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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! ![]()
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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) ![]()
1) Homework is due IN CLASS on the day of the due date. Homework submitted later in the day, after your class period, will be marked late.
2) I do not accept emailed work. A physical copy of the work must be submitted, in class on the due date, to receive full credit. If you have printer problems you should be handwriting your work or completing your work early so you have enough time to print it before class. -Mr. S Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” He meant that in order to explain the Law of Gravity, he used the work of major thinkers who came before him in order to make intellectual progress. Create either a cartoon, poem, rap, or song that expresses the meaning of the quote. Due Friday, 9/21
Guns, Germs, & Steel Summary & Response
We watched and discussed Episode 1, "Out of Eden" in class. Write a one-page summary of & response to the video. In your summary portion, you may wish to consider: 1) What question was Jared Diamond trying to answer?; 2) How did he go about trying to answer it?; 3) What answers did he come up with? In your response portion, you may want to consider: 1) Do you agree with Diamond’s theories? Why/why not?; 2) What did you learn from the video?; 3) Did you like it? Why/why not? Due Friday, 9/21. If you want, you can watch it again on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwZ4s8Fsv94 |
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