Please read the attached PDF and answer the questions in complete sentences. Due Tuesday, 10/2. (Note: Yes, the 10th graders have the same homework- it's not a mistake, so don't get confused!) Read page 1, then answer questions #1-3 1) What is an enduring issue? 2) What makes Zak and Sara's inability to share an enduring issue? 3) What makes the use of war to gain power an enduring issue? Read page 2, then answer question #4-5. 4) Which one of the previous examples enduring issues is historically significant? Explain. 5) Identify one enduring issue in your own life, explain why it is an enduring issue, and explain why it is significant to you. Read page 3, then answer questions #6-7. 6) Look over the list of enduring issues. Choose three enduring issues, and for each of the three, describe an event in history that is related to that enduring issue. 7) Identify and describe one important enduring issue in history that you think should be on the list that is NOT already on the list.
In class today, I mentioned a homework assignment about Enlightenment views of women. Instead, I decided on an assignment to help you prepare for your for first Enduring Issue Essay (coming soon). Please read the attached PDF and answer the questions in complete sentences. Due Tuesday, 10/2. (Note: Yes, the 9th graders have the same homework- it's not a mistake, so don't get confused!) Read page 1, then answer questions #1-3 1) What is an enduring issue? 2) What makes Zak and Sara's inability to share an enduring issue? 3) What makes the use of war to gain power an enduring issue? Read page 2, then answer question #4-5. 4) Which one of the previous examples enduring issues is historically significant? Explain. 5) Identify one enduring issue in your own life, explain why it is an enduring issue, and explain why it is significant to you. Read page 3, then answer questions #6-7. 6) Look over the list of enduring issues. Choose three enduring issues, and for each of the three, describe an event in history that is related to that enduring issue. 7) Identify and describe one important enduring issue in history that you think should be on the list that is NOT already on the list.
Read pages 29-34. See attached PDF for textbook sections. Complete all questions in complete sentences. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Friday. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) What were the geographical advantages of the Fertile Crescent? What were some problems? How were they solved? 3) What is meant by the term 'city-state'? How is it different than a 'city'? Why do you think Sumer developed into city-states instead of just cities? Who was in charge of the city-states? 4) What is cultural diffusion? According to the reading, why did cultural diffusion occur in the Fertile Crescent? 5) Draw a chart entitled 'Sumerian Culture' with three columns, 'Religion', 'Social Classes', and 'Ideas and Inventions''. Take notes into the chart. 6) What is an empire? How did Sumer go from being independent city-states to being part of an empire? 7) What areas of life did Hammurabi's Code cover? Do you think the Code helped advance civilization? Why/why not? 8) CREATIVE RESPONSE: Analyze the primary source on p. 33. Pretend you are a citizen of the Babylonian Empire. Write a 2-paragraph "email" (5 sentences per paragraph) to Hammurabi about one of the laws. Explain to your king what you like or dislike about the law, and ask him (respectfully) to keep it, change it, or get rid of it entirely.
Imagine you are the editor of a newspaper in London in the late 1600s. Write an editorial (opinionated article) in which you defend either Thomas Hobbes’s or John Locke’s view about human nature and government. Make sure you thoroughly defend your position by comparing and contrasting the views of the two men. You may use your class notes or the textbook to support your editorial. I've also attached the reading from class. Due Friday, 9/28.
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If you are still having problems after making this changes, please let me know. In the meantime, you can continue to use the PDF files that I attach to each assignment, or use a physical textbook if you checked one out. Unfortunately, I don't have any more physical copies of the textbook to give out. -Mr. S Website: my.hrw.com Student username: rkastudent Student password: RKA!Student1 Then, scroll down to World History: Patterns of Interaction and click on "Go to the Online Textbook". Hi students! Eventually, all of you will need to enroll on turnitin.com. To encourage you to enroll quickly, I'm offering 1 bonus homework point to anyone who signs up by Friday, October 5th. Use the following info and links to enroll!
Read pages 14-23. See attached PDF for textbook sections. Complete all questions in complete sentences. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Tuesday, 9/25. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) Explain how people of the Old Stone Age met their needs for food. Include the words nomads and hunter-gatherers in your response. Describe the technology these people used to increase their food supply. 3) What was the Neolithic Revolution? How do scientists believe it started? Describe slash and burn farming. 4) What is "domestication"? Why do you think it was an important advancement in human life? 5) According to the text, what were some advantages and disadvantages of life in the agricultural village of Catal Huyuk? 6) Describe some of the changes that allowed small villages to develop into larger cities. 7) According to the text, what are the 5 characteristics that a place must have in order to be considered a civilization? Write a paragraph that includes at least one sentence explaining each of the characteristics. 8) CREATIVE RESPONSE: Pretend you have been put in charge of attracting new citizens to the Sumerian city of Ur. Write a 2-paragraph description (at least 5 sentences per paragraph) of what Ur has to offer as a place to move to and live. Use persuasive language to convince your readers that they should move their families to Ur right away!
Read pages 629-634. Complete all questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Tuesday, 9/25. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) What was the Enlightenment? How was it similar to the Scientific Revolution? How was it different? 3) How did John Locke's view of human nature differ from that of Thomas Hobbes? 4) Who were the philosophes? Describe two of the five concepts that formed their core beliefs. 5) Read the chart on page 632. Which do you think are the two most important Enlightenment ideas? Explain your choices. 6) Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? Why might some women have been critical of the Enlightenment? 7) Identify and briefly describe the three lasting effects of the Enlightenment discussed in the text. 8) Creative Response: Imagine you are a social critic like the philosophes of the Enlightenment. Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) in which you criticize something that you think is wrong with RKA. Make sure you include your suggestion for how to improve the problem! (HONORS: 2 PARAGRAPHS)
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