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2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was The Mauryan empire and the Gupta Empire. They confused me because they happened after or before each other.

3. What surprised me the most was that the Indians were able to do surgeries like broken bones. I thought that the modern people were the first people to do it.

4. I would like to know about more religious epics. I want to know more of it because the Ramayana for example was fun.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was the Ramayana. The Ramayana was fun and it was interesting telling the life of Prince Rama.

=Ancient India (Assignment 5) =  1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city? - Having a central government helps in planning and organizing a city because the lay out of the city that was so much the same between all the cities.

2. Who were Rajahs? - Rajahs were the rulers of the cities.

3. What is a Guru? - A Guru is a type of teacher that lives with his student until the student is twenty.

4. What subjects were taught in school? - Subjects that were taught in school were of religious nature.

5. Who was in charge of the governments? - Indus priests were in charge of the governments.

6. Why did people look up to the priests? - People looks up to the priests because they were the highest people in social levels, and because they were the one's who made offerings to the gods.

7. Look up the word "Sage" in the dictionary. What does it mean and what word form questions 1~6 is it similar to? - Sage means a wise man. It's similar to the words Rajah, Guru, and the Indus priests, because in order to be in those positions you must be wise.  =Ancient India (Assignment 4) =

1. What vama were you in during the caste system simulation? - During the caste system I was the Brahmins. :D

2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? - My favorite part about the caste system is that I was a Brahmin. It was my favorite part because I had the most power and could get any donations I want.

3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? - Nothing in the simulation made me angry, upset, or frustrated because no harm was done to me. No harm was done to me because the Brahmins were at the highest rank.

4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? - I don't think this system is fair. I don't think it's fair because the highest rank could order people around and the lowest people would have to take all the blames even if their innocent.

5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or why not? - I don't think a society should organize people into social classes because if you are at the lowest social class people could order you around and use you as a servant.



=Ancient India (Assignment 3) =

1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity? - I learned that Mohenjo-Daro had similar things with our society today. For example, the had the sewer system, had indoor bathrooms, etc. It also tells us that in they were religious because they had the Great Bath.

2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. - The characteristics of civilization I see represented in the artifacts. There are a system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society, specialization of labor, different social levels, highly developed culture including art, architecture, music literature science and writing, reliable food supply, and a religious system, which might include priests and temples.

3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? - Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city because it had sewer systems, indoor bathrooms, jewelry, and games. Mohenjo-Daro also weighed their trades and seoul does also.

4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region? - I think it is difficult for us to know how life was like because there were many possibilities of what a object could have been used for. Also because in some ancient civilizations, archeologists couldn't find much artifacts, and because we can't understand the words.

5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? - The Indus river becoming dirty might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro. The river became dirty because of all the wastes being dumped into it. Or enemies could have came in and attacked them because they wanted the fertile land, because of natural disasters, and diseases.



=Ancient India (Assignment 2) =

 1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro? - Over 2000 settlements during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro, artifacts, and mysterious such as the Great Bath were discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro.

2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? - Mohenjo-Daro and our cities are similar because we use bricks that are made in much the similar way,had drains for dirty water, the drains had covers like our drains these days, the jobs of unblocking drains,

3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? - We can learn from photographs of discoveries that some things that are similar to our things these days.

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 that lived in Mohenjo-Daro had necklaces made of god metal beads and stones, made impressions of animals like crocodiles, elephants, bulls, and tigers on clay and carved indus writing, made carts made of terracotta that bullocks pulled for children, measured the weights of their trades, and made figurines of people dressed for special occasions.

5. What do we know about the Priest-King? - We know that he was named the Priest-King because he was thought of a important ruler.

6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? - The great Bath is a mysterious building and how it was used is unknown.

Ancient India (Assignment 1)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? - It's similar because everything we labeled is there in the same place. It's also similar because of the paths of the rivers.

2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? - I can identify on the map the physiographic features on the mountains and the sarasvati river.

3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati rivers? - I think the settlements developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers because the land around the rivers are fertile. They are near the Hindu Kush mountains where the Khyber pass is.

4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati river on your map.

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga river? - They eventually migrated because the sarasvati river dried up so they needed more habitable areas such as the fertile banks of the Ganga river further east. = = =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: center;"> Ancient Egypt =

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Ancient Egypt ( Assignment 12)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. The single most important thing I learned was that Menes was the person who unified Egypt and that he made the double crown.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was the way egypt was divided. The lower part of Egypt was at the north which was always know as the upper part and the upper part of Egypt was at the south which was almost always know as the lower part.

3. What surprised me the most was that egyptians thought that the word will end if a pharaoh doesn't make it through the underworld.

4. I would like to know more about the old, middle, and new kingdom. I would like to know more about the kingdoms because there are a lot more things that happened in those kingdoms then the ones that we learned. It was fun knowing which came when.

5. The part that I think I will always remember is the process of the afterlife of the pharaohs. I would always remember it because it was very interesting. It was interesting how the Egyptians thought of all the things and how a heart can be lighter than a feather.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Part 1: Old Kingdom( 2700 B.C.E. ~ 2200 B.C.E.)

- Pharaohs were considered gods on earth. However that is not why the kingdom was nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pyramids are big stone tombs with four triangular sides that meet on the top of the pyramid with a point. There are many pyramids in egypt. For example, The great Pyramid of Khufu. Pyramids were made of huge blocks of limestone which are used by tens of thousands people. Ramps were made so that the workers could reach the top of the pyramid. Workers were peasants that were paid and recorded for their help in building the pyramid. Pharaohs were buried in pyramids only during the old kingdom. After building a few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to people that pyramids were easier to spot, and to steal from than hidden ones. That made a difference in the middle kingdom. Pyramids were important to the old kingdom because it represented a pharaohs importance. With it pointing to the sky it represented the pharaohs afterlife.

Part 2: Middle Kingdom( 2100 B.C.E. ~ 1800 B.C.E.)

- The middle Kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Trades, arts and literature was successful. In the old Kingdom pharaohs had wealth received from trades. However in the middle Kingdom wealth and power gained by the pharaohs decreased. Pharaohs couldn't get enough taxes. Soon enough almost all of Egypt was ruled by nobles. The kingdom no longer had a main ruler. Later around 2050 B.C.E. Egypt was united again by a powerful pharaoh. The pharaoh built strong armies against their neighbors. However at 2050 B.C.E. enemies from southwest Asia called the Hykos invaded. They used advanced weapons to rule lower Egypt. The Hykos ruled Egypt for 200 years and eventually Egyptians fought back and one Egypt back. Also, Pharaohs were buried hidden so there are tombs that has not been discovered yet.

Part 3: New Kingdom(1500 B.C.E. ~ 1000 B.C.E.)

- The new Kingdom was Egypt's expansion period. Egypt expanded her borders through military conquest and became a world power. The territories that were conquered are Sinai peninsula, the homeland of the Hykso and the homeland of the nubians.At 1560 egypt was divided. The Hykso controlled the Nile delta and the Nubians controlled the Southern part. Egyptians hated foreigners and didnt want then in their land. 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. The pharaoh's involved in the expansion were Ramses the great.Ramses battled the Hittites Other pharaohs areThebes, Ahmose, and etc. During the War, Egypt traded with Sinai Peninsula for turquoise and copper and Queen Hatshepsut Sent Egyptian traders to trade with the kingdom of Punt on the red sea and to the North to trade with people of Asia Minor and Greece.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Ancient Egypt (Assignment 6)
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Ancient Egypt (Assignment 5)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. Why did the Egyptians want to preserve dead bodies? - They wanted to preserve the dead bodies so that the souls can recognize it after death.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 2. How did they preserve bodies? What is the process of preservation called? - They preserved the bodies by drying out the body and wrapping it in protective bandages. The process of preservation is called Mummification.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 3. Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? - They put a metal hook up the bodies nose a several times to break the brain up. Then they pull the pieces out. The brain was removed because the Egyptians didn't think the brain was important.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 4. Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? - The four internal organs that were removed from the body are intestines, stomach, liver, and the lungs. They were put in a jar with a lid that each represented a god.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 5. What did they do with the heart? Why? - They didn't remove the heart because they thought it was needed for later.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 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 and it was used to absorb moisture in the body. It can be found in the Waldi el-natrun

7. How was linen used in the mummification? - Linen was used to stuff 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. - Amulets are objects that are worn to prevent evil. The amulets were used for good luck and health. Djed Pillar was a symbol of stability. Another amulet that is used is scarab. It symbolized rebirth.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">9. What happens to the mummy after it was mummified? - The mummy gets a mask on its face, it is put into his case, then put into a sarcophagus. The mummy is ready for the journey of the afterlife.

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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">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 orgoddess. Then choose one that you would <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">__**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">not **__ <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">middle school quality explanations ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Part 2: ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 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?

- Between all the Egyptian gods and goddesses, if i could be one i would like to be Isis. I would like to be Isis because her power is to use powerful magic spells to help people in need. First of all using powerful magic spells are cool and second of all I think after i help people I would feel good knowing that i helped the people in need and possibly saved lives. However a god or goddess i would not want to be is Seth. Seth was the god of Chaos and practically threatened harmony on Egypt. I would not want to be the Bad guy. He even murdered his brother!!.

- I found out that Horus and Anu both rule the sky, and that Thoth and Nabu are both in charge of writing. I think that they are similar even though Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations were different because they might have used the same gods/goddesses and just changed the name.

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==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Ancient Egypt (Assignment 2) Source: Read pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. == <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. Read the IF YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh? - If I was working for the pharaoh I would sometimes feel that the world is unfair. Because even if I was working as hard as I can the pharaoh gets all the benefit.

2. Eventually the third Dynasty began in ancient egypt. The third Dynasty as the beginning of what historians call............. . When did it start and end? - The third dynasty as the beginning of what historians call the old kingdom started at the 2700 B.C.E. and ended at 2200 B.C.E.

3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. - The Egyptians felt that Egypt belonged to the gods and the pharaohs had come to earth in order to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods.

4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? - The responsibilities of the pharaoh is was to take control of of egypt and take care of the crops.

5. What is best know about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? - Khufu is best know for the monuments that were built for him. The specific monument built for him was called the pyramid of Khufu.

6. A. Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. - The most powerful person in the structure of society in the Old Kingdom is the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh controls Egypt. The next highest in the structure of society are the nobles. A lot of the nobles were officials and priests. Then the scribes and the craft people. The last in the structure of society are the farmers, slaves and the servants. B. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? - The disadvantages of being farmers, servants and slaves are that your country won't be really poor, and that there might be a rebellion. However the advantages are that to the higher class is that they can relax while the others do the work for them. C. What did farmers do during flood season? - The farmers worked on the Pharaoh's building projects during the flood season.

7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt. - In ancient egypt they traded with their neighbors and nubia and syria with gold, copper, wood, slaves, stones, and etc.

8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence. - Acquire means to get. I acquired stone from the traders on the Nile.

9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where viziers would be placed. - Viziers are the assistants to the Pharaohs. So the Viziers should be below Pharaoh and on top of Nobles.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Ancient Egypt (Assignment 1)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">(Use the textbook to help you with this part.) ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> 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.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 13)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;"> 1. The single most important thing I learned was The single most important thing I learned was that Sargon built the Akkadian empire because it was the world's first empire.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;"> 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was Why the laws had to be so barbaric and the names of the empires and emperors. I wondered why the laws had to be so violent.

3. What surprised me or that I didn't understand was Something that surprised me was that Hammurabi wanted to be just like Sargon. Sargon was barbaric and I thought nobody would ever want to be like him.

4. I would like to know more about Hammuabi's and Sargon's Laws. I would like to know more consequences for doing bad things.

5. The part that I think I will always remember is how violent sargon and Hammurabi were. How to play dot ville and the traders game

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 12)
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Directions: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 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 **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">The Characteristics of Civilization Chart **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> for the empire you chose. Write **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">clear and detailed **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> answers in the chart, on your wiki page, then **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">answer the question **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> below the chart. You will also have to indicate on your Scribble Map where the civilization you chose came from.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 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.

=<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Empire Name: Assyrians = <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Was it difficult to find evidence for the empire you picked? Why or why not? - It was hard to find the evidence for the assyrians because the information wasn't really specific.
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Six Characteristics of Civilization == || ==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Evidence for Characteristic == || ==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Explanation == ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">System of government || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Kings, army, laws || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">It says in the textbook that the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">kings **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> led his **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">army **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> and it was a great success. They also enforced **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">laws **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Regular food supply || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Farm, Stolen food || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> They grew **crops** for their regular food supply. And they also ate food that they stole. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Specialization of labor || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Kings, soldiers, messengers, traders, miners, weavers || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> It says that the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">kings **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> rule the empire and the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">army **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> and that the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">messengers **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> on horseback were sent to deliver orders to faraway officials ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Different social levels || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Kings were at the highest social level and the low social levels are the slaves, and the citizens || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> The **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">king **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> got to rule the whole empire however the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">citizens **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> had to follow the rules of the king and the **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">slaves **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> had to even obey the citizens. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">A highly developed culture || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Iron weapons, chariots, library || **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Iron weapons **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> and **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">chariots **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> are a kind of architecture. Library was a evidence of developed culture. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">A religious system || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> They worshiped gods, Ashurism || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Ashurism**, Ashurism was the Assyrians first religion ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 11)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">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 Gula if I could be a god, goddess, demon, or monster. I would like to be Gula because she is a goddess of healing. I always wanted to heal someone. I think after healing someone I would feel good knowing that I saved one's life. I like the fact that I could heal and be with the stars and dogs. One god, goddess, demon, or monster I would not want to be is Lamashtu. Lamashtu preys on unborn and newborn children. I think Lamashtu is violent.

Mesopotamia (Assignment 10)

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. Read the "If you were there.." section on page 74. How will you advise the king? <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">- I would advice the king by telling him not to punish common people more harshly then nobles. It would be unfair for the poor if the poor and the rich did the same thing but received a different punishment. I would tell the king that if he punishes people he will be know as a mean person.

2. What happened to Ur by 2000 B.C.E.? - Ur fell by 2000 B.C.E. because it was invaded.

3. Where was Babylon located? - Babylon was located near on the Euphrates river near Iraq.

4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? - Hammurabi became the king of Babylon. He became king in 1792 B.C.E.

5. What is a monarch? - A monarch means a ruler of a kingdom or empire.

6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? - Hammurabi named his empire as the Babylonian empire because he was from Babylon.

7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? - Hammurabi had other skills such as bringing a lot of prosperity through increased trade.

8. What is Hammurabi's code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? - Hammurabi's code is a set of 282 that dealt with almost every part of daily life. The code covered the daily life such as trade, loans, marriage, injury and murder.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's code was important. - Hammurabi's code is important because it was very thorough and because it was written down for all people to see.

10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? - The Babylonian Empire eventually fell after the leader died. It is similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire because the Akkadian Empire also fell after Sargon died.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">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 lwa, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if yo think the law is a good law or a cruel law.

6). If any one steals the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death, and also the one who receives the stolen thing from him shall be put to death. I disagree with this law because I think that even if someone stole something from a temple or a court killing the person is a bit violent. And the receiver might be totally innocent. 17). If any one finds a runaway male or female slave in the open country and brings them to their masters, the master of the slaves shall pay him two shekels of silver. I think this law is interesting because I didn't know people would pay others that much for their slaves returning. 55). If any one open his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water flood the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay his neighbor corns for hiss loss. I sort of agree with this law because I think it is fair.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why?

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">- I like the part when we got to disagree and kind of argue with my group. Arguing made the trading seem more realistic.

2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? - I felt excited about getting a monopoly because I was thrilled to have one.

3. What part of the game was difficult for you? - Getting a monopoly was difficult because some people realize that you are on your last card for a monopoly and won't trade you for the card. And not knowing who had what card was also difficult

4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? - The advantage of having a monopoly of something is that you are the only person who has it so you can raise or lower the price in any way you want.

5. What part of the game would you change if you change if you played again? Why? - I wish I could change the amount of card received because then it would be easier to get a monopoly.

6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why? - In this game cooperating with another player was very helpful however if you cooperate too much then you might never get a monopoly so I think balancing cooperation and selfishness is the best way to get all the products.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 8)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">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 in the north part of Sumer, Akkad.

2. What was their relationship with the sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.? - They were in peace with the sumerians before the 2300s B.C.E.

3. Who was Sargon and what did he do? - Sargon is the emperor of Akkadian. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; line-height: normal;">Sargon was the first ruler to have his own army. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">

4. What did sargons establish? - Sargons established the worlds first empire.

5. Define 'empire' - Empire means land with different territories and peoples under a single rule.

6. Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader. - Sargon is considered a great leader because he made the armies use bows and arrows, and ate with his soldiers everyday to gain the loyalty of the army.

7. How long did Sargon rule his empire? - He ruled his empire for more than 50 years.

8. What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire? - The Akkadian Empire got raided and captured by the hostile tribes from the east.

9. Who eventually became the most powerfully civilization in Mesopotamia again? - The sumerians eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again.

10. Using the picture of the ciry-state of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city? - They used walls to keep out the enemies, made canals connected to the Euphrates river, and made places where foreigners can dock their boats when trading.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 25px;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 7) Using the six characteristics of a civilization (see below), answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">1. Is korean/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korean/the U.S. for each characteristic. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">- Korean is a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class. A. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society in korea is Lee meong bak(President) B. Korea has rice farms C. In korea we have a specialization of labor, for example doctors, lawyers and other jobs. D. Yes people have higher or lower status than others for example, the poor and the rich. E. In korea there are a lot of developed culture such as music **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">(Big Bang) ** and art. F. A religious system is available in korea there are religious things such as Christian.

2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not? - Yes a civilization needs to have all the characteristics because without them the civilization will not be one and it will not be organized.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 6)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Please summarize the section you are responsible for. You will present your section with your partner. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px;">
 * Mesopotamia (Assignment 5)**

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">Using your sheet from class about Sumerian achievements, which achievements would go under each of these categories <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px;">-Government

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">1. City-states/King 2. Written Laws 3. Organized Armies -Culture 1. Cuneiform/Writing 2. Games 3. Medicine 4. Music 5. Mathematics 6. Arch -Religion 1. Devotional Statues 2. Ziggurat -Jobs 1. Metalworking 2. Sailboat 3. Wheel 4. Irrigation 5. Plow

Mesopotamia (Assignment 4) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Go to this site ([|Sumerian Inventions] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">) and look at the //<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early inventions // <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">Sailboat- I think the invention of the sailboat is important because without the sailboat it will be very hard and almost impossible to cross a large amount of water

The first written language- The invention of the first written language is important because without the first written language, there would be no writing right now.

Bronze hand tools like hammers and axes- Bronze hand tools like hammers and axes are important because if those were not invented we wouldn't be able to do other essential things like cutting down trees for logs.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 3)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Event C: Building and Maintaining a complex Irrigation System**

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? -They used the bucket and dumped the water.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">2. How did the farmers prevent flooding? - They used levees to prevent flooding.

3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please Clearly explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were easier for farmers. - Levees prevented flooding. Canals made it so getting water was easy. The dams blocked water it is a huge stone (wall). The dams help stop or slow down the water from destroying the farmers crops. And the reservoirs are water collection pools. Farmers can use the reservoirs to store water.

4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? - Surplus means extra supply of something such as food.

5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? - If one canal was clogged, all the rest could easily become clogged with silt.

6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? - Workers from different villages worked together regularly.


 * Event D: Attacks by neighboring Communities**

1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? - Workers from different villages worked together regularly and cleared the silts form the canals to prevent them form clogging.

2. How were people, who lived very far apart connected to each other? - People who lived far apart were connected to each other by the irrigation canals that wound through the cities.

3. What did many villages grow into? - Many villages grow into cities and towns.

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? - Sumer is the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns and the people there were called Sumerians.

5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? - One city can stop the water from reaching another city by building other canals and blocking other cities canals.

6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? - It was easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains because they provided no natural barriers for protection.

7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? - Making a wall around the city is the best defense plan. ==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Mesopotamia (Assignment 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">//<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Uncontrolled water supply // ==

**<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Are you smarter than a Neolithic person? **
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on their mesopotamia river plains? - The two major problems the farmers had was droughts and floods.

2. How did they solve these problems? - They built a dam or a wall.

3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? - The melted snow that caused flooding came from the mountains.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. What helped the population grow in Mesopotamia? - The incresed food supply, sturdier shelters, and improved technology helped grow the population in Mesopotamia.

2. What does cultivate mean? - Cultivate means grow

3.By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? - The farmers in the Zagros hills had the problem of not having enough land to grow food for the increasing population.

4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of your handout, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? - A.(Increase the number of times each year that farmers plant their crops.) If they plant a lot then they get a lot of crops also.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 9)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-weight: normal;">1.The single most important thing I learned was... - That there was different kinds of hominids such as Australopithecus and Homo erectus and that they each had different meanings in their name.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... - When we learned decades, century, and millennium I was a bit confused.

3. What surprised me the most was... - How much the life of the Neolithic revolution and the Paleolithic era had differences.

4. I would like to know more about... - Lucy and her kind.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... - That humans in the paleolithic era always hunted and gathered.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">**Early Humans (Assignment 8)** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you? - They made square houses so they would have a lot of room. - They had rivals for women.(?) - Cats were called mice catchers and were rare at that time.

2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? - They didn't have money back then. - Power came from bargain - They used stone tools.

3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-decoration: none;">Explain <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.) - Jookie will have to trade things for power when we actually gain power by earning and etc. - Jookie will have to get everything made by hand when we have machines to do the work for us. - Jookie will have to hunt with stone tools everyday until they developed agriculture when we already did developed agriculture.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 7)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period? -In the life of the paleolithic period your job was hunters and gatherers and in the Neolithic period instead of constantly hunting and gathering, they also farmed.

2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? - Peoples lives changed after they began to domesticate plants and animals because even if prey was scarce to hunt you could still stay in one area and farm for food.

3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? -The advantage of development of agriculture is that you don't have to move every time and that you wont risk your life that often. The disadvantage is that people might start a fight for food or get even greedy about the food, or another disadvantage is that the weather might not rain and the food supply might run out. Then you have no more food to eat and you would have to go back to hunting and gathering.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 6)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Use your online textbook(p.40&p.41) to answer the 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 would this discovery change your life? - It could change my life by growing food instead of going out everyday to hunt. 2. What is another name for the New Stone Age? - Another name for the new stone age is Neolithic. 3. What kind of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used this tools for? - They made stone tools and use it for making tools like saws and drills. 4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be? - It would be the Homo Sapiens. 5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic revolution. Why do you think it is a revolution? - I think it is a revolution because it was a great change. 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? - The definition for domestication is <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">t <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">he 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? - Horse, cattle, sheep, and goats were domesticated in Asia. 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? - Corn was fist domesticated in North America. 9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and a gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different. - You would not have to move around when food is scarce, you would have less chance of being injured, and your life would be different by being able to eat fruit and other vegetables.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 4)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? -They were found on the continent Africa. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; line-height: 19px;"> 2. What is the scientific name of lucy? - The scientific name of lucy is Australopithecus. 3. How long did Lucy live? - Lucy lived about 3 million years ago. 4. What was an important step in human development? - Standing up and walking on two legs was an important step in human development. 5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer. Make sure your answer is clear and detailed. - The <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Australopithecus appeared in Africa 4-5 million years ago, the Homo habilis appeared in Africa 2.4 million years ago, and the Homo erectus appeared in Africa 2-1.5 million years ago while the Homo sapiens appeared in Africa 200,000 years ago. 6. Which hominid is us now? - We are Homo Sapiens now.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 3)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. What is your role in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project? - My role is director in the project. 2. How will you make sure you perform your role well during this project? - I will focus on doing my role and concentrate on getting the words correctly. 3. How will you deal with problems (if they happen) in your group? - I will try to solve it by discussing it and pick out the best opinion.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 1. How many years has passed from when the pyramids were built in Egypt and when the castles were built in Europe? -3530 years had passed. 2. Which event happened first? The invention of the burin or the emergence of the cuneiform? - The invention of the burin was invented first. 3. What century was the lightbulb invented in? -The light bulb was invented in the 19th century 4. What millennium was the color TV invented? - The color TV was invented in the first millennium 5. How many decades are there between the Last Ice age and the invention of the sewing needle? -100 decades are in between.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Early Humans (Assignment 1)
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year? - I was born in Ce. 2. Put the following dates in order: AD2000, 3100BC, 15BCE, AD476, AD3, CE1215 - 3100BC, 15BCE, AD3, AD476, CE1215, AD2000 3. If you read an event that happened c.AD1000, what would that mean? - It would mean that the event happened not exactly at AD1000 but that it happened about AD1000.