World History

 Today we will finish making class notes on the sheets around the room and then we will look at a PPT and take some notes on Ancient Egypt. We will look at Pharaohs and Religion of Ancient Egypt this week.

  Today you will have some time to finish the questions at the end of chapter 3 (please turn these questions in) and then we will move on to creating a set of notes from the chapter. This week we will look closely on Egypt.  

 Today you will have some time to finish the questions at the end of chapter 3 (please turn these questions in) and then we will move on to creating a set of notes from the chapter. Next week we will look closely on Egypt.

 Today we are going to do a couple of things - 1) We are going to look at the Epic of Gilgamesh. The oldest piece of literature in history. We will look at a couple of episodes (the flood and Gilgamesh looks for Eternal Life) in this epic poem. 2) We are going to do the review questions on chapter 3 in your textbook. https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib08/GA01000549/Centricity/Domain/8449/The%20Epic%20of%20Gilgamesh%20Full%20Text%20with%20Questions.pdf

 Today we are going to present your projects to the class and then look at Egypt and the Celts in your textbook. We will spend some time on Egypt this week and we will return to Mesopotamia tomorrow with Gilgamesh.

 Today you are going to work on your presentation for Wednesday. Remember choose one of the civilizations we read about on Friday and create a google slides presentation including the following: Note, for next week (probably Wednesday) you will need to choose one civilization and do a presentation on the following: 1) Name of civilization 2) What were they known for 3) Type of Government, Rulers and/or Leaders 4) Inventions/Discoveries 5) Gods - Religion 6) Any stories about them or from them and why were they important  

 Today we are going to read 29-35: First Civilizations. Note, for next week (probably Wednesday) you will need to choose one civilization and do a presentation on the following: 1) Name of civilization 2) What were they known for 3) Type of Government, Rulers and/or Leaders 4) Inventions/Discoveries 5) Gods - Religion 6) Any stories about them or from them and why were they important  

 Today we are going to go over the study questions at the end of the chapter. We will put notes on the wall from chapter 1, work on the assigned Khan Academy videos and quizzes, and look at the following:

 Today we are going to finish reading "The New Stone Age" in your textbook. We will discuss what you need to know - take notes on - in this chapter. We will look at the timeline in your textbook, and do the review questions 25, 27-28. https://youtu.be/CFOskkTm_x0 HW: Khan Academy

  Learning Goal:     Students will be able to discuss the life styles of the earliest humans, and how some of their choices led to the development of cities.   Today we are going to look at a powerpoint about the earliest humans and read chapter 2 of your textbooks.   HW: Start to create a time line of early history. 

 

  WORLD HISTORY Blog: http://2022worldshistory.blogspot.com Instructor: Mr. Kent Fielding Email: kfielding@skagwayschool.org “History,” according to J.M. Roberts, “is the story of mankind, of what it has done, suffered, or enjoyed.  When historians write about a natural process beyond human control, such as the ups and downs of climate, or the spread of disease, they do so only because it helps us to understand why men and women have lived (and died) in some ways rather than others.”  World History will explore the development of human cultures from prehistory – the moment man steps out of the shadows – through the ancient world, the middle ages, down to the 20th century.  We will look at what gave rise to cities, how and why man was able to stop chasing his food source and begin to control and shape his environment; we’ll look the great inventions of specific civilizations and time, and discuss why they happen, how they changed people and how they ...