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Unit two test (kern)

Terms in this set (50)

archaic Greek culture on the island of Crete
Minoans
The Iliad describes this ancient conflict
Trojan War
Aristotle's star pupil
Alexander the great
Athenian statesman who promoted democratic ideals
Pericles
Defeated Athens in Peloponnesian War
Sparta
Philosophical legacy of Greek civilization
Humanism
Governing body of Roman Republic
Senate
Rival of roman republic for dominance of the western Mediterranean
Carthage
series of wars between Rome and Carthage
Punic Wars
famous general of the Punic wars
Hanniabal
Last dictator of roman republic
Julius Caesar
Story of archaic Rome is recorded by Virgil in the
Aeneid
Ancient founders of early Rome
Romulus and Remus
First emperor of Rome
Octavian
The first 200 years of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire
Pax Romana
Date of the fall of the Roman Empire
476 AD
Center of the Hellenistic Greek age (city)
Alexandria Egypt
Executive officers of the roman republic
Consuls
Important legacy of roman empire :rise of
Christianity
First barbarian to be crowned king of Rome.
Odoacer
Historical time period following the fall of Rome
Middle Ages
First 500 years of the medieval period
dark ages
Medieval military and political system
barter system
three classes of people in barter system
vassals, manors, serfs
basic unit of medieval society:
Manors
code of conduct for knights
Chivalry
Arab Muslims on the Iberian Peninsula
moors
Islam's holy city
Mecca
area of the world where Islam began
Iberian peninsula
First prophet of Islam
Muhammad
Islamic palace in Granada , Spain:
Alhambra
End of the Muslim presence in Iberian peninsula
Reconquista
Battle of Tours: Frankish King
Charles = The hammer
Battle of Tours; kept the Muslims from crossing these mountains
Pyrenees
Father of Modern Europe
Charlemagne
Time of literacy and education in holy roman empire
Carolingian renaissance
Invasions by these people shattered advances in HRE
vikings
Conquered Anglo-Saxons at Battle of Hastings:
William the conqueror
French title for William the conqueror
Duke of Normandy
Date of the Battle of Hastings
1066
Another name for the outcome of the Battle of Hastings
Norman conquest
King john signed the ______________ in 1215
Magna Carta
Crusades were fought to liberate which city
Jerusalem
Another name for eastern Byzantine church
Greek orthodox Church
Language of the Eastern Roman Empire
Greek
Language of the Western Roman Empire
Latin
Dispute between eastern and western churches
East West Schism of 1045
Strategy for ridding Spain of Muslims and Jews
Spanish inquisition
Title for leader of Byzantine Church
Patriots
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
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