Worl History Exam 1 Review

Here is the review for the World History test this Monday, Aug. 30th:

- Study all terms and names from chapter 1 except for the 5 words in Sec. 3 I mentioned in class.

- What is considered the "prehistoric" period? When does it occur?

- How people lived before and after the development of agriculture.

- What changes were brought about by the development of agriculture.

- What factor is believed to have made the development of agriculture possible?

- What was a common farming technique used during the Neolithic period? How did it work?

- Why prehistoric peoples domesticated animals.

- Who discovered fire? What uses did prehistoric peoples have for fire?

- Main characteristics of Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Cro-Magnons

- Prehistoric priorities

- Characteristics of cities/civilizations

- Uses for prehistoric paintings and art

Good luck to all! If you have questions, feel free to write me.

"Cave Paintings" Assignment

Hi everyone,

I'm including a few images of prehistoric paintings found inside caverns all around the world. Your job is to analyze what you think is happening in each picture and what you believe the images to represent. Good Luck!

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b)


c)

"Caveman" Assignment

Hi World History students,

Here is the homework assignment for Monday, the 23rd. As promised, it is very short and easy. Here are the instructions:

- Watch the included video and answer the following question:

According to what you can see of his physical characteristics, is the "caveman" in the Geico commercial a Neanderthal or a Cro-Magnon?

*Remember that to now this you must know the physical differences between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. If you did not bring your book home with you, you can always look up this information on the internet.

Esercizio di Coniugazione per Consegnare

Studentesse d'italiano,

Coniugate le seguenti parole in tutte le persone verbali al presente indicativo:

-accettare
-cancellare
-capire
-muovere
-spegnere
-dormire
-chiamare
-aprire
-tornare
-conoscere

*Ragazze, ricordate che dovete scrivere questo lavoro manualmente, NON AL COMPUTER.

A domani, ciao!
Signorina Dimas

"Citizens of the World" Assignment

Hello to all my World History students,

Herein you will find all the posts related to the "Citizens of the World" Project that we will be working on individually (at home) and as a group (in the classroom).

1) "Passport of the World"
- Remember this must include the above words
- You must design a shield or a drawing of your choice for the cover (in some cases
for the inside pages as well) and you must be able to explain WHY you chose the
symbols you did.
- You must choose the colors of your passport and be able to explain WHY you chose those colors and what they may stand for.
- You must choose the shape and size of your passport.

Later in class we will take a look at all the ideas you have come up with and vote on a final design for the whole classroom. Remember that if you do not consider yourself to be extremely talented at drawing, you have the option of verbally describing all the above mentioned criteria in your notebooks. This may be done in list form or written in a complete paragraph.

2) In class I mentioned writing out a Constitution for our "ideal" world, however, I have reconsidered this part of the project since an entire Constitution is too long and complex of a legal document to write in class, therefore, it would be a better idea to write something more similar to a Bill of Rights. Remember, in one paragraph state some rights you believe all human beings should be guaranteed everywhere in the world.
I am including links to the U.S. Bill of Rights and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) so that you may use as models. THIS IS A REQUISITE!!! In order to make sure of this, you are to include at least three (3) of the rights listed in any of these to documents in your own paragraph. You may choose the three that you believe to be most important, the three that you find most interesting, the three you believe to need to be better enforced, etc. Be prepared to defend your selections in class.
We will transcribe this "Bill of Rights" in class.

* That is all for now. Check back with the blog periodically in case there is anything to add. If you have any questions, remember that you may write me at:

cdimas.asj@gmail.com

U.S. Bill of Rights:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

"What's Going On?" Assignment

To my World History and World Cultures students,

Here are the instructions and questions for the assignment based on the music video "What's Going On?". The video is posted further down on the blog in the "Welcome Back" message, along with the lyrics, which should help you out even more.

Here are the questions:

1) What do you think the blindfolds symbolize?

2) What do you think the words on the blindfolds mean?

3) Look up one (1) news article from any country in EVERY CONTINENT of the world and bring them to class along with your answers to the questions above. You should have a total of six (6) or seven (7) articles. I recommend you use sites such as

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
and
http://edition.cnn.com/

The article may be in English or Spanish. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at cdimas.asj@gmail.com.

Éxito a todas,
Srta. Dimas