Early European Cultures Grade 8 Geo

Early European Culture

• Geographical Spread: Mediterranean region

• Major City: Athens

• Major Trading Route: Aegean Sea routes

• Cultural Landmark: Parthenon

• Timeline: circa 800 BC to 146 BC

• Fun Fact: Origin of the Olympic Games

Ancient Greeks:

Multiple Choice

What was an Ancient Greek city?

• Rome

• Taipei

• Anthens

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• Geographical Spread: Spanned Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East

• Major City: Rome

• Major Trading Route: Silk Road

• Cultural Landmark: Colosseum

• Timeline: 27 BC to 476 AD

• Fun Fact: Romans built over 50,000 miles of roads across their empire

Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

What was the rough timeline for the roman empire?

• 27 BC to 476 AD
• 420 AD to 690 AD

• 1000 AD to 1500 AD
• 500 BC to 1000 AD

• Geographical Spread: Scandinavia, parts of Europe, North Atlantic islands

• Major City: Birka

• Major Trading Route: Baltic Sea routes

• Cultural Landmark: Viking Ship Museum, Oslo

• Timeline: 8th to 11th century AD

• Fun Fact: Vikings used a sunstone to navigate during cloudy weather

Vikings (Norse Culture

Multiple Choice

Where were the viking located?

• Scandinavia
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Mars

• Geographical Spread: Across central and western Europe

• Major City: Hallstatt

• Major Trading Route: The Rhine River

• Cultural Landmark: Stonehenge (associated with later Celtic Britain)

• Timeline: 800 BC to 1st century AD

• Fun Fact: The Celts had a rich oral tradition with no written language

Celts

Multiple Choice

What was a major trading route for the Celts?

• Silk Road
• Salt Route
• Spice Route
• The Rhine River

• Geographical Spread: Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans

• Major City: Constantinople

• Major Trading Route: Silk Road (eastern terminus)

• Cultural Landmark: Hagia Sophia

• Timeline: 330 AD to 1453 AD

• Fun Fact: Byzantines preserved much of Greek and Roman knowledge

Byzantine Empire

Multiple Choice

What was an Major city of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Taipei

• Anthens

• Constantinople

• Geographical Spread: Originally Eastern Europe, later Iberian Peninsula

• Major City: Toledo

• Major Trading Route: Mediterranean Sea routes

• Cultural Landmark: Alhambra (built on Visigothic ruins)

• Timeline: 5th to 8th century AD

• Fun Fact: The Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD

Visigoth

Multiple Choice

When were the Visigoths most successful?

• 5th - 8th AD

• 0 - 0 AD

• 42 BC - 42 AD

• 3.147 AD

• Geographical Spread: England and southeastern Scotland

• Major City: Winchester

• Major Trading Route: North Sea routes

• Cultural Landmark: Sutton Hoo (burial site)

• Timeline: 5th to 11th century AD

• Fun Fact: Anglo-Saxon language forms the basis of modern English

Anglo-Saxons

Open Ended

What is a fun fact about anglo-saxons?

• Geographical Spread: Much of Western Europe

• Major City: Paris

• Major Trading Route: Rhine and Danube Rivers

• Cultural Landmark: Aachen Cathedral

• Timeline: 3rd to 10th century AD

• Fun Fact: Charlemagne, a Frankish king, was the first Holy Roman Emperor

Franks

Draw

Draw an Ancient Frank.