What Do You Know About Real-Life Warriors?

Leaders of cultures all around the ancient world proved themselves through military might. Their tactics and weapon choices have become legendary and their empires have been some of the greatest the world has ever seen.

Do you know anything about these amazing civilizations? Pit your knowledge about these warriors to the extremes as you answer these difficult yet interesting questions about ancient warriors.

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1. Tiglath-Pileser III, who expanded his empire significantly, is considered one of the most successful commanders in world history. Which ancient civilization did he come from?
The Babylons
The Mayas
The Assyrians
The Mongols
2. The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE is an extrordinary event where a group of 300 peoples defeated the vast Persian army. What culture was it that defeated mighty Persia?
The Romans
The Spartans
The Macedonians
The Celts
3. The plalanx was the heart of the Macedonian army, and was made up of rows of up to 16 men with an 18-foot long pike each. This unit was the core of which leader's military?
Alexander the Great
Mansa Musa
Salah al-Din
Charlemagne, or Charles the Great
4. Which of these tests is NOT one of the three test warriors are required to pass in order to enter Celtic Fianna Eireann training?
The warrior's hair is woven into a braid and he is chased through the forest by other Fianna warriors. He must not be overtaken, crack a dry stick with his foot, or let one hair out of place.
The warrior must climb a tree that is as tall as five men and return without breaking a single branch or getting a scratch.
The warrior must be able to jump over a branch that is level with hes fforehead, and duck under a branch level with his knee. He must also be able to pull a thorn out of his foot without breaking speed while running.
The warrior stands in the middle of a meadow and defends himself from nine spear-throwing members of the Fianna with only a sheild and a hazel stick.
5. Which of these Roman tactics were used to protect the archers when the enemy threatened to surround them?
The Wedge
The Tortoise
Repel the Cavalry
The Circle
6. What words were those traditionally ascribed to Roman gladiators before they engaged in a fight?
Hail Caesar! We give up our lives to the mighty emperor who has ruled us so.
Hail Caesar! Those who die in these here games are given to recognise your power.
Hail Caesar! We who are about to die, salute you.
Hail Caesar! May much blood fall as tribute to you.
7. Longboats were a vital element to the sucess of a certain civilization. They added to the necessary element of surprise. What nation used these boats?
The Japanese
The Portugese
The Egyptians
The Vikings
8. The code of laws, or Bushido, of the Japanese Samurai did NOT include which principle?
A Samurai decides the death of his enemies by the Katana code.
A Samurai must demonstrate politeness at all times.
A Samurai must show contempt for death.
A samurai has a duty to defend the honor of his name.
9. Which of these weapons were NOT used by Japanese Ninjas?
The sai, a three pronged dagger with the middle prong being longer than the two on either side.
The ashiato was a long wooden pole with sharp blades on either end.
The kusarigama was a chain with a weight at one end and a sickle at the other.
The shikoro was a weapon with a serrated edge used to cut through wood when, for example, trying to get in through a door.
10. How far could the famed Mongolian recurve bow shoot?
Up to 100 feet
Between 100-200 feet
Between 200-300 feet
Between 300-400 feet
11. Which was NOT one of the ten rules in the Code of Chivalry that Medieval European knights followed?
Thou shalt love the country in which thou wast born.
Thou shalt make war against all weakness.
Thou shalt defend the Church.
Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
12. Which of these was NOT an Aztec weapon?
The yaomitl was a dart tipped with stome or obsidian.
The atlatl was a throwing stick made of wood, into which a dart was inserted.
The maquahuitl was a sword-clup consisted of a three-foot metal shaft with a serrated edge.
The Chingallin was a sheild made of a heavy oak framework decorated with various animal claws.
13. The battle tactic called 'Horns of the Beast' was used by which culture to defeat the British?
The Zulus
The Chinese
The Vikings
The Incas

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