Yaskul's Mighty Trade

In AD 110, lively commerce attracted merchants from east and west to the famous market in Bactra. What does commerce mean?

• a small space set back in a wall or room

• the buying and selling of products to make money

• something related to family or life at home

• a person, place or object that is unusual or interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Father points to a small alcove, a shelf we have carved in the wall. What does the word alcove mean?

• of the greatest or highest degree or amount

• major or sudden change that often creates problems or distress

• a small space set back in a wall or room

• speaking and writing a language well

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What remains are domestic coins. What does the word domestic mean?

• suffocating or extremely close

• a person, place or object that is unusual or interesting

• something related to family or life at home

• major or sudden change that often creates problems or distress

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"your stones are now of the utmost importance, our only hope for a successful trade." What does the word utmost mean?

• the buying and selling of products to make money

• suffocating or extremely close

• a small space set back in a wall or room

• of the greatest or highest degree or amount

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Their exotic robes truly glow with color. What does the word exotic

• a person, place or object that is unusual or interesting

• speaking or writing a language well

• suffocating or extremely close

• major or sudden change that often creates problems or distress

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I am amazed that he is so fluent in my language. What doe the word fluent mean?

• something related to family or life at home

• a person, place or object that is unusual or interesting

• speaking or writing a language well

• of the greatest or highest degree or amount

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

I tell him of the upheaval caused today by the theft of our goods. What does the word upheaval mean?

• major or sudden change that often creates problems or distress

• suffocating or extremely close

• the buying and selling of products to make money

• something related to family or life at home

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Today's bright sun will make the stalls grow hot and stifling. What does the word stifling mean?

• something related to family or life at home

• a person, place or object that is unusual or interesting

• speaking or writing a language well

• suffocating or extremely close

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What text evidence is found in Yaskul's Mighty Trade that shows this is historical fiction?

Choose two answers

• Historical Setting

• Foreign language words

• Charts

• Diagrams

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9