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Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Religions
Banzi/ Escott Trivia
100

Meaning earth

What is geo?

100

Escott eats emmental cheese early each day is an example of this type of figuratively language. 

What is alliteration?

100

Humans began to settle down, farm, and domesticate plants and animals in this era. 

What is the Neolithic Era?

100

This religion was started by a prince who gave up his possessions to live think about ending the cycle of suffering.

What is Buddhism?

100

Ms. Banzi's cat's name

Who is Glenn?

200
Meaning god.

What is theo?

200

A "bug in your ear" means you have secret information. This is a type of what kind of figurative language?

What is an idiom?

200

In Ancient Egypt, the seasons were designed around this body of water. 

What is the Nile River?

200

In Ancient Egypt, people believed that the heart was weighed against this to determine if a person was pure of heart. 

What is an ostrich feather?

200

Mrs. Escott's dog's name

Who is Duke?

300

Meaning against

What is anti?

300

My breaks SCREECHED! coming into work. Screeched is this type of figurative language.

What is onomatopoeia? 

300

This is a famous epic that told the tale of a bad king befriending a man made by the gods and changing his ways. 

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

300

In Ancient Mesopotamia, this person created a stele that depicted him speaking with the gods. 

Who is Hammurabi?

300

Who is older, Ms. Banzi or Mrs. Escott?

Mrs. Escott

400

Meaning book. 

What is biblio?

400

He is as lazy as a three-toed sloth. This is an example of this type of figurative language. 

What is a simile?

400

This society used snails to make an important purple dye.

What is Phoenicia? 

400

In Hinduism, the original texts that included prayers, hymn, and songs and told people how to live. 

What are the Vedas?

400
Makes their own pasta

Who is Ms. Banzi

500

Meaning group. 

What is greg?

500

I am so hungry I could eat my desk is an example of this type of figurative language. 

What is hyperbole?

500

This is the social class that the Buddha was born into. 

What is the Kshatriya?

500

In Mesopotamia, these were built so that priests could talk to and worship the gods. They were the center of the cities. 

What are ziggurats?

500

Favorite animal is penguin

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