Vocabulary
"the use of letters (and words) to write and decorate objects"
What is calligraphy?
Rome is its capital.
What is Italy?
Nicknamed "the Proud," the overthrow of his rule led to the establishment of the Roman Republic.
Who is Tarquin [the Proud]?
The capital of Egypt.
What is Cairo?
Born in Mecca, Muslims consider him to be the most important of God's prophets.
Who is Muhammad?
"any form of information used to study a topic"
What is a source?
Rome was founded next to this river.
What is the Tiber River?
Like the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as the strongest nation in the ancient Mediterranean Rome was considered to be this.
What is a superpower?
A large rounded roof.
What is a dome?
The modern-day country that is at the center of Muslim prayer and traditions.
What is Saudi Arabia?
"to stop or block an action"
What is veto?
These twin boys were rescued by a she-wolf.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Before Rome became a republic, it had a government system ruled by a king.
What is a monarchy?
The original motto of the U.S.
What is E PLURIBUS UNUM or "Out of Many, One"?
Mansa Musa's wealth and power rested on this source - the refrigeration of the medieval world.
What is salt?
"head covering worn in public by some Muslim women"
What is a hijab?
Juno loved this North African city more than any other.
What is Carthage?
These co-leaders of the Roman Republic each had one-year terms.
Who are consuls?
The total number of senators in the U.S. Senate.
What is 100?
While most of Europe was in the so-called Dark Ages, the Islamic lands were experiencing something different.
Who is a Golden Age of Islam/Islamic Golden Age?
"a pattern where geometric shapes fit together without gaps or overlaps"
What is a tessellation?
The Italian word for "wolf."
What is lupa?
In a crisis, a dictator would be given these number of months to solve the problem.
What is six?
MDCCIX = _______________
What is 1709?
This 14th century Moroccan traveler explored more lands than the famous Marco Polo.
Who is Ibn Battuta?