Central Connecticut Adventist School
2002-2003  World History
1st Quarter Assignments





Getting Started: Parents and Students are to Read the Class Syllabus through very carefully.

The Supervising Parent is to send an email to Mrs R on their private email account indicating he or she has read and agrees to the syllabus. Include any questions you may have. Please provide a mailing address, phone number, fax number, and any other available contact information, as well as instructions on how to best contact you separate from the student. Communication between you and the teacher is a vital part of the success of your child in this school program.

The Student is to send an email to Mrs R on his or her private email account indicating he/she has read the class syllabus and agrees to the information there.


Overview: The first 7 days will consist of a general geography study and review with assignments and activities on the internet. This means that most of your time spent will be on-line computer work. On-line class sessions will not be held. Students are expected to follow the daily instructions for activities to do and how to report work for credit. A daily report is expected by the teacher for full credit to be achieved. (Plan to spend 1-2 hours a day on the average.) (See Class Syllabus for more details)

Make sure you have access to an atlas for many of the activities these 7 days.



Tuesday, September 3, 2002 (Day 1) Continents

How well do you know your geography? Can you name the 7 continents? Do you know how to find a location in the world by coordinates? (You need to know how in order to use a GPS system.) Today we'll start some warm-up activities. As you try out some of these internet activities, you may have to stop and download some free plug-ins. These first few days will provide opportunity to get some of these "kinks" out of the way. If you have trouble, you may have to check your computer system and make sure you have a video card that will work for these activities. If it doesn't, you'll need to replace it with one that will work.

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activities 1-6 because you will email a report for Activity 7.]

Activity 1
This is for fun, but take advantage of the opportunities throughout the activity to click on links to hints and information on countries. These six challenging quiz questions are from the national Geography Bee (won last year by a 13-year-old girl). See how you do.  Geography Bee Quiz

Activity 2
Try this one, seven Geography Bee questions. I only got one right. Can you do better?  Geography Bee Questions

Activity 3-5
Now let's review what you know about the continents of the world. Take these three short quizzes.
Continent questions Quiz 1
Continent questions Quiz 2
Continent questions Quiz 3

Activity 6
Print out this outline map of the world. Label the continents, oceans, equator, and Prime Meridian. Fax to me. Be sure to label your faxed page correctly (see syllabus). Label the outline map of the world

Activity 7
Send your report by email of how you did on Activities 1-5. Tell how many questions you got correct on each activity. Label your email "Report for 9-3-02 History"
 



Wednesday, September 4, 2002 (Day 2) Latitude/Longitude

Let's delve into those global grids--you know, the parallels, the meridians, the latitude and longitude, the coordinates (known by many names). But no matter what you call them, they help you find where you are in the world. Have your atlas ready to use.

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activities 2, 3, and 6 because you will email a report for Activity 7.]

Activity 1
Here's a quick review about latitude and longitude. Do this first. Latitude and Longitude Review

Activity 2-3
Now try these 2 review quizzes. Let me know how you do.
Latitude/Longitude Quiz 1
Latitude/Longitude Quiz 2

Activity 4
It's time to learn how to use the FunBrain Quiz program. Click here and log on with your first name and the secret word CCAVSH. Then take the quiz called "Geography Coordinates." It will automatically grade and report to me, so you don't have to send me an email about this quiz.

Activity 5
Print out this outline map of the world. Label the latitude and longitude lines as instructed. Fax to me. Be sure to label your faxed page correctly (see syllabus). (You may find a globe or atlas helpful.)  Label this outline map

Activity 6
Here's your chance to go from Rags to Riches (ever watch "So You Want to Be a Millionare"?) Answer these questions about latitude and longitude. You'll definately want to use an atlas to help you with these questions. Try it more than once. Let me know how you do. Latitude and Longitude Rags to Riches Game

Activity 7
Send your report by email of how you did on Activities 2, 3, and 6. Tell how many questions you got correct on each activity. Label your email "Report for 9-4-02 History"



Thursday, September 5, 2002 (Day 3) Latitude and Longitude, Countries in the Americas

One last little review activity on latitude and longitude. Then it's off to Latin America! As always, have your atlas ready to use.

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activities 1-3 and 6-7 because you will email a report for Activity 8.]

Activity 1
Identify the numbers for the dots on the grid in this review quiz. Remember, latitude and longitude are not measured in just degrees, but in minutes and seconds of a degree. Minutes are marked (') and Seconds are marked (''). Identify the dots quiz

Activity 2
Try out this easy quiz about countries of the world. Be sure to take advantage of the opportunities throughout the activity to click on links to hints and information on countries. See what you can learn. Countries of the world

Activity 3
Here's a fun way to get a quick review of the location of countries before filling out the outline maps. Just click on the continent and it will show you the countries' names and flags. Continent, country, and flag at a click

Activity 4-5
It's time to print out those outline maps and locate the countries. (Complete and fax as you have done on the previous two days.) Use an atlas and the activity 3 link to help you.
Label the outline map of South America
Label the outline map of Central America

Activity 6
Now that you have reviewed the location of the countries in Latin America, try this quiz. Let me know how you do. South America Find the Country

Activity 7
Now let's get acquainted with a format that will be used throughout the year for your study aids. When you click on each link below, you will be given the opportunity to practice Latin American capitals and countries as flashcards, matching, word search puzzles, or a concentration game. Try them out for 15 minutes or so. Let me know which kind of activity you tried and what you thought.
South American capitals and countries
Spanish speaking countries and capitals

Activity 8
Send your report by email of how you did on Activities 1-3 and 6-7. Tell how many questions you got correct on each activity. Label your email "Report for 9-5-02 History"



Friday, September 6, 2002 (Day 4)  Countries in Europe and Asia

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activities 1-2 and 5-6 because you will email a report for Activity 7.]

Activity 1
Today you want to review the location of countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Just click on the continent and it will show you the countries' names and flags. Continent, country, and flag at a click

Activity 2
Try out this flash game and practice labeling the countries in Southeast Asia. Make sure you have the flash plug-in and a video card that will allow you to do this. If you don't, now is the time to fix your equipment.  Southeast Asia in a flash

Activity 3
Print out the outline map of the Middle East region and locate the countries. (Complete and fax as you have done on the previous two days.) Use an atlas and the activity 1 link to help you. Be sure to print out both of the links below. One contains the map and the second gives the list of countries you are to label on the outline map.
Label the outline map of the Middle East
Use this list of countries to label on the Middle East map

Activity 4
Print out the outline map of Europe and locate the countries. (Complete and fax as you have done on the previous two days.) Use an atlas and the activity 1 link to help you. Be sure to print out both of the links below. One contains the map and the second gives the list of countries you are to label on the outline map.
Label the outline map of Europe
Use this list of countries to label on the Europe map

Activity 5
Now that you have reviewed the location of the countries in Europe, try this quiz. Let me know how you do. Europe Find the Country

Activity 6
Now let's get acquainted with a format that will be used throughout the year for your study aids. When you click on each link below, you will be given the opportunity to practice Latin American capitals and countries as flashcards, matching, word search puzzles, or a concentration game. Try them out for 15 minutes or so. Try different ones today and let me know which kind of activity you tried and what you thought. Which kind of game do you think will help you learn the best?
European capitals
European countries and capitals

Activity 7
Send your report by email of how you did on Activities 1-2 and 5-6. Tell how many questions you got correct on each activity. Label your email "Report for 9-6-02 History"



Monday, September 9, 2002 (Day 5)  Countries in Africa and Australia

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activities 1,2, 4, and 6-7 because you will email a report for Activity 8.]

Activity 1
Review the location of countries in Africa and states in Australia. Click on Africa and it will show you the countries' names and flags. Continent, country, and flag at a click

Activity 2
Try out this flash game and practice labeling the countries in Africa. Make sure you have the flash plug-in and a video card that will allow you to do this. If you don't, now is the time to fix your equipment.  Africa in a flash

Activity 3
Print out the outline map of Africa and locate the countries. (Complete and fax as you did last week.) Use an atlas and the activity 1 link to help you. Be sure to print out both of the links below. One contains the map and the second gives the list of countries you are to label on the outline map.
Label the outline map of Africa
Use this list of countries to fill out the Africa outline map

Activity 4
Now that you have reviewed the location of the countries in Africa, try this quiz. Let me know how you do. Africa Find the Country

Activity 5
Print out the outline map of Australia and fill in from the labeling list. (Complete and fax as you did last week.) Label the outline map of Australia

Activity 6
Try out this flash game and practice labeling the provinces of Canada. Canada in a flash

Activity 7
Practice learning the capitals of African countries, states of Australia, and provinces of Canada. Let me know what you try.  Capitals of African countries
Capitals of Australian states
Capitals of Canadian provinces

Activity 8
Send your report by email of how you did on Activities 1, 2, 4 and 6-7. Tell how many questions you got correct on each activity. Label your email "Report for 9-9-02 History"



Tuesday, September 10, 2002 (Day 6)  Geographical and Landform Terms

There are many different terms that are generally used to refer to types of land, things you find on maps, and location of places in the world. Some of these you learned long ago in primary school. Some you've heard of, but may not be quite sure of. Some may be totally new to you. As we finish up these 7 days of geography review, we need to make sure that you are familiar with many of these terms that will be used in this class as well as in life. Let me know how it goes.

[Hint: Keep track of how you do on Activity 4 because you will email a report for Activity 5.]

Activity 1-3
Do you remember how to use the FunBrain Quiz program?  Click here and log on with your first name and the secret word CCAVSH. Then take the three quizzes listed below. You will want to use an atlas on these.
"General Geography from Midwest U.S." 20 MC (use an atlas)
"General Geography" 15 MC (use an atlas)
"Geography General" 30 T/F (use an atlas)
FunBrain will automatically grade and report to me, so you don't have to send me an email about these quizzes.

Activity 4
Spend at least 30 minutes reviewing the geographical terms in the following 5 activities. Work on each one until you are familiar with the terms, then go on to the next one. Try out the different formats. Send me a report indicating the amount of time you spent and what types of formats you did. What format do you think is the most helpful?
Map terms such as axis, rotation, hemisphere, compass rose, scale, elevation, latitude/parallels
Landform terms such as glacier, mouth, ocean, hill, mountain range, savanna, mesa, peninsula
More landform terms such as faults, archipelago, canal, canyon, cape, delta, desert, foot hills, bay
Earth's physical features, including tallest mountains, largest lakes, longest rivers, etc on the various continents
Geography terms such as geography, environment, region, ocean, continent, hemisphere, cardinal direction, symbol, map key, scale

Activity 5
Send your report by email on Activity 4.  Label your email "Report for 9-10-02 History"



Assignments for Day 7-23 of 1st Quarter
We will begin using the book during this Ancient History overview, but will rely most heavily on the internet. As we spend a little time in many areas of ancient history, students should be making a decision of his or her three top areas of interest for further in-depth study later in the quarter. We will also begin having on-line class meetings. You will receive more details on this as we get started.


Wednesday, September 11, 2002 (Day 7)  Finish Geography Review and Start Ancient History study in book

http://911digitalarchive.org/nmah/index.html  Submit a memory about 9/11 to the Smithsonian Archive.

Activity 1
As we end this geography review, you should have a pretty good understanding of the basic geographical terms and concepts. Take this final quiz to see just how well you have learned and remembered. You will want to use an atlas. Go to the FunBrain Quiz program.  Click here and log on with your first name and the secret word CCAVSH. Then take the quiz called "General Geography Overview." It is 38 multiple choice questions.

Activity 2
For fun, take 5 minutes or so and check out your general knowledge of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. We'll be spending the next month or so studying about the ancient world. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

Activity 3
Take this ten question quiz.
Historical questions about countries of the world

Activity 4
Read p 2-3 in your textbook. You may not agree with everything it teaches regarding prehistoric times, but you should be aware of what is believed by many as well as be able to give reasons for what and how you disagree.

Activity 5
Take the "Toward Civilization" mini-quiz over p 2-3.

Activity 6
Go through the 35 multiple choice questions at the FunBrain Quiz site called "Prehistoric." You will not be graded on this, but use it as a learning tool of what is generally taught. Be thinking about what you agree or disagree with and why.

Activity 7
Write a paragraph or two describing what you personally believe about the prehistoric/early civilization history. Include comparisons between what they teach and you believe. Be sure to give reasons for your beliefs. Send this by email AFTER you have revised and proofread it. This is worth 15 points (5 points for your beliefs and comparisons, 5 points for your explanations and reasoning, and 5 points for writing quality and paragraph form). Send by email titled "Prehistoric paragraph 9/11/02 History."



Study Aides. You will find study aides included in this format. Usually it will be information that covers a larger area (such as a chapter). You should begin studying the material at the beginning when it is listed for you. The best way to use this is to spend a few minutes every day (maybe 10-15 minutes) throughout the time the material is being studied. (See syllabus for suggestions on the use of study aides.) The activities listed here cover pages 2-9 in your textbook, but you should continue to review them throughout the Ancient History Unit.

Terms for the Ancient History Review Unit
Ancient History Review I (covers p 2-9)
Early Civilization: Europe  (picture perfect)
Early Civilization: Americas (picture perfect)



Thursday, September 12, 2002 (Day 8)  First Civilizations and Ancient Egypt

Activity 1
Read the following passages in your Bible about Joseph and Moses in Egypt. (You may receive these texts via email.) Keep these two men in your mind as you study about ancient Egypt and try to picture what their lives were like and where they fit into the various time periods of Egyptian history. Write a paragraph journaling your thoughts about this relationship.

Activity 2
Read p 4-5 in your textbook.

Activity 3
Take the mini-quiz "First Civilizations: Africa and Asia" based on p 4-5 of your book.

Activity 4
Spend 5-10 minutes reading from Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport on Ancient Egypt .

Activity 5-6
Now try the following two quiz games to see how much you know about Ancient Egypt.
Egypt and Mesopotamia Quiz
FunBrain Quiz "Ancient Egypt"

Activity 7
Spend at least 15 minutes checking out the following sites on Ancient Egypt. Be sure to include what you tried and learned in your daily report to the teacher.
Stories, exploring, and challenge activities on Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddesses, mummification and much more
Explore and tour a pyramid

Activity 8
Send your daily report to the teacher by email. Include comments on activities 4-7. Label your email "Report for 9-12-02 History"

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient Egypt in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Early Civilization: Africa (pp)



Friday, September 13, 2002 (Day 9)  Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

Activity 1
Read the following Bible texts that talk about people, places, and events that happened around Mesopotamia and Canaan in the ancient days. Keep these in mind as you study about Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent.

Activity 2
Spend 10 minutes at this site on Mesopotamia . Read the information provided and see what you can learn. You can also be collecting ideas for our web-building project. (This site was prepared by 6th graders. Imagine what we can do!)

Activity 3
Spend another 10 minutes at this site on Canaan . This is also part of the web-site visited in Activity 2.

Activity 4
Spend 5-10 minutes reading from Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport on Ancient Mesopotamia .

Activity 5
Take this FunBrain Quiz game called "Mesopotamia."

Activity 6
Take this FunBrain Quiz game called "Mesopotamia-Sumerian."

Activity 7
Take this FunBrain Quiz game called "Mesopotamian People."

Activity 8
Send your daily report. Tell what you did, learned, and the time spent on Activities 1-4. Label your email "Report for 9-13-02 History"

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient Mesopotamia in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Monday, September 16, 2002 (Day 10)  Ancient India and China

Activity 1
Read p 6-9 "India and China" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz called "Early Civilizations in India and China" that covers p 6-9 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend at least 10 minutes at this website about India . See what new things you can learn.

Activity 4
Spend at least 10 minutes at this website about China . See what new things you can learn.

Activity 5
Spend 5-10 minutes reading about India or China at Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport.

Activity 6
Spend 5-10 minutes looking at the "Secrets of the Chinese Empire" website. (Keep your bookmark on this assignment page because you may not be able to get out of the web site.)

Activity 7-8
Go to FunBrain Quiz and take the following two quiz games:
"River Valley Civilizations"
"Buddhism and Hinduism"

Activity 9
Send your daily email report. You should know what to include on it and what to call it by now.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient India or China in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Ancient Empires: Asia (pp)
Early Civilization: Asia and Oceania (pp)



Tuesday, September 17, 2002 (Day 11)  Ancient Greece

Activity 1
Read p 10-11 "Ancient Greece" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "Ancient Greece" that covers p 10-11 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10 minutes reading at Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport on Ancient Greece.

Activity 4
Spend 5-10 minutes checking out this site on Ancient Greece .

Activity 5-7
Take the following three FunBrain Quiz games:
FunBrain Quiz "Greek Geography" 15 MC (use an atlas)
FunBrain Quiz "Ancient Greece" 10 T/F (use after Dowlings webpage as learning activity)
FunBrain Quiz "Greece Alexander" 15 MC (use after p 10-11 and Dowlings web page)

Activity 8
Send your daily email report. You should know what to include on it and what to call it by now.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient Greece in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Quia 276157 Ancient History Review II p 10-15



Wednesday, September 18, 2002 (Day 12)  Ancient Rome

Activity 1
Read p 12-13 "Ancient Rome" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "Ancient Rome" that covers p 12-13 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10-15 minutes reading at Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport on Ancient Rome .

Activity 4-6
Take the following 3 quiz games: (see what you can learn from them)
Ancient Rome
FunBrain Quiz "Ancient Roman"
FunBrain Quiz "The Roman World" 35 MC

Activity 7
Send your daily email report. You should know what to include on it and what to call it by now.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient Rome in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Start studying Ancient Empire: Europe (OL)



Thursday, September 19, 2002 (Day 13)  Ancient American Civilizations (Maya, Aztec, Inca, Anasazi)

Activity 1
Read p 14-15 "Civilizations of the Americas" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "Civilizations of the Americas" that covers p 14-15 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10 minutes reading at Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport on South America   and Mexico/Central America .

Activity 4
Spend 10 minutes learning at this site on Mayan Civilization .

Activity 5
Spend some time investigating the Anasazi kiva at this website . Report on what you see and learn.

Activity 6
Send your daily email report. You should know what to include on it and what to call it by now.



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Start studying
Ancient Empires: Africa (pp)
Ancient Empires: Americas (pp)



Friday, September 20, 2002 (Day 14)  Ancient American Civilizations (Maya, Aztec, Inca, Anasazi)

Today is a special treat. You get to go on a virtual field trip to one of the most amazing exhibits (on-line or in a museum) I have ever seen about the MesoAmerican peoples. Did you know that most of these civilizations had some type of ballgame rituals? You can learn a tremendous amount by covering all of the activities and information offered here. An hour can easily pass. Please spend at least 45 minutes and write a paragraph in your daily report about your experience.

This is also a good day for you to spend a good 15-30 minutes on some of the study aides you have collected for this unit so far.

Be sure to email your daily report when you are done. I'm anxious to see what you think and what you learned.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient American Civilization in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



On-line Class Sessions Start tomorrow (Sept 24)
On-line Class Sessions will generally be held 3 days a week and are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 pm, and Friday 10:25 am, starting on Tuesday, September 24. (This has changed from what had originally been written here to accomodate current students scheduling situations.) All students need access to MSN Instant Messenger and should have it set up with the teacher's email address on the buddy list.

Students should sign into class 5-10 minutes early so that any technical problems can be taken care of BEFORE class starts.

Students are expected to have their book, assignment sheet, and any assignments or questions readily available during class sessions.

Students are not to hold private chats with each other without permission during class time.

Most daily assignments indicate items to be discussed, but since on-line class sessions wil generally occur 3 times a week, plan to discuss all items listed since the last class session. Any student missing a discussion or refusing to participate will be expected to answer these items in writing and submit them within 24 hours.



Monday, September 23, 2002 (Day 15)  The Middle Ages (Medieval times, Byzantine empire, and the Dark Ages)

Activity 1
Read p 16-21 on the "Middle Ages" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "European Middle Ages" that covers p 16-21 in your book.

Activity 3
Do this scavenger hunt on the Dark Ages . (All the links seem to work except for question 14, so skip that one.) There is good information to read and learn from at these sights.

Activity 4
Take the FunBrain Quiz game called "Dark and Feudalism."

Activity 5
Send your daily report.

[Note: Don't forget to spend a little time each day with your unit study aides.]



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Middle Ages Review (covers p 16-27)
Regional Civilization: Americas (OL)
Regional Civilization: Europe (pp)



Tuesday, September 24, 2002 (Day 16)  The Middle Ages (Medieval times, Byzantine empire, and the Dark Ages)

Activity 1
Spend 15-20 minutes reading about the middle ages from the Electronic Passport.

Activity 2
See how well you can match these terms from the Middle Ages .

Activity 3
Take the FunBrain Quiz game called "Middle Ages."

Activity 4
Spend some time practicing these Middle Ages games .

Activity 5
Email your daily report.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep the Middle Ages in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Wednesday, September 25, 2002 (Day 17)  The Muslim World

Activity 1
Read p 22-23 "Muslim World" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "The Muslim World" that covers p 22-23 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 15-20 minutes reading about Islam and other World Religions on the Electronic Passport.

Activity 4
Print out the "Three Religions Note Taking Grid" that compares Islam, Judaism, and Christianity as background to help understand the historical context of the September 11 event. Begin filling it out. You should find much of the information at the Electronic Passport page you read in Activity 3.

Activity 5
Now see if you can match these Islamic Terms .

Activity 6
Send your daily email report.



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Regional Civilizations: Asia and Oceania (pp)



Thursday, September 26, 2002 (Day 18)  The Muslim World

Activity 1
Read p 24-25 in your textbook.

Activity 2
Complete the "Three Religions Note Taking Grid" that you started yesterday. Send by email or fax to me. Be prepared to discuss this in tomorrow morning's online discussion session.

Activity 3
Take this FunBrain Quiz game called "Islam Quiz" for fun. You may try all the questions to learn from them, but the questions you should have learned about are #1-25, 35-39, 49-50.

Activity 4
Take this True/False FunBrain Quiz game called "World Religions" for fun. You may find some new terms, but they are good to become acquainted with.

Activity 5
Match these "Islamic Terms"

Activity 6
Take this FunBrain Quiz game called "Byzantine, Islam, and Asia/Africa." Do numbers 1-10, 15-30, 39-40. You may do the others also for the opportunity to learn, but they will not be counted on your grade.

Activity 7
Email your daily report.

[Note: If you see a lot of information you would like to spend more time on, keep Ancient Religions in mind as one of your choices for the web-building project later in the quarter.]



Friday, September 27, 2002 (Day 19)  Africa and Asia

Activity 1
Read p 26-27 in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz on "Africa and Asia" that covers p 24-27 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10 minutes at this site on Ancient Africa .

Activity 4
Spend 15-20 minutes learning about Ancient Africa on the Electronic Passport .

Activity 5
Spend 15-20 minutes on your study aide links.

Activity 6
Email your daily report.



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Quia 8878 Regional Civilizations: Africa (pp)



Monday, September 30, 2002 (Day 20)  Renaissance and Reformation (Europe and Asia)

Activity 1
Read p 28-31 "Renaissance and Reformation" in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz "Renaissance and Reformation" that covers p 28-31 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10-15 minutes at this site that summarizes the renaissance .



Study Aides. Begin studying the following. Add this to your study aides for the unit.

Early Modern Times: Europe (OL)
Early Modern Times: Asia and Oceania (OL)
"Renaissance and Reformation Review" (covers p 28-35)



Tuesday, October 1, 2002 (Day 21)  The Global Age

Activity 1
Read p 32-35 in your textbook.

Activity 2
Take the mini-quiz on "The Global Age and Absolutism" that covers p 34-35 in your book.

Activity 3
Spend 10-15 minutes at this Renaissance Webquest .

Activity 4
Read pages 120-125 about Martin Luther and the reformation in the book "The Great Controversy" by Ellen White.

Activity 5
Write 2-3 paragraphs about one of the reformers.  Send this by email AFTER you have revised and proofread it. This is worth 15 points (5 points for your choice of important highlights about this person, 5 points for your explanations and reasoning, and 5 points for writing quality and paragraph form). Send by email titled "Reformer paragraph 'Today's Date' History."

(You can get information about reformers in "The Great Controversy" as well as through a search for information on the web.) http://www.heroesofhistory.com/page2.html

Activity 6
Email your daily report.



Wednesday, October 2, 2002 (Day 22)  World Explorers and Unit Review (Begin studying for the Unit Test on Day 25)

Activity 1-2
Take the following two quizzes. These will not count on your grade.
World Explorers
FunBrain Quiz "Explorers and Revolution" 30 T/F

Activity 3
Try out this geography review.
Geography Superquiz   A fun quiz game that is good practice on geography. Points add up rapidly, but you may wager them and lose.

Activity 4
This jeopardy-like game covers all the ancient history topics we have studied this quarter. Play it each day during this review time because there are more categories than come up in one game. This activity was made by Mrs R and covers the textbook we are using.  Challenge Board

Activity 5
Submit your daily email report. Include your time-log of time spent on the review activities. You should record at least an hour a day.
 



Study Aides. In addition to reviewing all the study aides you have collected so far this quarter, the following activities are specifically review the entire ancient history unit.

Challenge Board
"Second Semester Final"
"Geography World - Culture (Ancient to Industrial Revolution)"
Early Modern: America (OL)
Early Modern: Africa (OL)
"Ancient History Cultural Review" Column Matching
FunBrain Quiz "Ancient History Unit Review" 49 MC
"Ancient History Review I" Java Games
"Ancient History Review II" Java Games



Day 23-25 will be a review and test over the Review Unit (p 2-35) of the book. You will be given many on-line quiz games throughout the month leading up to this, which, if wisely used over and over (some time spend each day) will greatly assist you on the test.


Thursday, October 3, 2002 (Day 23)  Unit Review (Study for the Unit Test on Day 25)

Activity 1
Skim back through p 2-35 in your textbook for an overview of this unit.

Activity 2
Spend an hour on the study aid activities.

Activity 3
Submit your daily email report. Include your time-log of time spent on the review activities. You should record at least an hour a day.



Friday, October 4, 2002 (Day 24)  Unit Review (Study for the Unit Test on Monday)
(Official end of First Quarter, but Monday's test will be included in the grade)

Activity 1
Take this Ancient History Review unit test at the textbook's website. Include your score in your daily email report. (You can take this more than once.)

Activity 2
Spend an hour on the study aid activities.

Activity 3
Submit your daily email report. Include your time-log of time spent on the review activities. You should record at least an hour a day.



Monday, October 7, 2002 (Day 25)  Unit Test and Choose Topics
END OF FIRST QUARTER, (officially ended Oct 4, but will include this test in the grade)

Activity 1
Take the Unit 1 Test You will receive an email Monday morning with the link to the test. You should take the test during classtime. Following the test, be sure to do Activity 2 below.

Activity 2
Submit an email listing your top 3 choices of topic areas to study more in-depth and prepare a web page on for this quarter's project. Topic areas include: Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, Greek Empire, Roman Empire, the Americas, Ancient Africa, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Ancient Religions. This page of links may help you. Final plans for topic and partner will be discussed at Tuesday's 3:00 p.m. online class meeting.



The next two weeks will be focused totally on the web page building projects. Each student will submit 3 choices of areas for further study after the test on Monday, October 7. A partner will be assigned and instructions will be given on how to proceed.

Web-Page Building Project--List of Links


Tuesday, October 8, 2002 (Day 26) Start on project

Bonus Points will be given for all deadlines that are met on the web project.

Wednesday, October 9, 2002 (Day 27) Plan Due

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - Tuesday, October 15, 2002 (Day 28-30) Work on project  (Monday, Oct 14 Columbus Day holiday)

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 (Day 31) Draft Due

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - Monday, October 21, 2002 (Day 32-34) Finish project

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 (Day 35) Project Due

Wednesday, October 23, 2002 (Day 36) FunBrain Quiz "History Project Summary"

Thursday, October 24, 2002  Field Trip  (1 page report on Higgins Museum visit as it applies to our study of the Middle Ages. Include observations and new things learned, as well as your personal feelings and impressions.) Due on Friday, Oct 25, 2002.



Friday, October 25, 2002 (Day 37) Unit 1 Enlightenment and Revolution p 36-39
Read and Do p 128-129 Compare Locke and Rousseau
Start Studying Chapter 1 Terms
Quia 276600 "Enlightenment and Revolution"
Quia 83662 "Enlightenment" hangman
Quia 7789 "Enlightenment and American Revolution sequencing" (OL)

Monday, October 28, 2002 (Day 38) Philosophy, Political Thinkers p 40-44
p 61 Critical Thinking #1 (5 pts), p 43 questions (2 pts), p 44 #4,6 (2 pts each)
Quia 11555 "Enlightenment Philosophes" (Columns)

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 (Day 39) Enlightenment and Evelina p 45-49, 58-59  Do p 59 #2-4 (9 pts), p 49 #4 (2 pts)
Quia 11556 "Enlightenment Era Writers, Artists, Musicians, and Culture" (Columns)

Wednesday, October 30, 2002 (Day 40) Britain at Mid-Century p 50-53
Do p 50 Chart, p 51 Map, p 52 Parallels, p 53 #4-5

Thursday, October 31, 2002 (Day 41) Birth of American Republic p 54-57 Do p 56 Map, p 57 #4, 6, Start #7 (Due after test)

Friday, November 1, 2002 (Day 42) Chapter Review p 60-61
Do Review Facts #1-8, Skills for Success #1-3, Maps #1-3

Monday, November 4, 2002 (Day 43) Chapter 1 Test
FunBrain Test "History Chp 1 Test Part I" 50 MC
FunBrain Test "History Chp 1 Test Part II" 15 Essay

p 57 #7 Due

END OF 1ST QTR (Last Day of Quarter officially Nov 1, but I'm giving you the weekend to study for the test, so Monday's Test will be included in 1st quarter grade.)

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