Introduction to Geography
What does "fertile" mean?
Producing crops easily.
What is an "artifact"?
An item worked on or made by man.
What is an "oligarchy"?
Political rule by a small group.
What is an "Ides"?
The middle day of the month in the Roman calendar.
What does "flog" mean?
To beat or hit hard.
What is the "equator"?
An imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth.
What does "gilded" mean?
Covered with a thin layer of gold.
Where do the Greek gods and goddesses live?
Mount Olympus.
What chain of mountains run through the center of Italy?
The Apennines.
What does "excommunicate" mean?
To forbid a member of the Church to receive the sacraments of the Church.
What is a "savannah"?
Grassland containing scattered trees.
What does "cuneiform" mean?
Wedge-shaped.
What does "draconian" mean?
Cruel or harsh.
What is "insignia"?
The marks of authority, such as medals, badges, and crowns.
What is a "manor"?
The farmlands owned by a feudal lord.
What are the "tropics"?
The regions close to the equator.
What is "silt"?
Earth, sand, etc., carried and deposited by moving water.
What is a "hoplite"?
A heavily armed infantry soldier in Ancient Greece.
Who was "Mercury"?
The messenger of the Roman Gods.
What is "trivium"?
A course of study in grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
What is an "oasis"?
A fertile green in an arid, or dry, region.
What do paleontologists study?
The traces left by mankind during those long years before mankind.
What peninsula is Greece part of?
The Balkan Peninsula.
Who ruled Rome and its empire after Julius Ceasar?
Octavius (later called Augustus).
What does "delirium" mean?
A disorder of the mind where the person is confused and often seeing things which are not there.