The Eclipse That Ended a War and Shook the Gods Forever

Who is celebrated for predicting a famous solar eclipse 2,600 years ago?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Thales

• Plato

What immediate impact did the eclipse have on ancient kingdoms?

• Led to a discovery

• Caused a famine

• Ended a war

• Started a war

In what year did the solar eclipse that ended the war occur?

• 600 B.C.

• 585 B.C.

• 585 A.D.

• 500 B.C.

Where did Thales live?

• Rome, Italy

• The Anatolian coast

• Sparta, Greece

• Athens, Greece

What was the relationship between the kingdoms of the Medes and Lydia before the eclipse?

• At war

• Trade partners

• Neutral

• Allies

What was included in the terms of peace after the eclipse?

• Exchange of gold

• Sharing of lands

• Building a monument

• Marriage between royal families

What did Thales reportedly abandon to acquire his unusual power?

• Philosophy

• The gods

• Mathematics

• Science

What is the significance of the April 8 eclipse mentioned in the article?

• It's the first eclipse in 100 years

• It's the last visible in North America for 20 years

• It's the longest eclipse of the century

• It marks the discovery of a new planet

What did the eclipse symbolize to the people at the time?

• A good omen

• A call to arms

• A sign of prosperity

• A very bad omen

How did ancient civilizations interpret solar eclipses?

• As messages from the gods

• As purely scientific phenomena

• As unimportant events

• As illusions