Europe Study Guide

After warfare led to their decline, city-states developed throughout Greece. What is a city-state?

• Independent territories made up of a city and its surrounding area.

• A large empire ruled by a single monarch.

• A small village with no government.

• A region controlled by foreign invaders.

What type of political system did Athens develop?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Philip’s son followed in his footsteps and made even more conquests, earning the nickname ________.

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Khan

• Napoleon Bonaparte

One of the Roman government’s greatest achievements was a code of ______.

• laws

• roads

• coins

• temples

Roman law led to standards of justice still used today.

• True

• False

The period of peace, artistic growth, and expanding trade during Augustus’s rule was called:

• Pax Romana

• Roman Republic

• Roman Empire

• Golden Age

Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

• A Roman emperor

• A Jewish teacher who preached a message of love and forgiveness

• A Germanic leader

• A Byzantine ruler

The eastern part of the Roman Empire became known as the ___ Empire and lasted another 1,000 years.

• Byzantine

• Ottoman

• Persian

• Holy Roman

After Rome’s fall, Europe entered the ________ Ages.

• Middle

• Golden

• Modern

• Ancient

Christianity strongly influenced society at this time.

• True

• False