Name the two major city-states we learned about in class
Athens and Sparta
What is a republic?
People elect representatives
How much of the European population died from the Black Death?
1/3-1/2
What invention allowed books to become mass produced and distributed to the common people?
The printing press
Knights were sworn to follow a code of ...
Chivalry
What major sporting event was founded in Greece?
The Olympics
Name the two social classes in Rome
Patricians and Plebeians
Who was blamed for the Black Death?
The Jewish population
Who were the four major painters of the Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
Who was the Roman emperor seen playing the lyre while a fire destroyed the city?
Nero
Democracy - people vote directly on issues
Name three technological or architectural advancements
Roads, the colosseum, aqueducts, etc.
Complete a feudal pyramid
1 (Top) -
2 -
3 -
4 (Bottom) -
King/Monarch
Nobles
Knights/Vassals
Peasants/Serfs
What religion was established as a result of the reformation?
Protestant
What language did Martin Luther translate the bible to?
German
Name and define the government type in Sparta
Oligarchy - ruled by a small group of people
Name the three parts of the republic and which social class was in each
Consul - Patricians
Senate - Patricians
Assembly - Plebeians
What is the term for a piece of land given to a knight or vassal?
Fief
Who wrote the 95 Thesis?
Martin Luther
Name the major war fought between Athens and Sparta
The Peloponnesian War