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Socrates was from the Greek city-state
What is Athens?
Roman military unit of about 5000 men
What is a legion?
In this year Columbus sailed the ocean blue
What is 1492?
Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ
What is Easter?
This commodity, often harvested from the Sahara, was traded for gold
What is salt?
The 300 brave soldiers who held up a massive Persian Army in a narrow pass were from this city-state
What is Sparta?
Carthaginian general who won many victories against Roman forces
Who is Hannibal?
First Brit to circumnavigate the globe
Who is Drake?
Coming of age celebration for a boy in Judaism
What is Bar Mitzvah?
African grassland
What is the savanna?
Greek military units that fought in tight rectangles with long spears
What are phalanx?
Month and day when Caesar was assassinated
March 15
Royal who founded influential school in Portugal for navigation?
Who is Prince Henry?
The 5 pillars are part of this religion's practices
What is Islam?
African storytellers
What are griots?
Alexander was from this province of Greece
What is Macedonia?
These orphaned children supposedly were fed from a she wolf
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This punishment involved being forced to climb to the top of the mast and remain there for an extended time.
What is mastheading?
He is acknowledged by all 3 major monotheistic religions. He claimed to have been called by God to leave Mesopotamia and claim the holy land.
Who is Abraham?
This transitional zone, between desert and grassland, is at the greatest risk from desertification
What is the sahel?
Alexander the Great's father
Who is Philip?
Gaul leader captured by Caesar and brought to Rome in chains
Who is Vercingetorex?
This royal pair funded Columbus's journey
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
City that contains the Kabaa
What is Mecca?
Kingdom that overtook Ghana in the 13th Century
What is Mali