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Lit and SS Spring Exam 6th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (India) A monsoon is a... | Strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year |
| (India) Meditation is... | To focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness/ relaxation |
| (India) What is dharma? | The religious and moral duties of Hindus |
| (India) Nirvana is... | The lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires |
| (India) Missionary... | People who spread their religion or belief to others. |
| (China) Philosophy is... | A system of beliefs and values |
| (China) Silk is... | A valuable cloth made only in China in ancient times. |
| (China) A dike is a... | Protective wall that holds back water |
| (China) What is loess? | A yellow-brown soil |
| (China) Civil Service is... | The group of people who carry out the work |
| (Greece) What is an acropolis? | The name for the fortified hill of an ancient Greece city |
| (Greece) The agora is a... | Public market and meeting place, center of public life |
| (Greece) What is a democracy? | A form of government where citizens govern themselves |
| (Greece) A peninsula is an... | An area of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| (Greece) What is a plague? | A widespread disease |
| (Rome) A plebian is an... | Ordinary citizen of Rome |
| (Rome) A patrician is... | A member of a rich and upper-class family |
| (Rome) A disciple is a... | Follower/Students |
| (Rome) What is a republic? | Citizens who have the right to vote for anew leader |
| (Rome) What is a province? | The area of an empire that has a Roman governor supported by an army |
| (Rome) An aqueduct is a... | Structure that carries water long distances |
| (India) Main rivers of India are the... | Indus River and Ganges River |
| (India) Hinduism- beliefs, practices, and philosophy- are... | Everyone has a soul, Upanishads, Dharma |
| (India) Buddhism- beliefs, practices, and philosophy- are... | Middle way, reincarnation, eight fold path, karma |
| (India) Who is Chandragupta? | A harsh leader who brought order and peace to people |
| (India) Who is Asoka? | Chandragupta's grandson, built the greatest empire India has ever seen, and converted to Buddhism after the bloody battle of Kalinga |
| (China) China's physical geography and its influence on civilization development was... | It made it into a farming society |
| (China) Farming first happened... | Along the river |
| (China) Han Dynasty lasted... | 400 years |
| (China) Who is Wudi? | Han dynasty reached its greatest power |
| (China) Who is Shi Huangdi? | China's first emperor |
| (China) What is the silk road? | Ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| (China) Beliefs of China are... | Confucianism |
| (Greece) What happened during the Golden Ages of Greece? | Philosophy and arts flourished and reached highest point |
| (Greece) What happened during the dark ages of Greece? | Greece collapsed and forgot the art of writing |
| (Greece) What percent on Greece was a slave? | 1/3 |
| (Greece) What is the focus/idea/belief in Sparta? | Death |
| (Rome) What were the laws based on? | Fairness, Equality, and Justice |
| (Rome) Most Roman citizens were... | Plebians, unemployed, and poor |
| (Rome) Reasons for Rome's economic problems? | Inflation, weak rulers/emperors stealing money from treasury, and unemployment |
| (Rome) How was Rome ruled? | Republic |
| (Rome) Who is Augustus? | First emperor of Rome |
| (Rome) Who is Constantine? | Christian ruler |
| (Holes) What are some themes of Holes? | Bravery, Friendship, Perseverates, |
| (Lit) What are the 6 conflicts? | Person VS Person, Person VS Unknown, Person VS Nature, Person VS Machine, Person VS Self, Person VS Society |
| (Shard) Who is the protagonist? | Tree-ear |
| (Shard) Who is the antagonist? | Society/kiln//pottery |
| (Shard) What are some themes of A Single Shard? | Bravery, Friendship, Honesty, Patience, and Loyalty |
| (Lit) What is a conflict? | The opposite between or among characters or forces in a literary work that shapes or motivates the action of the plot |
| (Lit) What is foreshadowing? | A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about what will happen later in the story |
| (Lit) What is a theme? | A broad idea in a story, or a message or lesson conveyed by a work |
| (Lit) What are the 5 main genres? | Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Folklore, and Poetry |
| (Lit) What are the subgenres for Fiction? | Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy |
| (Lit) What are the subgenres for Drama? | Comedy and Tragedy |
| (Lit) What are the subgenres for Nonfiction? | Informational Writing, Persuasive Writing, Biography, and Autobiography |
| (Lit) What are the subgenres for Folklore? | Fairy Tale, Legend, Tall Tale, Myth, and Fable |
| (Lit) What are the subgenres for Poetry? | None! |
| (Lit) What is Nonfiction? | Writing that is true |
| (Lit) What is Fiction? | Imaginative or made up writing |
| (Lit) What is Folklore? | Stories once passed down orally |
| (Lit) What is Drama? | A play or script |
| (Lit) What is Poetry? | Writing concerned with the beauty of language |
| (Lit) What is Persuasive Writing? | Tries to influence the reader. |
| (Lit) What is Informational Writing? | Explains something |
| (Lit) What is Autobiography? | Life story written by oneself |
| (Lit) What is Biography? | Writing about someone else's life |
| (Lit) What is Historical Fiction? | Set in the pat and based on real people and/or events |
| (Lit) What is Science Fiction? | Has aliens, robots, futuristic technology and/or space ships. |
| (Lit) What is Realistic Fiction? | Has no element of fantasy; could be true but isn't |
| (Lit) What is Fantasy? | Has monsters, magic, or characters with superpowers |
| (Lit) What is a Comedy? | Has a happy ending |
| (Lit) What is a Tragedy? | Ends in death and sadness |
| (Lit) What is a Fable? | Short story with personified animals and a moral Personified: given the traits of people Moral: lesson or message of a fable |
| (Lit) What is a Myth? | Has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something |
| (Lit) What is a Tall Tale? | Set in the Wild West and the American frontier, main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated, and exaggeration is humorous |
| (Lit) What is a Legend? | Based on a real person or place, facts are stretched beyond nonfiction, and exaggerated in a serious way |
| (Lit) What is a Fairy Tale? | Has magic and/or talking animals |
| (Lit) What is a Metaphor? | A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as |
| (Lit) What is a Setting? | The time and location in which a story takes place |
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