Ancient Greece
The leader of Athens during the Golden Age
Who is Pericles
The Twelve Tables
What is Roman Code of Law
This emperor founded the city in 330 C.E. and moved the Roman capital there
Who is Constantine the Great
This month includes fasting and is one of the 5 pillars
What do you do during the month of Ramadan?
This term describes the blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures following the conquests of Alexander the Great
What is Hellenistic Culture
This southern peninsula of Greece was home to the city-state of Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesus
According to legend, these twin brothers, raised by a she-wolf, founded Rome in 753 B.C.E.
Who was Romulus and Remus
Constantinople was strategically located on this narrow body of water connecting the Black and Aegean Seas.
What is the Bosporus Strait
The declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj)
What are the 5 pillars
This ancient trade route connected the Roman and Byzantine Empires with the Far East, facilitating the exchange of silk and ideas.
What is the Silk Road
He was the supreme ruler of the gods and wielded a powerful thunderbolt from Mount Olympus.
Who is Zeus
This wealthy upper class dominated the early Roman Republic and held most of the political power.
Who are the Patricians
After its fall in 1453, Constantinople was renamed this by the Ottoman Turks.
What is Istanbul
This peninsula, located between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, is where Islam first originated
What is the Arabian Peninsula known for
This "holy city" of Islam is the destination of the Hajj pilgrimage.
What is Mecca
This legendary poet is credited with writing the epic stories The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer
This series of three massive wars against Carthage determined which power would control the Mediterranean
What are the Punic Wars
He is often considered the greatest Byzantine emperor for reconquering former Roman territories.
Who is Justinian I
Early Muslims referred to Jews and Christians by this respectful term, acknowledging their shared monotheistic roots
What religion would be considered people of the book
These land forms covered 80% of Greece, leading to the development of isolated, independent city-states.
What are mountains
This type of government is ruled by a small, wealthy elite, a system often associated with ancient Sparta
What is an Oligarchy
After being named "Dictator for Life," he was famously assassinated by senators on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar
Justinian’s reorganization of Roman law served as the basis for many modern legal systems.
What is the Code of Justinian
This dynasty moved the capital of the Islamic Empire to Damascus and expanded rule into Spain.
Who are the Umayyads
This body of water, which the Romans called "Mare Nostrum" (Our Sea), was the center of trade for all four of these civilizations.
What is the Mediterranean Sea