1. NOVEMBER 11, 2016 Get out pencil, highlighter, and notebook
European History Notes
Last day for test corrections!

2. Ancient Athens
Trade center that focused on individual thought, the arts, philosophy, and education

3. Athenian Political Structure
Democracy:
Demos = people
Kratos = power
Athens was a direct democracy
Inspiration for many govts.

4. Roman Republic Style of govt. called a Republic:
Mix of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy
Citizens elect some of the officials
Prevents one person from gaining too much power

6. Latin Roots in English Latin root Basic meaning Example words -dict-
to say
contradict, dictate, diction, edict, predict
-duc-
to lead, bring, take
deduce, produce, reduce
-gress-
to walk
digress, progress, transgress
-ject-
to throw
eject, inject, interject, project, reject, subject
-pel-
to drive
compel, dispel, impel, repel
-pend-
to hang
append, depend, impend, pendant, pendulum
-port-
to carry
comport, deport, export, import, report, support
-scrib-, -script-
to write
describe, description, prescribe, prescription, subscribe, subscription, transcribe, transcription
-tract-
to pull, drag, draw
attract, contract, detract, extract, protract, retract, traction
-vert-
to turn
convert, divert, invert, revert

7. Middle Ages
Feudalism
Crusades
Black Death

8. Renaissance
1400s-1600s
Rebirth after the Dark Ages and the Black Death
Development in art, science, philosophy, architecture, mathematics, literature

9. Crash Course: Renaissance Thought Bubble

10. Reformation Divides Europe into Protestant and Catholic
Eastern Europe was already Eastern Orthodox

12. Age of Exploration
European desire for trade routes and natural resources
Establishes colonies around the world
Increases wealth and power of Europe

14. Crash Course: Industrial Revolution
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