section review

1.The Black and Aegean Sea.Ionion sea.The Gulf of Corinth.
2.Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Trojans.Along the shores and on the islands of the Aegean Sea.
The island of Crete, on the Greek mainland, and in the city of Troy and along the Hellesponte in Asia Minor.
3.Minoans. King Minos at Knossos.
4.The Mycenaeans.
5.The Dorians.Hellenes.
6.Homer. Illiad-describes the heroic deeds of the ancient Greeks in their was against Troy; Odyssey-recounts the adventures of a brave Greek warrior, Odysseus on his ten year journey home after his defeat of Troy.
7.Zeus-the chief and father of the gods; Athena- wisdom; Ares- war;Aphrodite- love and beauty; Hera- marriage(Zeus' wife).they were the product of a poetic genius.
8.a city, we get the word politics from this word.
9. Eretria, Marathon, and the Spartans.
10.490 -479 BC.
11.the Persians won and lots of Greeks died.it was the first major naval battle in history.
12.it placed an absolute limit on the westward expansion of the persian empire and ensured that greek culture would continue to thrive the west.

indentify:
hellespont-dardanelles in asia minor .
attica-a prominent region of ancient greece.
peloponnesus-a prominent region of ancient greece
trojan war-mycenaeans destroyed the city of troy off the coast of asia minor after a 10 yr. siege
odysseus-a brave greek warrior ; his adventures are in the odyssey.
mt. olympus-where the greek gods lived.
heroes- the differed from the gods only in being mortal and less powerful.
achilles- the invincible greek warrior in the illiad.
barbarian- people who didnt speak greek.
olympic games-held every fourth year at olympia in honor of zeus.
olympiad-the period between the olympics.
darius I- a persian king
xerxes I- Darius' son .
leonidas-a spartan leader who ordered his troops to withdraw at the battle of Thermopylae.
themistocles-an athenian who tricked xerxes into fighting a naval battle in the narrow strait between the mainland and the island of salamis.
plataea- where the persians were defeated by the greeks.

Greece Games

Play the "Adventures in Ancient Greece" game.
4) Post each of your scores for the Timeline.
Rebecca- 5/5
Ragan-5/5
5) List out the 8 items you found in Athens.
Hoplite; young boy;house;young girl; acropolis; parthenon; the pynx; the olive tree.

6) List out the 8 items you found in Sparta.
young boy, trembler, tree, soldier,young girls, mother, stealing,mountains.

7) Take the Mount Olympus quiz. Post your quiz scores to your blog.
Rebecca- all right
Ragan- all right

Sudy Guide

Key Terms:
AFRICAN LANDSCAPE:
Deserts Sahara/Kalahari-2/3 of African continent is covered with desert. Sahara is in North Africa and the Kalahari is in South Africa
Savanna- a vast tract of land characterized by wet and dry seasons; covered by grasses and shrubs.
Mountains-the Atlas Mountain Range and Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Atlas Mountain Range- Africa's longest mountain range.
Mt. Kilimanjaro- Africa's tallest mountain.
Nile River- the longest river.
Lake Victoria- Africa's largest lake.
Great Rift Valley- the largest rift in the Earth's surface.
AFRICAN HISTORY:
Began after the- the flood.
Ebed Melech- a famous cushite who helped the prophet Jeremiah when he was cast into prison by King Zedekiah.
Unnamed Ethiopian Eunich- Most famous Cushite in World History; Treasurer for Queen Candace of Cush; Philip led this treasurer to Christ.
Edesius- was shipwrecked and taken to Ethiopia as a slave; preached the gospel there and was credited with Bringing Christianity to Africa.
Frumentius-was shipwrecked and taken to Ethiopia as a slave; preached the gospel there and was credited with Bringing Christianity to Africa. He was the first bishop of the Ethiopian Christian Church.
EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA:
Alexandria, Egypt- an important and influential city of Christianity; home to Clement of Alexandria and Origen.
Cyrene, Libya-an important and influential city of Christianity; Home of Simon of Cyrene.
Carthage,Tunisia-an important and influential city of Christianity; City of early church fathers Tertullian and Cyprian- both were martyred.
Simon of Cyrene- Carried the Cross for Jesus
Clement of Alexandria- His hymn,"Shepherd of Tender Youth", is the oldest surviving Christian hymn.
AFRICAN TRADE:
Sea trade(Africa/Asia)- As early as 1500 BC, Africans were trading with Asians. Africa provided : iron, ivory and gold; Asia provided: porcelain, precious stones and silk.
Inland Trade(Africa/Middle East)- Between 300 and 1200 AD,Ghana traded with the Middle East Arabs.Ghana provided: gold, ivory and slaves; Middle East provided: salt, copper and dried fruits.
Mali Empire- Lasted from 1200-1500AD. Modern day Gambia, Guinea,Mali and Senegal.
Timbuktu- Important trading center for Mali Empire; famous center for learning and culture.
Songhai Empire- Dominated West Africa in 1500s; monopolized trade across the Sahara.
EXPLORATION & MISSIONS:
"The White Man's Grave"- Name for Africa during the 19th century(1800s); explorers in Africa faced many obstacles: intense heat, Malaria, Sleeping sickness and Yellow fever.
Mungo Park- Explored Africa from 1768-1773; traced most of the Niger River.
Hugh Clapperton- Explored Africa from 1822-1824; First European to cross the Sahara Desert.
Alexander Laing-Explored Africa from 1825-1826; First European to reach Timbuktu.
Robert Moffat- Explored Africa from 1795-1883;One of the first missionaries to Africa; said"I can see the smoke of a thousand villages where the name of Christ has never been heard."
David Livingstone- Went to Africa in response to Moffat's call for more missionaries; First European to see Victoria Falls, Africa's largest waterfall; worked in Africa many years, went missing -Henry Stanley found him.
AFRICA IN MODERN TIMES:
European rule- By WWI(1914) only 2 African states were independent- Ethiopian and Lyberia; everyone else was ruled by Europeans.
Progress- what kind? 1.Law and Order; 2.Schools founded; 3. Roads/Railroads constructed; 4.Hospitals established; 5. New cities built.
1950s and 1960s- A move toward independence from European rule; began with Ghana in 1957.
1960s: Civil War broke out in Belgian Congo(Zaire); Communist terrorists forcibly established rule over Zaire.
General Idi Amin-Seized power in Uganda; ruled until 1979;Devout Muslim; killed and tortured as many as 300,000 people.

Assignment # 27

. Tell me about Kenya's geography/landscape. It's a savanna and it has mountains and plateaus at its center.
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, giraffes, hippos, and zebras. reserves and parks.
e. What 2 bodies of water is Kenya located between? How does this affect the culture there? The Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria. A diverse culture with many ethnic groups and languages.
f. Significance of N. Kenya & Tanzania? Scientists think that it might be the birthplace of civilization.
g. Tell me about slavery there in 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s. they were kidnapped and taken as slaves by the Arabs and Europeans. It was outlawed in most countries.
h. How many languages/ethnic groups are there? 60 languages and 40 ethnic groups.
i. Tell me about the kids & school. the school is free but many kids are to busy 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? a republic with a president, a national assembly and a judiciary.
l. Official name? Form of Gov't? Population? Official Languages? Republic of Kenya.Republic.33,830,000. Swahili and English.
m. Money? Mountain Ranges? Major rivers? Kenyan shilling. Aberdare range, Mau escarpment.Athi/ Galana and tana.


a. Tell me what YOU think is going on in each photo (don't look at the caption!):
Photo 1- archaeologists
Photo 2- An African tribe with a lot of jewelery.
Photo 3 - people looking at the lions
Photo 4 - a city
Photo 5 - a lake
Photo 6 - a flag


5. Now, go back and post the captions for each photo to your blog.
Photo 1- Archaeologists examine fossils found in Northern Kenya.
Photo 2- Masai women reveal personal information with their jewelery.
Photo 3 - A tourist in Kenya's Masai Mara watches two lions.
Photo 4 - Founded in 1899, Nairobi is one of Africa's largest cities.
Photo 5 - Kenya's Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.
Photo 6 -Kenyan flag.

Assignment #26: Africa Games

Africa Map Game
Ragan- 122 seconds
Rebecca-100 seconds

"Mini Game Demo"
Rebecca- It was kinda fun. It wouldn't let us finish the game. I like how it had the Madagascar movie as it's theme. I liked how the lion was trying to get the meat.

Ragan-This game was really fun. It was the most fun game we've played
so far. I liked it because it was kinda like a video game and it was exciting,
Also, I liked it because it was kindof a challenge. ::::::::)) Over all this game was nice.
Glu Mobile Demo
Rebecca- I didn't like this game. It was too hard.And the lion was annoying.

Ragan- I didnt really enjoy this game .. at all.It was frustrating becuase it
was hard.

All of Africa
Ragan- This game was okay. my partner was good at
it but :) i sucked.

Rebecca- This game was fun... I guess. umm it was kind of hard but i like how they gave us clues.

Africa Geography Game

Ragan-365

Rebecca-355

ANOTHER section review

chapter 6 section review 1
1. 2/5. Sahara and Kalahari. Sahara.
2.Atlas Mountain Range; Mt. Kilimanjaro.
3. Lake Victoria; Nile River
4. Great Rift Valley.

IDENTIFY:
Dark continent- what Africa was called because it was unexplored.
Savannas-vast tracts of land characterized by wet and dry seasons.
Lake Tanganyika- the world's longest and second deepest lake it's a source of water for the Congo river.

Mummy Maker

Rebecca- This was so cool! We got to mummify somebody!! That guy with the jackal mask was so serious and kind of creepy. He made it seem like he didn't think we could do anything. They put the body in the salt for 40 days. That's a long time for a dead body to be sitting out.

Ragan-

Mummification games

a. Mummification Process Exhibition
b. Canopic Jars Exhibition
c. The Weighing of the Heart
d. Sarcophagi Chamber
3. Each person in your group should post a 1 paragraph summary about this game to your blog.

Rebecca- To mummify a body first you have to remove the organs then place them in canopic jars. Then you would dry out the body and fill it with linen . Next you would oil the body and then wrap the body in linen. One of the embalmers would wear a mask of Anubis, the jackal-god who was believed to have passed down the art of mummification. I didn't know that, it's kind of weird. Overall, this game was fun.

Ragan-

Study Guide

sahara- the world's largest desert; in Africa.
nile - the world's longest river; in Africa.
egypt-in the northeast corner of Africa; called the "seedbed of African culture."
mizraim- most ancient name of Egypt; name of one of Ham's sons.
land of ham- what the Bible calls Egypt.
nomes- small states in Egypt.
pharaohs- strong rulers; kings of Egypt.
menes- the 1st pharaoh of Egypt and united Upper and Lower Egypt.
"The Gift of the Nile"- what Herodotus called Egypt.
Hieroglypiccs- the writing system of Egypt; has over 700 characters.
Book of the Dead- most important Egyptian work; placed in tombs.
Memphis- one of the most important cities in Egypt; Known as Noph in the Hebrew Bible; nothing remains of the city except two granite colossi and one alabaster sphinx.
Thebes- one of the most important cities in Egypt; nothing remains except the vast necropolis.
Necropolis-means "City of the Dead"(one big cemetery).
Pyramid- best symbolizes Egyptian government; Pharaoh at the top, priests and officials in the middle and everyones else on the bottom(including slaves); used as tombs or caskets.
Monarchy- when a country or nation is under one absolute ruler like a king or queen.
Theocracy- when a country or nation is ruled by a god(under god).
humanism- the worship of humans
naturalism- the worship of nature
polytheism- more than more god. ( Egypt had many gods and goddesses).
Egyptian Tombs- they spend a lot of time preparing them for the afterlife; they are pyramids.
Great Pyramids of Cheops- one of the wonders of the world; took 20 yrs. to build.
King Tut- teenage pharoah who died at the age of 18; his tomb was one of the greatest archaelogical discoveries of all time( found in 1922 by Howard Carter); it was filled with exquisite treasures.
Mummification- the preservation of the bodies of the dead.
30 dynasties- what ancient Egyptian history is divided into.
Old Kingdom- dynasties 3-6
Pyramids of Giza- built by Cheops,Khafre and Menkaure; a wonder of the world.
Great Sphinx- head of a man body of a lion; bears the likeness of Khafre.
Middle Kingdom- 11th dynasty; King Mentuhotep I; around time Abraham was living.
King Menuhotep I- established capital at Thebes.
Hyksos- Asiatic warriors ; conquered the Middle Kingdom; had chariots and horses- Egyptians were easy prey.
Ahmose I- drove the hyksos out of Egypt in the New Kingdom.
New Kingdom- 18th -20th dynasty; see Ahmose I.
Hatshepshut- may have been Moses' mom; the only female pharaoh.
Amenhotep II- may have been pharaoh during the Exodus; Thutmose III's son.
Later New Kingdom- Ramses II.
Ramses II- most outstanding Egyptian monarch.
Alexander the Great- A macedonian king who was declared a god in Egypt; conquered the entire Persian empire; named a city in Egypt after himself.
Alexandria- one of the most important cities in the ancient world, named after Alexander the Great; in the western delta of Egypt.
Lighthouse of Alexandria- one of the (7) ancient wonders of the world; maybe burned.

Facts # 1-17 questions

a. What do Nile crocodiles resemble? What do they feed on? armored tanks;insects and small fish.
b. How does the male croc get the female croc's attention?he bellows,splashes and slaps his snout on the water.
c. Where does the female lay her eggs? in a hole on the river bank, shoreline, or dry streambed.
d. How many eggs does she deposit? Does she watch them? from 25 to 80 eggs. yes, constantly.
e. How do the mom & dad croc know when the baby crocs are ready to hatch? the young crocs send out a high- pitched sounds that tells the female to dig up the nest.
f. Where does mom bring them once they hatch? to the water.
g. How do crocs control their temperature? by basking in the sun during the day, cooling off with a midday dip or a rest in the shade, then spending the night mostly submerged.
h. What's the scientific name for crocodile? How long can they grow? Crocodylus niloticus; as long as 20 ft.
i. How long can they live? What kind of feet do they have? from anywhere from 45 yrs. to 80 yrs.; webbed feet.
j. Where do Nile crocs live? around the rivers, marshes, and lakes of southern Africa.
k. How can you tell an alligator from a crocodile? crocs have long, narrow snouts; gators have rounded ones.
l. What do crocs use their tails for? to propel themselves through the water.
m. What do crocs eat? (mammals)? baboons, impala, hyenas, and wildebeest.
n. What type of huge prey do crocs kill? young hippos, giraffes, lions, buffalo, and even humans.
o. Tell me about a croc's brain. they have the most highly developed brain of all the reptiles.
p. How do stones aid in digestion for crocs? they help to grind up the food and speed up the digestion.

Photos

a. Describe what's going on in the Egypt photos (don't look at the caption!)
Photo 1-a ship going down the Nile river
Photo 2- Egyptian market
Photo 3 -a camel by the pyramid.
Photo 4 - a city in Egypt.
Photo 5 - women getting water
Photo 6 - Egypt's flag


5. Now, go back and post the captions for each photo to your blog. Were you close?
Photo 1-large ships steams through the suez canal in Egypt.

Photo 2- shoppers walk through an open air market in Luxor, Egypt

Photo 3 - a camel stands near the great pyramids in Giza, Egypt.
Photo 4 - crowded Cairo, Egypt, has more than 8,000,000 people.
Photo 5 - Two women fill their jugs with water from the Nile River.
Photo 6 - Egyptian flag.

Assignment # 22

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River. 2.5 cm of rain each year. Without the Nile River all of Egypt would be a desert;the Nile River helps it because it floods every summer and waters all the grass, etc.
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections? Upper and Lower Egypt.
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt. Southern contains low mountains and desert and Northern contains wide valleys near the Nile and a desert to the east and west.
d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants? cheetahs, hyenas,crocodiles, and cobras. they have an oasis and mountains with plants.
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of? large animals like elephants, hippos, leopards and cheetahs.
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there? 3,000 BC; over 8,000 years ago.
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite? under a powerful king called a pharoah.
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt? 31 BC; 640 AD.
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence? British; the Suez Canal;1952 AD.
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion? Islam.
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today? it puts strains on the resources.
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture? because they help on family farms and look after their parents when they get old.
m. What type of gov't is Egypt today? democratic republic.
n. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? Why do you think that is? tourism; because they want to see the ancient monuments like the great pyramids and the great Sphinx.
o. What is the official name of Egypt? Arab Republic of Egypt.
p. What is the capital of Egypt? Cairo.
q. What is the population/official language of Egypt? 78,887,007/Arabic.
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money) Egyptian pound, guinay.

Assignment # 21

a."Introduction" - Ancient Egyptian history spans how many centuries? 50
What did the people believe Pharaoh was? How did they "achieve immortality"?the people believed that the paharoah was a living god, and they believed that they had to always keep him happy.
b. "Dead" - What was embalming? Who did the embalming? What role did linen, your body, the priest, natron salt, canopic jars, tools, and oils play in the embalming process?emabalding was the taking and clening , of a person's dead body;people who w ere responsible for preparing you for the afterlife.it dried the dead bodies.
c. "Organs Removed" - Which organs were removed? What did they do with them?the stomach,liver, lungs and intestines.;they stored them in canopic jars.
d. "Get Stuffed" - What does "Get Stuffed" refer to? What did they stuff you with?First your skin will be rubbed with oils to make it softer. Then the empty space where your organs were is filled with sawdust, rags and chaff.
e. "Tomb Bound" - What did they do to get your body ready for the tomb? What was involved in bandaging the body? What might be placed in your tomb if you were rich?They would wrap you in 20 layers of linen bandages. If you were rich, ; you would have as many as three coffins inside of eachother.
f. "Coffins Etc" - Tell me about Ancient Egyptian coffins. What went in the coffins with the body? What went in the tomb with the coffin? pictures of thegods and the correct spells painted on them to protect you. Of course, they should also have plenty of hieroglyphs singing your praises written on them. sarcophagus.
g. "Your Funeral" - What did an Ancient Egyptian funeral look like? Tell me about the procession.you will be buried on the eastern side of the river where the sun sets.The preist lead the mourners, and the bearers carrying food offerings.


h. "Eternal Rest" - Tell me about tomb raiders. What do they do and what do they want? they took all the jewelery and the expensive stuff out of the tomb. they wanted all the gold and jewelery.

3. Each person in your group should post 1 paragraph about this assignment to your blog. What did you learn? What didn't you know before? What stuck out to you visually?


RAGAN-
TO ME THIS ASSIGNMENT TAUGHT ME ALOT. I DIDNT KNOW ALOT ABOUT THIS THIS BEFORE I READ THIS. I LEARNED THAT THEY BURY THE PEOPLE WITH PAINTINGS, JEWELS , AND SPELLS ON THEM. I KNEW THAT , THEY PULLED THEBRAIN OUT OF THE PERSON, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THEY PULLED IT OUT OF THEI EARS, AND NOT THEIR NOSE. I REALLY ENJOYED THE ASSIGNMENT, BECUASE IT TAUGHT ME ALOT.

Rebecca-
I learned about the mummification process. I didn't know that they put natron salt on the body to dry it out. I learned that they rubbed the skin with oils to make it softer. And they stuffed the body with rags and sawdust. I thought it was kind of gross that they pulled their brain out through their nose!! This assignment was fun.

Assignment #20 Chapter 5 Section Review 3

1.The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
2.Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They were the builders of the three largest pyramids at Giza.
3.King Mentuhotep I; Abram and his family entered Egypt in search of food.;Joseph became prime minister of Egypt, Jacob and his family settled in Goshen.
4. Ahmose I ; BECAUSE he wanted to drive out the Hyksos and the Hebrews were kindof like them.
5. Hatshepsut
6.because Egypt reestablished its empire in Asia during this period.;Thutmose III ; HE MAY HAVE BEEN pharoah during the Hebrew exodus.
7.Egypt became a republic and he became their first president.
8.Anwar el-Sadat.By personally negotiating with Israel's prime minister, Menachem Begin.

IDENTIFY:
Giza- where the three largest pyramids are and 8 miles southwest of Cairo.
Great Sphinx- with the head of a man and a body of a lion, bears the likeness of Khafre.
Twelfth Dynasty- the twelfth dynasty kings established their capital at Thebes, expanded Egyptian influence into Asia, and inaugurated huge public works and irrigation projects.
Hyksos- "shepherd kings" or "rulers of foreign countries"
Ramses II- the most outstanding monarch who fought the Hittites in Asia and sponsored much building activity.
Alexandria- important city in Alexander's empire and famous for their great library.
Septuagint- the old testament in Greek.
Ptolemy-one of Alexander's generals that gained control of Egypt and established a Greek dynasty that ruled until Cleopatra's suicide and the Roman conquest in 30 BC Egypt became a part of the Roman empire and later a part of the Arab world.
Cairo- became the center of Egyptian life and one of the great cities of the Arab world.
Suez canal- a canal that the British built.
Hosni Mubarak-successor of Sadat as president of Egypt.

Games on Assignment #20

Ancient Egypt Walk the Plank
Ragan- 60%

Rebecca-90%

Modern China
Ragan- 80%

Rebecca-40%

Assignment # 20

Chapter 5 section Review 1/2 plus identify.
1.Africa. The sahara.;nile river
2.mediterranean sea to the north ,the sahara to the west, and the red sea to the east.
3.mizraim , kemet, aegyptus.
4.because of the cultural diffusion.
5. upper Egypt and lower Egypt; lower Egypt, the nile delta, in upper Egypt, from the delta near memphis to the first cataract, south of thebes.; menes.
6.the nile delta
7. Egypt was the greatest and most magnificient power of the ancient world.
8.it was a plentiful source for building materials, paper, furniture, bricks from the mud, boxes, and baskets.
9.Napolean and his men found the Rosetta Stone and made a rough translation.: Champollion.
10.Memphis and Thebes.
11.the pyramid.; the pharoah was at the top, the priest and the officials were in the middle, and the slaves were at the bottom.
12.the were humanistic, naturalistic, and polytheistic. They prepared their bodies and tombs for the after life.

INDENTIFY:
isthmus of Suez- what connected Africa to Asia.
Copts- ancient Egyptians.
nomes- small states in Egypt.
Herodotus-"The Greek Father of History"
Nile Delta-a rich alluvial plain of fertile soil at the mouth of the Nile.
hieroglyphics-Egyptian writing system.
book of the dead.- the most important Egyptian work.
necropolis- city of the dead
Great Pyramid of Cheops-one of the wonders of the world.
Tutankhamen-a teenage pharoah who died at the age of 18.
mummification- the preservation of the bodies of the dead.

Assignment # 19

"Daily Life in Ancient Egypt" brainteaser quiz

Ragan- 9/12 Mental Mummy

Rebecca-12/12 Phenominal Pharoah


"Tomb of the Unknown Mummy"
Ragan-

Rebecca- This was cool.It was kinda creepy when they took off the top of the coffin and showed the mummy. I got the person right. My score was I found 12 artifacts and used 3.9 lanterns.


"Critter Cam Africa"

Ragan-

Rebecca- This game was weird. It was hard to control the car. I didn't find any lions. My score was mission failed. I am so bad at playing games like this. I tried over and over again but I couldn't do it.Sorry.

Assignment # 18

Game:Temple Stores

Ragan- 30

Rebecca-39

Assignment #17

Tell me about his life at home & at school.
Only rich kids went to school between the ages of 5 and 10. School work was written in ink on pieces of broken stone or pottery (ostraca), or on wooden boards that could be cleaned and used again. In class the children repeated and copied words, e.g. letters and sayings, then later classic Egyptian writings. Students were also taught mathematics.The temple was the school.
Had holes in the wall for windows.Most days, all I will have to eat and drink are bread and beer. Sometimes I have vegetables, beans and dates.

Quiz:
Ragan-10/10
Rebecca-9/10

Blog Assignment # 16

a. What is a "stela"? A decorated stone that tells what sort of person is buried in the tomb
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? Statues; Canpoic jars;the coffin.
e. What do the statues represent?represent the god Anubis, in the shape of a dog, the god of the cemetary.
f. Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians. They look like animals.
g. What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them? They preserve the organs of the dead person. Organs like the stomach, intestines, liver, and lungs.
h. What is the coffin made of? bright colors so that the tomb would be bright, and not dark and wood.
i. Ragan-
My name is Ragan Mays , and I am about to type a paragraph,
about what i learned from this game.I learned that, the Egyptians
had a very unique way of life. They stored all of the dead people's organs
in a little jar called,canopic.I also learned that they paint their coffins in bright colors.

Rebecca- I learned that the Egyptians have a writing system called hieroglyphics. It has a bunch of different symbols. They have a lot of god and most of them have the heads of animals and the bodies of humans. I learned about the god Anubis, who is the god of the cemetary. They have canopic jars that they store the dead persons organs in. They painted the coffin in bright colors.

Study Guide Questions

From 3.1-
What was the first empire to rule after Sumer? Babylon.
Who was Hammurabi? King of Babylon;established the first great Babylonian empire.
What is the Babylonian Genesis/Enuma Elish? a book written during the babylonion time that was equivalent to our genesis.
Who were the Hittites? Why are they important? An Indo-European people from Asia Minor(Turkey).they raided babylon around 1600 BC and plundered the great city.
From 4.1 -
What is the highest place in Asia? Lowest? Mt. Everest; Dead Sea
Name the 3 main rivers in Asia. Tigris-Euphrates, Indus and Hwang Ho.
Why is India called a “subcontinent”? Because it is so distinctly separated from the rest of Asia.
Name the 3 major land regions in India. Himalayan Mountain System; Northern Plains; Deccan Plateau.
From 4.5 -
What are the names of the 4 islands that make up the nation of Japan? Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku.
What’s Japan’s famous mountain called? Mt. Fuji.
Who were the earliest inhabitants of Japan? Ainu.
What is Shinto? The Japanese religion of nature worship.

Assignment # 15

a. What is SUMO?
two people who are wearing nothing but a loincloth, face each other in a circular ring, and push, grapple and try to throw each other. the one who forces his opponent to the ground or forces him out of the ring is the winner.
b. How do wrestlers win at SUMO?
When one of the wrestlers is forced out of the ring or touches the ground with any part of his body other than his feet, the referee raises the fan in his hand to declare the winner.
c. When did SUMO start?
In Japan, figurines of sumo wrestlers have been unearthed dating back to between the third and seventh centuries, and the sport is mentioned in the myths and legends of the Kojiki and Nihonshoki(Japanese history books written in the eighth century).
d. What's a day in the life of a SUMO wrestler like?
Wrestlers wake up early in the morning and train hard in the hope of moving up the ranks. (5:00). First they begin their training in a practice ring. They do ritual stamping called shiko, this improves their lower body strength. They also do another excersie called teppo. Then they engage in what is known as moshiai, in which the winner of a practice match continues to take new challengers, and they also practice butsukari-geiko, in which wrestlers take turns throwing their bodies into each other. Then they eat. Then they have free time and many take naps to help them get bigger.



"Step Back in Time"
Rebecca: I got to choose my player that was cool. I didn't know that they used to bathe with rice. Haha I had to transform into a ninja.

"Spot The Mistakes"
Rebecca: Awww there are no more ninjas in Japan today. They can't wear their shoes inside :( . Children write calligraphy in school, I wouldn't want to do that, it would take forever.

"Mix N Match"
Rebecca:This game was fun. I didn't know that cooks sometimes wore high wooden clogs. The Kabuki actors look creepy.

"Japan Puzzle"
Rebecca: Ummm this game didn't work on my computer :(

"Pictures of Japan"
Rebecca: This game wouldn't work either. Sorry.

Blog Assignment #14

World Exploration-
This was fun and interesting. We played on third grade level because highschool level was too hard. We knew most of the answers to the third grade level questions.

Photo Analysis Challenge-
We liked this game. It was fun. Umm it didn't take us that long to play either. We finished before the time ran out. We had one minute and thirty-four seconds left.

Assignment #13 Games

"What's In the Photo":
Ragan- 9/10
Rebecca-7/10
It was ok. We couldn't really see the pictures that great at first.
You had a short amount of time to guess.
"Gesture Game":
Ragan- 2/4
Rebecca-1/4
It was funny. It was really short.
More fun than the other games.


"Hiragana Picture Matching Game":
Ragan- first level
Rebecca- first level
Very very hard. There was no way we could guess the symbols.
We guessed all the symbols for everyone because we didn't know which one it was.

Assignment #12 Chapter 4 section 1

1.TIGRIS - EUPRATES , INDUS , HWANG HO; INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
2. 1/3; 60 PERCENT
3. ARABIAN SEA , BAY OF BENGAL , PAKISTAN, CHINA, NEPAL, BANGLADESH , AND THE INDIAN OCEAN. HIMALAYA MT. SYSTEM , NORTHERN PLAINS , DECCAN PLATEAU
4.THE RELIGION OF HINDUISM, AND THE CASTE SYSTEM; HINDUISM- A RELIGION THAT BELIEVES IN REINCARNATION. CASTE S. - A STRICT DIVISION OF SOCIAL CLASSES .
5. MAURYAS
6.SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA; BURMA , SRI LANKA , THAILAND, TIBET, JAPAN, AND PARTS OF CHINA, KOREA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

7.GUPTAS
8. MOGUL EMPIRE
9.BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY
10.WILLIAM CAREY
11.TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE ; ENCOURAGED INDIAN EDUCATION,; HELPED IMPROVE THEIR AGRICULTURAL METHODS
12.MAHATMA GANDHI AND JAWAHARLAL NEHRU; 1974
13.INDIRA GANDHI AND RAJIV GANDHI
14.PLACE VALUE AND DECIMAL NUMERAL SYSTEM, ARABIC NUMERALS , ALGEBRA,
DAMASCENE STEEL .

IDENTIFY:
MOUNT EVEREST- TOWERS THE HIMALAYAS AND IS 29,028 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
DEAD SEA- IT DESCENDS 1,039 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL.
THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION- INDIAN CIVILIZATION CAM ON THE SCENE IN 200BC.
ARYANS-BARBARIANS WHO INVADED INDIA FROM THE NORTHWEST.
DRAVIDIANS- MANY OF WHOM FLED TO SOUTHERN INDIAN WHERE THEIR DESCENDANTS STILL LIVE; INDIGENIOUS.
ASOKA-ITS GREATEST RULER EXTENDED HIS DOMINION SOUTHWARD UNTIL HE CONTROLLED OVER 2/3 OF THE INDIAN'S SUBCONTINENT.
TAJ MAHAL- BEST OF BUILDINGS AT AGRA WAS BUILT BY MOGUL EMPEROR AS A TOMB FOR HIS FAVORITE WIFE.
PAKISTAN- WHEN INDIA BECAME INDEPENDENT IN 1947, THE MUSLIMS IN THESE TWO TERRITORIES SECEDED FROM INDIA TO BECOME THE STATES OF WEST AND EAST PAKISTAN.
BANGLADESH- EAST PAKISTAN LATER BECAME BANGLADESH.
HINDUSTANI- THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF MODERN PAKISTAN.
SEPOY REBELLION- WHEN NATIVE INDIAN TROOPS REVOLTED AGAINST THE BRITISH.
ADONIRAM JUDSON- AMERICA'S FIRST FOREIGN MISSIONARY; WENT TO INDIA IN 1812.