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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpeth Hall | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Merrol Hyde A | USN B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Owensboro | USN C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Portland High | Athens Bible School | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| USN A | Franklin Road Academy | 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% |