a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship
Medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
An area of relatively level high ground
A large, distinguishable part of a continent
The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices
A line of hereditary rulers of a country
The highest point of a hill or mountain
A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
The monotheistic religion of the Jews
Ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally through regions of Eurasia
A fan-shaped mass of fertile soil deposited as the flow of a river decreases in velocity
Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah
A historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system
A region where agriculture and early human civilizations like the Sumer and Ancient Egypt thrived; unusually fertile soil
A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia
The tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development
Ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia