Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Final Study Guide

Directions: Study the following topics from your inb
 
                 Timeline, Calendar, Decade, Century, Millennium, Back in Time Notes, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian gods & goddesses, Ancient Minoans & Ancient Greece, Greek gods and goddesses, Seven Continents & five oceans, Persian War, Ancient China, Opium War, Dynasty, The Communist Party, Ancient Japan, World War II, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Ancient India Notes. capitals/countries: London, England; Athens, Greece; Cairo, Egypt, Damascus, Syria; Bagadad, Iraq, China, Japan, India
(Adv) Species of Human, Prehistory (Stone Age- Iron Age), Early Human to First Civilizations, Lunar Cycle, The three Ancient Schools, Homer- Illiad & Odyssey, Trojan War, Panhellenic Festival, Greek Drama...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Homework: Hinduism

                                          Sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet; Photo Courtesy of Hinduism Wikipedia

Directions:
1. Select one of the following topics (Deities or "gods," Hindu Scripture, Holy Days, or Hindu Concepts)
2. Describe a paragraph your topic. Explain the names and why the topic is important to Hinduism.

Sources
BBC Hinduism
Wikipedia: Hinduism
Univ. of Wyoming 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ancient China Sources

Students,

             Many of you are very interested in Ancient China. Visit the following websites for more reading and research!


1. British Museum: Ancient China
2. Wikipedia History of China
3. National Geographic Treasures of China

To Be Updated Soon...

Friday, February 22, 2013

Table of Contents: 3rd Nine Weeks (INB pgs)

1. Bellwork 1/22-1/26 (p. 101 in INB)
2. Vocabulary Lesson 2 (p. 102)
3. Crucible of Civilization WKST (p. 103)
4. Bellwork 1/28- 2/1 (p. 105)
5. R Squared: Ancient Greece (p. 106)
6. Ancient Greece Foldable (p. 107)
7. Bellwork 2/4 - 2/8 (p. 108)
8. R Squared: Narrative (p. 109)
9. Lesson 4 REview pg. 205 # 1-5 (p. 110)
10. Ancient Greece Quiz II (p. 111)
11. Bellwork 2/11-2/15 (p.112 & 115)
12. R Squared: Conflict Narrative (p. 113)
13. HW: Lesson 3 pg. 235 # 1-5 (p. 114)
14. What is Black History (p. 117)
15. R Squared: Equiano's Travels (p. 118)
16. Trans-Atlantic Map (p. 119)
17. Black History Month Quiz (p. 120 & 121)
18. Ancient Greece Notes (p. 123-125)
19. Ancient Greece Crossword (p. 126)
20. Ancient Greece Exam (p. 127)
21. Bellwork 3/4- 3/8 (p . 128)
22. R Squared: Lessons (p. 129)
23. The Birthplace of Three Religions (p. 130)
24. Ancient Israel Notes (p. 131)
25. Bellwork 3/11 - 3/15 (p. 133 - 134)
26. R Squared: Ancient China (p. 134)
27. Ancient China Foldable (p. 135)
28. Birthplace of Three Religions Quiz (p. 138)
29. Ancient China Vocabulary & Quiz (p. 136)
30. Bellwork 3/18- 3/21 (p. 137)
 

Friday, January 11, 2013

Ancient Greek Epic Poems & Primary Sources

Update:

1. Antigone by Sophocles (497 - 442 BCE)



2.

Semester Exam Study Guide:


First Semester Exam Study Guide (Thursday, Jan. 17th)
Be able to answer questions about the following:
1.       What is Prehistory?
2.       Characteristics of Neolithic and Paleolithic time periods
3.       Purpose of Hammurabi’s Code
4.       What is a steele?
5.       Important information about these rivers: Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile
6.       Importance of flooding in Nile River Valley
7.       Ancient Egyptian
·         writing
·         gods/goddesses
·         embalming
·         pyramids
·         Major bodies of water & European Countries
·        Minoans
·         Mycenaeans

8.       Development of cities in Ancient Egypt & Ancient Greece

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Sixth Grade: Europe Study Guide (Updated)


Geography
Western European Countries & Capitals:
1. London, United Kingdom                                      21. Budapest, Hungary
2. Dublin, Ireland                                                        22. Prague, Czech Republic
3. Reykjavik, Iceland                                                  23. Moscow, Russia
4.Oslo, Norway                                                           24. Warsaw, Poland
5. Stockholm, Sweden                                                            25. Kiev, Ukraine
6. Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Berlin, Germany
8. Amsterdam Netherlands
9. Brussels, Belgium
10. Paris, France
11. Bern, Switzerland
12. Vienna, Austria
13. Rome, Italy
14. Holy See (Vatican City)
15. Madrid, Spain
16. Lisbon, Portugal
17. Andorra La Vella, Andorra
18. San Marino, San Marino
19. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
20. Monaco, Monaco


Peninsulas: Iberian, Italian, Balkan, Scandinavian, Jutland
Mountains: Pyrenees, Alps, Ural, Caucasus, Carpathian, Apennines
Straits: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Bosporus Strait (Updated 1/11)
Seas: North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay
Rivers: Rhine,Loire, Seine, Danube (Updated 1/11)


Key Terms: Mediterranean Sea, peninsula, fjord, Ural Mountains, plain, city-state
polis, Aegean Sea, oligarchy, Athens, philosopher, Aristotle, Alexander the Great,