Ancient Greece
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VERY HARD Potpourri
100
He has been called the "Founder of Athenian democracy" by historians. One change he supported was allowing citizens to submit laws for debate.
Who is Cleisthenes?
100
This term describes a form of government in which power rests with citizens who elect representatives that make government decisions.
What is a republic?
100
It is the book that outlines the moral codes and ethics that are central to those that practice Judaism.
What is the Torah?
100
This Norman leader invaded England in the year 1066 and began the long line of the current royal family.
Who is William the Conqueror?
100
This English philosopher wrote "The Leviathan" in which he argued that life is "nasty, brutish and short."
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
100
These are the names of the two conflicting armies during the English Civil War.
What are the "Roundheads" and the "Cavaliers?"
200
This war threatened the growing democracy in Greece. It began when Athens sent aid to the Ionians who were revolting under the Persian Empire.
What is the Greco-Persian War?
200
During the Roman republic era, this group were the aristocratic landowners who held most of the political power.
Who were the patricians?
200
He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. According to Catholics, he is the successor of Peter, and thus has supreme jurisdiction over the church in all matters of faith and morality.
Who is the Pope?
200
He was the unpopular king that was forced by his nobles to sign the Magna Carta, which limited his absolute power over the Englishmen in his kingdom.
Who is King John?
200
This English thinker wrote on how men have certain unalienable rights, like "life, liberty, and property."
Who is John Locke?
200
He was the English king that declared himself the head of a new branch of Christianity when he was denied an annulment to his marriage by the Catholic Church.
Who is Henry VIII?
300
This war was fought between two rival Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta. Sparta may have been envious of the prosperity that Athens cultivated.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
These wars threatened the growing Republic of Rome. How different would the world be if Carthage won these three conflicts?
What are the Punic Wars?
300
They are the three major world religions that trace their inception to a covenant between Abraham and God.
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
300
The English Civil War was about parliament challenging the divine right and power of a king. After the conflict, Charles I was executed, and this man led the country from his new role as "Lord Protector."
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
300
This is the book written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that outline his beliefs that the only legitimate government comes from the consent of those being governed.
What is "The Social Contract?"
300
It is the one world reply that the city-state of Sparta sent to an invading king when he sent the message "If my army makes it to your city and defeats your army, we will burn Sparta to the ground."
What is "if?"
400
The democratic ideas practiced in Athens came to a tragic end when this Macedonian king invaded in 338 BC.
Who is King Philip II?
400
It is the name of the Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps with his army (including war elephants) and pillaged across the Italian Peninsula for 15 years.
What is Hannibal Barca?
400
According to Christian traditions, after the death of Jesus, this man traveled from town to town preaching about Jesus. He declared that Christianity was a universal religion that should welcome all converts, both Jews and non-Jews.
Who is Paul?
400
The coronation of these two rulers sparked the "Glorious Revolution" period in England which ushered in big democratic reforms.
Who are William (of Orange) and Mary?
400
This French king tried to flee the country during the tumultuous French Revolution. He was punished for this attempt, and the punishment for this was death by guillotine.
Who was Louis XVI?
400
It is the name of the ancient Greek warships shown here: 
What are "triremes?"
500
He led Athens for 32 years, and turned it into a direct democracy where citizens ruled directly, not through representatives.
Who was Pericles?
500
This legendary general of Rome finally defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama.
Who is Scipio Africanus?
500
He was the first Christian Roman Emperor!
Who is Constantine?
500
The "Restoration" period in English history occurred when this man was invited to claim the English throne in 1660.
Who is Charles II?
500
This French philosopher was particularly worried about the power that governments can accumulate. He suggested separating the powers of the government into three branches. What a novel idea!
Who is Baron De Montesquieu?
500
It is the name of the horse Alexander the Great rode into battle as expanded his vast empire.
What is Bucephalus?