David's Rise and Fall
After the death of Saul, David was first anointed king over this specific southern tribe.
What is Judah?
This "backbone" mountain range splits the peninsula east to west, historically isolating coastal communities from one another.
What are the Apennines?
This "Renaissance Man" painted the Mona Lisa and left behind notebooks filled with flying machine designs.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This type of rock forms when molten magma or lava cools and solidifies.
What is Igneous?
This 8-letter word usually describes someone who is "native" to a region, but in SAT passages, it often describes plants or animals.
What is Indigenous?
David captured this "stronghold of Zion" from the Jebusites and made it his capital city.
What is Jerusalem?
Modern Standard Italian is primarily based on the 14th-century dialect of this specific Renaissance city.
What is Florence? (or the Tuscan dialect)
Though he considered himself a sculptor first, he spent four years on his back painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo (Buonarroti)?
These two forces are required to transform an existing rock into a Metamorphic rock without melting it.
What are Heat and Pressure?
If an author’s tone is described by this word starting with "A," they are showing a lack of interest or concern.
What is Apathetic?
While bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, this man was struck dead after touching it to steady it.
Who is Uzzah?
Long before Rome, this powerful civilization in modern-day Tuscany influenced early Roman religion, alphabet, and architecture.
Who were the Etruscans?
He is the Early Renaissance master behind the iconic The Birth of Venus, featuring the goddess on a giant scallop shell.
Who is Sandro Botticelli?
This process involves the breaking down of rocks by wind, water, and ice into smaller pieces called sediment.
What is Weathering?
In a science passage, this word doesn't mean "to build a house," but rather "to form a theory or model."
What is Construct?
Nathan the Prophet used a parable about a rich man stealing a poor man’s pet ewe lamb to rebuke David for his sin with her.
Who is Bathsheba?
Southern Italy and Sicily were once so densely populated by Greek colonists they were known by this Latin name meaning "Great Greece."
What is Magna Graecia?
This 17th-century female artist is famous for her powerful, dramatic depictions of the biblical story Judith Slaying Holofernes.
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
When layers of sediment are "glued" together by minerals to form rock, the process is known by this 11-letter term.
What is Cementation?
This word describes a claim that is "bold" or "daring," often used to describe a protagonist's risky move.
What is Audacious?
This son of David led a massive rebellion and was eventually killed when his long hair got caught in the branches of a terebinth tree.
Who is Absalom?
Often called the "Father of the Italian Language," he chose to write his Divine Comedy in the vernacular rather than Latin.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
A pioneer of the Baroque style, his use of chiaroscuro (extreme light and dark) was as famous as his frequent brawls and police record.
Who is Caravaggio?
Molten rock is called magma when it's underground, but takes on this name once it erupts onto the surface.
What is Lava?
While it usually means "to give up a throne," in the SAT, it might refer to someone failing to do their duty.
What is Abdicate?