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