Christianity
This is the Greek word for "savior".
What is Christos?
This person was credited with the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?
This was believed to be under the control of Egyptian gods and goddesses.
What is nature?
This first battle of the Persian Wars was named after a nearby city-state.
What was Marathon?
This Greek god was considered the king of all the gods.
Who is Zeus?
This person receives land in exchange for serving and protecting his lord.
What is a knight?
This Emperor is believed to have burned down part of Rome and placed blame on the Christians.
Who was Nero?
This person was the first Roman Emperor.
Who is Augustus (Octavian)?
These were built by Egyptians in honor of their gods.
What are temples?
This third battle of the Persian Wars was the only one that occurred on the sea.
What is the battle of Salamis?
This god was the ruler of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
This person makes a living as a farmer.
What is a peasant.
This was the Roman governor under whose authority Jesus was put to death.
Who was Pontius Pilate?
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These were typically offered to the Egyptian gods by the people worshipping them.
What are gifts, food, and prayers?
During this battle, a traitor gave information to the Persians about how to get past the narrow passageway they had been lured into.
This group of early Greek people were the first to believe in the Greek gods.
Who are the Minoans?
The word "France" originates from the name of this early European kingdom.
What is the Franks?
According to Christianity, this deity is the father of Jesus.
Who is God?
This famous Roman was stabbed 23 times by a group of people.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This Egyptian goddess was worshipped as the great mother who protected children.
Who was Isis?
The Persian Wars consisted of this many separate wars.
What is four?
This monster was confined to the labyrinth on Crete where his anger was said to cause earthquakes on the island.
What is the Minotaur?
These were the people who attacked Europe from the north.
Who were the Vikings?
This town in the province of Judaea is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
What is Bethlehem?
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The Egyptian god Osiris was worshipped as the god of this.
What is the living and the dead?
This professional distance runner brought word back to Sparta about an Athenian victory during the Persian Wars.
Who is Pheidippides?
This island, north of Egypt is the home of King Minos and the legendary Minotaur.
What is Crete?
This is the word for a knight-in-training.
What is a squire?