Ancient Greeks/Romans
Led the Macedonians to victories in Greece, Egypt and India
Who is Alexander the Great?
River flows north for 4,187 miles through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
King who stood 6'3; spent most of his adult life at war while conquering new territories including France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Who was Charlemagne?
Desert that stretches across the width of the African continent; receives less than an inch of rain per year.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Famous buildings found in Egypt, built for the pharaohs.
What are the Pyramids?
Was assassinated by his fellow senators, later a play written by William Shakespeare.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Tall, reed that grows wild along the Nile River. Later, used as the first form of writing material like paper.
What is papyrus?
Viking who explored parts of North America, specifically New Newfoundland in Canada.
Who is Leif Erickson?
A very lucrative and profitable business found in African kingdoms and city-states, especially Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
What is the Gold for Salt Trade?
Found in Athens, Greece; used to hold a statue dedicated to Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
Homer wrote the Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy. The Greeks defeated the Trojans after designing a plan to hide soldiers inside _________.
What is a Trojan Horse?
Female pharaoh who ruled in place of her step-son Thutmose III, known for building temples and monuments and voyages to faraway places.
Who was Hatshepsut?
Trained for years as a squire, then followed a code of conduct called chivalry.
What is a knight?
Now lying in ruins, was built by the Shona people without using mortar for its stone walls and brick.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Shah Jahan had this tomb built for his wife; completely made out of white marble.
What is the Taj Mahal?
These were held in honor Zeus as an athletic competition.
What are the Olympics?
Stone discovered in 1799, later decoded by French scholar Jean Francis Champollion and greatly helped breading Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Series of battles between Muslim soldiers versus Christian knights?
What are the Crusades?
The elephant is the world's largest land animal, the giraffe is the tallest, the cheetah is the ___________all found in the wildlife of Africa.
What is the fastest?
Located in Saudi Arabia; known as the birthplace of Islam and Muhammad
What is Mecca?
According to eyewitness accounts, Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 BC and left a layer of ash on this Roman city.
What is Pompeii?
The process of mummification takes approximately this many days including removal of organs, drying out process, wrapping bodies in linens and funeral.
What is 70 days?
King John was forced to sign this document which guaranteed the rights and liberties of the nobles.
What is the Magna Carta?
Vocabulary term used to describe land covered with coarse grass, scattered trees and bushes; usually farmed even though the soil is thin.
What is savanna?
A medieval church built in Paris, France; caught fire in April of 2019.
What is the Notre Dame Cathedral?