Rome
Channels used to carry water from mountains to cities
What us Aqueducts?
Hills of sand shaped by the wind
What are sand dunes?
Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
What is Animism?
The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia
What is Eurasia?
"Beware the Ides of" what, is a famous date that marks the death of Julius Caesar
Another term for money
What is currency?
An Arabian man whose teachings became the basis for a new religion
Who is Muhammad?
Two resources that mainly came from Africa
What are gold and salt?
the King of the Franks; he was a brilliant warrior and strong leader. He was crowned emperor of the Romans in 800.
Who is Charlemagne?
In what year was Cincinnati founded?
When was 1788?
A public speaker in Rome
What is an Orator?
The holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an?
Port city of Mali; located just off the floodplain on the great bend in the Niger River; population of 50,000; contained a library and university.
What is Timbuktu?
Wealthy families, such as this, helped fund the Renaissance
What is the Medici family?
The name of Andy's neighbor in "Toy Story".
Who is Sid?
Caesar made her Queen of Egypt
Who is Cleopatra VII?
A decorative style of writing
What is calligraphy?
Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of East Africa.
Johannes Gutenberg was the founder of this revolutionary invention
What is the printing press?
This is the trainer of Hercules in the Disney movie
Who is Philoctetes (Phil)?
A Roman farmer who became dictator during the Punic Wars. He helped Rome defeat its enemies
The acts of worship required of all Muslims
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450, when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
The region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea where Jesus lived, preached, and died
What is the Holy Land?
Miss Aisenbrey's new last name
What is O'Bryan?