He is general who utilized war elephants in the Punic Wars against Republican Rome.
Who is Hannibal?
100
He is the Hebrew patriarch who was told that a "nation" would come from him and his descendants.
Who is Abraham?
100
This is the name for the early Christians who spread the "good news" or gospels?
What are evangelists?
100
Tesserae are the small stones used in the creation of this Byzantine art form.
What is mosaic?
100
The central text of Islam, it is the book which is written in Arabic and, as it is the word of Allah, it is not meant to be translated.
What is the Qur'an?
200
They are the class represented by the elected Tribunes and the Assembly of Republican Rome.
What are plebeians?
200
It is the part of the Hebrew bible that contains the law or instruction.
What is the Torah?
200
It is the name for the portion of the "Sermon on the Mount" that outlines the core of Jesus' teachings.
What are the Beatitudes?
200
Pendentives (an architectural innovation that allowed for a dome to be added to the basilica church style) were used in the construction of this church under Justinian.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
200
It is the cubic religious structure that is the center of the Islamic faith, and all Muslims pray in its direction.
What is the Kaaba?
300
It is the name for the imposing structures erected at the entrances to Roman cities that celebrated Roman victories and conquests.
What are Triumphal Arches?
300
It is the name for the period in which the first temple was destroyed and the Hebrew people were removed from their homeland.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
300
It was the decree by Constantine that allowed Christians to worship openly in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Toleration or the Edict of Milan?
300
It is the name of the controversy wherein Byzantine Emperor Leo III ordered the destruction of religious images?
What is the Iconoclast Controversy?
300
It is the name for an Islamic text that is a collection of sayings from Muhammad and/or commentary on his revelations.
What is a Hadith?
400
He is the Roman lyric poet who wrote about his affair with Clodia ("Lesbia").
Who is Catullus?
400
He is the Hebrew king who planned the First Temple in Jerusalem, but not the king who built it.
Who was King David?
400
It is the doctrine that was drawn up after a disagreement between the Arian and the Orthodox Christians about the nature of Christ.
What is the Nicene Creed?
400
It is the church that Constantine Built at the site of Jesus' tomb and resurrection in Jerusalem.
What is The Church of the Holy Seplcher?
400
The first ummah, a cooperative Muslim community, was established by Muhammad in this city.
What is Medina?
500
They are the members of the Second Triumvirate.
Who are Octavian, Mark Anthony, and Lepidus?
500
They are the sect of Judaism whose call for extreme asceticism and strict adherence to the Torah ("The Law") prompted them to leave Jerusalem and live as monks in the desert.
Who are the Essenes?
500
It is the name of the Latin translation of the Christian bible that was gathered and agreed upon by early church leaders.
What is the Vulgate bible?
500
It is the monastery, built by Justinian, that houses many Christian icons (figures used in worship) in the Sinai desert.
What is St. Catherine's Monastery?
500
It is where one would find the Bismillah in Quranic recitation.