6th Grade History End of the Year

Conquerors

100

This man was the student of Aristotle, raised in Macedonia, and conquered the Persian Empire

Alexander the Great

200

This king destroyed the temple in Jerusalem and has a very long name

Nebuchadnezzar

300

This man's father made him promise to be an "eternal enemy of Rome." He was the first to ever defeat the Romans in battle.

Hannibal

400

This man led the Persian attack on Athens, beginning the Persian Wars

Darius I

500

This Roman invaded North Africa and defeated Hannibal's army.

Scipio Africanus

Philosophers and Prophets

100

This man said "the unexamined life is not worth living."

Socrates

200

Prophets said that this man would eat milk and honey, be despised and rejected by others, and that he would have an unattractive appearance

Jesus

300

This man believed that water was the first cause

Thales

400

This man said that knowledge is "useful and powerful."

Francis Bacon

500

This man's idea of "separation of powers," contributed significantly to the American Founding

Montesquieu

Mythos

100

These founders of Rome were raised by a she-wolf

Romulus and Remus

200

This man wrote the famous Greek epics the "Iliad," and the "Odyssey"

Homer

300

The panathenaic festival honored this god

Athena

400

The Romans believed that this hero came from Troy and founded Italy. His descendants were the first kings of Rome

Aeneas

500

This is the god that the Babylonians believed created the universe

Marduk

Politics

100

Ancient Rome was divided into these two political groups

Patricians and plebians

200

These are the three natural rights that John Locke articulated

Life, liberty, and property

300

This is the name of the king that the Israelites demanded from God

Saul

400

For the Romans, a constitution was not just a document but a

Way of life

500

Aristotle called monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy the rule of the "____, the _____, and the ______."

The one, the few, and the many

Oui, oui

100

This woman said "Let them eat cake!"

Marie Antoinette

200

98% of France's population before the French Revolution belonged to this Estate

The Third Estate

300

Louis XIV believed that he was the center of the universe, so he became known as the ____ king. 

Sun

400

This estate was made up of clergy members who were very wealthy and owned lots of land

The First Estate

500

Marie Antoinette was not originally from France, but from _________.

Austria