| A | B |
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| Middle Ages | the time between ancient and recent times |
| Democracy | a government that citizens run |
| Pax Romana | 200 year period of Roman peace |
| Feudalism | a kind of society in which people worked for a lord in return for protection adn use of land |
| Serf | a person who lived on a farm but did not own it |
| Westernization | the process of becoming more like Western Europe |
| Alliance | an agreement between countries to protect one another |
| Communism | a political theory that says all people should own the farms and factories |
| Renaissance | a period of history in which there was a rebirth of interest in learning and art |
| Czar | a Russian king |
| Cold War | a time of tension betwen the USA and former Soviet Union |
| Scientific Revolution | a movement when scientists began to study observable facts instead of beliefs |
| Why did Europeans explore so much during the Renaissance? | They wanted to trade for luxury items. |
| Society during the Middle Ages | Feudalism |
| What grew during the Industrial Revolution? | Cities |
| Nationalism | pride in ones country |
| What are 3 Themes of Russian History | expansion, harsh treatment of common people, slow westernization |
| Rome's biggest contribution to the world | written and organized laws |
| What did Peter the Great do? | bring western ideas and culture to Russia |
| Empire | a large collection of people and lands ruled by a single government |
| Feudalism | a kind of society when people worked for a lord in return for protection and use of land |
| Humanism | focusing on the world around us instead of the afterlife |
| Renaissance | a period of European history with an interest in learning and art |
| Monarch | a king or queen |
| Industrial Revolution | a period in European history when products began being made in factories |
| Communism | a kind of government in which farms and factories are owned by the government and controls the people's lives |
| Revolution | an overthrow of a government or popular idea |
| What kind of Government did Lenin bring to Russia? | communism |
| How did thinking shift during the Renaissance? | people began to worry more about the world around them than about the afterlife |
| How did the status of artists change during the Renaissance | Artists were more like paid servants in the Middle Ages, but celebrities in the Renaissance |
| What is a "Renaissance Man (or Woman!)" | Someone who is good at many different things. |
| Civil War | a war between groups within a country |
| textile | cloth product |
| colony | a territory ruled by another nation |
| democracy | a government where people rule themselves (vote for leaders) |
| Which Time Period was centered around Christianity and Feudalism | The Middle Ages/ Feudal Times |
| Which time period developed the idea of democracy? | Ancient Greece |
| Which time period began having written laws | Ancient Rome |
| Which time period had people leave towns to work in cities and factories | Industrial Revolution |
| When did the Scientific Method begin | Renaissance times |
