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=**__Ancient India__**=
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=__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...** Ancient India achieved many things that we don't give them credit for. For example, they discovered 7 out of 9 planets How could they find 7 out of 9 planets if they has only telescopes, unless it was REALLY powerful? Uranus is some distance away. Ancient India discovered many things. I always thought that Egypt or Rome was more important I would like to learn more about the Mythology of India. All ancient Civilizations have one, so why not India? Or at least, more about the Religions. Also, what is Jainism??? The Ancient India made a lot of great achievements. Also, there were many religions made from India, and it was probably Hinduism that made me think once that when humans die they turn into animals unless you do REALLY good.
 * 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...**
 * 3. What surprised me the most was...**
 * 4. I would like to know more about...**
 * 5. The part that I think I will always remember was...**

=__Assignment 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. =**__Assignment 7__**= Using the sources above, complete the //Buddha's Path to Enlightenment// sheet by...
 * fasting
 * meditation
 * The Four Noble Truths
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Give one real-world example for each truth
 * The Eightfold Path
 * Summarize in 3-4 sentences
 * Explain how you are following at least three of the eight parts of the path in your life today
 * Explain how you are NOT following two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
 * Sources:**
 * Online Textbook pages 156-157
 * The Buddha's Biography
 * Pictures:
 * 1. [|Siddhartha's Birth]
 * 2. [|Princely Life]
 * 3. [|Discovers Aging Sickness Death]
 * 4. [|Leaves Family]
 * 5. [|Becomes the Buddha]
 * Directions:**
 * completing the drawing for each picture.
 * writing an appropriate caption (2-3 sentences) for each picture.
 * adding three labels to each picture.
 * coloring each picture.
 * coloring the other parts of the sheet for a higher grade.

=**__Assignment 6__**= Follow the directions on the handout for your illustrated poem about the //Ramayana//. Here is additional information: Website: [|India-Government]
 * You must have at least four visuals and they must all be original (i.e. you must create them).
 * Your poem must be neatly typed in an easy to read font or __neatly__ hand written.
 * Your name should appear on the front side of your poem.
 * You may use more than one sheet of paper.
 * Your poem must be converted to a PDF and put into my dropbox on the due date given to you in class.
 * Scripts for all five scenes--->[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file/view/ReadersTheaterRamayana.pdf"]] ReadersTheaterRamayana.pd
 * __ Assignment 5 __**

Use the website above to answer these questions.

It would help by making rules and having a sort of a leader. The people in the central government would make rules and a system that people can follow, so there wouldn't be havoc and chaos everywhere They were the rulers of the city. A Guru is a type of teacher There were no subjects. School was mainly focused on religion, therefor students were supposed to do chores and services for the Guru. There was really nobody in charge, although the priests somewhat controlled it. They were the highest people in social rank, therefore people looked up to them. Also, they were the ones that made sacrifices to the Gods Sage means a person that is famous for being wise. It is similar to priests, since they are usually wise men. I think number 1 matters because wise man is an leader and has to be intelligent.
 * 1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?**
 * 2. Who were Rajahs?**
 * 3. What is a Guru?**
 * 4. What subjects were taught in school?**
 * 5. Who was in charge of the government?**
 * 6. Why did people look up to the priests?**
 * 7. Look up the word 'sage' in any dictionary. What does it mean and what word from questions 1-6 is it similar to?**

**Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.** I was a Vaisya. My favorite part was to interact with the other ranks, even though it wasn't necessarily very "Pleasant" sometimes, such as when the It's not really fair, because you can't help who you were born from, so it's not your fault you're a Sudras. Also, a Sudras could have the attitude of being a really good leader or warrior, but just be rejected just because he's a Sudras, but a really bad warrior would be accepted just because he's a "Rich" or higher in rank. Not only is that not fair, but that is probably going to lead to a weak army. Sometimes. There should be some social classes, but nothing like "Rich people, poor people" There should be a leader to lead the society through times of trouble and etc., and also different jobs that rank lower than a leader, obviously, but just as important.
 * __ Assignment 4 __**
 * 1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation?**
 * 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why?**
 * Kshatriyas sent out a punishment. However, I still liked the interaction because it was fun to see how the different ranks reacted and if they were judging fairly or not. In this case, probably not.
 * **3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why?**
 * There wasn't any particular part where I was angry or frustrated. However, I didn't really think it was fair for some people to have more of a particular act than others, for example, a certain person doing more push-ups than other people
 * 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not?**
 * 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?**

Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions __clearly__ and __completely__ on your wiki page. **Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.**
 * __ Assignment 3 __**
 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file/view/Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf"]] Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf

I learned that the daily life now and the daily life back then were very similar. For example, Mohenjo-Daro had sewer systems, like us, even though ours is more advanced. They also had jewelry, and statues that rich people should've had, and rich people had better houses than the poor, like now. There were also games, such as marbles and dice. I can see religion. The Great Bath was probably used for religious ceremonies. Also, There were amulets, possibly to ward off evil, which is religious. There is culture, because of the houses and sewer system, and also jobs, since some people traded goods with other civilizations, and the sewer sytem jobs. And also government, because of the Preist-King. Also a dependable food supply, since they traded grains. Mohenjo-Daro, like cities now, had a sewer system, and homes with windows. They also had bathrooms, like we do, although more primitive. There are also scales, like today, although ours is more advanced. There is also entertainment. Since no living man is alive for us to tell us, it's obviously difficult. Also, there is no artifact discovered yet that can help us read certain symbols, we can only guess. Speaking of which, each ancient civilization has its own language that is so old we can't decipher it without some artifact that can teach us, like the Rosetta Stone of Egypt. There might be a lot of reasons, and not enough info. One possible reason is that there was a famine, drying up all the crops and making people starve. At this time of weakness, other cities/civilizations could have easily attacked Mohenjo-Daro, leaving the city weaker than before. If they didn't attack, then the people would, if the famine lasted for a while, possibly starve or desert the city. Another is a horrible ruler and people rebelled. Also sickness, which killed alot of people Assignment 2 __** Website: [|Indus Valley] Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in **complete sentences** with **clear details** on your wiki page. Many important buildings were found, along with artifacts like figurines and necklaces, and even carts and mini. There were a lot of houses, both big and small, and there were drains in them. Also, there were wells. There were drains, too, to drain out the water. People also had to clean the drains, once in a while, too. We can learn what people wore for special occasions, and how rich people could be and who the artifacts belonged to. We can also discover how advanced people were by the time the city became abandoned. Rich women wore necklaces made of small green stones and gold. One of the necklaces I put i the museum. Also, many figurines and etc. were made of terracatta, since it was plentiful. Women also probably had a lot of jewelry, since the figurines show a women with a lot of jewelry. Also, they traveled by both cart and boat. It is a sculpture, probably of a important man or priest. It was also broken, possibly on purpose, or just by accident. It was a building that was called the Great Bath. Nobody knows what it was built for. It is thought of being used of a bath, since there was a well nearby, so you could use it to fill in the giant dip in the middle and use it as a bath. Assignment 1 __** **Source: [|IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg]**
 * 1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?**
 * 2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain.**
 * 3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?**
 * 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?**
 * 5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?**
 * __
 * 1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro?**
 * 2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?**
 * 3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?**
 * 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.**
 * 5. What do we know about the Priest-King?**
 * 6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?**
 * __


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

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

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? There are symbols to what physiographic features are which, for example, symbols of mountains. Also the same Physiographic features.
 * Questions:**

2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? The dried up Saravati river is gone from my map, but is there on this one.

3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Saravati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. Settlements develped on the Indus and Saravati river because the river is full of silt, therefor making the land around them fertile, which is good for growing crops. Also, since the location was near the Hindu-Kush Mts, ans there are passes in them that people can go and trade through.

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

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? They went to the Ganga river since the Saravati River dried up, so they moved East

=**__Ancient Egypt__**=

=__Assignment 11__=
 * Sources:**
 * Online Textbook pages 93-103
 * Wiki Assignments
 * Your Notes

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

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

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

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

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

4. How could your classmate improve his/her video?

=__Assignment 8__= =__Assignment 7__= Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE) Specific details and evidence can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** Pyramids are burial sites in the a shape of a pyramid and made with Limestone. One example is the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Although it is unknown how it was built, scientst have a few suggestions, such as a ramp where Limestones is pushed up. More than 100,000 people would have been needed to make a pyramid. The workers were payed with grain, not money. There were no slaves in Ancient Egypt, therefor peasents were taken from homes and sent to work on pyramids. Burial sites were extremely sacred to the Egyptians. It demonstrated a pharaohs importance. They believed that a pharaoh's spirit will control their afterlife. So, they wanted a God to watch over the pharaoh.
 * Part 1:** Riverboat Tour Part 1
 * Part 2:** Riverboat Tour Part 2
 * Part 1
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids

Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** Pharaohs were buried in hidden tombs, and their were likely to still be some all over Egypt. Also, trade flourished. But at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom, only nobles ruled, when the Old Kingdom fell. Trade and arts flourished when a pharaoh took back power from the nobles. The people thought and expected the pharaoh to be wise. However, to the end of the Middle Kingdom, the Hyksos attacked Egypt. Also, there were strong military. When the Hykos attacked Egypt, the Middle Kingdom fell into chaos. The while of Egypt was invovled. Then, a ohariah managed to drive them away.
 * __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

__**Part 3**__ Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** They first conquered Hyksos area, before moving on Syria and Kush. Soon, it extended from the Euphrates River all the way down to Nubia. Queen Nefertiti and her son King Tutankhamen were famous pharoahs, Ahmos and his brother liberated Egypt from the Hyksos and Nubians, Remesses II, who fought the Hittites, and Hatsheput, who traded regularly with other countries and made Egypt flourish One of the First battles is when Ahmos and his brother fought the Hyksos for the freedom of Egypt. THis caused the New Kingdom. Another war was with the Hittites, but neaither could defeat each other. The Tehenu invaded twice during Rammese II's reign, and twice he held them off. The Sea prople then attacked, and after 50 years they were drivin off. Shortly afterwords, the New Kingdom and Egypt came to an end. Egypt traded with many during the New Kingdom. The areas they conquered regularly gave out gold, leopard skin, gold, ostrich feathers, turquoise, but also they traded with farther off land, such as Punt. The Assyrians, Hittites, and the Babylonians also traded with the Egyptians, trying to make good relations.
 * 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)

//notes: Before the Golden Age, Egypt was divided. Hyksos controlled Nile Delta, and the Nubuans controlled Southern Egypt The royal family wanted to get rid of Hyksos and Nubians The princes father tried to rebel a long time ago, and was killed by the Hyksos, by chopping the head off Two sons promised to take back he land Egyptians hated foreigners, and thought of them as dirt Archaeologist found a stone made by one of the princes People liked the Hyksos rule// = = =__Assignment 6__= Claire's comic: WARNING: Black and White. Original comic too big. 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:** =__Assignment 5__= For the journey to the underworld. Egyptians believed that the body had to be mummified so the Gods will recognize him after death. They preserved it by making it a mummy. This process was called mummification. The brain was removed by a pike and pulled out of the nose. It was removed because noone thought it was important. The lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach. They kept the heart inside the body.. They thought the heart was the most important organ in your body. Natron absorbs moisture. It is used to absorb the moisture in the mummy;s body. An area with natron is south-west of Alexandria Linen was used for fattening up the mummy after the moisture had been drawn out. It was also used to wrap up the mummy. Amulets are a small object that supposed to ward off evil. It was used to protect the body. Two examples are the Udjat, amulet for good health, and Djed pillar, amulet for stability. It was placed in a coffin, or Sarcophagus, ready for the journey to the afterlife. =__Assignment 4__= I would like to be Horus. I like Hawks, and Horus can turn into one. Also, I am intrested in things on the sky, and Horus is the God of the Sky.
 * Rubric: [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Comic+Life+Rubric+Egyptian+Underworld.pdf"]] [|Comic Life Rubric Egyptian Underworld.pdf]
 * the process of mummifying a pharaoh
 * the tomb of the pharaoh and the entry into the underworld
 * at least three obstacles the spirit has to go through in the underworld
 * the various demons or dangers of the underworld
 * spells/passwords/magic words that you create to help the spirit through the underworld
 * must be colorful and detailed
 * a title and your name
 * length: two to four pages which includes a bibliography page for images or information you use
 * additional information we didn't learn from **one** of the following sources:
 * [|http://wsu.edu/~dee/EGYPT/UNDER.HTM]
 * []
 * 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?
 * 1) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called?
 * 1) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed?
 * 1) Name the four internal organs that were removed fro
 * 2) They were put in jarsm the body. What was done with these organs?
 * 1) What did they do with the heart? Why?
 * 1) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from.
 * 1) How was [|linen] used during mummification?
 * 1) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
 * 1) What happens to the body after it was mummified?
 * Part 1:** Go to this [|site] and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses . Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess . Then choose one that you would __**not**__ want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are **middle school quality explanations**.

I found simuler Gods. For example, Horus and Anu are both Gods of the Sky. Also, Shamash and and Ra are sun-Gods. I think they are simuler because when people trade, they exchange stories. Or maybe it's because Peple were so amzed with love and etc that they said that the Gods made them.
 * 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?

=__Assignment 3__= = = =media type="custom" key="5010549"= =__Assignment 2__=
 * Source: Read pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook**
 * Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.**

I will feel good, because I'm helping out my ruler The third Dynasty was called the Old Kingdom. It began 2700 BCE and ended 2200 BCE Egyptians thought that Pharaohs were Gods, and made the good fortune and crops. They had to manage Egypt, such as prevent wars and make good trades. Khufu is best known for all the monuments built for him. At the top, the Pharoah, king and God. They ruled Egypt. Next, the nobles, the rich men who helped run the temple and goverment. Next is the scribes and craftspeople, the ones that make goods. At the bottom is the slaves, servants, and farmers, which were most Egyptians. Some advanages is that many people are able to supply taxes, but then again, there might be an overpopulation of farmers, slaves, and servam\nts, or there would be a riot against the Pharoah. They worked on the Pharoahs building projects. They traded with Nubia for gold copper, irony, and slaves, and Syria for Wood. Aquire: Get something, need something I acquired some stones They would be in the Nobles groups. =__**Assignment 1**__=
 * 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?**


 * 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**
 * **Use this check list to help you>[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Egypt+Map+Checklist.pdf"]] [|Egypt Map Checklist.pdf]**


 * 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.

2. Label the Red Sea.

3. Represent and mark 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 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.**

5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine

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.**

7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.

=**__Mesopotamia__**=

=__Assignment 13__= Now that we are finished with the Mesopotamia unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Mesopotamia. Please complete these sentences **clearly and with specific details**. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... Mesopotamia had a long and memorable history

2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... why they had wars instead f settle land peacefully

3. What surprised me the most was... So many empire rulers seemed to had a lot of violence in their reign

4. I would like to know more about... the many empires tht ruled Mesopotamia and the gods and goddesses

5. The part that I think I will always remember was... That "Mesopotamia" means, "Land between two rivers", and that there were a lot of people in Mesopotamia =__Assignment 12__= =**Characteristics of Civilization**= =**Empire Name: Chaldean**= || There was a system of goverment || There was a king, and priests || Was it difficult to find evidence for the empire you picked? Why or why not? It was easy to find evidence for culture and religion, but I couldn't find anything about Food Supply, and it took me a long time to do Jobs
 * Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook**
 * Directions:** Carefully read pages 76-77 and choose one of the empires below. Research the empire you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete **The Characteristics of Civilization Chart** for the empire you chose. Write **clear and detailed** answers in the chart, on your wiki page, then **answer the question** below the chart. You will also have to indicate on your Scribble Map where the civilization you chose came from.
 * ==**Six Characteristics of Civilization**== || ==**Evidence for Characteristic**== || ==**Explanation**== ||
 * **Government**
 * Food Supply ||<  ||   ||
 * ** Jobs ** || Different types of labor || Priests, and builders ||
 * ** Levels ** || Different levels of society || Some people, mostly Assyrian supporters, didn't live well, whil the king did ||
 * ** Religeon ** || Made many religeon changes || He called Ishtar(Goddess of Love) to Venus ||
 * ** Culture ** || **Made many building projects, and rebuilt Babylon** || The Chaldean king made many buildings and rebuilding ||

=**Assyrians**= []

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=**Hittites**= [|http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/HITTITES.HTM]

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=**Chaldean**= []

[|http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CHALDEAN.HTM] = = = =

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

I would want to be Nabu, the god of scibes and the patron of writing and wisdom. I like writing, and I like to have wisdom most of the time. Also, I like studying about agriculure, which Nabu was sometimes accosiated with

I wouldn't want to be Dumuzi, the sheapard God. He was married to the Love God, but when she got caught in the Underworld, she told him to take her place. I think that is very unfair. I wouldn't want to be him. =__Assignment 10__=
 * Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook**
 * Directions:** Read the questions/directions carefully and write **clear and detailed** answers on your wiki page.

1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King? I woud tell him no, because we were all people after all, and to be fair, a punishment should be given out with the same level of harshness. 2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? By 2000 BC, Ur laid in ruins. 3. Where was Babylon located? Where Baghdad, Iraq is now currently located 4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? In 1792 BCE, Hammurabi became king. 5. What is a monarch? A ruler of a kingdom or empire. 6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? The Babylonian Empire 7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? He was a ruler r who could govern a whole empire,(Second PARAGRAPH, Pg 25) 8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? Hammurabi's code is 282 laws that deal with a lot of the aspects in life, such as lifestyle, trade, marriage, murder 9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. It told people what you coud do and what not to, and make the people not murder everybody without consiquence 10. What eventually happened to the Babyloniae stood up againdt them 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 **nu**n Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? The kings in the Babylonian Empire, like the Akkadian Empire, couldn't lead the empire since the other peopl**mbers** 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. **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.** I think this is Interesting because it makes a fair chance that the accused would sink, since the River doesn't have any feeling. So, if even the accused was innocent, he might sink into the water and die. So, it is a cruel law ** 22. If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. ** I think this might be a bit harsh because the person commiting robbery might be doing it for the sake of his family, or they are relly poor, or a person stole his stuff and he/she is stealing it back from them. Hammurbi could at least hear what he's going to say I think this is unfair since it's not the builder's fault that the building collapsed, or that he made a mistake, and so on. He shouldn't be put to death because of one little mistake.
 * 229. If a builder build a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kill its owner, then that builder shall be put to death. **

= = =__Assignment 9__= After playing the Trader's game, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then go to the **discussion tabs** of at least three other classmates and make **good quality middle school comments** about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's game. You can make comments to your classmates about if you agree or disagree with their point of viewor comments about how good their answers and ideas are. __**Trader's Circuit questions**__ 1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why? I liked getting something best. It gave me a feeling like an achievment 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt busy because I had to ask everybody,"do you have this? Do you have that?" 3. What part of the game was difficult for you? Trading, because I ouldn't know if I had the card the other player has 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? You can make more money even with an unexpensive product, like Barley 5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? I would change the part about trading within your group. It is more like real life when everyone gets to trade with one another 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? It was better to cooroperate because if you didn't cooroperate, you wouldn't be able to trade with anyone, therefor never getting a monopoly =__Assignment 5__= Using your sheet from class about Sumerian achievements, which achievements would go under each of these categories? (For example, devotional statues would be under the religion category.)
 * Government
 * 1) Cities-states
 * 2) Irrigation
 * 3) Armies
 * 4) Written Laws
 * Culture
 * 1) Arch
 * 2) Writing
 * 3) Music
 * 4) Sailboats
 * 5) Wheel
 * 6) Games
 * 7) Medicine
 * 8) Mathematics
 * Religion
 * 1) Devotional statues
 * 2) Ziggurat
 * Jobs
 * 1) Mathematics
 * 2) Metalworking
 * 3) Plows
 * 4) Medicine

=__Assignment 4__= Go to this site ([|Sumerian Inventions]) and look at the //**Early Inventions**// section. Choose __**three**__ Sumerian inventions that you think are important for us today. In your own words, explain clearly and with details why these __**three**__ Sumerian inventions are important for us __**today**__. =__**Assignment 3**__=
 * One was the wheel. This is important because the wheel can roll, so it can move aster than we can.
 * The written language. Tis is important because without a written language, there will be no books, or any translation of what happeded in the past.
 * Also the sailbout. The first bout, and boats would help us discover things about the ocean.
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person? **
 * Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) __clearly__ and with __details__ on your wiki page.** **Use the handouts from class called** **//Event C://** //**Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**// **&** //**Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities**// **to help you answer the questions.**

1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? Get buckets of water and water the fields that way. 2. How did farmers prevent flooding? Building Dams/levees 3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please __**clearly**__ explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers? They made canals to let the water from the river flow to their farms, and made dams(leeves) to prevent flooding. Reservoirs helped farmers by storing water 4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food? it is surplus 5. What could happen if one canal was clogged? The whole irrigation system would shut down 6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system? They cooperated with other villages
 * Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System**

1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other? They worked together 2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other? the canals 3. What did many villages grow into? They grew into cities 4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region? Sumer 5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city? Build a levee that stops water coming into other canals, or sdoesn't take care a canal, or purposely soil a canal 6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains? There wasn't a lot of sheltor and protection 7. What defense plan is best to protect a city? Building a wall around the city.
 * Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities**

=__Assignment 2__= Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) __clearly__ and with __details__ on your wiki page.** **Use the handouts from class called** **//Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply//** **to help you answer the questions.**
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?

1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains? There were either drought(no water) or flood(overflowing of water). 2. How did they solve these problems? Built paths and dams 3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? It came from melted glaciers from the sun's rays. =__Assignment 1__= Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary clearly and with details on your wiki page.** **Use the handout from class called //Event A: Food Shortage to// help you answer the questions.** 1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia? There was fertile soil, the weather was mild and there was abundant rainfall, and increased food supply, along with sturdier sheltors and increased tech. 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? They did not have enough room to grow food for everybody 4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of your handout, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? the best way to do this food supply is to try the area in the river plains. The crops might grow there, and the floods could be stopped by dams.
 * Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply**
 * Are you smarter than a Neolithic person?
 * Food Shortage**

=**__Early Humans__**= =__Assignment 9__= Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... There were many periods in the Stone Age, like the Neolithic period and the Paleolithic period. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Nothing confused me 3. What surprised me the most was... That in the neolithic period, humans can do surgery without killing the patient 4. I would like to know more about... How people learned how to domesticate animals 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... That one of the earliest hominids were Australopithecus. =__Assignment 8__= Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions __**clearly**__ and __**completely**__ on your wiki page. 1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you? 2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class? 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.) Unlike me, her husband would be chosen by her father, and not what you call, "true love," which means she might not like the person her father chooses Another difference is that she can't go to the grocery store to buy food whens she is hungry. She has to gather the wheat, or kill some livestock Another difference is that we have better technology. While I have cell phones, computer, etc, she has only sticks(clubs) and sharp rocks for cutting for there tech. = = =**__Assignment 7__**= Answer these questions **clearly** and **completely** on your wiki page.
 * Catal Huyuk video 1
 * Catal Huyuk video 2
 * One thing that surprised me was that they could actuly do surgery when they needed it.
 * Another thing was that they did their buisness on the crops... or on the ground I thought they did it in holes
 * Last thing that surprised me was thatthe names frequently seems to have a "ki" in them
 * They domesticated animals
 * they farmed grains and plants
 * fewer children died

1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period? Liife in the Neolithic period was much easier than life in the paleolithic period 2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period? Life started to get easier, and there was more free time 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture? There was more free time, so there was more time to play. However, farming can be really boring

=__Assignment 6__= Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions __**clearly**__ and __**completely**__. Please put your answers on your wiki page.

1. Read the paragraph in the //Beginnings of Agriculture// section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?). My life would be more simple, and less dangerous Read //The First Farmers// and //Plants// section on p.41 and answer these questions: 2. What is another name for the New Stone Age? The Neolithic period 3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for? The tools were Stone. They used these tools to make saws and drills. 4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now __**make**__ fire. Which hominid would this be? Homo Sapien 5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution? Because revolution means a new, and nobody has ever planted a seed before 6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'? turning a plant/animal to be more useful to humans 7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia? Horse, Cattle, Sheep, Goat 8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated? Mexico 9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different If I Was a hunter or gatherer, I would have more work to do, since I had to pick berries all day, or hunt animals that would like to kill you A Farmer, however, Only has to farm the crops(a lot less stress) =**__Assignment 4__**= Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions __**clearly** and in **complete sentences** on your wiki page__.

1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found? Africa 2. What is the scientific name of Lucy? Australopithecus 3. How long ago did Lucy live? About 3 million years ago 4. What was an important step in human development? They walked on 2 legs 5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer. Make sure your answer is **clear and detailed.**
 * Australopithecus:Name means,"southern ape;lived c.4-5 million years ago;brain1/3 the size of modern humens
 * Homo habilis:name means,"handy man";lived c.2.4 million years ago;brain 1/2 the size of modern humans;
 * Homo erectus:name means,"upright man";lived c. 1.5-2 million years ago;used the stone ax;migrated to Asia and Africa;learned to control fire
 * Homo sapiens:name means "wise man";appeared c.20000 years ago;developed language;learned to use many tools;is the modern human

6. Which hominid is us now? Homo sapiens =__**Assignment 3**__= Please answer the following questions on your wiki page. 1. What is your role in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project? I am the Script manager 2. How will you make sure you perform your role well during this project? I will make sure that the script will be well written 3. How will you deal with problems (if they happen) in your group? I will make everybody CALM DOWN! =**__Assignment 2__**= __J__ust like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class. Click here -> [|Timeline of Human History.pdf] to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions ** and the answers ** on your wiki page. Q1:How many millenniums are between the emergence of humans and the Phoenician alphabet? A1:About 116 Q2:What millennium is was the Burin invented? A2:The 40th millennium BCE Q3:How many millenniums were between the emergence of early humans and the last Ice Age? A3:About 82 Q4:How many centuries are there between the emergence of cuniform and the making of the Phoenician alphabet? A4:6 centuries Q5:How many decades are there between the building of the Great Wall of China and the inventing of paper in China? A5:About 3 decades __Assignment 1__ Using your notes **and** page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions **on your wiki page**. 1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year? I was born on a CE year. 2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215 3100 BC, 15 BCE, 3 AD, 476 AD, 1215 CE, and 2000 AD. 3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? It would mean that the event is not exactly 1000 AD, but about 1000 AD.