Mountain range in N. Africa
Atlas Mts
Desert in the north of China that divides China from Mongolia
Gobi Desert
the founder of the Islamic faith?
Muhammad
master of all the gods
Jupiter
created a unified code of law, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Hammurabi
Romans borrowed fighting style from whom
Greeks
what the Jews and Christians paid because they did not believe in Islam
Non-Believer Tax
the longest river in the world
Nile River
Korean Alphabet
Muslim house of worship
Mosque
Rome's favorite God, god of war
Mars
created the Ziggurats, 60 Seconds, Sails, Wheel and Plow
Sumerians
Contunernium is how many men
8 men in tent
the focus of the Abbasid Empire
Education and Trade
a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan
Dead Sea
Japan lies on the pacific
Ring of Fire
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
Goddess of the hunt
Diana
known for creating the first alphabet
Phoenicians
This is a division of the Roman military that had about 80 soldiers and about 20 support men.
Century
capital of the Umayyad empire
Damascus
hydroelectric dam across the Nile River in Egypt.
Aswan Dam
caused by earthquakes under the water
Tsunamis
all that is left of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. Jews from all over the world go there to pray and leave notes in the wall
Wailing Wall or Western Wall
Goddess of beauty
Venus
Credited with Iron weapons
Hittites
6 centuries of 480 men plus helpers
Cohort
trade routes that connected Asia with the Mediterranean and later Europe. Brought cultural, religious, and political exchanges.
Silk Road
also known as the Empty Quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world
Rub al-Khali
current dictator of N. Korea
Kim Jung-un
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are known as this
Abrahamic Religions
God of the underworld, fire
Vulcan
credited with relay stations, road systems, a uniform coinage system
Persians
A division of the Roman Military consisted of about 5 thousands soldiers.
Legion
Famous mosque and tomb of Shah Jahan's wife
Taj Mahal
the #1 resource in the Middle East
Oil
In North Korea there are only 28 approved
Haircuts
the holy book in Islam
Qu'ran
God of the Dead
Pluto
A branch of mathematics that involves expressions with variables
Algebra
what is the Lorica Segmentata
Body Armor
Shah Abbas and Ismail are the famous leaders of this empire
Safavid Empire
# of countries in the Middle East
19
The warrior class of Japan was known as
Samurai
Muslim shrine containing the rock from which Mohammad is believed to have risen to heaven in Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
god of wine, pleasure, fertility, and revelry
Bacchus
Two individuals decide to own and operate a business and share the losses and profits
Partnerships
A long spear that soldiers used, had to carry 2
Pilum
elite group of soldiers who are loyal to only the sultan (Christian boys taken from the Balkans)
Janissaries
2 rivers known as Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mongol leader conquered China and set up the "brilliant" Yuan dynasty was Kublai_____
Khan
The second part of the Christian Bible, contains descriptions of the life and teachings of Jesus and of his early followers
New Testament
Snakes
Allowed people to trade from different cities with less risk
Banks or Checks
What a Roman soldier use to carry his goods on the march
Furca
Capital of the Ottoman Empire; Important for trade. Named this after 1453 and the sack of Constantinople
Istanbul