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21 Cards in this Set
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Mongolia is on what continent? |
Asia |
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The capital of Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
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How old is Ashol Pan |
13 years old |
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What happens when Ashol Pan whistles? |
a golden eagle flies through the sky and lands on her arm |
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True or false the golden eagle is Ashol Pan's hunting partner |
True |
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How many years have the people of Mongolia been hunting with eagles |
2000 years |
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True or false hunting with an eagle is a great honor |
True |
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True or false - until recently only men and boys were trained to hunt with eagles |
True |
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How big can golden eagles grow |
15 pounds and have a wingspan of more than 6 feet |
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True or false Ashol is one of the first girls to hunt with eagles |
true |
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True or false - hunting with eagles is an ancient custom |
True |
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what is the definition of tradition |
a tradition in a culture or society |
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What type of word is tradition (noun, verb, adjective) |
noun |
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what age do hunters start training? |
13 years old so they are strong enough to handle the bird |
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Golden eagles hunt what type of animals |
foxes and rabbits |
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Ashol is part of what tribal people? |
Kazakh |
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Kazakh people use the eagles to catch other animals for what purpose? |
meat for food and fur to keep them warm during the winter |
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how many Kazakhs currently use golden eagles to hunt |
400 |
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How come Ashols father trained her instead of her brother |
Her borther is in the military |
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How long does it take to train to hunt with an eagle |
5 years |
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Asher Svidensky is what? |
A photographer |
