Verb Tense and Translation
Identify person, number, and tense for: haerebamus
What is 1st person, plural, imperfect
Case, number, and gender of insulam
What is accusative, singular, feminine
mater
quid est "mom"
The last king or queen of Egypt
Who is Cleopatra
This beacon welcomed visitors to Alexandria
What is the lighthouse on the island Pharos
Identify person, number, and tense for: pervenistis and translate
What is 2nd person, plural, perfect and "they arrived"
Case, number, and gender of animis
What is ablative/dative, plural, masculine
Latin for "we are"
sumus
The founder of Alexandria
Who is Alexander the Great?
The site of Alexandria was chosen for all but one of these reasons: a) the harbor with good anchorage b) it was the founder's birthplace c) the healthy climate d) limestone quarries for buildings
What is b) it was the founder's birthplace
The Nominative, Plural form of flos, floris
What is flores
Latin for "she holds"
quid est "tenet
Alexander's general and the beginning of the last Egyptian dynasty
Who is Ptolemy
These granite pillars from the with pointed tops were taken from the Caesareum in Alexandria, and are now located in London and NYC's Central Park
What are the obelisks
The singular, genitive of puella (girl)
What is puellae
English for the palindrome of the Latin "for you"
quid est "she will go" (ibit)
This scholar wrote a geometry textbook in Alexandria
Who is Euclid
The streets of Alexandria were arranged in this pattern
What is a grid system
The genitive, plural of rex, regis m.
What is regum
"with love, Rome"
Quid est Amore Roma?
This scholar introduced the theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun:
Who is Aristarchus
This location in the Royal Quarter held the Great Library, lecture halls, laboratories, a park, and a zoo
What is the Museum