Egypt Test

 1.  Egypt Unit Test Today

HOMEWORK: any missing work from the Egypt Unit

Nefertiti & Test Review (Thursday)

1.  CBC clip on documentary

2.  Write : Is the mummy Nefertiti?  - use all your notes! Due IN CLASS today.

3.  Test review

*Egypt UNIT TEST, Tuesday, December 13 

Nefertiti

1. Open notebook Egypt Test

2. 'Nefertiti Resurrected' continued...

HOMEWORK: Your project is due next class - Tuesday December 6

Akhenaten

1.  Akhenaten's challenge to authority (handout)

2.  'Nefertiti Resurrected' - How good is the evidence??  Is the mummy her??

*Project Due Tuesday, Dec. 6*

*Make sure you binder is up to date & organized for next class! (hint hint)*

Stability & Project Intro

1.  Religion, Continuity and Stability - discuss your hypothesis

2.  'A Day in the Life' (handout) project explanation, deciding on your topic & start research!

HOMEWORK: do some preliminary research on your topic BEFORE next class to make sure it interests you AND that there is enough info

Egytptian Religion: Continuity & Stability

*Interims given out*

1.  Add the New Gods to your notes

2.  Contunuity & Stability continued... (handout from last class)

3.  Egypt in Pop Culture

Mythology, Theology & Remembrance

1.  Mythology Projects : Add Ammit, Nun & Shu to your notes

2.  Complete Nigel clip - Art & Culture = stability

3.  Theology - what is it?! How does it affect a civilization? (handout)

4.  Religion, Continuity & Stability (other side of the handout)
HOMEWORK: complete #1- terms for next class on Tuesday

*Remembrance Day Assembly*

Egyptian Gods

1. Gods Gallery Walk - take notes on the Gods (handout)

2.  Art Rules recap

3. Nigel & Egyptian art... what did the Egyptians exagerate??

Egyptian Mythology

1.  Pick your god, goddess or mythological creature!

2.  Go over project and explain criteria

3. GP Lab - research

*Don't forget to record your Bibliography info!!

Time, Art & Death

* Egypt survey results*

1.  Add to your Egypt Timelines...!

2.  Art & Egypt (notes)

3.  'Death & Back' continued... find your handout...

PreDynastic Egypt & Test review (part 2)

1.  Scorpion King continued.... (handout)

2.  Jeopardy part 2!

* TEST Tomorrow - continue studying....!
Use the Prologue and Chapter 1 in Echoes From the Past, your notes, questions, videos and assignments. There will be written questions as well as short answer.

STUDYING the PAST:
Early Hominids (Australopithicus Afarensis (Lucy), Neanderthals,etc see homonid timeline sheet)
History/Historians
Archaeology
Anthropology
Paleoanthropology, ecology

Examples of important finds/people (Making History Sheet) 
ie: Leakeys, Discovering Troy, etc, etc

Venus of Willendorf
Neolithic Skulls

Village Life to City

MESOPOTAMIA: 
Map
Language & Writing
Gilgamesh
Ashurbanipal
Aspects of Mesopotamian Civ. (see web & mind map/pp 29-39)
 

Odds & Ends

1.  Marks... Are YOU missing work?? 

2.  10 Steps Archaeology - unless you had 10/10 - write them down!

3.  Map & Timeline homework check * Hand in your society pyramid *

4.  The REAL 'Scorpion King' (documentary & handout)

5.  Jeopardy Review for TEST NEXT CLASS - Thursday, Oct. 27
*remember your quiz mark will disappear if you get above 70% on the unit test*

Egypt Geography & Overview...

1.  Complete Egypt Map from last class (handouts are in the binder)

2.  Use Echoes From the Past pages 55-56 to take notes (web OR outline) on how Geography influenced the development of Egyptian Civilization

3.  Start the Egypt Timeline using Chapter 2 of Echoes From the Past (handout)

* TEST CHANGED to Thursday, October 20 ( see last blog post for reminders of what to study)

Mesopotamia end.... Egypt Intro

1.  Mesopotamia Open Notebook Quiz - Use anything in YOUR binder &  Mind Map
 * Hand In Your MESOPOTAMIA MIND MAP*

2.  Egypt Map (handouts x2)

*UNIT TEST - WHAT TO STUDY...*
      Thursday, OCTOBER 20 - 

Use the Prologue and Chapter 1 in Echoes From the Past, your notes, questions, videos and assignments.

STUDYING the PAST:
Early Hominids (Australopithicus Afarensis (Lucy), Neanderthals,etc see homonid timeline sheet)
History/Historians
Archaeology
Anthropology
Paleoanthropology, ecology

Examples of important finds/people (Making History Sheet) 
ie: Leakeys, Discovering Troy, etc, etc

Venus of Willendorf
Neolithic Skulls


Village Life to City


MESOPOTAMIA: 
Map
Language & Writing
Gilgamesh
Ashurbanipal
Aspects of Mesopotamian Civ. (see web & mind map/pp 29-39)

Art, Stories, Power & Mesopotamia

1.  Discuss Gilgamesh Questions from last class

2.  Nigel "Once Upon A Time" - Ashurbanipal (handout)

3.  Mesopotamia Mind Map - Due NEXT class! Tuesday, Oct. 11

Cuneiform And Gilgamesh

1.  Can you read cunieform?? (samples)

2.  Gilgamesh (Handout below & reading & cartoon summary& discussion)

MESOPOTAMIA: GILGAMESH 

Read:  Echoes from the Past, pages 46 – 47

Watch: Epic of Gilgamesh    Part 1-11 

As you read, hear and watch the Epic of Gilgamesh answer the following questions:
*Make reference to specific examples from the Epic of Gilgamesh in your answers!*

1.    What does the Epic of Gilgamesh tell us about ancient Mesopotamian views on the subjects of:
            a.    The role of the gods?
            b.    Male and Female roles?
            c.    What makes a hero?
            d.    Life and death?

2.    Think about the themes that appear in the story:
        How are the Mesopotamians like us?
        How are they different?

3.  Mesopotamia Mind Map - don't forget to add info from today!

Mesopotamia Mind Map : DUE DATE Tuesday, Oct. 11

From Village to City...

1.  Complete Mesopotamia Map /Homework check Village Life to City

2.  Go over Village Life to City Timeline

3.  the Snaidanac

4.  Nigel dvd clip- "To Death & Back"

Venus of Willendorf

1.  Venus of Willendorf - View 'How Art Made the World' clip and add to your theories

2.  From Village life to City (handout) *Due next class

3.  Mesopotamia Map

Are we 'civilized' cavemen?

1.  Quote/cartoon intro

2.  "The March to Civilization"  Read pages 25- 36 and complete p.31 # 1-3 & p. 39 #1 &2

3.  Last Human Standing - documentary & handout

Hominids

1.  Careers... (Handout)


2.  Hadar & Lucy - why are they important?
(watch evidence section of 'becoming Human Documentary')

3.  Making History Chart (handout)


HOMEWORK:
Complete Archaeology Crossword & 'Making History' chart for Tuesday's class

Archaeology

1.  Complete 'You are the Archaeologist'/ homework check p.5 #1-3 & p.16#1-3

2.  Archaeology Terms Crossword (handout)

3.  Discuss and correct p.5 #1-3 & p.16#1-3

Class # 2 Civilization & Culture & Figuring out how we know anything that happened 5000 years ago...

1.  What do we mean by 'civilisation' and 'culture'? 
  Civilization vs Culture Prezi  brainstorm & discussion

2. Issue Textbooks
 
3. How is history made?
      read Echoes From the Past pages 3-5 and 12 -16
      complete p. 5 #1-3 & p. 16 #1-3


4.  Start 'You Are the Archaeologist' (handouts)

Welcome to Comparative Civilizations 12!

1.  Course Expectations & Outline (handout)

2.  Student Survey (handout)

3.  Find Someone Who...

Fall of Rome...

1.  Views on History (Decline, Progress, Cyclical)

2.  Factors in the Decline of Rome (overhead)

3.  Nigel clip "Trajan's column" (storytelling in art)

* Final Project Due in 2 weeks!! - Tuesday, May 10*

The Final Project has begun...! (Tuesday & Thursday Classes)

Library Research Block
*Make sure you are taking some sort of notes, electronic or written and keeping track of what sources you use in your research... internet, books, etc., etc. ...

Rome Debate

DEBATE Today:

Is being part of the Roman Empire really a good thing??

to be continued next class... (great job today everyone!!)

The Plan for Thursday:

1. optional mini-speech (rebuttal)

2.  Cross Examination - part 2 (do some research for things that stumped you today)

3.  Closing Remarks/Rebuttal

The Republic of Rome

1.  Republican Government QUIZ - You can use YOUR CHART :)

2.  Greece Test - Go Over Written questions...

3.  Complete :Carthage vs Rome (aka The Punic Wars)

The Etruscans & Greek Review

1.  The Etruscans (handout)

2.  Study for Unit Test!

3.  Ancient Greece Review Jeopardy

*Greece TEST next class - Thursday, Feb.24

Mark Cut Off Info

*Mark Cut OFF for this term is Monday, March 14*

Work from this reporting term will NOT be accepted after this date. 

Late work will be accepted and marked as long as it is completed with Ms Cyr BEFORE March 14.

Greece

1. Greece Open Book TEST

2.  Complete 'Art of Persuasion' movie & notes

Spreading Greek Influence...Alexander the Great

*Socratic Seminar Reminder - if you were absent you need to answer one or both of the questions using the readings as references (and anything else you want to bring in)

* Make sure you are all caught up on work for next class - it might come in handy... hint *

 
1.   Myth  Orpheus

2.  Discusss Age of Alexander, & p.149 # 1-3 (from TOC)

3.  Nigel 'Politics of Persuasion'

DVD: How Art Made the World: The Art of Persuasion
Take notes on the topics below:
What is the role of art in each of  the following societies:
Early Britain(Stonehenge burial)*  
 Persia (Darius)*   
Greece (Alexander)*
What is the connection between
art and power?
How does it change over time?

Athens and Socrates

1.  Athens: religion, ritual and daily life - ADD to your Venn diagram

2.  Socratic Seminar - instructions, criteria and READING/NOTE (questions, comments, connections) time

3.  Do you want a song stuck in your head? philosophy music video

*Socratic Seminar - bring your readings (annotated OR notes - with your questions, comments and connections) 
No prep = no participation!

Athens & Ideas

1.  DVD section 'Athens & Parthenon' / homework check p.131 & 138

2.  Discuss & correct homework

3.  Greek Philosophy

4.  Socratic Seminar (handouts)

Athens in Power

1.  Minoans music video
Minoans & Myceneans - discuss, correct & add to your answers

2.  "Athens :Truth about Democracy" doc - add to your Delian League  & Parthenon info

3.  Complete Venn Diagram comparison/homework check p.131 & 138

Art & Athens

1.  Myth "Pygmalion"

2. Nigel "More Human Than Human" finish clip... and discuss your answers


3.  Athens Takes Over!
 Read 131-138  and answer p 131 # 1 & 2; p. 138 #1-3


"Athens -The truth About Democracy" clip if time...

Greece: Language & Art

1.  Greek to Me - Greek Language influence...

2.  Greek Art & Architecture Notes 

3.  Nigel & Greek Art "More Human Than Human" dvd clip

The Persian Wars

1.  Greek Mythology: "Icarus"

2.  Herodotus vs.  Hollywood

3.  Persian Wars Chart (use text and dvd segments on battles)

Happy New Year! (Greece Intro)

1.  Map of Greece (handout)

2.  Minoans & Myceneans Questions (same handout) - due next class (Thursday)

3. Greek Myth Storytime - Theseus & the Minotaur -Myth Analysis Bookmark