WS 8 Semester 1 Review

A serf is an agricultural worker who is

Food and entertainment that was provided to the citizens of ancient Rome was referred to as

This institution provided stability and purpose after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

The growing wealth and power of townspeople (due to the Black Death) led to the decline of

These formed the foundation of Roman Law

The consuls of ancient Rome were part of the ______ and are similar to the United States ______

This man spread Hellenistic, or Greek culture throughout his empire

This mountain range is in France, Switzerland, Italy and other central European countries.

This man preached predestination, the idea that God determined who was saved.

The wars to conquer the Holy Land were the

All ______________ were able to vote in ancient Athens

The Ancient Greeks are important because they

Sparta had this type of government

Knights/vassals were responsible for providing ________ during the Middle Ages

This body of water separates England from mainland Europe.

This man was the first Roman Emperor and his rule marks the end of the Roman Republic.

During the Protestant Reformation, this man created the Church of England, for a divorce.

Ancient Greek city-states developed independently and had rivalries because of

This man wrote a book that proposed the heliocentric theory in Europe.

Galileo first used a ____________ to help prove the heliocentric theory.

This mountain range separates Europe and Asia.

This man's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe, searching for Silk Road/Asian trade

The geocentric theory states that the ____ is the center of the solar system

The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by

The development of __________ during the Renaissance greatly changed art.

Because Julius Caesar threatened the Senate he was ____________

Identify the cause of the Protestant Reformation

The Crusades occurred in this region, and trade routes were reestablished with Europe

The time period that spans the fall of Rome to the start of the Renaissance is known as

The main economic and social system of Europe during the Middle Ages was

This was the main view/philosophy of the Renaissance.

Martin Luther penned this document that called for reforms in the Catholic Church.

In ancient Rome the ______________ were the commoners

This system, typical of republics, prevents one person or group from gaining too much power.