Thursday August 15, 2013

Do you have…? Required daily

materials Signature form from

the course expectations

Should not be in class: Bags Food Drinks, other than water

• Book in your locker? GO GET IT, NOW!

• Have something you shouldn’t? BRING IT BACK TO LOCKER NOW!

• If you did not receive books in Home Room, you will be going to the bookstore

• If you are new today, you will check the library first then go to the bookstore for your books

Friday August 16, 2013Do you have…?

Required daily materials

Signature form from the course expectations

Should not be in class: Bags Food Drinks, other than water

• Book in your locker? GO GET IT, NOW!

• Have something you shouldn’t? BRING IT BACK TO LOCKER NOW!

1.Turn in any signed parent forms you have today

2.Open your notebook (if no notebook, use loose paper for now – must have notebook for Monday!)

3.Open text book to page 9

4.Get ready for learnin’!

Timelines

• B.C.: “before Christ”; time below “zero”; similar to negative numbers on a number line, they count down to zero, also written as B.C.E.

• A.D.: anno Domini (“Year of Our Lord” in Latin), time after “zero” (the mark of the birth of Jesus Christ), also written as C.E.

• c. Or ca.: circa Latin for “around” or “about”; when we don’t know the exact year of an event; approximate

• TIME LINE: the actual line representing a span of time, includes the “number markers” (intervals)

• INTERVAL: the “number markers” on the time line itself; must be equal distance/time apart across the whole line

• EVENT: the action added to the time line, always listed with the date and action

Monday August 19, 2013

1.Turn in any signed parent forms you have today

2.Continue World Map from Friday

a. Open text book to the Atlas or page 18

b. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS! (when to use marker vs. colored pencil…)

c. purple is always an acceptable substitute for blue (for water)

d. I will walk around to help with #8

e. Turn in when finished

3.Keep book open – turn to chapter 1, section 1

a. Have a pen/pencil and your highlighter ready

You are expected to be “in the swing of things” as of today. Tardies count. Behavior log is in effect. We can do it!First day? I will try to see you in class, otherwise see me at predismissal.Absent Friday? Check back folder for work – read the posted procedure for Absent Work.

1.1 BuzzWords• archeologist• artifact• Stone Age• carbon-14• Louis & Mary Leakey• Olduvai Gorge• hominids• Austroalopithecus• homo Habillis• culture • homo Erectus• homo Sapiens• Neanderthals• Cro-Magnons• Lascaux Cave

Reading “How-To”1. read, don’t skim2. ask if you don’t know a word or if a

concept is confusing to you3. “chunk” your reading:

a. read to the end of a “blue headline” section

b. stop & think about what was readc. fill in blanks/answer questions

4. look at maps, charts, graphs, pictures, and anything else in the section

5. highlight buzzwords as you read, not after

a. if the word repeats, highlight each timeb. highlight short phrases as one item

6. write neatly – PRINT7. capitalize appropriately (do as the book

does)

Tuesday August 19, 2013

1.Turn in any signed parent forms, 1.1 FIB readings, or anything else that needs to be turned in

2.With PENCIL, fill our top LEFT of scantron

a. Name: full first & last name

b. Course: WORLD HISTORY – MCVEY

c. Date: 8-20-2013

d. Period: 2

3.Fill in your ID in the top RIGHT

1. Put number in first 6 boxes – leave the rest BLANK!

2. Fill in the correct bubbles underneath – leave the empty ones blank!

4.Clear desk & be ready for the PRETEST

5.Don’t freak out

All required materials needed today.

MUST HAVE PENCIL (OR PURCHASE ONE FOR 25₵)

Wednesday August 21, 20131.Turn in any signed parent forms, absent work, missing work, or homework

you have today – just put it all in the class bin

2.The seating chart is “official” as of today – any new students will just have to take the only open seat (if any)

a. Don’t get too settled because you may be moving

b. Remind me if you need to sit in the front & I moved you

3.Open notebook to the next fresh, clean page

a. TITLE AT TOP: 1.1 Reading Check

b. use your brain or your outline to answer the following

c. Write BOTH the question & answer – either as Q&A or as a single statement

IT’S HOT. WE MAY BE RELOCATING.

1. Which scientist studies clue left behind by ancient people: . . archeologist or anthropologist?

2. Name one of the most common artifacts found by archeologists:3. Name the location where the Leakey’s discovered the remains of

an early hominid:4. Which hominid was the fist tool making human?5. Name the early humans famous for their art:

Lascaux Cave Paintings

Pre-Historic Man

1.2 Development of Agricultureend of Last Ice

Age

large game animals die out

meat spoils quickly in warm

weather

food becomes scarce

people rely more on plants foods for survival people begin to

domesticate animaldevelopment of

agriculture

small farming settlements grow to villages

villages practice “division of labor”new

technologies

life is easier

productivity rises

people have more “stuff” private

property

Thursday August 22, 20131.Turn in any signed parent forms, 1.1 FIB

readings, 1.2 FIB readings, or anything else that needs to be turned in

2.EITHER on a new page OR underneath the 1.2 reading check, answer these questions:

(title) 1.2 Settled Societies1. What did people use to irrigate fields?2. Çatalhüyük was located in:3. What is a “mace-head”?4. Which city is one of the oldest continually

inhabited settlements in the world? 5. List 3 benefits to settled life over a nomadic

life.

1.3 Characteristics of a Civilization

CIVILIZATION

“Characteristics” are the different qualities or traits needed in order to qualify for the topic of “civilization.” For the most part, all civilizations will meet all the requirements. Only a few civilizations in history are called so but are missing some characteristics.

Religion

Job Specialization

Writing & Record Keeping

GovernmentCities

Social Classes

Advanced Technology

Thursday: Aug 23, 2012PARENT FORMS DUE TOMORROW!

Pretest tomorrow! Bring pencil!1. Open book to pages 16-172. Take out notebook3. Title: Characteristics of Civilization4. Using pages 16-17 (A. What is a

Civilization?), list (no need to describe) 4 characteristics a society must have to be called a “civilization” (there are more than 4)

Chapter 1: Review History1. Use what YOU know first (beginning to end)2. (back to beginning) use what your NOTES

know next3. If you still have empties, use the book and/or

askIn World History the Review Histories go in order

that the information appears in the chapter

Part C optionsA. Explain how historians identify a civilization.

• Explain: the action you will take – give specific examples• identify a civilization: subject of your answer – relate your

examples back to this topic• how: additional directions – how are your examples

connected to the subjectB. Describe one of the early river valley civilizations that

developed in Africa or Asia.• Describe: the action you will take – give many details• river valley civilization: subject of your answer – relate your

details back to this topic • one: additional directions: pick ONE from the options

implied (in this case, from the 4 civilizations described at the end of the chapter)

Chapter 1 Quiz Concerns• please be sure to put the quiz together correctly:

– name on FRONT (side with #1)– staple with all pages facing up, extra pages in the back, top left hand corner

• NEVER leave a blank when options are given• ALWAYS attempt “Part C” – minimum 15% of the quiz grade – 27% of chapter 1 quiz grade• ALWAYS rewrite the “Part C” question at the top of the page so that you know what you are really answering• reread what you write – complete sentences that make sense, did you used BuzzWords?• grades under 50% will require parent signature before grade goes in grade book STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

Part C; Example AA. Explain how historians identify a civilization. Civilizations are complex societies. Historians identify

civilizations and separate them from simple societies by using very specific qualifications. Civilizations must have cities and government to keep order and provide services for the people. They must also have specialized jobs that help to develop advanced technologies. Religion is present to explain life events and social structure is used to create purpose for people. Lastly, a civilization must have a writing system to keep records from grain harvests to taxes. Historians know a group of people met these qualifications by the artifacts left behind.

Part C; Example BB. Describe one of the early river valley civilizations that

developed in Africa or Asia. One early river valley civilization to develop in Africa or

Asia was the Nile Valley Civilization, otherwise known as Egypt. Egypt was located in north east Africa along the Nile river. Egypt had a pictograph writing system called hieroglyphics. Their government was run by a family of rulers called dynasties. The people practiced irrigation to help control the annual flooding of the Nile and help their agriculture. Historians know about Nile valley civilization by the artifacts left behind.

The development of agriculture is described on pages 17-18 of your text book. Some scholars believe that farming was invented by

women. Explain the reasons scholars might have for thinking that.

Good Answer: Some scholars believe that farming was invented by women because traditionally women are nurtures. Women have children and then take care of them. This nurturing is useful for farming because plants need to be taken care of in order to grow well and produce food. Also, women had to take care of the home and children. It was more practical to plant grains near the home than to walk long distances to find food.

Bad Answers: • They think that cuz women like to plant stuff.• Because men hunt and like to kill things.• Men do hard work and farming isn’t hard.

Review…• Explain the culture of most Native

Americans.• What effect do you think the reconquista

had on Spanish exploration of the Americas?

• Describe slavery in West African society before the Europeans.

• How did the Columbian Exchange effect the Native Americans?