Humanities
Chart the Qin and Han Dynasties
For our next unit, we are going to veer off of the textbook and examine ancient Chinese history. To get your mind in that frame, I want you to do a little pre-research and compilation. Using the internet and any books in the library will be enough to get this small project for Monday. Details [...]
Can You Do These for China?
Students, I put together a list of things that you should be able to do after reading through the section on China. I will begin giving you a list before the lesson each time, but for today I am posting it here. If you can do each one of these things, you can pass any [...]
Southern Asia: The Indian Subcontinent
Introduction (via cia.gov)
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world’s oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C. and extended into northwestern India. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the Indian subcontinent about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. The Maurya Empire of the 4th [...]
Central Asia: The Muslim Republics
Homework: Read pgs. 55-59. Take good quality notes either in your book or on a separate sheet of paper.
After this last test, many of you need to develop your note taking and study habits better. I would encourage you to:
Rewrite major concepts, people, and places in statements in your own words.
Write your own test questions [...]
Rome Before Christ: The Origins of the City
Homework for Monday: Read pgs. 68-71 and take good, quality notes. I would suggest that you right out a statement for each major concept or person (generally the words in bold) in your own words.
For those of you that failed the test: You have until Monday to hand rewrite the test with the correct answers, [...]
Don’t Fail, Study Hard!
Hey, don’t forget to study for your test on Russian Communism either Tuesday or Wednesday. Don’t forget!
You can click on this link >> right here << and it will take you to the shared study guide, which you can edit.
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Study, Oh Study, Oh Study
Hey, don’t forget to study for your test on Ancient Greece either Tuesday or Wednesday. Don’t forget!
You can click on this link >> right here << and it will take you to the shared study guide, which you can edit.
Very good.
Read, Review, & Research
Three parts to tonight’s homework. Yet, it it still very simple. Don’t think too hard about it. Keep It Simple Students!
1. Read: because reading is fun and educational. Specifically, read the sections on Israel and Lebanon in your book (pgs. 43-46).
2. Review: Answer all the section review questions on pg. 47. Make sure to use [...]
Act Two: The Peoloponnesian War
Homework: Read and take notes on pages 61-63, answer all of the checkup/identify questions, and do a little research.
The reading will describe to you the three Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Along with your reading, please choose one of these philosophers and do a little research on them. Please come with at least one [...]
Build Your Notebook and Read, Read, Read
Homework for today is to star building your notetaking notebook on Asia with the regions of Asia written on the divider page with a little tab on the page. After that you should do a page on the basics of the first region which is the Middle East. You should take all of your notes [...]
