Greek Mythology
What are the 2 very famous poems written by Homer.
The Iliad and The Odessey
how many times was Julious Caesar stabbed?
17
What was another common name for "The Plague"
The black death
Leonardo di vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donetello
What was the economic devastation that took place in the early 1900's called
The great depression
Name the "Big Three" Greek Gods
Zues, Poseidon, Hades
What is the Greek god Zeus in Roman Mythology
Jupiter
What did the plague originate from
rats
where did the renaissance start
Florence, Italy
What was the deadliest war in US history
The civil war
Who is the daughter of Atlas who was banished to Ogygia
Calypso
what were famously Julious Caeser's last words (in english)
not you too brutus
Why did Plague doctors have flower petals in their plague mask, and what were said flower petals
They believed rose petals at the end of their oddly shaped masks would protect them from the plague
What does the word Renaissance directly translate to
Rebirth
What was the common way witches were tried using a river during the Salem witch trials
They'd tie a woman up and throw her into a river and if she sunk and drowned, she was innocent but if she floated and lived, she was a witch and would be killed.
What is the name of the cyclops in the Odessey
Polyphemus
What does the Latin phrase "Vox Populi" roughly translate to
The people's voice
Where did the plague originate (country)
China
What was considered the most important invention during the renaissance
The printing press
what did the sign hanging above Aushwitz mean in english "Arbeit macht frei"
work sets you free
Name ALL the 12 olympians
Zues, Poseidon, Hera, Hephaestus, Hermes, Demeter, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Hestia, Ares, Aphrodite
How do you exercise a demon in latin
"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus"
What animals were commonly put on trial during this time
Pigs and mice could be charged, tired, and executed for crimes like murder or stealing crops
What were woman not allowed to do during this time
stand in front of windows (said to "distract men from god")
according to German myth how did the flower forget-me-nots get their name
A knight tried to cross a river to get his love flowers but got swept away by the current and yelled to her "forget me not"