Ancient Literature
Hebrew Literature
Shakespeare
Facts
Homer
Vocabulary
100
This was the Sumerians' form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
100
This is when The Old Testament was believed to be written at this time.
What is between 1000 B.C. and 200 B.C.?
100
This is the type of meter that William Shakespeare used in all his works.
What is Iambic pentameter?
100
Homer wrote which two Greek epics?
What are the Iliad and Odyssey?
100
To confuse; to perplex from Lesson 13
What is to flummox?
200
In 3000 B.C., this man was the first author.
What is Hammurabi?
200
This religion's holy book only contains The Old Testament and discredits The New Testament.
What is Judaism?
200
One of the types of drama that Shakespeare wrote.
What is tragedy, comedy, and history? (Must name one of above)
200
This way of writing switches between scenes, settings and characters instead of strictly following one character in one setting.
What is episodic structure?
200
The study of words from Lesson 11
What is etymology?
300
This is the Ancient Egyptian invention used to write on with a stylus.
What is papyrus?
300
This man is believed to have written The Torah, which is the first five books of The Old Testament.
Who is Moses?
300
There is a possibility that Shakespeare has written over forty-two plays in his lifetime (1564 A.D. - 1616 A.D.) but scholars are positive he wrote this many.
What is thirty-seven plays?
300
In the Iliad, Achilles and the Greeks fight in this war.
What is the Trojan War?
300
Not allowing refusal or delay from Lesson 3
What is peremptory?
400
These are two of the many topics that Ancient Egyptians wrote about.
What are love, pharaohs, the Nile River, laws, and gods? (Must name two of above)
400
This version of The Bible was rewritten for the Anglican Church of England.
What is King James Bible?
400
This is the name of the troupe of actors that preformed Shakespeare's plays during his lifetime.
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men?
400
Before anyone else, Homer used these literary innovations.
What are flashbacks, cliffhangers, foreshadowing and irony? (Must name at least two of above)
400
Relation to laughter from Lesson 4
What is risible?
500
In ancient times, this was a professional writer and reader.
What is a scribe?
500
This type of famous literature is similar to diction and syntax found in the King James Bible.
What is Shakespearean?
500
Before Shakespeare preformed at the world-renowned Globe Theater, his plays were put on at this other theater also in London, England.
What is the Black Friar's Theater?
500
One of Homer's characters, who was noble and on a long, adventurous journey.
Who is an epic hero?
500
Small group of people who share interests and meet frequently from Lesson 5
What is coterie?