G.R.A.P.E.S
What does the G stand for?
Geography
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
What are the 3 most important inventions?
fire, weapon, wheel
What is a noun and give an example.
Person, place or thing. ex. dog, human, school
What are 3 examples of landforms?
Mountains, rivers, valleys, plains, plateaux, ocean, canyon, waterfall, volcano
What does the R stand for?
Religion
What is hyperbole?
an exaggeration
What is the form of writing used in Ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
What is an adjective and give an example.
Describing word. Ex. slow, huge, beautiful
What is the name of the holy river in India?
Ganges River
What does the A stand for?
Achievements
What is onomatopoeia?
a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle )
What were the Ancient Civilizations economies based around?
Trade and farming
What is a verb and give an example.
Action word. Ex. run, throw, talk, bake
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What does the P stand for?
Politics
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals
What is a major invention/achievement from Ancient India?
Silk
What do there/their/they're mean? Give an example sentence with each.
The pencils are over there.
It is their turn to answer the question.
They're eating lunch.
What is the name of the river that Ancient China was formed around?
Yellow River
What do the E and S stand for?
Economy and Social Structure
What is alliteration?
Using the same sound or starting letter at the beginning of words in the same sentence
What is the oldest known civilization?
Mesopotamia
I have two dogs: Felix, who is mine, and Leo, who is Shane's.
Name all provinces and territories in Canada
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut