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Two cities that dominated Ancient Greece
Sparta and Athens
Greek city state that was a leader in philosophy, and arts.
Athens
City state devoted to agriculture and the military. Located inland.
Sparta
Spartan military regimen mandatory for all boys.
The agoge.
The Golden Age of Greece occurred during the
5th century be
The Hellenistic Age was during the
4th Century BC
Lived in a concentrated area along the lower parts of the Nile River around 3000 BC.
The Egyptians
Egyptians prospered near the Nile because of ______and _______
Flooding predictions and irrigation
Egyptians developed
Writing
Egyptians farmed ______ from the valley and surrounding desert.
Minerals
Egyptians developed a ________ for defense.
Military
Egyptians formulated an effective system of_________
Medicine
Egyptians organized _______with one of their achievements being their _________
Collective construction, pyramids
Pyramids were built as ________
Tombs for the Pharoahs
Peasants worked on the pyramids in exchange for______and_______
Food and water
Shape of the pyramids symbolized________
The slanting rays of the sun, while the sloping sides were meant to help the souls of the pharaohs ascend.
The Holy Roman Empire existed from_______to ________
982 to1806
The Holy Roman Empire was founded by _______ who had reunited most of the land formerly belonging to _________ .
Otto the Great, Charlemagne.
Otto was crowned by the Pope in_______
962
The lands under Otto the Great became known as_________.
The Holy Roman Empire
The succession of the crown of the Holy Roman Empire remained unbroken for _________
8 centuries
Otto involved the _________ but limited it’s power.
The church
The buying and selling of important positions.
Simony
In the Holy Roman Empire,the ___________ gradually came to grow more power, that eventually led to it controlling people’s everyday lives.
The church
One of Ottos legacies was the rivalry between ________
Church and State
Christopher Columbus was born in
Genoa Italy
Christopher Columbus was a ________ .
Trader
After years of searching, Columbus found financial backing from ________ and ________ in _________.
King Ferdinand, and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492.
Columbus was trying to find___________
A trade route to Asia by heading West,
Columbus landed near _______but thought he had reached ________
South America/The Indies.
Columbus made ___ voyages to what he thought were ________
4, West Indies
Columbus 3 ships
Niña, Pinta, Santa Maria
Man after whom America is named
Amerigo Vespucci
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the _______ on________
Continental Congress, July 4 1776
The Declaration of Independence said King George III_________
Violated the rights of American Colonists
The Declaration of Independence announced that the 13 colonies considered themselves as_______ and no longer part of ________
Independent States, The British Empire
The Declaration of Independence said that the new states were forming a new Union called_________
The United States.
________ pushed for Independence.
John Adams
The 13 colonies elected unanimously on_________ pushed for independence.
July 2,1776
John Adams convinced______ to write the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was influenced by_________as evidenced in his ideas about natural right.
John Locke
Jefferson felt the purpose of government was to protect ___________
The rights of the people.
The Declaration of Independence was ratified by the _________ on __________
Continental Congress/ July 4 1776
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in_______ more than _____ the size of the US.
1803, doubled
________ wanted this territory mapped, because it was considered _________
Thomas Jefferson, wilderness
Lewis and Clark’s travelled from______ to_______
May 1804/ September 1806
Lewis and Clarke were looking for _______
A water route connecting the Missouri River with the Pacific Ocean
The Lewis and Clarke expedition drew a variety of ______ and recorded their encounters in _______
Maps/ journals
Lewis and Clarke noted ______ native tribes and _______ new plant and animal species.
70, 200
The first continental Congress met in ________ on _______ with representatives from _________ of the 13 colonies.
Philadelphia on September 5 1774, 12
Georgia did not send representatives due to needing British help with ______________
Native Americans
The Goals of the First Continental Congress was to achieve a __________ with Britain.
Peaceful agreement
The First Continental Congress demanded that the ____________ be repealed.
Intolerable Acts
Colonial assemblies gathered ____ and formed ______
Weapons and formed militias
On________ the British military was ordered to end a meeting of the Massachusetts Assembly.
April 19,1775
The second continental Congress met in ________ on ____________.
Philadelphia, May 10 1775
The 2nd Continental Congress focused on the ________ of the American Colonies and the formation of _________.
Defense, Local Government
During the 2nd Continental Congress, delegates discussed declaring _____________ from Britain.
Independence
The 2nd Continental Congress established the ________ and named________ as commander in chief.
Continental Army, George Washington
In ____ Missouri asked to enter the union as a ________
1821, slave state
Missouri coming in as a slave state would have made the number of slave states _____ while there were ________ free states.
12/ 11
James Tallmadge proposed _________ in Missouri.
Abolishing slavery
The Missouri Compromise said Missouri would enter as a _______ but that __________ would separate from Massachusetts and become a _________.
Slave state, Maine, free state
The Missouri Compromise left larger areas to________
free lands
The Northern Side of the Civil War had ______ states with ______ people.
22 states, 22 million people.
During the Civil War. The North contained most of the United States industrial materials like______, ________,and ________, as well as ________ of industry.
Iron, coal, and copper. 92%
The union had twice as many _______ as the confederacy.
Railroad tracks
The union had an advantage in the number of _______ over the confederacy.
Troops
Most Northern Tropps had volunteered or been conscripted by ________
1863
Former confederate states were forced to comply with the 15th Ammendment based on the___________
military reconstruction act.
__________ activists opposed the 15th ammendment because it granted the right to vote to _______ only.
Women’s rights, men.
The Legislative branch is the ______ and _______
House of Representatives and Senate
The Executive Branch is
the President
The Judiciary Branch is
The Supreme Court
