Ancient Greece
The leader of Athens during its golden age
Who is Pericles?
The pennnsula where the Roman empire was founded
What is the Italian peninsula?
The name for the capital of the Byzantine Empire
What was Constantinople?
The holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an?
The trade route that connected China to India, Europe, and the middle East
What is the Silk Road?
The city state known for their prosperous city which was the home of the Acropolis
What is Athens?
The famous Roman emperor who started a civil war, and was assassinated by the senate
Who was Julius Caesar?
The modern name for the capital of the Byzantine empire
What is Istanbul?
The title given to the leader of the Islamic Empire
What is a caliph?
The large mountain range on the west coast of South America
What are the Andes Mountains?
A great military general from Macedonia who never lost a battle
Who is Alexander the Great
The empire which fought Rome 3 separate times
What is Carthage?
The emperor of the Byzantines that expanded the empire from Spain to the middle east.
Who is Justinian?
The month where Muslims fast
What is Ramadan?
The film adaptation of the story of Moses
What is the Prince of Egypt?
The empire that invaded Greece in the 5th century
What was the Persian Empire?
The famous military general who crossed the Alps from Spain, invaded the Roman peninsula, and fought in the peninsula for 15 years.
Who was Hannibal Barca?
A large mosque in Istanbul, originally a church under the Byzantines
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The sacred pilgrimage to Mecca
What is the Hajj?
The largest lake in Africa
What is Lake Victoria?
Created the first standardized system of medicine. Nicknamed the "Father of Medicine"
Who is Hippocrates?
The name of the Carthaginian warships used in the Punic wars
What is a Quinquereme?
The invaders that ended the Byzantine Empire
Who were the Ottomans?
A center of learning in Baghdad. Responsible for the translation of Greek philosophy.
What is the House of Wisdom
The name of the killer of Marcus Aurelius in the film Gladiator
Who is Commodus?