Gladiators | Gilgamesh | Whatever | Reading Words | Context Clues |
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Slaves; Criminals; Free People
What are 3 types of people who became gladiators?
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4000 years old
How old is the story of Gilgamesh?
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Burrs; Stickies; Spurs
What plant part inspired the creation of Velcro?
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Recount; Sequence
This word means to retell in the correct order
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Bad, awful, terrible
After cussing at the teacher and starting a fight in the lunchroom, Jackie was suspended for her ABHORRANT behavior
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Ludi
What is the Roman word for Gladiator School?
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Writing
This important life skill was first invented by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia
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Pancakes
In one of his famous adventures, Paul Bunyan and his trusty Ox, Babe, were tasked to cook this popular food for a team of hungry lumberjacks.
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Determine
This word means to figure out or find the meaning
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enemy; opponent
Superman stood before his FOE after defeating him in battle.
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Spartacus
What is the name of the Gladiator who escaped slavery, freed thousands of slaves, and created a rebel army strong enough to defeat the Roman army TWICE?
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A Wall
What impressive structure did Gilgamesh order his people to build?
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The Egyptians
This famous ancient country and its people invented the toothbrush, toothpaste, the first police-force, and many more things we still use today.
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Theme; Central Message
This word refers to the Big Idea of a story or fiction text.
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old book; book
The historian flipped through the pages of the old TOME carefully so she could read what it said.
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Commodus
What is the name of the Roman Emperor who fought as a Gladiator and unfairly made his opponents fight with wooden swords?
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Humbaba
What is the name of the terrible monster that Gilgamesh and Enkidu first set off to fight?
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Sirens; Mermaids
This terrible group of sea-monsters, found in the epic story of the Odyssey, lure sailors with their sweet songs before tearing them apart.
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Cause and Effect
This set of connection words refer to ideas that explain what happens and why it happens.
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surprised; shocked
When the teacher told our class that she was quitting to join the circus, we were all FLABBERGASTED and could not believe it!
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Plant Ashes; Burnt Plants
What is one key ingredient in the special drink Gladiators drank to recover from a fight?
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A dark tunnel filled with monsters; a pair of scorpion men;
Name one terrible place or challenge Gilgamesh had to face on his quest for immortality
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Soldiers; Warriors; Terracotta Soldiers
Before he died, Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, ordered the creation of thousands of clay, life-sized what?
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Heading
This text feature, often found in science and history texts, tells the reader where information can be found.
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tiring; exhausting; difficult
Today's P.E. class was GRUELLING. We had to do push-ups, sit-ups, run laps, jumping-jacks, and squats.
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