Mongol Assignment
Answer each question in each section. Place the completed questions in the basket by the end of the period in which it was assigned.
10/21/19
Category Archives: Assignments
10/20/19
Ch 15 Work
Read pages 331-349 of the textbook.
If you do not want to sit down and read the 18 pages at one time, read 6 pages per night (Monday – Wednesday) this will get the reading done by Wednesday night. In time for the weekly reading quiz on Friday. Reading the book is IMPORTANT. Not reading the book will result in low quiz/test/homework grades and will make passing the AP exam more difficult.
These questions are designed to help students gain comprehension while reading the chapter. Answers should be handwritten and put in their own words (not plagiarized – points will be deducted for answers that have been copied from other students/sources)
These flashcard terms are designed to help students study for essays/chapter tests/reading quizzes/flashcard quizzes.
Flashcards must be handwritten on 4×6 cards (they provide students more space than 3×5 cards). These flashcards will become useful study tools at the end of the class when preparing for the AP Exam in May.
10/15/19
Ch 14 Work
Read pages 308-329 of the textbook.
If you do not want to sit down and read the 21 pages at one time, read 7 pages per night (Monday – Wednesday) this will get the reading done by Wednesday night. In time for the weekly reading quiz on Friday. Reading the book is IMPORTANT. Not reading the book will result in low quiz/test/homework grades and will make passing the AP exam more difficult.
These questions are designed to help students gain comprehension while reading the chapter. Answers should be handwritten and put in their own words (not plagiarized – points will be deducted for answers that have been copied from other students/sources)
These flashcard terms are designed to help students study for essays/chapter tests/reading quizzes/flashcard quizzes.
Flashcards must be handwritten on 4×6 cards (they provide students more space than 3×5 cards). These flashcards will become useful study tools at the end of the class when preparing for the AP Exam in May.
10/2/19
Chinese Dynasty Readings
Here are four readings for the next three Chinese dynasties. Answer the questions at the end of each reading. Turn in your answers at the end of the period in which they were assigned.
page 220- 9.1 The Tang Dynasty
page 222-9.2 Song Dynasty
page 232 9.5 Pilgrimage to China
page 233 9-6 Thai Civilization
09/29/19
Ch 13 Work
Here are the assignments for Chapter 13. I have included the rubrics for each assignment on the assignment link. Be sure to review the rubric on how points are earned.
Read pages 265-285 of the textbook.
If you do not want to sit down and read the 20 pages at one time, read 7 pages per night (Monday – Wednesday) this will get the reading done by Wednesday night. In time for the weekly reading quiz on Friday. Reading the book is IMPORTANT. Not reading the book will result in low quiz/test/homework grades and will make passing the AP exam more difficult.
These questions are designed to help students gain comprehension while reading the chapter. Answers should be handwritten and put in their own words (not plagiarized – points will be deducted for answers that have been copied from other students/sources)
These flashcard terms are designed to help students study for essays/chapter tests/reading quizzes/flashcard quizzes.
Flashcards must be handwritten on 4×6 cards (they provide students more space than 3×5 cards). These flashcards will become useful study tools at the end of the class when preparing for the AP Exam in May.
09/26/19
Aztec DBQ
In keeping with writing Thursday, here is an introduction to the DBQ. Please answer the questions on the back of the sheet that was handed out in class. This will be due at the start of the next class session.
09/25/19
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
We are starting the book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses. We need to read chapters 1 and 2 by Friday, October 4. These discussion questions need to be completed by Friday, October 4.
READING QUESTIONS
Chapter 1: A Stone Age Brew
Note: The first 4 chapters deal with early foundations of civilizations and classical civilizations, roughly from the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution around 8000 BCE to the end of the classical era, around 600 CE.
1. What were the consequences of the Agricultural Revolution?
2. What is the archaeological evidence that supports the cultivation, harvesting, storage and processing of cereal grains?
3. Farming led to food surpluses. Explain that developments that occurred as a result of a food surplus.
4. Identify 3 reasons for the switch to farming.
5. How were grain storehouses related to the temples and the government?
6. What is the relationship of beer to the growth and development of these early civilizations? Give specific examples of how beer led to elements of civilization such as writing. This should be a longer summary response of 1-2 paragraphs, covering the material of the entire chapter.
Chapter 2: Civilized Beer
1. Mesopotamia is the “land between the 2 rivers.” What are the two rivers?
2. Explain the importance of the grain surplus to the development of civilization.
3. Identify the staples of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian diets.
4. Identify ways in which beer was used in daily life, in religion, as medicine, and in burials.
5. Explain how beer had civilizing influences and shaped the development of Mesopotamia and Egypt. This
should be a longer summary response of 1-2 paragraphs, covering the material of the entire chapter.
09/25/19
Aztec Reading
Here is a reading for Mesoamerica. Please answer all questions.
The Mesoamerican mind: the Aztecs and holy warfare
1. What passages are indicative of the “glorious” or sacred view of warfare?
2. Do any other sentiments come out in the war songs? If so, what are they and how are they expressed?
09/22/19
Textbook Assignment-Ch 12
Read pages 265-285 of the textbook.
If you do not want to sit down and read the 20 pages at one time, read 7 pages per night (Monday – Wednesday) this will get the reading done by Wednesday night. In time for the weekly reading quiz on Friday. Reading the book is IMPORTANT. Not reading the book will result in low quiz/test/homework grades and will make passing the AP exam more difficult.
09/22/19
Ch 12 Flashcards and Essential Questions
Here are the flashcards and essential questions for Ch 12. Both are due on Friday, September 27 at the start of class.
Ch 12 Flashcards
These flashcard terms are designed to help students study for essays/chapter tests/reading quizzes/flashcard quizzes.
Flashcards must be handwritten on 4×6 cards (they provide students more space than 3×5 cards). These flashcards will become useful study tools at the end of the class when preparing for the AP Exam in May.
Ch 12 Essential Questions
These questions are designed to help students gain comprehension while reading the chapter. Answers should be handwritten and put in their own words (not plagiarized – points will be deducted for answers that have been copied from other students/sources)