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Social Studies
100
Mrs. Frisby is a what?
Mrs. Frisby is a mouse
100
Where does Mr. Ages live and why does nobody remember it?
Mr. Ages lives across the farm and beyond in a house that was part of a brick wall. The wall lined the basement of what had once been a large farmhouse. The farmhouse burned down so many years ago that nobody remembered how it looked or who lived there
100
Mrs. Frisby thought of Timothy what did she think of Timothy?
She thought of how his eyes shone with merriment when he made up small jokes, which he did frequently, and how invariably kind he was to his small, scatterbrained sister Cynthia. The other children sometimes laughed at her when she made mistakes, or grew with her because she was forever losing things; but Timothy never did. Instead he would help her find them and when Cynthia herself had been sick in bed with a cold, he had sat by her side for hours and entertained her with stories.
100
What is the Greek word that means land between two rivers
The word is Mesopatamia
100
The Sumerians believed that writing was what?
They believed that writing was magical and if you could write something you had controlled over it.
200
What happened Mrs. Frisbys husband?
Mrs. Frisbys husband died last summer.
200
How long did it take for Mrs. Frisby to get to Mr. Ages house?
It took her 2 hours.
200
When Mrs. Frisby is close to the cattle wire fence what does she see? DO NOT GIVE ME THE NAME
Mrs. Frisby sees a crow.
200
What is the name of the strip of rich land, shaped like a quarter moon and fertile soil?
The Fertile Crescent
200
The Sumerians built temples to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped what were these temples names and what did they believed about these temples?
The temples were called ziggurats and they believed that the taller the temple brought each city state nearer to the gods .
300
How many children does Mrs. Frisby have and what are their names?
Mrs. Frisby has 4 children and their names are Timothy, Teresa, Cynthia, and Martin.
300
Mrs. Frisby meet Mr Ages once why did she go and what happened?
Mrs. Frisby went because of Timothy and what happened was he was only a baby and he got bitten or stung by something poisonous. When the others found him he was curled up in a ball, paralyzed and scarcely able to breathe. During that time Mrs. Frisbys husband was still alive. When they got to Mr. Ages he examined his tongue, felt his pulse, and found a small red bump near his neck. He said it was not a black widow but bad enough. Then Mr. Ages gave Timothy medicine.
300
How did the crow get tangled and Mrs. Frisbys husband used to say something what was it?
The crow got tangled because he picked up the string and then it got tangled to his foot. Then he sat on the fence to get it off, and it caught on the fence. the crow picked up the string because it was shiny. Mrs. Frisbys husband used to say birdbrain.
300
What was the first written system of laws?
The Code of Hammurabi
300
What is a city state?
A city state is a self governing city and the lands surrounding it.
400
What did Mrs. Frisby find for a breakfast surprise?
Mrs. Frisby found corn shuck.
400
What does Timothy have?
Timothy has pneumonia.
400
What happened when she got their?
What happened is that Mrs. Frisby was cutting the string while the crow would keep lookout for the cat. When the string was cut she told the crow to go but he knew that the cat would see her and then the crow gave her a ride home.
400
What was Solomon known for?
He was known for his knowledge and his proverbs.
400
What can cause a famine?
A famine can be caused by a flood and a drought.
500
Timothy is sick explain what he has? (HINT: is he throwing up)
Timothy has a high fever, his eyes looked wild from the fever, he trembled continuously, each breath he took sounded like a gasp for life, he cant hear when they talk to him, he has nightmares and shouting about monsters and cats, and his eyes though wide open were not seeing or if they were he was not recognizing what they saw.
500
Mr. Ages said something what did he say?
Mr. Ages said to keep Timothy warm and he must stay in bed. Then he gave Mrs. Frisby the medicine and told her what to do with it. He said this does not mean he will not have recovered; his lungs will; still be terribly weak and sensitive. If he gets the least bit of cold, or breathes cold air even a breathe or two-the pneumonia will surely come back worse than before and he will probably not be able to recover.
500
What is the crows name and what did he say?
The crows name is Jeremy and he says if she needs anything to just tell a crow and they will come find him because he still owes her one.
500
What was the Sumerians system of writing and what does this mean?
Cuneiform and this means ''wedge shaped''
500
What is a surplus?
A surplus is an extra supply of something such as food.