Crusades Websites

Here are some helpful websites for your research.

https://www.history.com/topics/crusades

https://www.britannica.com/event/Crusades

http://mrkash.com/activities/crusades.html

http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_crusades.php

Religions of the World Project

Religions of the World Project

A closer look at religions around the world: We have examined many different religions from around the world. In this assignment, you and a partner will be comparing and contrasting Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.  

What:

·         You and a partner (optional) will be creating a Google Slides that conveys important details about Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

• Your Google Slides should include 4 topics for each religion (choose from below) that will make at least 20 slides.  Make sure that you are creative and express your ideas thoroughly.
• If you choose to work in a partnership you will be responsible for 6 topics for each religion.

Topics to compare:

·         The God(s)

·         Holy Book

·         Key Beliefs

·         Practices and Rituals

·         Worship Services

·         Ultimate Goal

·         Holidays/Customs

·         Place and Day of Worship

·         Symbols

·         Year of Origin

·         Language

• Any Interesting Facts

Grading Rubric:

Introduction Slide (name, period, etc)   5pts

• Topic 1 for each religion (pictures and description) – 20 pts
• Topic 2 for each religion (pictures and description) – 20 pts
• Topic 3 for each religion (pictures and description) – 20 pts
• Topic 4 for each religion (pictures and description) – 20 pts

• Creativity & layout = 15 points

100 points total

Test on Monday 2/26/2018

Vocab Terms

1. acropolis—a high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities

2. agora—a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city

3. aristocrat—a member of a rich and powerful family

4. assassinate—to murder for political reasons

5. barbarian—a person considered to be wild and uncivilized

6. blockade—the cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and shipments

7. city-state—a city with its own traditions, government, and laws

8. democracy—a form of government in which citizens have power and govern themselves

9. epic—a long poem that tells a complex story

10. Hellenistic—describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great

11. immortal—someone or something that lives forever

12. peninsula—an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

13. philosopher—someone who uses the mind and reason to understand the world

14. plague—a widespread disease

15. tragedy—a type of serious play that often ends in disaster for the main character

16. tribute—a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one

17. tyrant—a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working class; not

necessarily cruel and violent

Gods/Goddesses (need to know powers and symbol)

Aphrodite          Apollo                   Ares                    Artemis

Athena              Demeter                Dionysus              Eris

Hades              Hermes                 Hephaestus           Hera

Hestia                 Poseidon               Zeus

Vocab Quiz Wedneday 1/17/18

Here is the vocabulary list for the Quiz on Wednesday 1/17/18.

Loess

Dike

Extended Family

Philosophy

Civil Service

Currency

Warlord

Silk

Silk Road

Great Wall of China

Confucius

Silk Road

The Silk Road – Trade Between East and West

Task: with a partner (Optional) you will research the Historical Significance and lasting effects of the Silk Road – the interlocking trade routes between Asia and Europe.

Each group of two must make one presentation. The presentation will include slides on the following topics including 3-4 bullets and pictures. DETAILS please. Show me that you understand the topic. DO not copy/paste information. If your learned information is not put into your own words, you will not receive credit.

1 slide how silk is made

1 slide historical significance silk

1 slide value/secrecy of silk

2 slides explaining what the Silk Road was

2 slides explaining where the route was (include maps)

1 Slide explaining how people traveled on the Silk Road

5 slides showing the sites (geography) of the Silk Road

3 slides showing other items/ideas traded along the Silk Road

Extra Credit

1 slide name eight modern countries that are along the Silk Road

Due Tuesday 1/16/18

THURSDAY (10-5-2017)

Mr. Fridinger was absent today.

In the meantime, today his classes worked on a few things...

1. We watched the news (http://www.cnn.com/cnn10) as a class and discussed its content. 

2. We read Chapter 2, Section 1 in the textbook (pages 29 - 34) and filled out a guided reading displaying our acquired knowledge. 

3. With the remaining time we either began working on Section 2 or we continued to work on our Mesopotamia Maps and Vocabulary. 

ENJOY YOUR 3-DAY WEEKEND! 

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