An area of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
200
Mecca
What is the holy land of Islam?
200
The pretend gift that led soldiers behind the gates of Troy.
What is a wooden horse?
200
Moun Vesuvius
What is the volcano that buried Pompeii?
200
by building the Great Wall of China
How did the Chinese protect their empire?
200
a government which is controlled by the citizens.
What is a democracy?
300
the sacred book
What is the Quran?
300
A culture that was a blend of Greek ideas and the traditions of Africa and Asia in ancient times.
What is Hellenism?
300
To attack by land on the backs of elephants.
What was Hannibal's Plan?
300
It trained students for government jobs.
What is the Grand School?
300
A skilled public speaker
What is an orator?
400
They feared that they would lose trade, there was criticism of Meccan ways of life and he had a humble birth.
What are the reasons that the leaders of Mecca opposed Mohammed?
400
Fought between Athens and Sparta in 400 B.C. Sparta claimed victory.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
battles between the Romans and Carthanians.
What was the Punic War?
400
When local rulers went to war with each other. It lasted from 475 B.C. until 221 B.C.
What is the Warring States Period?
400
a fief
What is the property given to a vassal in exchange for loyalty?
500
Allah is the only god, offer prayers to Allah five times a day, give to those in need, fast during the holy month of Ramadan and make a pilgrimmage or hajj to Mecca.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
500
The Olympics, Geometry, Philosophy, Ionic columns, musical scales
What are Greek achievements?
500
If anyone summons a man before a judge he must go.
Females should remain in guardianship even when they become adults
You shall pay your debt in thirty days
What are the Twelve Tables (or Roman Laws)?
500
Be dutiful at home, brotherly in public.
When a country is well governed, poverty and corruption are things to be ashamed of.
The progress of a virtuous person is upwards.