The Ancient World
After defeating the Shang dynasty around 1000 B.C., the Zhou dynasty ruled this empire for nearly 800 years
Ancient China
In one version his daughter is among the items he turns to gold with his touch
Midas
The Mazovian dialect of this language is spoken mainly around Warsaw
Polish
You make this snack food by heating its kernels until they explode
Popcorn
In May 1607 this settlement was founded by 104 Englishmen & boys; the women came the following year
Jamestown
It was the chief city-state that whipped Athens in the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
My theorem? That you know this whiz who gave his name to the equation a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagoras
It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada & Monaco
French
In one of the most violent eruptions in history, Huaynaputina, one of these in Peru, exploded in 1600
Volcano
At the time of the Revolutionary War, this was the most populous city; New York City was No. 2
Philadelphia
Tradition says Rome was founded by twins whose ancestors fled the Greek horseplay that destroyed this city
Troy
We're 100/100ths sure that Simon Stevin introduced the concept of "decimal" these to Europe in 1585
Fractions
In Hebrew you use this word for both hello & goodbye
Shalom
The unexplained explosion of this ship in Havana's harbor in 1898 led to war
the Maine
In 1691 Massachusetts was granted a new charter & this grape-laden island was annexed to it
Martha's Vineyard
They're the 2 calendar months named for Caesars
July and August
The ancient Greek Hipparchus pioneered this branch of math, from ancient Greek for "triangle" & "measure"
Trigonometry
In Swahili hakuna means no, so matata must mean these
Worries
The "bombardier" type of this insect gets its name because it blasts its enemies with an explosive puff of hot liquid
Beetle
Patrick Henry said his opposition to this 1765 act began resistance to taxation & led to the revolution & you're welcome
Stamp Act
Menes is credited with unifying the upper & lower sections of this kingdom around the 3rd millennium B.C.
Egypt
In mythology Prometheus isn't chained to that rock forever; this hero rescues him
Hercules
Oikos means "house" (not "yogurt") in this language
Greek
After one of his factories exploded in 1864, this dynamite inventor was forbidden to rebuild it
Nobel
Sermons by Jonathan Edwards prompted a religious revival called the Great this
the Great Awakening