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Assignments:
April 22:
Classwork: Read about the Minoans, Mycenaeans and the Dark Ages and answer the questions that follow
Homework: Complete the questions
April 20:
Classwork: Read about the geography of Greece and answer the Google form
Homework: Complete the Google form activity (This is in Google Classroom)
April 13-17: Spring Break :)
April 8:
Classwork: China project; extension activities (not graded)
Homework: China project due April 9
April 6:
Classwork: China project; extension activities (not graded)
Homework: China project due April 9
April 1:
Classwork: China project; extension activities (not graded)
Homework: China project due April 9
March 30:
Classwork: China project
Homework: China project due April 9
March 12:
Classwork: Kahoot! China test; China project
Homework: none; China project due date - to be determined
March 10:
Classwork: China project, China Kahoot! China study guide
Homework: China test is on Thursday, March 12
March 6:
Classwork: Discussed the Han dynasty; guided reading 5.3
Homework: none; China test is on Thursday, March 12
March 4:
Classwork: Discussed Legalism, the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army of ancient China
Homework: Guided Reading 5.2 worksheet, #1-10
March 2:
Classwork: Section 5.2 ~ Life in Ancient China
Homework: Guided Reading 5.2 worksheet, #1-8 only
February 21:
Classwork: Zhou dynasty - read, notes, guided reading 5.1; watched Brain-pop on the Lunar New Year; discussed terraced farming in China
Homework: Guided Reading 5.1 worksheet, if you didn't finish it in class
February 19:
Classwork: finished Shang dynasty - read, notes, worksheet and videos
Homework: none
February 13:
Classwork: China geography video; Shang dynasty - read, notes
Homework: China map
February 11:
Classwork: Section 4.3 presentations; Introduction to China; China map
Homework: China map - label and color
February 7:
Classwork: Section 4.3 Google Slide projects
Homework: Siddhartha timeline project - due: Tuesday, Feb. 11
February 5:
Classwork: Kahoot; Study time with a partner; Buddhism quiz; Siddhartha timeline project
Homework: Siddhartha timeline project - due: Tuesday, Feb. 11
February 3:
Classwork: Buddhism: read, discussed, notes
Homework: Guided reading 4.2 - #8-10 only; Study for the Buddhism Quiz; Review the Buddhism notes
~ Know the following~
- theocracy - religious leaders rule the government
- Nirvana - state of wisdom
- Mahayana Buddhism - thought Buddha was a god; follow Eightfold Path in heaven
- Theravada Buddhism - thought Buddha was a teacher; follow Eightfold Path on earth
- Four Noble Truths - created by Siddhartha to find the reasons behind human suffering
- Middle Way - not too much or not too little of anything
- Eightfold Path - according to Buddha, if you follow this path it would lead a person to enlightenment, happiness and nirvana
- Siddhartha Gautama - founded Buddhism
January 30:
Classwork: Buddhism: read, discussed, worksheets
Homework: Guided reading 4.2 - #5-7 only
January 28:
Classwork: Kahoot; Hinduism quiz; henna hands; started Buddhism
Homework: none
January 24:
Classwork: Finished Hinduism packet; henna hand art
Homework: Hinduism quiz ~ Tuesday, Jan. 28
- Know the following for the quiz:
- Dharma - Divine Law; duty of their caste; moral responsibility; "right thing to do"
- Karma - total of god and bad actions, influences their destiny in future lives, consequences of right and wrong
- Reincarnation - idea of passing through many lives
- Brahman - Supreme God; Universal Spirit
- Moksha - release from Samsara and being united with Supreme God
- Multiple gods - all Hindus believe that all Hindu gods are part of one Universal Spirit (Brahman)
- Upanishads - ancient religious writings of Hinduism; part of the Vedas
- Brahma - created the world; has four heads and rides a swan
- Shiva - destroyer of the world, has long hair and dances to the rhythms of the universe
- Vishnu - preserver or protector; comes down to earth in human form (avatar); maintains the world through chaos
- Aum - represents the sound of energy of the universe
- Lotus flower - represents purity of heart and mind
- Mandala - picture diagram that represents the five main beliefs of Hinduism
January 22:
Classwork: Outdoor School discussion; forms went home
Homework: none
January 16:
Classwork: Watched Hinduism video; Hinduism deity packet; researched the lotus flower and Aum (sound of the universe)
Homework: None
January 14:
Classwork: Started Hinduism packet
Homework: None
January 10:
Classwork: Kahoot review; Section 4.1 quiz
Homework: Turn in India map and section 4.1 guided reading worksheet
January 8:
Classwork: Labeled and colored the India map; Finished section 4.1 ~ read, took notes, watched a video clip
Homework: India map; Guided reading 4.1 worksheet; Study for the 4.1 quiz on Friday. Know the following:
- Yellow, highlighted words (subcontinent, Himalaya, Deccan Plateau, Sanskrit, guru, raja, caste)
- Summer monsoons - warm, wet and comes from the Arabian Sea
- Winter monsoons - dry, cold and comes from the Himalaya Mountains
- The names of the 2 rivers (Indus River and Ganges River)
- Two facts about the Harappan civilization (pg. 240-241)
- Prized possession of the Aryans (cattle - used for money, meat, milk and butter)
- Aryans brought the iron plow to India to help with farming
- Top level of the caste system - Brahmans
- Lowest level of the caste system, performed the "dirty" jobs - Untouchables/Pariahs
- Rules of the caste system - dictates marriage, friends, jobs, where you live and what you eat; You are born into a level and cannot leave
January 6:
Classwork: Started section 4.1 ~ read, took notes, watched a few video clips; started labeling the map
Homework: India map is due on Friday
December 19:
Classwork: Watched Prince of Egypt and ate candy canes :)
Homework: None; look on QConnect and complete any missing assignments
December 17:
Classwork: Kahoot review; Israel chapter test; played dreidel
Homework: None
December 13:
Classwork: Finished section 3.3 - read, discussed, took notes
Homework: Study for the Israel test on Tuesday - What should you study? Click Here!
December 11:
Classwork: Finished section 3.2; proverb activity; Started section 3.3
Homework: none
December 9:
Classwork: Torah activity; Read and discussed section 3.2
Homework: Guided reading 3.2 worksheet; use pages 207-212 in your textbook or your notes for help
December 5:
Classwork: Drew an Egypt burial mask, Wrapped apple pharaoh; Started a Torah activity
Homework: Finish the Israel map and the 3.1 guided reading; Chapter 3 test will be on Dec. 17
December 3:
Classwork: finished Section 3.1- read, discussed, notes
Homework: Finish any unfinished Israel assignments - Israel map, guided reading 3.1 worksheet
November 22:
Classwork: Section 3.1 - read, discussed, notes
Homework: Finish the Israel map
November 20:
Classwork: Kahoot! Section 2.3 quiz; Israel map; Read page 201
Homework: Finish the Israel map
November 18:
Classwork: Finished section 2.3 - read, discussed, notes, guided reading worksheet
Homework: Finish the guided reading worksheet
Study the following information for the Section 2.3 Quiz ~
- tribute -forced payment
- Thebes - capital of the Middle Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom - golden age of stability, prosperity and achievement
- Thutmose III - slavery became common
- Tut - boy king at age 10
- Valley of the Kings - tombs cut into cliffs which replaced pyramids
- Hatshepsut - woman pharaoh that focused on trade
- Ahmose - drove the Hyskos out of Egypt
- Akhenaton (Amenhotep) - tried to introduce a religion with one god, Aton
November 14:
Classwork: Finished the Valley of the Kings video; Discussed Hatsheput and Thutmose III
Homework: none
November 12:
Classwork: Work time on missing assignments; Reviewed the Middle Kingdom; Valley of the Kings video and question sheet
Homework: Look on QConnect and complete any assignments that would help boost your grade.
November 7:
Classwork: Kahoot! Study time for 10 minutes; Section 2.2 quiz; Middle Kingdom - read and took notes
Homework: Finish guided reading 2.3 worksheet #1-4 only
November 5:
Classwork: Mummification process presentation; embalmed apple pharaohs
Homework: Study for the Section 2.2 quiz (pages 166-170). Know the following:
- deity - god or goddess
- pyramid- burial place for pharaohs
- pharaoh - Egyptian king
- afterlife was a hopeful view, better than life on earth
- Book of the Dead - collection of chants and prayers about the afterlife
- Memphis-capital of the Old Kingdom
- Pharaoh means "great house"
- List 2 items buried with pharaohs in their pyramids
- Ra/Re - Egyptian sun god, pharaoh was considered to be the son of Ra
- Great Pyramid - built for King Khufu in Giza
October 29:
Classwork: Pyramid video; Guided reading 2.2 worksheet; Cartouche
Homework: Finish your cartouche - Draw, outline and color the hieroglyphics. Then cut, glue and write your name in white colored pencil at the bottom of the black paper
Study for the Section 2.2 quiz (pages 166-170) . Know the following:
- deity - god or goddess
- pyramid- burial place for pharaohs
- pharaoh - Egyptian king
- afterlife was a hopeful view, better than life on earth
- Book of the Dead - collection of chants and prayers about the afterlife
- Memphis-capital of the Old Kingdom
- Pharaoh means "great house"
- List 2 items buried with pharaohs in their pyramids
- Ra/Re - Egyptian sun god, pharaoh was considered to be the son of Ra
- Great Pyramid - built for King Khufu in Giza
October 25:
Classwork: Read, discussed and took notes on Section 2.2 - The Old Kingdom: pharaohs, embalming, pyramids
Homework: none - bring a toilet paper roll and a few toothpicks, if you can
October 23:
Classwork: Kahoot! study with a partner; Egyptian deity quiz; draw a deity
Homework: Draw and color an Egyptian deity, don't forget a background
October 21:
Classwork: Egyptian deities - PowerPoint; notes (Google classroom or paper handout) and Name That Deity worksheet
Homework: Egyptian deity quiz is Wednesday, Oct. 23
October 17:
Classwork: Kahoot! Review; Took Section 2.1 quiz; started discussion on the Egyptian deity
Homework: Egypt map is due Tuesday, Oct. 15
October 15:
Classwork: Finished Egypt - Section 2.1, read, took notes, guided reading worksheet
Homework: Study for the quiz. Know the following:
- Nile River forms from the White Nile River and the Blue Nile River
- King Narmer united Upper Egypt with Lower Egypt; Narmer wore a double crown
- dynasty - line of rulers from one family
- hieroglyphics - Egyptian writing
- cataract - wild rapids formed from boulders(rocks) in the river
- papyrus - a reed plant that Egyptians used to make paper
- What are two natural boundaries (protection) of Egypt
- What are three ways the Egyptians used the Nile River
- What was Egypt's climate? hot, dry, desert-like
- Be able to label a map ~ Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, Nile Delta, Nile River, Mediterranean Sea
October 11:
Classwork: Started Egypt - Section 2.1, read and took notes
Homework: Egypt map is due Tuesday, Oct. 15
October 8:
Classwork: Kahoot! review on the Chaldeans and the Assyrians; Section 1.3 Quiz; Egypt map
Homework: Egypt map is due Tuesday, Oct. 15; Section 2.1 quiz - Thursday, Oct. 17
October 4:
Classwork: Discussed the Chaldean empire
Homework: Guided reading 1.3 worksheet; Section 1.3 quiz - Tuesday, Oct. 8
Know the following:
- yellow, highlighted vocabulary words (astronomer, province, caravan)
- What did the Assyrians learn from the Hittites? melting iron to make weapons and tools
- What was the capital of Assyria? It had the world's first library. Nineveh
- Who worked together to defeat the Assyrians? Chaldeans and the Medes
- What did the Chaldeans contribute to the modern day calendar? Seven day week
- Babylon was located on the Euphrates River, a trading route between which two bodies of water? Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Who was the famous Chaldean king? Nebuchadnezzar
- Who were the Assyrians? country north of Mesopotamia
October 2:
Classwork: Discussed the Assyrian empire; wrote names in cuneiform
Homework: Guided reading 1.3 #15; Section 1.3 quiz - Tuesday, Oct. 8
September 27:
Classwork: Kahoot review for the Mesopotamia quiz; Took quiz, shared Early Human Tool Projects
Homework: none
September 25:
Classwork: Reviewed Mesopotamia; started a discussion/activity on Hammurabi's law codes
Homework: Early Human tool project - Friday; Mesopotamia quiz - Friday
September 23:
Classwork: Reviewed Mesopotamia- writing system, class divisions, role of men/women, importance of rivers, city-state qualifications, religion (ziggurat) and science/math developments
Homework: Early Human tool project - Friday; Mesopotamia quiz - Friday
Know the following for the quiz
- Yellow, highlighted vocabulary words ~ empire, ziggurat, scribe, irrigation, civilization, cuneiform
- Be able to label a map with Mesopotamia, Tigris River and Euphrates River on a hand-drawn map
- Sargon created the world's first empire!
- Two advances of Sumerian science and/or math
- Why did Mesopotamia form near river valleys? (2-3 reasons needed)
September 19:
Classwork: Kahoot review for section 1.1; guided reading 1.1 worksheet; Section 1.1 Quiz; Mesopotamia map: labeled and colored
Homework: Finish labeling and coloring the Mesopotamia map
September 17:
Classwork: Section 1.2 ~ Mesopotamia - read, discussed and took notes; Mesopotamia map: labeled and colored
Homework: None; section 1.1 quiz - Thursday, Sept. 18
September 13:
Classwork: Neolithic Age - read, discussed and took notes; watched a short video on the agricultural revolution; discussed the tool project
Homework: study for the Section 1.1 quiz (pages 123-131) - Thursday, Sept. 19; tool project due September 27
Know the following:
- All yellow, high-lighted words
anthropologist- focus on human society
archaeologist- hunt for evidence buried in the ground
artifact-weapons, tools, and other things made by humans
fossils- traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock
nomad- people who moved from place to place searching for food
domesticate-tame animals for human use
specialization-development of different types of jobs
- Two advantages of farming
- Two disadvantages of farming
- Examples of Paleolithic tools and the materials used
- Why were Paleolithic people called nomads?
Four effects of taming fire
1. cook food
2. warmth
3. light
4. protection from animals
- When did domestication occur?
September 11:
Classwork: Mesolithic and Neolithic Age - read, discussed and took notes
Homework: None; section 1.1 quiz - Thursday, Sept. 18
September 9:
Classwork: Finished Paleolithic Humans notes; Cave art
Homework: None
September 5:
Classwork: Read part of section 1.1 ~ Paleolithic Humans; took notes
Homework: None
September 3:
Classwork: Trash analysis activity; wrote down the following four definitions in our social studies spiral:
- anthropologists - scientist that focus on human society/behavior
- archaeologists - scientists who hunt for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been
- artifact - weapons, tools and other things made by humans
- fossil - traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock
Homework: none
August 29:
Classwork: Finished Tools of the Historian worksheet; Archaeologist video
Homework: none
August 27:
Classwork: Finished world map activity; started Tools of the Historian worksheet
Homework: none; Complete the world map activity if you didn't finish it in class.
August 23:
Classwork: Checked out social studies textbook; World map activity
Homework: none
August 21:
Classwork: Discussed classroom rules and expectations. Participated in a "Get to Know You Activity". Bring a SURE book.
Homework: Organize your binder.
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