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| WORLD HISTORY
Ms. Froehlich |
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exciting learning journey! This year we will
encounter many new people, countries, religions, political and
economic systems, cultures, innovations, technologies and
conflicts as we journey from prehistoric times through the late
1500's. We will work with primary documents and
other resources in order to truly develop a deeper understanding
of all of these themes. Remember, history is a story that
unfolds with common threads weaving all of the themes into a
"big picture". History is NOT memorizing dates
and names.. that is simply boring!
On this web page you will find
links to useful information about our world history studies,
assignments, interactive web pages, video clips and other links that will
enable you to expand your learning at home. Please check
this web page for important information about due dates for
projects, tests, and when your interactive notebook is due for
review.
History is my passion and I
hope to share my love of history with you throughout the year in
a most energetic way. We will have a great year.
Miss Froehlich, M.Ed. N.B.C.T
Learning
without thinking is labor lost.
Thinking without learning is perilous
Confucious
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August-September
Syllabus
PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC
AGES
August
30-September 3
Assignments
Check out video clips for
this unit on the list below
* What is a civilization?
Paleolithic Age -
What
changes happened to change these groups from of hunter-gatherers
to farmers? What are the effects of new technologies?
* Interactive Notebook
- Note Taking- each day
Paleolithic
Interactive Notebook page with vocabulary words click
here for a copy.
Begin making a
tab foldable book showing time and place, culture, technology,
change in class. Complete tab book at home.
September 7-10, 2010
Neanderthal Man Lesson
Notes
for PowerPoint - Get a
copy of Neanderthal Lesson notes on this link
Cro-Magnon Man Lesson
Notes
from the Power Point - to get a copy of the note taking guide
click here: Cro-Magnon Notes
Graphic
Organizer - Compare Neanderthal to Cro-Magnon - for a copy
click here
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Interactive Games - Prehistoric Age
Check
on the sites below for informational games about prehistoric
people
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/stone-age-toolkit.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/
Are you a chimp or a champ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/cavemen/
DIG AND DEDUCE GAME:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/dig.html
CAVE MAN FACTS:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/species/
FUN WITH SKULLS!
Rotate and compare two
skulls - Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/skulls.html
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PREHISTORIC CAVE ART
Go to this web
site and view the famous cave art video and pictures from
Lascaux
http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/00.xml
Then
watch the Chavet-Pont d'Arc Cave video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ieVPUFpIw
AFTER
THE VIDEOS, USE THE PAGE ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO COMPLETE YOUR
DISCOVERIES FOR YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK AND CREDITS.
Paleolithic
Video Response Sheet
Stonehenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQG6IWNUAms&feature=fvw
after
the video, write your ideas, thoughts, and the SO WHAT!
What does Stonehenge say to you? This is for your extra
points for a 4 in your Interactive Notebook (IN)
Activity
to do after viewing the Stonehenge video click below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yz0xNkMmAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQG6IWNUAms
More
Stonehenge videos on the list below. For your Interactive
Notebook, take notes on the mystery about Stonehenge.. what was
it used for, why important, what do you think, facts, would you
go to see this place in England?
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Ancient Mesopotamia
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia is our next stop on our
historical learning journey. In September, we will venture to
Sumer, Akkad, and Babylonia. Along the way we will meet
some interesting people such as Sargon, Giglamesh, Hammurabi,
some Phoenicians and Shamsi-Adad. On our trip we will
learn about this word civilization, why there was change
from nomadic life to farming and city-states, government,
rulers, social interactions, and the importance of geography was
to daily survival. We will also visit one of the Seven Wonders
of the World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and learn how this
garden was built by a king out of love for his homesick wife. Of
course we will meet some gods and goddesses, hear a myth/legend
or two because story telling was an important tradition in
Mesopotamia. Would you like to learn cuneiform and
experience the life of a scribe? We will witness changes in city-states and
develop a deeper understanding of how the division and
unification of city-states affected their peace and
prosperity. To survive, we will encounter some traders and
use some unique forms of "money" to buy and trade
(economics can be fun) supplies for
our trip. The Code of Hammurabi is strict and we will be
called upon to make some judicial decisions based on his severe
code. The accomplishments and technology of this
civilization will enable us to travel by water, a cart (ah, the
wheel), be able to mathematically keep track of the days
and time, and learn about the stars and planets. We will
climb up on high walls around city-states to understand why
these civilizations built so many walls for protection from
their neighbors. This is a full tour schedule filled with
diverse encounters. Mesopotamia is waiting for us so
let's go!
Miss Froehlich
For
all assignments, web research, videos and other activities for
you to view, click on the link below. This will be
the first stop on your journey.
Mesopotamia Web Page
 click
here
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ancient china
Our next stop will be
in ancient China! On this journey we will encounter
different dynasties that ruled during these early times.
China has a very long history. Over thousands of years,
China has grown and changed. This is the largest country
in the Far East. In addition to the development of the
Chinese culture, you will discover many innovative technologies
that were developed that we still use today. Like the
early Mesopotamians, the Chinese also fought wars between
themselves for control as well as for unification. We will
also take a tour of the Great Wall of China and learn about the
Forbidden City.
To begin your journey, click on the dragon.
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A Student's Discovery
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If you would have asked ma
last year, "Do you like social studies?", I would have
said, "no". I thought social studies was
unexciting before now. All we did last year was read from
a huge, red textbook and answer questions. However, now
that I am in sixth grade, I have discovered that I now love
social studies. We have a new teacher named Ms. Froehlich
that makes social studies interesting by using cool adorned
notebooks and instead of reading a textbook, we learn with
creative Power Point's. I've also discovered that social studies
can be very interesting. It's fun to learn about ancient
cultures and you want to know more. Lastly, social studies
is also very educational and you always come out smarter when
you leave this classroom. Now, I have discovered that I
love and enjoy social studies!
By Jasmin P |
 ANCIENT
AFRICA
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Ancient Africa will be a
brief stop on our journey. This week we will visit the early
kingdoms of Kush and Aksum then time warp to the kingdoms of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Would you like to take a caravan
ride across the Sahara and do some trade with some interesting
people through "dumb bartering"? These camels may look
"cute" but they can be terribly stubborn. A cameleer
will come with us to encourage our four-legged transportation
forward. On the trade routes you will have some great
interactions since you will not only trade gold and salt but
ideas, disease, and religion. The city Timbuktu really
does exist and becomes a huge center of learning, trade, and
culture. You will meet a few important people such as
Sundiata and Mansa Musa who made significant changes in
western Africa. Again, you will see the kingdoms
rise and decline following a similar pattern that you have
witnessed in other early civilizations.
To begin your adventure, click here
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