FlashDash ← Public Lessons
Social Studies 3/17/26
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an independent political unit that includes a city and surrounding area.
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city-state
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Southern Europe produced two of the world's most influential civilization: _ and _
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Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
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Greek and Roman culture is often called __ culture.
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Classical
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Which age went from AD 500 to AD 1500?
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Middle Ages
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The _____ of Northern Europe were skilled sailors and explorers whose voyages changed the history of Europe and North America.
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Vikings
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Because Greece had many mountains and seacoasts, people formed small independent communities called _____.
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city-states
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What were the two most powerful Greek civilizations?
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Athens and Sparta
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are ______.
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Philosophers
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Who was the king that conquered Greece along with many other lands and died at age 33.
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Alexander the Great
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Rome began it's settlement along which body of water?
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Tiber River
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Rome first developed a government known as the ______ ________.
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Roman Republic
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Who was the first Roman Emperor?
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Augustus (Octavia)
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Beginning in the 700s AD warriors from where began raiding parts of Europe?
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Scandinavia
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Viking traveled in what kind of boat?
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longships
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Around the year 1000 the Viking explorer ____ _____ reached North America.
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Leif Erikson
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In the 1300s interest in Greek and Roman learning began to grow again in the city of _______, _______.
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Florence, Italy
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What was invented in Germany?
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Printing Press
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The time of new culture, learning, and art was called the what?
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Renaissance
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Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
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Chris Columbus
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The exchange of goods between Europe and Americas became known as the _____ ______.
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Colombian Exchange
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Which party did Italy side with during WW2?
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Nazi Germany.