Packet 9: Bonus 8
G. V. Plekhanov (“pleh-HA-nohv”) coined the term "historical materialism" to describe this school of thought's alternative to the "Great Man" theory. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this school of thought that seeks to apply the dialectic to human history to understand societies through their modes of production.
ANSWER: Marxism [reject “Socialism” or “Communism”]
[10e] Marx argued that these pre-agricultural societies existed in a “primitive communist” form. The once-popular idea that men and women respectively performed its two namesake roles has now been debunked.
ANSWER: Hunter-gatherer societies
[10m] In later Marxist historiography, this rebel leader of the third Servile war became a symbol of ancient class struggle. This former gladiator’s troops were crucified en masse following their loss at the Battle of the Silarius River.
ANSWER: Spartacus
<Mixed/Other History — Gregory Zeldovich> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 15.38 | 85% | 65% | 4% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | White Cloud A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Coldwater | New Buffalo A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Traverse City Central A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Utica Academy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Detroit Catholic Central C | Okemos A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Country Day A | U of D Jesuit | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Country Day B | White Cloud B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Grand Ledge | Troy A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hillsdale Academy C | Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hillsdale Academy D | DeWitt A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| New Boston Huron | Holt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Okemos B | Troy B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Rockford A | DeWitt B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Rockford B | New Buffalo B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central B | Hillsdale Academy B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Williamston | Hillsdale Academy A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 15.00 | 81% | 63% | 6% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |