Vocab
Geography
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100

An ancient amphitheater / stadium used for presentation of dramatic or sporting events.

Colosseum

100

Ancient Rome was based around what sea?

Mediterranean Sea

100

What religion became popular in Europe during the reign of the Roman Empire?

Christianity
100

The holy River in Ancient India.

Ganges River

100

Who is on the $1 bill?

George Washinton

200

A land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.

Empire

200

Similar to Greece, Rome was a ____________, surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Peninsula

200

In Ancient Rome, a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.

Gladiator

200

King Sargon was the first ruler in _______________

Mesopotamia 

200

Who is the big yellow creature in 'Sesame Street?'

Big Bird

300

Heir and successor to Caesar;established the Roman Empire in 27 BCE.

Octavian (Augustus)

300

Opposite of Greece which was very rocky, Rome had lots of this _________ ______.

Fertile Soil

300

The leader that was assassinated by the Senate in Ancient Rome in 44 BCE.

Julius Caesar

300

The ______ _______ was an ancient trade route that connected the East China and West Europe.

Silk Road

300

In the nursery rhyme, ‘Jack and Jill’, what do Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?

Pail of water

400

The marketplace or public square; center of law and business; a place for the assembly for the people.

Forum

400

What major river was the Roman Empire based around?

Tiber River

400

___________ owned land, whereas _________ were lower class citizens who worked as farmers, merchants, and craftsman.

Patricians / Plebeians

400

The early part of the Stone Age when simple, chipped stone tools and weapons were used.

Paleolithic Time Period

400

What's the quote on Mr. VanNoord's front door?

"Don't just do enough to get by...do enough to GET AHEAD!"