mikro´s big history quizz

lets give it a try. i give you anything, a name, a number, a place and you try to find out which historical event or person is meant.

alright.

on february the 3rd in 1468 a man died in the german city of mainz. he made an invention that really changed the world, maybe in the same league with the use of fire or the wheel. what was the name of that man and what (exactly!) did he invent?

Johannes Gutenberg, German printer and inventor of moveable type.

Johannes Gutenberg is widely credited as being the father of printing in Europe.

Steve Gutenberg, star of 3 men and a baby and the police academy films

tickler wins!
that was easy, ok, now with something really difficult:
who was the first european that saw the pacific ocean?

The first European to see the Pacific was the Spanish explorer Balboa, on 25 September 1513...

The first European to see the Pacific was the Spanish explorer Balboa, on 25 September 1513.

Rocky??





Damn you Vic.

yeah, they made a film aboutr it later

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The first European to see the Pacific was the Spanish explorer Balboa, on 25 September 1513.

Rocky??





Damn you Vic.

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ok, i see thats all too easy, i gotta come up with something more difficult. what has the ancient roman ideal of an brave and honorable statesman to do with an american state?

They were able to create this Constitution because they learned from history, and the history that was most instructive for them was the history of the Roman world, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They crafted our Constitution to reflect the balanced constitution of the Roman Republic, with the sovereignty of the people guided by the wisdom of the Senate, with a powerful exec­utive in the form of the commander in chief, the consul. But they also understood, with the Romans, that no constitution, however good on paper, would work unless it was vitalized by civic virtue, by the willingness of each individual to sub­ordinate his own good to the good of the commu­nity as a whole. To use an old-fashioned word, patriotism must vitalize every constitution.

The founders hoped that, in America, we would see these virtues of ancient Rome, and they knew that under such a constitution the United States would grow into an empire. They already spoke of a rising empire of America. They hoped that Rome of the republic would be our enduring model, but they feared, and rightly so, that one day, perhaps today, our model would be Rome of the Caesars, Rome of the first and second centuries A.D. For Rome of the Caesars and the United States today are the only two absolute superpowers that have existed in history.

mikro, are you trying to get us to google all your history-study answers .....??

Augusta is the state capital of Maine

good Q's mikro

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They were able to create this Constitution because they learned from history, and the history that was most instructive for them was the history of the Roman world, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They crafted our Constitution to reflect the balanced constitution of the Roman Republic, with the sovereignty of the people guided by the wisdom of the Senate, with a powerful exec­utive in the form of the commander in chief, the consul. But they also understood, with the Romans, that no constitution, however good on paper, would work unless it was vitalized by civic virtue, by the willingness of each individual to sub­ordinate his own good to the good of the commu­nity as a whole. To use an old-fashioned word, patriotism must vitalize every constitution.

The founders hoped that, in America, we would see these virtues of ancient Rome, and they knew that under such a constitution the United States would grow into an empire. They already spoke of a rising empire of America. They hoped that Rome of the republic would be our enduring model, but they feared, and rightly so, that one day, perhaps today, our model would be Rome of the Caesars, Rome of the first and second centuries A.D. For Rome of the Caesars and the United States today are the only two absolute superpowers that have existed in history.

very good, thats the background. but i´m reffering to something special. ticklers idea headed in the right direction. and, no, i have my answers together, wont need you to google it for me

what do you mean headed in right direction. Ask a more direct question

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what do you mean headed in right direction. Ask a more direct question

direct questions are too easy, you´ll just google it or look up wikipedia....
i give you a hint, its about a name...

Austin ?

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what do you mean headed in right direction. Ask a more direct question

direct questions are too easy, you´ll just google it or look up wikipedia....
i give you a hint, its about a name...
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Augusta is related to a US state, its also the name of a famous Roman statesman...I am right..give me the damn points

no.