World History

Monday, August 25, 2008

NO school

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

1. Class Intro

2. Do the textbook scavenger hunt. 

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

1. Correct textbook scavenger hunt.

2. Group activity- intro to the book.

3. Write up chapter preferences.

4. Start chapter 1:

      *Read Chapter 1, Section 1 (p. 2-11)

      *Define the terms for that section using the     glossary.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

1. Journal: Describe the five stages of early hominids.

2. Discuss the terms and names. Add to list:

Archaeologist

Anthropologist

Paleontologist

Lucy

Opposable Thumbs

3. Make a map of the five stages of early humans. In the center circle put “Early Hominids.” Five circles around put each example: homo habilus, cro magnon, etc. At least three descriptive items for each. NO DATES!

 

Friday, August 29, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Do review activity for term lists: crossword puzzle.

3. Discuss terms and names.

4. Do questions 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 on page 11.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

1. Journal- Explain why fire, technology and communication were such vital advances for the survival of the human race.

2. Get hominid maps checked.

3. Correct questions 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and turn in.

4. Define/describe the names and terms for section 1.2 (page 14).

5. Read page 14-18.

Wednesday, September 3

1. Current events.

2. Map exercise from map on page 10 (answer 10 questions).

3. Get ch. 1 section2 term list signed.

4. Do a flow chart. Start with “hominid australopithicines walks upright” and follow all the steps of human development to “Humans live in agricultural villages.” 8 steps?

Thursday, September 04, 2008

1. Correct homework from yesterday.

2. Add to list:

18. Meolithinc Ice age

19. Jarmo

20. Catal Huyuk

21-29- Terms from chapter 1, section 3.

30. Sumer

31. Ur

3. Read chapter 1.3.

4. Do questions 11-20 on page 24.

Friday, September 05, 2008

1. Correct questions.

2. Take test.

3. Turn in chapter packet- term list, notes, 2 journals.

Monday, September 09, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Watch movie about Babylon, Assyria, Sumer. Take 15 good notes.

3. Define the terms for chapter 2, section 1.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

1. Journal- Discuss the movie we watched.

2. Finish movie and have quiz.

3. Read chapter 2, section 1.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Correct and turn in page 21, #11-20.

3. Add to chapter 2.1 term list:

      9. Cuneiform

      10. Sargon

      11. Babylonian Empire

4. Do any four of the following:

      World History Chapter 2.1 Questions

1. How did flooding aid in the development of early farming civilization?

2. How did Sumer solve the environmental problems they faced?

3. What were three purposes of the ziggurat?

4. What allowed the Sumer city-state to grow prosperous?

5. List and describe the Sumer social classes.

6. What two parts of Sumer’s base 60 arithmetic are still in use today?

7. What is the difference between a city state and an empire?

8. How strict was the code of Hammurabi? Give an example.

9. How did the code differ for different groups of people?

10. What are two of Hammurabi’s personal accomplishments, according to him?

 

Thursday, September 11, 2008

1. Journal- Explain what it would be like to live under the Code of Hammurabi. How would your life be different?

2. Finish the questions from yesterday.

3. Start CBA and get handouts.

4. Define the terms for chapter 2.1 and read section 2.1.

Friday, September 12, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Correct and discuss the questions:

World History Chapter 2.1 Questions

1. How did flooding aid in the development of early farming civilization?

2. How did Sumer solve the environmental problems they faced?

3. What were three purposes of the ziggurat?

4. What allowed the Sumer city-state to grow prosperous?

5. List and describe the Sumer social classes.

6. What two parts of Sumer’s base 60 arithmetic are still in use today?

7. What is the difference between a city state and an empire?

8. How strict was the code of Hammurabi? Give an example.

9. How did the code differ for different groups of people?

10. What are two of Hammurabi’s personal accomplishments, according to him?

3. Work on term list:

20. Herodotus

21. Cataract

22. Upper Egypt

23. Lower Egypt

24. Rosetta Stone

25. Hyksos

Monday, September 15, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Discuss term lists.

3. Get in small groups and answer questions. Present answers to class in form of an outline.

4. Do terms for 2.3 (add to list) and read section 2.3.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

1. Journal- practice test.

2. Finish chapter outlines.

3. Present outlines to class.

4. Visual demonstration of Egyptian columns.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

1. Current events.

2. Round robin oral review of chapter 2.2.

3. Finish the notes on the Egypt video. 

Friday, September 19, 2008

1. Sub work day-

2. Pink worksheets and blue worksheet.

Monday, September 22, 2008

1. Finish reading chapter 2.

2. Do the chapter review questions.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

1. Catch up on everything day.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

1. Correct homework.

2. CBA handouts.

3. L-G-L on the chapter 2 list.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

1. Work on CBAs

Friday, September 26, 2008

1. Geography day. Complete maps in order to gain a geographical perspective on historical locations.

Monday, September 29, 2008

No school

Tuesday, Sept. 30

1. Finish maps and turn in.

2. DO the section 2.4 questions.

3. Do test review sheets- 4 sides.

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

1. Current events

2. Correct all of yesterday’s work.

3. Take chapter 2 test.

Thursday, October 02, 2008

1. List 12 steps from tribe to empire.

2. Turn in chapter 2 work- Vocab (1-39), 4 journals, King Tut movie notes.

3. Read chapter 5, section 1.

 

Friday, October 03, 2008

Possible CBA outline:

World History CBA

Three parts-

Part 1- Background/Intro

*Who invented/developed the technology (describe them)?

*When? Where?

*What did the new technology replace?

 

Part 2,3,4 Explain three effects of the technological change

*How did it makes people lives easier/better?

*How did it change people’s lives?

*What were the costs? Money? Lives? Resources?

 

Part 5 Conclusion

Explain the significance or importance of the technology

Monday, October 6, 2008

1. Current event.

2. Read section 2 of chapter 5.

Add these to your term list

#1-6 are on page 123.

#7. Minoan

#8. Helen of Troy

#9. Achilles

#10 . Hector

#11-20 are on page 127

#21. Draco

#22. Solon

#23. Cleisthenes

#24. Council of Elders

#25. Darius the Great

#26. Pheidippides

#27. Thermopylae/Xerxes

#28. Delian League

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

1. Make web of the five main groups, Mycenaean, Minoans, Spartans, Athenians, and Dorians, that contributed to or influenced Greek culture and government. At least three details for each group.

2. Finish the term list and do class presentations.

Wednesday, Oct. 08, 2008

Sub day-

Do crosswords and reading guides for 5.1 and 5.2.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

1. Correct and discuss yesterday’s work. Turn in.

2. Watch documentary on Greek culture.

Friday, October 10, 2008

1. Library- CBA’s.