Chapter 3- Strayer

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13- OPEN HOUSE

PLEASE INVITE FRIENDS WHO ARE 7TH AND 8TH GRADE TO JOIN US FROM 11AM- 3PM

Monday, October 15- No School

Friday, October 12

Aim: QUIZ ON CHAPTER 2

3 Assg. 1

HW: Read strayer - 85-91

1. Why do you think people want to escape from civilization? What does this imply?

2. Identify 8 features of a civilization

3. When and where did the first civilizations begin? Be sure to be able to identify these 6 civilizations on a map

4. What made the Indus Valley civilization different than the other regions?

5. Identify what evidence supports the idea of a highly centralized state in China?

6. Why are the Olmecs known as the "Mother Civilization" of Mesoamerica?

7. What accounts for the initial breakthroughs in civilization?

8.What was the role of cities in the early civilizations?

9. Define quipu and Mandate of Heaven

Tuesday, October 16

Aim: Why did civilizations emerge?

3 Assg. 2

PART 1; Read Documents pp. 115- 118

Based on the excerpt from the Epic of Gilgamesh

How would you define the Mesopotamian ideal of kingship?
What is the basis of the monarch's legitimacy?
What philosophy of life and death comes across in the Gilgamesh story? - quote the lines to illustrate your answer
How does the Epic of Gilgamesh portray the gods and their relationship to humankind?

PART 2:

In what ways was social hierarchies expressed in early civilizations?
Read the poem on p. 95 : Why is this poem timeless? Who would be the landlords today?
What role did slaves have in these early civilizations?
How did their lives differ from later slavery of the Americas?

EXTRA CREDIT

WATCH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE - 9PM-10:30PM

1. Who do you believe won? Why?

2. What were the best questions and how did the candidates respond?

3. Did the debate change your mind on who you would vote for? Why or why not?

4. What questions were not asked that you feel are important in this upcoming election?

Wednesday, October 17 - NO CLASS PSAT'S (SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS)

Thursday, October 18

Aim: How does the Epic of Gilgamesh illustrate the beliefs of the people of Mesopotamia?

3 Assg 3

HW: Read pp. 96-98

In what ways have historians tried to explain patriarchy?
Explain how the state used coercion to regulate its people.
How did Egyptian and Mesopotamian patriarchy differ from each other?
What were the sources of state authority in the First Civilizations?
What role did writing play in the centralization of power within the state?
Why do you think the scribes became so powerful?
Identify each of the types of writing found in the 6 civilizations that emerged first in history
How did rituals illustrate the power the state authority wielded? What was the purpose of these rituals?

Friday, October 19

Aim: How was power wielded in the ancient world?

3 Assg 4

HW: Read pp. 118- 123 Documents 3-2, 3-3, 3-4

Answer the questions which precede each document (red square)

Monday, October 22

Aim: What features of civilization do these documents illustrate?

HW: NONE - ENJOY!!!

Extra Credit - Last Debate Foreign Policy - 9PM in Florida

Choose 3 - Iran, Iraq, Military Spending, Libya, Afghanistan, Trade with China OR another issue presented this evening

How do Romney and Obama differ on these foreign policy issues in their debate tonight?
Who do you think has a better understanding of what we are facing as a nation in the next 4 years? Explain
Who do you believe better answered the questions this evening and why?

Tuesday, October 23

Aim: Why is Hammurabi's Code an important treasure?

HW - STUDY

Wednesday, October 24

Aim: Identify the strengths and weaknesses of Hammurabi's Code.

3 Assg 5

Based on documents 3-1 - 3-5 pp. 115-125

1. Using each of the documents - What features of civilization that we listed (BIG 8) are found in the documents between pp. 115-125

2. What elements of thought and practice from these early documents resonate still in the 21st century? Be sure to identify document and part in your answer

3. What elements seem very outdated and strange to our modern sensibility?

Thursday, October 25

Aim: How do the ancient texts speak to us today?

3 Assg. 6

HW: Read pp. 103 - 112

In what ways did Mesopotamia and Egyptian civilizations differ from each other?
Identify how the documents illustrate these differences.
In what ways were Mesopotamia and Egyptian civilization shaped by their interactions with near and distant neighbors? Be sure to provide specific examples to illustrate your answer

Friday, October 26

Aim: Compare and Contrast Ancient Egypt with Mesopotamia

3 Assg. 7

Watch Video on Mummification

1.How does this illustrate the knowledge and trade of Egypt

Read Lecture from History Guide and answer the following questions

2. Describe the power of the Pharaoh in the Old Kingdom.

3. How did this power change during the Middle Kingdom?

4. How was religion integral to Egyptian life?

5. How was it different from Mesopotamian religion?

6. Why were Egyptians mummified?

7. Why was Amenhotep IV revolutionary?