River Landforms and Processes
This process wears away rocks and soil from the riverbed and banks.
What is erosion?
The number of Etruscan kings of early Rome
What is three?
The Roman general who defeated Hannibal Barca at the battle of Zama in 202 BC
Who is Publius Scipio?
The Dark Ages were the start of this thousand-year period situated between ancient and modern history.
What are the Middle Ages?
Viking warriors didn’t actually wear these on their helmets.
What are horns?
This landform is created when a river curves from side to side in its middle or lower course.
What is a meander?
The modern name for the region in Italy where the Etruscans lived
What is Tuscany?
From the Latin word vetare, which means "to forbid," it means "to refuse to approve a measure."
What is veto?
In 542 AD, he contracted the plague shortly after he had conquered the Mediterranean in his quest to reunite the Western and Eastern Roman Empires under his rule.
Who is Justinian?
Vikings believed that if they died heroically in battle, they would go to this warrior’s paradise.
What is Valhalla?
When a river slows down, it drops the material it was carrying. This process is called what?
What is deposition?
This Etruscan king divided the citizens of Rome into five classes, from richest to poorest
Who is Servius Tullius?
He was emperor during the sack of Rome in 410 AD.
Who is Honorius?
He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day 800 AD
Who is Charlemagne?
This group made up the largest portion of Viking society and included landowners, craftsmen, and traders.
Who are karls?
A river forms this fan-shaped landform when it reaches the sea or a lake and deposits sediment.
What is a delta?
The Etruscan king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus is most famous for building this, which in English means "the Great Sewer."
What is the Cloaca Maxima?
In 122 AD, this emperor began building a wall across northern England in order to keep the Picts from invading Roman territory
Who is Hadrian?
This Frankish king converted to Christianity in order to gain the support of the former Roman provinces.
Who is Clovis?
This battle in 1066 marked the end of Viking rule in England.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
When a meander becomes cut off from the main river, it forms this U-shaped body of water.
What is an oxbow lake?
In common with many other ancient peoples, the Etruscans often made their tombs look like this
What is the inside of their houses?
The last of the Five Good Emperors, his death marked the end of the Pax Romana.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
An example of this judicial practice involved the accused dipping his hand in a pot of boiling water in order to retrieve a stone.
What is the ordeal?
In 865, this group invaded England and took over most Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
What is the Great Heathen Army?