Geography
An elevated, flat area of land
Plateau
Before Rome was an Empire, it was a __________
Republic
The religion created by a man named Muhammed
Islam
The Gupta empire existed in the area that is now India, and created the mathematical concept of _____.
Zero
The Sahara Desert is located on the ________ part of the continent of Africa. (N,S, E or W)
North
An area that contains a chain or group of islands
Archipelago
The ruler of the Roman Empire was called an
Emperor
The city where Muslims go for a pilgrimage
Mecca
The holy books of Hinduism are called
Vedas
The main character in many African folktales
Anansi
A piece of land ALMOST completely surrounded by water
Peninsula
The period of peace, prosperity, and building projects was called
Pax Romana
A fancy style of writing, used to write Arabic
Calligraphy
The rebirth of a soul into a new body
There are ____ countries in Africa
54
The largest desert in the world
Sahara
One of the features of Roman architecture is
Columns or arches
Islamic holy book
Quran
A series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
Two natural resources that brought great wealth to early African kingdoms
Salt and Gold and Iron
The islands of Japan were formed by these TWO geographical occurrences
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
A brilliant system for moving water in the Roman Empire
aqueducts
Islamic house of prayer and worship
Mosque
A religion with "Four Noble Truths" about suffering.
Buddhism
The three major rivers in Africa
Nile, Niger, Congo