Government
This form of government is often credited to classical Athens, but may have been present in many neolithic hunter-gatherer groups, as well.
What is democracy?
This person was the last Pharaoh of Egypt.
Who is Cleopatra?
Goddess of Spring and Growth, who was abducted by Hades and became Queen of the Underworld.
Who is Persephone?
476 CE
What is the Fall of the Western Roman Empire?
The system of legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe.
What is Feudalism?
After the last of Rome's Tyrant-Kings was assassinated, and long before it was an Empire, Rome became this.
What is a Republic?
The Romans during the Republican period became obsessed with this culture, and adopted their language, customs, philosophy, and even religious beliefs, to some degree.
What is Ancient Greece?
The Roman King of the Gods. (If you use his Greek name, you are wrong!)
Who is Jupiter?
1346-53 CE
What is the Black Death?
Arthur's nephew, Knight of the Round Table who took on the Quest of the Green Knight.
Who is Gawain?
When a small group of wealthy and powerful people have control of a country, it is called this.
What is an Oligarchy?
These two brothers, sons of Mars, were said to be the mythical founders of Rome, who gave the city its name after being suckled by Lupa the she-wolf.
(BOTH must be named accurately)
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The Egyptian god of the Underworld.
Who is Osiris?
1517 CE
What is the Protestant Reformation? OR: What is the posting of the 95 Theses by Martin Luther?
The word used for a fragment of a saint (like a bone, piece of clothing, or lock of hair, for example) kept in a church as an object of holy reverence and pilgrimage.
What is a relic?
The signing of this document in the 13th century made sure that England was never an Absolute Monarchy.
What is Magna Carta?
These two rivers in Mesopotamia were seen as the borders of the "Cradle of Civilization."
(BOTH must be named accurately)
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
The Greek Primordial deity who existed at the beginning of time, and was the source of the gods, and all of reality.
It can also refer to an early state of the cosmos constituted of nothing but undifferentiated and indistinguishable matter.
What is Chaos?
44 BCE
What is the death/assassination of Julius Caesar?
A person holding or espousing beliefs at odds with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is a heretic?
Henry VIII believed in this idea, which upheld Absolute Monarchy and suggested that Kings were appointed by God and thus could do whatever they wanted.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
This legend from ancient Mesopotamia about the demigod king of Uruk is often cited as the world's oldest story.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The patriarch, holy and central to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, who gives his name to this grouping of religions.
Who is Abraham?
1066 CE
What is the Norman Conquest of Britain?
Special product sold by the church to forgive and erase the sins of a relative (especially a deceased loved one) in exchange for money.