Ancient Mythology
The Olympian goddess of agriculture
Who was Demeter?
Who was Ceres?
The man whose assassination led to the creation of the Roman Empire
Who was Julius Caesar?
The explorer who sailed the ocean with support from the queen of Castile and the king of Aragon and laid claim to Caribbean islands in their names
Who was Christopher Columbus?
The day on which the Declaration of Independence was signed
What was July 4, 1776?
The Hindu god of creation
Who is Brahma?
The city where many ancient Greek philosophers were born, including Socrates, Plato, Pericles, etc.
What is Athens?
A period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages
What was the Renaissance?
The major war in which the United States participated that lasted from 1950 to 1953, and at which many mobile army surgical hospitals were present
What was the Korean War?
The Chinese God of Wealth
Who is Caishen?
The first emperor of the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the Persian Empire
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The founder of Protestant Christianity who criticized the Catholic church
Who was Martin Luther?
The last emperor of Russia
Who was Tsar Nicholas II Romanov?
The egyptian god of chaos, violence and the desert
Who is Set?
Who is Seth?
A set of wars between the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Republic
What were the Punic Wars?
A European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries which focused on religion, reason, and humanity
What was the Enlightenment?
The successor to Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
The world snake in Norse mythology
Who is Jormungandr?
The phrase, in Latin or in English, that was famously said by Julius Caesar as he crossed the Rubicon River
What is "alea iacta est"?
What is "the die is cast"?
This period of Japan was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. Lasted from 1600 to 1868
What was the Edo period?
The eleventh president of the United States of America
Who was James K. Polk?