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| a large peninsula in SE Europe, between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas that has been the site of many ethnic clashes including a clash that led to the start of WWI. |
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| a peninsula in SW europe, comprising Spain and Portugal |
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| consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. |
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| AthensGreek city-state known for the birth of democracy. |
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| Greek city-state best known as being a military state in contrast to Athens. |
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| Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |
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| great philosophers of Greece which are considered to be the founders of Western thought. |
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| Greek leader who created a Greek empire that rimmed that included part of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and even into India. |
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| The society created by blending ideas from all the different parts of Alexander the Great’s Empire. Great example of cultural diffusion. |
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| lower class in the Roman Empire |
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| Upper class land-owners in the Roman Empire |
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| Rome’s form of Democracy where eligible voters, vote for representatives to make laws. |
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| Rome’s code of laws that were written down and posted throughout the empire. Often compared to the code of Hammurabi. |
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| Leader of the Roman Empire who ruled the empire as a dictator. The leaders of Rome who followed after Julius became known as Cesar’s. |
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| “Roman Peace” – Golden Age of the Roman Empire which included a stable government, cultural diffusion throughout the vast empire and new cultural and scientific achievements. |
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| The Eastern Half of the Roman Empire that thrived after the collapse of the Western part of the Roman Empire. |
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| Code of Laws for the Byzantine Empire often compared to the Twelve Tables and Hammurabi’s Code. |
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| The period after the collapse of the Roman Empire (from about 500 to 1450 A.D.) which was characterized by warfare, lack of a central government, feudalism and manorialism. |
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| German King who was able to briefly unite large parts of Europe into an empire before he died. Charlemagne is considered the one few bright spots of the Middle Ages. |
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| The social and political system of the Middle Ages in Europe and Feudal Period in Japan where allegiances and oaths of loyalty are made based on land. |
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| The economic system of Feudal Periods that are characterized by isolated, self sufficient farming communities created to defend themselves from outsiders. |
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| farmers in the feudal system |
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| warriors in the feudal system who are given land by a higher noble in return to help protect the noble and his land. Compared to samurai in Japan. |
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| person who was responsible for land, often gave some land to lesser Knights in return for loyalty and protection. |
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| the piece of land that the Lord/Noble kept for themselves and had serfs farm for them. |
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| code of conduct for the Knight, often compared to Bushido in Japan |
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| 1300 – 1600’s characterized by a rebirth of art and learning in Europe after the Middle Ages |
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| focus on life here on earth instead of a focus on religion |
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| the doubting of authority |
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| the rejection of religion in favor of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts. |
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| creator of the printing press |
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