Christianity by Jack S
The Crusades by Robert
Hot Climate Cultures by Addison
Vocab Words that Start with I by Joanna
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route by Greydon
Encore Classes
100
This person is known as the Son of God to Christians, and often preached that we should forgive our enemies and treat people equally.
Who is Jesus Christ?
100
A journey to a special place for religious reasons is called one of these. The Christians of the Middle Ages sure wanted to take one to the Holy Land!
What is a pilgrimage?
100
The Pueblo-Navajo lived in canyons in the Mojave Desert, now a part of the southwest of this modern day nation.
What is the United States?
100
To receive after the death of the previous person
What is Inherit?
100
This capital of Mali served as a hub for trade between caravans coming in from the desert and the rest of Africa.
Where is Timbuktu?
100
Ms. Fuldner taught me about the secondary colors, orange, purple, and green, and the primary colors, red, blue, and this one.
What is yellow?
200
This symbol, commonly used for Christianity itself, comes from the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.
What is a cross?
200
This type of Christianity, led by the Pope, called for the Crusades to defend the holy land from Muslims. Unfortunately for the Orthodox Christians, they weren't always on the right path.
What is Catholic Christianity?
200
The Khoi-San lived in the Namib desert, an area too dry for agriculture. Instead, nearly every member of the tribe had this double-named job.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
200
DAILY DOUBLE
An object that represents a God
200
This capital of the Mamluk empire had previously been a capital for the ancient Egyptians. The Pyramids and sphinx make for a great backdrop for markets.
Where is Cairo?
200
Ms. Lucas-Munoz taught me this Spanish word for thank you, helpful when she also lends me a pencil.
What is gracias?
300
This empire was the one to put Jesus to death, likely threatened by his ideas about challenging authority and whether rich men could enter heaven.
What is the Roman Empire?
300
This city at the heart of the oly land, is especially important to all Abrahamic religions, as it is the shared birthplace for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What is Jerusalem?
300
In many deserts, water is hard to come by. Unless of course, you can find one of these random upwellings of water to resupply.
What is an oasis?
300
The way we get a new method, idea, or product
What is innovation?
300
This Malian king utilized trade so well, he became the richest man in history. On his trip to Mecca, he spent so much money he threw off the economy for decades to come.
Who is Mansa Musa?
300
Mr. Todd must think I have a really high voice, because he didn't put me in Bass, Tenor, or Alto, but in this vocal section instead!
What is Soprano?
400
This person is the head of the Catholic church. The most recent one, Francis, died just a few weeks ago.
What is a Pope?
400
This numbered Crusade ended in a draw, with neither side taking exactly what they were looking for. Good thing there were still six to go!
What is the Third Crusade?
400
These nomads of the Arabian desert made a living as middlemen and guides, using their knowledge of the desert to their advantage - and sizable profit.
Who are the Bedouin?
400
To take over a country by force
What is invade?
400
This trade city in North Africa didn't just help trade between Africa and Europe, its also the hometown of famous Moroccan Ibn Battuta!
Where is Tangier?
400
Mr. Forsh taught me what this thing is called, but I misheard and thought he said "trouble cliff" and got worried.
What is a treble clef?
500
This person helped grow Christianity by sending letters all across the Mediterranean. Careful, he is also a fan of name changes.
Who is Paul of Tarsus?
500
This Egyptian led the Muslim side during the second and third crusades. His battles with Richard the Lionheart led to the concept of chivalry.
Who is Saladin?
500
The Khmer Empire built this massive temple deep in the jungle. Its golden domes have been looking back at you all year long from the poster on the far wall!
What is Angkor Wat?
500
A religion associated with a particular place, which often doesn't make sense anywhere else
What is an indigenous religion?
500
This first group of people to cross the Sahara pulled it off by taming the camel, sometimes called the boats of the desert.
Who are the Berbers?
500
Ms. Reyes-Lamiz keeps asking me "Parlez-vous francais?" but I must've missed something, because I can't figure out what this means in English!
What is "do you speak french?"