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