World Deserts
World Religions
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Enlightenment
100
The largest desert on Earth
What is the Sahara?
100
A monotheistic religion that believes Jesus Christ died to save mankind from its sins.
What is Christianity?
100
An independent town or city that governs itself and the land around it
What is a city-state (or polis)?
100
A government without a king that usually has elected officials
What is a republic?
100
The British mathematician, scientist, and philosopher who developed theories about motion and gravity
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
200
The two-thirds of Australia that is arid or semi-arid with few rivers and very little rain
What is the Outback?
200
An ancient religion founded by Abraham whose sacred book is the Torah
What is Judaism?
200
The largest and most democratic ancient Greek city-state
What is Athens?
200
The famous Roman dictator who was stabbed to death by the senators who he thought were his friends
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
The French philosopher who said "I think, therefore I am"
Who is Rene Descartes?
300
One of the worlds highest, driest deserts which is located in Mongolia and northern China
What is the Gobi Desert?
300
The youngest Semitic religion which was founded by Muhammad and whose holy city is Mecca
What is Islam?
300
The battle where 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas, fought against the entire Persian army
What is Thermopylae?
300
The large arena where gladiators were forced to fight to the death
What is the Colosseum?
300
Someone who believes that the worst will happen
What is a pessimist?
400
The hottest, driest, lowest desert in the United States
What is the Mojave Desert?
400
The holy book of Islam
What is the Koran?
400
The most famous building in Greece, which was a temple to the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
400
A series of three wars fought between the Romans and the Carthaginians
What are the Punic Wars?
400
The French writer who was imprisoned in the Bastille for making fun of the French government and the aristocracy
Who is Voltaire?
500
A vast plateau almost entirely without trees located in the southern part of Argentine
What is Patagonia?
500
The Jewish house of worship
What is a synagogue?
500
The Greek philosopher who said "the unexamined life is not worth living," and who was executed by being made to drink hemlock
Who is Socrates?
500
The first Christian emperor of Rome
Who is Constantine?
500
The English philosopher who believed that all people are born with natural rights including the rights to "life, liberty, and property."
Who is John Locke?
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