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