Vocabulary
What does isolated mean?
Remote far from others
What is a rhetorical question?
a question that does not need an answer
In which country do people eat 12 grapes on New Year's Eve?
Spain
What is baklava?
This sweet Greek dessert is made of many layers of thin pastry, chopped nuts, and held together with honey or syrup.
What is matcha?
This hot drink is central to a highly formal and spiritual traditional ceremony in Japan.
What does preservation mean?
Keep something as it is
Why do we use rhetorical questions?
to emphasize an idea or engage the audience
What does a red door symbolize in China?
luck and happiness
What is a yurt?
a traditional circular tent
What is kumis
In Central Asia and Mongolia, this traditional drink is made from fermented horse milk and is a key part of nomadic heritage.
What does materialistic mean?
Valuing money and possession
What is an appositive?
extra information about a noun
Why are traditions important
they preserve culture and identity
What is an abacus?
an early calculating tool
This traditional Middle Eastern "sandwich" features thinly sliced meat (lamb, chicken, or beef) roasted on a vertical spit and wrapped in pita bread. Give us the specific name.
Shawarma
What does transition mean?
A change from one state to another
Where is an appositive placed in a sentence?
right after the noun
What is Inti Raymi?
a festival of the winter solstice
What is a quena?
a flute from the Andes
These colorful, almond-based French sandwich cookies come in many flavors and are known for their delicate "feet" and smooth tops.
Macarons
What does pursue mean?
To follow or continue something
How is an appositive usually separated
with commas
What is a coming-of-age tradition?
a tradition marking the transition to adulthood
What is kabuki
traditional Japanese theater
What is mochi
This chewy treat from Japan is made from a very specific type of "sticky" grain.