of Rome in 46 B.C. and became dictator?
Who is Julius Caesar
300
The man who became Holy Roman Emperor in A.D. 800?
Who is Charlemagne
300
How did building roads help to expand and strengthen the Roman Empire?
It created a network for trade and expand wealth. It helped with communication, and helped the Roman armies to move quickly where needed. It also helped spread culture.
400
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula
400
______________ conquered many lands throughout the Mediterranean region.
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
In ancient Rome, the most powerful ruling body of the government was the a. Senate b. Rebulic c. Pax Romana
What is the Senate.
400
A document that limited the king's power and gave more power to the nobels.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
What achievements from Greece still influence us today in the modern world?
We use words like metropolis. We have a democratic form of government, We enjoy and adapt myths, poems and plays from Greece, we study philosophers. We use ideas and designs from Greek architecture in our buildings.
500
a large flat area of land without any trees
What is a plain?
500
Some Greek communities had democratic governments, but Sparta was ruled by a few wealthy men. This form of government is an _____________.
What is an oligarchy?
500
Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire? a. Virgil b. Augustus c. Constantine
Who is Constantine?
500
A business association created to protect workers rights and to set wages and prices
What is a guild
500
What important change took place in the 11th and 12th centuries during the middle ages?
Farming improved, so fewer farmers were needed. Poeple moved to towns which grew into trade centers, and population increased. More people owned property and businesses and a middle class emerged. As towns grew, people formed local governments, and the Church struggled for power.