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Review the Ancient
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10th Grade
09/28/2010

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10th Grade Writing test
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2 Hour test that is required to be promoted to a 11th grader. Must be passed with at least a level 3 score.
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Epic
Definition
Story of a hero who has super human qualities but is in the end a mortal. Examples are Gilgamesh, Hercules, and others
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Pandora
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First woman, created by Zeus to bring woe to man. Opened pandoras box releasing the evils upon the world and closed it trapping hope inside the box.
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Zeus
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King of the gods and olympus. Controlled greek citizens and decided how much good and bad they had in their lives.
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Gilgamesh
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Epic hero, he sought immortality but in the end gained it in a unexpected way. He was half god he challenged the gods, yet feared death.
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Eve
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Gift from God to give Adam a partner to get rid of his loneliness. She was made from the Adams bones.
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Adam
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Man created from mud. Was created by god, was the first human.
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Hades
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Ruler of the underworld. He has no temples to worship him, yet he did have cults he is similar to christians 'Satan'
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Greek Hero
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A person who does somthing extrodinairy, not necesarilly good it can also be evil.
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