Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of
students and parents.
- How can I contact the teachers?
- How often does my child have homework in Social Studies?
- How can I get the text book online?
- Why do some of the worksheets look different than the hard copy?
- How to get to the REMOTE STUDENT ACCESS TO SCHOOL
- Current Event requirements
- Mesopotamia Map - Due Tuesday
- Chapter 3 - Study Guide ~ Due Monday
How can I contact the teachers?
The 7th grade planning time for teachers to make or take calls is
between 12:07 - 1:07. This is also the time that appointments can be
scheduled. If I am unavailable due to a meeting, please leave a
message with the office and I'll call you back as soon as possible
or feel free to email me at: cgariepy@pelhamsd.org
How often does my child have homework in Social Studies?
I usually give homework Monday thru Thursday. I very seldom will
assign homework over a weekend.
How can I get the text book online?
To access the book on-line, you may go to my links site, or access
the link below:
Hint: The password is difficult to remember, so I copy the password
so I can paste it in the required place. User name: HH Password:
2HaphunutE
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/worldhistory/hh2004/
This will take you to a screen which lists many options. On the top
right side of the screen it will read:
For online book edition click here.
After you: Click on the "click here" You will be taken to a screen
that will ask you to input your username and password. You will
NOT need to input anything else on this screen.
Enter your user name and password to access your online student
edition.
User Name: HH
Password:2HaphunutE
Submit
Reset
Click on Submit, and this will then take you to the textbook.
Please let me know if you have any trouble.
Why do some of the worksheets look different than the hard copy?
When a paper has been copied from Microsoft Word into this site, it
sometimes will not copy the correct tabs. So please keep in mind,
the format might not always look correct, but the actual information
is the same.
How to get to the REMOTE STUDENT ACCESS TO SCHOOL
Remote Student
Access to School
This remote access allows students to connect with the PMS server.
Students can log on to their folders and use certain programs
from home as well as in school.
Simply click the URL below log on with student's name and school
password.
1. To access programs click on the Desktop icon,then my computer,
click on the "S drive" Pelham Students, then click on the OUTBOX
folder, find Mrs. Gariepy's name and then click her folder. Inside
you will see the programs available for you to use.
2. To access student folders click on the Desktop icon, then my
computer, click on the "Z drive" which is the individual student's
folder. The work they've created or is a work in progress should be
available to work from home
Java Script
http://www.java.com/en/
Remote Access
https://remote.pelhamsd.org/preauth/login.cgi
Please let me know if you have any problems with accessing this site.
Current Event requirements
CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT
By using various news sources: newspaper, computer, T.V., and/or
radio, you
will be responsible to write a brief summary (approximately 2-5
sentences)
for each of the following items:
PEOPLE – 3 different summarized articles
PLACES – 3 different articles
INTERNATIONAL – 3 different articles
MISC. – 3 different articles
When done correctly you will have 12 separate news summaries to
receive the
full 10 points credits.
Mesopotamia Map - Due Tuesday
Ancient Mesopotamia
Name:____________________________________ Block:_____
Due Date ___________________________________________
Draw a map that:
______ (10) has a colorful border.
______ (10) is titled "Ancient Mesopotamia"
______ (30) shows the following information as accurately as
possible. You
will have to utilize many sources to locate all the places. Spelling
will
count. Check out page 62 in your textbook for one source.
• Taurus Mts.
• Zagros Mts.
• Uruk
• Babylon
• Ninevah
• Nippur
• Ur
• Egypt
• Asia Minor • Persian Gulf
• Caspian Sea
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Euphrates River (outlined in blue)
• Tigris River (outlined in blue)
• compass rose
______ (20) Design a map key to use in making these three areas
distinct and
recognizable. Label the key “Cradle of Civilization”.
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Sumer
_____ (10) Shade in the land areas outside the Fertile Crescent with
an
appropriate color.
_____ (10) Shade in the water areas with an appropriate color.
_____ (10) Map looks neatly done. NO PENCIL
____________ TOTAL
Chapter 3 - Study Guide ~ Due Monday
Name___________________________________Date_____________Section_____
Chapter 3 - STUDY GUIDE
Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The land called Mesopotamia in ancient times is today a part of
________________________.
2. Mesopotamia is located on what continent?
________________________________________.
3. What two rivers border Mesopotamia? ________________________
__________________.
4. What important step did the Sumerians take to change their
physical environment?
_____________________________________________________________________
________
5. A person who is skilled in a craft is called
_________________________________________
6. A Sumerian city and its surrounding land is called
___________________________________
7. In Sumerian society, the middle class included the
__________________________________.
8. In Sumerian society, the upper class included the
___________________________________.
9. The name for the Sumerian temple with many levels is called
_________________________.
a. Where would this place be located?
__________________________________________.
b. It would have been considered to be the home of whom?
_________________________.
10. This city was the leading city-state of Sumer.
____________________________________.
11. What do you call a person who is skilled in Sumerian writing?
______________________.
12. What was the name of the Sumerian form of writing, which was a
series of wedge-shaped symbols?
____________________________________________________________________.
13. The oldest written records came from the culture of
_______________________________.
14. This man was a legendary hero of Sumerian culture who had the
oldest story written about him.
_____________________________________________________________________
__.
15. Who first conquered the city-states of Sumer?
___________________________________.
16. A way of life for a group of people is called
_____________________________________.
17. What is Hammurabi best remembered for?
_______________________________________.
18. An important city of Hammurabi’s empire was
____________________________________.
19. The name for a group of states under one ruler is
__________________________________.
20. List 4 inventions of Mesopotamia.
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________
Be prepared to answer the following questions:
20. Why did the Sumerians build their houses of mud-and-reed bricks?
21. How was a Sumerian city-state organized?
22. What classes of citizens lived in a Sumerian city-state?
23. Why did the Sumerian religion worship thousands of gods?
24. How did Hammurabi create his code of
laws?