Biomes & Geography
We live in this biome! It makes up much of the eastern coast of the United States.
Deciduous Forest
Which Greek city-state was known for its "invention" of democracy and its focus on education for men?
Athens
This term means: "belief in one God."
Monotheism
This geographical feature stretches across Northern Africa and is the largest biome of its type in the world.
The Sahara Desert
Which Goddess emerged from Zeus' head with a shield and spear?
Athena
This biome exists below the "Tundra Belt" across North America, Asia, and Europe. It has large forests of evergreen trees.
Taiga
The Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of the holy city in the Middle East that is important to the three world religions we studied in class?
Jerusalem
Name the two natural resources that were vital to the economies of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Salt & Gold
I am the God of the Forge. My symbol is the hammer and anvil. Who am I?
Hephaestus
This biome is located along the West coast of the US and the European Mediterranean coast.
Chapparal
This hero of myth fought for Sparta in the Trojan War and died to a poisoned arrow.
Achilles
Which building in the holy city would be considered the most sacred to Islam?
The Dome of the Rock
A civil war is currently ongoing in Sudan. Which of the Ancient empires we studied called this place home thousands of years ago?
Kush/Nubia
This person is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades.
Persephone
The biome that Antarctica is classified as is called a:
Desert
The first Greek civilization that we have archeological evidence of existed on which Island?
Crete
This is one of the five pillars of Islam, and is what Mansa Musa completed on his journey across Northern Africa towards modern-day Saudi Arabia
Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca.
This biome covers most of central Africa.
Tropical Rainforest
I am often forgotten by storytellers, and am the Goddess of the Hearth. Who am I?
Hestia
Name at least three DIFFERENT TYPES of grassland biome.
Savannah, Prairie, Plains, Steppe
Name one of the two people who are credited by myth with founding the city of Rome.
Aeneas, Romulus
Name one of the two regions that are disputed between Palestine and Israel.
The West Bank and/or Gaza Strip
Which African civilization is credited with bringing Islam to North Africa?
Mali
Name at least 7 Gods and Goddesses of Mt. Olympus. There are 14 total.
Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Hera, Aphrodite, Ares, Hades, Hermes, Hephaestus, Artemis, Demeter, Apollo, Dionysus, Hestia.