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Welcome to World Studies! (If you need a copy of the class syllabus, please scroll down to the bottom of page to download a copy)
4/8: Homework for Monday, April 12 - Chapter 9/Section 1 Hunters and Farmers In the Americas. Read the assignment and answer questions.

3/10/2010: The following are powerpoint presentations for chapters 13, 14 and 17 (Medieval Europe, Renaissance and Protestant Reformation)
 * [[file:Church Reform.ppt]]

2/18/10: CASTLE PROJECT - DUE on March 1, 2010** Here are the instructions for building a castle. I've posted some website that have instructions on how to build. Please follow these instructions. Medieval Castles Build a Medieval Castle BuildModelCastles.com Storm the Castle OR just google castle project or build a castle and you'll get some web sites that will show you how to build a castle. Projects can have up to three people. There will be a rubric and an evaluation sheet for team partners.

2/17-18/2010: Power Point Presentations

2/9: EXTRA CREDIT - A MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: Download this document and answer the questions. Bring in to school for a grade.

You can go to the website if you are having a hard time analyzing the cartoon in the document. [|A Medieval Myster]

ILLUMINATED LETTERS Illuminated letters are letters that are decorated. During the middle ages, monks would copy books by hand since the printing press hadn't been invented yet. Back then, books were very valuable as they were hand-copied. These monks would illustrate the first letter of the first word on a page or at the start of a paragraph. They are beautiful! Some of the best examples of illuminated letters are in the 'Book of Kell' which you can view online as well as find in any decent bookstore. Libraries almost always have a copy, too! Illuminated letters may have vines drawn around the letter's parts or a letter may be made to look like something else. Some of these letters had miniature pictures of angels, peasants working in the fields, angels, gargoyles - all sorts of things! They are often gilded with gold ink.



[|Illuminated Letters Site]

2/3: Here are the website that you can use to help you for the Middle Ages unit. You can use these site to help you with your research on extra credit, webquests, and other projects. [|Life in the Middle Ages] [|Life during the Middle Ages] [|Feudal Life] [|A Guide to the Middle Ages] [|The Middle Ages] [|Daily Life in the Middle Ages] [|Castle Design] [|Ghosts in the Castle] [|Build a Medieval Castle] [|Siege in the Middle Ages: Interactive] [|Life of a Knight] [|Joust: Interactive] [|Create a Coat of Arms] [|Medieval VS. Modern Life] [|You Know What They Say: Medieval Phrases] [|Medieval Game] [|Castle Florr Plan] [|Medieval Castles] [|How to Draw a Castle Floor Plan]

1/11: Finish your worksheet on Judaism. Take notes on the following power point and turn them in for extra credit.

1**2/17: Winter Break Assignment** - Download "Did Rome Fall" project and create a document explaining the Fall of Rome and making a comparison to the United States. Write a five paragraph persuasive essay explaining the fall of Rome.


 * 12/16: In Class:** Read Chapter 6/Section 5 and answer #1-6 (167) AND The Fall of the Roman Empire (163). Please turn work into Ms. Hey-Lewis


 * 12/15: Extra Credit:** Create a graphic/visual poster representing life in Imperial Rome (150-152)

12/8 - Homework
Please read from your text: Chapter 6/Section 1 Review #1,3,4 __AND__ Chapter 6/Section 2 Review #1, 2, 3. DUE Tomorrow! AND Download Map that displays Roman expansion. Make a list of all current day countries that make up the Roman Empire. Due on Friday 12/11.

12/1/2009 Extra Credit is Available on the Discussion Board
===**11/11/2009 - ANCIENT GREEK RESOURCES** The following sites will be handy in researching mythology, greek wars and other topics related to the Ancient Greeks. [|Peloponnesian Wars Interactive] [|Ancient Greece Information] [|Greek Mythology] [|The Battle of Thermopylae] [|Summary of Persian War] **11/10/2009 - Extra Credit: Ancient Greece** Log onto the following web site and play the games and take the quiz. Afterwards go to the discussion board and write a short review of each section on the web. Print out your quiz results with your name. Interactive Ancient Greece=== FYI: Neolithic Period Timeline

Essay - Construct a 5 paragraph essay that addresses the following questions: Do you agree or disagree with Jared Diamond's theory about geography being the main determining factor in which countries became rich and powerful through the developoment of technology and conquest and which countries remain impoverished and underdeveloped in relation to the rest of the world. Explain your reasons why using specific reasons, facts, and examples. Remember: Construct your essay using five paragraphs: introduction, supporting arguments, and conclusion. Follow my formatting guidelines.
 * 10/23/2009 - Homework**

Blog: Name five major ideas/concepts that you ascertained from the film in class today? What did you think of the overall documentary?
 * 10/22/2009 - Homework**

· Homework: Go to following website and c lick on each of the featured sections of the map and read the information related to that section. Then using the map address the following questions: o Looking at the map, why do you think areas like North America, Europe, and Asia have some much technological development and wealth while huge continents like Africa have high rates of poverty and disease and remain relatively undeveloped? o How has a relatively isolated continent like Oceania managed to advance technologically and build the relatively wealthy nation of Australia and have other areas, such as Papua New Guinea, where technological advances are few and wealth are much less? o After studying the map and reading the information about each key area, what theories do you have about why most of the wealth in the world is found in areas north of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N. latitude) []
 * 10/21/2009 - Homework**

9/28/2009 - Homework Read the following articles and write a response [] []

9/15/2009 Resource: [|Government Types] Link to different types of governments by country.

9/14/2009 Download these two articles and bring to class to discuss and write about: [] []

World Studies Geography download
 * Thursday, September 10, 2009**

World Studies Syllabus - An overview of the class, policies, procedures, materials and a week by week map of the curriculum