Vocabulary
a word that means "to tame" an animal
What is donesticate?
the most well-known Egyptian pharaoh
Who is King Tut?
Followers of Islam
What are Muslims?
the river the Egyptian civilzation grew around
the most holy city of Islam
What is Mecca?
belief in many gods
What is poytheism?
the founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
this is the ninth month when followers of Islam past from sun-up until sundown
What is Ramadan?
The large body of water north of Africa and south of Europe
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
the tallest mountain in the world
What is Mt. Everest?
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
What is a tributary?
the king who built The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebudchadnezzar?
the holy book of Islam
What is the Koran?
The two rivers that Mesopotamia lies between
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
the land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
a person who has no permanent home and moves from place to place to get food
What is a nomad?
he is believed to have been the richest man to ever live
Who is Mansa Musa?
The shrine in Mecca that is most holy to Islam
What is the Ka'aba?
The river that ran through the Harappan Civilization
What is the Indus River?
the name for Asia Minor today
What is Turkey?
another name for the flooding of the Nile River each year
What is the inundation?
this man became known as the Buddha
Who is Siddhartha Guatama?
the name for the pilgrimage followers of Islam are required to make
What is the Hajj?
another name for the Huang He River
What is the Yellow River?
the name given to the city of Byzantium when it became the capital of the EasternRoman EMpire
What is Constantinople?