Pre Renaissance Flashcards
What were the first Greeks called?
Myceneans were the first Greeks.
What city state overtook Athens during the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta overtook Athens during the Peloponnesian war.
What did Athens and Sparta dominate?
Athens dominated the sea and Sparta dominated the Land.
What kind of society did Sparta have?
Sparta revolved around a military society.
Early Greek epic poems. Go.
Iliad and Odyssey were early Greek epic poems.
What kind of government did Athens develop?
Athens developed the first Direct Democracy.
Who was a famous Greek philosopher who used questions to increase learning?
Socrates was a Greek philosopher.
What language did Romans speak?
Romans spoke Latin.
In Ancient Rome, who headed the family?
The oldest male of the family was the one who headed the family.
What building material was developed during the Ancient Roman period?
Concrete was developed during the Ancient Roman period and helped build large public buildings.
What system developed in the Middle Ages in exchange of land, service, and protection?
The feudal system did all that.
What happened at the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus?
Public entertainment occurred at the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus.
What time period is the Fall of Western Rome in 476 CE to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century?
The Middle Ages
When Muslim Turks claimed the Holy Land, the Christians tried to ___ this land from the Islamic in a series of Holy wars called Crusades.
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What plague killed 30% of the European population during the Middle Ages?
The black plague killed 30% of the European population from 1347-1350. It was caused by fleas on rats that bit humans and animals.
What was the most powerful institution in the Middle Ages?
The Roman Catholic Church was the most powerful institution in the Middle Ages.
What buildings were built to show devotion to the church in the Middle Ages?
Cathedrals and monasteries were built during the middle ages to show devotion to the church.
What social code did Knights follow in the Middle Ages?
Knights followed chivalry in the middle ages.
What is the early period of the Middle Ages referred to as?
The early period of the Middle Ages is referred to as the Dark Ages.
Why did knights have to be wealthy?
Knights had to be wealthy to afford their armor, weapons, and horses.
When did knights begin training?
Knights were trained to be a paige beginning at seven and became a squire around age 14-15.
Who were the slaves of the middle ages?
During the middle ages, peasants worked hard and long hours tending crops and animals.
Who was the head of the church in the Middle Ages?
During the Middle ages the head of the church was the pope.
What were the names of the commoners and the rich mfers in Ancient Rome?
The wealthy people in Ancient Rome were called praticians and the ordinary/poor people in Ancient Rome were called plebians.
