Ancient Greece
What were the two main Greek city-states?
Athens and Sparta
Did the Fall of Rome happen quickly?
No
Was the Byzantine Empire the Eastern part of Rome or the Western part of Rome?
Eastern
Where was the Empire of Ghana located?
Western Africa
What was the main religion of Ancient Greece?
Polytheism
Which of the two Greek city-states was a democracy?
Athens
Who ruled the Western Roman Empire?
Diocletian
What city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What was the capital city of the Empire of Ghana?
Koumbi Saleh
What was the main religion of the Roman Empire?
Christianity
What was the name of the war between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
What period of history began after the fall of Rome?
The Dark Ages
What Byzantine emperor embraced Christianity and made it the religion of the empire?
Constantine
What two resources helped the Empire of Ghana to become wealthy?
Iron and Gold
What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Define a democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
What was the main cause of the Fall of Rome?
Rulers became corrupt
What was the Corpus of Civil Law?
A single book that recorded all of the Roman laws
What kind of government did the Empire of Ghana have?
Feudal
What was the main religion of the African Empire?
Islam
Define a military oligarchy
A military oligarchy is a government in which the military exercises control over the people
Who divided The Roman Empire into two parts?
Diocletian
What marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?
The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire
What type of workers were revered as powerful magicians?
Who promoted Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Emperor Constantine