Brendan's Brain Farts 1
In China, these were the two natural geographic barriers that allowed China to develop a unique and independent culture.
Deserts and Mountains
This was the brother who killed his twin and became the first king of Rome. He was furious when his brother jumped over his wall making fun of him.
Warriors on horsebacks.
Cavalry
The volcano that erupted and destroyed Pompeii.
Mt. Vesuvius
When one person or group controls all the production and prices of a product or service which results in higher prices.
Monopoly
In Egypt, the first Egyptian pyramid, the Step Pyramid, was built for this pharaoh.
Djoser/Zoser
In Ancient Rome, he was the brave man who was an ideal soldier holding back an entire army at the Tiber River until his fellow Romans could destroy the bridge.
Horatius
A structure in Ancient Rome used to transport water from long distances.
Aquaducts
The "Great Dome" built in honor of the gods.
Pantheon
One of the two top officials in the Roman Republic. There were two of them so neither could gain too much power which is why they had veto power.
Consul
In the Middle Ages, this was an early leader of the Protestant Reformation who wanted to discard any church practice not mentioned in the Bible.
Erasmus
A famous Greek philosopher who wrote the book Politics and tutored Alexander the Great. He taught his student to live by the "Golden Mean."
Aristotle
Senators
The first of the 4 Persian War battles occurred here where Xerxes and his Persian troops are finally defeated by the Greeks.
Plataea
To prepare a body for burial and prevent it from decaying
Embalm
In Egypt, this was a warrior king who extended the empire to its widest limits.
Thutmose III
A famous Philosopher in Ancient Greece who wrote The Republic.
Plato
The Great Sewer in Rome
Cloaca Maxima
An ancient Greek warship having three tiers of oars on each side.
triremes
A green area in a desert fed by underground water.
Oasis
This person wrote about the events of the Peloponnesian War the long conflict between Athens and Sparta in an attempt to create an accurate account of history.
Thucydides
This was the battle that was the turning point in the Persian Wars where the Greeks faster and more maneuverable triremes defeated the Persian fleet.
Battle of Salamis
The curved architectural design used in aqueducts and the Colosseum.
Arch
Constantine
The civil war between the Greek city states of Sparta and Athens.
Peloponnesian War.