Schedule September 19-23

Monday, September 19

Test:  Unit 1

Bring Book Tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 20

1.  Introduction to Unit 2:  The Geography of Greece
2.  Chapter 5 Cornell Note Activity in class.  Due tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 21

1.  Quiz over reading/cornell notes
2.  Lecture:  The World According to Homer

Read Ch 5, sections 2-3.  Complete Reading Guide for Monday.

Thursday, September 22

Video:  Greeks:  The Crucible of Civilization, Part 1.  Complete viewing sheet while watching the film.

Friday, September 23

1.  Finish video.  Discuss
2.  Read article on Greek democracy in class.  Discuss.

Reading guide (Ch 5 Secs 2-3) due on Monday.

Schedule September 12-16, 2011

Monday, September 12

1.  Go over Avatar reading
2.  Lecture:  The Persian Empire

Read Chapter 4.  Complete Reading Guide for Wednesday.

Tuesday, September 13

1.  Go over Chapter 3 reading guide
2.  Lecture:  China

Chapter 4 reading guide due tomorrow.  It will be collected in the Black Box.

Wednesday, September 14  

MEET IN BLACKBOX  for FREEDOM BOX FORUM

Thursday, September 15

Discuss Freedom Box forum.
Practice ACT

Friday, September 16

Finish China Lecture (if necessary)
Go over Chapter 4 Reading Guide.
Unit Test on Monday!  Discuss and Review.

This test will cover everything on the Unit Sheet, with particular attention to the "Essential Questions."  If you can answer those essential questions, you will do fine.  The test will be broken up into several parts:

1.  Multiple Choice Questions:  There will be 17 multiple choice questions covering chapters 1-4
2.  Map Questions:  4 questions identifying events/people and the appropriate region of the world
3.  Reading:  There will be a short reading followed by 5 questions relating to main idea and supporting details
4.  Essay Question.  You will write an answer to an essay question.  The questions are closely related to the "Essential Questions" on your unit sheet.

Schedule September 6-9

Tuesday, September 6

Finish lecture on China
Go Over Chapter 2 Reading Guide
Discuss exam

Study for exam.  It will be 50 multiple choice and matching questions.  Don't forget, there will be an art section.

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Wednesday, September 7  (BRING BOOK TODAY)

Test:  Chapters 1-2

Read Chapter 3.  Complete reading guide for Friday.

Thursday, September 8

Lecture:  Ancient Religions:  Judaism

Reading Guide for Chapter 3 due tomorrow.

Friday, September 9

Lecture:  Avatar and Hinduism

Reading:  "The Philosophy Behind the Movie Avatar."  Answer the questions on the sheet for Monday.

List for Chapter 2 Chart

For the civilizations chart, these are the items that must be placed into the proper categories.  NOTE:  Some of the terms may be used for more than one civilization.

365 day calendar

Ancestor worship

City grid system

Coined money

Cuneiform writing

Early origins of Hindu religion

Epic of Gilgamesh

Euphrates River

Feudalism

Hammurabi’s code

Hieroglyphics

Huang He River

Indus River

Invention of the wheel

King Narmer unites regions

King Sargon creates first empire in area

Language contained over 10,000 symbols

Mandate of Heaven

Monarchy

Mummification due to belief in afterlife

Nile River

Oracle bones

Pharaoh

Polytheistic

Pyramids

Re, the sun god

Roads and canals

Sewer system

Shang Di, the supreme god

Shang Dynasty

Theocracy

Tigres River

Undecipherable language made up of over 400 symbols

Use of cast iron

Xia Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

Ziggurats