ANCIENT HISTORY
After the fall of the Roman empire, this empire replaced it with a capital at Constantinople
Byzantine Empire (Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire)
This children’s novel by E. B. White centers on a pig and a spider
Charlotte's Web
This insect spins webs to catch its pray
spider
Only this part of Mona Lisa’s face is famously mysterious
smile
This object is used to protect oneself from rain
umbrella
This ancient empire was ruled by kings such as Darius the Great and was also known as the Achaemenid Empire
Persian Empire
This critically acclaimed novel by Harper Lee critiqued racism in the United States in the early 20th century
To Kill a Mockingbird
This soft-bodied marine invertebrate is known to be one of the smartest animals
octopus
A face is covered by this fruit in the famous René Magritte painting, the Son of Man
apple
This is usually used to find the answer to a mathematical problem
formula
This empire centered in northern Africa was one of the Roman empire's greatest rivals, and fought the Roman Empire during both of the Punic Wars
Carthage
This book warns against government surveillance and coined the term "thought crimes"
1984
This predatory land invertebrate uses venomous fangs called chelicerae
scorpion
This Vermeer painting highlights a piece of jewelry on a woman, also present in the artwork's title
earring
This describes a state of prolonged unconsciousness
coma
This word was used to describe parts of Asia bordering the Mediterranean Sea in ancient times
Minor
This dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury features book-burning firemen
Fahrenheit 451
This microscopic invertebrate is famous for surviving in extreme environments
tardigrade (water bear)
Yayoi Kusama is known as the queen of this pattern, a pattern prominently featured in her vibrant artworks composed of thousands of...
polka dots
Tragedy and Comedy were the two main types of Greek plays known by this name
drama
This general's famous performance in the Second Punic War involved him mounting elephants and crossing the Alps
Hannibal
This book was written by a famous Italian author and recounts their journey through Hell
Dante's Inferno
This marine invertebrate uses a unique water-vascular system to move its tube feet
starfish, sand dollars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, feather stars, sea lilies
This body part is missing from the Venus de Milo sculpture, which was recovered in Milos, Greece
arms
This illness involves fluid filling a person's lungs
pneumonia