Ancient News
A collection of stories handed down in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
What is mythology?
At the age of nine, he became pharaoh of Egypt.
Who is Tutankhamun?
The correct version of the sentence: Me and Bob are best friends.
What is, Bob and I are best friends?
Percy Jackson's mom's favorite foods.
What are blue foods?
Mrs. Smith's favorite salty snack.
What are Cheetos?
The wedged-shaped writing system that was the earliest in human history and developed in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
In ancient Greece, the Father of Medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
The term for this grammar mistake: I ate all of the Pop Tarts I also got a stomach ache.
What is a run-on sentence?
What the children ask their mom for in the poem Elena: Vamos a pedirle dulces a mamá.
What is candy/sweets?
The extremely short story that you wrote about yourself during Mrs. Smith's first week in February.
What is a 6-Word Memoir?
The process of preserving a dead body.
What is mummification?
A powerful king of Babylon who created a special code of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
The difference between these two statements: the dog's toys, the dogs' toys.
What is one dog versus more than one dog?
Randall Munroe theorized what would happen if...
What is everybody jumped?
Where Catherine Smith goes to college.
Where is Boston University?
The Minoan, Cycladic, Trojan, and Mycenaean cultures.
What is the Aegean Civilization?
The Pharaoh who commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Who is Khufu?
The part of speech of "Serena Williams".
What is a proper noun?
The artist who painted Balloon Girl, Flower Thrower, and Swing Girl.
Who is Banksy?
The college that Ellie Smith will be attending next year, which also happens to be a very historical spot.
Where is Gettysburg College?
A system of channels and bridges--to transport water for public baths and toilets--in ancient Rome.
What are aquaducts?
The author who wrote our winning March Madness poem.
The four types of sentences.
What are declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative?
In Malala's story, the Taliban worried that when a child reads a book or learns English, they will become...
What is westernized?
Who is Langston Hughes?