Greek & Latin
Latin may not be spoken today, but you can see heavy influences in a group of languages known as this, including Italian and French.
What are the romance languages?
The war between the Greeks and Persians exploded at this battle, where Leonidas and his group of Spartans sacrificed their lives to slow the invasion.
What is Thermopylae?
the Division into East and Western Empires (one of many causes)
What is the Roman Empire?
This man is most famous for one of his equations that you probably learned in your sophomore year geometry class. He sure wasn't a square!
Who is Pythagoras?
This American city was the setting of both Disney films The Princess and the Frog and The Haunted Mansion.
What is New Orleans?
Greek and Latin are unlike most modern western languages in that they make use of a system of grammatical ideas known as this, including the nominative and dative.
What are cases?
This general was key in beating back Trojan forced during the Trojan War. His home life was... much less successful, between the tragic death of his daughter and his wife's affair.
Who is Agamemnon?
Conquer of the capital by Cyrus of the Achaemenids in 539 BC
What is the Babylonian Empire?
Most historians believe that Egyptians invented the first form of this item, made from papyrus.
What is paper?
This singer made her debut with her album Forever My Girl, at the time the most successful debut album in history. She later accepted a gig on American Idol, where she judged for 8 seasons.
Who is Paula Abdul?
Translated as " to be," this Latin term is one of the most commonly used words in translated works. (You may provide either the root verb or the first person singular "I am")
What is sum?
or
What is esse?
The revolt of these people in 132 CE was utterly crushed by Emperor Hadrian, enforcing a lasting dominance in the region that was not broken until the 7th century invasion by the Persians.
Who are the Jews?
The Rebellion of Naxos (An alliance, not a civilization per se)
What is the Delian League?
Romans invented this now dying form of communication, known as the Acta Diurna, which was placed in the Forum for all to read.
What is the newspaper?
In order to win the American presidency under the Electoral College, a candidate must win at least how many electoral votes?
What is 270?
The most popular dictionary for translating Greek was made by this man, commonly found in one of three sizes. Fun fact, his daughter Alice was the muse for the Lewis Carol tale "Alice in Wonderland."
Who is Henry Liddell?
The Second Punic War was fought on two fronts, one in Africa and the other in this modern day country, adding the first land from the region to the Roman Empire.
What is Spain?
Sea People! (probably Etruscans)
What is the Mycenaean Civilization?
Eureka! Archimedes exclaimed the Greek phrase upon his realization that this property of objects can be measured in a bathtub.
What is volume?
Shakespeare's longest play.
What is Hamlet?
Translate this phrase from the beginning of the world famous Illiad: μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην.
What is Sing, oh goddess, the wrath of Achilles, son of Peleus?
This famous battle between Egypt under Thutmose III and the Canaanites was a major victory for Egypt and allowed them to conquer much of the region. At least, after a 7 month siege of the Canaan city the "battle" is named after.
What is the Battle of Megiddo?
The Fall of Haran (609 BC)
What is the Assyrian Empire?
The origins of this pseudoscience are said to be traced back to Hellenistic Alexandria. Early practice of the methods was heavily rooted in mythology and cosmology, assigning different gods to different metals.
What is alchemy?
This is the only bone that infant humans are born without.
What are kneecaps/patellas?