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The name of the main character in "Green Willow"
What is Tomotada
100
a traditional story -- often about gods and goddesses -- that serves to explain natural phenomena, the human situation, or the orgin of a belief or ritual
What is myth
100
The voice that speaks the ideas presented
What is the speaker
100
wheelbarrows, collar harness, paper, fireworks, matches, compass
What are ancient Chinese inventions
100
The Analects were written by what Author
Who is Confucius
200
What does the monk find at the end of "Green Willow" -- ?
What are three stumps of Willow trees?
200
literature that records and celebrates great deeds of heroes and heroines
What is heroic literature
200
How would you describe the gods in Popol Vuh?
What is strict and unforgiving
200
literature that instructs its readers
What is didactic literature
200
She didn't even have the strength lef to weep
Who is Green Willow
300
What did the Sumerians invent? What is cuneiform?
What is cuneiform?
300
literature that that includes hymns, prayers, and psalms
What is sacred verse
300
Considered to be greatest woman poet of the ancient world
Who is Sappho
300
a statement of general truth
What is maxim
300
These held vital organs of mummified people in ancient Egypt
What are conopic jars
400
How was cuneiform "made" --?
What is reeds and wet clay
400
literature that instructs or advises human beings about wise and moral behavior
What is wisdom literature
400
a short poem in which a speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
What is lyric poem
400
a brief story that focuses on a single interesting event, sometimes taken from the life of a real person
What is anecdote
400
The tradition by which stories are passed down from one generation to another by speaking
What is the oral tradition
500
A stone that helps us translate different languages. The stone had three different languages on it: Greek, Hieroglyphics, and demotic.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
literature that often focuses on ordinary people having extraordinary experiences
What are folk tales
500
Who wrote "To Aphrodite of the flowers at Knossos"
Who is Sappho
500
a brief story with "pointed" teaching: illustrates some aspect of moral truth
What is parable
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Singer who is famous for the song, "Born in the USA"
Who is Bruce Springsteen.
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