Early Europe
What was the name of the period in a society's history marked by great achievements?
the Golden Age
_________ eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
Constantinople.
What is another phrase for the middle ages, that refers to a time in history that lasted about 1000 years.
The medieval times.
What is cheap paper used mainly for newspapers?
Newsprint.
What is the type of government in which people elect leaders to make laws for them?
A republic government.
What is the city-state in eastern Greece?
Athens
Which river was known in the United States as the Rio Grande, that forms part of Mexico's border with the United States?
The Río Bravo river
Who was the rival city-state to Athens?
Sparta
How many sides is a peninsula surrounded by water?
3 sides are surrounded by water.
True or false?: Citizens are people who could take part in the Feudalism government.
False. It was the Roman government.
How was Athens set up?
(Hint: Definition: Political units made up of a city and all the surrounding lands).
It was made up of city-states.
Where is Baja California located?
A peninsula stretching from northern Mexico into the Pacific Ocean.
During the Mexican periods, what was the Spanish name for people of mixed European and Indian ancestry?
A) Mestizos B) Mulattoes C)Sierra Madre D)A and B
Correct answer: A) Mestizos
What is a haciendas?
Huge expanses of farm or ranch land.
What is the name of the council of rich and powerful Romans who helped run the city?
The Senate.
Which empire society was developed in eastern Roman Empire after the west fell?
The Byzantine Empire
What is the name of the mountains that extend north from the United States into western Canada?
The Rocky Mountains.
True or false?: During the Early European periods, Mosaic pictures were made with pieces of colored stone or glass?
It is true.
What is the name of the three mountain ranges in Mexico that is known as the "mother range"
Sierra Madre
An empire is a land with different territories and peoples under a _________ ruler(s).
A) Duo B)Trio C) Single D)Mr. Edie
C) A single ruler
What term was used to express Greek-like?
Hellenistic
The St. Lawrence River is an important international waterway that links the _____ Lakes to the _______ Ocean.
First blank: Great (Lakes)
Second blank: Atlantic (Ocean)
The Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between ______ and ______, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time.
(Hint: Around the 1300's)
1st blank: 1347
2nd blank: 1351
How were the Niagara Falls created?
By the waters of the Niagara River.
What is the definition of a missions?
Definition: Church outposts.