POST 3 - Please find 2 timelines of the Fertile Crescent from Sumeria to Persian Empire. After posting or linking to the 2 timelines - please write a 3-7 sentence entry telling which timeline would make a better addition to your textbook.
POST 9 - Please use prezi.com or power point to answer Q4 on Page 49. Feel free to add pictures from the web to the document. Books are in the room!
POST 10 - Write an entry describing why Cyrus/Darius or Zoroaster was the most influential Persian leader. Explain your choice clearly.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Chapter 2 The Ancient Near East - books on cart in front of room.
POST 2 - Please follow the link to this site. Please take quiz 3,4, and 5. As you take them please make a list of 15 important facts/
POST 3 - Please create/find a useful timeline of the Fertile Crescent from 4000bc - 500bc - please focus on inventions and leadership changes. This maybe done on time toast and linked to this post.
POST 4- Pretend you are a travel agent and write a letter(one paragraph) to the Sumerians identifying another river valley the could have settled in instead of Mesopotamia. The best posts will include a map or picture of the suggested region.
POST 5 - Write back to the travel agent as a Sumerian explaining why the Fertile Crescent was the ideal place to set up city-states.
POST 6 - Please find and link to a full text of Hammurabi's code. In your post name 5 of his laws that you think we should enact today and explain why.
POST 7 - Write your own code in the style of Hammurabi for Northern HS. Must include at least 12 laws.
POST 8 - Use pages 12-44. Design and award the Most Important _______________ (person, empire, invention, idea, etc) of the early Fertile Crescent Empires.
POST 4- Pretend you are a travel agent and write a letter(one paragraph) to the Sumerians identifying another river valley the could have settled in instead of Mesopotamia. The best posts will include a map or picture of the suggested region.
POST 5 - Write back to the travel agent as a Sumerian explaining why the Fertile Crescent was the ideal place to set up city-states.
POST 6 - Please find and link to a full text of Hammurabi's code. In your post name 5 of his laws that you think we should enact today and explain why.
POST 7 - Write your own code in the style of Hammurabi for Northern HS. Must include at least 12 laws.
POST 8 - Use pages 12-44. Design and award the Most Important _______________ (person, empire, invention, idea, etc) of the early Fertile Crescent Empires.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Assignment #1
Please create a separate link list using the "gadget" options for each of the topics listed below the instructions.
Our goal is 5-8 good sources for future use.
Please name each gadget/link list with an obvious/appropriate title.
Our goal is 5-8 good sources for future use.
Please name each gadget/link list with an obvious/appropriate title.
- Nations of the Fertile Crescent (Sumerians, Mesopotamia, Phoenicians)
- Egyptian Civilizations (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom)
- Greek Culture
- Roman Empire
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance and Reformation
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Post 1 - Introduction
Please do a post introducing yourself. Things you can speak to:
- What are you interested in?
- What are your hobbies/extra curricular activities?
- What makes you unique?
- Why did you take this class?
- What about the Ancient Civilizations intrigues you.
- Name 3 things you hope to get out of this class.
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