Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages Europe
Non-Western World
Pot Pourri
100
Greeks worshiped numerous gods and goddesses, a religious practice known as this.
What is polytheism?
100
This law-making body survived the overthrow of the kings in 509 BCE, the fall of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BCE, the split of the Roman Empire in 395 CE, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, and barbarian rule of Rome in the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries. In fact, it continued to function in the West Roman Empire until 603 CE. (The upper house of Congress is named for it.)
What is the Senate?
100
During the European middle ages, this religious institution and its pope held more power than kings and queens.
What is the Catholic Church?
100
- Which of the following is the religious book of Islam?
Quran
100
What year did the Giants win their first World Series?
1905
200
This militaristic city-state, which trained boys and girls alike, first fought with Athens as an ally in the Persian Wars and later against Athens as an enemy in the Peloponnesian Wars.
What is Sparta?
200
In Ancient Rome, this was the first time Laws had been written down for all the people .
12 Tables
200
- Which of the following religions dominated Europe and taught about peace, love, and the importance of the individual?
Christianity
200
Who was the founder of Islam?
Mohammed
200
This ancient Greek philosopher started the Academy
Aristotle
300
Statesman, orator, and general during Athens' Golden Age, he expanded citizens' rights and encouraged direct democracy, in which the people directly participate in government and legislation.
Who is Pericles?
300
In Latin, this means a “thing of the people”, a form of government in which elected officials represent the people (Ancient Rome existed as such between 509 and 27 BCE and the United States exists as such today).
What is a republic (or representative democracy)?
300
What was the name of the Political and Social system in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
300
In Islam, Mohammed is considered a _______
prophet
300
Increased trade, leads to trading posts, merchants and markets, and ultimately these urban centers. In Ancient Greece called a polis
What are cities?
400
The Council of 500, created by Cleisthenes in 507 BCE, is a law-making body, not unlike Congress, known is this.
What is a legislature (or legislative body)?
400
- What was created due to Roman expansion, using universal law based on reason?
Law of Nations
400
The European socio-economic hierarchy that existed for centuries in which a pope or the Church had power over kings who granted land (manors or fiefs) to lords who employed knights to protect serfs (and, more important, power and wealth). The Black Death (bubonic plague) contributed to its decline.
What is feudalism (or the feudal system)?
400
Scholars of this religion preserved the science and culture of classical Greece and Rome, established libraries, and invented algebra and the Arabic numerals we use today while much of Europe descended into the Dark Ages following the fall of Rome.
What is Islam?
400
Truffles (Chocolate Truffles)
500
Western philosophical thought is rooted in the teachings of these 3 who insisted knowledge is acquired through questioning and "rational thought" and who established the Academies and Lyceums to educate greater numbers of students.
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
500
This Roman emperor's conversion to Christianity in the 4th century allowed it to spread throughout the Roman empire and become the world's most common religion.
Who is Constantine?
500
The "great charter" signed by King John in 1215 that granted legal and trading rights to nobles and limited the power of kings (it is the basis of English common law and the rule of law).
What is the Magna Carta?
500
The Arabic name for God
Allah
500
Socrates