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=**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 6-2**=


 * Homer**

The [|Odyssey] is a 12,000-line Greek [|epic] poem dating from the eighth century B.C.E. An epic poem is a long poem divided into sections, or "books," that focuses on the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a hero. According to ancient Greek tradition, heroes were men who were born to one [|divine] and one human parent. The story of The Odyssey recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his 10-year voyage home to[| Ithaca] after the end of the [|Trojan War] in the thirteenth century B.C.E. Odysseus is considered the ideal Greek hero: an [|aristocratic] soldier of superior strength, intelligence, and courage, favored by the Gods. The poem is traditionally [|ascribed] to [|Homer] (circa 700 B.C.E.), who is considered the earliest Greek poet. Little is known about Homer's life, but ancient Greek playwrights referred to him as a "gifted blind poet." Some scholars believe that a line from a choral song attributed to Homer confirms this description: "If anyone should ask you whose song is sweetest, say: blind is the man and he lives in rocky Chios." Other scholars believe that "Homer" was the name given to a collective group of [|bards] who sang [|Mycenaean] folktales to entertain the nobles of [|Ionia], located on the west coast of [|Asia Minor]. It is generally believed that the exact author of The Odyssey is not as important as the ancient Greek values it contains. By listening to the stories in the poem, ancient Greeks learned standards of honorable behavior. These values, forged in the "Age of Heroes" during the Mycenaean Period, became the foundations of ancient Greek society.

Review the following Greek Values with your partner. Make sure you understand each idea. [|Athleticism] [|Hospitality] [|Ingenuity] [|Intuition] [|Justice] [|Loyalty] [|Respect][|Teamwork]
 * 1) People who have athleticism is physically well developed
 * 2) The orphanage has hospitality to strangers
 * 3) People need ingenuity to solve riddles
 * 4) The teacher had a bad first intuition of that student
 * 5) When you are judging people you should have justice
 * 6) People like the king have loyalty
 * 7) People should have respect to people like kings and queens because they have higher social levels
 * 8) You need teamwork in sports to make a goal.

=**Assignment 4-7**=
 * __S__****__ource__:** Online Textbook pages 162-171


 * Directions:** You are a sage and you will teach your classmates a part of ancient India's history. The four parts (groups) are...
 * Group 1: The Mauryan Empire (page 162-163, 166)
 * Group 2: The Gupta Empire (page 164-165)
 * Group 3: Indian Achievements- Religious Art & Sanskrit Literature (page 167-169)
 * Group 4: Indian Achievements- Scientific Advances (page 170-171)

Each part has (or might have) pictures, illustrations, maps, dates, vocabulary words, and important people. Your job as a sage is to become an expert on your part so you will be able to comfortably and confidently teach others. Remember that if you don't understand the information, you won't be able to teach others properly. Follow these steps to become a great sage:

__** Steps **__
 * 1) Read all the information on the pages you are responsible for. Don't just read the main parts, look at the other information such as maps or diagrams or pictures.
 * 2) Take notes in your notebook and answer the **//Reading Check//** question after each section to make sure you understand the information. You also have to answer the questions about your section from **page 176** (section 4 or 5).
 * 3) Decide how you are going to present the information to your students. Will you just talk about the information (this can be boring) or will you use visuals or give a slideshow presentation (this can be more interesting)? Remember that your students have not read the information and are counting on you to teach them in an interesting and educational way.
 * 4) How will you check if your students understood the information? Will you make up questions to ask them? What else will you do? Will you ask your students to create something that shows their understanding? Think about how you are taught at school and the activities you do in your classes

= **__Assignment 4-6__**  = After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions: They all show justice and the right behavior. He was thinking that instead of having wars having peace was best. He told everyone to have justice. He told people to believe him, and told people to not kill. Since they had many wars for a long time, there was too many death and wounds occurred. 5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be categorized another way (i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice) I will choose C. Because it shows fairness and justice. Because when you are judging people you have to be fair. = = = =
 * 1) What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts?
 * 1) What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?
 * 1) In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?
 * 1) In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?

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 * __Ramayana__

Assignment 4-4 **Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.** 1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? Merchants 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? My favorite part was when we made a help sign for the poor people to work with us. It was my favorite part because we got new people in the merchant and I think that part was very realistic. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? The part that made me mad was when the Brahmans and the lawmakers were treating us very rudely. They just judged too much. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? It was very unfair because the classes were chosen randomly. Not with a actual rule. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? I think they shouldn't because since we now know the feelings when you become a merchant, I think they will feel very unfair since the Brahmans and the Lawmakers treat them very rudely.

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? A: I can see how they trade things with other people in Mohenjo-Daro. I can also see people riding animals in the back instead of walking. I think people are holding wool or grain, or some kind of goods. People have pieces of wood to build things. 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. B: I can see in daily life, people trade goods they have instead of money. They get things from far away like grains for food, linen or wool for making clothing. Some people have animals to move to place to place instead of walking if it is too far away. Some people build things. 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?  C: They were a modern city because they knew how to measure things, cook, sew and trade things. they knew how to make jewelry for rich and the poor. They have nice buildings. They played games, which had a rule to play with. 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?  D: I think it was difficult for us because there wasn't much findings a archeologists could find in Mohenjo-Daro. And maybe because there were many things that happened in that time very quick that people couldn't find alot of things. 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? E: Still people do not know what happened. But I think it was because people did not like the king of Mohenjo-Daro and they did not think the world was going right. I think it was because many people did not do what the other people did. Like they did not believe the same god, and the people declined and went.

** 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?
 * __Assignment 4-2__

They discovered bricks, houses, wells, drains in first street. We also found artifacts such as necklace made of gold beads, seals made of wet clay, a model cart made of terracota used for children, and weights made with carving stone.

2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?

We still use bricks in some houses, and we still make sculptures. We have a similar place of the great bath.

3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?

We can see they made very good care in making them tight. In the great bath, they made the bricks very tight in every brick to make the water not get spilled.

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.

They lived in very good houses, and they traded grains or goods they got by measuring the weight just like how we do when we buy meat these days. They worshiped gods and wrote religious things on the seal.

5. What do we know about the Priest-King?

There is a sculpture called Priest King, it has headbands, and deeply cut eyes, back of his head is flat, and he has a head knot attached to it. He ia wearing a cloak with a three-leafed design.

6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?

The great bath is a public bath used for people who didn’t have money to have bathrooms in their house. There was a small room where only a few people can go in. There were many rooms so that many people could use them. It was a great innovation in India.

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**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. =====

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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. =====

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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. =====

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My map and the map I see both has the Deccan Plateau, Thar desert, Himalaya mountains, Brahmaputra river, Ganga River, Indus River, Western Ghates, Eastern Ghates, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bangal, and the Indian Sea labeled. It also has the symbols in every place. =====

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I think the settlements developed along there because there was enough water to grow crops and grains and the land was fertile. Also water is essential for daily needs, such as bathing and cooking. And they don't have to worry about lack of water.=====

4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map.
Did it.

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River?
The Sarasvati River got dried up around 1900 BCE, so the Indians who lived there had to move near the Ganga River where it was more fertile.

=__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... About men and woman jewelry and clothing I learned that there were alot of variety of accessories in ancient egypt even though they weren't wealthy or poor. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Finding the men's jewelry because all we could find in books were women's jewelry 3. What surprised me the most was... that peasants had jewelry that they wear. 4. I would like to know more about... How they did make up. I want to know if they had the right make up with the right clothing and jewelry. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... About this whole project :)

=__**Video Log**__= = = Watch 3 other videos and comment on two 1st video God and Goddesses Serim and Christina 6G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2T_T95Kdw
 * -What I learned**
 * Amun- The god of Hill (Worshiping Thebes)
 * Shoe-the god of air
 * Tafnut- The goddesses of moisture
 * Gods and Goddesses are related to our society because we have gods and goddesses now and then.
 * Gab- God of earth
 * There are more than 2000 gods in egypt
 * Animals were chosen to represent the gods
 * The first god was nature
 * Then it made it like a human
 * -What they could have done better**
 * They could have put captions on the introduction
 * They could have put more images in the introduction
 * They didn’t put in captions in some parts and I couldn’t understand that part
 * -What they did bad**
 * NO songs or sound effects except the voice. That mad it boring.
 * They mumbled their voice
 * They were reading off the script and there were some parts we couldn’t understand the information until they put on the captions.

2nd video Ancient Egypt Games and Activities Thomas 6G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaPt5Md-G8c
 * -What I learned**
 * Without the games and the activities, the great ancient civilizations wouldn’t exist
 * Talisman:an amulet or charm
 * A girl played with her dolls
 * They had pets
 * Fishing was also a Nile’s favorite
 * -What they could have done better**
 * He could have put more sound effects or songs
 * -What they did bad**
 * We couldn’t read the introduction
 * He talked a little too fast

=__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**__
 * 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.**

=__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...**
 * __Part 1__
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids

Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered gods on earth. But that's not why this kingdom is nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pharaohs were buried in pyramids //**only**// during this time period in history. After building a few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to pharaohs that pyramids were rather easy to spot, and thus, much easier to rob than a hidden tomb. Things changed during the middle kingdom. The pyramid is a a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, esp. one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. The workers were the farmers who worked. When there was a flood or any weather problems, the would go and work on the building job of the pharaoh. The examples of the pyramid, there was pharaoh Khafre’s pyramid, there was almost 100,000 workers who made to help build the pyramid. The importance of a pyramid was that they put in tombs of their old rulers in there. 3/4 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

The difference was that the tombs were in a hidden one not in a pyramid. It was also different in the part that they traded things like art, and things that will stand religion. The middle kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Trade flourished, arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. During the time period of the middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be good kings and wise rulers. And pharaohs were buried in hidden tombs, all over the place. Most probably, there are tombs yet to be discovered because they were hidden so well.Hyksos was the leader in wars. 3/4

=__Assignment 3-4__=
 * 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.

Part one: I would like to be Ma'at. She is the goddess of trust, and justice, and harmony. I chose that goddess because being true is good. And she looked like she never lied. Also if you have harmony, you can work together with your group very well. I wouldn't want to be Anubis. Because he looks over death. And that will look very scary.

Part two:Ishtar and Hathor are both the goddesses of the love. But Hathor was joy. But Ishtar was the war side. I think Horus and Anu have similarities.Because they both ruled the sky. But Horus looked different as Anu. Horus's head was a hawk, but Anu was different.Because he had a horned cap.

=__Assignment 3-3__=
 * 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?
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called?
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed?
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs?
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why?
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from.
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification?
 * 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?

1.They preserved because then the soul would know that it is himself. 2.It was called mummification. First taking out stuff of the body, then wrapping it in protective bandages. 3. They took the brain out because they didn't think that as a important thing. They used a metal hook to stick it up on the nose and brake the brain in pieces, and take it our from the nose. 4.They have a special jar that they put in organs. They had a face of a god in each jar and they believed that it will protect them. 5.They kept the heart in the body. Because they thought it was for emotional feelings. 6. They observe moisture. So they used it in mummification and put it in people's body. It came from Wadi el-Natrun. 7. It wrapped the body. 8. It is four smal things they use to put in the mummy because they think it will protect and give off harm or evil. 9.They put it in a 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? 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? 3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. 4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? 5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? 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? 7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with). 8. Define the word //**acquire**//. Use //**acquire**// in an original sentence. 9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?

1. I think I will think that he is the king and he is the god. Because all the people prayed when they had problems and thought everything depended on the Pharaoh. I think I will be very proud. 2. It was called the old kingdom, and it lasted about 500 years, and was from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE 3. The ancient Egyptians believed that Egypt belonged to the gods. They believed that the pharaoh had come to earth in order to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods. As a result, he had absolute power over all land and people in Egypt. 4.They made the gods happy,and protected Egypt from enemies,and they were responsible for the diseases. 5.Khufu was famous for the monuments build for him. It is the great pyramid in Giza. He also unifies Egypt. 6a: In this period, the top person was the Pharaoh and then the upper class which has nobles, priest, and rich families. After that is the middle class which has scribes and rich craftspeople. Then is the lower class which are farmers, slaves, and servants. 6b: Advantages: The population was large, so when they farm or make something, it is more easier because there is more people to work. The disadvantages are that if there are alot of people, the more disagreeing you have when you choose something. Also, there were alot of rich people too, but there were also alot of poor people. And for them, they had to work for anything. 6c: They worked on the Pharaoh's building projects. 7.They traded with Nubia and Syria, usually something that will make alot of money, like gold, silver. 8. Acquire: To buy or get Jasmine acquired the ipod touch from her mom. 9. Nobles are right below the pharaoh, then the scribes.

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"Mathematics" Samantha Lee

=__**Assignment 3-1**__=


 * Source: Carefully read your online textbook pages 88 and 89.** **(Note: Make sure you scroll down on page 89 to see more information.)**

(Note: //Mark// means use a marker, //label// means use a text label, //represent// means draw a symbol to show the item.)
 * Your task is to label a map of the Nile River and ancient Egypt on your current Scribble Map. You must mark, label, or represent famous sites, cities, and other objects. //Label everything carefully//.**

1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract. **(Use the textbook to help you with this part.)** 2. Label the Red Sea. 3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry 4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), and the oasis of Faiyum-Include dates, palm trees, and crocodiles. Provide an image and a description for each historic site 5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Hermopolis, Akhetaten, Memphis, Bubastis. Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine 6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta, the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature. 7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.

=__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**== ||
 * A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. ||  ||   ||
 * A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. ||  ||   ||
 * Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. ||  ||   ||
 * Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than other ||  ||   ||
 * A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. ||  ||   ||
 * 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]

=**__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? 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? 3. Where was Babylon located? 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? 5. What is a monarch? 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? 7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? 8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. 10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian 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.

1.I would tell him to do the same thing. Everyone should be treated equally. They are all humans after all. 2. Ur was in ruins. 3.It is located in the Euphrates River. 4.Hammurabi became the king in 1792 BCE. 5. It is a king. 6.He called his empire Babylonian empire. 7.He made laws. 8.The Hammurabi's code had laws on everything from trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injury, and murder. 9.It was important because it was for people to see, 10. What happened in the

=__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.

= = 1. They live in the north of Sumer 2.They lived in peace. 3.Saragon was a emperor and and he broke the peace between the Sumerians and the Akkadians 4.He was the first empire 5.an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly esp. an emperor or empress 6.?? 7.He ruled more than 50years 8.They got raided and captured. 9.Sumerians became the powerful civilization in Mesopotamia. 10.It has walls to protect, and a river flowing next to the city.
 * 1) Where did the Akkadians live?
 * 2) What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.?
 * 3) Who was Sargon and what did he do?
 * 4) What did Sargon establish?
 * 5) Define 'empire'.
 * 6) Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader.
 * 7) How long did Sargon rule his empire?
 * 8) What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?
 * 9) Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again?
 * 10) Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city?

=**__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. Korea has cultures in their own country, different, jobs, and their own language, and the traditional. 2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not? No. Because it is not religious. 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 other 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 2-3__= 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? answers do not address these questions It got its name from the good farming. 2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile? It was to grow food. 3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamian civilization? Having different jobs. 4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government? They have to fix the problems with the farming stuff.

=__**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 brought water form the rivers 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? They used levees, canals, dames,reservoirs, 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? The levees did a job of storing water, and the canals, made the river not flow, and the dams help the water not get through so it won’t flood. 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? It means surplus 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged?
 * Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**

6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? They helped each other.

1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? They worked on canals. 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? By the river. 3. What did many villages grow into? They grew to go independent. 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? They call it Sumer and the people that live there are called Sumerians. 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? By the water. 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? It was easy because there was no natural obstacles. 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? The defense to trap.
 * Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities**

=**__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//? Mesopotamia was a good place for farming, and there was an abundant amount of food for everyone to share, which made the population grow. 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? The major problem that the farmers in the Zagros hills had was running out of food/ space to crop. 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? The way to deal with the food shortage was to move down to the rivers near Mesopotamia and crop there, because if you wait till the food decrease and the population increases, there is eventually going to be no food.
 * //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 ground was hard most of the year but their was always a big flood in spring. 2. How did they solve these problems? They built dams and used irrigation. 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? From the Zargos Mountains.
 * Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply**

=__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... The changes between the Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Something I didn't understand about reading the time line which made me get a little confused. 3. What surprised me the most was... The people knew how to do a surgery and save people's lives when they are very hard to make a person live again. 4. I would like to know more about... The stone tools and the development. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The story about how they did the surgery in people's head.

=__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? 2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? They made their houses with raw clay. They moved in groups. They looked at people with how much animals they have. 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.) The three things When jookie wanted a wife, he brought animals. But in real life, they don't look by how much animals they have.Also everyday the people always gather and hunt when right now the adults go to their office to work. Last, the people over there do not have medicine for big pain.When Niki was hurt, he didn't have proper medicine so he used Medical Plants.
 * Catal Huyuk video 1
 * Catal Huyuk video 2
 * They could do surgery with rocks.
 * They learned to keep animals and raise them.
 * They traded with other people and get other things.

=__Assignment 7__= Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far.

1.What did the lives of hunters change in the Paleolithic to the Neolithic? 2.How did agriculture grow and get better? 3.How did technology change in the Paleolithic to the Neolithic?

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 Paleolithic period had better things than the Neolithic Period, like stone tools, and like shelters and technology. 2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? They learned that they could grow instead of just finding them everyday. 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? The advantage is that you can just stay in one place which is more comfortable, but the disadvantage is that you have to move, and grow harder.

=**Hominids and their Characteristics**=
 * Australopithecus: It means it is a southern ape.They walk with two legs. The Australopithecus's brain is mixed with the human's brain.
 * Homo habilis: It means a handy man. They used some stone tools for chopping stuff.
 * Homo erectus: It means a upright man. They are the ones that learned how to control fire. They used a hand ax.
 * Homo sapiens: It name means wise man. They invented the language.

=**Aspects of Daily life effects notes**= Technology
 * As they moved to the Neolithic period, people used sharp axis.
 * People knew that you could use the rocks by chopping them.
 * They started finding more sharp rocks to kill animals.

Food Supply
 * They found out how to grow food by looking how the grass grew.
 * They found out how to grow animals and produce instead of hunting every time animals.
 * People’s food supply became scarce because people stayed in one place too long so they started moving to other places.

Occupation Shelter In the Neolithic period, people found better places than the place they used to be in the Paleolithic. Their house changed the house shape to a rectangular. People used to live in tents but now people live in houses with branches and mud.
 * People only gathered and hunted in the Paleolithic.
 * The Neolithic period changed because people changed their lifestyle by doing many different things instead of just hunting and gathering.
 * In Builders constructed a room called shrines to honor the gods and goddesses.

Population/ Settlement
 * People always moved together in a group with 30 to 60 people.
 * People changed to staying in one place instead of moving every time.
 * The houses got more stronger and better in the Neolithic Period.

Resources
 * People didn’t trade alot in the Paleolithic Period.
 * People knew that they could get more better stuff in the Neolithic.
 * People learned to trade in the Neolithic Period, different with the Paleolithic Period.

=**Vocabulary:**=
 * The Paleolithic era- the old stone age
 * The Neolithic era- the new stone age
 * Hunter Gatherers- people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts to survive.
 * Land bridge - the stripe of land connecting two continents.
 * Mesolithic Era- Middle stone age

=**Other notes:**=
 * Walking in two feet and speaking was the biggest development.
 * Lucy was the most famous Australopithecus.
 * Their houses were caves before they actually build a house with a roof.
 * They used mud bricks when they developed.

=__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?). I think this discovery had helped them know that you can plant things, instead of finding things. 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 another name for the New stone age is called a Neolithic Era. 3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? They made saws. They used it for cutting. 4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now __**make**__ fire. Which hominid would this be? It is Homo Erectus in hominids. 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? It is called an revolution because it is a very important part of history gathering changed to growing. 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? It is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans 7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia? They were horse, cattle, sheep, and goat. 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? Southern North Africa. 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. If you are a farmer, you already have our animals. Also the they are same because it is both gathering food. You won't have to gather because you have meat.

=**__Reminder__**= Study for the big test next time. TAKE NOTES FOR THE TEST:)

=**__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**?
 * 2) What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright?
 * 3) What kind of **tools** did people use during the **Paleolithic Era**?
 * 4) Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two.
 * 5) What is a **hunter-gatherer**?
 * 6) In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language?
 * 7) Define the boldfaced words above.

1.because they can know about the life they lived before. 2. One advantage of walking completely upright is that you were taller than the four feet. 3. People used the obsidian blade tools 4. My tool that will help me with my chores will be very sharp in the end but sticky. It is designed to be easy to grab. 5. A hunter-gatherer is a person who hunts for food and gathers stuff for the need. 6. I think in my opinion, the best thing is that you could communicate with people, because before there wasn't a certain thing, like a language, so they couldn't talk. 7. Prehistory- A time before anyone could write. Paleolithic Era- The old stone age. Tools- A thing used for used for anything. Hunter-gatherer- A person who hunts food and gathers things for the need.

=**__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? 2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? 3. How long ago did Lucy live? 4. What was an important step in human development? 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.**
 * Australopithecus
 * Homo habilis
 * Homo erectus
 * Homo sapiens

6. Which hominid are you?

Answers 1.They were found in Africa. 2.The scientific name of Lucy is Australopithecus. 3.The scientists are believing that the oldest Lucy 4.The human development was walking on two feet. 5. 6. We are homosapiens
 * Australopithecus: It means it is a southern ape.They walk with two legs. The Australopithecus's brain is mixed with the human's brain.
 * Homo habilis: It means a handy man. They used some stone tools for chopping stuff.
 * Homo erectus: It means a upright man. They are the ones that learned how to control fire. They used a hand ax.
 * Homo sapiens: It name means wise man. They invented the language.

=__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).
 * Human Origins-The Puppet Play Project** **Response**

Answers: 1.My role was Nuwa, the Narrator, the human, The director, and the script Manager. 2.The problem was that our voice was low and you couldn't see our puppets well. 3.I put my bag underneath my legs so they could see my puppets. And we projected our voices 4.They are all about how humans are made. You don't know if they are true. 5. The story of Greece and the story of Egypt's similarity is that it is both about humans. They have many differences, the story of Greece is what you give to the humans. Because for example he gave everything to the animals that he didn't have anything left for the humans. So he gave fire to humans. But, different with the Greece story, the Egypt story is about how they made the humans. They were made by the tears from Ra.

=__Assignment 2__= Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class. 1) When was the automobile invented? The 18th Century 2)What is the first event in the timeline? The Burin 3) When was the alphabet created by Phoenicians? Second millennium BCE 4)What was the most recent event? The invention of the color TV 5)Which one is first? 500 CE/ 500 AD They are the same. Click here -> [|Timeline of Human History.pdf] to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions **and the answers** on your wiki page.

=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 was born in the CE year. Beacause the CE year may refer to the AD year, and Anno Domini happened after BC. 2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, AD 476, CE1215, AD2000 3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here. It will be about 1000AD