Mythology & Folklore
the chief of the Greek and Roman gods, who defeated the Titans
Zeus
choral singing performed without instruments
a capella
the event at the end of the 18th century that ended the thousand-year rule of kings in France; ended with the dictatorship of Napolean
French Revolution
the ancient and now extinct relatives of modern humans
Neanderthals
a tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle
Achilles
the Greek and Roman goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
a large cathedral in Paris and is considered one of the masterpieces of Gothic architecture
Notre Dame
a book in which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels proclaimed the principles of communism
The Communist Manifesto
in Jungian psychology, these are the images, patterns and symbols that rise out of the collective unconscious
archetypes
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to the body tissues
arteries
the great war fought between the Greece and Troy
Trojan War
the sound of three or more notes played at the same time
chord
the radicals in the Russian Revolution, who were led by Lenin
Bolsheviks
a native of Louisiana believed to be descended from the French exiles of Acadia
Cajuns
a disease characterized by rapid growth of cells in the body, often in the form of a tumor
cancer
a legendary giant lumberjack of the North Woods of the United States and Canada
Paul Bunyon
a kind of jazz from the early 20th century that evolved from the music of African- Americans, especially works songs and spirituals
blues
dictator of Iraq from 1979-2003, known for his ruthlessness and defiance of the United States
Saddam Hussein
a form of psychosis marked by a strong tendency to disassociate oneself from reality
schizophrenia
a surgical incision into one or more of the nerve masses in the front of the brain
lobotomy
a gigantic, humped, dragon-like creature thought to inhabit a lake in Scotland
Loch Ness Monster
a concert gall, world-famous for its acoustics, in New York City
Carnegie Hall
a battle in Belgium where the French were defeated by the British and Prussians; Napoleon abdicated as emperor after
Battle of Waterloo
a late 19th and early 20th century physician, known as the founder of psychoanalysis, emphasized the effects of repression
Sigmund Freud
an often fatal disease transmitted by food or water that has been contaminated with raw sewage
cholera
a legendary king of England in the Middle Ages
King Arthur
name the song of the following lyrics: "O beautiful for spacious skies"
"America the Beautiful"
a prison in Paris where many political and other offenders were held and tortured until the time of the French Revolution
Bastille
type A personality
an organ that forms in the uterus and moves nourishment to the fetus
placenta
a hero of American folktales, portrayed as an enormasly strong black man who worked on railroads and/or steamboats
John Henry
an 18th century Austrian composer who began composing music before he was five
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
a political leader of Germany in the 19th century, known as the "Iron Chancellor"
Otto von Bismarck
an American psychologist of the 20th century who stressed the similarities between human and animal learning processes;
B.F. Skinner
an activity cycle lasting 24 hours that many living things, including humans, follow
circadian rhythm
a cup or bowl, said to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper, that became an object of quest for the Knights of the Round Table
Holy Grail
a German composer of the late 18th century, often considered one of the greatest of all time, known for his Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven
a common name for the democratic government of Germany between the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the assumption of Adolf Hitler
Weimer Republic (Weimer Germany)
the nomadic hunting and gathering people of the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa
Bushmen
a widely used antidepressant drug that works by modifying the behavior of neurotransmitters in the brain
Prozac
a band of the sky along which the sun, the moon, and most of the planets move
zodiac
a 20th century African-American jazz trumpet player and singer
Louis Armstrong
wealthy and influential European Jewish banking family
Rothschilds
a pessimistic viewpoint on population and world resources
Malthusianism
an ancient Greek physician known as the "father of medicine"
Hippocrates
a king who offended Zeus and was punished by Hades by being forced to roll an enormous boulder to the top of a steep hill, in which is falls back down as he nears the top
Sisyphus
a 20th century American film actor who played "tough guys," particularly soldiers and cowboys
John Wayne
an 18th century Anglo-Irish political leader, who is known as the founder of cultural and political conservatism
Edmund Burke
the earliest form of modern humans; did cave paintings which are of the earliest artwork of mankind
Cro-Magnon
chronic pain in the hip and upper leg caused by irritation of a large nerve
sciatica