Early American
Civilization
Civilization
Name one of the ancient civilizations that existed in Central and South America
Mayan, Incan, and Aztec
what is a simile?
a comparison of two different things using the words like or as
What is the setting of the fictional story Adventures of Don Quixote?
Spain
Who wrote "A Midsummer Nights Dream"?
William Shakespeare
Define "indigenous"
produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area
What large cat was important in the Aztec creation story?
Jaguar
what does the tone of a poem or piece of writing do?
sets the attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses
How did knights compare with other soldiers during the Middle Ages?
They were more esteemed, or admired, than ordinary soldiers
What day does Midsummer start?
May 1st
What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym?
SYNONYM- SAME
ANTONYM- OPPOSITE
example: primitive
synonym- basic
antonym- sophisticated
Name a characteristics of civilizations
people worked together to irrigate fields and store food; populations grew and cities were developed; people constructed buildings and worshipped gods; people made pottery and wove cloth; people chose leaders and developed laws.
what is a stanza?
a section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
What were the "giants" that Don Quixote fought on the hillside?
Windmills
Oberon, Titania, and Puck are all what?
faeries
what are 2 examples of figurative language?
metaphor and simile
Name two things people sold in the Aztec market
food, precious stones, shells, feathers, medicines, wood, coal, sleeping mats, clothing, or pottery
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech in which words typically used to describe one thing are used to describe something else in order to suggest a likeness
Name a character trait for Don Quixote
Brave
Idealistic
Chivalrous
Who is a donkey in the play?
Bottom
Define "isthmus"
a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land
What are stelae?
Carvings of symbols found in the central plazas of Maya cities
What is an anaphora?
A repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem
Who is Sancho Panza
Sancho is Don Quixote’s neighbor, a simple man who cannot read or write and who is poor
Who sang at a window by moonlight?
Lysander
A sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about, what does the predicate do?
tells what the subject is doing, did, or will do