"Playbook" for Friday's assessment on 12/6

Here's what you should definitely know for tomorrow's assessment:

-The 5 pillars of Islam
-The founder of Islam; and where he was from; his life and religious experience
-The two main sects (divisions) of Islam, and why they developed.
-Be able to name the Muslim place of worship
-Understand the spread of Islam
-Know the name of the Muslim holy book

-Be able to define:
    -jihad
    -imams
    -caliphates
    -bedouin

Islamic Empire Assignment (#26)

Here is the crossword assignment (#26) that we began in class on Tuesday 12/3.  Here is the back to the assignment.

Byzantine Empire Assignment (#23)

Here is the Byzantine Empire Assignment (#23) and here is the back.

"Playbook" for Tuesday's Assessment (11/26)

Here are some items/concepts that you should understand for tomorrow's assessment:
-Who split the Roman Empire into 2 parts?  Why?
-What was the name of the capital city of the Eastern part of the empire?
-What were the positives of having the capital city where it was located?
-In what ways did this new empire attempt to stay "Roman"?
-Know the surrounding geography of the Byzantine Empire.
-Understand the affect that the Mongols had in Eastern Europe and Kievan Russia.
-Know the significance of Ivan the Terrible
-Know the geography of the area surrounding Moscow
-Know which city the Orthodox Church considered the "third Rome" and why.

"Playbook" for assessment on Wednesday 11/13

Here is what you should definitely know/have an understanding for tomorrow's assessment:

-Understand the origins of Christianity.
-Know where Jesus was born and where he lived.
-Understand the death of Jesus and resurrection and why it's significant to Christianity.
-Understand the struggles of early Christianity and it's followers.
-Know the life of Paul (Saul) and accomplishments.
-Know how the early leaders of Christianity died.
-Understand what caused the success of Christianity as a worldwide religion.

Roman Empire

Here is the assignment that we started in class on Tuesday (#19).  Here is the back of the Formulating a Thesis assignment.

Cause/Effect-Greek Culture (#16)

Here is the assignment we began in class on Wednesday and continued to work on during Thursday.  Remember that the section review on page 128 should be included.

Fact/Opinion: Ancient Greece (#14)

Here is the worksheet for the assignment we started in class on Wednesday.  We were working on distinguishing fact from opinion.  We also completed the section review on page 105 on our own paper and attached it to this particular assignment.

Primary Source- Laozi/Daoism (#12)

Here is the assignment that we worked on in class last week where we analyzed a passage attributed to the Chinese philosopher Laozi.  A reminder that the section review should be on the back of this page.

Tomorrow's "Playbook"

For tomorrow's assessment:

-Daoism
-Laozi
-Confucius
-Confucianism
-Legalism
-Buddhism in China
-Geography of China
-The Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties
-Mandate of Heaven

Ancient Indian Civilization

Here is the worksheet we worked on in class (with the substitute) on Thursday.  Here is the back page to it.

Assessment #4 "Playbook"

Here's are some items that you definitely should understand for Friday's assessment:

-Physical regions of India
-Physical features of the area (think mountain ranges, rivers, nearby bodies of water)
-Climate (monsoon for instance)
-The two major cities of the Indus River Valley
-Who the Indo-Aryans were and where they came from
-The role that Hinduism played in shaping ancient Indian culture

-Be able to define:
-Citadel
-Brahmins
-Vedas
-Raja
-Rig Veda
-Sanskirt
-Dharma
-Karma
-Monism

That is all for now--good luck!

Indus River Valley Video

Here is the video we watched in class today:

Taking Cornell Notes

This week in class, we have been trying out using "Cornell Notes" while we read.  This is a strategy to increase your cognitive awareness of what you're reading, and also helps in studying/remembering the information for an assessment or test.  The information sheet/diagram is linked for future reference.

Indus River Valley and the Rig Veda

In class on Monday, we began to learn about another of the "ancient river cultures" the Indus River Valley.  We read pages 49-57.  We also began to look at a primary source document when we looked at a portion of the Riga Veda.  Here is the worksheet that has the portion of the Riga Veda attached.

Today in class, we will be completing the section 1 review (and attaching it to the worksheet from yesterday), with a partner.

Tomorrow's "Playbook"

Here are some items to make sure you're familiar with for tomorrow's assessment covering the cultures of the "Fertile Crescent":

-Know the geography of the region--What bodies of water and other geographical features border the region.

-The Code of Hummurabi
-Assyrians (government, greatness/fall)
-Babylonians (culture, women, religion)
-Persians
-Akkadians

That is all for now--good luck!
Mr C.

P.S.  Just a friendly reminder that a signed copy of your grade report is also due tomorrow.

Prep for Tomorrow's Assessment

Today in class I "opened up the playbook" and gave you some key points that you should definitely have an understanding of for tomorrow's assessment.  Here is a truncated version of what I gave in class today:

Ancient Egyptian Achievements-
Have an understanding and be able to give examples of achievements made in:
   -Science
   -Math
   -Medicine
   -Architecture

Definitions-
    -Oasis
    -Dynasty
    -Papyrus
    -Monotheism
    -Polytheism
    -Scribe

 Important People-
   -Hatshepsut
   -Amenhotep
   -Tutankhamen

The Nile-
     -Understand the physical characteristics of the river (More than just that "it's big")
     -Know the "natural advantages" of the Nile Valley

That is all for now...good luck, and come prepared!

9/5

Alright.  I think we might just have this figured out now.  This is the inaugural post for the World History blog!  Now you should be able to respond (after registering or through your gmail account) with a "Hello", showing that you've been here.  Thanks for your patience.