Chapter 9 The Invasion of Greek

The Middle Ages lasted around __________________ years, beginning in the middle of the first millennium after Christ [around ___________ AD], and lasting to the middle of the next millennium [around _______________ AD]
The 200 year transitional period in which society shifted from the Middle Ages to the modern era is called the __________________________, a French word meaning __________________.
The main cause of the Renaissance was the rediscovery of the writings and teachings of the _____________________________________________________
The language of the western-half of the Roman Empire was ___________________.
The language of the eastern-half of the Roman Empire was _____________________.
The Roman Empire eventually split into two halves, and the eastern half lasted much longer than the western half. This eastern empire is known as the _________________________ Empire.
The Byzantine Empire was finally conquered by the ____________________ _____________.
Many people fled the Byzantine Empire when it fell. They fled to Europe bringing with them ancient Greek manuscripts and, most importantly, copies of the ___________________ in Greek.
The best authenticated ancient manuscript other than the New Testament is the ___________.
In all (including all ancient copies), there are ___________________ partial or complete ancient copies of the New Testament.
The Latin (Roman Catholic) Church preserved the greatest number of copies of the New Testament, but the Greek Church preserved the ___________________________ copies.
Another factor that encouraged the Renaissance along was the invention of _____________________________.
What Greek root words are used in the English word autograph and what does each word mean? ______________________________________________________.
List the five letter/sounds that are distinguishable as coming from Greek:
____________ for an "f"
____________ for an "s"
____________ for an "n"
____________ for "k"
____________ when it's at the beginning of a word.
What's a neologism? _____________________________________________

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