Ancient Greece
What are the two peninsulas in Greece called? (I will accept either or both answers)
Balkan and Peloponnesus
What country is Rome located in?
Italy
Who was the big leader that we learned about in the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian
What was the name of the social/ economic system that ruled over Europe during this time?
Feudalism/ the Feudal System
What is Ms. McDaniel's government name?
Zoë
Why was mythology so important to the ancient Greeks?
Mythology helped the Greeks explain and understand changes in nature and their lives
Name any of the three groups in Rome's social structure.
Patricians, Plebeians, Enslaved people
What was the major law code that we learned about from this time?
What kind of religion were the Vikings before converting to Christianity?
Norse Mythology/ Polytheistic
What is Ms. McDaniel's fiancés name?
Jacob?
What were the names of the 2 wars we learned about during this unit?
Peloponnesian and Persian
What year did the western half of Rome fall?
476 CE
What was a negative impact of Emperor Justinian’s rule?
Justinian’s wars were extremely costly, requiring high taxes and weakening the Empire
Who was the leader of the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
What is Ms. McDaniel's cats name?
Poppy
What was the most significant cause of the Peloponnesian Wars?
The belief that Athens’ increasing power needed to be checked
What was the cool thing about Hannibal?
He had WAR ELEPHANTS!!
What is the origin story of the Byzantine Empire?
When the western half of the Roman Empire fell, the remaining half became the Byzantine Empire.
Name any of the invading groups from the early Middle Ages.
Anglo-Saxons, Franks, Magyars, Vikings.
What is Ms. McDaniel's favorite color?
Pink or Yellow
What is the best explanation for the rapid spread of Hellenistic culture into Egypt and across the Near East?
Alexander’s conquests throughout Asia
Initially, why were Roman Christians so fiercely persecuted?
Christianity was in opposition to the polytheistic beliefs of Rome
The adoption of the Greek alphabet for Slavic languages led to the development of the...
Cyrillic Alphabet
What is the name of the bacterium that (allegedly) caused the black plague?
Yersinia Pestis
What is Ms. McDaniel's favorite area in history to talk about?