Friday 1/20/12

161- Half of the class either began or finished the fill in geography map on India while the other half was finishing the map and questions HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

162- finished map and questions as well as the fill in geography map of India - Need to go over! HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

163- Finished going over map and questions HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

164- Went over map and questions as a class- Some students began working on the fill in geography map on India while the others finished  HOMEWORK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!

HOMEWORK FOR ALL CLASSES: Define 20 words due MONDAY--The words are listed in the blog below =]

Have a great weekend!!

Thursday 1/19/12

Yesterday we finished our mini unit on Ancient Kush and Judaism with a quiz.  Today we began our unit on Ancient India.  The students worked together to locate the different geographical features of India.  Tonights homework which will be due on Monday is to define the following 20 words.  We will be having a quiz on these words either next Friday or the following Tuesday.  

1. monsoon

2. plateau

3. glaciers

4. citadel

5. granary

6. sewer system

7. vedas

8. nirvana

9. edicts

10. provinces

11. monastry

12. scrolls

13. sanskrit 

14. Brahmanism

15. caste

16. Reincarnation

17. Pilgrimages

18. Ascetic

19. Alms

20. Murals

161,162,163,164
Reviewed for Quiz tomorrow - Study Study Study

Review sheet for 161,162,164:

Ancient Kush/Judaism Study Guide

1.     Ancient Kush is present day___

2.     How are Kush and Egypt similar?

3.     What natural resource does Kush have a lot of?

4.     Trading Hub-

5.     What made Kush an important trading Hub?

6.     What are some of the items Kush traded?

7.     Several times Egypt raided Kush or took control of parts of its territory.  How might this have affected their culture?

8.     Who are the four leaders of Judaism?

9.     List one important action taken by each of the leaders

10. What is the sacred text of Judaism?

11. Monotheism-

12. Rabbi-

13. How have the Jews passed on their faith?

14. What do the Jews believe about equality?

15. Why did Canaan split in two?

16. What did Canaan split into?               North-

a.     South-

17. Jewish Diaspora-

18. Execute means-

19. Because the Jews scattered they will never live in one________

20. Sabbath-

21. What day of the week is the Jew’s Sabbath?

22. Exodus-

Thursday 1/12/12
161,162,163- Today we reviewed our station activity questions and answers on the central beliefs of Judaism.  We then spoke about the Division of Canaan and how this caused the Hebrews to become weak and easily conquerable.  Our activity today was to go around the classroom searching for the 26 words needed to fill in our notes

Homework:No Homework tonight, however there will be a quiz next week

163- Today we had a GREAT class! we reviewed our questions and answers on Ancient Kush.  We then began speaking about Judaism and its central beliefs
Homework: Answer questions 1-5 in your own words--questions handed out in class

Tuesday January 10, 2012

Hello Students!

161, 162, 164- Learned about the central beliefs of Judaism (Monotheism, following God's laws, equality and social justice, and the importance of study)
HOMEWORK for 161, 162, and 164- DUE THURSDAY: In two paragraphs, explain how Judaism differs from the Egyptian religion.
  Be sure to include:
-Monotheism/polytheism
-who believed their ruler had a divine right to rule?
-What were the names of their preachers?
-How were the two religions different when it comes to equality?

163- Learned about Ancient Kush and its relationship with Ancient Egypt
Homework: No Homework

161- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Project due Monday

162- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Read and Answer Questions -- Project due Monday

163- Worked on Study guide for Ancient Egypt Test on Monday
Homework: Mummification packet due tomorrow- Test Monday

164- Learned about Ancient Kush and its connection to Ancient Egypt
Homework: Read and answer questions-Project Due Monday

Wednesday 1/4/12

161- Finished up Ancient Egypt

Homework due tomorrow: Define the words at the bottom of this blog 

                                   PROJECT DUE MONDAY

162- Completed social structure activity

HOMEWORK: Project Due Monday

163- Completed Ancient Egypt 

 Homework: Mummification packet due Friday

TEST MONDAY

164- Finished up on Ancient Egypt

Homework due tomorrow: Define the words a the bottom of this blog

PROJECT DUE MONDAY

Words:

1. Kush

2. Kushites

3. Archer

4. Tribute

5. Conquer

6. Dynasty

7. Meroe

8. Kandake

9. Treaty

Welcome back students!!

161- Today we finished our social structure group activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY

162- Today we worked on our social structure group activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY

163- Today we split into different groups and worked on different Egyptian Social Structure activities
HOMEWORK: Mummification packet due Friday

164- Today we completed out Egyptian social structure activity
HOMEWORK: PROJECT DUE MONDAY!