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W Europe Study Guide: Ch 29
Define or explain the following terms:
Greek Gods
Socratic Method
8 Greek Philosophers
Legions
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Pericles
Pax Romana
Philip of Macedonia
Emperor Constantine
City-State
Charlemagne
Athens
Fief
Sparta
Serfs
Acropolis
Vassals
The Acropolis
Knight
Parthenon
Manor
Democracy
Sacrament
Direct Democracy
The Crusades
Plebeians
Black Death
Patricians
Aristocracy
Directions: Use complete sentences to answer the following questions as in-depth as possible on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Where are Europe’s cities located? What separates Europe from Asia? What is the population of
Western Europe?
2. Explain the geography of Greece, why there were city-states, and why those city-states didn’t
usually unite.
3. What are Pericles’, Plato’s, and the Athenians’ views on government and how those governments
should run?
4. Why was the democracy in Ancient Greece limited? What 3 qualities did you have to have to be a
“citizen?”
5. Why did the Ancient Greeks believe in Gods and Goddesses?
6. Describe the Hellenistic culture.
7. What did the Romans set up in 509 bce? Who made the laws in Rome? Why did the Roman
Republic turn to strong military leaders like Julius Caesar and thus become a dictatorship?
8. List accomplishments of the Pax Romana.
9. What was the major reason for the Roman Empire’s decline? Explain the results of the fall of the
Roman Empire and what happened to its pieces.
10. Describe the Manor economy.
11. Name three reasons why the church had so much power in the Middle Ages.
12. Explain the positive and negative effects of the Crusades.
You are responsible for all of the content in chapter 29, all the notes we took in class, your guided
reading, and your daily geography.