Classical Civ Vocab
Across
- 4. system where peasants worked a noble's land in exchange for services and protection
- 5. high hill where Greek fortresses were built
- 6. farmer or commoner who works for the noble class
- 8. nobility in Roman society
- 10. city and it's surroundings
- 14. type of government where people rule themselves
- 15. Greek leader that held power through force
- 17. soft, light, valuable cloth made in China
- 18. powder that explodes when ignited
- 19. money traded for items
- 20. Roman Peace, a period of peace during the Roman Empire
- 23. monotheistic religion based on teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
- 27. device that measures the strength of earthquakes
- 29. an age marked by great achievements
- 33. common material used for writing and art, made from wood pulp
- 35. system to provide laws and services to the people
- 36. people who lives under specific government
- 37. specific way of thinking about the world
- 39. society that blends Greek ideas and traditions
Down
- 1. common people of ancient Rome
- 2. rich landowner/noble
- 3. government where people elect leaders
- 7. first emperor, started the Qin dynasty of China
- 9. getting something in exchange for something else
- 11. short stories that teach life lessons
- 12. stories of gods and heroes trying to explain the world
- 13. human made, raised channel that carries water to far places
- 16. type of clay that is hardened by drying or baking in an oven
- 21. group of people who determine innocence and guilt
- 22. ruler that has almost absolute power
- 23. war fought between citizens of the same government
- 24. device that uses the position of the sun and shadows to tell the time
- 25. joining together to create stronger/larger entity
- 26. decaying of people's values
- 28. agreement to work together
- 30. rich and powerful class of people, usually landowners
- 31. elected official in Rome
- 32. government where few people have power
- 34. Greek word for city-state
- 38. governing body in Rome made of elected officials