Ancient Civilizations
The two rivers located in Mesopotamia
1. Tigris
2. Euphrates
Sparta
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
The lowest class of people in feudalism that worked the land in exchange for protection and a place to live.
serfs/peasants
The word for a rebirth of culture
renaissance
The first European explorer to find and settle in the Americas. Ended up in the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus
The ancient writing system of the Egyptians.
hieroglyphics
A type of government in which citizens have power to make decisions.
democracy
Justinian's wife who was also his most trusted advisor and co-ruler.
Theodora
The spread of this disease led to the decrease in population in cities.
The Black Plague
This German Monk began the Reformation. His biggest concern was the Catholic Church was selling indulgences.
Martin Luther
The population of the Americas decreased because of this.
disease
The name of the "god-king" in Egypt.
pharaoh
He was known for conquering land in Egypt, Persia, and India. The culture of Hellenism was created as a result.
Alexander the Great
The name of the church built by Justinian. It later became a mosque.
Hagia Sophia
the Crusades
This invention led to the spread of information during the Reformation.
printing press
The first European explorer to lead a trip around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
The idea that Chinese rulers receive the right to rule from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
The geographic reason that Greek city-states were not unified.
Greece was very mountainous
How did the Mongols feel about different religions in their empire?
They promoted religious tolerance.
The king that united the Holy Roman Empire and promoted education
Charlamagne
This city was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Florence
Zheng He was travelling to show off the wealth of which Chinese dynasty?
Ming Dynasty
The merchants that spread their alphabet across the Mediterranean world.
Phoenecians
The group that attacked Rome which led to its downfall.
Barbarians
The name of the event in which Christianity split into the Roman Catholics in the west and the Eastern Orthodox in the east.
The Great Schism
The system of social class in the Middle Ages in which people were given land and protection by people of a higher rank.
king -> lord -> knights -> serfs
feudalism
This family of bankers started the Renaissance.
the Medici family
The first group of people to find the Americas. They ended up in Newfoundland, Canada but they didn't stay for long.
Vikings
The Indus River Valley was known for being the first civilization to have advanced ______________.
plumbing systems
Another name for Greek city-states
Polis
This early explorer wrote about his travels on the Silk Road and served under Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Land granted to a lord by a king during the Middle Ages
manor
The artist known as the Renaissance man for also contributing to science and engineering during the Renaissance.
Leonardo da Vinci
The oldest Mesoamerican civilization.
Olmecs