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=__Assignment 4__=
 * Sources:**
 * Athens: The Battle of Marathon (aka The First Persian War)
 * Sparta: The Battle of Thermopylae (aka The Second Persian War)
 * Corinth: The Peloponnesian War

=__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**.
 * 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 1**__=
 * Source 1:** []


 * Source 2:** []


 * Directions:** Using **both** sources above, neatly and clearly label the following on your scribble map.
 * Greece (text label)
 * Athens (marker)
 * Corinth (marker)
 * Sparta (marker)
 * Mount Olympus (text label)
 * Crete (text label)
 * Knossos (its' a city on Crete) (marker)
 * the Aegean Sea (text label)
 * the Black Sea (text label)
 * the Ionian Sea (text label)

= = =__INDIA__=

=__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... One most important thing I learned was the religion Hinduism and Buddhism. Learning these religions are important because this religion is all around us so it's good to learn more about them.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Something I couldn't understand well was the Four Noble Truth and the Eightfold Path. I didn't understand the requirement for the Truth and the Path. There were so many of them I couldn't understand well.

3. What surprised me the most was... Something that surprised me the most in this chapter was the first mathematical textbook. I never knew the Indians made the numbers (1,2,3,4 AND 0 ). We are always using numbers.

4. I would like to know more about... I would like to know more about the Four Noble Truth and the Eightfold Path. I didn't understand well ALL the bullets because we had so little time to learn it. So I would like to spend more time on it.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The part I think I will always remember is the Hindu-Arabic Number. We use numbers all the time. Look around there are numbers. And the Indians made it. So I think I will always remember.

=__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 (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? Will you ask them to write answers to the questions you had to answer in step 2? 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. They must also do the following:
 * add at least three important events to their timelines (you choose the important events from your part)
 * add three markers/labels to their scribble map (you choose what should be labeled from your part) t

Assignment 5 __** Website: [|India-Government]
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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? Rajahs are rulers of the city. 3. What is a Guru? Guru is a type of teacher that lives with their student until they are twenty. 4. What subjects were taught in school? Subjects taught in school was mostly religious nature and government. 5. Who was in charge of the government? The Indus Priest was the person that is in charge of the government. 6. Why did people look up to the priests? Indus Priests were looked up by people because they were the people who made the offering. 7. Look up the word 'sage' in any dictionary. What does it mean and what word from questions 1-6 is it similar to? Sage: noun a profoundly wise man I think Sage is a word similar to Indus Priest because they are both wise men. They are being looked up by people of their village.

**Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.** 1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? I was a Vaisyas varna. Vaisyas is people from farmers, craftsman, and the traders. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? My favorite part was to command the Sudras. Their job was to servants of the Vaisyas. Our job was to offer the Brahmins goods like farmings and items we got. Since the Sudras were our servants us the Vaisyas, commanded Sudras to do our job and offer the Brahmins what we had to do. I liked this because I love how us the Vaisyas commanded other people to do things for us. So the Varsyas didn't have to do a lot of things. We just sat and watched. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? The part when I was the most angry and frustrated was working for the Brahmins. We had to make foods, give them crops, and make them a crown. They bosses us around. I couldn't stand it. I just wanted to like punch them. After our job was over they were still treating us badly. Now I knew how the Sudras felt when we bossed them. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? I don't think the system was fair. I think it was just wrong. Maybe the people of Ancient India thought so. But if you do those kind of cruel things to us in the modern days, people will all hate you. I think it was very unfair because people are people. No matter what color of their skin, their religious. People need to be treated the same. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? People should NOT be organized by their social levels. Being organized like this will make some people rebel against the Brahmins and the high class people. If the high class people keep getting rebelled, this might cause the civilization or the kingdom to fall. Also we could see that this kind of organization was unfair because we as in modern times don't use these system of government. 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 __**
 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="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 had almost everything. From bathrooms to jewelry. People of Mohenjo-Daro had bathrooms to take care of their business. Jewelry was used for fashions. Which means people cared about their fashion. (They played games, Religious Ceremonies, Sewer System) 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. 1) People of Mohenjo-Daro had regular food supply. I could tell by the scale and the weight. People used scales and weights to measure grains. 2) Another artifact that showed about the characteristics was the Great Bath. The Great Bath was used for religious ceremonies. Which meant they had religions. 3) They had the Priest King in Mohenjo-Daro. The Priest King must have a high place to be called the king. So they had systems of government. 4) People had different jobs. I could tell people had different jobs by the food supply. People had to SELL the grains. The Priest King won't sell grains. So seller had to sell the grains. 5) People had seals. On the seals were pictures and writings of different things. There were animals and more. 6) Priest King must have been more higher than the grain seller. We know the Priest King and people made statues for the Priest King. But they didn't make any statues with the grain seller. 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? There are a lot of things that is very similar to the modern day. They had bathrooms for their businesses. Do we go to the bathroom? Yes we do. We go to the bathroom just like them. Where do those wastes go? They go to the Indus River. But how? In Mohenjo-Daro, people had drain systems. The drain will carry the waste to the Indus River. What do you do when your bored? I play games. They also played games to entertain the, when they are bored. They had game very similar to Chess. And we also have Chess but more advanced Chess. (Changing Rooms, Games, Wore Jewelry, Rich people had better houses.) 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? It is very for us now to know exactly because they had languages but we couldn't find a stone like the Rosetta stone for Egypt. So writing or symbols can not be read or understood. The seals had shapes and writing on them. But we can't read so we can't understand.(The Serasvati River dried up and most of city were gone. Since time passes, we don't really take care of the city. Also people don't really study a lot of about Indian Civilization. 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? I think Mohenjo-Daro fell later on because some other people might have taken the Mohenjo-Daro. Mohenjo-Daro is near the Indus River. So the Hindu Kush Mts. is near. the Hindu Kush Mts. has the Khyber Pass which was used for invasions. So I think some other group of people took over the area. (Serasvati River dried up so people might have moved. There might be an epidemic that cause people to move. Poor people revolved and rebelled against other people. Any type of natural disasters might have affected them. )

__** 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 2
 * 1) A necklace worn by rich woman was found. Gold beads and green stone beads were attacted to
 * 2) An elephant carved seal.
 * 3) A cart or carriage. That is pulled by bullock and was rode by kids.
 * 4) A weight measuring stone was found too. Small rocks were measured for small objects but big rocks were for big object.
 * 5) A figurine of a woman wearing a headdress.
 * 6) A tablet with a boat carved in it's side.
 * 7) A Carnelian belt was found. A necklace or belt with carnelian beads and bronze beads. Rich people only wore the necklace or belt.
 * 8) A seal carved bull was used for trading.
 * 9) A copper plate was found. Coppers were very rare and expensive.
 * 10) A bronze woman shaped copper figurine was found. She has her hair braided.

2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? Building and houses that were built in Mahenjo-Daro were built with bricks. Mud was made into a brick and dried in the sun and the people put it inside kilns to make the bricks stronger. For houses to Mahenjo-Daro there are many rooms and had windows like our houses. Some were small and some were big. They also had drains to to take away dirty waters. Their drains were in a slope to let the water flow. Also square brick pits collected solid wastes. Some had covers like we have today. Wells were found in some of the houses. They were used to get fresh water for the people of Mahenjo-Daro. We also have wells in some houses. 3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? I could see that the people of Mahenjo-Daro were pretty much as smart as us. Maybe smarter. We have houses just like theirs. We have walls, windows, drains, and so do they. Building were sometimes constructed to get higher. We still make building higher too. Some artifacts that they made were plates, figurine, seals, jewelry, and more. Do we have all these things? Yes we do. But we have technology to help make them faster and easier. That's what is smart about us. But the people of Mahenjo-Daro didn't have technology. That's why they might be smarter. 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. People in Mahenjo-Daro lived pretty much like us today. They lived in houses with windows, and drains. When they don't have water, they will get them from drains like some of us. They also liked to play and entertain themselves by playing. They like to play with figurines. Some people liked fashion and likes to wear necklaces. They also ate like us. They used plates and cups. 5. What do we know about the Priest-King? The Priest-King might have been a ruler that was either a priest or an important man. The Priest-King was rich because he had golden head beads. For the eye of the there might have been a shell but now it's gone. 6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? People of Mahenjo-Daro made staircases and led them down into the pool where there was a well. The well collected the rain water. The bath floor is water tight layers of tar and bricks were made. People were put inside the well of rain water at ceremonies to purify and renew themselves.

= = **Source: [|IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.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.

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? It labels all the phsiographic features like the Deccan Plateau, Himalaya Mts. that we have. 2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? The picture above has different routes for the river to flow. Like the Saravati river is not labeled on the map. 3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. Indus and Saravati Rivers are both very fertile. Also the rivers are very close to the Hindu Kush Mts. The Hindu Kush Mts. has the Khyber Pass which helps people in India trade items back and forth. Plenty of water and fertile. Khybar Pass was located in the area around the Saravati River. 4. Accurately label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map. Done 5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? Ancient Indian people eventually migrated to Ganga River because the fertile banks that are at the east of Ganga River. Sarasvati River dried up so people started to move away.
 * Questions:**

= = =__**EGYPT**__=

=__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... One thing I learned was that Egypt was divided into 3 kingdoms. Like the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom. These kingdoms all had something that was special. There were pharaohs that were famous, and achievements.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... One thing that confused me was Pharaoh Hatsheput. I don't really know what was she did that made her so well known. I know that she was one of the few girl pharaoh. It's not like she was the only girl pharaoh. There were other girl pharaoh too.

3. What surprised me the most was... What surprised me the most in this chapter is the step pyramid. I never knew it was the first ever building EVER built. Next time I go there, I would be very young.

4. I would like to know more about... I will like to learn more pharaoh Hatsheput. Since I was very confused and didn't know too much about her, I would love to learn more about her and why it made her so well known and more of her achievements.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The part that I think I will always remember is the iMovie project. We got to learned new strategy to perform and I learned time manangment and partnership. You had a given amount of time to make an iMovie with your partner. =__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:


 * Rubric: [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Ancient+Egypt+Project+Rubric.pdf"]] [|Ancient Egypt Project Rubric.pdf]**


 * 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__=
 * Part 1:** Riverboat Tour Part 1
 * Part 2:** Riverboat Tour Part 2

=__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 about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** Revised Version of Paragraph 1:
 * __Part 1__
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids

Pharaohs had all the power and could control all the people in their land. To the people of Egypt, the pharaoh was like a king and a god. Egyptians thought that the pharaoh was sent down to Earth to manage Egypt. The Old Kingdom was also called the "Pyramid Age". It was called that because, Pharaohs were buried in pyramids only in that time of history. Pyramids are a huge stone tomb, that has 4 triangle sides that meets on the top. Some great pyramids are The Pyramid of Khufu, and the Step Pyramid of Djoser. But pyramids are only built on that time, too much money were used during the time and were very easy to rob. because Building a pyramid takes a very long time. There were few steps to make a pyramid. First, limestones were cut and brought to the workers by boats. Then the stone were brought to the pyramid by workers. A giant ramp of rubble were made to let the workers reach the top. A lot of workers and times was used during making a pyramid. One hundred thousand workers were used during making a pyramid. Workers and peasants were paid. Egyptians thought that pharaohs were god sent down to watch over them. So they wanted the god to be happy. In order to be happy, they built a pyramid to protect the pharaoh.

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...** Revised Version of Paragraph 2:
 * __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 Middle age was the "Golden Age" for Egypt. Egypt flourished in a lot of of things such as trade, art, and literature. They made money by trading and selling. There are a lot of differences between the Middle Age and the Old Kingdom. Some of the most important historical difference is the pyramid. Pyramid was one of the best history by the Egyptians. Since the pyramid was easy to rob, the Egyptians made the tomb hidden so it can't be robbed. They also needed more soldiers. They started to build their armies. They were getting invaded sometimes. Life during the time was hard. They had not enough taxes. Also nobles gained enough power to challenge the pharaoh. By 2200 BC the Old Kingdom had fallen. For the next 160 years most of Egypt was ruled by the nobles not the pharaoh. At around 1750 BC, a group of people from southwest Asia called Hyksos invaded. They used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to take over Lower Egypt. They ruled the area for about 200 years. Then the Egyptians fought back but in the 1500 BC, a group of people called the Ahmose kicked Hyksos out of Egypt. And they ruled all of Egypt.

__**Part 3**__ Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...**
 * 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)
 * The New Kingdom (1500 BCE-1000 BCE): ** The new kingdom was Egypt's expansion period. Egypt expanded her borders through military conquest and became a world power. 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.

Notes Egypt became very rich and also was able to build great temples and tombs. Before the New kingdom Egypt was divided and Hykso controlled the Northern part of Egypt. The Nubians controlled the southern part of Egypt. Egyptians controlled the middle part of Egypt. These invaders controlled parts of egypt for 150 years. Egyptians thought that the Nubians and Hykso came from Nubia and Asia so Egyptians thought that they were dirty foreigner. Egyptians hated being ruled and foreigner. Kamos wanted to crush the foreigner and liberate Egypt. He couldn't get people to join because some people actually liked to be controlled.

Revised Copy New kingdom also called the Golden Age, was Egypt's great expansion. Ahmose was one of pharaoh that rose Egypt's power. During New Kingdom, which lasted from about 1550 to 1050 BC. After the victory against the Hyksos, Egypt was afraid of future invasions, so they took over as much land as possible. After invading the Hyksos, Egypt started to invade the area around Syria. Egypt was able to take over eastern shore of the Mediterranean and the kingdom of Kush, also the south of Egypt. Their empire extended from the Euphrates River to southern Nubia. Also they expanded from the Red Sea to the Western Desert. Pharaohs that helped expansion of Egypt was Hatsheput which helped by trading goods with other empire. and Ramesses II who fought against the Hittites and the Nubians. Later Tehenu took over the Nile Delta but Egypt fought back. Later after Ramesses II died, the Sea people took over most of their land. After 50 years of fighting, they got their land back but their land in the Asian part was gone. Then soon, the New kingdom fell. Pharaoh Hatsheput help Egypt grow by trading goods. She traded gold, sliver, leopard skin, rare stones, and other things that you couldn't find in Egypt. They traded with the Greek, and Kingdom of Punt. Most pharaohs in Egypt were very powerful. They had control over Egypt. Since the pyramid was not built during the New Kingdom, they were all buried in the same geographic area called the Vally of the Kings.

=__Assignment 6__ Due Dates:=

Willy's Comic: ==

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:**
 * Rubric: [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Comic+Life+Rubric+Egyptian+Underworld.pdf"]] [|Comic Life Rubric Egyptian Underworld.pdf]
 * 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? They wanted the soul to recognize its body after death.
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called? The process of of preservation is called mummification. The Egyptians dried the body and wrapped the body with linen.
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? Stick a hook up his nose and break the brain into pieces and take the pieces of brain out of the head. They didn't think the brain was important.
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? The four internal organs are the intestines, stomach, lung, and liver. The organs were put into jars.
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why? The Egyptians didn't do anything with the heart because, they thought the heart was center of emotion, intelligence, and feeling. The Egyptians thought that the heart is like brain to us.
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from. The natron is a salt that absorbs the moisture out of the body. Natrons are found a lot in Wadi el- Natrun.
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification? Linen was used to plump up the body since the body shrunken and could wrap the body.
 * 8) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used. The Udjat Amulet was used to give good health and shaped like an eye of a falcon. The Heart Amulet is shaped like a heart to protect the mummy even in the afterlife. Amulets are small object to get rid of bad luck and bring good luck.
 * 9) What happens to the body after it is mummified? The head of the body is placed on the mummy. Then the mummy is placed inside the mummy case. Then the mummy case goes in the sarcophagus. Then the "Eye of Horus" is drawn on the side to let him see for all eternity.

= = =__Assignment 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**.

I would love to be Ra the Sun God. I would love to be Ra because Ra could reborn every morning. Also Ra could travel the underworld with the head of a ram at night. He will be able to change the shape of his head from a hawk to a ram.

I would not like to be Seth the God of Chaos. Seth threatened harmony in Egypt and his face is undefinable. A very cruel thing he did was to kill Anubis. He also murdered his own brother Osiris.


 * 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?

Ishtar and Hathor are similar because because they are both the goddess of love. Hathor is the Goddess of love for Egypt and Ishtar is for Mesopotamia. Ninurta and Sekhmet are both god and goddess of war. Sekhmet for Egypt and Ninurta for Mesopotamia. Anu the god of sky in Mesopotamia and Nut goddess of sky in Egypt are similar. I think Egypt gods and goddess are similar because Egypt stole or took ideas from Mesopotamia.

=__Assignment 3__= Directions: After playing __**five**__ classmates' games, go to the discussion tab of each classmate and __**respectfully**__ give them your opinion about their game. You must comment on the person above you and below you in the list and three other classmates. You must write about the following: 1. Give your opinion about their game (good questions?, clear questions?, mix of difficulty?) 2. Mistakes you found in the game (grammar/information/confusing information) 3. Suggestions to improve the game (more easy or hard questions, better grammar, clearer questions)

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=__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? I think I would feel honor. I bet some people are not able to even work for the pharaoh. Some people will have to farm all year long. I think even working for the ruler is good. Now, people that are working for the presidents are really high too. 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? The Third Dynasty also known as the Old Kingdom, started at 2700 BCE and ended at 2200 BCE. 3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. Egyptians thought their country belonged to the gods. They think the pharaoh is there to manage Egypt. So if anything bad happened it was the pharaoh's fault. 4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? If anything bad happened to the people it was all pharaoh's fault. If the crops didn't grow, it was the pharaoh's fault. If a disease struck, it was the pharaoh's fault. The pharaoh had a lot of responsibilities. The pharaoh had to trade profitable and prevent wars. 5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? Khufu is very famous for monuments built for him. Khufu is famous for building the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. 6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.) A: The structure of the Old Kingdom was well organized by different social levels. Today, we also have different social levels. We have the president, the president of a company and many more. Back in the Old Kingdom, there was a better organized social levels. Highest of all the social level is the pharaoh. The pharaoh rules all of Egypt. Then there is the nobles, which they help the pharaoh run the government and the temples. Most of them are rich. Then comes the scribes and the craftsmen. This social level is not as rich or better than the nobles. The scribes and the craftsmen produced goods fro the pharaoh and to trade. Then comes the least best job. They are the farmers, servants, and slaves. They are very poor so they have to work for the nobles and needs money. 6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? B: Some advantages are that the nobles or the pharaoh could use more servants and slaves so they don't work as much. Also it is also good because when the pharaoh is working on a pyramid, the farmers, servants, and the slaves could work all together on the same project and finish the pyramid faster. Most disadvantages are for the farmers, servants, and the slaves. Farmers need land to crop and farm. But if more farmers need land, their land would get smaller and smaller so they won't be able to harvest as much as they used to. When a noble uses a servant of a slave, they might have to many servants or slave. So they might fire or not use the servant or the slave as much as they used to. Too many poor people working for rich people, they might rebel against them. 6.c. What did farmers do during flood season? C: The farmers helped build and help building projects for the pharaoh. 7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with). The Egyptians traded gold, copper, ivory, slaves, and stone for building to Nubia. Also they traded with Syria because Egypt with wood for building and for fire. 8. Define the word //**acquire**//. Use //**acquire**// in an original sentence. Acquire means to obtain. I acquired a water bottle. 9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed? I think the Vizier should be placed between the pharaoh and the nobles because they gave advises to the pharaoh. =__**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. =__MESOPOTAMIA__= = = =__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... I learned about Sargon and the Akkadian Empire. I think it was important because the Akkadian Empire was the first empire formed.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Things that confused me the most was the 3 empires. Which were the Hittites, Assyrians, and the Chaldeans. I only know some stuff about the Hittites but I really don't know about the Assyrians, and the Chaldeans. So I think I should learn more about them.

3. What surprised me the most was... What surprised me the most in this chapter was that Mesopotamia had one of the most important empires and made some good resource. Also it had one of the first empire and now it is Iraq.

4. I would like to know more about... I would like to know more about the Hittites, Assyrians, and the Chaldean. I learned few stuff about the Hittites but not the others. Some were very cruel.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... I will always remember the Hammurabi's code. Some of the Hammurabi's laws were very cruel and disgusting. Most of them had something to do with death or someone getting hurt. Being disgusting and cruel made some laws get into my head. =__Assignment 12__= =**Characteristics of Civilization**= =**Empire Name: The Hittites**= Was it difficult to find evidence for the empire you picked? Why or why not? I think it was very difficult to find the evidence about the Hittites because the source about the Hittites sometimes didn't tell information about the Hittites emperor. Also the food supply of the Hittites were very hard to find. The sources had nothing about food. =**Assyrians**= []
 * 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**== ||
 * Religion System || The Hittites had Gods. || The Hittites adopted Gods from the Sumerian and Old Babylonians. ||
 * Different Social Level || They had emperor and soldiers. || The emperor ruled the empire from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine.The soldiers helped the emperor protect the empire. ||
 * Labor || They had Kings and soldiers. || The king's job is to control and take care of his/her empire and the soldier's job is to protect the empire from other people that wants to take over the empire. ||
 * Developed Culture || They had science and architects. || The Hittites used science to do iron working. Their weapon were made by iron working. They smelt the iron to make it into weapons. ||
 * Government || The Hittites had armies. || The army had an advantage because their high developed weapons. The Hittites weapons were better then others. One of the best weapons were chariots. ||
 * Food Supply || The Hittites traded food and other resources. || They traded resources and foods with others. ||

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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**.

Pazuzu:
I would like to be the Pazura because he helps people. When I saw him I thought he was like the God of Death. I thought he was mean and cruel, but he is scary looking for a reason. He protects people from the evils.

Tiamat:
I would not like to be Tiamat the monster. Tiamat is very evil. Tiamat wants to kill all the Gods. Killing people is not a good thing to do, even if your a God or a monster. Good thing he gets killed by Marduk.

=__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 that the king should treat people that are royal and just normal the same. No one is different that others. 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? Ur layed in ruins (destroyed) by 2000 BCE. 3. Where was Babylon located? It is located in the Euphrates River, what today is Baghdad, Iraq. 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? Hammurabi became the king of Babylon at 1792 BCE. 5. What is a monarch? Monarch is a ruler of a kingdom or an empire. 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? Hammurabi called his empire the Babylonian Empire after the city Babylon. 7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? Hammurabi built many building and irrigation projects. Hammurabi improved Babylon’s tax collection system to help pay for them. He also brought much prosperity through increased trade. 8. What is Hammurabi's Code? Hammurabi's Code was a set of 282 laws about daily life. What areas of daily life did the code cover? The rules were about trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injury, and murder. Hammurabi's Code was a set of 282 laws about daily life. 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. It was important because it was the first detailed law and was there for all to see. 10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? After Hammurabi died, his empire was destroyed. In the Akkadian Empire, when Sargon died the empire also got destroyed. 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. If any one ensnare another, putting a ban upon him, but he cannot prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death. I think it is a good rule that you will teach the person a lesson if they blame someone without a reason, but I think it is bad that the person might get killed if they blame a person. So I disagree with the idea that the person should be killed. 282. If a slave say to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear. I think it is a really bad rule and I disagree. I think any person has their right to say anything they want. Also instead of putting them into jail, they have to cut off their ear. This is really bad way to teach a person a lesson. 17. If any one find runaway male or female slaves in the open country and bring them to their masters, the master of the slaves shall pay him two shekels of silver. I agree with the idea and I think it is an excellent law. Even today, if you find someone that is wanted or find something that needs to be found, the person should get rewards. So the two shekels of silver is the reward of the people who find the runaway slaves.

=__Assignment 9__= After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the **discussion tabs** of at least three other classmates and make **good quality middle school comments** about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are. __**Trader's Circuit questions**__ 1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why? I liked the way you take the items from other people by trading. I felt like a real trader. 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt like I really was a trader that needed food and items to get the total control. 3. What part of the game was difficult for you? It was difficult when the people didn't want to trade with me because you can't get a monopoly if people don't want to trade with you. 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? When you get a monopoly the people that need that product will come to you because you got more of them than others. 5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? I would let the people have more cards so they can have more choices to choose from. 6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why? I think it was better to be selfish because if you cooperate, you might let them win.

=__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.


 * 1) Where did the Akkadians live? The Akkadians lived just North of the area Sumer.
 * 2) What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.? The Sumerians lived in peacefulness.
 * 3) Who was Sargon and what did he do? Sargon is the king and he built the first empire.
 * 4) What did Sargon establish? The lands he took over made the world first empire.
 * 5) Define 'empire'. "A country made by taking over other country's land."
 * 6) Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader. Sargon is good because he had everything under control and he ate with the soldiers. He was the first people to fight with bows and arrows. He also had permanent armies.
 * 7) How long did Sargon rule his empire? Sargon ruled the empire for about 50 years.
 * 8) What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire? The empire was destroyed by others.
 * 9) Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again? Sumer eventually became the most powerful.
 * 10) Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city? A big wall was built around the city-state and a lot of complicated buildings were built. There were canals that goes through the middle of the city-state.

=__Assignment 7__= 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. 2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not? I think you do not need to have all the 6 characteristics because some people in the world live without any re

1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. We have the president. 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. The US is not likely to have sudden change in food supply because in the US they have Super Markets. 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. In the US President. Obama is the president and Arnold Schwarzenegger is an actor and a governor of California, 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others. President. Obama is the president of the US which is the highest place in the US, but Ban Ki Moon is the secretary general of the UN. He is the highest of the UN. They have different power. 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. Andy Warhol is a famous artist that made a Cambell Soup Can. For architecture there was a really famous building that was called the World Trade Center. I love Michael Jackson because he was a very good and admirable POP singer. Science is very important to the US because of NASA. Jeff Kinney is the author of the Wimpy Kid series. I love cursive because I looks cool. 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples. I'm Christian and I went to church in the US.
 * The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:**

=__**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]

Games- People played games to obtain good luck and entertain them. They used boards. The materials can be variety. Some of the games had designs. They used a blue stone lapis lazuli and red limestone to form designs. Some games have different numbers of boxes on the board and shapes. In Ur they have 20 decorated squares with 3 rows. Also includes 5 rosettes and 4 zigzagged pattern square. Some other boards have 12 squares arranged in a rectangle, with 2 squares decorated with bulls and 10 decorated with goats. They mostly rolled dices and moved the player to the end of the board.

=__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: City-States/King, Organized Armies,Written Laws
 * Culture: Arch, Cuneiform/Writing, Games, Sailboat,
 * Religion:Devotion Statues, Ziggurat, Music
 * Jobs: Irrigation, Medicine, Metalworking, Plow, Mathematics, 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**__. The neolithic people made wheels. It is important today because our car needs a wheel to go forward safely. People made sailboats. They started making sailboats and they got upgraded into motor boats. The people in the neolithic period were the first ones to have written language. It is important because if they didn't start the written language, we will never have Korean or English.

=__Assignment 3__= 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.**
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?

1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? They simply carried buckets of water. 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? They built natural earth called levees. 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? Canal helped water get into the field and it is a man made waterway. Levees blocked floods. Dams is a barrier, it stops things from going. Reservoirs is a water collection pool. When the fields are dry they help the people get water 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? It is called a surplus. 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? If one canal is clogged every village after the clog. 6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? Villages worked together.
 * Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**

1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? People took care of each other and cooperated. 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? They connected by the irrigation canals. 3. What did many villages grow into? It grew into 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 there is called a Sumerian. 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? Some people made new canals or blocked others. 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? They had no natural barriers for protection. 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? The built a large barrier. =__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.**
 * 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? In most of the years the land was too dry to plant any crops and during Spring the river overflowed cause of the raining. 2. How did they solve these problems? The Neolithic people People dug ditches so when it's dry, they could let the water into the village. But when there is a flood they cold block the water by using a stone wall. 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? The snow came down from melted snow of the Zagros Mts.
 * Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply**

=__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? Since the supply of foods increased cause of the good water and source, the population grew. 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 population kept growing but the land for farming kept decreasing. 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of your handout, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? I think t hink the best way to solve the food shortage was choice number A. Increase the number of times each year that farmers plant their crops.
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?
 * Food Shortage**

__EARLY HUMANS__ = =

=__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 most important thing was the difference between decades, centuries. I always used to get it wrong so my parents taught me. I still could get it right. When Mr. T taught me it got straight into my head.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... I really didn't understand the Paleolithic and the Neolithic period. It seems the same but there are so many thing different. It was so confusing.

3. What surprised me the most was... The Paleolithic, the Mesolithic, and the Neolithic surprised me the most. They are all part of the Stone Age but the difference between them were so different.

4. I would like to know more about... I would love to learn about I would love to learn more Lucy. When I saw the video about Lucy, it was so much fun. I was a strapped into the movie. I loved it. But sadly the story ended by Lucy dying. I would love to learn what happened after her death.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... The part I won't forget is the video that Mr. T showed us. It was about Lucy. Lucy is an Australopithecus. Other town came to Lucy's town. They tried to take over their land. Lucy and the others fought for their freedom. Lucy sadly got hit in the head and died. This video was very meaningful and fun.

= = = = =__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? The way the dad chooses either to marry a person surprised me because now the person who is marrying gets to choose. Also the fighting thing surprised me. The people there must be not patient. Why would they fight just because the person blocked him with a brick. I was surprised how they paint the skulls to make it special. These days people will put them in a better coffin not paint their skull. 2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? Mr. T told me that they discovered a lot of things. The neolithic people discovered how to use river water so it flows into the town. I also learned that people there made potteries. Mr. T told us that too. The most importantly Mr. T told me that they learned how to farm. The neolithic people did farm. 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.) In her time surgery was more painful and not like our. They puncture their skulls. Now we only stitch it or do other doctor stuff. We use computers and other technological items. They had none of them so it took most of their time working and writing while we can just type on our computer. We also have video games. They didn't so they had less things to entertain them when they are bored. = = = = =__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? Paleolithic is the "Old Stone" but the Neolithic is the "New Stone". Paleolithic was gathers and hunters, but Neolithic is the farming period. 2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? Instead of using your hand or using your body. They could just use the domesticated animal to help them. Like Tao. Also domesticating plants also helped people from walking all around the town. They could just pick it out of the garden. They had reliable food source. Houses got bigger and stronger. They had more time to do other stuff. 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? People didn't have to move around in a farm but in the wild you have to move in more areas. If there is no water there will be no food. People got greedy. = = =__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 is easy to eat the same food again and again because you don't need to hunt or gather.

Read //The First Farmers// and //Plants// section on p.41 and answer these questions: 2. What is another name for the New Stone Age? Another name for New Stone is the Neolithic. 3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? They used stones in their time because it is called the Stone Age. They used it for variety of way. They used it to chop, or crush things. 4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now __**make**__ fire. Which hominid would this be? Homo Sapiens are the ones that started to make fire. 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? Revolution means something big so the Neolithic Revolution means something big happened in the Neolithic time about gathering food to growing food. 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? Domestication means "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? Horses, cattle, goats, and sheep were domesticated in Asia. 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? Corn also known as maize was first domesticated in North America. 9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different. If I was a hunter, I would have to do a lot of work. So does farmers. But hunters have to run to catch the animals. Plants don't run away so it is easier. Also hunters they have no limited amount of space to running around to catch animals. If they can't catch any animals, they will have to move. Farmers don't have do run or anything. The plants are planted in the ground. Gatherers are moving around the place to get fruits and other vegetables. Farmer just have to move around their field. = = = = =__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 Olduvai Gorge of Africa. 2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? The scientific name of Lucy is Australopithecus. 3. How long ago did Lucy live? Test say that Lucy lived more than 3 million years ago. 4. What was an important step in human development? Our hominids could also walk on two legs. 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 Their brain is one-third the size of modern human.
 * Homo habilis Our brains got bigger to half of modern humans. Used tools for chopping and scraping.
 * Homo erectus They used fire and started to use tools like ax.
 * Homo sapiens Migrated from all over the world.

6. Which hominid is us now? We are now Homo Sapiens. = = =__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 have the role of Ru. Which is kind of like the creator. 2. How will you make sure you perform your role well during this project? I will do stuff I need to do ahead of times. 3. How will you deal with problems (if they happen) in your group? I'll discuss problems by asking them "why".

=__Assignment 2__= Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class. Click here -> Timeline of Human History.pdf to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions **and the answers** on your wiki page.

What millennium was paper money invented? 1st Millennium

During 1500 CE through 2000 CE how many events happened? 4 events happened during 1500 CE through 2000 CE.

Was the 22 alphabet made in the year BCE or CE? The alphabet was made in a BCE year.

How many events happened on a CE year? 8 events happened on a CE year.

How many events happened at China? 3 events out of 19 events happened in China.

=**__Assignment 1 __**= Using your notes **and** page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions **on your wiki pages**. 1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?: I am born in an CE year. I was born 1997 CE. 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, CE 1215, AD 2000
 * 3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? : It means "about" 1000 years after the birth of Jesus.