Democratic Rome
A government in which citizens elect their leader
Republic
The upper-class members of Roman society.
Patricians
What critters spread the plague around Asia and Europe?
Fleas on Rats
This German invented the printing press in the 1400s Holy Roman Empire.
Johannes Gutenberg
This Spanish term refers to the soldier/explorers that colonized Central and South America
Conquistadors
The Romans had almost complete control of the Mediterranean after defeating the Carthaginians in these three wars.
The Punic Wars
This notable Roman became the first official emperor.
Augustus Caesar
A societal structure that gives protection to serfs and peasants in exchange for labor, taxes, and loyalty.
Feudalism
This fancy term simply refers to whatever language is spoken in a particular region.
Which Spanish Explorer led the first expedition around the entire globe (circumnavigation)?
A manmade structure used to bring water from the mountain springs to the cities
Aqueduct
A time of great power and wealth in the empire. Their Golden Age.
Pax Romana
These "pilgrimages" brought European Christians to the Middle East in an effort to liberate the Holy Land from Muslim control.
The Crusades
What was the major complaint that church reformists like Martin Luther had with the Renaissance era Catholic Church?
The Sale of Indulgences
What were the early explorers like Columbus or Dias looking for when they started sailing away from Europe?
A different route to Asia
These laws were placed in public, ensuring the citizens of Rome had equal protections under the law.
Twelve Tables
This emperor converted to Christianity and legalized the religion after successfully marching into battle with crucifixes painted on the soldiers' shields.
Emperor Constantine
This important document limited the power of the cruel King John of England, who ignored peoples' right to be protected from unlawful imprisonment.
The Magna Carta
Who earned the title of being the "Quintessential Renaissance Man" for being multi-talented in painting, sculpting, drawing, inventing, and studies in anatomy?
Leonardo da Vinci
This colony became England's first successful colony in North America by growing tobacco as a cash crop.
Jamestown
This kingdom ruled over Rome for a hundred years in its early history.
The Etruscans
This Emperor restructured Rome's laws to be more easily understood, and built a famous wall at Rome's frontier in Britain.
Emperor Hadrian
This Frankish king was crowned the first Emperor of a new Holy Roman Empire by the Pope, for reuniting and reforming most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire.
This philosophy of belief in self-worth and personal growth was very popular during the Renaissance.
Humanism
In 1494, the Pope created this treaty, outlining where in the New World Spain and Portugal could colonize.
The Treaty of Tordesillas