China was surrounded by natural barriers. Which was NOT one?
The Huang He River
The Gobi Desert
The Himilyan Mountains
The Sahara Desert
An Epic is
a long narrative poem about heroic adventures
the journal of a hero
a short story
an awesome event
What would be the best example of a Greek myth be?
A story about Zeus and Hercules
A historical account of the Persian Wars
A writing by Pericles about Athenian law
A long poem by Homer
where is Mount Olympus located?
Greece
Delphi
Epirus
Crete
Which god did NOT live on Mount Olympus?
Hera
Hades
Apollo
Hermes
What does oracle mean?
Priest or Priestess who makes prophecies.
Queen of the King in Egypt with many children.
Priest or priestess who reads minds.
King of Egypt who rules over the Pharaoh.
Xerxes views himself to be:
A God
Conqueror of Greece
All of the above
King of Persia
Who was Leonidas?
He created democracy
He was a king and a soldier for Sparta
He was an author for Athens
He was a king for Athens
This Spartan king stayed with 300 to fight to the death
Xerxes
Leonidas
Darius
Cyrus
Where would you have found the 300 Spartan soldiers that fought against 180,000 Persians?
Thermoplyae
Thessoloniki
Plataea
The Oracle at Delphi
Yin -Yang means
The wisdom of right and wrong
Love of all things
Understanding black and white
Harmony and balance in all things
Philosophy came from what greek word meaning love
Sophia
Philo
Sigma
Opa
What is a monsoon
severe, strong seasonal winds that bring rain
A priest or priestess that gives prophecies
A short sword that the Persians used in battle
a shadoof like plant in Egypt
What is a veto?
Something the President can do
The thing that the person in charge does
A constitutional right to reject a law
Something the President can't do
