Please memorize the following vocabulary by Oct. 29 and read Ch. 8 by Nov.
2. Your vocabulary is:
savannas, tropical rain forests, jungle, linguists, Bantu, oral traditions,
matrilineal, King Ezana, Swahili, Shona, Tunka Manin, Mansa Musa, Sonni Ali,
and Mohammad I Askia.
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We will have a seminar on Friday (Oct. 30). You must answer the following
two questions:
(Please follow the same format as in the past)
1. Should China have been allowed to host the 2008 Summer Olympics amid
accusations of human rights abuses?
2. What three forms of philopsphy are discussed in the textbook (hint p. 90-
91)? Which do you think is the most effective form of governing? (be sure to
describe each philosophy)
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Please memorize the following vocabulary by 10/22 (Thurs):
loess, dikes, Zhongguo,bureaucracy, kaolin, animism, oracle bones, dialects,
calligraphy, Zhou, Qin, Han, autocracy, Great Wall of China, Liu Bang,
Liu Ch'e, civil service, leveling, Silk Road, yin and yang, Confucius,
Analects, Laozi, Legalism, genealogy, and acupuncture.
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We will have a Socratic seminar on Friday (10/16). Please follow the same
format as the previous seminars. You must write on the following questions:
1) Should the United States export "white collar" jobs to India?
2) Why is there conflict between Muslims and Hindus in India? Provide
examples of this conflict.
3) Would Gandhi's use of Civil Disobedience work today? Is it more effective
than violence?
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Please memorize the following vocabulary by Thurday (10/8): monsoons,
citadel, Indo-Aryans, Vedas, Sanskrit, Brahmins, raja, Upanishads, Bhagavad
Gita, caste system, varnas, Pariahs, jati, Hinduism, maya, reincarnation,
nirvana, polytheistic, Siddartha Gautama, Great Renunciation, Chandragupta
Maurya, Asoka, polygyny, suttee, and inoculation.
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Please memorize the following vocabulary by Wednesday (9/23):
republic, dictator, veto, checks and balances, praetors, tribunes,
Patricians, Plebians, Punic Wars,Hannibal, Scipio, equites, Triumvirate,
Cleopatra, Augustus, Pax Romana, gladiators, Ptolemy, aqueducts, Horace,
Tacitus, Plutarch, Rabbis, Jesus of Nazareth, martyrs, bishops, patriarchs,
pope, inflation, Diocletian, Constatine, and Attila.
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We will have a Socratic seminar on Tuesday 9/22. We must complete 2 of the
following three essays to participate in the seminar:
1) Knowing the lifestyle and values of Sparta, should Maryknoll's mascot be
the Spartans?
2)Compare and contrast the plague in ancient Greece with the plague in Hawaii
in the late 19th century?
3) Sparta used an embargo to defeat Athens. Is this form of conflict
resolution more effective than warfare?
You must have the following:
parenthetical citation (at least five per essay), bibliography (ten total),
title page, at least 350 words, times new roman, and 12 point font.
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Please memorize the following vocabulary by Sept. 16:
acropolis, parthenon, Myron, Phideas, philosophy, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,
Hippocrates, dramas, Herodotus,Sophocles, Euripedes, phalanx, orators,
Alexander the Great, Hellenistic culture, Eulcid, Zeno, Epicurus, and
Archimedes.
Please memorize the following vocabulary by Sept. 9:
Minoans, frescoes, Myceneans, polis, agora, acropolis, Homer, myths, oracles,
aristocraies, hoplite, tyrants, popular government, democracy, helots,
ephors, metics, Draco, Solon, Cleisthenes, direct democracy, representative
democracy, import, export, pedagogue, Sophists, ethics, rhetoric, Persian
Wars, Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Delian League, Pericles,
Agoge, and Peloponnesian Wars.
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We'll have a Socratic seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 2. You must complete the
following essays to participate in the seminar:
1) Do the benefits of the Aswan Dam (provides electricity for half of modern
day Egypt) outweigh the negative effects (farmers no longer have the natural
silt from the river so they must buy expensive and dangerous chemicals for
fertilizer). Be sure sure to provide ample evidence of your understanding,
the history of the dam and the Nile's historical importance for villagers,
and clearly state your opinion.
2) Compare and contrast the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt with modern American
monuments that honor American leaders. Be sure to include the concepts of
death and leadership for both cultures.
Each essay must be at least 350 typed words. They must both have at least
five sources and you must use parentheticals when using a source. You must
have a title page and also a bibliography with your minimum of ten sources.
If you have questions, please see the instructor.
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memorize the following vocabulary for ch.2 by Aug. 28:
hieroglyphics, papyrus, Menes, dynasty, Hyksos, pharaoh, Hatshepsut,
Amenhotep IV, polytheism, monotheism, Aton, Ramses II, scribes,
mummification, Book of the Dead, caravans, Fertile Crescent, cunieform, arch,
ziggurats, city-state, Hammurabi, Nebuchanezzar, Zoroaster, Phoenician
alphabet, barter, commodities, money economy, covenant, Moses, Torah, ethical
monotheism, and Judeo-Christian ethics.
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Begin reading Ch. 2 and don't forget that presentations are on Aug. 26.
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Timeline: Boys should make a timeline of ten major events in the life of
Donald Johanson. Be creative, try to include pictures, facts, etc.
Girls should make a timeline of ten major events in the life of Mary Leakey.
Be creative, try to include pictures, facts, etc.
This assignment is due at the beginning of class on 8/25.
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7 Aspects of Culture Presentations will begin on 8/26. Your presentation
should be 3-6 minutes in length. You may either use a PowerPoint or art to
display your family's 7 Aspects of Culture. The art component is worth 50
points and will be graded on creativity and artistic effort. The
presentation is also worth 50 points and will be graded on: the time frame,
introduction/conclusion, engagement, eye contact, inflection in voice, and
describing all 7 aspects.
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Finish reading Ch. 1 by 8/25.
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vocabulary to memorize for 8/18
artifacts, hominids, culture, domestication, agriculture, nomads, hunter
gatherers, civilizations, neolithic agricultural revolution, irrigation,
division of labor, artisans, cultural diffusion, Cro-Magnons, and
Neanderthals.
