Chapter Name &
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Synopsis |
Study Guides &
Important Links |
Important Dates |
Introduction to Geography
Pages H14-H21 |
The seven continents, major oceans, and seas of the world
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Chapter 1
"Uncovering the Past"
Pages 2-23
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Learn how historians, geographers, and archeologists study the past
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Weslandia Group Project |
Create your own civilization based on the book Weslandia |
Assignment Explanation | |
Chapter 2
"The Stone Ages and Early Cultures"
Pages 24-47
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Explore how the earliest people learned how to make tools, hunt, gather food, and create art
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Section 2.1 Quiz
10/20/10
Section 2.2. Quiz
10/26/20
Section 2.3 Quiz
10/29/10 Haines
Test
11/3/10 Haines
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
"Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent"
Pages 48-81
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Learn about the world's first civilization, Mesopotamia, "the curving band of fruitful land!"
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Section 3.1/3.2 Quiz
Section 3.3 Quiz
Fedorcha
Haines
Section 3.4 Quiz
Chapter 3 Test
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Chapter 4
"Ancient Egypt and Kush"
Pages 82-113
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Learn about two great civilizations that developed along the Nile River - Egypt and Kush
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Section 4.1 Quiz
Haines 1-11-11 Fedorcha 1-7- 11
Section 4.2 Quiz
Section 4.3 Quiz
Project Haines & Fedorcha
Section 4.4 Quiz
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Chapter 5
"Ancient India"
Pages 120-151
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Learn about the ancient civilization of India, the birthplace of two major world religions - Hinduism and Buddhism
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Section 5.1 Quiz
Section 5.2 Quiz
Chapter 5 TEST
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Chapter 6
"Ancient China"
Pages 156-191
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China was one of the early centers of civilization. China's two major rivers played key roles in Chinese history and the development of Chinese society.
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Section 6.1 & 6.2 Quiz
"Isms" Project Due
Section 6.4 & 6/5 Quiz
Ch. 6 TEST
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Chapter 14
"China"
Pages 406-431
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Learn about Chinese history from the 500s to the 1600s.
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Section 14.1 & 14.2 Quiz
Section 14.3 & 14.4 Quiz
Study Guide due
Ch. 14 TEST
Extra Credit
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Chapter 16
"The Early Americas"
Pages 464-485 |
Learn about the growth and development of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations in the Americas. |
Chapter Review Pages 487 - 489 Study Guide |
