Wednesday, September 9, 2009

a. What is a "stela"? It tells you what sort of person is in the tomb
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? dog statues
e. What do the statues represent? Anubus, the god of the cemetery
f. Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians. They were often shown with human bodies and animal heads
g. What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them? They held preserven organs from a dead person; Intestines, Liver, Lungs, Stomach
h. What is the coffin made of?
Wood coated with plaster and painted with heiroglyphs, which ask for offering on half of the dead person's spirit.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Review Questions

From 3.1-
What was the first empire to rule after Sumer?
Who was Hammurabi?
What is the Babylonian Genesis/Enuma Elish?
Who were the Hittites? Why are they important?"

Friday, September 4, 2009

Games

Step Back In Time

Tomaranisha Score: 1st Lvl

Angelina Score: 1st Lvl

Sumo

a. What is SUMO? In sumo, two people who are wearing nothing but a mawashi (loincloth), face each other in a dohyo (circular ring) and push, grapple, and try to throw each other. The one who forces his opponent to the ground or pushes him out of the ring is the winner.
b. How do wrestlers win at SUMO?The one who forces his opponent to the ground or pushes him out of the ring is the winner.
c. When did SUMO start?1603-1868
d. What's a day in the life of a SUMO wrestler like?Every sumo wrestler belongs to a stable, which is where they live while they are young. A stable is managed by a stable master, a retired wrestler who was a good wrestler in his prime.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

World Exploration

Tomara:
No Score.

This game was hard in some ways, but easy because of the map that was givin for us to study. The end of the game was the best part.

Angelina:

No Score.

This game was not as easy as it seems, but it was challeging, but it wasn't the best game we played it could of been better.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Japan Games

Whats on the photo?

Tomaranisha Score:6/10

Angelina Score:6/10



Gesture Game

Tomara's Score:4/4

Angelina's Score:4/4



Hiragana Picture Matching Game

Tomaranisha Score:5\5

Angelina Score:5\5

Japanese Celebrations

Tomara Score:5\5

Angelina Score:5\5

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Chapter 4 Section Review

1. Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, Hwang Ho, Mesopotamia, India, China
2. nearly 1/3 of the earths land, over 3 billion people
3. Its bordered by mountains to the north and by the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal to the west, The Himilayan mountain System, Northern plains, Deccan Plateau
4. Hinduism and the caste system, Hinduism is the observance of caste
5. Mauryas
6. Siddhartha Gautama
7. Guptas
8. Mongul Empire
9. The British East india Company
10.William Carey
11.Translation of the Bible ; encouraged Indian education,; helped improve their Agricultural methods
12.Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru; 1974
13.Indara Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
14.Place value and decimal numeral system, Arabic numerals , Algebra,
Damascene steel .