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Weekly Agenda - March 9th-13th

Standard 6.56  Analyze the influence of Augustus Caesar, including the establishment of the Roman Empire and its political, geographic, and economic expansion during the Pax Romana.

Standard 6.57  Analyze how innovations in engineering and architecture contributed to Roman expansion, including the role of:

  • Aqueducts
  • Arches
  • Bridges
  • The Colosseum
  • Domes
  • Roads
  • Sanitation

 

6.58  Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Rome, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of the deities and their importance in everyday life.

Monday- Augustus

“Pax Romana” 

Review pages 324-326 (old txtb)

Augustus article

Pax Romana BrainPop

Read pages 339-345, Chapter 9, Lesson 4 “Rome Builds an Empire” (new txtb)

HW- Finish reading Chapter 9, Lesson 4

Tuesday- Gladiators and the Colosseum

Read about Rome and Slavery, pages 357 & 358, Chap. 10, Lesson 1 “The Roman Way of Life”

Gladiators & the Colosseum article

Roman Arena and Entertainment Ducksters

Gladiator  & Colosseum videos

HW- Study Rome Vocabulary/Map

Wednesday- Roman Engineering and Architecture

Make a Pic collage describing:  aqueducts, arches, bridges, the Colosseum, domes, roads, and sanitation.

--Use old textbook pgs. 326-331, Ducksters, & articles

HW- Study Vocabulary/maps Rome

Thursday- Roman Mythology

Read pg. 358- new txtb (Chapter 10, Lesson 1 “Religion and Philosophy”)

Roman Gods Doodle Notes

Friday- Roman City 

HW None

Have a great Spring Break!

Weekly Agenda March 2nd-6th

Standard 6.53  Describe the government of the Roman Republic, including:

  • Branches of  government
  • Checks and balances
  • Civic Participation
  • Representative democracy
  • The rule of law and the Twelve Tables

Standard 6.55  Describe the characteristics of Julius Caesar’s rule, including:

  • Leadership in the military
  • Popularity amongst plebeians
  • Role as dictator for life
  • Assassinations

 

Monday- Roman Republic Government

Roman Republic Ducksters (CWgrade) 

Roman Republic Doodle Notes

HW- Chapter 9 Vocabulary/Map Quiz Tuesday 

Tuesday- Chapter 9 Vocabulary/Map Quiz Today

HW- Study Vocabulary - Chapter 10 & 11

Wednesday- Julius Caesar

Club Picture Day

“The Life and Times of Julius Caesar” 

Rise of the Roman Empire BrainPop

Julius Caesar Article

Hail Caesar Play

Review 322-324 (old textbook)

HW- Study Vocabulary/Quizlet Chapter 9, 10 & 11

Thursday- Case 21

HW None

Decline of the Roman Republic

Read Chapter 9, Lesson 3 “The End of the Republic,” pages 330-338 (new textbook)

Complete Lesson 3 reading guide

Decline of the Roman Republic Doodle Notes

HW- Study Quizlet

Friday- Marc Antony & Cleopatra

“Journals Through History: Ancient Rome: Building an Empire” 

Review page 324 (old) “The End of the Republic

Cleopatra BrainPop

HW None

Weekly Agenda - February 24th-28th

Standard 6.51  Explain and locate the geographical features of ancient Rome, including:

  • Constantinople
  • Italian Alps
  • Italian Peninsula
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Rome
  • Tiber River

 

Standard 6.52  Analyze how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to its political and economic growth in the Mediterranean region and beyond.

 

Standard 6.53  Describe the government of the Roman Republic, including:

  • Branches of  government
  • Checks and balances
  • Civic Participation
  • Representative democracy
  • The rule of law and the Twelve Tables

Standard 6.54  Describe the class system of ancient Rome, including the role of patricians, plebeians, and slaves in Roman society.

Monday- Rome Geography & Founding Rome Myth

Roman Map

“Founding Myth” 

“The Tale of Romulus and Remus” 

Review pages 294-297 (old textbook)

Romulus and Remus 

HW- Quizlet due Wednesday

 

Tuesday- Geography & Founding Rome

Romulus and Remus play

Chapter 9, Lesson 1 Reading Guide or Roman Geography Doodle Notes

Read pages 298-299 (old textbook)

HW- Finish Quizlet

 

Wednesday- Rome Republic

Check Quizlet

Rome Geography Kahoots

“Journals Through History: Ancient Rome The Eternal City” 

Rome Republic BrainPop

Early History of Rome Ducksters

HW- None

 

Thursday- Rome Republic

Read Chapter 9, Lesson 2 “Rome as a Republic” (pages 321-329-new textbook

Complete Lesson 2 Reading Guide

HW- Study Quizlet for 10min

 

Friday- Plebeians vs. Patricians

Review page 299 (old textbook)

Plebeians Fight Back play

Roman Society Doodle Notes

iPad “pic collage” for chart on page 299

HW- None

 

Weekly Agenda - Feb. 17th-21st

Standard 6.50  Explain the unification of the Greek city-states by Macedonia, and analyze the impact of Alexander the Great and the diffusion of Hellenistic culture.

Standard 6.51  Explain and locate the geographical features of ancient Rome, including:

  • Constantinople
  • Italian Alps
  • Italian Peninsula
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Rome
  • Tiber River

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Alexander the Great

History: Alexander the Great 

Alexander’s Empire mapping

Read pages 272-276 (old textbook)

HW- Study for quiz (Thurs.) Review Study Guide & Maps

Wednesday- Hellenistic Culture

Macedonia 

Spread of Helenistic Culture PPT

Vocabulary Quizziz

Egypt & Greek Culture in Alexandria 

HW- Study for quiz (Thurs.) Review Study Guide & Maps

Thursday- Greece Quiz Today

Mr. Nicky Video

Greece Quizziz

Greece vocabulary & mapping quiz

HW- Study for Greece test

Friday- Test & Rome Geography

Ancient Greece Test

Read pages 314-320 (new- Chap. 9, Lesson 1 “The Founding of Rome”)

Start Quizlet- Due Wednesday, Feb. 26th

HW- Work on Quizlet

Weekly Agenda Feb. 10th-14th

Standard 6.46  Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Greeks, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of the deities, their importance in everyday life, and the emergence of the Olympic Games to honor Zeus.

Standard 6.47  Explain the historical significance of ancient Greek literature, including how the Illiad and the Odyssey provide insight into the life of ancient Greeks.

Standard 6.48  Examine the influence of ancient Greek philosophers (e.g., Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates) and their impact on education and society in Greece.

Monday- Homer

Read page 246 (old textbook)

Homer BrainPop

Who Really Started the Trojan War? play

Read 1-2 informational text (Homer, Odysseus, Trojan War)

Read page 247 (old textbook)

HW- Read Chapter 6, Lesson 1 “Greek Culture” (new textbook)

Tuesday- Greek Philosophers

Read pages 280 & 282 (old textbook)

“Socrates” play

“Greek Philosophers” Ducksters 

Greek Thinkers 

Read Chapter 6, Lesson 2 “The Greek Mind” (new textbook)

HW Study Vocabulary/Maps

Watch “Greek Gods” BrainPop

Wednesday- Greek Mythology & Olympic Games

Read pages 242-245 (old textbook)

“Greek Gods” BrainPop (quiz grade)

Read “The Great Games”

“Olympics” BrainPop

HW- None

Thursday- Architecture

Read pages 277-279 (old textbook)

* Parthenon & Acropolis informational text

* Parthenon video

* Greek Architecture Ducksters

* Read Chapter 6, Lesson 3 (new textbook pages 220-226)

HW Review Vocabulary/Maps

Friday- Alexander the Great

½ Day

Show “Macedonia” video

Read “Alexander the Great” worksheet

Alexander the Great Ducksters

HW- Review Study Guide

Greece quiz- Thursday, Feb. 20

Greece Test - Friday, Feb. 21st

 

Weekly Agenda - February 3rd-7th

 

Standard 6.43  Explain the characteristics of the major Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, including:

  • Advantages of each geographic location
  • Approaches to education
  • Practice of slavery
  • Status of women
  • Styles of government

Standard 6.44 Analyze the causes and consequences of the Persian Wars, including the role of Athens and its cooperation with Sparta to defend the Greek city-states.

Standard 6.45 Analyze the causes and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars, including how the growing political conflict between Athens and Sparta led to war and left the city-states open to conquest by the Macedonians.

Standard 6.46  Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Greeks, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of the deities, their importance in everyday life, and the emergence of the Olympic Games to honor Zeus.

Monday- 

Athens BrainPop (Quiz Grade) (rescheduled from Friday, January 31st)

Review the basic characteristics of each city-state (old textbook page 258 Venn Diagram)

Athens/Sparta PowerPoint—take notes on similarities and differences

Persian War Mapping

Read Chapter 5, Lesson 3 “Greece and Persia” Reading Guide 

HW- Study Greece Quizlet Vocabulary Words & Greece Map

Tuesday- Persian Wars

Persian War Ducksters (CW grade)

Read pages 263-265 (old textbook)

Persian War PowerPoint w/ Graphic Organizer

HW Study Greece Quizlet Vocabulary Words & Greece Map

Wednesday- Peloponnesian War 

Awards Assembly 

Cause and Effect 

HW Study Greece Quizlet Vocabulary Words & Greece Map

Thursday- Peloponnesian War

Review pages 270 & 271 (old textbook

HW- Watch Greek Gods BrainPop

Friday- Mythology

Read pages 242-245 (old textbook)

Greek Gods BrainPop (quiz grade)

HW None

 

Weekly Agenda - January 27th-31st

Standard 6.40  Analyze how the geographical features of ancient Greece, including its mountainous terrain and access to the Mediterranean Sea, contributed to its organization into city-states, rote in maritime trade, and colonies in the Mediterranean.

Standard 6.41  Examine the concept of the polis in Greek city-states, including the ideas of:

  • Citizenship
  • Civic participation
  • Rule of law

Standard 6.42  Explain the basic concepts of direct democracy and oligarchy

Standard 6.43  Explain the characteristics of the major Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, including:

  • Advantages of each geographic location
  • Approaches to education
  • Practice of slavery
  • Status of women
  • Styles of government

Monday- City-States in Ancient Greece

Review pages 156-159 (new textbook)

Greek City-States 

City-States in Ancient Greece powerpoint with notes 

HW- Finish Ancient Greece Quizlet

Tuesday-  Types of Government in Ancient Greece

Check Quizlet

Review pages 236-289 (old textbook)

Review “Types of Government” 

Ancient Greek Government Ducksters (CW grade)

HW- Read Chapter 5, Lesson 2 “Sparta and Athens” in the new textbook

Wednesday- City-States Characteristics

AWARDS CEREMONY 

HW- Need earbuds tomorrow

Thursday- Sparta

Read aloud pages 266-268 (old textbook)

Read Sparta Informational text and answer questions

HW- Watch Athens BrainPop

Friday- Athens

Read aloud pages 268-269 (old textbook)

Review pages 238-239 (old textbook) focusing on democracy in Athens  and the difference between direct democracy and indirect (representative) democracy)

Citizenship in Athens 

Athens BrainPop (quiz grade)

Read Athens informational text and answer questions

HW- None

Weekly Agenda - January 20th-24th

Monday, January 20th 
MLK Holiday - No School
HW Study for Quiz/Map Wednesday
Study Guide - China Test Thursday
 
Tuesday, January 21st
Guidance
Review for China Quiz and Test
HW Study for Quiz and Test
 
Wednesday, January 22nd
Review Study Guide
China Quiz/Map and Vocabulary
HW Study for China Test
 
Thursday, January 23rd
China Test Today
HW Start Ancient Greece Quizlet: Due Tuesday, January 28th
 
Friday, January 24th
Ancient Greece Geography
Read Chapter 5, Lesson 1 pages 147-159 (new textbook) "Rise of Greek Civilization"
HW Greece Quizlet

Weekly Agenda January 13th-17th

Standard 6.33  Describe how the size of ancient China made governing difficult and how the concepts of the mandate of heaven and Legalism emerged solutions to this problem.

Standard 6.35  Explain the significance of the unification of ancient China into the first Chinese empire by Qin Shi Huangdi, beginning the Qin Dynasty.

Standard 6.36  Explain how the implementation of the philosophy of Confucianism led to the political success and longevity of the Han Dynasty.

Standard 6.37 Explain the major accomplishments of the Han Dynasty including:

  • Magnetic compass
  • Paper making
  • Porcelain
  • Silk
  • Woodblock printing

Standard 6.38  Describe how the desire of Chinese goods influenced the creation of the Silk Road and initiated cultural diffusion throughout Eurasia, including the introduction of Buddhism into ancient China

Monday- Qin Dynasty

First Emperor 

Read page 177 (old textbook)

Qin Dynasty play

Read Chapter 8 Lesson 3 “The Qin and Han Dynasties” (new textbook) (pages 296-298), Guided Reading.

Tuesday- Qin Dynasty

Qin Legacy 

Emperor Qin Ducksters (CW grade)

Great Wall Brainpop & Terra Cotta Soldiers 

Wednesday- Han Dynasty

Qin and Han Dynasty 

Han Dynasty powerpoint

Read Chapter 8 Lesson 3 “The Qin and Han Dynasties” (new textbook) Han Dynasty (pages 299-305), Reading Guide.

Thursday- Han Dynasty

Silk Road BrainPop

Silk Road Ducksters

Ancient China Contributions to the World 

Han Dynasty mapping

Read pages 186-189 (old textbook)

HW- Study China Vocabulary and Maps

Friday- China Study Guide

China Study Guide (Due Wed)

HW- Study Guide due and Chapter 8 mapping and Vocabulary Quiz- Wed.

Chapter 8 China test Thursday

Weekly Agenda - January 6th-10th

 

Standard 6.32  Analyze the influence of geographic features on the origins of ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Valley, and explain how China’s geography helped create a unique yet diverse cultural identity that was isolated from the rest of the world.

Standard 6.33  Describe how the size of ancient China made governing difficult and how the concepts of the Mandate of Heaven and Legalism emerged solutions to this problems.

Standard 6.34  Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and how the philosophy of Confucianism and The Analects emphasized the concepts of kinship, order, and hierarchy to address these problems.

Monday- INSERVICE

Tuesday- Geography Review

Starter (CW grade)

Geography review map

Dynasty to Destiny 

HW Study Quizlet and Map of China

Wednesday- Zhou Dynasty

How did Civilization Begin 

Zhou Dynasty Ducksters

Read pages 166-171 (old textbook), The Warring States Period & Mandate of Heaven.

Zhou Dynasty in 5 Minutes or Less 

HW Study Quizlet & Map of China

Thursday- Confucius

Read pages 166-171 (old textbook), start graphic organizer comparing the 3 Schools of Thought (Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism)

Confucius Analects

Confucius Ducksters

HW Study Quizlet & Map of China

Friday- 3 Schools of Thought

3 Schools of Thought play

Ancient Chinese Philosophies text and graphic organizer

HW None

 

 

Weekly Agenda December 16th-20th

Standard 6.31  Identify and locate geographical features of ancient China, including:

  • Gobi Desert
  • Himalayan Mountains
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Plateau of Tibet
  • Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
  • Yellow River (Huang He)

 

Standard 6.32  Analyze the influence of geographic features on the origins of ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Valley, and explain how China’s geography helped create a unique yet diverse cultural identity that was isolated from the rest of the world.

 

Monday- Chinese Geography

Geography of China/Map

Review pages 162-165

China’s First Dynasty 

HW- Finish Chapter 8 Quizlet

Tuesday- First Dynasty

Check Quizlet

Shang Dynasty in 5 Minutes or Less 

Extraordinary Royal Treasures 

Read Chapter 8, Lesson 1 “The Birth of Chinese Civilization” (online textbook) and complete “Lesson 1 Guided Reading”

Wednesday- Career Day

HW None

Thursday - Review

HW - None

Extra credit for the 3rd quarter for those wanting to attend the museum during the Winter Break

Attend the Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art and email the teacher a picture from inside the museum

https://belzmuseum.org/  

Friday- Review (1/2 Day)

Have a wonderful break!!

Weekly Agenda - December 9th-13th

Standard 6.30  Identify the long-lasting intellectual traditions that emerged during the late empire of ancient India, including:  medical education, medical techniques, and mathematics (e.g. Hindu Arabic numerals)

Standard 6.31  Identify and locate geographical features of ancient China, including:

  • Gobi Desert
  • Himalayan Mountains
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Plateau of Tibet
  • Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
  • Yellow River (Huang He)

Monday- Indian Achievements

Indian Achievements/research and pages 147-151 in the old textbook

HW- Review answers on Study guide, Chapter 7 mapping & vocabulary quiz Wednesday, & Israel/India Test Thursday

Tuesday- Review

Chapter 7 Quizziz

Go over Case 21

HW- Study for Chapter 4 & 7 Quiz

Wednesday- Quiz

Chapter 4 & 7 Quizziz

Check study guide

Chapter 7 Quiz

HW- Study for test

Thursday- Geography of China

Chapter 4 & 7 Test

Read pages 160-165 (old textbook)

Start on Chapter 8 Quizlet

HW- Chapter 8 Quizlet due Tuesday, Dec. 17

Friday- Geography of China

Review pages 160-162 (old textbook)

Geography of China 

Ancient China Map

HW- Chapter 8 Quizlet due Tuesday, Dec. 17

 

Weekly Agenda - December 2nd -6th

Standard 6.28  Describe the origins and central features of Hinduism:

  • Key person: origins in Aryan traditions
  • Sacred texts:  The Vedas
  • Basic Beliefs: dharma, karma, reincarnation, and moksha

Standard 6.29  Describe the origins and central features of Buddhism

  • Key Person:  Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
  • Sacred Texts: Tripitaka
  • Basic Beliefs: Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Nirvana

Monday- Buddhism

Read pages 136 & 137 (old textbook)

Enlightenment of the Buddha 

Buddhism Begins Play

The Story of Siddhartha Gautama reading and storyboard creation

Questions over the Siddhartha Gautama reading (CW grade)

The Middle Way of Compassion 

Tuesday- Buddhism

Israel & India Chapters 4 & 7 Study Guide

Review pages 138 & 139 (old textbook)

HW None

Wednesday- Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism PowerPoint & Notes

Hinduism vs. Buddhism 

Review pages 138 & 139 (old textbook)

HW- Read Chapter 7, Lesson 3 “The Mauryan Empire”

Thursday- Field Trip

HW None

Friday- Case 21

HW- Work on Study Guide- due Tuesday, December 10th

Chapter 7 mapping and vocabulary quiz Wednesday, December 11th

Israel & India (Chapter 4 & 7) Test Thursday, December 12th

HW None

 

Weekly Agenda - November 18th-22nd

Standard 6.26  Explain the emergence of the Harappan civilization in the Indus River Valley as an early agricultural civilization, and describe its achievements, including:

  • Architecture built with bricks
  • Arranging roads into a series of grid-systems
  • Sanitation and sewer systems

Standard 6.27  Describe the social structure of the caste system, and explain its effect on everyday life in ancient India.

Standard 6.28  Describe the origins and central features of Hinduism:

  • Key person: origins in Aryan traditions
  • Sacred texts:  The Vedas
  • Basic Beliefs: dharma, karma, reincarnation, and moksha

 

Monday- Early Civilizations

Mohenjo Daro 

Read pages 126-128  (old textbook)

Indus Valley Civilizations ppt

Indus Valley Civilization Facts 

HW- Finish Chapter 7 Quizlet and study vocabulary words

Tuesday- Early Civilizations

Check Quizlet

Mr. Nicky Ancient India video 

Read pages 128-129 (old textbook)

Ayrans in the Indus River Valley play

Engage with the Text reading questions

HW- Read Chapter 7, Lesson 2 “Religions of Ancient India”

Wednesday- Caste System

Vedic Age in India 

Caste system activity

HW- None

Thursday- Hinduism

World Religions

Hinduism Reading & Questions (CW grade)

HW- Study Chapter 7 Quizlet

Friday- Hinduism

Hinduism ppt

Analyze the Source- The Upanishads

Hinduism Foldable

HW None

 

Weekly Agenda November 11th-15th

Standard 6.22 Describe the origins and central features of Judaism:

  • Key Persons: Abraham, Moses
  • Sacred Texts: The Tanakh (ie Hebrew Bible)
  • Basic Beliefs: monotheism, Ten Commandments, emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility

 

Standard 6.23 Identify the importance of Saul as the first king of Israel, David as the second king who founded Jerusalem as the capital, and Solomon as the third king who built the first temple.

 

Standard 6.24 Summarize the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel, Babylonian captivity, and the return of the Jews to their homeland under the Persian Empire.

 

Standard 6.25  Identify and locate geographical features of ancient India, including:

  • Ganges River
  • Indus River
  • Indian Ocean
  • Himalayan Mountains
  • Monsoon Winds
  • Subcontinent of India

Monday- Leaders of Judaism

1st 3 Kings of Israel

Read page 205 (old textbook)

Make chart of the 1st 3 kings of Israel using First Kingdoms of Israel PPT.

HW- Study for Chapter 4 mapping and vocabulary quiz

Tuesday- Diaspora & Hebrew Review

Chap. 4 Review Quizziz

Read Chapter 4, Lesson 4 “The Jews in the Mediterranean World”

Diaspora articles and questions

HW- Study for Chapter 4 mapping and vocabulary quiz

Wednesday- Hebrew Review

Chapter 4 mapping and vocabulary quiz

Timeline of Hebrew History

HW- Start Chapter 7 Quizzlet- Due Tuesday, November 19

Thursday- Geography of India

Show map of India and monsoons and explain

Geography of India 

Read Chapter 7, Lesson 1 “Early Civilizations”

HW- Work on Quizzlet

Friday- Geography of India

Geography of India PPT

India map

HW- Work on Quizzlet