Acronyms
What figure from Greek mythology gave fire to man? What was the punishment?
Prometheus. His punishment was being tied to a rock and having his liver eaten by an eagle every day.
Perhaps the greatest poet/playwright in the English language is _______
Also, name 3 of his plays.
William Shakespeare
(plays vary)
Three main philosophers from Ancient Greece's classical age (in chronological order):
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
What alphabet is this? About what time period was it developed?
Greek.
Since the late 9th or early 8th century BC
The American continents are named after...
Amerigo Vespucci
he three main architectural orders used in ancient Greek construction are:
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Name 12 Olympian Gods
Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus
This civil rights leader was assassinated on April 4th,1968?
What is the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
His father was killed while _______ was still very young, possibly by white supremacists.
Malcolm X
The 3 Abrahamic religions.
Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
NBA
National Basketball Association
_______ was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight, and hunt.
Who is Alexander the Great?
_______ is the second-most populous country in the world, with over 1.45 billion people
What is India?