Monday, January 17, 2011

THE 11 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE FINAL EXAM. period 3 and 5


  1. THE MAJOR RELIGIONS1)Christianity 2)Hinduism 3)Islam 4)Buddhism 5)Judaism 6)Animism
  2. A comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta 
  3. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are similar how ?
  4. Ancient civilizations 1)Greek 2)Egyptian 3)Roman 4) Chinese 5)Mesopotamian 6)Indus 
  5. Social Science 1) economist 2)political scientist 3) geographer 4)psychologist
  6. Neolithic Revolution 
  7. Which geographic feature was common to the development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia?
  8.   Eightfold Path and the Five Pillars of Faith 
  9. Hammurabi Code, the Twelve Tables, and the Justinian Code
  10. European feudal system 
  11. Ten Commandments

Martin Luther King Jr Day

No School

Friday, January 14, 2011

Homework

THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task
below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Belief Systems
The world has many different belief systems. Each is distinctive, but all greatly
influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief system
was practiced.
Task:
Choose two major belief systems and for each
• Explain key beliefs and/or practices
• Discuss an influence the belief system had on the lives of its followers or the
society in which it was practiced
You may use any example from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might
wish to consider include animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Islam,
Judaism, legalism, and Shinto.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011