1. Early History of Europe
Vocabulary

2. Fill in the blanks on your Vocab Handout Classical Europe:
Word and Definition
Word and Definition
Consul – individual elected by the people of Rome to be their leaders
Polis – Greek term for “city-state”
Senate – supreme council of ancient Rome with an assembly of landowners who served for life
Democracy – direct rule of the people
Classical – relating to the Ancient Greek or Roman world
Republic – government in which people choose their leaders
Philosophy – Greek term meaning “Love of Wisdom”
Emperor – an absolute ruler of Rome

3. Fill in the blanks on your Vocab Handout Medieval Europe:
Word and Definition
Word and Definition
Apprentice – a young worker who spent years learning a trade
Manor – feudal estate and basic economic unit
Vassal – noble in medieval society who swore loyalty to a lord in return for land
Charter – written agreement guaranteeing privileges and freedoms
Guild – worker’s organization during the Middle Ages
Pope – the leader of the Catholic Church
Convent – a place where nuns live, pray, and study

4. Fill in the blanks on your Vocab Handout Medieval Europe Cont’d:
Word and Definition
Word and Definition
Missionaries – teacher of Christianity
Feudalism – medieval political and social system
Serf – a peasant laborer; a person who worked on the manor as ordered by the lords in return for the use of land, supplies, and protection
Bishop – an official of the Catholic Church who headed a major Christian community
Monasteries – a place where monks live, pray, and study
Common Law – unwritten set of laws based on local customs
Tenants – farmer or other who pays rent to another for the use of land or property

5. Fill in the blanks on your Vocab Handout Beginning of Modern Times:
Word and Definition
Word and Definition
Columbian Exchange – process in which people, diseases, ideas, and trade were distributed around the world from the Americas
Revolution – great and often violent change
Indulgences – pardons for sins, given or sold by the Catholic Church
Parliament – supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and other countries
Divine Right of Kings – belief that royalty ruled by the will of God
Reform – to improve by changing
Constitution – formal agreement that establishes the basis for a country’s laws
Protestant – person who “protested” Catholic practices

6. To Help Complete Classical and Medieval Europe Study Guide:
Word and Definition
Word and Definition
Church and Family – two central elements of Greek culture
Cities – about 3/5 of people in Greece live here
Moors – a force that did NOT conquer Greece at any time
Stately Marble Temples – the ancient Greeks created these
Citizenship – represents a legacy of Ancient Rome
3 Branches – represents a legacy of Ancient Greece