#1—August 7th

1. #1—August 7th • What are the advantages of living near water? • What are the 5 concepts that make up a civilzation? • What are the four river civilizations and their river?

2. August 8/9th • What are the five characteristics of a civilization? • Provide 6 achievements (SPRITE) for the Mesopotamian Civilization

3. August 12/13 • What are the 4 river civilizations and their rivers? • What form of government was found in Ancient Egypt? • Using the book pgs. 37-41 complete your SPRITE charts for Egypt

4. August 14th • Name two innovations the Harappan Civilization is responsible for. • What concepts that originated in Zoroastrianism do we see in other religions today?

5. August 15/16 • How are the pharaohs of Egypt and the Chinese idea of Mandate of Heaven similar? • The rise and fall of the Chinese dynasties is called? • How did the Egyptians, Asoka (Mauryan) and Phoenicians do to ensure their ideas were spread?

6. August 19/20 • Which was more significant, the creation of a law code, or the creation of the alphabet? Defend your response

7. August 21 • What is the goal of Buddhism and Hinduism? • Who are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva? • What are the steps involved with Buddhism? • What do both Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?

8. August 22/23 • Explain the idea of reincarnation • Why is it needed? • What is the relationship between the Brahman (world soul) and the Atman (individual soul)?

9. August 26/27 • What was life in China like during the time of Confucius? • What relationships did Confucius emphasize? • What was the main idea of Taoism?

10. August 28 • Name one fact about Hinduism/Buddhism/Confucianism and Taoism

11. August 29/30 • Brainstorm about Greece---what ideas, and thoughts come to mind?

12. September 3/4 • 2nd /4th Periods: September 3rd • 1st/3rd/5th/7th Periods: September 4th • What forms of government were seen in Ancient Greece and how was each different?

13. September 5/6th • Identify who fought for each battle listed: • Persian • Peloponnesian • Trojan

14. September 9/10 In what ways was the Greek civilization advanced?

15. September 11th • Who was the last king of Rome? • Who were the 3 groups that fought for control of Rome? • What form of government came into Rome after the king was gone?

16. September 12/13 • Who won the Punic Wars? • What was the goal of this war? • What was the difference between the Patricians and the Plebeians?

17. September 16/17 • What factors led the Republic to collapse and be replaced with an Empire? • Who formed the 1st and 2nd Triumvirates? • What is DCXVII?

18. September 18 • What are the two reasons Christianity was able to spread during the Roman Empire? • What did the Nicene Creed state?

19. September 19/20 • Who allowed for Christianity to be the official religion of Roman Empire? • Who is considered the father of the Hebrews?

20. September 23/24th • What are the reasons the Roman Empire collapsed?

21. September 25th • What is the Byzantine Empire the old remains of? • What are the four sections of the Justinian Code?

22. September 26/27 • Explain what happened at the Nika Rebellion? • What was the church of Holy Wisdom?

23. September 30/October 1 • What led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire? • Name three differences between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religions

24. October 2nd • How did Christianity spread in the early Russia? • What effect did the Mongols have on early Russia?

25. October 3/4 • What name was given to the city located near the Dnieper River that the Rus had established as a trading post?

26. October 14/15th • Name 5 things you know about the Muslim faith.

27. October 16--omit • What are some of the differences between the two divisions of Islam?

28. October 17/18 • What are the 5 Pillars of Islam and what is their equivalent in Christianity and Judaism?

29. October 21/22 • Who were the Rightly Guided Caliphs?

30. October 23 • How did Muslims treat conquered people? What were they required to do?

31. October 24/25 • Explain the Crusades from both perspectives mentioned in class.

32. October 31/November 1 • What was the significance of the Hijrah?

33. November 4/6th • For this bellringer you have a choice: • Either write a brief summary of the black plague • Write 10 facts about the Middle Ages also called the Dark Ages or the Medieval Ages

34. November 7/8 • Who were the four leaders of the Carolingian Dynasty? • What issues was Europe facing during the Middle Ages?

35. November 11/12 • What is the correct order from highest to lowest of the feudalism pyramid? • Define fief and vassal?

36. November 13th • Explain the relationship between the vassals and the lords according to Feudalism. Exchange of ….

37. November 14/15 Explain Baa Baa Black Sheep What are the stages of becoming a knight?

38. November 18/19 • What was the most protected portion of the castle called? • List some of the differences between the lives of noble and peasant women

39. November 20th • How did Christianity expand during the Middle Ages?

40. December 2/3rd • Think of a place in the world where the landscape has affected the way people live their lives? `

41. December 4th • What two main items were traded in the Ghana empire?

42. December 5/6th • In what ways were the ways Ghana and Mali collapsed similar? Think of a few ways in which this could have been prevented.