Hello students,
I just wanted to clarify any doubts as to the official assignments for my World History class. The homework I am sending for the World History class will be labeled appropriately. YOU MUST READ THE HEADINGS!!! Remember that this blog is for all of my students, whether it be from the World History courses, the World Cultures, or the Italian course. The assignment for the interview questions that are to be written for Camille's father, Mr. Kutbi, is for my WORLD CULTURES, SOPHOMORE students. I hope this makes everything clear.
Thank you, and sorry for the misunderstanding.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
World History Students' Assignment for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Hello girls,
As you know, due to the extraordinary circumstances our class is going through and the precautionary measures the school must take, you are to fulfill a set of required assignments in your home and complete them daily. These questions will be counted as a full quiz grade and are compulsory. Today's assignment will be the following:
In your textbooks, Chapter 2, Section 1, pg. 27, there is a question in the margin that you must answer:
"Why was silt so important to the inhabitants of Mesopotamia?"
On pg. 31, another question in the margin:
"How does an empire differ from a city-state?"
Page 32, "Section Assessment", questions number 3 and 4:
"3) What advantages did living in cities offer the people of Ancient Mesopotamia? Do modern cities offer any of the same advantages? Support your answer with references from the text. Think about: characteristics of Sumer's city-states, characteristics of Sumer's economy and society, and the development of organized government."
"4) Do you think that living in a river valley with little rainfall helped or hurt the development of civilization in Mesopotamia? Explain your response."
Section 2, page 34, another question in the margin:
"What was the main difference between the flooding of the Nile and that of the rivers of Mesopotamia?"
This question refers to the documentary you were supposed to have watched for the class on the Ancient EGYPTIAN civilization. Again, here is the URL for the website in which you can find the needed documentary:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/legacy-the-origins-of-civilization/:
According to the documentary "Legacy: Egypt, the Habit of Civilization", what is the mayor difference between the personalities of the Egyptians as a culture and the Iraqis as a culture? How could this have affected their development as a civilization?
Page 35, in the margin:
"Why were Egypt's pharaohs unusually powerful rulers?"
Page 39, in the margin:
"Comparing. How was the status of women similar in Egyptian and Sumerian society?"
As you know, due to the extraordinary circumstances our class is going through and the precautionary measures the school must take, you are to fulfill a set of required assignments in your home and complete them daily. These questions will be counted as a full quiz grade and are compulsory. Today's assignment will be the following:
In your textbooks, Chapter 2, Section 1, pg. 27, there is a question in the margin that you must answer:
"Why was silt so important to the inhabitants of Mesopotamia?"
On pg. 31, another question in the margin:
"How does an empire differ from a city-state?"
Page 32, "Section Assessment", questions number 3 and 4:
"3) What advantages did living in cities offer the people of Ancient Mesopotamia? Do modern cities offer any of the same advantages? Support your answer with references from the text. Think about: characteristics of Sumer's city-states, characteristics of Sumer's economy and society, and the development of organized government."
"4) Do you think that living in a river valley with little rainfall helped or hurt the development of civilization in Mesopotamia? Explain your response."
Section 2, page 34, another question in the margin:
"What was the main difference between the flooding of the Nile and that of the rivers of Mesopotamia?"
This question refers to the documentary you were supposed to have watched for the class on the Ancient EGYPTIAN civilization. Again, here is the URL for the website in which you can find the needed documentary:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/legacy-the-origins-of-civilization/:
According to the documentary "Legacy: Egypt, the Habit of Civilization", what is the mayor difference between the personalities of the Egyptians as a culture and the Iraqis as a culture? How could this have affected their development as a civilization?
Page 35, in the margin:
"Why were Egypt's pharaohs unusually powerful rulers?"
Page 39, in the margin:
"Comparing. How was the status of women similar in Egyptian and Sumerian society?"
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
World Cultures, New Region
Hello all,
As you know, the next region to be studied in class will be the Middle East. I would love to be able to invite Mr. Kutbi to our class so as to enjoy from the experience of learning from a Middle Eastern Native. Normally, we don't necessarily have access to someone that can teach and enlighten us through his or her experiences which may be so drastically different from our own. On the other hand, we may also be surprised to find out that these experiences, although geographically distant to our own cultural realities and contexts may also be more similar to our own ways life than we realize; the Philippines, anyone? Remember, as a part of this experience, you are ALL REQUIRED to prepare at least two (2) interview questions for Mr. Kutbi and you must hand them in by POSTING THEM ON THE BLOG! I will be keeping track of the posts. Thank you, and good luck.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Asian Food Website
Hello World Cultures Students,
I found this website to be quite complete on explaining some of the characteristics of Asian cuisine and there are also some simple but tasty recipes on the site which might interest you.
http://www.asianonlinerecipes.com/
"Legacy: The Origins of Civilizations" Documentary
Hello all,
Here are the documentaries of the first mayor river civilizations we have been studying in class. You may view them in their entirety for free on this site and feel free to do so since they are quite interesting and very informative. They include video of beautiful landscapes of these countries and some of the monuments these civilizations have left us and serve as an excellent visual reference. Enjoy!
http://www.topdocumentaryfilms.com/legacy-the-origins-of-civilization/
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