People
Roman military leader who crossed the Rubicon River against orders
Julius Caesar
battles led by the Catholic Church to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turkish Muslims
Crusades
world's highest mountain peak
Mount Everest
alliance of Latin tribes who agreed to defend each other against invaders
Latin League
largest country in the world
Russia
philosopher who developed theories in mathematics, astronomy, and music
Pythagoras
strict social separation of different classes of people in India
caste system
birthplace of Western civilization
Europe
oldest known civilization in Europe that also began on the island of Crete
world's largest peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
first emperor of the Roman Empire
Caesar Augustus
war that began after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
Persian Gulf War
The Cradle of Civilization is the ___________ ___________.
Fertile Crescent
some of the earliest-known occupants of Asia Minor
Hittites
world's largest landlocked country
Kazhakhstan
last emperor of a united Roman Empire
Theodosius I
first Chinese dynasty with a recorded history
Shang Dynasty
Palatine Hill is the most well-known hill on which ___________ was built.
Rome
ancient civilization along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Sumer
highest point of a mountain
summit
ruler who united the Mongol tribes
Genghis Khan
largest religion in the Middle East
Islam
largest island in Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
people of ancient European tribes who shared a language, traditions, and beliefs
Celts
part of a river where the current is swift
rapids