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This is the meaning of "Mesopotamia."
What is, "Between the Rivers"?
What is, monotheism?
The period between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, was known as this.
What were, the Middle Ages.
These two dynasties were major factors in the 30 Years War.
Who were, The Hapsburgs and the Bourbons?
This was the name of one of the first written law codes in human civilization.
What was, Hammurabi's Code?
The belief in many gods is known as this.
What is, Polytheism?
This civilization arose on an island in the Aegean Sea, before Greek civilization.
This document limited the power of the British Monarch, during the reign of King John.
What was, the Magna Carta?
Who was, Emperor Justinian?
What was, the Battle of Marathon?
These are the names of the two rivers which compose Mesopotamia.
What are, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
From 1100 to 900 B.C. this period occurred in Ancient Greece.
What were, the Greek Dark Ages?
This controversy was over the appointment of Bishops by lay kings and emperors instead of clergymen such as the Pope.
the Lay Investiture Controversy
This Russian Tsar utilized a secret police system and ruled with an iron fist.
Who was, Ivan the Terrible?
This Pope claimed supremacy over all secular leaders, and developed the concept of Papal Supremacy.
What was, the Egyptian civilization?
This was the name of the Roman Constitution.
What was, the 12 Tables. (Tablets)
At the Council of Claremont in 1095, the beginning of this conflict began in Medieval Europe.
What were, the Crusades?
This fundamental force of reality was discovered during the Enlightenment, by this famous scientist/ mathematician?
What was gravity, and who was Isaac Newton?
This was the infamous title given to Charles V's empire, and its vast territory, which would later be used to describe the British Empire.
What was the Empire where "the Sun Never Sets?"
This civilization is credited with creating the alphabet and being the "carries of civilization."
Who were, the Phoenicians?
These were the five pillars of Islam.
What were:
1. Five daily prayers.
2. Confession of faith.
3. Almsgiving.
4. Pilgrimage to Mecca.
5. Fasting.
Which Crusade ended with the sack of Constantinople in 1204AD?
What was, the Fourth Crusade?
This mountain range in Eastern Europe is responsible for the cultural isolation and increase for nationalism, which helped lead to the start of World War I.
What were, the Balkans?
The first recorded empire in human history was created by this figure, in Mesopotamia.
Who was, Sargon of Akkad?