west africa
what is the largest west African desert in the world?
the Sahara dessert
This river runs through the city of Rome.
Tiber Rive
This Italian city, home of the Medici family, is often called the “birthplace of the Renaissance.”
Florence, italy
These large stone buildings were both homes and fortresses for nobles.
castles
This powerful empire was centered in the Andes Mountains of South America, with its capital at Cuzco.
Inca Empire
What country was once called the gold coast in 1957?
Ghana
He was a famous Roman general who became dictator for life and was killed in 44 BCE.
Julius Caesar
He painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and was also an inventor and scientist.
Leonardo da Vinci
These warriors on horseback served lords and followed a code of chivalry.
knights
The Incas built these “steps” on mountain slopes so they could farm on steep land.
terrace
This river flowed through countries like mail and Nigeria. what river was this called?
Nigerian river.
This type of government, used in early Rome, had elected leaders instead of a king.
republic
This movement focused on human potential and achievements instead of only religious topics.
humanism
This deadly disease, also called the Black Death, killed millions of people in Europe in the 1300s.
Black Death or plague.
This Spanish conquistador led the defeat of the Aztec Empire in the early 1500s.
Hernán Cortés
what Empire was powerful, like Timbuktu, and was famous for trades like gold and salt?
Mali empire.
This large arena in Rome was used for gladiator fights and public events.
the Colosseum
This German inventor’s movable-type printing press helped spread Renaissance ideas quickly.
johannes Gutenberg
This system organized medieval society by land ownership and duties between lords and vassals.
feudalism
This famous Inca site high in the Andes is often called the “Lost City of the Incas.”
Machu Picchu
what city is the capitol of Nigeria and is one of the largest cities in Nigeria?
Abuja
These Roman structures carried water over long distances into cities.
aqueducts
This famous Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Michelangelo
This powerful institution led the Christian religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Roman Catholic Church
This city, built on an island in Lake Texcoco, was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
Tenochtitlán