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| Roman architects admired the beauty of Greek building style, so they used the straight Greek columns in their own buildings. this is an example of... |
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| What are the three seas that surround Greece? |
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| Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian Seas |
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| The Ancient Greeks did not base their economy on what? |
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| Why did the Ancient Greeks trade with other countries? |
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Cultural Diffusion
Peace
View of World
Get things they didn't have |
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| What were the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece? |
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| The most influential philosopher in Ancient Greece was... |
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| What is the most important architectural achievement of the Ancient Greeks that we still use today in modern buildings? |
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| What are some of the contributions from Greece? |
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Democracy
Government
Medicine
Olympics
Literature
Math
Alphabet
Architecture
Mythology
Columns
Philosophy
Majority Rule |
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| Which areas did the Roman Empire cover? |
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| The Mediterranean, North Africa, and parts of England |
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| What form of government did Athens create that is still used today? Give the definition. |
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| Democracy means Power to the People. |
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| What was the geography of Ancient Greece? |
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| Mountainous with rocky soil. |
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| What type of government did the Romans create after they defeated the Etruscans? Give the definition. |
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| Republic means power to the elected representatives. |
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| Roman society was separated into two classes of people. Who were they? |
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Patricians: the wealthy group
Plebeians: the everyday people |
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| Who was the first man to be named dictator for life by the Roman people and was later murdered by the Senate? |
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| Constantine was the Roman Emperor that was known for doing what? |
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| For becoming a Christian and spreading Christianity |
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| The city of Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula near what river? |
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| List the contributions from Rome. |
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Veto
Written Law
Census
Aqueduct
Lighthouses
Republic
Dramatic Playwrights
Senate |
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| What were the architectural contributions of Rome? |
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Concrete, Domes, Arches
Columns were used alot in Roman Architecture but are not a contribution from Rome. Rome used it as a contribution from Greece. |
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| What are some nicknames for the Middle Ages? |
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| What is not a nickname for the Middle Ages? |
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| What was the purpose of the Magna Carta, and what did it do? |
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| Signed in 1215 by King John of England to give all English People the same basic rights. |
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| The rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta are similar to those list in... |
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| The feudal system was divided into the king, the ________, and the _________. Fill in the blanks. |
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| What were the wars that Pope Urban II called all of Christendom to fight to take back the "Holy Land"? Give the FULL definition. |
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| The Crusades were a series of military expeditions led by the Western Europeans in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to capture the Holy Land of the Muslims. |
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| What year was King John forced to the Magna Carta by the nobles of England? |
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| What are some contributions from the Middle Ages? |
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Magna Carta
Trial by Jury
Tenants
Gothic Architecture |
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| What year did Gutenberg invent the movable type for the printing press? |
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| What year did Galileo Galilei improve the telescope? |
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| What year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World? |
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| What year did Isaac Newton discover gravity? |
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| What Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper? |
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| Who was the greatest write of England's Golden Age? |
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| What were some plays Shakespeare wrote? |
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Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Midsummer's Dream |
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| Renaissance means ________. Fill in the blank. |
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| What were some contributions from the Renaissance? |
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The earth orbits the sun.
The concept of gravity.
movable type for printing press. |
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| Where did the Renaissance begin? |
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| An unlimited government rule by one person. The king or queen is born into power and rules for life. |
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| one culture borrows something from another culture. |
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| What is the primary function of the government? |
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| keep order and establish justice. |
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| a central city with surrounding villages. Same laws, government, and culture. |
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| a government in which a few powerful individuals rule. |
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| a person who has complete control over a government. |
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| a form of government in which people rule through elected representatives. |
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| the assembly of elected representatives that was the most powerful ruling back in the body of Ancient Rome. |
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| Pope crowned him emperor in 800. During his rule, education improved, government became stronger, and Catholicism spread. |
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| In medival Europe, a political and economical system in which lords gave land to less powerful nobles, called vassals, in return for which vassals agreed to provide various services to the lords. |
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| a 16th century movement to change practices within the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| a member of the Christian church based on principles of reformation. |
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| Signed in 1215 by King John of England to give all English People the same basic rights. |
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