Landforms
What is a polder?
Land in the Netherlands that has been reclaimed from the sea for farming.
What is a Colony?
An area controlled by a distant country.
who was Martin Luther?
A monk in Germany, who went against the the catholic church and went with what the bible says
What is a plebeian?
A farmer or lower class person in ancient Rome.
What started the Reformation?
Martin Luther put up the 95 thesis.
What is a fjord?
A deep, narrow bay.
What is a Republic?
A form of government in which officials are elected by the people to govern.
Who was Julius Caesar?
A sole ruler in Rome in 46 B.C.
What is a patrician?
A wealthy landowner in ancient Rome.
What started the Renaissance?
Increased trade, art encouraged humanism
What a peninsula?
A strip of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What does Erosion mean?
The process by which rocks and soil slowly break apart and are worn away.
Who was Augustus?
A Roman ruler in 27 B.C.
What are Crusades?
Military expeditions by the Catholic church undertaken to take back holy lands.
What was the feudal system?
A social structure that was organized like a pyramid.
What was the Rhine river mainly used for?
Transportation and trade.
What does textile mean?
Related to cloth and clothing
Who was Constantine?
He was the first christian roman ruler who made Christianity legal.
What is polytheistic religion?
Has many deities.
When was the roman empire split in an eastern empire and western empire?
395 A.D.
What is a trench?
A long ditch that protects soldiers from enemy gunfire.
What is Navigable?
An area wide or deep enough to be traveled easily by boats and ships.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
He created the first printing press.
What is monotheistic religion?
belief in one deity.
When did the Civil wars start?
88 B.C.