Today's Video-Neanderthal vs. Cro Magnon (#4)

Here is the first segment of the video we watched in class today...you will need to find segments 2-4  on youtube (located on the side scrolldown bar)

The page of notes for this video is assignment #4

The "Playbook" for Tomorrow's Assessment

Here are some things you should know/understand for our first assessment tomorrow:

-Know the difference between an anthropologist and an archaeologist.

-Be able to define:
  -Artifact
  -Culture
  -Agriculture
  -Domestication
  -Division of Labor

-Be able to define the 4 river valley civilizations.

-Be able to explain the.

-Understand the differences between the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons.  Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each.

-Be able to explain the importance of language and how it helped one of the above groups prosper and flourish.

That is all for now...good luck!

Using a Timeline (#3)

Here is the front and back to the Using a Timeline assignment (#3).  Remember--the chapter summary from page 14 should be attached as well.

Piltdown Man Hoax (#2)

Here is the front and back of the Piltdown Man Hoax assignment (#2)

"Playbook" for Friday's Assessment (1/17)

Here are some items that you should definitely know for tomorrow's assessment:

Be able to identify and know the importance of:
-Salah Al-Din
-King Richard The Lion Heart of England
-King Philip of France
-Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire

-Be able to define:
-barter economy
-market economy
-usury
-apprentice
-journeyman

Understand:
-Who called the Crusades?  Why were they called?
-What were the results of the Crusades?
-What was the Black Death?
-What were the results of the Black Death?

"Playbook" for Friday's Assessment (1/10)

Here are a few things to make sure you know/understand for tomorrow's assessment:

Know who the following people are, why they're important and their major accomplishments:
-Charlemagne
-William the Conqueror
-Pope Innocent III
-Otto I
-Gregory VII
-Henry III
-Vikings

Understand:
-medieval
-serfs
-chivalry
-tithe

Also:
-Why were the Vikings so greatly feared?
-What caused the decline of Charlemagne's empire?
-What were the characteristics of the code of chivalry?
-What was life like for the serfs and for the nobility on the manor?