AX9 Geography Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Peloponnesus | Peloponnesian League Minoans Settled |
| Athens | Stoicism originated from here Fought sparta in Peloponnesian War Grapes/olives were exported Delian League |
| Corinth | Leading commercial City |
| Sparta | Preeminent army power |
| Rubicon | River that Caesar crossed to get to Pompeii |
| Rome | Home of the Pope |
| Gaul | Modern day France Conquered by Caesar |
| Egypt | Caesar fled to Egypt, was killed by Cleopatra's Brother |
| Pompeii | Big volcano that buried the whole city |
| New Carthage | Rebuilt after Punic Wars |
| Alexandria | Home of Cleopatra |
| Carthage | Destroyed in Punic Wars Powerful Empire Punic Wars |
| Hadrian's Wall | Defended Holy Roman Empire |
| Mediterranean Sea | ... |
| Florence | Birthplace of Renaissance Michelangelo's David is there |
| Westphalia | Treaty that ended 30 years war was signed |
| Netherlands | Home of William the Orange Controlled by Spain Van Dyke, Reuben, more realistic paintings/Portraiture North Rebel |
| Vatican | Home of the Pope |
| Venice | ... |
| France | Louis XIV lived there Catherine de Medici wanted to prevent civil war between the Bourbons and the Guise Hundred years war was fought there Home of Joan of Arc Largest standing army |
| Spain: Exploration | Columbus Ferdinand and Isabella Cortes |
| Ireland | Divided by Religion Part of British Empire |
| Wittenberg | Home to university of Wittenberg, where Martin Luther teaches |
| England | Feudalism Bankrupted by Richard Protestantism and Catholicism Strong Navy |
| Paris | ... |
| Switzerland | Where Zwingly was from and Zwinglianism was formed |
| Portugal | started exploration |
| France | ... |
| Lisbon | Capital of Portugal |
| Amsterdam | ... |
| Hudson River | Transportation line into NY, colonists had to keep control of it |
| West Indies | Attacked by British Navy, 300 Merchant Ships destroyed |
| St. Augustine | Oldest city in Florida |
| Chesapeake Bay | Where Yorktown is |
| Spain | Phillip II Armada Catholic Stopped Ottomans Absolutism Exploration |
| Brazil | ... |
| Cape of Good Hope | ... |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | ... |
| London | ... |
| Boston | ... |
| Mexico | Where the Incans settled, Pizarro conquered them |
| Spice Islands | Where Europe Acquires Spices |
| North America | ... |
| New Amsterdam | ... |
| St. Lawrence River | French were importing goods through here, Colonists cut it off |
| Paris | ... |
| Jamestown | Where the English first settle |
| Germantown | Brandywine Creek |
| Versailles | Treaty |
| Lexington and Concord | First battle |
| Philadelphia | Dec. of independence |
| Yorktown | last fight |
| Albany | Conference before french and indian war, no one showed up |
| Washington DC | Capital |
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