Tuesday, October 30, 2012

How did Geography Influence Egyptian Civilization?

1.  Map of Egypt (handouts x 2)

2.  Influences of geography... (use pages 55-56 AND the video clip)
3. Egyptian Civilization and the Nile - video clip use for notes (see web above)


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Unit Test

1. Studying the Past Test

Homework: none... 
...unless you didn't hand in your Mesopotamia mind map - it is now late!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Test Review

1.  Criminology Survey

* Hand in your Mind map!!!!*

2.  Review Jeopardy

Homework: Study for your Unit Test Tuesday

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Studying the Past Study Guide

TEST
Tuesday, Oct. 23

What to Study:
Careers:
Historians, Paleoanthropologists, archaelogists, etc, etc
Archaeological Discoveries

Homonids (video sheet)
ie: Australopithicus Afarensis (Lucy), Neanderthals

Neolithic/ Paleolithic Societies
Venus of Willendorf

Village life to City...

Culture/Civilization

Mesopotamia
(Dr. Nigel dvd & mind map)

Mesopotamia

1.  Unit Test - What to study...

2. Mesopotamia Mind Map - Last Class to work on your mind map - due Thursday!!

HOMEWORK:
 Mind Map due next class
Unit Test Oct.23

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Mesopotamian Propaganda...

1.  Discuss Gilgamesh Questions

2.  Ashurbanipal (Nigel dvd clip & handout)

3.  Mind Map research time - add info from today!!

Homework: 
Mind Map Good Copy due Thursday, Oct. 18
Studying the Past Unit TEST Tuesday, Oct. 23

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The First Story...

1.  Mesopotamian Writing (overhead)

2.  Epic of Gilgamesh (handouts x2)
Reading & Animation

3.  Add to your Mind Map (see handout from last class)

HOMEWORK: Your Mind Map research from the text should be complete (you will be adding some details next class from other sources)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Land Between the Rivers...

1.     Mesopotamia Crash Course - take some notes for your mind map!

2.    Mesopotamia Mind Map (handout)


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The First Civilization

1.  Complete "To Death and Back" dvd clip & notes (see handout from last class)

2.  Discuss & add any missing info - Village Life to City & p. 31 & p.35

3.  Mesopotamia Map - Use Civilizations Atlas (not your textbook)