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Social Studies
6th Grade
12/10/2011

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Roman architects admired the beauty of Greek building style, so they used the straight Greek columns in their own buildings. this is an example of...
Definition
Cultural Diffusion
Term
What are the three seas that surround Greece?
Definition
Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian Seas
Term
The Ancient Greeks did not base their economy on what?
Definition
Farming Wheat
Term
Why did the Ancient Greeks trade with other countries?
Definition
Cultural Diffusion
Peace
View of World
Get things they didn't have
Term
What were the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece?
Definition
Athens and Sparta
Term
The most influential philosopher in Ancient Greece was...
Definition
Socrates
Term
What is the most important architectural achievement of the Ancient Greeks that we still use today in modern buildings?
Definition
columns
Term
What are some of the contributions from Greece?
Definition
Democracy
Government
Medicine
Olympics
Literature
Math
Alphabet
Architecture
Mythology
Columns
Philosophy
Majority Rule
Term
Which areas did the Roman Empire cover?
Definition
The Mediterranean, North Africa, and parts of England
Term
What form of government did Athens create that is still used today? Give the definition.
Definition
Democracy means Power to the People.
Term
What was the geography of Ancient Greece?
Definition
Mountainous with rocky soil.
Term
What type of government did the Romans create after they defeated the Etruscans? Give the definition.
Definition
Republic means power to the elected representatives.
Term
Roman society was separated into two classes of people. Who were they?
Definition
Patricians: the wealthy group

Plebeians: the everyday people
Term
Who was the first man to be named dictator for life by the Roman people and was later murdered by the Senate?
Definition
Julius Caesar
Term
Constantine was the Roman Emperor that was known for doing what?
Definition
For becoming a Christian and spreading Christianity
Term
The city of Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula near what river?
Definition
The Tiber River
Term
List the contributions from Rome.
Definition
Veto
Written Law
Census
Aqueduct
Lighthouses
Republic
Dramatic Playwrights
Senate
Term
What were the architectural contributions of Rome?
Definition
Concrete, Domes, Arches

Columns were used alot in Roman Architecture but are not a contribution from Rome. Rome used it as a contribution from Greece.
Term
What are some nicknames for the Middle Ages?
Definition
Medieval Times
Dark Ages
Term
What is not a nickname for the Middle Ages?
Definition
Modern Era
Term
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta, and what did it do?
Definition
Signed in 1215 by King John of England to give all English People the same basic rights.
Term
The rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta are similar to those list in...
Definition
The constitution.
Term
The feudal system was divided into the king, the ________, and the _________. Fill in the blanks.
Definition
Serfs and Vassals.
Term
What were the wars that Pope Urban II called all of Christendom to fight to take back the "Holy Land"? Give the FULL definition.
Definition
The Crusades were a series of military expeditions led by the Western Europeans in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to capture the Holy Land of the Muslims.
Term
What year was King John forced to the Magna Carta by the nobles of England?
Definition
1215
Term
What are some contributions from the Middle Ages?
Definition
Magna Carta
Trial by Jury
Tenants
Gothic Architecture
Term
What year did Gutenberg invent the movable type for the printing press?
Definition
1450
Term
What year did Galileo Galilei improve the telescope?
Definition
1600
Term
What year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?
Definition
1492
Term
What year did Isaac Newton discover gravity?
Definition
1687
Term
What Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?
Definition
Leonardo da Vinci
Term
Who was the greatest write of England's Golden Age?
Definition
Shakespeare
Term
What were some plays Shakespeare wrote?
Definition

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

Hamlet

Midsummer's Dream

Term
Renaissance means ________. Fill in the blank.
Definition
Rebirth
Term
What were some contributions from the Renaissance?
Definition
The earth orbits the sun.
The concept of gravity.
movable type for printing press.
Term
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Definition
Florence, Italy
Term
What is a monarchy?
Definition
An unlimited government rule by one person. The king or queen is born into power and rules for life.
Term
Cultural diffusion?
Definition
one culture borrows something from another culture.
Term
What is the primary function of the government?
Definition
keep order and establish justice.
Term
City-state?
Definition
a central city with surrounding villages. Same laws, government, and culture.
Term
Oligarchy?
Definition
a government in which a few powerful individuals rule.
Term
Dictator (tyrant)
Definition
a person who has complete control over a government.
Term
Republic
Definition
a form of government in which people rule through elected representatives.
Term
Senate
Definition
the assembly of elected representatives that was the most powerful ruling back in the body of Ancient Rome.
Term
Aqueduct
Definition
A water system
Term
Charlemagne
Definition
Pope crowned him emperor in 800. During his rule, education improved, government became stronger, and Catholicism spread.
Term
Feudalism
Definition
In medival Europe, a political and economical system in which lords gave land to less powerful nobles, called vassals, in return for which vassals agreed to provide various services to the lords.
Term
Reformation
Definition
a 16th century movement to change practices within the Roman Catholic Church.
Term
Protestant
Definition
a member of the Christian church based on principles of reformation.
Term
Magna Carta
Definition
Signed in 1215 by King John of England to give all English People the same basic rights.
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