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Lucretius
Vocab
100
This subject in biology explaining how humans descended from earlier forms
What is evolution
100
Lucretius' writings influenced this writer of the Aeneid
Who is Virgil
100
"Nothing" translates as this word in Latin
What is nihil
100
Lucretius is not just a poet but this word meaning “thinker”
What is philosopher
100
Sine
What is without
200
Lucretius was a firm believer in this “ism”, concerning the smallest unit of matter atomism
What is atomism
200
The book of creation in the Bible
What is Genesis
200
The first word of the Latin passage, "principium", translates as this two-word term
What is first principle
200
My passage, "First Principle: Nothing Comes From Nothing: First Proof", comes from this collection of works written by Lucretius
What is De Rerum Natura or On the Nature of Things
200
Caelo
What is sky
300
Law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed
What is law of conservation of energy or conservation of energy
300
Lucretius is known to have lived in this city
What is Rome
300
Lucretius was influenced by the teachings of this Greek philosopher
What is Epicurus or Epicureanism
300
Volucres
What are birds
400
Lucretius is known to have lived in this century B.C.E.
What is first
400
"Numine", in Latin, translates as this two-word term, concerning the mighty gods
What is divine power
400
Lucretius may have made up this Latin word meaning "scale-bearing"
What is squamigerum
400
Desertus
What is deserted or uninhabited
500
This “ism” outlining the theory of the evolution of a species by natural selection, developed by Charles
What is Darwinism
500
The 1925 “monkey” trial concerning the teaching of human evolution in a Tennessee public school
What is Scopes trial or Scopes monkey trial or The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
500
This Latin word is used by Lucretius to describe all things concerning creation and growth
What is genitalia
500
His nomen is Lucretius, his praenomen is this popular name
What is Titus
500
Semine
What is seed
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