Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Athens
|
one of the first democracies which let people vote
|
|
|
Golden Age
|
479BC - 431BC
arts, literature, philsophy flourished |
|
|
Pax Romana/Caesar Augustus
|
a time of great wealth; lasted 200 years; started with Augustus, 27 BC
|
|
|
Renaissance
|
a rebirth of art and learning; growth in personal wealth; studied Greek history; invented printing press; reached peak in 1500's
|
|
|
Isaac Newton
|
great scientist; from England; 3 laws of motion; pioneer of calculus; professor at Cambridge University
|
|
|
Michelangelo
|
great artist during Renaissance; sculptor, painter, poet, architect; sculpture of David from marble; sculpture of Moses; architected dome of St. Peter's Cathedral
|
|
|
Leonardo D'Avinci
|
great painter, scientist, mirror writing; inventor; Mona Lisa; designed flying machines; analysed anatomy of human bodies
|
|
|
Marco Polo
|
wrote book about travels: Travels of Marco Polo; traded with foreign lands; traveled across deserts, sailed south of equator; went to China; found islands with spices
|
|
|
Christopher Columbus
|
1492; commissioned by Spain; brought gold and silver back to Europe
|
|
|
Effects of trade
|
Europeans found metals, tobacco, and fur; tax on trade made monarchs wealthy; traders became the new middle class; kings gained power
|
|
|
Age of Monarchs
|
many absolute monarchs who thought their power came from God;
|
|
|
Constantine
|
1st Rompan Emperor who converted to Christianity;
|
|
|
Humanism
|
during Renaissance, people tried to fix the world instead of hoping that God would fix it; emphasis on humans and not religion
|
|
|
Roman laws
|
created laws; recorded them in writing; recorded decisions; trained people to know the law; protected only Roman citizens
|
|
|
Decline of Roman Empire
|
Germanic invaders broke Roman lines of defence; empire split into 2 parts; Western and Eastern Empires; Western Empire fell in 476 AD
|
