They wanted an oligarchy instead of a direct democracy because this type of government would give them more time to train for battle.
What is Sparta?
100
Roman rulers opposed this because they wanted everyone to worship Roman gods.
What is Christianity?
100
People of the Middle Ages set out on a series of ______ to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims.
What are the Crusades?
100
This invention led to a rise in literacy, the spread of the Reformation, and new ideas about culture and politics.
What is the printing press?
100
When this tried to invade England, it was destroyed by shipwrecks off the coast of Ireland and then by attacks from the British Navy.
What is the Spanish Armada?
200
In this battle, a force of 300 Spartans held off the huge Persian army for three days.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
200
If you went to an event here, you might have seen a chariot race, a gladiator battle, a battle reenactment, or an execution.
What is the Colosseum?
200
New ideas and innovations from this period include business and banking, trade fairs, and a new middle class.
What is the Commercial Revolution?
200
A corrupt clergy, the sale of indulgences, and kings' resentment toward the power of the church were all factors leading to this.
What is the Reformation?
200
This is the idea that God has chosen a particular king to rule, so therefore, disobeying the king is like disobeying God.
What is divine right?
300
They believed the gods either don't exist or don't care about us, so we should live our lives to please ourselves.
Who are the Epicureans?
300
They preached a message that was open to all people and that all believers had the hope of heaven. It spread rapidly because of men like Paul. What was it?
What is Christianity?
300
This document limited the power of the king. The ideas in this document inspired the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
These are papers that, when bought, release a person from time in purgatory.
What are indulgences?
300
He showed his absolute power by building Versailles, making his nobles move in with him, fighting foreign wars, and making his servants help him get dressed in the morning.
Who is Louis XIV of France?
400
He conquered a vast amount of land in a short amount of time.
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
It fell because of inflation, high taxes, poor harvests, invasions from barbarian tribes, and a division into eastern and western halves.
What is the fall of the Roman Empire?
400
Because of this, trade declined, hundreds of thousands of people died, and both the feudal system and the Middle Ages came to an eventual end.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
400
He taught that salvation comes through faith alone, that all church teachings should be based on the Bible, and that all people of faith are equal.
Who is Martin Luther?
400
He went crazy after his wife died and began killing boyars because he suspected they had murdered his wife. He even killed his own son when they were fighting.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
500
Because of him, his empire experienced cultural blending, a great city of scholarship and trade was established, and the world gained knowledge about his great military strategies.
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
Roman laws had a direct influence on this.
What is the American system of laws?
500
The main issue behind this war was who should become the next king of France. The king of England claimed a right to the French throne.
What is the Hundred Years' War?
500
He started the Anglican church because he wanted to divorce his wife so that he could try for a son with another woman.
Who is Henry VIII?
500
This began because King Charles I of England refused to follow the Petition of Right, and then it turned into a fight between those who supported the king (the Cavaliers) and those who did not (the Puritans).