Monday, December 14, 2009

Exam review!

chapters 1&2:
Multiple choice-
1. history
3.before christ
4. anno domini
5.3 eras of history
7.Tigris and Euphrates
Matching-
1.culture
4.monotheism
5.polytheism
10.postdiluvian
Essay-
ancient..4000 bc- 500 ad
medieval...500 ad - 1500 ad
modern...1500- present

Chapter 3&4
Multiple Choice-
1. mt. everst
2. dead sea
4. caste
10. india
14. decalouge
15. mt. mhoreb
16. mecca
Matching-
2. chou
7. clan
9. fuji
10. archipelago
Short Answer-
2. 38th parrallel
3. south korea
4. north korea
12. marco polo
13. chi'n
14. great wall of china
28. oyangwong
29. seoul

Chapter 5
Multiple choice-
2. sahara
3. northwest corner
5. pharaohs
8. nile
10. hieroglyphics
Matching-
1. heiroglyphics
4. pyramid
5. egyptian tomb
6. tut
7.mummification

Chapter 6:
Multiple choice-
1. was unexplored
2. polar ice caps
3. 2/5
5. kalahari
6. sahara
7. atlas
9. lake victoria
Matching-
1. ebed-melech
4. simon of cyrene
5. clement of alexandria
Short answer-
9. apartheid

chapter 7:
1.black/aegean
2.corinth
4. Home
5. The Iliad
6. The Odyssey
7.Zeus
8. Apollo
11. Ares
13. Polis
14. Acropolis

chapter 8.

2. Warm,Mediterranean
5. 753 A.D.
6. Forum
7. Patricians
8. Plebeians
9. Paterfamilia
12. Pantheon
14. Pedagogue
15. Roman Senate
19. Conquest
20. Legion
matching..
1.Carthage
2.Hannibal
3.Gladiators
5.Triumvirate
short answer-
1. Roman Peace
2. Ceaser Agustus .. Aka Octavian
4. Caligula
5. Nero
7. Mt. vesurius
8. Pompeii

chapter 12:
1. Kights
2.Prague
3.Michelangelo
4.Moat
5.Serf
6.Jousting
7.Geoffrey Chaucher
matching-
2.Medicis
4. Burghers
5. Black Death
9. Leonardo DaVinci
1. piece of land held by one man
3. Estate that belonged to nobles
15. Famous painting by Leonardi DaVinci

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Section review one .... 263

1. as a result of this unrest , peasants revolts broken out in 1524
2. Charles V. gave the Lutherans up until april 1531
3.the roman church responded with the Counter Reformation.. the inquisition
4.Jesuits.. the goal was to form a group of men absouletly dedicated to the pope and the Roman Church
5. they started schools

Identify:

Augsburg Confession- statement of faith
Inquisition-they tortured the Hertics
Ignatis Loyola- Spanish solider
Council of Trent-this is where Rome made the strongest stand against Protestants...



263..

Monday, November 30, 2009

Chapter 13 quizzz!

1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 19, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 39, 42

1. celts-earliest inhabitants of british isles
2.jutes, angles, saxons- conquered celts around 5th century
5. Alfred the Great- 1st great king of england he saved his kingdom from the vikings
8.Harold Godwin-he died in the battle of hastings, king...
9. William the Conqueror-won battle of hastings
19. Joan of Arc- died for her church , and what she believed in!!
25.Hugh Capet-crowned king of france
26.Louis IV.-Capetian king ruled 1105-1137..... crowned in 1108 AD
28.Louis IX.-Crowned in 1226 AD.. Philips grandson....very popular pious king.. improved french laws...
30.Boniface VII.-Quarreled with phillipIV.... the king had him arrested and had him beat up.. and died from his wombs
33.Ferdinand and Isabella-10 years later they became King & Queen of Spain
39.Marco Polo-Accompanied Uncle and fatheron a trip
42.Christopther Columbus- sailed the ocean blue in 1492





1. Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles?
Celts

2. What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War?
1337-1453

3. Which Germanic tribe conquered Spain in the 5th century?
Angles, asxons and Jutes

4.Which name did the Romans give to Spain?
Hispana

5.These were Muslims from North Africa who invaded Spain:
Moors

6. What does “reconquista” mean?
waged a crusade to take spain back from moors

7.Name 4 nations that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
England,France,Spain & Portugal

8.What is the name of the monument in Southern England that may have been an ancient Celtic worship site? Stone henge

9.Which Germanic tribe named England?
Anglo-Saxons

10.Which Anglo-Saxon poet lived in the 7th century? (Hint: There’s a Christian band named after him) Beowulf

11.Who was crowned king of France in 987 AD?
Hugh Capet

12.Which French king was St. Louis, MO named after?
LouisIX

13.What was the French Estates-General composed of? (List them out)
Clergy, nobles & commoners

14.Which peninsula is Spain located on?
Iberian

15. Name 3 Germanic tribes.

Visigoths,moors & Alcazars

16.Which countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War? Who won?
france and england and england won

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

chapter 13 section review 1.

1. england, france, spain, portugal
2.celts, druids
3.angles, saxon, jutes
4.augustine 664
5. they had parts of the bible in there own lang.
6. alfred code of law
7. william the conquerer 1066
8. he icreased his power
9. the lang. bcame french, political portions of pwer
10 henry 1, charter of liberty, exchequer

Identify:
1. england- 1 of the 4 colonies durin the middle ages
2.scops- chanted war poems and stories
3. beowulf- the greatsest saxon poem
4. archbishop of canterbury- st. augustine
5. danes- vikings
6. dane law- danes to the nprthest area of englanmd
7. london- imp. town
8. canute the dane- kind og england
9. harold- powerful king of england
10. norman conquest- normans conquewred enlgand
11. census- count of ppl and property
12. doomsday book- day of judgement

Monday, November 9, 2009

Study guide:

1.feudalism : vway of life based on ownership and use of land


2.fief: land


3.lord :owners of land


4.vassal : has to be in lords army to use land


5.knight : heavily armed warrior


6.chivalry code of conduct


7.heraldry :colorful and unique emblems


8.castle : fortified dwellings


9.joust :2 knights fought to knock each other off horses


10.tournament: fought a mock battle


11.manor :estates that belonged to nobles


12.serf :farmers that worked on manors.


13.Truce of God :forbade fighting from friday thru sunday


14.Peace of God : priest denied sacriments to persons who robbed churches took a surfs property or killed a non combant during battle


15.burg : community of traveling merchants


16.middle class : burgners


17.trade fair : merchants from all over


18.guild : developed during time


19.black death :bubonic plague


20.Chaucer : wrote canterbury tales



21.trivium:gammer, rhetoric, logic


22.quadrivium : math, music, geometry, and astronomy


23.scholasticism : roman catholic + greek= scholasticism


24.Brethren of the Common Life : christian group founded by gerhard groote


25.humanism : intense interest in the subject of humanity


26.patron :ppl who use who use their own $$$ to support the arts


27.Sistine Chapel :Michealangleo painted it


28.Medicis :supported michealangelo


29.Thomas Aquinas : spoke slowly, called dumb ox, brilliant mind


30.William of Ockham: educated @ oxford


31.John Wycliffe : mornig star of the reformation, thought pope was wrong


32.John Huss : follower of wycliffe, bruned at stake


33.Gerhard Groote : wanted to put buble into action

34.Dante :wrote divine comedy


35.Petrarch: father of humanism


36.Bocaccio :wrote decameron


37.Michelangelo: greatsest artis of renaissance


38.Flanders : primary trade of wool

39.Machiavelli: wrote the prince

40.Giotto : famous artist


41.DaVinci: renaissance man


42.Prague:famous artist

Monday, November 2, 2009

Chapter 12 review

1.) based upon the ownership and use of land

2.) A lord - a person who permitted another man A vessel - a man who used it in return for certain promised services

3.) A castle was difficult to attack. Devices had to be used that could hurl stones and arrows and other projectiles over the high wall

4.) Jousts, Tournaments, Falconry, Minstrels

5.) The farmers of the manors, the nobles were richer than that of the peasants

6.) Truce of God , and Peace of God

Identify

Feudalism - The new system of government arose in Medieval Europe

King - at the top of feudal system in each Western European kingdom
crown land - parts of the land

Knight - those nobles promised to provide the king a specific number

Chivalry-the code of conduct for the conduct of nobility and the knights

Heraldry=certain colorful and unique symbos...etc

Manor-estates that belonged to the nobles..

Demense-the serfs had to work two to three days each week in the lord's field

10 pics of Middle Ages!!









































































































































Friday, October 30, 2009

Test.

chapter 9
1.Messiah-anointed one of G0d
Domitian-roman emperor, demanded to be worshiped
Marcus Aurelius-4 th great persecution, hated christians
Irenaeus-pupil of polycarp, martyred during his time
Origen-perhaps the most learned man in the early church
Diocletian-10th greatest persecution came under the reforming emperor....Maximian- diocletians co-emperor, proclaimed themselves offivailly dominus Noster
Aristides- was an apologists, along with Justin Martyr
Athenasius- argued for the true diety of Christ at the Council of Nicaea
Theodosius1-bacame the only legal faith, the state religion of the roman empire

TERMS:
1. synagogues-place of worship for Jews
2.Gentiles- non jew....proselytes-converts
3.martyr- witness
4. Book of Revalation- where John recieved and recorded the prophetic visions
5.Catacombs- where christians secretly worshiped
6.Edict of Milan- exteded legal protection and recognition to christians
7. church fathers- preachers and teachers
8.apologists- people who defended christians and there pagan beliefs
9.Monarchianism- denied the doctrine of the trinity
10.Latin Vulgate- common, vernacular
11.creeds- "i believee"
12.Apostles Creed- earliest creed...Nicene Creed-adpted by the Council of Nicaea...Athanasian Creed-named for him and took its place beside the apostles' and Nicene creeds
13.Council of Nicaea-rejecting the teacheing of Arianism...Arianism-false doctrine ehich denied the diety of christ

CONCEPTS:
1. It was under great stress and most people inly wated to follow the emperor. but some people who were different followed Christ. They wrer very set on there ways they had been living.


CHAPTER 10
PEOPLE:
1. Justinian1: 1st great leader of the Byzantine empire
3.theodora-justinian wife
5.Leo3- during second siege beame emperor
10.zurks- new invader

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

chapter 9 section2 & chapter 9 section 3 = chaseandcamille4evvvaandEVER!

1. Tertullian

2.Paul- beheaded and peter-crucified upside down

3.Domitian;they refused;John

4.subterranean galleries beneath the city of rome;were christians would worship

5.Trajan; polycarp

6.justin martyr,blandina

7.septimius severus; irenaeus, perpetua, felicitas

8.maximinus thrax and decius; origen

9. persecution of christains , the christain church triumphed through it all.

10. The edicts of milans , 313

identify: Martyr- the face of torture and death
Book of the revelation- prophetic visions
Polycarp- an aged bishop of smyrna
Maximinus thrax- emperor that started th e6th persecution
Decius- 7th persecution
Orgin- a christain philopsher and theologian
Maximian- proclaimed himsef off. our lord
Galerius- emperor who proclaimed toleration 4 the christains of the east
Constantine I.- extended legal protection and recgonition to christains







Section 3:

1. Clement of Rome, polycrap,Ignitausnat,Papias
2.Aristides- Justin Martyr
3.Ireaeus; aganist all hereesy's
4. Tertulliam
5.Origien
6.Translated scriptures out of hebrew and greek and into the common languauge.
7.Amborse, Jonh Chrysotom
8.Augustine;confessions; city of God
9. Apostles creed, Nicene creed
10. AD 325, Esphesus, constantinople , Cphalecedon
11. Theodosius I, Made false converts to christainity

Identify: Church fathers- preachers and teachers of the early church
Apologists: one whoo defeated faith
Gnostiscm: Greek philosophy mixed with christainty
Monarchianism:denied the doctrine of the trinity
Creeds; a band.
Arianism-a flase doctrine

Monday, October 26, 2009

Persecution...

1. it means that its restricted ti worship God.; middle east;

lybia-bc of muslim dictator ship

egypt-bc of islamic rule

oman-islamic rule

iraq-islamic rule

china-communism

2.its an organization to help the persecuted church

3.you could send $$

4.Richard Wurmbrand, and Sabina Wurmbrand

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

pictures of papyrus fragments
















section review1 chapter 9

1. empire spreading from Rome over millions of miles.; the paz ramano
2.Herod the great
3.apostles
4.100 ad
5. persecuted and still fallowed him

synagogues- temples
gebtiles- non jews
proselytes- coverted gentiles
messiah-jewish name for christ
church- body of christ

Friday, October 16, 2009

section review 1, chapter 8.

1. latins
2.etruscans, greeks, carthaginians, amd gauls.;greeks
3.Paterfamilias,piety, gravity, and dignity.
4.they worshipped the same gods, peathon
5.509 bc;
6.council ans dictator;
7. The Tribune
8. 12 tables


Identify: Rome-Ruler of the Mediterranean basian in ancient times
Forum- common market
Jupiter-zeus
Patricians- upperclass
Plebians- lower class
Centuries- military units of 100 men
Republic- rep. form of civil gov.
Electorate- all citizens allowed to vote
Veto- " i forbid"
Concilium Plebish- new poltical office
12 tables- pre. unwritten laws

Monday, October 5, 2009

chapter 7 sct. review 2; and review 3

Review 2:

1. Monarchy; Council of the Elders and Assembly

2.ruled by the best and oligarchy is ruled by the few; democracy, oligarchy, tyranny

3. ruled by the many or common people

4. consisted of three classes : ruling class, the middle class, and the slaves(helots) started at 7 and were made to steal food to eat and uf they got caught they would be punished for getting caught

5. Solon revealed the harsh edicats of Draco, Solon was better, it was merciful

6. Pericles , domiated Athens 461 and 429 B.C. golden age of Greece

7. Because they expected more trouble.

8. Greece was split into to 2, Spartans supremect was short livd Thebes delivered the defeat to Spartans......


Identity: Helots - slaves
Peloponnesian League-alliance with Corinth Megara, and other cities in Pheloponnesus.
Court of Areopagus-it met on the hill known by that name.
Peisistratus-A nobelman aspiring to office
Cleisthenes- Emerged as the new champion of the common ppl.
Ostracism-Quorum of citizens could vote to banish of ten years of any person believed to be dangeruous to the satte.
Representative Democracy-The citizens elect who rep. them in the gov.
Direct democracy- the citizens made big decisions of gov. directly themselves not indirectly through rep's.



Identify:
Macedonia:northern fringes of Ancient Greece

Demothenes: he urged his fellow Greeks to go against
Macedonian

Alexander the Great: assumed the Macedonian throne

Alexandria: western delta of Egypt.

Ipsus:the empire was divided among four generals, who declared
themselves kings.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

web surfing!





































Ancient Greece:
a. Family Life-MEN: if they weren't training, they were in politics. WOMEN:doing domestic work, spinning, weaving and other domestic duties.

b. Clothing-there were 2 main peices of clothing, it was a tunic and cloak. Some was made out of haevy wool or light material.

c. Food-ate bread (barley or wheat) and porridge, accompanied with food such as cheese, vegetables, fish, eggs and fruit.

d. Entertainment-went to the amphitheatre, told storys and listened to fables

e. Military-all men trained to be in the army, unless they wanted to be in politics. they would start at the age of 7

f. Government-

800 BC -The majority of Greek states were governed by groups of rich landowners, called aristocrats; this word is derived from 'aristoi', meaning best people. This was a system known as 'oligarchy' the rule by the few.

c.750 BC -Athenian power in the Archaic Period was controlled by Aeropagus, or council. Their policies were delivered through three magistrates called Archons.

c.500 BC- Democracy was introduced by an aristocrat, Cleisthenes. Who was from family of the Alcmaeonids in 508 BC, after 2 years of civil war, they used the help of Spartans to secure power.
g. Social Life-sme as entertainment and family life !
h. Education -girls didnt go to school and boys trained for the army.


















































Tuesday, September 29, 2009

chapter 7 section review 1

1. black sea and asian sea, west- ionian sea, gulf of corinth

2. minoans, myceaneans, trojans 2000-1100 bc

3.minoans, king minos at knossos

4. dorians

5. dorians

6. homer

7. greek gods, zeus, apollo, aries, posieden. they were a product of poetic genius

8. apollis is a city-state

9. sparta, athens, ertertia

10. 490-479 bc

11. battle thermopolay. greeks were deafeated by persians because of a trader, battle of salamis, the greeks defeated the persians and it was the first naval battle

12. it placed an absolute limit on westward epansion in the persian empire



Identify:

1. hellenes- greeks of classic times that made contributions to westward civilization

2. attica-prominant regio of greece

3.peloponnesus- prominant region of greece

4.trojan war- 1200 bc myvenaeans destroyed the city of troy on caost of asia minor

5. odysseus- brave greek warrior

6.mt. olympius- where the greek gods lived

7.heroes- played important role in homers poems

8.achilles-invincable greek warrior

9.barbarian-those who didnt speak greek

10.olympic games- held every4 yrs in honor of xeus

11.olumpiad-the period between olympics

12.darius 1- new persian king

13.xerxes 1- darius son

14.leonidas-spartan lesder

15.themistocles- tricked xerxes

16.Plataea-where the persian army remained in greece until defeated.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Ancient Athens Game!!!

Camille:5/8


Jordan: 5/8

Chapter 6 Study Guide

What kind of progress was made while Africa was ruled by Europeans?
- government, established schools , and built roads/railroads , new cities and hospitals.

What are Africians most pressing needs today?
-the gospel, foods and shelter, and education.

African Landscape

deserts-2/5 of Africa
Sahara-north Africa
kalahari-south Africa
Savanna-vast tracks of and characterized by wet&dry seasons.covered by grass and shrubs.
Mountains-atlas mt. range & Mt.Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountain Range-Africas longest mountain range
Mt.Kilimanjaro-tallest mountain in Africa
Nile River-longest river in africa
Lake Victoria-Africas largest lake
Great rift valley-largest rift in earths surface

African History

Began shortly after the...Flood
Ebed Melech-helped prophet Jeremiah when he was cast into prison by King Zedekiah.
Unnamed Ethiopian-most famous Cushite in world history,treasurer for Queen Candace of Cush,Philip lead this treasurer to Christ
Eunuch-casturated man who protected the queen.
Edesius and Frumentius-around 300 a.d. these 2 were ship wrecked and taken to Ethiopia as slaves. Preached the gospel there. credited with bringing Christianity to Africa.

Early Christianity in Africa
Alexandria,EGYPT-home to clement of alexandria.(150-215)
Cyrene,LIBYA-simmon was from here and he carried the cross for jesus
Carthage,TUNISIA-city of early church fathers tertullin(160-230) and cyprain(200-248)
Simon of Cyrene-caried the cross for Jesus
Clement of Alexandria-was from alexandria,egypt is the oldest surviving christian hymn.
African Trade
Sea trade-early as 1500 b.c.,africans were trading w/ asians . Africa gave iron,ivory,gold.Asia gave porcelain,precious stones,silk.
Inland trade-b/t 300 and 1200 a.d.,ghana was trading w/ middle east arabs. Ghana gave gold,ivory and slaves. Middle east gave salt, copper, dried fruits.
Mali Empire-lasted from 1200-1500 a.d.,modern day gambia,guinea,mali and seegal.
Timbuktu-important trading center for mahli empire,famous center for learning and culture.
Songhai Empire-dominated west asia in 1500s/monopolized trade across the sahara.

Exploration and Missions
"The White Mans Grave"-name for africa in the 19th centruy(1800s)/explorers in africa faced many obsticales:intense heat,malaria,sleeping sickness,&yellow fever.
Mungo Park-Explored africa from 1768-1773/explored the nile river.
Hugh Clapperton-explored africa from 1822-1824/1st european to to cross the sahara.
Alexander Laing-explored africa from 1825-1826/first european to reach timbuktu.
Robert Moffatt-explored africa from 1795-1883/one of the 1st missionaries to africa/he said,"I can see the smoke of a thousand villages where the name of Chirst has never been heard."
David Livingstone-went to africa in response to moffatts call for more missionaries'1st european to see Victoria falls(largest waterfall)/worked in africa many years, then went missing/american newspaper sent a reporter,Henry Stanley, to find him.

Africa in Modern Times
European Rule-by WWI, only 2 african staes were independent....Ethiopia & Liberia
Progress-what kind?-government, established schools , and built roads/railroads , new cities and hospitals.
1950s and 1960s-a move toward independence from European rule. began with Ghana in 1957.
General Idi Amin-seized power in Uganda/ruled until 1979/devout muslim...killed and tortured as many as 300,000 people)

Thursday, September 24, 2009

facts and photos 2....

1. Group looking at fossils

2. African American girls wearing a very LARGE necklace...

3. The animal looks like its about to eat the tourists.

4. The city. THE LARGE city!!

5. A Beautiful LARGE ocean.. wow..

6. Some.. type of symbol. not sure its.. blueish greenish.. white... orangish redish... black.



REAL captions:

1.Examine fossils in Kenya

2. Masai reveal personal information with their jewelry

3. A tourist in Kenya watch two lions

4.Nairobi one of Africa's largest cities

5. Kenya's Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake

6.Kenyan Flag!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Facts and photos!

a. Tell me about Kenya's geography/landscape.-high terrains, by the Indian ocean and mt.

b. Where is Kenya? What's the capital?-East Africa,Nairobi

c. What lies WEST of Nairobi?-Great Rift Valley

d. Tell me about the animals in Kenya. What's set up to protect them?-Elephants,lions,cheetahs
etc. more than 50 reserves and parks

e. What 2 bodies of water is Kenya located between? How does this affect the culture there?-Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria, created diverse cultures and many lang.

f. Significance of N. Kenya & Tanzania?- may have been org. birthplace of humans

g. Tell me about slavery there in 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.-kidnapped by Arabs, Europeans, and Americans

h. How many languages/ethnic groups are there?-60 lang. && 40 ethnic groups.

i. Tell me about the kids & school.-School is free and many children are toobusy to go to school.

j. What are some important parts of Kenyan culture?-music and storytelling

k. What's the current government of Kenya like?-Republic with a president and national assembly

l. Official name? Form of Gov't? Population? Official Languages?-Republic of Kenya. -Republic. -33,830,000 -Swahili and English

Madagascar Games

Mini-Game Demo: Camille.. this game was SMOKING fun i looved it! i scored a 5/5,10/10 & i think an 8/10 the last time i played. we shoud DEF. have more games like that as i blog assignment.. umm idk what else to type so im just typing so it can look LONG. haha ok bye:)


Glue Mobile Demo- it was funn ! id deff play it again ! umm i won, of course. anyway, we should have more like thiss!

iknow that game- was very hard! we didnt know anything , at all ! we guesed on all of it and doesnt want a game like that again ! love you :)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Africa Map Match Game

Camille: 174 Seconds

Jordan: 160 Seconds

Monday, September 21, 2009

Game scores...

Jordan : - 40
Camille: -30

Chapter 6 section review.

1. 2/5, Sahara(largest), Kalahari
2. Atlas Mt. Range, Mt Kilimanjaro
3. Lake Victoria, Nile river
4. Great Rift Valley

Identify
1. Dark Continent- africa
2. Savanna- land with wet and dry seasons
3. lake tanjanyika- worlds longest and 2nd deepest lake

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Factzzz n potozzz

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.-in a yr.,w/out Nile Egypt will be desertb.

Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?-Upper and Lower Egyptc.

Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.-Southern contains low mt. & Upper contains valleysd. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants?-animals:cheetahs, hyenans, crocodiles, cobras. &&oases, deserts, mountains, wetlands, river islands,and coastal island.e.

What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?-large animalsf. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?-3000bc. est.8000 yrs. agog. when did Lower & Upper Egypt unite?-3100BCh.

When did Egypt fall under Roman control?
When did Muslims take over Egypt?31BC&AD640i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence?-British, Suez Canal,1952j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?-Muslimsk. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?-puts a strain in Egypt's resourcesl. Why are children highly valued in their culture?- To help on the farms and take care of their parents in old agem. What type of gov't is Egypt today?-democratic republicn. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? Why do you think that is?-tourism && ppl like to see the Great Pyramids and Sphinxo. What is the official name of Egypt?-Arab Republic of Egyptp. What is the capital of Egypt?-Cairoq. What is the population/official language of Egypt?-78,887,007Arabicr. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)-Egyptian pound

Mummy Questions and parapgraph

A. "INTRODUCTION" Ancient Egyptian history spans how many centuries?-30 CENT.What did the people believe Pharaoh was?-LIVING godHow did they "achieve immortality"?by mummification

B. "DEAD" What was embalming?- Your dead body is collected and cleaned.Who did the embalming?-embalmersWhat role did linen, your body,the priest, natron salt, canopic jars,tools, and oils play in theembalming process?-linen:wrapped your body-your body:being preserved-the priest:makes the long cutalong the left side of yourstomach.-natron salt:used to preserve the body.-canopic jars:the organs were stored-tools:used to remove the organs-oils: used to preserve.

C. "Organs Removed"Which organs were removed?-liver, lungs, stomach and intestinesWhat did they do with them?- canopic jars

D. "Get Stuffed"What does "Get Stuffed" refer to?-after the natron salt dries out yourskin they stuff the empty spaces whereyour organs used to beWhat did they stuff you with?-filled with sawdust, rags and chaff.Tomb Bound-What did they do to get your body ready for the tomb?- wraped you in 20 layers of linen bandagesWhat was involved in bandaging the body?- Resin is used to glue the bandages together. Once completely wrapped in bandages, you are wrapped in two special large shrouds secured with linen strips.What might be placed in your tomb if you were rich?-all your treasure and gold

F. "Coffins Etc"Tell me about Ancient Egyptian coffins.-they were usually wooden coffins.What went in the coffins with the body?- Make sure that they have pictures of thegods and the correct spells painted on themto protect you. Of course, they should alsohave plenty of hieroglyphs singing yourpraises written on them.What went in the tomb with the coffin?-the tools they mummified you with.

G."Your Funeral"What did an Ancient Egyptian funeral look like?-You will be buried on the western side of the river,where the sun sets.Tell me about the procession.-Your coffin is taken there by boat and is then placedon a sledge and pulled to your tomb. A priest leads a processionof mourners, followed by bearers carrying food offerings and allthe objects you will need in the afterlife.

G. "Eternal Rest"- Tell me about tomb raiders.- raided tombs and if caught torturedWhat do they do and what do they want?broke in to steal the treasures.

Study Guide

Sahara- largest desert in the world.; in Africa

Nile-worlds largest river, in Africa.

Egypt-Northest corner od Africa, "The seedbed of african culture"

Mizraim-most ancient name of Egypt,one of Ham's sons,

Land of Ham- what Mizaim calls Egypt.

Nomes-number of small states.

Pharaohs-strong rulers, divided nomes into upper and lower Egypt

Menes- 1st pharaoh of Egypt, united upper and lower egypt.

The gift of the nile- what herodutus called egypt

Hieroglyphics- writing system, over 700 chara.

Book of the dead- most imp. Egyptian work, contains: prayers, hyms, spells, and other info to guide souls throughout after life.

Memphis- imp. egyptian city, 12 miles south of cairo

Thebes- nothing remains except vast nacropolis,

Necropolis- "city of the dead" (big cemetary)

Pyramid- best symbolizes egyptian gov.

Monarchy- one ruler

Theocracy-god king pharaoh

Humanism- worship of man

Naturalism -worshiped forces of nature

polytheism- believed in 1000's of gods

Egyptian tombs- spent as much time preparing his tomb for afterlife as he did on the affairs if his life., house of eternity for mortal remains

Great Pyramid of Cheops- wonders of the world, 100,000 workers nearly 20 yrs.

king tut - teen pharaoh, died at 18

Mummification- preservation of bodies of the dead, tombs and pyramids were used as caskets

30 dynasties- ancient egyptain history is divided into 30 dyna.


Old Kingdom-1.Cheops, Khafre, Menkaure... built large pyramids @ Giza

Pyramids at Giza-1.Cheopds,Khafre, Menakure

Great Sphinx-Head of a man, body if a lion & Bears likeness of Khafre

Middle Kingdom-11th Dynastsy

King Menuhotep I.- Established capital at Thebes

Hyksos- Asiatic warriors, Conquered the middle kingdom

Ahmose I.- Drove the hyksos out of Egypt

New Kingdom-18th-20th dynasty

Hatshepshut-the only female pharoah

Amenhotep II. - Tut's Son .. may have been Pharoah during the EXODUS!!

Later New Kingdom- Ramese II. most outstanding Egyptian monarch

Ramses II.-The most outstanding monarch

Alexander the Great-Egypt became the most important empire.. famous for its great library, which held collection of over 700,000 ancient scrolls and the lighthouse

Alexandria-became most important city in Alexander's Empire

Lighthouse of Alexandria- one of the wonders of the ancient world 440-foot high marble tower with a fire burning pitch and a giant refelctive mirror, the lighthouse could cast its light 35 miles across the sea

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Blog assignmend # 22

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River. 2.5 cm of rain each year
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?upper egypt in the south and lower in the north. c
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.contains low mountains and deserts, wide valleys near the nile, and desert to east and west.
d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plans?cheetahs, hyenas, crocs.,and cobras; oasis, mountains, deserts and wetlands.
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?large animals
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?3000 bc, 800 yrs ago
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite? 3100 bc
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? 31 bcWhen did Muslims take over Egypt?640 ad
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? british. What did they want? control Suez cannal. When did Egypt declare independence?1952.
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?muslimh
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?having so many people in such a small state
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture?they helped familys on farms.
m. What type of gov't is Egypt today?
n. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? Why do you think that is?
o. What is the official name of Egypt?
p. What is the capital of Egypt?
q. What is the population/official language of Egypt?
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Chapter 5 Section Review : 1-3

Section Review 1 and 2


1. Africa, Sahara and the Nile River

2. Bounded by the Mediterranean sea to the north , the Sahara west, and the Red Sea to the east.

3.Mizraim or the Land of Ham

4.Because of Cultural diffusion

5. Memphis- 12 miles south of modern Cario and Thebes- 450 miles north of Cario
Menes united these states.

6. The Nile River

7. ??? i can't find that one!

8. It is the longest river in the world and is one of the few that flow from south to north.

9.Like Sumerian cunieform , written Egyptian developed from picture writing into highly elaborate system of some 700 characters

10. Memphis & Thebes

11. The pyramid, a the top was the pharaoh himself, an incarnate god.

12. The Egyptains were humanistic, naturalistic , and polytheistic in their religous faith. Humanistic- meaning they worshipped humans.. Naturalistic- maning that they worshiped forces of nature AND Polytheistic- meaning they worshiped many gods and godesses.

Identify:
Isthumus of Suez -makes it possible for ships to pass between Medterranean Sea and teh the Indian Ocean without having to go around Africa.

Copts- Hamitic people who blended with Semitic and Japhetic peoples of Mediterranean world.

Nomes- Small States

Herdotus- The greek father of history

Nile Delta- Rick alluvial plain of fertile soil

Hieroglyphics- writing into a highly elaborate system of some 700 characters

Book of the Dead- a book of prayers and incantations which was placed in tombs to protect the spirits of the dead.

Necripolis- City of the dead

Great Pryamid of Cheops- also called Khufu at Gizsa, remains one of the wonders of the world.

Tutankhamen- a teenage pharoah who died at the age of 18

Mummification- the persevation of dead bodies



Section review part 3


1.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Game score

Camille- nmghrfhrhtytWalk the plank: 50

Friday, September 11, 2009

Game scores!

Egyptian store :
Jordan:22 points
Camille:26 points

Home & school

His was built from river mud, but most were made from bricks. No houses were left from his time because the mud doesn't last long. The windows were holes in the wall, not glass. Mostly drank beer and ate bread. Temples and palaces ran and taught their own classes. Punishes for not doing their lessons and rich children started when they were between 5 and 10.

Quiz scoress:
7/10

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Egyptian Adventure...

a. What is a "stela"?a stone that tells you what sort of person is buried in here.



b. What type of writing did Ancient Egyptians use? hieroglyphics



c. Once you decipher the hieroglyphs, what does it spell? priest



d. Once you descend into the tomb, what do you find? a tomb, a stone, jars



e. What do the statues represent? Anubis, the god of cemetary



f. Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians. they were burried with their jewels and belongings and sometimes with their assistant



g. What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them? they are jars that hold the insides of pharaoshs



h. What is the coffin made of?wood, copper, metals

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

From 3.1-

What was the first empire to rule after Sumer?
Babylon

Who was Hammurabi?
King of Babylon

What is the Babylonian Genesis/Enuma Elish?
Writing

Who were the Hittites? Why are they important?
European people from asia minor; first people to use iron

From 4.1 -

What is the highest place in Asia? Lowest?
Mount Everst, dead sea

Name the 3 main rivers in Asia.
Tigris Euphrates, Indus, hwang ho

Why is India called a “subcontinent”?
because its so scattered

Name the 3 major land regions in India.
Himalayan mts, Northen plains, deccan plateaus

From 4.5 -

What are the names of the 4 islands that make up the nation of Japan?
Hokkaiso, Honshu,Kyushu,Shikoku

What’s Japan’s famous mountain called?
Mount fugi

Who were the earliest inhabitants of Japan?
Ainu

What is Shinto?
oldest religon

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Games&Summaries.

What's in the photo:


Jordan- 4/10


Camille-5/10





Summary- The game is called " What's in the photo" , i actually enjoyed this game out of all of them. You had to actually wait on the picture to clear, so you can decipher what the object is. I scored a 5/10!! it was pretty cool, unlike the other difficult LONG DRAWN out games... lol!!!!!








Gesture Game:


Jordan-0/4


Camille-





Summary-





Hiragana Picture Matching Game-


Jordan-10/10

Camille-



summary-

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Chapter 3 Review

1. Israel, Palestine, Cannan; Christainty, Judism, Islamic

2.Israel & Judah

3. placed in the center of the middle east, to be the light of the nations.

4. The TEN Commandments

5. To be a theocracy, and to follow the commandments

6. Semites

7. David and Solomon

8. they divided into two kingdoms

9. 70 a.d.

identifyyy !

1. Abraham- father of a great nation
2.patriarchs- founding fathers of Israel
3. Moses- one of the greatest men in world history.
4. covenant- a solem promise
5. theocracy- a nation ruled by one god
6. alphabet- system of writing letters are put together to make sounds
7. sinai script- manusscript where the hebrew alphabet was developed
8. literacy- the ability to read and write
9. 721 b.c.- northern kingdom fell

Game Scores!!!

Hopping Through History: 11

The Kiana Orca Preserve: 2

History Galatica: 5

brick busters : 85

Middle East Game Scores

Jordan: -150

Camille: -120

Monday, August 24, 2009

Chapter 3 Section Review!!!

1. Place value notation

2. Hammurabis code of LAW

3. Hittites

4. The assyrian empire

5. Ashurbanipal; Ninevah

6. Naboplossar and Nebuchadnezzar 586 B.C.

7. Cyrus The Great

8. Darius & Xerxes I & Darius Est. the first postal service

9. Xerxes I.

10. Artaxerxes I.

11. They had a much higher regard fir the santity.

Identify: Babylon- The first empire to rule after Sumer
Hammurabi- King of Babylon
Enuma Elish- Babylonian Genesis
Justice- The use of authority and power to uphold what is right, just or lawful
Tiglathpilesser I. - Seized Babylonian Est. the Assyrian Empire
Chaldeans- Semitic people from Arabia
Hanging Gardens Of Babylon- Terraced Ruth Gardens
Daniel-One of the Jews taken captive by Babylonians
Zoroastrianism- False pagan religon


THE END.

Friday, August 21, 2009

geospy game scores!

Jordan = 10/50

Camille: 6/50

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

flickr pics..








































































Photo Captions...

Photo #1 : man jumping off of something into water.

Photo#2: LOOKS like some woman umm doing something?? idk maybe trying to kill bugs, because she has on some type of "suit?"

Photo #3: umm a man dressed in a long dress type thing, walking down stairs.

Photo 4: A WOMAN WITH ONE BIG PURPLE FINGER.. CAN YOU SAY?? WEIRD??!!! HAHA:)

photat 5: a bunch of people in a ally..looks like there shopping for something.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Questions...

questions:
a. Fact 1 - Iraq is dominated by which 2 rivers?
TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES

b. Fact 2 - Rocky deserts cover about what percent of the land? 40%

c. Fact 3 - Are their protected natural areas in Iraq?
NO!:D

d. Fact 4 - What species are at risk in Iraq?
CHEETAHS, WILD GOATS, AND DUGONGS. !
e. Fact 5 - Describe "carp" fish.
It can gorw up to 300 pounds
f. Fact 6 - What's gone on in Iraq during the past 15 years?
it has witnessed 2 major wars, international sanctions,occupatation by foreign government, revolt and terrorism.
g. Fact 7 - What is Iraq's nickname?
"CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION"
h. Fact 8 - Who established the first known system of laws?
SUMERIANS !
i. Fact 9 - When did Babylonian rule end?
539 B.C.
j. Fact 10 - When did Iraq become an independent country?

1932...
k. Fact 11 - What happened to Saddam Hussein?
HE WAS CAPTURED

l. Fact 12 - True or False: Iraq is one of the most culturally diverse nations.
TRUEEE!
m. Fact 13 - Today, how many Iraqis can read/write?
OVER 40%!!
n. Fact 14 - When were Iraq's first democratic elections held?
OVER 50 YRS. AGO
o. Fact 15 - What does Iraq have the "world's second largest supply of"?
OIL
p. Fact 16 - What's the official name of Iraq? What is the capital city? How many people live there?
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ, BAGHDAD, 26783383
q. Fact 17 - What is Iraq's money called?
NEW IRAQ DINAR

Geo scores!

Jordan: 4/10
Camille:6/10



MISS MELA-SHONNNN YOU ARE AMAZING!!! AND THIS QUIZ WASN'T I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ME & JORDAN HAVE BEEN TRA-MATIIIZEED!!:))))))))))


we love you;)

Friday, August 14, 2009