First Nine Weeks Course Objectives

First Nine Weeks Course Objectives

08/18/10 - 08/20/10: Describe the spread of Homo sapiens throughout the world by 10,000 B.C.
08/23/10 - 08/27/10: Discuss the changes that occurred during the Neolithic Revolution.
08/30/10 - 09/03/10: Specify why the Nile was crucial to the development of Egyptian civilization.
09/07/10 - 09/10/10: Explain how the decline of the Egyptians allowed a number of kingdoms to emerge.
09/13/10 - 09/17/10: Discuss the world religion of Judaism, which influenced the later religions of Christianity and Islam.
09/20/10 - 09/24/10: Describe the rise of the Assyrian and Persian Empires.
09/27/10 - 10/01/10: Describe how India's earliest cities provided the foundation for the Aryans.
10/04/10 - 10/08/10: Characterize the rise and fall pattern of Chinese dynasties.
10/11/10 - 10/15/10: Describe the polis or city-state, which was the central focus of Greek life.
10/18/10 - 10/22/10: Examine the Age of Pericles, when Athens became the center of Greek culture.

First Nine Weeks Class Assignments

08/18/10: Finish the Ice Breaking activity.
08/19/10: Join into groups and investigate the "tragedy" of Sam Smiley.
08/20/10: List 10 foods your families consume every week along with the original source of the food .

08/23/10: Take an open note quiz on prehistory and the paleolithic age.
08/24/10: Finish the Civilizations Develop Around the World worksheet.
08/25/10: Complete the Prehistoric Cultures crossword puzzle.
08/26/10: Create a code of laws that would improve your life at school.
08/27/10: Attend the Back to School Bash Pep Rally in the gymnasium.

08/30/10: Work on the Hammurabi's Code handout.
08/31/10: Participate in the Pyramid Game.
09/01/10: Identify important terms related to ancient Egypt.
09/02/10: Continue identifying important terms related to ancient Egypt.
09/03/10: Create a classified ad to attract workers to complete your pyramid.

09/07/10: Plan and design objects that you would place in the tomb of someone from the past whom you admire.
09/08/10: Begin working on Part I and II of the test study guide.
09/09/10: View the History Channel's Engineering an Empire: Egypt and answer related questions.
09/10/10: Take Test #1 on the early river valley civilizations.

09/13/10: Complete the key terms located on page 66 in the textbook.
09/14/10: Finish viewing the History Channel's Engineering an Empire: Egypt and answer related questions.
09/15/10: Identify key terms that relate to the Phoenician civilization.
09/16/10: Complete problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 in the textbook on page 60.
09/17/10: Finish the Egyptian crossword puzzle.

09/20/10: Work on the Mesopotamian word puzzle.
09/21/10: Join into groups and complete the River Valleys Part II study guide.
09/22/10: Take the Mesopotamia II test and then work on the Key Terms located on page 79.
09/23/10: Join into teams and participate in the Other Civilizations of the Middle East game.
09/24/10: Classes will not meet due to the homecoming carnival.

09/27/10: Complete the questions from the Other Civilizations of the Middle East game.
09/28/10: Identify significant locations for India on an outline map of the Eastern Hemisphere.
09/29/10: Create a pamphlet to attract settlers to the Indus River Valley civilizations.
09/30/10: Create a time line of 15 events that occurred in ancient India.
10/01/10: Participate in the Hinduism game. Winners will receive a No Homework Pass.

10/04/10: Finish problems 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 on page 97 in the textbook.
10/05/10: Complete the Ancient India handout.
10/06/10: Participate in the "Pass It On" game after taking notes on ancient China.
10/07/10: Work on the Hinduism/Buddhism comparison activity.
10/08/10: Complete the first two pages of the Test #3 study guide on India and China.

10/11/10: Finish the final two pages of the Test #3 study guide on India and China.
10/12/10: Work on the Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism notes by using pages 95 and 96 in the textbook.
10/13/10: Complete Test #3 and then work on the Key Terms located on page 144 in the textbook.
10/14/10: Begin working on the Ancient India and China handout.
10/15/10: Identify important locations to ancient Greece on an outline map of Europe.

10/18/10: Choose between Sparta & Athens and create a brochure to attract settlers to your city-state.
10/19/10: Join into city-states and begin the Greek Olympics activity.
10/20/10: Rejoin into city-states and finish the Greek Olympics activity. End of the 1st Nine Weeks.