Sep
29
2008
Monday, September 29th – Section 2 The Old Kingdom Read pages 90-95
Vocabulary – Old Kingdom, Khufu, nobles, afterlife, mummies, elite, pyramids, engineering
No HW
Tuesday, September 30th – Map Skills Nile River
Citizenship Essay in class.
HW Study Vocab words for Section 1 & 2 – Quiz on Thursday
Wednesday, October 1st – Section 3 The Middle and New Kingdoms Read pages 96-100
Answer Questions 1-4
Thursday, October 2nd – Vocabulary Quiz Section 1 & 2
Friday, October 3rd – Section 4 Egyptian Achievements Read pages 102-106
Vocabulary – hieroglyphics, papyrus, Rosetta Stone, sphinxes, obelisk, King Tutankhamen
Begin Ancient Egyptian Newspaper in class
Sep
22
2008
Monday, September 22nd – Students the Mesopotamia Poster is a class assignment. We will work on this in class…this is “not” a homework assignment!
Sep
19
2008
Everyone did a terrific job creating and designing their World History Podcasts. I was so impressed! I was so happy you were able to share your Podcasts with your parents at Open House last night. It was wonderful meeting everyone last night.
Monday, September 22nd – Section 4 Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent Read pages 72-77
Vocabulary – monarch, Hammurabi’s Code, chariot, Nebuchadnezzar, alphabet
HW Biography Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd – Create a poster about Mesopotamia
Wednesday, Sept. 24th – Review for Chapter 3
Quiz Show Game
HW Study for Test
Thursday, Sept. 25th – Test Chapter 3
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Friday, Sept. 26th – Begin Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt and Kush
Section 1 –
Read pages 86-89 Geography and Ancient Egypt
Sep
12
2008
Monday, September 15th – Podcasts – Bring Scripts
HW Read Section 2 The Rise of Sumer pages 60-64 Answer Questions 1-3
Tuesday, September 16th – Podcasts – Bring Scripts
Wednesday, September 17th – Podcasts – Bring Scripts
Thursday, September 18th – Section 3 Sumerian Achievements Read pages 65-69
Vocabulary -cuneiform, pictographs, scribe, epics, architecture, ziggurat
Friday, September 19th – Quiz Sections 1-3
Sep
08
2008
Monday, September 8th – Read Section 3 Beginnings of Agriculture pages 40-43
Vocabulary words Neolithic Era, domestication, agriculture, megaliths
HW Study for Chapter 2 Test
Tuesday, September 9th – Chapter 2 Test The Stone Ages and Early Cultures
Wednesday, September 10th – Begin Unit 2 Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush Read Chapter 3 Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Pages 54-57
Vocabulary Fertile Crescent, silt, irrigation, canals, surplus, division of labor
Thursday, September 10th – Spanish
Friday, September 11th – Section 2 The Rise of Sumer Read pages 60-64
Vocabulary – rural, urban, city-state, Gilgamesh, Sargon, empire polytheism, priests, social hierarchy
