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Vocabulary
Geography
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Expansion of Europe
100
Low areas between mountains
Passes
100
What does "arable" mean?
Fertile... the soil is good so crops can grow there.
100
What was the main difference in the purpose of Education between Athens and Sparta?
Athens: Education was meant to produce good citizens Sparta: Education was meant to defend Sparta (military training)
100
What modern day type of architecture did the Colosseum influence?
Sports stadiums
100
"The Crusades" were a holy war between what 2 religions?
Christianity and Islam
200
Referring to the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
Classical World
200
What is the climate like in most of Europe?
Mild/Temperate
200
What geographical feature in Europe caused city-states like Athens and Sparta to be so different?
Mountains (separated and isolated communities)
200
What did Rome do differently from other city-states that allowed it to become so strong so quickly?
It allowed conquered people to become citizens.
200
What disease killed 1/3 of the European population during The Middle Ages?
The Black Death/Bubonic Plague
300
Head of the Roman-Catholic church... lives in Vatican City
Pope
300
Where do most of the people in Europe live? a.) The Plains b.) The Highlands c.) Siberia d.) Islands
A.) The Plains (because it has the most arable land, and is often near waterways)
300
Who was Aristotle?
A philosopher in Ancient Greece (student of Plato, who was a student of Socrates)
300
What did the code of laws written on "bronze tablets" influence in modern society?
The standards of justice that we use today (innocent until proven guilty, presented evidence to judges, etc.)
300
Who was "Martin Luther" and what did he do?
A German religious leader who disagreed with and spoke out against the church, leading to a new type of Christianity called "Protestantism."
400
Countries made of a people who share a common culture/history.
Nation-states
400
What is "taiga?"
Vast, swampy flatlands with evergreen (pine) trees.
400
Name one way in which Ancient Greece impacted modern Mathematics, and explain!
Various: Pi, Pythagorean theorem, Euclid opened school of Geometry
400
Where was Christianity developed during The Pax Romana?
Palestine (Jerusalem)
400
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
500
System in which kings give lands to nobles, so that nobles will serve them
Feudalism
500
What is the name of the mountain range that separates Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
500
What did Sparta use for money?
Long iron rods
500
Name 2 languages that originated directly from Latin (HINT: English is NOT one of them, although there was some influence)
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
500
The period after The Middle Ages was called "The Renaissance." What does "renaissance" mean (in English), and why was it called this?
Renaissance = rebirth, because interest in art and learning was "reborn" after The Black Death was finally over.