Test 11, Ch. 12 Flashcards
the first great missionary of the Christian church
Paul
the Roman emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian
Nero
an early Christian martyr who refused to blaspheme God
Polycarp
the Roman emperor who gave Christians freedom to worship
Constantine
the first man to translate the entire Bible into English
Wycliffe
a Bohemian burned at the stake for preaching that only Christ could forgive sin
Huss
the man who invented the printing press
Gutenberg
An armed man who fought other men in the Colosseum for sport was a
gladiator
Christians who were willing to give up their lives rather than deny the Lord were called
martyrs
Underground cemeteries beneath the city of Rome were called
catacombs
The huge outdoor arena in Rome was called the
Colosseum
the tribes that invaded Rome were the Visigoths and the
Vandals
A special court set up to try and punish heretics was the
Inquisition
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is called the
pope
The new capital for the Eastern Roman Empire built by Constantine was
Constantinople
During the Middle Ages, the land owned by a lord was called a
manor
trained warriors who promised to help the lord fight his enemies were called
knights
the efforts to recapture Jerusalem from the Turks were called
Crusades
The event that began the Middle Ages was the
fall of Rome
Men who lived in monasteries and copied the Scripture by hand were
monks
People who worked the lord’s land were called
peasants
A long trip taken for religious purposes is a
pilgrimage
The Protestant Reformation began in
Germany
The most important invention in the history of the world is the
printing press
The Ninety-Five Theses was nailed to a church door by
Martin Luther
largest country in the world
Russia
world’s largest lake
Caspian Sea
highest mountain in the Alps
Mont Blanc
only continent with no large desert
Europe
Europe’s most important inland waterway
Rhine River
highest spot in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
Europe’s largest mountain system
Alps
Be able to label the following states on the map. Know the capitals for extra credit.
Washington, Olympia California, Sacramento Colorado, Denver Alabama, Montgomery Minnesota, St. Paul New York, Albany Pennsylvania, Harrisburg South Carolina, Columbia
Write a paragraph about a topical rain forest.
It is always hot & very humid in the tropical rain forest. It rains almost daily. The trees form a canopy, making the forest floor dark so that few shrubs or grasses grow. However, there is always some kind of fruit growing. There are more species of animals in the rain forest than in any other place on earth. The people of the rain forest traditionally have lived in temporary huts; they hunt and gather to get their food. They often lived in tribes ruled by a chief. Transportation was by boat or on foot.
