MAP ATTACK!
This is the Latin word for “map” or “paper.”
What is 'charta?'
This Phoenician queen lives and rules in Africa.
Who is Dido?
The case used for the subject of a Latin sentence.
What is the nominative?
This little ending, attached to the first word of a sentence, turns a statement into a yes-or-no question.
What is -ne?
This is the study of the original meanings of words and the history of their development.
What is etymology?
According to the story, these three large landmasses are continents: Europa, Africa, and ___.
What is Asia?
This city is located in Africa and is associated with Dido.
What is Carthago (Carthage)?
The case normally used for the direct object.
What is the accusative?
Little endings, such as -ne and -que are called this.
What is an enclitic?
The Latin word charta originally referred to this writing material.
What is papyrus?
Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, and Cyprus are examples of these.
What are insulae (islands)?
This girl/maiden is the subject of the first story and lives in Phoenicia.
Who is Europa?
Many nouns following prepositions such as "in" and "ex" appear in this case.
What is the ablative?
This is how you say, “Are the islands large?”
What is "Suntne insulae magnae?"
The Latin word tabula originally meant this physical object before developing additional meanings such as tablet, record, and map.
What is a plank of wood / board?
Hispania, Graecia, and Italia are described as large examples of these geographical features.
What are paeninsulae (peninsulas)?
The story names this region as the home of the maiden Europa and the island Tyrus.
What is Phoenicia?
Give the ablative plural of "terra."
What is terris?
To make a Latin sentence negative, this word is normally placed before the verb.
What is non?
The Romans also used this Latin word, meaning “plan,” for a map.
What is forma?
The islands listed in the story are said to be located in this sea.
What is the Mare Mediterraneum?
Peloponnesus is in this region.
What is Graecia?
In "Spectate terras," "terras" is accusative because it performs this grammatical job.
What is the direct object of spectate?
The answer in Latin to "ubi est Mauritania?"
What is "Mauritania est in Africa."
These ancient route maps were used by travelers and the Roman army and supplied information such as distances, routes, and landmarks.
What are itinera (itineraries)?