The Odyssey
Where does the Odyssey take place?
Ancient Greece
What kind of book is Blood on the River?
Historical Fiction
What is the name of the government where everyone has a say in what happens?
Democracy
What are the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What continent is China in?
Asia
Who represents the shadow archetype in The Odessey?
Poseidon
Who was the first President of Jamestown colony?
Wingfield
What is the supply and demand of pencils in Mr. Ullmann's class?
High demand, low supply
What is the name of the plant that Egyptians used to make paper?
Papyrus
Name the two rivers that flow through Inner China?
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Who is the first threshold guardian that Odysseus and his men face (not including the lotus flowers)?
Cyclops
Name two environmental factors that got in the way of Jamestown's development
-Starvation
-Tall grass/trees for natives to hide
-Fires
-Bad water
-Sickness from mosquitos
What is the name of the point where supply and demand are the same?
Equalibrium
What form of writing did the Sumerians create?
Cuneiform
Which Chinese philosophy calls for strict rules and harsh punishment?
Legalism
What is the name of the messenger god who helps Odysseus along the way?
Hermes
Name 3 social factors that got in the way of Jamestown's development
-Leadership struggle
-No survival skills, not listening to Smith
-Gentlemen vs. Commoners
-Stealing/lying
-Poor relations with natives
What is the name for the kind of economy where the government controls how much something costs?
Command Economy
Which Pharaoh built the White Chapel and created more jewelry in Egypt?
Senusret
What is the "neutral" Chinese philosophy that pushes for inaction and stepping back while nature runs its course?
Daoism
What is the name of Odysseus's wife?
Penelope
What is the definition and an example of the word "bias"?
Unfair opinion
What is the name of the government where religion is mixed in with laws and forced on society?
Theocracy
What is the entire Egyptian social pyramid in order?
Pharaoh
Government Officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
What was the name of the ancient Chinese trade network that expanded as far as Europe and Africa?
Silk Road