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SOCIAL STUDIES

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Ancient Greece

//1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?// AN. They both traded intensely and developed in the land of Greece.

//2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?// AN. Minoans were despicable peace freaks (like Athens) and the Mycenaean were brave warlike people (like Sparta). The Minoans lived on an island while the Mycenaean people lived on Greece's mainland.

//3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?// AN. Mabye because Mycenaean people were the ones who invaded the Minoans and took all their stuff.

//4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?// //AN. Athens because both are peace loving culture freaks who don't give a hoot for loyalty and their country.

5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?// //AN. The warlike loyalty of the Mycaneans, and the culture and laziness of the Minoan. The religious festivals of the Minoan too.

6. Using your **textbook pages 256-257**, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.// AN. Both included natural disasters that helped destroy or destroyed the empire.

Ancient 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... AN. About the achievements of the Indians. What they invented. Like pi and the Hidnu Arabic Numeral System.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... AN. Nothing because it was a fun lesson, easy to understand and learn, and history is sometimes weird. The lesson when smoothly.

3. What surprised me the most was... AN. That the Gupta Empire was actually much smaller then the Mauryan Empire. But later I found that the Gupta empire focused more on culture and wealth.

4. I would like to know more about... AN. The Mauryan Empire because it had great kings and a powerful army but I want to see what military achievements they made, like making a weapon, and how they actually went outside their hindu kush mountains and conquered outside the Indian Peninsula too.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... AN. All about the Gupta empire. I was a sage about it and I learned a lot about it. I don't really know a lot about India's history.

=__Assignment 8__= Write your answers for this assignment in your **NOTEBOOK**.
 * Sources:**
 * 1. Online Textbook page 157
 * 2. Online Textbook pages 158-159
 * Directions:**

__Part 1__ Using source number 1, write your own clear and complete sentences using of the following words. Remember that your sentences should show that you know the meanings of the words. __Part 2__ Using source number 2, write about the following: >> __Part 3__ Using source number 2, create a clear and neat Venn diagram showing the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.
 * fasting: The Buddha refused to eat for days, fasting himself.
 * meditation: He meditated for 7 weeks and found the ultimate truth.
 * The Four Noble Truths
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Give one real-world example for each truth
 * The Eightfold Path
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Explain how you are following at least three of the eight parts of the path in your life today
 * Explain how you are NOT following two of the eight parts of the path in your life today

Website: [|India-Government]
 * __ Assignment 5 __**

Use the website above to answer these questions.

1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city? AN. They would have to have rulers, for planning wars, ordering buildings to be built, maintaining tax, maintaining trade and other things. They would have to have advisors for advising the king. They would have to have nobles or landowners because the king can't do everything himself right?

2. Who were Rajahs? AN. Rulers of cities of the the Indus river valley civilization.

3. What is a Guru? AN. A type of teacher who would live with a child until he/she was 20 and teach him/her in return of services of the child like chores.

4. What subjects were taught in school? AN. Religion and politics (government).

5. Who was in charge of the government? AN. Priests because they were the highest social class and they were the ones who made offerings to the gods.

6. Why did people look up to the priests? AN. They made offerings to the gods.

7. Look up the word 'sage' in any dictionary. What does it mean and what word from questions 1-6 is it similar to? AN. A profoundly wise person that is respected and looked up to for their experience and wisdom. It is similar to a priest because both are high social levels and looked up to. Also sages can be spiritual or religious leaders too.

1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? AN. I was a Vaisya. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? AN. It represented the normal daily life of the Indians with making offers and consulting to people higher than him/her. So I liked learning more about the system. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? Nothing really because the punishments didn't hurt and the offerings were given back to us. More fun than annoying. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? AN. No because in real life this would be obviously more serious. People could be tortured or executed for punishments and have maybe to give their home or land as a offering. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? AN. Yes because there should be different jobs and some people leading but overall, every class should kind of have the same amount of advantages and disadvantages to make it so that there is no "better person".
 * __ Assignment 4 __**
 * Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.**

** __Assignment 3__ ** 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.**
 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Archeologists+Ideas+Mohenjo-Daro.pdf"]] [|Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf]

1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity? - That they were very advanced for their time an example being sewer systems and bathrooms. - That they had religious ceremonies ad holy sites. 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. - Religion, they made figurines of goddesses and in religious ceremonies, got bathed in holy water. - Different social levels like more windows for richer nobles and more jewelry and the rank of the priest king. 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? - Bathrooms and sewer systems, trade, different social levels, name tag to show ownership, entertainment, and transportation. These are all things we have now, exept we're more advanced. 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? - Those times were different from now, before they had a route into the indian ocean and another area to colonize. They would have to think what it was like then. 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? - Invaders, there is also a bad thing about being so near an entrance to India. Once a strong civilization explores India, it can easily hunt and track down a civilization so close to the front door. - A lack of military strength. There is nothing shown that resembles military strength. Therefore it might have been invaded, rid of it's people, and plundered.

Website: [|Indus Valley] Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in **complete sentences** with **clear details** on your wiki page.
 * __Assignment 2__ **

1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro? AN. A lost city, buildings, and ancient artifacts including sculptures, carvings, figurines, carts, weights, and a sculpture of the priest king.

2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? AN. It has an area where important buildings are and where the not so and common buildings are, they had fixed shelters like now, they had sewers, they had transportation, art, writing and measurement, and they had a similar type of brick that we both use to build our buildings.

3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? AN. The technology of the city, how they lived and what they specialized in They lived mostly like us, but with lower technology. Like they had transportation, art, a language and fixed shelters. They specialized in building because we also use the same material to build our buildings, art because not a lot of civilizations had sculptures and carvings and a language in ancient times.

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. AN. We know they didn't have vehicles to transport goods so they used carts. They used weights to measure, they also liked to create art.

5. What do we know about the Priest-King? AN. That he was an important person and there is a sculpture of him.

6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? AN. It is basically similar to swimming pools today, except that it may have been used for religious purposes an example to purify the soul.

** __Assignment 1__ ** **Source: [|IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg]**


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

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


 * Questions:**

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? AN. It has the plateau and the ghats, the indus river, the ganges, and the bramaputra. There are all the mountains and the desert.

2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? AN. The sarsavati river, and streams that go through the plateau,

3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. AN. They settled in the Sarsavati because it provided another trade route to other countries. They settled in the indus river because it was their refuge when the Sarsavati dried up.

4. Accurately label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map. AN. Done

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? AN. The Sarasvati river dried up in 1900 B.C.E.

=**__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... AN. About the new kingdom because the golden age in my opinion is usually the most important and most interesting age of any empire.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... AN. I can't think of anything that confused me because I think we went through the chapter smoothly and I didn't have any trouble.

3. What surprised me the most was... AN. Nothing really surprised me because I like social studies and I read a lot of history books so I learned not to be surprised. Nothing really suprises me about history,

4. I would like to know more about... AN. The golden age of egypt. I would like to learn more about it's military technology and it's trade and it's relations with other countries.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... AN. I think (and i am determined to) I will remember everything!

=**__Assignment 7__**= Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE) Specific details and evidence can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** __**Part 3**__ Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...**
 * Part 1
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids
 * __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 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)

Old kingdom Pharaohs were considered gods and had absolute power. But this age is called the pyramid age so let's talk a little more about pyramids. A pyramid is a egyptian structure shaped like a pyramid and is used as a giant tomb for egyptian kings. Like the great pyramid of Khufu. They are made of giant stone blocks that were dragged up ramps. The workers were not slaves they were hired and paid civilians. Why pyramids were important is because pharaohs needed a elaborate tomb to store all their stuff they will use in the afterlife. And themselves too. They also needed a lot of protection from tomb robbers so they had to have a large space for all those traps and dead ends and stuff.

Middle Kingdom The difference from the old kingdom with the middle kingdom is that in the old kingdom Egypt was just like any other kingdom but the middle kingdom was Egypt's golden age. trade flourished and it was rich and powerful. Life was much better for the egyptians in this period. They also started to bury their pharaohs in tombs. These were better than pyramids at concealing and defence. Tombs were superior in their role as burial places. The Hyksos invaded once. But Egypt rebelled and drove them away. After that the New kingdom started.

New Kingdom Before the new kingdom, Egypt was actually a little weak scrap of land. Hyksos invaders snatched upper egypt and Nubian invaders snatched lower egypt. what was left was a little scrap of land in the middle. But Egypt rebelled and got all the land. Then they started on their empire. They went to the homeland of the Hyksos and conquered it, then Syria was next. Then the entire eastern shore of the med and the kingdom of Kush. names of pharaoh's involved in expansion - Ramses II: He fought of two invasions of the Tehenu people and fought with the Hittites which ended in a draw. Ramses I already told you but the main leader of the rebellion was King Ahmose. The main trade crazy leader of Egypt that I am going to tell you about is Queen Hatshepsut. Many places that egypt took over had large supplies of valuable resources. The queen sent traders south to the kingdom of punt and trades north to trade with asia minor and greece. They later used their trading money to build great works and architecture.

=__Assignment 6__ Due Dates:= Chanwu'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 height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Comic%20Life%20Rubric%20Egyptian%20Underworld.pdf"]] Comic Life Rubric Egyptian Underworld.pdf
 * the process of mummifying a pharaoh /done
 * the tomb of the pharaoh and the entry into the underworld /done
 * 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 /done
 * 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?
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called?
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed?
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs?
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why?
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from.
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification?
 * 8) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
 * 9) What happens to the body after it was mummified?

1) So the soul could recognize the body after death. 2) They mummify bodies. The process is called mummification. 3) They pulled it out the nose using a hook. It was removed because they thought it was not important or vital for life. 4) Liver, Lungs, Intestines and the stomach. These were removed and placed in jars with specific heads. 5) They left it beacause they thought it was vital for feelings, emotions and intelligence. 6) It is a type of salt. And it was used to dry the body inside and out by stuffing it in and covering it out. It comes from the Wadi el Natrun. 7) It is stuffed into the body to make it more fat and wrapped around the body encasing it too. 8) They are little luck stones to give luck. They were used to give the body good luck in the afterlife. intelligence Pillar: It was to give stability and of the god osiris. The intellignece: It was used to give good health. 9) It is placed in a coffin and from now the pharaoh is ready for his journey to the afterlife!

=**__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**.
 * Part 2:** Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the [|Mesopotamian gods and goddesses]. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?

-Part 1 I would be intelligence the king of gods. I chose him because he is unique and not in humanoid form so I think he looks cool and mysterious. And partly also because he is the ruler of the gods. On the other hand, I would not like to be Shu because I would not like to be carrying a woman much heavier than myself around while having to stand in that spot for all eternity. -Part 2 The gods both have rulers, Mesopotamia: Anu Egypt: Aten. The Egyptians do not have monsters and demons. Anu and Horus are both sky gods. They both have gods with combined humanoid and animal parts. They also both have sun gods. Shamash and Ra. They also both have gods of the underworld. Osiris and Ereshkigal.

media type="custom" key="5010433" =**__Assignment 2__**=
 * Source: Read pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook**
 * Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.**

1. Read the //If YOU were there section//. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh? 2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end? 3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. 4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? 5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? 6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.) 6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? 6.c. What did farmers do during flood season? 7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with). 8. Define the word //**acquire**//. Use //**acquire**// in an original sentence. 9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?

1. AN. I would feel angry because we do all the real laboring and toiling but we starve and he just lounges about with his comfortable throne!

2. AN. It began and ended a period in egyptian history called the old kingdom.

3. AN. They thought it fair because being a pharaoh came with a price, you are blamed for whatever misfortune befalls the city and therefore responsible for it, and you are expected to make trade profitable and prevent wars.

4. AN. You are blamed if a misfortune befalls the city and you have to make trade profitable and you're supposed to prevent wars.

5. AN. He was well known for the monuments that were built for him. The Great Pyramid of Khufu

6. AN. They worked for the pharaoh's building projects.

7. AN. Traders traded for gold, copper, ivory, slaves, and stone for building. They traded a lot with Nubia.

8. AN. Acquire means to get something.

9. AN. They would be placed in the nobles section.

=Assignment 1=


 * Sources:**
 * **Carefully read your online textbook pages 88 and 89.** **(Note: Make sure you scroll down on page 89 to see more information.)**
 * **Use the map above, the maps in the //Egypt Resources// wiki page, or your Scribble Map search function**


 * Directions:**
 * **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//.** (Note: //Mark// means use a marker, //label// means use a text label, //represent// means draw a symbol to show the item.)
 * **You must also provide an image and a description for some of the labels. Each description must be at least three sentences long and must be clear, detailed, and specific. Your description should give us clear information to help us understand the item or place and why it was so important for ancient Egyptians.**

1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract. Done 2. Label the Red Sea. Done 3. Represent and mark three mines and three quarries. **Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry.** Done 4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), the Bahriya Oasis and the Farafra oasis (include palm trees). **Provide an image and a description for each historic site.** Done 5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine Done 6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta (include animals found here), the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Include animals of the desert. **Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature.** Done 7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt. Done

=**__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 thro ugh your notes.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... AN. About the different empires that controlled the land and how they rose and fell.

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... AN. Is Sumer a part of Mesopotamia or an independent area on it's own?

3. What surprised me the most was... AN. That you said the Hittites were the most cruel. We saw what the Assyrians did.

4. I would like to know more about... AN. I would like to know more about their military tech and the strategies they had.

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... AN. What I knew before and would keep on remembering is about learning that the Assyrians had siege engines to battle.

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=**__Assignment 12__**= =Characteristics of Civilization= =Empire Name: Chaldean Empire= He is the highest of the government. ||  || They provided food. ||  || These are all different jobs and there are a lot more. ||  || Chiefs are obviously in a higher status than normal people. ||  || These are all examples of advanced culture. ||  || These say that they had a religion. ||  ||
 * 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== ||
 * A system of government || There is king, Nebuchadnezzar.
 * A regular food supply || There were a lot of farms along the Tigris and Euprates rivers.
 * Specialization of labor || There are soldiers, builders and kings mentioned.
 * Different social levels || They mention normal people and chiefs.
 * A highly developed culture || They mentioned elaborate building projects, festivals and astronomy.
 * A religious system || They had religous festivals and gods.

Was it difficult to find evidence for the empire you picked? Why or why not? No. I easily tracked down the information I needed. It showed the events of the Chaldeans and how their empire was formed.

=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**.

Assignment 11 I would like to be Ugallu. Why I want to be him is because he is good but a demon. He protects people against bad demons and illnesses. I've always wanted to be a demon. He is like a human with the head of a lion and the feet of a bird. One character I wouldn't want to be is Huwawa because he is ugly and maybe is bad but he os the guardian of the cedar forest appointed by Enlil.

__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? 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? 3. Where was Babylon located? 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? 5. What is a monarch? 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? 7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? 8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. 10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? 11. Read the different laws in the Code of Hammurabi on this site and choose three that you think are interesting. 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. Assignment 10 1. No because then nobles would have an easy life while watching common people suffer. Common people should have more help. They have harder lives with less pay and more labour. 2. Foreign attacks left it in ruins. Now mighty Ur was now gone so several attackers fought to control Mesopotamia. 3. On the Euphrates river near to today's Baghdad. 4. It was Hammurabi. 5. A monarch is a ruler of a kingdom or empire. 6. He called it the Babylonian Empire after his capital. 7. He could govern a huge empire. He commanded many building and irrigation projects and improved Babylon's tax system. He also increased trade and brought much prosperity. 8. It was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. Including trade, marriage, theft, injury, loans and murder. 9. They were the first written laws so people now could know what was on the law and what was not just by reading.They didn't need to memorize. 10. After Hammurabi died the Babylonian empire weakened and collapsed. This is similar to what happened to the akkadian empire.  11. Law 2:  If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. Why I find this law interesting is because this means that anyone good at swimming could get away with anything. I disagree with this law. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;"> I don't think it's a good law but I don't think it's cruel either because it's just their way of punishing people. Law '' <p style="display: inline !important; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 70%;">194: If a man give his child to a nurse and the child die in her hands, but the nurse unbeknown to the father and mother nurse another child, then they shall convict her of having nursed another child without the knowledge of the father and mother and her breasts shall be cut off. Why I find this law interesting is there any importance of knowing if the nurse has nursed another child or not? And the punishment is weird too. I disagree with this law. I think it's a cruel law. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 56%;">278. If any one buy a male or female slave, and before a month has elapsed the benu-disease be developed, he shall return the slave to the seller, and receive the money which he had paid. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 70%;"> I think this is an interesting law because I wonder what benu-disease is. I agree with this law. I think it's a just law. ''</i> __Assignment 9__  After playing the Trader's game, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's game. You can make comments to your classmates about if you agree or disagree with their point of viewor comments about how good their answers and ideas are. __Trader's Circuit questions__ <span class="currency_converter_link">1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why? <span class="currency_converter_link">2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? <span class="currency_converter_link">3. What part of the game was difficult for you? <span class="currency_converter_link">4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? <span class="currency_converter_link">5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? <span class="currency_converter_link">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? 1. I liked the part where you are sitting down asking people to trade and negotiating the prices, because it was fun debating whether giving 4 barley for jewelry or 4 barley for a metal good. 2. I felt like a real trader in a classroom trading with other traders. 3. It was difficult saving and getting enough precious things to win with a high score. 4. Then other countries will very highly value that thing so for example if you had a monopoly of barley you could trade 1 barley for 7 jewelry. That could happen. 5. I would let us put up advertisements and have a space to make your own stand. 6. It is better to cooperate cause what if you had one of each thing and needed help but was selfish and didn't want to share? Then you wouldn't be able to win. __Assignment 8__ Use your online textbook pages 63 &amp; 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. <ol><li>Where did the Akkadians live?</li><li>What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.?</li><li>Who was Sargon and what did he do?</li><li>What did Sargon establish?</li><li>Define 'empire'.</li><li>Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader.</li><li>How long did Sargon rule his empire?</li><li>What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?</li><li>Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again?</li><li>Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city.</li></ol> 1. AN. They lived just north of Sumer. 2. AN. They lived in peace for many years. 3. AN. Sargon was The Akkadian's ruler and he sought to extend Akkadian territory. 4. AN. He established the world's first empire. 5. AN. AN empire is a land with different territories and peoples under a single rule. 6. AN. a. He was able to make and maintain his great empire until he died. b. He was able to Gain the loyalty of his soldiers by eating with them. 7. AN. For 50 years. 8. AN. It collapsed due to the war tribes invading from the east. 9. AN. Sumer. 10.AN. I can see canals and massive walls, a large harbor and more canals inside the city's walls and also a giant temple. __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. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not? The Six Characteristics of a Civilization: 1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others. 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples. Assignment 7 1. a. In the U.S. they have Obama as president and the congress, the senate and the house of representatives. They control taxes, Declare wars, pass out laws, and much more. b. There are a lot of farmers who insure a steady food supply with a lot of high tech farming gear to help them. There are also factories who make artificial food too. c. There are hundreds of jobs in the american society. d. The president is the highest level of status, with beggars being the lowest. e. We have art and the job of artists, architecture and architects, music and musicians, literature and writers, science and scientists, writing and writers again. f. There are a lot of religious people in the U.S. with a lot of different religions. Examples being Christianity and Buddhism. 2. No I say no to religion. Because even without religion, most people can live a very civilized and orderly life. __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.) <ul><li>Government</li><li>Culture</li><li>Religion</li><li>Jobs</li></ul> Assignment 5 Government <ul><li>City States/King</li><li>Organized armies</li><li>Written Laws</li></ul> Culture <ul><li>Cuneiform/Writing</li><li>Games</li><li>Mathematics</li><li>Music</li><li>Plow wrong Jobs</li><li>Sailboat</li><li>Wheel wrong Jobs</li></ul> Religion <ul><li>Arch wrong Culture</li><li>Devotional Statues</li><li>Ziggurat</li></ul> Jobs <ul><li>Medicine wrong Culture</li><li>Irrigation</li><li>Metalworking</li></ul> Assignment 4  __Go to this site (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/sumer.html" rel="nofollow">Sumerian Invention</a>) 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. Assignment 4 wheels: Without wheels, we would have no means of transport. We would still have to walk to school! and the development of vehicles has already been made, but it would be much, much harder to develop a vehicle cause people would have to think about developing a means of transport in the first place! And besides, they would have to develop hovercraft, a thing even we haven't developed yet! cuneiform: Without doubt, cuneiform is one of the most important inventions of all time. Without it, we wouldn't be able to write, make laws, debate, have books, write on the computer, anything that has to do with writing, etc. We wouldn't even have macbooks to bring to school or even learn! Then everyone would be dumb, our tech advancement would go slower, it just goes on and on. laws: Without laws our villages, towns, cities, countries, the whole world would go into havoc and despair. Why that is is no one would know what to do and what not to do! Everybody would do bad things and not know it, or punish themselves or others for doing something that was perfectly legal. 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 calledEvent C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System &amp; Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities to help you answer the questions. Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System 1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? 3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please __clearly__ explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers? 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? 6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities 1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? 3. What did many villages grow into? 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? 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? Assignment 3 EVENT C ANSWERS 1. Build a levee and use buckets. 2. They built a levee. If there was a drought then they poked holes in the levees. 3. They used those man made devices to direct the water to the fields. They made canals from the river and used levees to stop the flow of water when flooding. 4. A food surplus. 5. Then the entire canal system would be destroyed because all the canals are linked. 6. They cooperated in managing the system and dug out silt. EVENT D ANSWERS 1. They cooperated in maintaining the irrigation system. 2. They were connected by canals. 3. Villages grew into big cities. 4. Sumer. The people that lived there were called Sumerians. 5. One city could do that by not maintaining the canal downriver if it was the village that was most upriver so water would not come do the villages downriver. 6. There were no natural defenses like mountains or cliffs of raging water. 7. Dig a huge trench all around your city, fill it with water, and with the dirt left, dig a huge wall behind the trench and make a pass to a massive gate. Assignment 2  Are you smarter than a Neolithic person? Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) __clearly__ and with __details__ on your wiki page.</b> Use the handouts from class calledEvent B: Uncontrolled Water Supply to help you answer the questions. Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply 1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains? 2. How did they solve these problems? 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? 1. There were severe weather conditions. Frequent droughts and flooding brang the small villages to their knees. So the main problems were droughts and flooding. 2. For flooding they developed levees. For droughts they developed canals diverting the water to the town. 3. From the tops of the Zargos mountains. The snow would form in winter and in summer all the snow would melt, go down down and slide on to the plains and flood the farms. __Assignment 1__  Are you smarter than a Neolithic person? Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary clearly and with details on your wiki page.</b> Use the handout from class called Event A: Food Shortage to help you answer the questions. Food Shortage 1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia? 2. What does cultivate mean? 3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of your handout, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? 1. The land was fertile and had rich soil so people were willing to have more babies because they knew that they could feed their children. 2. It means to start growing plants for food. To develop that technology. 3. They couldn't control the flow of water. Too high, and a flood would start. Too low and the crops wouldn't have enough water and die. This could bring a city to it's knees. 4. Focusing on trying to develop a way to control the water. Because that's what farmers did and they made irrigation which solved their problems. 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... 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... 3. What surprised me the most was... 4. I would like to know more about... 5. The part that I think I will always remember...__ 1. The most important thing I learned were the first and last stages of our ancestors becoming us. From standing up to imagination this is the most important thing to me that I learned. 2. One thing that I didn't understand was them being able to expand their square homes while not being able to expand their circular homes, because even if they put more bricks on their square homes and expand it, can't they do that with round houses too? 3. The thing that surprised me most is that the killing of another man did not result in punishment. 4. I would like to know more about their foods and recipes because ancient foods tend to be interesting. 5. The thing I think I will always remember is the part where Ouki invents new ways if living. __Assignment 8__ Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions __clearly__ and __completely__ on your wiki page. <ul><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEm6LWh8D_s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catal Huyuk video 1</a></li><li><span class="wiki_link_new"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1xk81bwIGQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catal Huyuk video 2</a> </li></ul>1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you? 2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? 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.) 1. -They had a lot of violence and nearly killing another person did not result in punishment. Its because I thought there was killing resulted in punishment since civilization started. - A city with a dense population lived by hunting and gathering. I am amazed that they survived. A group of hunters supports 6000 people? Wow. - Most inventions happened by accident. I'm surprised because what if dropping a little corn on the wet ground really changed the course of human history? 2. - I already knew that they started living together in towns. - I already knew that they had domesticated animals. - I already knew there was violence. - I knew that they started living in square homes. 3. -She doesn't go to school and gets taught by her mom. - Her family survives mainly by hunting and gathering while we have money, businesses, companies and lots more. - She does not have advanced technology so her life involves a lot more fitness and force. Like she has to build her house with hands, travel around on her feet, get water from the well, etc. Assignment 7 1. Q. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period? AN. Their way of hunting and gathering were diffrent. 2. Q. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? AN. They started to become more civilized and their lives became easier. 3. Q. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? AN. Advantages: 1. You live together. 2. You make food easlier. 3. You could make a more sturdy house. 4. You could extend territory. Disadvantages: 1. Rival famillies could fight for territory. 2. Will Bring war. Assignment 6 2. Q. What is another name for the New Stone Age? AN. The Neolithic Era. 3. Q. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? AN. They made saws and drills. They may have used them for building houses and cutting down trees. 4. Q. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now __make__ fire. Which hominid would this be? AN. Homo Sapiens. 5. Q. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution? AN. Beacause it's a big change. It changes the path of humans. 6. Q. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? AN. To tame and raise either for a farm animal or as a pet, but plants can be domesticated too. 7. Q. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia? AN. Area between Euroupe and Saudi Arabia. 8. Q. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? AN. North America. 9. Q. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different. AN. 1. I would be able to settle with other people and make civillization. 2. I wouldn't need to move always. 3. I would be able to make food a lot easlier. Assignment 4 1. Q. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? AN. Africa. 2. Q. What is the scientific name of Lucy? AN. Australopithecus Afarensis. 3. Q. How long ago did Lucy live? AN. 3 million years ago. 4. Q. What was an important step in human development? AN. Standing upright and walking on two feet. 5. Q. 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. AN. Australopithecus and homo habillis have smaller brains and homo habillis made the first tool. Then homo eructus came along and used a variety of advanced tools. Then the smartest of all, modern homo sapiens came in Africa 200,000 years ago. Assignment 3 Q. What is your role in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project? AN. My role is the Director whose responsibility is to make the whole script and solve problems if there are any. Q. How will you make sure you preform your role well during the project? AN. I will make a script and email it to all of my group members and ask if they like it. If they are dissatisfied then i will make modifications to my script. As leader, I will try to make the best play possible and help out myself. Q. How will you deal with problems (if they happen in your group? AN. I have made a way to prevent problems in our group, but if they still happen, (like one member disliking another in a group) then I will tell the members who have problems that they don,t need to be friends or talk to each other but at least work for our group. Assignment 2 Q. How many years are between the creation of cuneiform and the phoenician alphabet? AN. 2400 years. Q. Which two inventions creation dates were the closest? AN. The telephone and the lightbulb's creation dates were 3 years apart. Q. What was the first invention? AN. The burin. Q. Which two events are the farthest apart? AN. The emergence of modern humans and the invention of the burin or toolmaker. Q. What event is the most recent? AN. The invention of the color T.V.