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