Ancient China video link is available in the syllabi- check your section syllabus

3 Chinese Philosophies

Click here for the digital handout

HOMEWORK

Remember that homework Reading Notes must be organized thematically, and cannot include complete sentences.  For full credit, you must 1) "merge" class notes with the actual Reading Notes doc. so that it correseponds with the material being covered and contextualized further in class.   2) Organize the "merged" document later (possibly at night) so that it is not repetitive and that frames/targets are clearly shown.  Our curriculum is being shaped and learned continuously, and homework, class notes, class discussions, and lectures should not be considered "final products" to be turned in; instead they should always be considered works in progress- just like you and me- and the rest of humanity.

HW for Friday

Well... there is no new reading following the Unit 1 Test.  But, I higly encourage you to spend some time looking over Activity Points that have been posted to this site under the "Activity Points" tab.  We will discuss them briefly in class on Friday.  They will be due Tues., 10/28 to turnitin.com (more on that later)...

Unit 1 Test Prep/Review

3rd period and 6th periods' testing times will be regular full periods (3rd will be 56 mins. rather than 57, which is negligible).

Please check your Gmail for student-created Review Sheet Templates.  Once you open it, be sure to go to "File" and then "Make a Copy"; that way you can write on it and "merge" it with your own notes from class.  Remember not to cram!  45 mins. or an hour of studying over a few days is much better than cramming for 4 hours the night before...

New for this Weekend...

The HW for this weekend is "Condensed Notes"- See the syllabi as this is not Reading Notes.  Have a great weekend!

A few more resources...

The Time-Life video on ancient Mesopotamia from Tuesday's class is available here (we made it through 31 minutes out of 50 minutes today).  Please finish the video for next class.

The Hebrews Reading for Tuesday night: Click here for excerpts

Note-taking/Outlining Fundamentals

What Bentley calls "Early Complex Societies"...

Other historians, like Ferguson call "civililization"  So... be sure to compare your notes from Friday's class on the "ingredients of civilization" with your homework from earlier this week called "Early Complex Societies".  They're both tackling the same problem...

Epic of Gilgamesh Excerpt

Click here for "The Flood", from Gilgamesh

Short Writing Assignment Due Monday 9/8

Here's the link to the "Understanding Civilizations" (paragraph) writing assignment

Tuesday class reading ("The Clash of Civilizations") AND Hammurabi's Code Excerpts

Please click here to access our PDF for today's class:

Please click here for a copy of Hammurabi's Code (the link is also availabale on your section syllabus)