Jasmine



Scribble Maps This is my map.... = = media type="custom" key="4995741"

=Assignment 6-4=

Do a search for three Minoan and three Mycenaean artifacts and draw them in your notebook. Check the information in wiki 2 for ideas about what to search for (Minoan bull leaping is interesting). Under each picture, write a one-sentence caption describing the artifact and what it tells us about each civilization.

=Assignment 6-3= Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow **in your notebook**.

The Minoans:** Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
 * __The Origins of the Greeks__

Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
 * The Mycenaeans:**

//1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?// //2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?// //3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?// //4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?// //5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?// //6. Using your **textbook pages 256-257**, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.//

=Assignment 4-6= = **After completing your** __** Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India **__ sheet answer the following comprehension questions: = == 1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts? == That his people should follow his rules which are some things that are about righteousness. == 2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India? ==

== 3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India? == It follows that the Inaians followed most of his edicts. == 4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period? == The sayings of King Ashoka effected the Indians to follow the edicts. ==5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way == == (i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice) == There was one that said that you should follow what ever your parents say so I thought that, that can be some charities that your parents give you.

**Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.** 1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? I was a merchant/ labor. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? It was that merchants can control the slaves by making them do something like "bring some Kleenex to me!". 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? It was that the law makers were very rude and were like controlling us and was like "don't talk!" or something like "if you break the rules do 20 push ups and 5 sit ups. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? I don't think that the system is fair, if you were in the upper social level you might feel it's very fun to make someone who is lower than you do something but also if you think about slaves they are always slaves and they need to work for someone who isn't even nice to you. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? Yes, even if I said it might be mean we should have social classes so that there is certain people that needs to get respected. So if there wasn't any social class called President than even if you kill the President or there won't be one but anyways if you kill them you won't get anything bad for your self even if you killed the President.
 * __ Assignment 4-4 __**

Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions __clearly__ and __completely__ on your wiki page. **Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.**
 * __ Assignment 4-3 __**
 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image pdf.png" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Archeologists+Ideas+Mohenjo-Daro.pdf"]] [|Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf]

1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity? I learned alot of things about the daily life in Mohenjo-Daro. On of them were that they had public baths too along time ago like we have jjim- jil- bang these days. 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. I don't get this.... 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? I think that the Sewage System made Mohenjo-Daro look like a modern city. It's because now days we use the drains to remove some water from roads and streets and it's kind of cool that they might have done that because they could have got baskets and buckets to pour the water out of the streets and roads. 4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region? I don't get this.... 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? Invasions from another city might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro.

__** Website: [|Indus Valley] Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in **complete sentences** with **clear details** on your wiki page. 1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro? 2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? 3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? 4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum. 5. What do we know about the Priest-King? 6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? It was used as a public bath.
 * __ Assignment 4-2

**Source: [|IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg]**
 * __ Assignment 4-1 __**


 * Directions: Look at the map above, read the text below, and answer the following questions on your wiki page:**

Early Indian agricultural settlements arose in the Indus-Sarasvati river region at least as far back as 6500 B.C.E. Like many other ancient peoples, the early Indians settled by rivers. They settled primarily on the banks of the Sarasvati River as well as along the banks of the Indus River. These rivers provided the ancient Indians with plenty of water, and the land near the rivers was fertile and excellent for growing crops. The rivers also provided the Indians with a convenient way to travel and trade among themselves and with other civilizations. Archeologists have found artifacts from the Indus-Sarasvati civilization - such as carved seals - in Mesopotamia's Sumer. These discoveries have led scholars to believe that the early Indians traded with Mesopotamia, possibly by traveling in ships down the Indus and Sarasvati rivers to the Arabian Sea and then west to Sumer and other locations. After the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E., the Indus-Sarasvati Indians moved to more habitable areas, such as the fertile banks of the Ganga river further east. Archeological evidence shows, however, that people settled by the Ganga River as far back as 5000 B.C.E.
 * I**n the 1990's, satellite pictures revealed an ancient, dried riverbed located in India's present-day Thar Desert. Geologists have identified this riverbed as the route of the ancient **Sarasvati River**. The Sarasvati lay east of the Indus River and generally followed the same course, originating in the Himalaya mountains and emptying into the Arabian Sea. Geologists believe that the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati evolved into the dry, hot desert that exists today.

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? I think that my map is kind of similar to the one above because mine has all the geographical features that the map above has also. 2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? I think that the Sarasvati river is not on my map. 3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. I think that it was because near the Indus and Sarasvati rivers it might have been very fertile so it was good for farming, that might have been the reason why settlements developed near the Indus and Sarasvati rivers. 4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map. I labeled the ancient Sarasvati river. 5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? It was because the Ganga river was also fertile and good for farming and growing foods.
 * Questions:**

**Questions

A. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?** I learned that people played games long time too an also there were bathing pools. I can see that the people in the picture might be slaves, because they are all working and dressed like a slavery so I think that it's social levels. I think even there are some parts where it doesn't look and sound like a modern city but still there are some also, they are that they have like bathing pool. When I first saw the picture I didn't even think of a pool because I've never seen pools or heard of pools in like Ancient Egypt so I was a bit surprised. I think it's because they didn't really leave much artifacts. = =
 * B. Which aspects of daily life do you see represented in the picture that the artist drew?**
 * C. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?**
 * D. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?**
 * E. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?** I don't get this one....^^

=__Assignment 3-8__= Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences **clearly and with specific details**. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... I learned about the old, middle and new kingdom which was kind of important and was a thing that I really didn't know that much about it at first but managed to learn later and get some important facts about. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... It was again about the old, middle and new kingdom it's because there was alot to memorize and know, like the kings that rule each kingdom and the different cultural facts about each and every kingdom. 3. What surprised me the most was... That I really didn't know important things about egypt or actually didn't know anything. 4. I would like to know more about... The statues or some art works that were done in each kingdom, and this is one of the things that I want to learn more about. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... About the social levels in Egypt ^^....

=__Assignment 3-6__=


 * Due Dates:

A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23 B Block- Monday Feb. 22 F Block- Tuesday Feb. 23 **


 * Task:** You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie or Keynote. The video presentation should be 3-4 minutes and include the following required elements:


 * 1) Introduce your topic to the audience and explain the importance of your subject in Ancient Egypt.
 * 2) Explain and show where your topic belongs on a map of Egypt. You may have to be creative with this part because your topic might not be from one area.
 * 3) Present 5 interesting facts you have learned about your subject from your research. Include dates and/or which kingdom (old, middle, new).
 * 4) Identify at least one of the Characteristics of Civilization that is evident in your topic and explain how your topic relates to the characteristic.
 * 5) How does your topic relate to our society today?
 * 6) Include appropriate images/video to make your presentation clear and interesting.
 * 7) Use your own voice for the audio part of your presentation.
 * 8) You (and your partner) must appear in the video for at least 30 seconds as you present your information.
 * 9) Conclude your presentation by restating the significance (importance) of your topic to history.
 * 10) Use at least four different sources. At least one of your sources must be from the [|KIS Library Resources.] At least one resource should be a book.
 * 11) Cite any images that you use at the end.
 * 12) Cite your sources at the end.

__**Helpful Hints**__ =__Assignment 3-5__= Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE) Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...**
 * Follow the steps above in order. Your research will be first, then you will start working on the iMovie.
 * You will be asked to show your progress on this project in every class before the due date. **Your progress will be graded.**
 * __Part 1__
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids

Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...**
 * __Part 2__**
 * The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
 * the difference with the Old Kingdom
 * what life was like during this time
 * wars or battles and who was involved

=__Assignment 3-4__= I would like to be Isis because she is protective and I want to be protective and I would like to use magic to help people like Isis, and it would be cool for me to use magic spells. I don't want to be Bastet because she has a cat head and sometimes it becomes a lion head for battles, and I don't want to be involved in battles.... I thought that Nut and Anu might have some similarities. It's because they are both responsible for the sky, which means that they are gods of sky. I think it's similar because what they do are same like controlling the sky and changing the sky how they wanted to be like. =__Assignment 3-3__=
 * Part 1:** Go to this [|site] and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses . Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess . Then choose one that you would __**not**__ want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are **middle school quality explanations**.
 * Part 2:** Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the [|Mesopotamian gods and goddesses]. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
 * Source:** How to Mummify Nefermaat
 * Directions:** Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions __**clearly and with details**__ on your wiki page.
 * 1) Why did Egyptians want to [|preserve] dead bodies? to let the soul know your body
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called? It's called mummification and they basicaly dry peoples body using salt and later on when they are dried wrap them with bandages
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? It was removed by putting a stick that has a hook in to the nose and taking it out, they took it out because the egyptians thought that the brain wasn't so important
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? The four organs are the intestine, the lungs, the stomach and the liver, and they put them in a jar and put it next to the body.
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why? They left the heart where it was because they thought that was important.
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from. Natron is a salt that absorbs the moisture from the body.
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification? Don't know....
 * 8) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.(?)
 * 9) What happens to the body after it was mummified? They put in the mummy case (?)

=__Assignment 3-2__=
 * Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes**
 * Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.**

1. Read the //If YOU were there section//. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh? I wouldn't be happy because I don't want to work for someone, I'D rather be in my home, but if I did I would feel scared. 2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end? It was called Old Kingdom and it was from 2700 to 2200 B.C.E 3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. They felt that Pharaoh was their god and king 4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? He is responsible for good tradings, preventing wars and more 5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? Pharaoh Khufu is famous for the monuments that were built for him, and one of them is Great Pyramid at Giza. 6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.) 6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? 6.c. What did farmers do during flood season? I don't get the whole questions for number 6. 7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with). They traded things with nubia and syria, they traded gold, copper, slaves, ivory, stones 8. Define the word //**acquire**//. Use //**acquire**// in an original sentence. it means to buy; to purchase 9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed? In the area where nobles are.

=__Assignment 1 __= Using your notes **and** page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions **on your wiki page**. 1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year? I think my friends and I are born in CE. 2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215 15 BCE,3100 BC,AD 3,AD 476,AD 1215,AD 2000 3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? It would mean the same as CE 1000, common era 1000.

=__Assignment 2__= Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class. 1. What century does the invention of the TV in? Answer: the twentieth century. 2. What was the event that happened first in the BCE? Answer:Emergence of modern humans in 100,000 BCE. 3. What events happen in the nineteenth century? Answer: telephone invented in 1876 CE, lightbulb invented in 1879 CE and AUtomobile invented in 1893 CE. 4. Which event occurs first the last Ice age in 18,000 BCE, the color TV in 1950 CE, the invention of the fish hooks in 12,000 BCE or the farming of corns in Peru in 6000 BCE? Answer: last Iceage in 18,000 BCE 5. What century were you guys born? Answer: all of us were born in the 21st century.

=__Assignment 3__= Note you will have 3 class periods to prepare your plays. See Resources-1 Answer the following questions on your wiki page. 1. What were your roles in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project? 2. What Problems did your group run into? 3. How did your group deal with these problems? 4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories. 5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph). answer: 1.I was the narrator. 2.we had a problem when we were deciding who should do a character 3.we just solved it by talking 4.it talks about how humans were made, and it has a god for each group 5.The two stories that I picked is the story from China and Egypt. These stories have some similarities and also some differences. The similarities are that they all talk about how the each country made the humans and also they have a goddess or a god. The differences is that how they make the humans are different. So for the similarities they all talk about how the human's were made and also in the very first part of the stories the god or goddess is lonely. The difference is that for China they have a goddess that make the humans with her hands and mud, sometimes also mud too, but for Egypt they have a god that makes the humans with the god's tear.
 * Human Origins-The Puppet Play Project** **Response**

=**__Assignment 4__**= Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions __**clearly** and in **complete sentences** on your wiki page__.

1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? Lucy is found in the Australopithecus. 2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? Australopithecus is the scientific name of Lucy 3. How long ago did Lucy live? When the Australopithecus were alive. 4. What was an important step in human development? People think that we first were monkeys and then we started to look like a human. 5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer. Make sure your answer is **clear and detailed.** incomplete
 * Australopithecus
 * Homo habilis
 * Homo erectus
 * Homo sapiens

6. Which hominid are you? I think the humans are in the Homo sapiens section

If you were browsing my answer please don't believe it because I'm going to change it soon. Also it's wrong, and not that good.

__**Assignment 5**__
Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions __**clearly** and in **complete sentences** on your wiki page__.
 * 1) Why do historians need archaeologists and anthropologists to study **prehistory**? Because they are usually the one's who kind of get an idea of what happened long time ago also do a rough idea for them.
 * 2) What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright? You can use use your front leg, the arms.
 * 3) What kind of **tools** did people use during the **Paleolithic Era**? They used stones.
 * 4) Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two. I don't really have a tool that I thought of. But I think it will be nice to have a rock to hold papers from missing when the wind blows really hard.
 * 5) What is a **hunter-gatherer**? This is a person who hunts or gathers food.
 * 6) In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language? That it is more easier to write and speak.Long time ago I think they might have had a word that's like "jkdhhu" this, but now it's more easier like how you are understanding my words now.
 * 7) Define the boldfaced words above.
 * **prehistory-** this is the time when people hunted and the world wasn't developed well.
 * **tools** - This mean something that you use to get it or do what you were trying to do with it.
 * **Paleolithic Era-** This is another word for "old stone age".
 * **hunter-gatherer-** This is a person who hunts and gathers things.

=__Assignment 6__= Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions __**clearly**__ and __**completely**__. Please put your answers on your wiki page.

1. Read the paragraph in the //Beginnings of Agriculture// section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?). It can change your life by providing more foods. Read //The First Farmers// and //Plants// section on p.41 and answer these questions: 2. What is another name for the New Stone Age? The Neolithic period 3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? They made more useful tools, for example like knives or something like that was made because it was kind of hard to cut things with just something that isn't really sharp as a knife. Now they use that for cooking to cut things and for alot more use 4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now __**make**__ fire. Which hominid would this be? It would be Homo Erectus 5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution? don't get this one, but maybe it was because it's important 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? It means to make something useful for humans 7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia? They are horse,cattle,sheep and goat 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? It was first made in Southern North America 9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different. =__Assignment 7__= Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far. > Answer these questions **clearly** and **completely** on your wiki page. > > 1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period? The life in Paleolithic period wasn't as good as the Neolithic period. > 2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? They lived longer in a place and had more food than before > 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? The advantages are that you get more food, the disadvantage is that you need to work on planting things > = = __Assignment 8__ Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions __**clearly**__ and __**completely**__ on your wiki page. 1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?
 * You won't have to move that much because for hunter and gatherers they have to move if they don't anything to hunt or gather but for farming you just get food by growing them which means that it's better for them not to move also they might not want to move
 * You can make your own foods so you won't need to gather or hunt
 * You will much more foods than people who hunt or gather because for them when they don't catch or gather alot of food you have to starve for that day but for farming you can get certain amount of food that you want everyday
 * 1) What is another word for the Paleolithic period?
 * 2) List the four different types of hominids
 * 3) What is agriculture?
 * Catal Huyuk video 1
 * Catal Huyuk video 2
 * That many houses were made of bricks, it surprised me because they jumped from tents to a brick house which means they didn't try it or saw it and just built it.
 * That many houses changed there shapes from a circular housesto squared shape houses, it surprised me because I was very shocked at how they can do it without an exact reason or a way they found it out how to do it.
 * That they were the ones who found out how to do brain surgery, I am surprised at is curious about how they found it out.

2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
 * They hunt and bring back foods, also after that they can keep them alive for fresh meat.
 * That they started to find a way to plants seeds and then produce their own food.
 * That they paint the skulls of their ancestors to remember them.

3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. __**Explain**__ three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
 * For me I go to school everyday but Jookie doesn't go to schools, instead she stays at the village and to some works there.
 * For me I have books to write on and pencils to write with but Jookie doesn't have these kind of thing, instead she has stones to carve with and walls to carve things on.
 * For me I use electricity and it's one of the impotant things you need for life but Jookie instead has fires to light everthing up and just have that for light and heat.

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=__Assignment 9__= Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... That people long time ago had a totally different life than ours right now.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... About the hominids and all the difficult different things they have for each of them.

3. What surprised me the most was... That they were the first ones to invent brain surgery, this might not make sense but I was surprised even though if I knew that they invented brain surgery from before.

4. I would like to know more about... Is about the different hominids because since it was difficult for me to understand and know about each and other hominids.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The part about the decades, centuries and millenium. It wasn't so difficult or important to the early humans unit but still it will remain in my brain for along time.

=**__Assignment 2-1__**=


 * Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page.** **Use the links above from the Class Activity** **//to// help you answer the questions.**

1. What helped the human population to grow in //Mesopotamia//? The increased food supply, sturdier shelters, and improved technology helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia. 2. What does //cultivate// mean? Cultivate means to grow. 3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? Farmers in the Zagros foothills did not have enough land on which to grow food for the increasing population. 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? I think the answer should be B because if you try to grow more food or hunt and gather or steal food it will probably be more harder than just going down to the river to get food and grow them.
 * //Event A: Food Shortage//**

1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river //plains//? The soil on most of the plains were hard and dry for most of the year. 2. How did they solve these problems? They first waited then because of the floods they planted but then again too much floods came which washed away the plants, then they decided they thought they should have to make water supplies that can control water. 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? ^^ I'm not sure with this question....
 * Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply**

=__**Assignment 2-2**__=


 * Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) __clearly__ and with __details__ on your wiki page. Use the links above from the In Class Activity 2-1 called //Event C:// //Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System// & //Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities// to help you answer the questions.**

1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? They just simply got some water in there own buckets and brought it to there own farming areas. 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? They built a natural earth wall called levees, to prevent flooding. 3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please __**clearly**__ explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers? It helped them to block and store water to various farming places. 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? The word surplus was the same thing as extra food supply. 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? That could ruin the whole irrigation system. 6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? They cleaned the reservoirs and canals regularly.
 * Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**

1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? They all together took parts in the irrigation system and how to clean and more. 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? They were connected by the irrigation canals. 3. What did many villages grow into? They grew in to towns and cities. 4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region? The place is called sumer and there people are called sumerians. 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? They build new canals or they block them. 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? It's because they didn't provide protection for people living there. 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city?
 * Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities**

=**__Assignment 2-3__**= Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions __**clearly** and in **complete sentences** on your wiki page__.

1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name? It got it's name by having rich and fertile farmland. 2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile? The problem was that they didn't have a way to control the water. 3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamiam civilization? The division of labor contribute to the growth of mesopotamian civilization was to do something like farming, gathering or hunting and than get something like a job. 4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government? Both of them are important and also it's a very hard thing to do. It's a very big and troubless job or thing to do.

=__Assignment 2-4__= Using **The Six Characteristics of a Civilization** (see below)**,** answer the following questions **clearly** and with **details** on your wiki page. = = 1. Is Korea/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korea/the U.S. for each characteristic. yes, because Korea has the government and the president and also the US has the government and the president, and lastly they all have white house and the blue house(Chung Hwa Dae). 2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not? No, because even if they have some common things that's going on they might also have different types of culture and things they do and more in the same time.

1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others. 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
 * The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:**

=__Assignment 2-5__= Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the **whole page** in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.

It shows that it is a very advanced city because the city looks very big and it looks like it's a well protected city.
 * 1) Where did the Akkadians live? They live in the north of Sumer.
 * 2) What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.? They had a good relationship.
 * 3) Who was Sargon and what did he do? Sargon was a Akkadian empire that broke the good relationship between Akkadians and Sumerians.
 * 4) What did Sargon establish? The world's first empire.
 * 5) Define 'empire'. Empire is a group of nations or people that are ruled by an emperor.
 * 6) Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader. Sargon was the first one to create an empire and he took a good care of it.
 * 7) How long did Sargon rule his empire? Sargon ruled it for more than 50 years.
 * 8) What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire? They got raided and captured.
 * 9) Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again? The Sumerians became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia.
 * 10) Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city?

Some of these I didn't know so I had to look at somebodies....

=__Assignment 2-6__= After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the **discussion tabs** of at least three other classmates and make **good quality middle school comments** about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are. __**Trader's Circuit questions**__ 1 . What part of the game did you like the best? Why? I liked that we can trade things, it was fun because you have to think and more. 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt really happy, because it was fun and I liked that we had to use our head to do things. 3. What part of the game was difficult for you? It was difficult for me to get other cards and get a monopoly for metal goods. 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? I think it's good if you have them because you will be able to control that whole product that you got whatever you want to do with it. 5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? I think you should get more cards, because as I played I thought if there were more cards you could have a lot of choices for trading, and also if you make a monopoly you will probably have at least one card or two left for another monopoly. 6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why? I think it is better to cooperate with another player, because if you do that you will be able to get things you want more easily.

=__Assignment 2-7__=
 * Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook**
 * Directions:** Read the questions/directions carefully and write **clear and detailed** answers on your wiki page.

1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King? I will advise the king by just telling him to be healthy and corrageous, so that he can be a good king and rule the country or the Empire well. 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? It was in ruins. 3. Where was Babylon located? It was located in the Euphrates River. 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? In 1792 BC Hammurabi became the king of Babylon. 5. What is a monarch? A ruler of a kingdom or an empire. 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? He called his empire Babylonian Empire. 7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? He was the one who improved the irrigation system. 8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? His code was 282 laws, the code covered trade, loans, theft, marriage, injury, murder and much more. 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. It was important because.... 10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? The Babylonian Empire came to an end when Hammurabi died, and it's similar to the Akkadian Empire because when Sargon died the Empire came to an end just like the Babylonian Empire. 11. Read the different laws in the [|Code of Hammurabi on this site] and choose **three** that you think are interesting. __**Copy**__ the three laws and their **numbers** onto your page. Then for **each** law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law. I don't get this...., and sorry
 * it was for people to see
 * and it was detailed and clear

=__Assignment 2-8__= =**Characteristics of Civilization**= =**Civilization Name:**= ||  ||   || ||   ||   || ||   ||   || Was it difficult to find evidence for the culture you picked? Why or why not?
 * Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook**
 * Directions:** Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete **The Characteristics of Civilization Chart** for the civilization you have chosen. Write **clear and detailed** answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
 * ==**Six Characteristics of Civilization**== || ==**Evidence for Characteristic**== || ==**Explanation**== ||
 * 1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. ||  ||   ||
 * 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. ||  ||   ||
 * 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
 * 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
 * 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing.
 * 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples. ||  ||   ||

=**Assyrians**= []

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=**Hittites**= [|http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/HITTITES.HTM]

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=**Chaldeans**= []

[|http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CHALDEAN.HTM]

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