ORES
SEAS
SALAD
ANCIENT ROME
EYE
200
'Found in meteorites, ores of this metal include siderite, goethite & magnetite'
Iron
200
'About 220 miles at its widest point & 10,000' at its deepest, it's a wonder how the Israelites crossed it'
Red Sea
200
'The ever-popular salad made from this elbow-shaped pasta often contains celery, olives & chopped pimiento'
Macaroni salad
200
'In 48 B.C., while pursuing Pompey into Egypt, this Roman dictator met Cleopatra'
Julius Caesar
200
'Situated at the outside corner of each eye, these glands secrete a salty solution for lubrication'
Lacrimal glands
400
'The red, sometimes transparent crystals of cuprite are an ore of this metal'
Copper
400
'It's the sea surrounding Jamaica'
Caribbean Sea
400
'Raisins & nuts are traditional ingredients in the salad made from these grated orange veggies'
Carrots
400
'This most powerful government body of Ancient Rome passed decrees & handled foreign policy'
Senate
400
'A 1996 story line on "Another World" involved the transplanting of these'
Corneas
600
'Incorporated in 1875, Carson City served as a processing center primarily for this metal's ore'
Silver
600
'One reason it's much saltier than the Atlantic is its narrow outlet at the Strait of Gibraltar'
Mediterranean Sea
600
'Tabbouleh, a Middle Eastern salad, combines parsley, mint & lemon juice with the bulgur type of this'
Wheat
600
'With a population of about 750,000, this Egyptian city was the second largest in the Roman Empire'
Alexandria
600
'The irises of an albino look pink because the blood vessels in this part of the eye are visible'
Retina
800
'About 6% of the ore mined for this mineral contains usable fibers'
Asbestos
800
'During WWI the Russian fleet battled the Ottoman Turks in this sea'
Black Sea
800
'Diced raw vegetables may be added to the tomato type of this molded gelatin salad'
Aspic
800
'Sicily became the first Roman province after it was conquered in the first of these wars against Carthage'
Punic Wars
800
'To see objects close up, this part of the eye thickens'
Lens
1000
'Until WWII this ore was used only as a source for radium; then it became a source of uranium, too'
Pitchblende
1000
'Its arms are the Gulfs of Oman & Aden & its chief ports are Karachi & Bombay'
Arabian Sea
1000
'Tomatoes, black olives & anchovies are featured in this salad prepared "In the style of Nice"'
Salade Nicoise
1000
'The Roman home was built around this spacious hall that had an opening in the roof to let in air & light'
Atrium
1000
'Causing abnormal pressure in the eye, it accounts for about 1/8 of the cases of blindness in the U.S.'
Glaucoma
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