Poems and Songs
Nomads
Bouncing Ball
100

What are paragraphs called in poems or songs?

stanzas

100

Where were the Bedouins from?

Egypt and the Middle East

100

What was a rubber ball made of?

sap from a rubber tree

200

Where do rhymes usually occur in a poem or song?

At the end of lines

200

Where were the Inuit and Sioux from?

North America

200

Where were the explorers from who found rubber balls?

Spain

300

What makes a simile different from a metaphor?

It has "like" or "as"

300

What did the Sioux hunt?

Buffalo

300

Which three tribes made rubber balls?

Olmecs, Aztecs, Mayas

400

What is figurative language?

Words that you have to figure out what the meaning is

400

What did the Inuit hunt?

seals and polar bears

400

Where in North America did the explorers find rubber balls?

Mexico and Central America

500

What is a refrain in a poem or song?

The part of the song or poem that repeats between the stanzas

500

What's the name of the Mongolian tent?  What's the name of the Sioux tent?

yurt and teepee

500

Name two ways the tribes played the game with the rubber ball.

Various responses

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