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media type="custom" key="4815839" =__Assignment 4 __= Answer the following questions **in your notebook**. Make sure your answers are **clear** and **detailed**. =__Assignment 3__= Sources: Copy the following venn diagram **in your notebook**. Then, using all of the sources above, compares these three poleis by filling in the proper area in the venn diagram. =__Assignment 2__= Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow **in your notebook**.
 * 1) What type of government did you work under as you built your acropolis?
 * 2) How did you feel working under this type of government? **Be honest :), specific, and detailed in your answer.**
 * 3) **Explain clearly** at least two advantages to working under this type of government?
 * 4) **Explain clearly** at least two disadvantages to working under this type of government?
 * 5) Which one of the types of governments we learned about would you like to be a citizen of? Why?
 * Athens
 * Corinth
 * Sparta

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 10__= Now that we are finished our unit about ancient India, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned. Please answer clearly and with details. Each answer must be at least two sentences. 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...

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...

3. What surprised me the most was...

4. I would like to know more about...

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... =__Assignment 9__=
 * Source:** 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 are...
 * The Mauryan Empire (page 162-163, 166)
 * The Gupta Empire (page 164-165)
 * Indian Achievements- Religious Art & Sanskrit Literature (page 167-169)
 * 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: =__Assignment 8__= Write your answers for this assignment in your **NOTEBOOK**.
 * 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.
 * 5) Your students must do the work you give them and they must do the following:
 * add at least three important events to their timelines (you choose the events)
 * Sources:**
 * 1. Online Textbook page 157
 * 2. Online Textbook pages 158-159
 * Directions:**

__Part 1__ Using source number 1, write your own clear and complete sentences using of the following words. Remember that your sentences should show that you know the meanings of the words. __Part 2__ Using source number 2, write about the following: >> __Part 3__ Using source number 2, create a clear and neat Venn diagram showing the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism. =**__Assignment 7__**= Using the sources above, complete the //Buddha's Path to Enlightenment// sheet by... =**__Assignment 6__**= Follow the directions on the handout for your illustrated poem about the //Ramayana//. Here is additional information: Website: [|India-Government]
 * fasting
 * meditation
 * The Four Noble Truths
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Give one real-world example for each truth
 * The Eightfold Path
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Explain how you are following at least three of the eight parts of the path in your life today
 * Explain how you are NOT following two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
 * Sources:**
 * Online Textbook pages 156-157
 * The Buddha's Biography
 * Pictures:
 * 1. [|Siddhartha's Birth]
 * 2. [|Princely Life]
 * 3. [|Discovers Aging Sickness Death]
 * 4. [|Leaves Family]
 * 5. [|Becomes the Buddha]
 * Directions:**
 * completing the drawing for each picture.
 * writing an appropriate caption (2-3 sentences) for each picture.
 * adding three labels to each picture.
 * coloring each picture.
 * coloring the other parts of the sheet for a higher grade.
 * You must have at least four visuals and they must all be original (i.e. you must create them).
 * Your poem must be neatly typed in an easy to read font or __neatly__ hand written.
 * Your name should appear on the front side of your poem.
 * You may use more than one sheet of paper.
 * Your poem must be converted to a PDF and put into my dropbox on the due date given to you in class.
 * Scripts for all five scenes--->[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/ReadersTheaterRamayana.pdf"]] [|ReadersTheaterRamayana.pdf]
 * __ Assignment 5 __**

Use the website above to answer these questions.

1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city? Central Government layout the city was very similar throughout. 2. Who were Rajahs? They are the rulers of the city. 3. What is a Guru? It is a teacher that takes care and stays with the student until they become an adult. 4. What subjects were taught in school? Religion, government, and nature. 5. Who was in charge of the government? The Indus priest 6. Why did people look up to the priests? Because they were the people who took control and was in charge of the government. 7. Look up the word 'sage' in any dictionary. What does it mean and what word from questions 1-6 is it similar to? -a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom. -someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.

**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 the Kshatriyas. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? My favorite part was that we could tell Vaisyas and Sudras what to do, and we were like Brahmans' assistants. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? The Sudras and Vaisyas didn't follow ours and Brahmans' directions carefully, because they weren't happy they were low levels.They didn't bow to the Brahmans, and rebelled! 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? When I am in the high level, I guess that I will think that it's fair but if I think of the Sudras or Vaisyas, I think it is unfair because people have the rights to be treated fairly, and even though they did nothing wrong, there is no reason for them to be treated as servants or slaves. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? No, because people should choose their own jobs, like today. People weren't born to be treated that way, and it's quite unfair to treat them that way. 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 __**
 * __ Assignment 3 __**
 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" 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 that Mohenjo Daro wasn't SO different with our lives. For example, there were games, accessories, private bathrooms, houses, windows, sewer system, etc. Mohenjo Daro people cared lot about their looks and appearances. 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. There was a system of government because statues of kings were found. Culture was highly developed, such as art because there were seals and statues. Food Supply wasn't a problem to run out, because there were trading system. Also, Great Bath was for the religious ceremony. The houses had one or two windows, there were bathrooms and more. There were different jobs, too. We can find that out by looking at the statues and artifacts. 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? Mohenjo Daro was like a modern city because Mohenjo Daro and modern cities both have sewer system, houses, bathrooms in our house, dress rooms(changing rooms), jewelry, and more. 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? The artifacts and things that symbolized Indus-Sarasvati Region are so old, and the time passed so much that some artifacts has been destroyed and stolen. 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? I think the Sarasvati River has dried up, so the Mohenjo Daro had to leave or go other place and start a new settlement. Also, they might have been attacked from other civilizations. Also, they could have had an epidemic of some kind of disease. __** 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? There was a street called the First Street was found. There were houses, drains, wells, etc. were found as excavations. Also, there was a statue of the Priest King in the Lower Town.
 * __ Assignment 2

2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? Buildings and houses are made out of bricks. Also, some places have wells for water, and drains in kitchens, bathrooms, etc. There are windows and doors and houses.

3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? We can learn how the people survived and made a settlement in Mohenjo-Daro, for example, the water resource, where they lived, what they ate, and much more. We can learn what types of jewelry they wore, their culture, etc.

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. Necklaces were kept by rich women, and made out of beads and stones. The statue of the elephant was made out of wet clay.

5. What do we know about the Priest-King? His cloak was decorated with trefoils, and had a band on his hand and right arm.

6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? The Great Bath is a building that no one was able to find out the purpose. People think there was a religious reason or just a public bathing place. **Source: [|IndiaSubcon][|tinentMapTrans.jpg]**
 * __ Assignment 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.


 * Questions:**

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? All the physiographic features are all labeled, and the locations are all same or similar.

2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? There was the Sarasvati River, which isn't on my map.

3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. I think the settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati Rivers, because they are very fertile, and there are mountains and deserts near at the same time, which provides nice weather for farming. Also, the both rivers were close to the Khyber Pass, the trading route for the Central Asia and India.

4. Accurately label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map. Okay!

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? The river has sacred and holy, and the Sarasvati River dried up, because the desert started spreading, and the weather became dryer.

=__Assignment 12__= 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 a lot of things about all the Old, Middle, and New kingdom and what events happened in all the certain kingdoms. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... The part that confused me was what happened in the gaps between Old and Middle kingdom, and Middle and New Kingdom. I found out that it was just chaos, when no one was the ruler. 3. What surprised me the most was... What surprised me the most in this chapter is the Hapshepsut. I didn't know that there was another female pharaoh instead of the Cleopatra. 4. I would like to know more about... I will like to learn more pharaoh Hatsheput. Since I was very interested and it was proud how a woman made Egypt better place. Since there weren't so much activities to learn about her, I would like to know more about her. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The part that I think I will always remember is the project with Willy. I think we tried our best and put in lots of effort in this project. It was also fun to record acting and search new information. This project also gave me much more information about Ancient Egypt Jewelry. =__Assignment 11__=
 * Sources:**
 * Online Textbook pages 93-103
 * Wiki Assignments
 * Your Notes

Use the above sources to label your 3D Timeline with labels about:
 * Directions:**
 * Ancient Egypt's three kingdoms (Provide a clear and detailed **three** sentence description about __**each**__ kingdom. Each kingdom must have a separate label on the timeline.)
 * Pharaoh Khufu (Provide a clear and detailed **two** sentence description about him.)
 * The Hyksos in Egypt (Provide a clear and detailed **two** sentence description about them.)
 * Pharaoh Hatshepsut (Provide a clear and detailed **two** sentence description about her.)
 * Ramses the Great (Provide a clear and detailed **two** sentence description about him.)
 * Requirements:**
 * Each event label must have a simple title about the information
 * Each event label must have correct dates
 * Each event label must have an appropriate picture
 * Each event label must have a citation for the picture
 * Sentences should be **complete** and **detailed**

=__Assignment 10__= __Ancient Egypt Topic Peer Assessment__ Go to our YouTube Channel and login using the username and password given in class. You will assess your classmates' videos using the rubric for the ancient Egypt project and by answering the questions below. Each answer must be at least **two** sentences long. Post your assessment in the comments section under each classmate's video. Please make sure you include your first name only or your comment will be deleted. You must comment on **four** classmates' videos: (Note: YouTube has a 500 word limit on comments. You might have to divide your assessment comments into two posts.)
 * classmate above your name
 * classmate below your name
 * two other classmates of your choice

1. How did your classmate make the video interesting and creative?

2. Was it easy to understand your classmates presentation including his/her voice? Why or why not?

3. Clearly explain two things you learned from your classmate's video.

4. How could your classmate improve his/her video? =__Assignment 9__= A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23 D Block- Monday Feb. 22 G Block- Tuesday Feb. 23 **
 * Due Dates:
 * Task:** You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie. 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 [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Six+Characteristics+of+Civilization.pdf"]] [|Six Characteristics of Civilization.pdf] 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**, **interesting** , **original** , and ** creative **.
 * 7) Conclude your presentation by restating the significance (importance) of your topic to history.
 * 8) Use your own voice for the audio part of your presentation.
 * 9) You (and your partner) must appear in the video for at least 30 seconds as you present your information.
 * 10) Use at least four different sources. At least one of your sources must be from the KIS Library Resources
 * 11) Cite any images/videos 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 (1-7 above), 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.**
 * Originality and creativity will be rewarded with a higher grade. For example, if you draw some of your images you will get a more points than someone who just copies images from the Internet.

=__Assignment 8__= =__Assignment 7__= 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 can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** ===In the Old Kingdom, it was called the Pyramids' Age.Pyramid is the triangular shaped tomb made out of huge stones. It was called Pyramid Age because it was when the first pyramids were made. Pyramids were for the Pharaohs' burial. The largest pyramid was the Great Pyramid of Khufu, located in Giza. Workers to build a pyramid could be until 100,000 people, and took years to finish. By paying grain, they made perfect pyramids, with stones and limestone from the quarries. Building a significant pyramid for a pharaoh was extremely important back then, because pyramids symbolized the Pharaoh's importance. The shape of the pointy top represents the Pharaoh's afterlife. The pyramids had to be safe, significant and strong because Egyptians believed that it is a link between them and the gods.===
 * Part 1:** Riverboat Tour Part 1
 * Part 2:** Riverboat Tour Part 2
 * 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...** ===At the near end of the Old Kingdom, because the cost of so much money and grain for the pyramids, the pharaohs were not able to collect taxes. Then, the nobles challenged the pharaohs. That is how the Old Kingdom was over. Nobles started ruling thee Middle Kingdom, instead of the pharaohs. Then, around 2050 BCE, the new pharaoh ruled Egypt. The life of the Middle Kingdom was ruled by Hatshepsut, the first Queen pharaoh, which affected the good life in Egypt in the Middle Kingdom. But there were wars, and it was against the Southwest Asia. They used horses and more advanced weapons, and ruled Egypt for about 200 years.===
 * 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

Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** ====**The new kingdom was also called the Golden Age, because it was Egypt's expansion period. At the period, the pharaoh was the queen, Nefertiti. Egypt expanded their borders through military conquest, got very wealthy and rich, and became a world power, built great temples and tombs. Before the Golden Age, Egypt got divided again, because the Hyksos controlled the Northern part of Egypt, the Nubians controlled the Southern part the and the Egyptians stayed at the middle.The trading started when the queen Hatshepsut was the pharaoh. They traded Gold and Ostrich Feathers, with the Punts. The invaders controlled Egypt for 150 years. Egyptians thought the Hyksos and Nubians were 'dirty foreigners', and hated being controlled by them. So, Egyptians Egypt During the time period of the new kingdom, pharaohs were all powerful, and pharaohs were all buried in the same geographic area called the Valley of the Kings**.====
 * Part 3**
 * The New Kingdom (1570 BCE - 1070 BCE) **
 * Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 102-103 in our textbook.
 * what new territories were conquered
 * names of pharaoh's involved in expansion
 * wars or battles and who was involved
 * trading (who and what)

=__Assignment 6__= Debbie's Comic : Due Dates: A Block- Wednesday January 20 D Block- Wednesday January 20 G Block- Tuesday January 19 (Note: At the beginning of class on the due date, we will convert your comic to a PDF and upload it to your wiki page.)
 * Directions: Use your notes, wiki assignments, and the Egyptian Underworld video to create a comic showing the mummification process and the Egyptian underworld using ComicLife. Your comic must show the following:**
 * the process of mummifying a pharaoh
 * the tomb of the pharaoh and the entry into the underworld
 * at least three obstacles the spirit has to go through in the underworld
 * the various demons or dangers of the underworld
 * spells/passwords/magic words that you create to help the spirit through the underworld
 * must be colorful and detailed
 * a title and your name
 * length: two to four pages which includes a bibliography page for images or information you use
 * additional information we didn't learn from **one** of the following sources:
 * [|http://wsu.edu/~dee/EGYPT/UNDER.HTM]
 * []

=__Assignment 5__=
 * 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? Egyptians believed that the souls can recognize its death.
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called? Mummification/ There were several steps of wrapping with linen,cutting and drying the body.
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? Put the metal hook in the nose to break the brain into pieces, and pull them out.
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? Intestine, lungs, liver, and stomach. You remove organs to put natrons in.
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why? The heart is the center of emotions and intelligence, so you keep it in the body.
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from. Natron is salt that can dry the body inside. It was from Wadi- El Naturn
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification? Linen pumps the mummy up after removing all organs.
 * 8) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used. Amulets are small objects that can pit it on your body when you die. It
 * 9) What happens to the body after it was mummified? The body will be put in the mummy case.

=__Assignment 2__=
 * Source: Read pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook**
 * 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?

=__**Assignment 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 13__= Now that we are finished with the Mesopotamia unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Mesopotamia. 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... The most important thing was the Hammurabi's Codes, because the laws show how Hammurabi punished the people who commit crimes. Also, it shows what kind of illegal crimes were there, and how violent and shocking the punishments were.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... It was confusing how such many empires and city states tried to take over the Mesopotamia, if there could've been better lands near the Mesopotamia.

3. What surprised me the most was... The part that there were so many empires in one land (Mesopotamia).

4. I would like to know more about... I would like to know more about the other emperors beside Hammurabi and Sargon, and their difference between other emperors.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... I will remember that all the empires or city states had their own unique, different culture and characteristics! =__Assignment 12__= =**Characteristics of Civilization**= =**Empire Name: ASSYRIANS**= Was it difficult to find evidence for the empire you picked? Why or why not?
 * Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook**
 * Directions:** Carefully read pages 76-77 and choose one of the empires below. Research the empire you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete **The Characteristics of Civilization Chart** for the empire you chose. Write **clear and detailed** answers in the chart, on your wiki page, then **answer the question** below the chart. You will also have to indicate on your Scribble Map where the civilization you chose came from.
 * ==**Six Characteristics of Civilization**== || ==**Evidence for Characteristic**== || ==**Explanation**== ||

Government: Assyrians had armies, and they used them to build the empire. Food Supply: They took over the fertile crescent, and they used it for farming. The armies took over lands for farming. Social Level: There were levels between the Emperor and the Slave. Labor: There were jobs like soldiers, traders, king, farmers, slaves, minors, and more. Religions: They had temple for the Gods. Cultures: They made sculptures of of winged lions, winged birds with human heads.

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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 11__= Go to this [|site] and read about the different Mesopotamian gods, goddesses, demons, and monsters. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god, goddess, demon, or monster. Then choose one that you would __**not**__ want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are **middle school quality explanations**.

I would like to be Ellil (or Enlil), because he is the most important and powerful god in Mesopotamia, because he is so powerful. Other gods can't even look at him, because he is too bright and powerful, so only his horned cap is shown. He reminded me of Zeus.I

I would not like to be Humbaba (or Huwawa), because he is an ugly and hairy monster, and he gets killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. =__Assignment 10__=
 * 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 would advise the king to treat people equally, even though some people are rich or poor. 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? Ur was ruined, and lost its power. 3. Where was Babylon located? That city was located on the Euphrates River near what is today Baghdad, Iraq. 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? It was Hammurabi, 1792 BCE. 5. What is a monarch? Monarch is a ruler of a kingdom or empire. 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? He called it Babylonian. 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? Hammurabi's code was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. Hammurabi's code is like a book of laws, and it was the first detailed laws. Also, it was made for everyone to see. 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. 231. If it kill a slave of the owner, then he shall pay slave for slave to the owner of the house. I disagree, because the slaves are also human beings, and it is something like pretending slaves to things you own. = = =__Assignment 9__= After playing the Trader's game, 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 game. You can make comments to your classmates about if you agree or disagree with their point of viewor 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 the game that it was so thrilling, because you don't know how many same cards, and you want to win, so you have to trade fast. 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt excited, because I had eager to win (sort of a lot), so I was thrilled and excited about who will win. 3. What part of the game was difficult for you? It was difficult to convince others to trade, because most of people won't let trading with something lower price. 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry?

5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? I would change that THERE SHOULD BE MORE POINTS OR MORE OF THE WILD CARD!! The reason is because with only one wild card, the game took longer and harder. 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? To cooperate with others, because it was a little of teamwork, and the purpose was to work together to trade something each other. =**__Assignment 8__**= 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.

ANSWER:
 * 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?
 * 1) North of Sumer.
 * 2) They lived in peace together, for many years.
 * 3) Sargon was the emperor of Akkad, and he later rebelled against Sumer, took over the city, and built Akkad into a military power.
 * 4) Sargon is the first empire.
 * 5) Empire is the head of the state.
 * 6) Sargon is a good leader, because he established the first empires.
 * 7) 50 years.
 * 8) Taken down by the Ur, and rebuilt a civilization.
 * 9) Ur became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again.
 * 10) In the picture, I can see there were thick huge walls, there was a river beside it, the houses are big.

=__Assignment 7__= Using **The Six Characteristics of a Civilization** (see below)**,** answer the following questions **clearly** and with **details** on your wiki page = = 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. 1.Korea have a president, and a big government. 2.Korea has lots of countrysides and farms. Also, we have many lands to farm, and farm animals. I think we have more than enough food not to starve! We also have supermarkets. 3.In Korea, there is Myung Bak Lee, as president, and lots of lawmakers. 4.For example, there are people with wealthy houses and money, but some people live in countrysides, and are very poor. Some aren't able to go to school, too. 5.We have lots of culture. We have traditional masks, music, games, instruments, language and much more! 6. We have temples at the top of the mountains. Also, we have churches all over places. **The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:** 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. =__**Assignment 6**__= Please summarize the section you are responsible for. You will present your section with your partner. Here is the PDF of all the sections: [|SumerianAchievementsSections.pdf]

Summary of Sailboat-

=__Assignment 5__= Using your sheet from class about Sumerian achievements, which achievements would go under each of these categories? (For example, devotional statues would be under the religion category.)
 * Government: King, Cities and States, Armies, Written Laws
 * Culture: Music, Games,Medicine,Cuneiform,Arch
 * Religion:Ziggurat, Devotional Statues
 * Jobs: Plow, Metalworking(Blacksmith),Sailboat,Mathematics, Irrigation, Wheel

=__Assignment 4__= Go to this site ([|Sumerian Inventions]) and look at the //**Early Inventions**// section. Choose __**three**__ Sumerian inventions that you think are important for us today. In your own words, explain clearly and with details why these __**three**__ Sumerian inventions are important for us __**today**__. 1. The wheel that makes an automobile, such as a carriage or a car to move. 2.They made a sailboat, which it was the first boat to be invented. Then it became cruises or motor boats. 3.They made the first written language. They maintained to create an actual set of letters and wrote them. This is the most important invention, because if they didn't make written letters, we wouldn't be able to write now. = = =__Assignment 3__= || __** Are you smarter than a Neolithic person? **__
 * Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page.** **Use the handouts from class 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 carried buckets of water. 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? They built levees, the wall made out of dirt or mud to block water. 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 reservoirs is the water collection pool. Canal helped farmers because it made a path at for waters. Dams are barrier, when you stop or block something going. 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? Surplus. 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? All the villages past the clog will not get any water. 6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? 30 fields worked together. 1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? When you clog the river, there are affects on other rivers, too. 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? They connected by the irrigation canal. 3. What did many villages grow into? It became 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? It is called Sumer and the people were called the Sumerian. 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? People made new canals or blocked other cities' canals. 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? They had no natural barriers,such as forests or rivers, for protection. 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? People built a big wall around the city. =__Assignment 2__= Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any)** **clearly and with details on your wiki page.** **Use the handouts from class called** **//Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply//** **to help you answer the questions.**
 * Eve****nt C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**
 * Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities**
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?

1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains? The water flooded and there was to much water, and also there was to less water. 2. How did they solve these problems? The people made streams between the 2 rivers, and made more spaces for water. If the water was going to flood, they removed a big rock in the stream, which was for paths and blocking the water. 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? Snows came from the mountains at the winter. =Assignment 1= Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary clearly and with details on your wiki page.** **Use the handout from class called //Event A: Food Shortage to// help you answer the questions.** 1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia? The food supply and farming made the food healthier and manier, so people lived longer and population grew 2. What does cultivate mean? To grow bigger. 3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? The farming lands were getting less, but the population was increasing. 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of your handout, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? If I was one of the people in the hills, I would've chosen A, because it doesn't harm anything the most and the number of times farmers plant their crops every year increases.
 * Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply**
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?
 * Food Shortage**

=__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... Paleolithic and Neolithic Era, because I didn't know any information about stone ages and how they lived. I didn't know that Farming was made at the Neolithic Era, and farming was such a huge change to the human society. I think Paleolithic and Neolithic Era can help me learn more and easier in the future Social Studies classes because it has a huge history during no one these days were alive.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... the decades and millennium. Maybe because it was my first time I've heard of them, and that it was quite confusing about the whole memorization of centuries, B.C.E and C.E, millennium and decades. The first quiz was very poor, since I was confused, but as I keep trying and these vocabularies constantly came out on quizzes, I could see myself improving!

3. What surprised me the most was... how Australopithecus lived. If I was one of them, I wouldn't even stand my life for one day. Maybe it's because their brain is very small and they were less intelligent, but how wild and stupid they lived I saw in the video was so interesting and make me research about it. Also, I was surprised that 3 Australopithecus's brain is one human brain!

4. I would like to know more about... Catal Huyuk. I would like to know not a specific love story, but a history of the actual Catal Huyuk. Something like the video we saw about the Australopithecus.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... the PUPPET SHOW. At first, I thought the puppet show will be hard and not fun, but as our team accomplished something, I was very happy and proud. Also, at last, I was able to master and know the whole plot of the Origin Stories, which I never thought I will. It was a fun and educational project at the same time! =__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? I didn't know Catal Huyuk had an emotion of love. I thought they were just living their own lives, without that much emotion. Also, their fight was very violent than I imagined.Of course, the way they fought was dumb, but very harmful. Finally, I knew that they still hunt. They don't farm every time they need something. They sometimes go hunting. 2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? I knew that they used bricks to build houses, so there are bigger population. I also knew that they had and drew cave painting. They cave paint in caves or walls. Finally, I knew that they had farming, the neolithic revolution. 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.) When she gets injured, she didn't have any shots to make the injured part numb. So she looked much more painful, and the way the people cured her injury was very dull, because they just simply put a hole in the skull! Also, she is BRAVER that me. I wouldn't be able to hunt or even live in those periods because it is such a dangerous place and time, and they don't even know when a war or a fight is going to happen! =__Assignment 7__= Answer these questions **clearly** and **completely** on your wiki page.
 * Catal Huyuk video 1
 * Catal Huyuk video 2

1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period? In Paleolithic period, there were hunters and gatherers, but at Neolithic, there were farmers. 2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? There were more food to eat, and people lived longer because of more and healthy food. 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? Advantages is that people don't need to search for food-they can go to the storage room. Also, people had more time to other things such as jewelry making and pottery. Disadvantages is that crops might not grow. When the food supply runs out, people will get lazy.

=__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 my life, because I don't need to go out everyday, or actively and dangerously hunt outside at the wild. All I have to do is drop the seeds, and gather them after time passes!

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 is Neolithic Era. 3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? They used stones, because the name is New 'stone' age. Since they got more intelligent, they found out how to make fire, and make saws and drills with stones. 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 Sapiens. 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? I think so because it was such a huge change from gathering, to farming. Farming was just staying in one area of land, and grow and gather food there, and even raise animals! 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? It is the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful for us. 7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia? Horses, cattle, sheep and goats where domesticated in Asia. 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? Corn was domesticated on North America. 9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer? Give three way. If I was a farmer, I could be more peaceful because since the hunters and gatherers have to go out in the wild and move a lot, but farmers can just go out and gather food and raise animals. Also, if I was a gatherer, I have to go around everywhere to look for good fruits, but when I'm a farmer, I know exactly where everything are! Finally, I don't have to risk my life to get a one animal. I can raise farm animals such as cows, horses, chickens and pigs, so it is MUCH easier.

=__Assignment 5__= Hominid Comic Directions

Using your notes and our textbook, choose a hominid (except Homo Sapiens) and draw a comic that shows information about the hominid.

Step 1: Use an A4 sheet to draw or use Comic Life (you must use original pictures, not pictures from the Internet) Step 2: Your comic should show the following information about the hominid: Step 3: Color the comic with at least five different colors. Step 4: Make sure your comic has a title Grading You will be graded on neatness, accuracy of information, and creativity. =**Assignment 4**= Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions **clearly** and in **complete sentences** on your wiki page__.
 * A picture of the hominid
 * Language
 * Time Period and Location
 * Tools
 * Food
 * Other information

1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? They were found in Africa. 2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? It is called the Australopithecus. 3. How long ago did Lucy live? She lived more than 3 million years ago. 4. What was an important step in human development? They walked in two legs, and straight. 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. There are different types of hominids- like Homo Sapiens, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, and Australopithecus.

=Assignment 3= Please answer the following questions on your wiki page. 1. What is your role in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project? I am the Script Manager!!! :) 2. How will you make sure you perform your role well during this project? I will edit and create scripts and help other roles to success the puppet show. 3. How will you deal with problems (if they happen) in your group? I will try my best to sort everything out..

=Assignment 2= Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class. 1. When is the time that most events happened in this timeline? - The time is 20,000 B.C.E to 10,000 B.C.E. 2.What is the difference of millennium and decade? -Millennium is a time of 1000 years, and decade is a time of 100 years. 3.When did Colombus reach America? -Columbus reached America on about 1500 C.E. 4.What is the latest event that happened in this timeline? -Color TV was invented. 5.What is the 1st thing that happened at the Common Era? -Paper was invented in China. **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? We were born in CE, Common Era. 2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215 BC 3100, BCE 15, AD 3, AD 476, CE 1215, AD 2000 3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? c. is circa. Circa means about. You use it when we don't know the exact date or year.