Don't be a Scaredy Cat of Bubastes
Who kills the Cat of Bubastes?
Chebron
Noun and a verb.
I am the lifeblood of Egypt.
The Nile
Name the Egyptian Sun god.
Ra
God promised this man that he would be the father of a great nation.
Abraham
The story begins and ends with Amuba's character being what?
Royalty- the prince and then the king.
Name the two types of clauses and explain the differences.
IC- Noun and verb that is a complete thought.
DC- Noun and verb that is not a complete thought, usually because of a word like after or because.
I am the two rivers of Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
Farmed the land.
This patriarch tricked his father Isaac into giving him the blessing meant for his older brother, Esau.
Jacob.
Ruth represents what people group and what do they believe in?
The Hebrews, or Israelites who know the true God.
Give the sentence formula.
When Liam eats candy before 10 AM, he makes Mrs. Casie crazy.
DC, IC.
I am a type of water directing that allows farming to prosper along both the Nile and Tigris rivers.
Irrigation!
Egyptians had a specific social hierarchy. Name three levels of it.
Pharaoh at the apex, considered a god-king. Below the pharaoh were government officials (like the vizier and regional governors), then priests and nobles, followed by soldiers and scribes. The broad base of the pyramid comprised artisans and merchants, with the largest group being peasants and laborers. At the very bottom were slaves.
Known for his colorful coat, this son of Jacob was sold by his brothers and later became a powerful leader in Egypt.
Joseph
Who held Myssa captive?
Ptyllus and his son, Plexo.
Name the sentence formula:
Olivia gave me a can of peas, and I really appreciate that.
IC, CCJ IC.
Name three ways the Nile supports Egypt.
Natural Barrier against enemies.
Irrigation.
Merchants can trade along it.
Fishing/Hunting
Water for drinking and bathing.
Name both ancient writing systems and explain who invented them.
Mesopotamians (Sumer specifically) invented cuneiform.
Egypt invented hieroglyphics.
This son of Abraham and Sarah was born when his parents were very old, fulfilling God’s promise.
Isaac
Name three terrains that the characters go through to return to Rebu.
The Dessert, the Nile, the grasslands/villages. etc.
Name the sentence formula- be warned it is three!
Mrs. Marlous is my dear friend, and I love that she is good at yodeling after she drinks her hot tea.
IC, CCJ IC DC.
The priests in The Cat of Bubastes would have used this Nile-grown material to record sacred texts, laws, or messages. (type of paper)
Papyrus
The Fertile Crescent, shaped like a curved moon, stretched between these two major regions of river valleys. What were they?
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Name Isaac's older brother, and that son's mother.
Ishmael and Hagar.