Democracy
In a direct democracy, the people do this instead of electing representatives to make decisions.
What is vote on laws themselves?
This Roman leader famously crossed the Rubicon River and said, “The die is cast.”
Who is Julius Caesar?
This empire, ruled by emperors like Augustus and Nero, once controlled most of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia
What is the Roman Empire?
This city-state trained boys to be soldiers at age 7 and had a society focused on military strength.
What is Sparta?
In the feudal system, this person was at the very top of the hierarchy.
Who is the king?
In direct democracy, this group must agree for a law to pass.
What is the majority of citizens?
These fierce Scandinavian sailors raided parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Who are the Vikings?
The British Empire was so large that people said this about the sun.
What is “the sun never sets on it”?
This powerful city-state is known for its contributions to democracy, philosophy, and drama.
What is Athens?
A vassal is someone who pledged loyalty and service to a more powerful lord in exchange for this.
What is land?
To participate in the Athenian democracy, you had to be one of these.
What is a citizen of Athens and an Adult male.
In the Middle Ages, a boy usually started training to become a knight at this age.
What is age 7?
This ancient empire built massive pyramids and ruled along the Nile River.
What is the Egyptian Empire?
This Italian city-state grew into a massive empire and eventually ruled much of the known world.
What is Rome?
This was the name of the code that knights were expected to follow, promoting bravery, loyalty, and honor.
What is chivalry?
This is the key difference between direct and representative democracy.
What is in direct democracy, citizens vote on laws directly; in representative democracy, they elect people to vote for them?
This deadly disease killed millions in Europe during the 1300s and was spread partly by fleas on rats.
What is the Black Death (or bubonic plague)?
This empire, created by Genghis Khan, became the largest land empire in history.
What is the Mongol Empire?
Most ancient city-states had this type of religion, meaning they worshipped many gods.
What is polytheism?
Put these four feudal roles in order from highest to lowest: knight, king, peasant, noble.
A: What is king → noble → knight → peasant?
This famous student of Plato criticized direct democracy after watching Athens execute his mentor.
Who is Aristotle?
This valuable fabric, once worth more than gold, was traded along a famous route that bears its name.
What is silk?
Name three traits or strategies that helped empires expand and maintain control.
What are strong military, organized government, infrastructure (like roads), trade, or cultural assimilation?
The Greek word for a city-state is this — a word we still use today for city politics
What is polis?
One reason feudalism developed was the need for this, after the fall of centralized government.
What is protection (or local security)?