Friday, January 11, 2013
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)
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,
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