Friday, December 11, 2009

chapter 1 review

terms:
1) A.D-anno domini
2)evolution-does not believe in God
3)government-institution that has both power and authority
4)sovereign-God has supreme power
5)deluge-after tha flood
6)capital punnishment-death penaltty
7)post diluvian- ppost flood
8)Plain of Shinaar-lower mesopotamia
9)babel- babylon
10)humanism-worship of man
11)nation-large group of people who act as one
12)race-mankind didvided into large groups
13)indo-european-japhetic people language
Identification:
1)incarnation,birth,life,death,resurrection,and ascention
2)1600
3)Ham,Shem,Japheth
4)Nimrod, rebel
5)building the city of Babel
6)summerians, Egyptians
7)Africa, Sumerian, Agean sea

Monday, November 30, 2009

chapter 13 test

celts: descendents of european mainland
juetes anglos saxon: germanic tribes thet arrived from region south of denmark
Alfred the ggreeat: 1st great king off england
HAROLD godwin; MOST POWERFUL king of england
wILLIAM THE CONQUER:marched from london to be crowed king of englaand
joah of arch: saaw visions and burned at stake
hugh capet- ruled to be king
louis VI- ruled when the capetiaans were ready to challenge the nobles [power
LouisIX- phillip II grandson
boniface VII- pope of wheather the king could tqax the clergy without tha pope's consent
prince ferdinandand and isseabelle-married her and uniting the two kingdoms
marco polo-son of an italin merchant
chrisopher columbus-itailen born exploererr

REST

Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles?
Celts
What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War?
1337-1453ad
Which Germanic tribe conquered Spain in the 5th century?
moors
Which name did the Romans give to Spain? hispania

These were Muslims from North Africa who invaded Spain: moors

What does “reconquista” mean?
reconquer
Name 4 nations that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
frace spain england portugal
What is the name of the monument in Southern England that may have been an ancient Celtic worship site?
Which Germanic tribe named England?
Which Anglo-Saxon poet lived in the 7th century? (Hint: There’s a Christian band named after him)
Who was crowned king of France in 987 AD?
Which French king was St. Louis, MO named after?
What was the French Estates-General composed of? (List them out)
Which peninsula is Spain located on?
Name 3 Germanic tribes.
Which countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War? Who won?

Friday, November 20, 2009

joah of arc

i am not afraid…I was born to do this.”

Monday, November 9, 2009

chapter 12 study guide

1)feudalism- system of government arose in medieval Europe
2)fief-a piece of land held by tha king
3)lord-man who permits otherr men
4)vassal- a permiteed man
5)knight- heavily armered warriorr
6)chivalry- code of conduct for nobility and knights
7)heraldry- code of arms
8)castle- heavily foritified dweelings
9)joust- a battle on horses
10)tournament- a group of knights in a mock battle
11)manor-estates that belonged to nobles
12)serf- farmers that worked in manners
13)Truce of God-the church forbad fighting from friday th=rough sunday
Peace of God-preists denied the sacraments
burg-a city of that burghers lived in
middle class- common people
trade fair- merchants came from all over to buy and sell things
guild-consist of merchants
black death-over 25million ppl died
Chaucer-
trivium-cosist of gramer rhetoric ang logic
quadrivium-composed of arethmatic music grammer and astromer
scholasticism- greek philosophy with roman
Brethren of the Common Life-
humanism-worshiped humans
patron-ppl who used there own money to support the arts
Sistine Chapel- most famous painting on tha ceiling of the sistine chapel in rome
Medicis- medic family.
Thomas Aquinas-1 of tha greatest scolastics, dumb ox spoke slowly
William of Ockham-english man one of the greaatist scolastics
John Wycliffe- most outstandind scholar at oxfofd
John Huss- son of a serf.
Gerhard Groote
Dante
Petrarch
Bocaccio
Michelangelo
Flanders
Machiavelli
Giotto
DaVinci
Prague

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

games

africa map game=141 seconds
madagascar= no score
42 clues

Monday, September 21, 2009

chapter 6 reveiw

1)2/5, sahara,kalahari,saharah
2)atlas mountains,mt. kilimanjaro
3)lake victoria,nile
4)the great rift
Dark continet-Africa
Savanah-vast tracks of land characterized by wet & dry land
Lake Tanganyika-worlds longest longest and second deepest freshwater lake

Thursday, September 17, 2009

chapter 5 study guide

Sahara-worlds largest desert
Nile-worlds longest river
Egypt-N.E corner of africa,most magnificient empire
Mizram-name of hams sons
Land of Ham-egypt
Nomes-group of states
Pharaos-strong rulers
Menes-uited two states, 1st pharao of egypt
the gift of the nile-egypt
heiroglyphics-there writting style
boo of the dead-book of prayers and incantations placed in tombs
memphis-12 milses south of caairo
thebes-450 miles south of cairo
necropolis-city of the dead
pyrimid-represented the egyptian government and society
great pyrimid of cheops-khufu,wounder of the world
king tut-teen pharoah that died at 18
mummification-presevation of dead bodies
30 dynasties-dynasties from Menes till Alexander the great
old kingdom-greatest accomplishments of art and architecture
pyrimids of giza-three largest pyrimids
great sphinx-head of a man and body of a lion
middle kingdom-kng mentuhotep paved the way
pavedd way for middle kingdom
hyksos-rulers of forighn countries-shreperd kings, ruler of forighn countries
ahmose I-heban prince who founded the new kingdom

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

pictures

1)working ships in good water
2)egyptian market
3)camal
4)large city
5)women filing jugs of water
6)their flag


1)kiinda
2)yes
3)kinda
4)yes
5)yes

facts and photo

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.
they only get an inch a year. without it egypt would be a desert
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?
upper and lower egypt
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.

d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants?
cheetahs, hyenas,crocadiles
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?
large animals
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?
3,000bc
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite?
3100bc
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt?
31bc 640ad
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence?
brittish, wanted to control suez canal
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?
muslim
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?
they dont have alot of resources
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture?
cause theyyy help on farms
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, all of the historical things in the city
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/aribic
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)
guinay

Thursday, September 10, 2009

games

score= 38
feed da family=10/10

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

a. What is a "stela"?
Decorated stone
b. What type of writing did Ancient Egyptians use?
hieroglyphs
c. Once you decipher the hieroglyphs, what does it spell?
priest
d. Once you descend into the tomb, what do you find?
canopic jars, coffin
e. What do the statues represent?
guard the coffin
f. Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians.

g. What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them?
liver,stomach,intestinse,lungs
h. What is the coffin made of?
plaster,wood,hieroglyphs

Friday, September 4, 2009

sumouuestions

a. What is SUMO?
2 people fighting in mawashi
b. How do wrestlers win at SUMO?
by knocing the other one out of the ring
c. When did SUMO start?
3rd and 7th century
d. What's a day in the life of a SUMO wrestler like?

Thursday, September 3, 2009

world experation

no score.
The game was very fun. you can learn about the countries.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

games

wats in the photo=6/10
gesture game 0/4
japan puzzle= no score
higarian pic game= stoped at level 2

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

chapter 4 sec. reveiw

1)tigris&euphrates,indus, hwang ho
2)nearly 1/3 of earths land, over 3 billion
3)himalayan moutain system, northern plains and deccan plateau
4)hinduism and the caste system
5)maurys
6)siddhartha gautama
7)Guptas
8)mougal empire
9)British East India Company
10)William Carey
11)westernization and christianity
12)Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948,Jawaharlal Nehru 1889-1964
13)Indira and Rajiv Gandhi
14)they made the number zero, algebra, and arabic numbers

Monday, August 31, 2009

Games

Asia Map Match Game-261

Friday, August 28, 2009

Taj Mahal

Where is the Taj Mahal?
India
When was it built?
1630
Who built it?
Emperor Shah Jahan
Why was it built?
he built it for favorite wife
What materials is it constructed from?
bearing masonry, inlaid marble

Saturday, August 22, 2009

History 101

a temple-tower, the principal form of religious edifice in ancient Mesopotamia. Ziggurats were built from the 4th millennium bc to 600 bc. Constructed of mud brick and often faced with glazed brick, they rose in stepped stages to a small temple or sanctuary at the peak. The most famous of the ziggurats was the temple-tower of Etemenanki (popularly associated with the Tower of Babel) at the temple of Marduk in Babylon, rebuilt by King Nabopolassar (r. 626–605 bc) and his son Nebuchadnezzar II

Friday, August 21, 2009

geo spy

states and province's: 44/50

Thursday, August 20, 2009

this day in history

August 21,1959: Hawaii became the 50th state
July 10th:The battle of Britian begain

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

picture comments

Jarret

1.)they put bleachers around the river and made it a pool

2.)they had a lot of bee's

3.)huge building made with a lot of stone

4.)reaaly weired

5.)an iraq strip mall

Kelton

1.)A Body of water where the people of Iraq Swim to stay cool (Its Hot In Iraq)

2.)A Man and A Woman Collect Honey for A Bee Post.

3.)Zigguratt made from bricks

4.)A lady with a rotten finger..??

5.) She Stores and Food Marts Of Iraq

Monday, August 17, 2009

Iraq Facts

a. Fact 1 - Iraq is dominated by which 2 rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
b. Fact 2 - Rocky deserts cover about what percent of the land?
40%
c. Fact 3 - Are their protected natural areas in Iraq?
No
d. Fact 4 - What species are at risk in Iraq?
Cheetahs, wildgoats,and dugongs.
e. Fact 5 - Describe "carp" fish.
they can grow up to 300 pounds and sharsks swim from the Persian Gulf

f. Fact 6 - What's gone on in Iraq during the past 15 years?
2 Major wars, international sanctions, revolts, and terrorism.
g. Fact 7 - What is Iraq's nickname?
craddle of civilization
h. Fact 8 - Who established the first known system of laws?
Hammurabi
i. Fact 9 - When did Babylonian rule end?
539B.C.
j. Fact 10 - When did Iraq become an independent country?
1932
k. Fact 11 - What happened to Saddam Hussein?
capture, tried for crimes against humanity, and executed
l. Fact 12 - True or False: Iraq is one of the most culturally diverse nations.
True
m. Fact 13 - Today, how many Iraqis can read/write?
40%
n. Fact 14 - When were Iraq's first democratic elections held?
January 2005
o. Fact 15 - What does Iraq have the "world's second largest supply of"?
Oil
p. Fact 16 - What's the official name of Iraq? What is the capital city? How many people live there?
Official name:Republic of iraq/Capital city:Baghdad/Population:26,783,383
q. Fact 17 - What is Iraq's money called?
New Iraq dinar

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ SCORES

Jarret:
7 correct.
70 percent
Kelton:
7 correct
70 percent

test 123

test 123