Historical Empires
This ancient empire, known for gladiators and the Colosseum, once ruled much of Europe and the Mediterranean.
Roman Empire
This saint, known as the mother of Jesus, is honored as the Queen of Heaven
Mary
This English playwright and poet wrote 154 sonnets and plays like Hamlet and Macbeth
William Shakespeare
This massive triangular structure in Egypt was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu
Great Pyramids of Giza
This process allows plants to convert sunlight into energy.
Photosynthesis
This empire, ruled by czars for centuries, expanded across Eurasia before collapsing in 1917 during a revolution
Russian Empire
This man built an ark to survive the Great Flood
Noah
A poem that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter is called this
Free Verse
This large cathedral in Paris, known for its flying buttresses and stained-glass windows, suffered a major fire in 2019
Notre- Dame
The chemical symbol "H2O" represents this essential compound
This Central Asian empire, founded by Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Mongol Empire
In this sacrament, Catholics confess their sins to a priest to receive God's forgiveness
Confession
Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken features a traveler choosing between these
Two Roads
Completed in 1931, this New York skyscraper was the tallest building in the world for nearly 40 years.
Empire State Building
Newton’s First Law of Motion is also known as the Law of this.
Inertia
This Islamic empire, which ruled parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for over 600 years, finally collapsed after World War I
Ottoman Empire
In this part of the Mass, Catholics receive the Body and Blood of Christ
Communion
This traditional Japanese form of poetry has three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable structure
Haiku
this temple in Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena, is a prime example of classical Greek architecture
Parthenon
This planet, known for its giant red spot, is the largest in our solar system
Jupiter
This Japanese military government, led by shoguns, ruled from 1603 to 1868 before the emperor regained power
Tokugawa Shogunate
This current pope, originally from Argentina, chose his papal name in honor of a saint who loved the poor.
Pope Francis
This English Romantic poet wrote Ode to a Nightingale and died young of tuberculosis
John Keats
This 17th-century mausoleum in India, built by Emperor Shah Jahan, is one of the most famous examples of Mughal architecture
Taj- Mahal
The movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by this process in the mantle
Convection