Texas History
Where did we get the name 'Texas' from?
Caddo word 'tayshas' meaning friends
What island was the ancient Minoan civilization located?
Crete
Where does Mrs. Rogers go every day after lunch recess?
home to let her dogs out OR 7brew
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'
Simile
At what palace was the legendary labyrinth and the mythical beast, the minotaur live?
Knossos
What is a presidio?
A fort that housed soldiers usually built near a mission.
Define bull leaping and where is originated.
bull-leaping involved jumping onto a bull by grabbing its horns, doing a somersault, and landing back on the group. Minoan civilization
Mrs. Kandice has three children. What are their names and what grades are they in?
Cooper-11th grade
Olivia-11th grade
Finn-2nd grade
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
What is the Roman AND Greek name of the god of blacksmiths?
Hepahaestus/Vulcan
How did the Karankawa celebrate successful hunting trips?
mitotes-three days/nights of dancing, feasting, music, and bonfires.
One major event that characterizes the 'Dark Ages' (1200-750 BC) in Greek history is the migration of Greeks across the Aegean Sea. Name the three groups of Greeks that migrated.
Ionians
Dorians
Aeolians
What award(s) did Mrs. Rogers receive when she graduated SJDS?
English (duh)!
PE
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
metaphor
Who were the two main characters in 'The Weaving Contest'?
Arachne & Minerva
TRUE or FALSE
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
TRUE
Where did the Mycenaeans live?
Peloponnese-mainland Greece
Mrs. Rogers was born in September of 1968, and Mrs. Kandice was born in March of 1983. What is our combined age?
98
This is why you need to be kind to BOTH of us!
Oxymoron
The 'Great Bear' is a story about Callisto and Arcus. What animal was Arcus shooting an arrow at when he saw his mother as a bear?
Name the FOUR geographical regions in Texas.
Coastal plains
Great plains
North Central plains
Mountains & Basins
What was the Mycenaeans' writting language called?
Linear B (because its characters consisted of lines)
Which one of these jobs did Mrs. Kandice NOT have before she starting working at SJDS?
Limo driver
Forensic Interviewer
Bartender/Waitress
Pizza Delivery Person
Pizza Delivery Person
What are the THREE rules of a haiku poem?
1) There are not more than 17 syllables.
2) Haiku is composed of only 3 lines.
3) Typically, every first line of a haiku has 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the third has 5.
How did Odysseus escape the one-eyed giant? He did three things. Name two
Stabbed him in the eye when he was sleeping AND told him the wrong name, AND escaped from the cave underneath the sheep