monday classwork

Greek Roman

Aphrodite Venus

Ares Mars

Poseidon Neptune

Zeus Jupiter

Kronos Saturn

Hermes Mercury

Hades Pluto

hw#4

1. Why were Romulus and Remus both raised away from their uncle?
Answer:The reason was that the king demanded that they would be sent away.

2. How did they both come to be rulers of their land?
Answer:The way was that they both come to be rulers of thier land wa because they killed the king ((their uncle)).

3. How did Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land? why?
Answer:The way Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land was cause Romulus and Remus got into a fight and Romulus killed Remus.

4. About what year did all this take place according to the MYTH
Answer:the year that this took place according to the MYTH was on 753 BC

5. About what year did this take place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES (archeology)?
Answer:the year that this took place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES 1000BC

6. LATIN was the language of Rome. Where does the term 'Latin' come from?
Answer:the term 'Latin' come from a originated from the early people of Rome who were from a tribe called Latins.

7. What was the name of the river that Rome was founded near?
Answer:the river that Rome was founded near wa Tiber River

8. Describe the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL (or scientific) 'FACT'
Answer:the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL was base on people ideas on scientific evidence but creation myths were based on what people saw

9. Why is the creation myth more interesting than the science?
Answer:the reason why creation myth is more interesting than science is because creation myth is based on what you see or hear while science is based on idea.

10. What is our 'creation myth'?
Answer:our 'creation myth' was on the story of Adam and Eve

hw#3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnN_kl786MY&feature=related

hw#9

Athens-the place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus. That PLace was a place that humanism and democracy were created.


Sikyon- It was a place were for the arts of antiquity. Two most greatest artist were born/ Also they said the birth of tradgedy happened in Sikyon.


Corinth-home of Sisyphos and it was the home for a great hero Bellerophon, was one of the oldest Greek city-states and among the most important ones.


Sparta- It was the greatest military power of Greece and played a catalytic role in history it is admired for their valor and for keeping alive the Greek values.


Thebes-birthplace of the legendary hero Herakles and men of importanceits and superb trained army, it led by the Sacred Band, and then they took the hegemony of Greece by defeating sparta.


Argos-the second oldest city of Greece they also cultivated the arts, producing masterpieces, reaching their highest point culture.


Mykenae-Founded by the Persius it was another hero and it also it became the MOST important city of Greece at those times of the king Agamemnon.


Delphi- It was High above the Gulf of Corinth surrounded by a forest of pines. That was the shrine of the God Apollo, Delphi.

Olympia- The main part of the olympic games also this was a unique event. They were honoring their Gods and their Race, who had favored them with their arete, strength and grace.

Current Event#2

Egypt and Thirsty Neighbors Are at Odds Over Nile
By THANASSIS CAMBANIS
Published: September 25, 2010
website: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/world/middleeast/26nile.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=egypt&st=cse

                   

               This articel is about a man that give thanks to god for everything that god has made.Upstream countries, looking to right what they say are historic wrongs, have joined in an attempt to break Egypt and Sudan’s near-monopoly on the water, threatening a crisis that Egyptian experts said could,at its most extreme, lead to war. the reason why i choice this articel  to share with the class was because it seem a intesting artice to tell other about. the way this article is related to the current unit were studiny in class itcause we learn bout he egypt early civilition.

hw#8

1. Which was the first civilization on earth to have a written legal code?
Answer: The first civilization on earth to have a written legal code was Babylon.
2. Describe Hammuribi's 'Ordeal'?
Answer: The hammuribi ordeal is a painful even deadly test of gilt or inisence.this is done when someone has  committed a crime.this ordeal is still in practice. they would it look in there toung tofnd out how is gilt and inisence.
3. What (famous book) did Hammurabi's law help create?
Answer: the famous book is the bible
4. Did he invent any of these laws? or just write them down?
Answer he did not invente an of ths las he wrote them down

HW#7

VIDEO#1 1. Why did the Sumerians develop written language?
ANSWER: the sumerians develop witten language to recoed what had happen year to year how many animal die and how many were born.

VIDEO#2
 1. What do the symbols is Cuneiform represent?
ANSWER:wayshape
2. What surface did they write on and how did they do it (briefly describe the process)?
ANSWER:they would used a stylus which they would cut them from weeds whih grow aroun the rivers.they write on clay tables. they pat the clay as pancakes then cu a stylus press it in to the clay and start writing
3. What were some of the things they drew on?
ANSWER: in clay

TEXTBOOK

1)Terms and Name
    Identify
-Fertile Crescent: an arc of rich farmiand in the southwest asia between the pesian gulf ad the mediterranean sea
-Silt: the fine soil carried in the water of rivers
-Irrigaion: the bringing of water to crop fields by means of canals and ditches
-City-state: a city and its surrounding lands functionin as an idependent political unit
-Dynasty : a series of rulers  from a single family
-Cultural diffusion: the spreading of ideas or product from one curlture to another
-Polytheism: a belief in many god
-Empire: a political unit in when a number of people or countrie are controlled b a single ruler
-Hammurabi: help unify the diveres group within his empire

Current Event#1

IRAQ
BY: Steven Lee Myers
Date: September 1,2010
Website: Nytimes
Link:http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=iraq%20war&st=cse

    This articel is about the election on Iraq.There was an election on December of 2009 which didn't happen on till March of 2010.Votes were close that Iraqi  political leaders were deadlocked over forming of the new government.Mr President Obama declared to end th combat mission in Iraq.Some of the facts that are discussed in the articel are to protect the civilians in a country that is still home to insurgents with Al Qaeda and Iranian-backed militias, the State Department is planning to more than double its private security guards, up to as many as 7,000, according to administration officials who disclosed new details of the plan.The reason why i chocie this news story,as opposed to any other was because i found it intersting and Iraq is a place where alot of thing happens.This article is related to unit we are currently studing because today in class we were talking about Iraq

hw#6

Location:
Answer: The Europen had the most earliest agriculture sites.


Place: what geographic features favored the  development of agricultural areas  before  5000 B.C?
Answer: Africa favored the most development of agriculture areas before 5000 B.C.


Identify:
Nomad means- A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.

Hunter&Gatherer means- hunter were the one that hunt animlas and he gatherer was the ones that collect plant food

Neolithic Revolution means- or the agricultural revolution the far-reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginnings of farming.

slash and burn farming means- In which they cut trees or grasses and burned them to clear a field domestication means- the taming of animals.





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wearther change
framing was great

hw#5

1. What nation does the video focus on?
Answer: This video is focus on Ethiopian.
2. What year was the discovery made?
Answer: this discovery wa made o 1974
3. How many millions of years old is she?
Anwer: She is 3.2 millions years old
4. What does it mean to be bipedal?
Answer: It mean having two feet
5. So from what continent, region and nation did human beings evolve.
Answer: The evolve in the continent of Africa







1. Hunters & Gatherers were constantly moving around. What were they following?
answer: they were constantly moving around by flowing the herd of animals.

2. What did they also collect as they were traveling?
Answer: As they were traveling they collect wildberries,nuts,and greens to eat.

3. Do you think Lucy was a Hunter&Gatherer? explain.
Answer: i thik Lucy was a gatherer beacuse women were the ones that collect food

homework#4

1. Define Absolute Location- means the latitude and longitude of a specific place

2. What is the ABSOLUTE LOCATION of:
a. Los Angeles-34 degrees North 118degrees West
b. Paris, France-49 degrees North 2 degrees East
c.Capetwon, South Africa-34 dregrees South 18 degress East

3. Define Relative Location- means describes a place in terms of it's relation to other places and things around it.
a. What is the relative location of London, England-is on the Tems River.

4. What is the Relative Location of Queens, NY- Manhattan

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