| A | B |
|---|
| democracy | kind of government that citizen run themselves |
| empire | a collection of lands ruled by a single government |
| city-states | a city and an independent nation |
| policies | or methods and plans a government used to do its work |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Fall of Rome | weak leaders, mercenary soldiers who served only for pay, distand lands open to attack |
| feudalism | A way to organize a society when there was no central government |
| Golden Age of Athens | Greek homes, food, clothing simple |
| Sparta | city-state in Greece focused on military strength |
| Athen | city-state in Greece that focused on beauty and learning |
| Alexander the Great | Conquered Persia, Egypt and land beyond the Indus River- Spread Greek Culture |
| Julius Caesar | famous Roman dictator- assassinated in 44 B.C. |
| 900 B.C. | Rome began |
| republic | government in Rome where the citizens could pick their leader |
| Middle Ages | Ruled by two things: feudalism and the Catholic Church |
| lords | landowners |
| crusade | military expedition |
| Joan of Arc | young peasant girl who led the French to victory in several battles. |
