Geronimo Time Travels Flashcards
A structure that is poorly made and likely to collapse like this gate is known as a _________gate
rickety gate
another word for a a half suppressed laugh
snicker
a type of coffee made with espresso and milk that has been frothed up with pressurized steam is known as
Cappuccino
Strong black coffee is known as?
espresso
A mixture of various ingredients or elements is known as a
concoction
This garage has been deserted. No one lives there, no one works there. This is an ____________garage
abandoned garage
this narrow passage between buildings is known as an?
Alley
Geronimo moved hurriedly with short quick steps. another word for Geronimos movement is?
scurried
this fungus that has grown on this cheese is known as?
mold
A loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together.
Clank
the polar ice caps spreading over North America and Europe is known as?
Glaciation
These are people who move from place to place, depending on the season. these people are known as?
nomads
who is the prehistoric person in this picture
Neanderthal
This hard grey rock used in in ancient times to form a tool or weapon is known as a ?
Flint
A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it is known as a ?
valley
A substance made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product is known as a?
Synthetic product
This image where the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet is known as the?
Horizon
This piece of grassland, especially one used for hay is known as a?
Meadow
A person or animal that lives in or occupies a place is known as a _________of that place
Inhabitant
When a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement, the animal is said to have?
scampered
they were herbivorous creatures
Name this prehistoric creature?
mammoth
This is a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. this piece of land is known as a?
peninsula
The capital of Greece is?
Athens
Name this prehistoric animal?
saber toothed tiger
In ancient times around 1900 BC, the large peninsula in southern Greece was known as?
Peloponnese
These early settlers of the Peloponnese peninsula were known as?
Mycenaeans
Around 1100 BC, 800 years after the mycenaeans, greece was invaded by another group of people known as the?
Dorians
about 200 years after the Dorian invasion of Greece, the many city-states of greece united to fight against the?
Persians
The Greeks defeated the Persians in three famous battle, Name these three battles?
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Plataea
After defeating the Persians the two city-states of Athens and Sparta were at war with each other. The war between these two city-states was known as the?
Peloponnesian wars
who won the Peloponnesian war?
the spartans defeated the Athenians
Tis costume of the ancient Greek women, who usually wore long tunics that were fastened on thier shoulder with brooches and left the arms open, was known as?
Chiton
Name this famous ancient Greek Philosopher?
socrates
Socrates had a wife whose name was?
Xanthippe
The word Philosophy means ?
The love of wisdom
In ancient Greece, the first famous Athenian politician was ?
Pericles
The famous ancient Greek sculptor was ?
Phidias
the famous ancient Greek playwright was?
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Sophocles
the famous historian of ancient Greece was?
Thucydides
These Greek sandals was known as ?
Cothurnus
This resplendent marble temple built between 447 and 432 B.C. during the height of the ancient Greek Empire and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena is known as the?
Parthenon
In ancient Greece the enormous statue of the goddess Athena which was in the Parthenon was sculpted by?
Phidias
Another important sculpture by Phidias was this one. Name this sculpture?
the statue of Zeus at olympia
In ancient Greece, the father of all Gods was?
Zeus
She was the protector of marriage
the wife of Zeus was?
Hera
he was the god of sea and water
Zeus had a brother named?
Posiedon
Name this instrument?
lute
Zeus had two sisters?
Hestia..Goddess of the hearth
Demeter…Goddess of harvest
Name this
Name this vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
tundra
A quick, clever, or angry reply is a ?
retort
To make a look that shows anger.
scowl
This large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy is known as a?
Palazzo
Something owed to another is a ?
Debt
Identify the object in this picture?
Easel
When Geronimo descended into the cold water of the river Arno in his diving suit, designed by Leonardo da Vince, he beagn to Flail?
What does the word Flail mean in this context
to wave the arms or legs wildly
To speak foolishly is to?
Blather
Who was Leonardo da Vinci’s famous assistant
Tomaso Masini
This stone container for a coffin or a body is known as?
Sarcophagus
A child with a very great Talent is known asa ?
Prodigy
This frame or body of a ship or boat is known as a ?
Hull
Criminals who attack ships at sea are known as?
Pirates
Name this famous pirate whose real name was Edward Teach?
Blackbeard
Name this early stem locomotive designed by George Stephenson in 1829 was known as?
Rocket
To speak in a way that shows too much pride is to?
Brag
This sauce made from melted cheese into which you dip brad is known as?
Fondue
Great physical or emotional pain is known as?
Anguish
This large chimney or a pipe for carrying away smoke (as on a factory or ship) is known as a?
Smokestack
During which years did the Jurassic period occur?
199 to 145 million years
Name this dinosaur?
Brachiosaurus
Name this dinosaur who is 90 feet long with its necck only 26 feet and uses its tail like a whip
diplodoccus
Name this herbivorous dinosaur with bony plates on its back and tail?
Stegosaurus
Name this feathered dinosaur with wings?
Archaeopteryx
Name this Fish-Lizard during the Jurassic and Triassic period but which was not considered a dinosaur?
Ichthyosaurus
Name this prehistoric creature who
had a long tail, stiffened with ligaments, which ended in a small diamond-shaped rudder on the end of its tail which helped keep it stable when it was flying.
Rhamphorhyncus
these marine reptiles of the Jurassic period that are similar to present day dolphins are known as?
opthalmosaurus
Name this anima lthat Geronimo encounterd near the lakeshore as he was being carried by the rhamphorhyncus
Protosuchus
Name this largest carnivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic period that chased Geronimo ?
Allosaurus
The first dinosaur to be officially named was?
Megalosaurus
The Period that followed the Jurassic period was the?
Creatceous period
the period that came befor the Jurassic period was the?
Triassic Period
Arrange these three periods in the correct sequence
cretaceuos period
triassic period
Jurasic period
Triassic Period (250 to 200 million years
Jurassic Period ( 199 to 145 million years)
Cretaceous Period ( 144 to 65 million years)
the three periods namely Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods , collectively are in which Era
Mesozoic era
Scientists have divided the history of the earth into ERAS and PERIODS. name the three important ERAS
Paleozoic ERA ( 542 to 250 million )
Mesozoic Era ( 250 million to 65 million )
Cenozoic Era ( 65 million years to now)
Name this oddest dinosaur who had horns on its nose and forehead?
Triceratops
Name this carnivorous dinosaur with the biggest teeth?
tyrannosaurus Rex
Name this smallest dinosaur which is the size of a turkey
compsognathus
The most armoured dinosaur. it had a bony plated back?
Stegosaurus
Name this loudest dinosaur. It head has a bony megaphone
Parasaurolophus
Name this longest dinosaur, some say as long as 130 feet
Diplodoccus
Name this flying reptile that lived during the cretaceous period and had the biggest wingspan. It was like a glider
Quetzalcoatlus
Name these small carnivorous dinosaurs, that hunt in packs and are known as the emanest dinosaurs?
Dromaesaurus
After Geronimo escaped from the Tyrannosaurus Rex, he was rescued by which flying reptile?
Quetzalcoatlus
Name this clever dinosaur whoe body was covered with bony plated embedded in its skin?
Saltasaurus
In 3000BC whick egyptian king united the tribes of upper and lower egypt into a single country
King Menes
A clock designed to have sufficient long-term accuracy is known as a ?
Chronometer
The feeling of being about to vomit is known as?
Nausea
This tool for finding directions is known as a?
Compass
Name this gadget
Swiss Army Knife
A large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it is known as?
Bandana
Existing in the time before written history began is known as?
Prehistoric
These long pointed pieces of metal or wood that is pushed through pieces of food to keep them together or hold them in place for cooking is known as?
Skewers
A very small piece of food is?
Morsel of food
This small window in the side of a ship or airplane is known as?
porthole
The air is full of these tiny water particles floating around, called water vapor. The amount of water vapor in our air is known as?
Humidity
To fall straight down is to______ ?
Plummet
To speak or cry out suddenly or with strong feeling?
Exclaim
Give one word for
showing caution or hesitation
Tentative
These trees mainly of Australia that are widely grown for its timber, gums, and oil are?
Eucalyptus Trees
Name this water body that is larger than a brook but smaller than a river?
creek
This water body that is smaller then a creek is a ?
Brook
Arrange these three water bodies from small to big
River
creek
Brook
Brook
Creek
River
This narrow deep valley cut by a river through rock is known as a?
canyon
This narrow steep walled canyon is known as a ?
Gorge
Name this large fish that has tough skin and rows of bony plates and is often used for food.
Sturgeon
This bag worn on the back for carrying things is a ?
Backpack
A feeling that something bad is going to happen
Foreboding
to cry noisily with short sudden breaths
Sob
During her travels in the Cretaceous period, Thea made soup in a carved out _____
Its an I edible fruit with a hard rind that grows on a vine and is related to the pumpkin and melon.
Gourd
to write briefly or in a hurry
jotted
One of the earliest forms of paper made by the Egyptians was called?
Papyrus
Name the famous Greek historian who said that Egypt is a gift of the Nile?
Herodotus
what were the multiple uses of the Papyrus plant by the Egyptians
- Writing material
- construction of boats
- Mats, Ropes, Sandals and baskets
The river Nile empties into which Sea?
The Mediterranean sea
Who was the Egyptian Sun God?
Ra
The Egyptians applied make up around their eyes, is this true?
yes
The mst popular colour for eye make up in Egypt were?
Black and green
How did the Egyptians make the black eye make up?
the mixed soot with a mineral called Galena
how did the Egyptians make the green eye make up?
they made it from a bright green cooper ore called malachite
Name this famous man made structures?
Great Pyramids of Giza
Another word for “ a shade of a color” is ?
Hue
a slight coloring or flavor,
Tinge
Thishill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind is known as?
Sand Dune
This young man is looking for something in his sports bag.
Give another word to make a through search or investigation?
Rummage
Sentence. The professor rummaged through his pockets
This wooden box of the Egyptian Pharoah is covered with a thin coating of gold. This is a ________box.
gilded box
This vase is made of a smooth usually white stone used for carving. This vase is made of ?
Alabaster
When a person gives a look that is not to be trusted, we say it is a ________look
Sly Look
Name this mineral and gemstone which is famous for its beautiful blue colour. Also known as stone of blue
Lapis Lazuli
name this insect which was also important to the Egyptians
Scarab
This long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging
Lance
This is a painting that is done on a wall. It is painted onto plaster that is fresh. The plaster has been laid on the wall that day and is still damp.
This type of painting on fresh plaster is known as a?
Fresco
This is a rod carried by a ruler as a sign of authority. This rod is known as a?
Sceptre
to laugh in a quiet way is to?
Chuckle
This man is stuck in a very small room. The fear of being enclosed in a small space or room and unable to escape is?
Claustrophobia
This is an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument?
Sistrum
Name this instrument
Harp
Name this instrument of the ancients?
Cithara
Name this instrument?
lyre
Name this instrument?
Castanets
Name this instrument?
Tambourine
Name this small plump bird that feeds mostly on the ground and is sometimes hunted for food or sport
Quail
This is a jam containing pieces of fruit and fruit rind. This type of jam is known as a?
Marmalade
This is a dark usually underground prison. It is known as a ?
Dungeon
This man is rude and impolite and is showing no respect towards this girl. His behaviour is?
Insolent
This is a cave that is unpleasantly wet or moist. One word to describe this cave would be?
A dank cave
This is a traditional, wooden sailing boat used as a major form of ancient Egyptian transport in the protected waters of the River Nile. They are narrow, wooden, flat-bottomed boats propelled by wind caught on triangular sails or by oars.
name this boat?
Felucca
Name this ancient Egyptians game that is played on a rectangular board with 36 squares?
Senet
Friendly and generous treatment of guests is known as?
Hospitality
This mattress made of straw is known as a ?
Pallet
This ancient Egyptians four-sided pillar that becomes narrower toward the top and ends in a pyramid is a ?
Obelisk
This pan for holding burning coals is a?
Brazier
The largest hot desert in the world is the?
Sahara Dessert
This is the most important animal of the Sahara Desert?
Dromedary camel
Give a single word for
” to make a loud sound “
Thundered
To move or shift so as to slant or tip as shown in this picture.
Tilt
This strong cloth made from flax is known as ?
Linen
Household articles as tablecloths or sheets is also known as?
Linen
This is an object that people think will bring good luck and or protection to its owner.
this type of an object is known as ?
Amulet
This is the Egyptians cat goddess, name her?
Bastet
Give one word for
” to supply with light or to light up”
Illuminate
This large leaf (as of a palm or fern) or leaflike structure (as of a seaweed) with many divisions.
Frond
Give one word for
” to write or draw hastily or carelessly”
To scribble
This pigeon that is used to carry messages is known as a ?
Carrier Piegon
A town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload cargo is a?
Port
Give a single word for
“To show or be shown to a place”
Ushered
These jars used in ancient Egypt were used to store organs which were removed from a dead person, these were the stomach, the intestine, the liver and the lungs, because they were thought to be useless in the afterlife.
Name these jars
Canonic jars
The process to treat a dead body so as to preserve it from decay is known as?
Embalm
The person who does the embalming is known as a?
Embalmer
This ancient Egyptians jackal headed god is known as ?
Anubis
This ancient Egyptians crocodile god is known as ?
Sobek
This is an optical instrument that can measure the distance from the horizon to a star in the sky. this measurement can then be used to determine ones location.
Name this instrument
Sextant
Give another word for
the time when the sun comes up in the morning
Dawn
This is an illusion , in the desert, that looks like a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are glimpsed.
This illusion is known as a?
Mirage
This is an area in the desert that has a supply of freshwater and where plants can therefore grow. It provides rest, shade, food, and water for nomads as they travel their territory and to other people following trade routes.
This area in the desert is known as?
Oasis
Fill in the correct word
Her feet are__________up on the table
propped
This camel is being lifted up with the help of a pulley. Give another word for lifting up this way?
hoisted
It has the head of a man and the body of a lion
Name this famous ancient structure built in ancient Egypt?
Great Sphinx of Giza
A person who studies ancient Egypt is known as a ?
Egyptologist
The Great Pyramids of Giza were built during the reign of which Pharoah?
Khufu aka Cheops
The Great Pyramids of Giza was built of which material?
white Limestone
Name this famous statue from ancient Greece
Colossus of Rhodes
Name this famous garden of the ancient world?
Hanging Garden f Babylon
Name this famous temple of the ancient world that was built at Ephesus?
Temple of Artemis
Name this famous structure of the ancient world that was built in Egypt?
lighthouse of Alexandria
Name the seven wonders of the ancient world
- Statue of Zeus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- The hanging gardens of Babylon
- the Temple of Artermis
- Light house at Alexandria
- Great Pyramids of Giza
- Mausoleum of Helicarnasus
What is a large tomb especially : a stone building with places for entombment of the dead above ground.
Mausoleum
Name this famous mausoleum of the ancient world
Mausoleum of Helicarnasus
King Arthurs castle is known as?
Camelot
This small bag (as for carrying clothes or books) that often has a shoulder strap is known as a ?
Satchel
Did King Arthur really exist?
Some historians believe he was a fictitious character
The story of King Arthur begins during the medieval period aka middle ages. during when to when were the middle ages?
500 to 1500
The ancient name for Great Britain is?
Britannia
In the fifth century ( year 500 ) Great Britain was invaded by the ?
Saxons. people from Germany
King Arthurs birthplace was?
Tintagel castle
King Arthur’s famous sword was known as?
Excalibur
The magical island where King Arthurs sword was forged and where some believe KIng Arthur was buried was?
Avalon
The type of Government during the middle ages aka medieval times was known as ?
Feudalism
This bridge acgoss the moat of a castle is known as a?
Drawbridge
a soldier who guards a camp or a building is known as a ?
Sentry
A person formerly kept in royal courts to amuse people is known as a ?
Jester
this musical entertainer of the middle ages was known as a?
Minstrel
This dish is made of a a metallic substance made mostly of tin sometimes mixed with copper or antimony .
Pewter dish
This is the skin of a sheep or goat prepared so that it can be written on. what is this known as?
Parchment
A member of the British nobility who ranks below a marquess and above a viscount.
Earl
remember MEV
The are three ranks of the british nobility. Arrange them in the correct order from top to bottom
Marquess
viscount
Earl
Marquess
Earl
Viscount
Who is said to have Invented the Sandwich?
John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich.
according tolegend, he frequently asked to be servedslices of meat between two pieces of bread so that he didnt have to interrupt his card games to eat a formal meal.
This large kettle is known as a ?
Cauldron
This person is very impressive in size, bearing, dignity, and grandeur.
Another word for this type of a person is?
Imposing figure
Name this fictional character who appears in many stories about King Arthur, a legendary king of ancient Britain
He is often depicted as a sorcerer, or magician and was also known as a prophet, meaning that he could predict the future.
Who is he
Merlin
Name this creature on the persons finger
Leech
this medieval armour worn by the knights was known as?
Chain Mail
The cry of a crow or a raven.
caw
A large shiny black bird that is larger than the related crow.
Raven
Name this middle age artillery
Catapult
Name this middle age piece of artillery
Seige Tower
a covering fixed over a bed or throne or carried on poles as shown in this picture is a
Canopied Bed
A cloth with a raised design woven into it is a
Brocaded Cloth
Another word for a
a sad or gloomy mood
Melancholy
Aa dress suitable for special occasions is a ?
Gown
This long loose outer garment is known as a?
Cloak
A shirt or jacket reaching to or just below the hips.
Tunic
a low wall (as at the top of a castle) with openings to shoot through
Battlements
a raised bank or wall to carry a roadway or hold back water.
Embankment
The shortest finger of the hand farthest from the thumb is the?
Pinky Finger
A container (as a box or case) for storing, safekeeping is also known as a?
Chest
This box used especially for holding money and valuables is known as a?
Coffer
a warrior of the Middle Ages who fought on horseback, served a king, held a special military rank, and swore to behave in a noble way
Knight
A person who brings news or announces something is known as a ?
Herald
In the middle ages (500 to 1500 ) women did not have the same rights as men. But can you name three famous women of the middle ages?
- Nun HILDEGARD of Bingen ( 1098 to 1179)
- Queen Eleanor of Aquitane ( 1122 to 1204 )
- Joan of Arc (1412 to 1431 )
Name this famous nun of the Middle Ages. She was a German writer, composer and mystic. She was an abbess who is well known for her literary works and her songs. She also wrote about medical and scientific things.
Hildegard of Bingen
The time when the sky is getting dark at night is known as?
Dusk
To make fun of someone is to?
Scoff
Who did King Arthur Marry
Guinevere
Who was king Arthurs half sister
Morgan Le Fay
According to legend King Arthur was the secret son of
?
UTHER PENDRAGON, king of Britain and
Lady IGRAINE
a young unmarried woman during the middle ages was known as a?
maiden
a competition between two knights on horseback is known as a?
joust
The ceremony in which a king or queen is crowned is known as?
Coronation
A medieval monk or servent whose job was to write books from dictation by hand and illustrate them with miniature drawings is known as a ?
amaneuensisi
Name the oldest pyramid in EGYPT
Pyramid of Djoser
Name the tallest dinosaur
Sauroposiedon
Name the dinosaur with the longest tail?
diplodococcus
Name this dinosaur with the longest neck
Mamenchisaurus
Name this heaviest dinosaur
Argentinosaurus
Name this fastest dinosaur
Dromiceiomimus
the dinosaur with the longest name
MICROPACHYCEPHALOSAURUS
The largest Asiatic dinosaur also having the longest neck is ?
Mamenchisaurus
A cold blooded animal that crawls across the ground or creeps on short legs is a ?
Reptile
This cheese has a strong disagreeable smell or taste from no longer being fresh ,
Give another word for this
Rancid cheese
A hole in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit or fox) for shelter or protection is known as a
Burrow
This hall or entry which is when large enough to serve as a waiting room this hotel
lobby
This man is looking or staring with sullen annoyance. give one word for this mans expression
Glowering
This is the Egyptian goddess of peace and justice. Name this goddess
Maat
This is an item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location
souvenir
This a type of soft cheese with a yellowish interior and a white layer on the outside of the cheese
brie
:This is a covered hole (as in a street) large enough to let a person pass through
Manhole
Tto cry out or to shout.
give one word
Holler
Give one word for
to torture and cause pain
Torment
Something that isvery different, strange, or unusual.and especially introduced from another country
Exotic
A member of any of a group of peoples of the ancient kingdom of Israel descended from Jacob of the Bible
Hebrew
Give one word for boastful talk
Brag
being rough and noisy
Boisterous
to speak in a low voice with lips partly closed
Mutter
Cleopatra’s palace sank under the _________sea after a series of earthquakes and tsunamis
Mediterranean Sea
a group of people who go with and assist an important person.
Entourage
Someone who gives orders in a way that shows they feel superior or more important than other people
Imperious
a meal set out on a table from which people may serve themselves is known as a
buffet
a frightening dream or horrible experience is known as a
Nightmare
a noisy quarrel usually over something unimportant.
Squabble
to laugh in a quiet way
Chuckle
This land that is dry, rather level, mostly treeless, and covered with grass in regions (as parts of Asia and southeastern Europe) with usually hot summers and cold winters.
Steppes
This is the traditional costume of the people of Mongolia, name this costume
Deel
This is Genghis Khan. the leader of the Mongols. His real name was
Temujin
Describe these eyebrows
Bushy eyebrows
a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events.
Shaman
the act of making a camp
Encampment
Give another word for
having much, often excessive, decoration. Like this door.
Ornate door
