Vocabulary
Hebrew Literature
Summerian
Egyptian
Ms Byrnes Class
100
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What is to protest?
100
1,000 B.C. and 200 B.C.
What is the time period where the Hebrew bible was written?
100
Ramses 2 the great was king of Sumerian until he was in his early 90's. He wrote about his battle Kodsh on Temple Wall. He lied about his heroic battles.
Who was Ramses 2 the Great? What did he write about? Where did he write it? Did he lie about something? What was it?
100
A hero is a noble and inspiring character who struggles against difficulties and an epic hero is a protagonist who meets his or her demise because of a fault in their character.
What is the difference between a hero and a noble hero?
100
What is a smart board
What is something she uses every single day in class?
200
A toady is a person who flatters others for personal gain and a bumpkin is an unsophisticated, awkward person.
What is the difference between a toady and a bumpkin?
200
ancient, medieval, and modern
What are three writings that Hebrew literature consists of?
200
Sumerian literature is the literature written in the Sumerian language during the Middle Bronze Age.
What is Sumerian literature? When was it written?
200
Egyptians wrote on papyrus, tombs, and sarcophagus(stone coffin) they wrote about things such as how they loved and worshiped their pharaoh, land, history, religion, and laws. Their three styles of writing were hieroglyphics, heroics, and demotic.
What did Egyptians write on and what did they write about? What were their three styles of writing?
200
What is honors English 4 and regular English 4(along with Mrs. Tosto's class). They took the field trip to the zoo.
What two classes of her's took the field trip on May 9, 2011? Where did they take it too?
300
What is indolent. What is replete.
What is a word that means lazy? What is a word the means fully abundant?
300
He approved a rewritten version of the bible.
What did King James do?
300
3000 B.C. and they were originated in Modern Day Iran and Iraq
What is the time period where the Sumerians started writing and where were they orginated in?
300
The Semites were nomadic people who migrated to Mesopotamia from the Arabian peninsula.
Who were the Semites and where did they migrate from? Where did they migrate to?
300
What is every Friday, ususally consisting of about 2-3 lessons with 10 words on each quiz.
What is the consistency of when she gives vocab quizzes? How many lessons are often on each? How many words are on each quiz?
400
What is vestige
What is another word for trace/evidence?
400
Moses was an early leader of the Hebrews and probably the most important figure in Judaism. He was raised in the court of the Pharaoh in Egypt, but then led the Hebrew people out of Egypt. He was apart of the Old Testament and his story was told in the book Exodus.
Who was Moses? Where was he raised? Was he apart of the new testament or the old testament? What book was his story told in?
400
The writing system invented by them was called cuneiform invented 5,000 years ago. A stylus was used for writing.
What is the writing system they invented? When did they invent it? What did they use to write it?
400
A scribe is someone who reads and writes professionally. An era is a long and/or distinct period with history with a particular feature or characteristic. KEMET is black land.
What is a scribe, an era, and KEMET?
400
Ms Byrnes is an English teacher. You can find her in room 218.
What subject does Ms. Byrnes teach? Where can you find her if you have a question about something?
500
What is an artisan (skilled manual worker) and a tyro(beginner)?
The _ started out as a _ just like everyone does when they start something new, that soon comes naturally.
500
The covenant is a contract between God and his people and the Canaan is the promise land.
What is the difference between the covenant and the Canaan?
500
The two rivers that surrounded the Mesopotamia were the Tigris and the Euphrates. Sargon was the greatest Mesopotamian king.
What were the two rivers that surrounded the Mesopotamia? Who was the greatest Mesopotamian king?
500
The pyramid was the Egyptians shape for society. The pharaoh was at the top, then the priests/nobles. Next came the middle class (artisans, merchants, and physicians) and last were the slaves.
What does the pyramid symbol and who did it consist of?
500
There are 5 class rules: 1. Be polite 2. Be honest 3.Be kind 4. Be prepared with charged PC's, books, folders, pens, and homework 5.Students losing tablet PC's must stay on track with work.
How many class rules are there? What are they?
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