WEEK 9 - MIDTERMS
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE TONIGHT!
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Please bring 3 questions to class on Monday about these categories: Vocabulary and Timeline.
Note: You will want to review the quizzes you made, as well as the Chapter 2 test, and last week's religion quiz.
Good luck!
Study hard.
Note: You will want to review the quizzes you made, as well as the Chapter 2 test, and last week's religion quiz.
Good luck!
Study hard.
Religion Quiz Study Guide
Download the document and study for the quiz on Friday. Your presentation notes will help you answer almost all of these questions.
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Ancient Egypt and Judaism Presentations!
You read!
You thought!
You memorized!
You practiced!
No notes!
No powerpoints!
And now here are your presentations! Great job to everyone!
Click this link to view your photos
- World History Period 2
- World History Period 8
You thought!
You memorized!
You practiced!
No notes!
No powerpoints!
And now here are your presentations! Great job to everyone!
Click this link to view your photos
- World History Period 2
- World History Period 8
United Nation High Council on Refugees speaks to Social Studies Students at SPAS
Purpose of the UN Presentation this thursday:
"We are targeting the future generations (schools and university), to make them aware of a very important issue worldwide, such as the one of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced etc."
- Fabiola Cutrufo, UNHCR
To find more information on what the UN is doing to help refugees go to their website: http://www.un.org/
Do a simple act to help with refugee issues around the world and tell others what you did on this webpage: http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/simple-acts/twenty-acts/find-five-facts.htm
"We are targeting the future generations (schools and university), to make them aware of a very important issue worldwide, such as the one of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced etc."
- Fabiola Cutrufo, UNHCR
To find more information on what the UN is doing to help refugees go to their website: http://www.un.org/
Do a simple act to help with refugee issues around the world and tell others what you did on this webpage: http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/simple-acts/twenty-acts/find-five-facts.htm
Break Homework: Make a Quiz!
We have studied many interesting things in these first 5 weeks: from Chico Norte to Pre-History and the mystery of the Ice Man, from the foundation of civilization as we know it to the power of horses over time, from small pox to the impact of new technology!
Your goal is to use your incredible brains to make a 10 question quiz on what we have studied. If I use your questions you will get a bonus point on the midterm test!
Click on the document below to download the quiz form. Please email your work to me before break is over. Have a great week!
Your goal is to use your incredible brains to make a 10 question quiz on what we have studied. If I use your questions you will get a bonus point on the midterm test!
Click on the document below to download the quiz form. Please email your work to me before break is over. Have a great week!
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Assessment: Horses (Paper + Group Poster)
Click the link below to download. The Paper is due on Monday. Poster on Wednesday.
Civilization
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Partners
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September 22nd, 2010. "Guns, Horses and the Grass Revolution"
Listen to the first 10 minutes, and then 10 more minutes. Try your best to understand what is said and come with questions on what you heard tomorrow. *Note, this track may take a long time to load. Be patient.
Click on the link below to download your own copy of the podcast. Special thanks to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History!
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September 21st, 2010. The Horse in History
Our guiding question this week: Where have horses gone, and what has the impact been when they arrived.
Key words to know:
- Horse
- Calvary
- Ambush
- Inca
- Spaniard
- Slaughter
- Naive
- Arrogant
- Might (strength)
Key words to know:
- Horse
- Calvary
- Ambush
- Inca
- Spaniard
- Slaughter
- Naive
- Arrogant
- Might (strength)
Horses: Spanish Bring Horses to South America (Part 1)
Not only did the Spanish bring horses to South America. They also brought deadly horse skills... All three video clips come from the movie "Guns, Germs and Steel" with a special thanks to Jared Diamond and National Geographic.
Horses: Spanish Bring Horses to South America (Part 2)
Pizaro sends his best soldier, DeSoto to intimidate the Inca at first meeting. DeSoto brings his horse and...
Horses: Spanish Bring Horses to South America (Part 3)
See what happens when Atawhalpa agrees to meet the Spanish Conquistador Pizaro, and he decides that his 80,000 soldiers should carry no weapons...
September 16th, 2010 - Chico Norte "Origins of American Civilization"
Click on the play button below for the Chico Norte podcast we listened to in class. Use the podcast to help you answer the handout and to write your 3 journal entries. For an article with more information click on this link for more information about the Chico Norte discoveries. All of this information has been provided by the wonderful people at HowStuffWorks.com - thanks!
September 14th, 2010 - Iceman Movie and Article
Wow! Archeology is pretty sweet!
You can find the article on the caveman by clicking here.
Also, check out the video below, thanks to Discovery Education!
You can find the article on the caveman by clicking here.
Also, check out the video below, thanks to Discovery Education!
World History Syllabus - Semester 1
To download the course syllabus, click on the link below.
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