Friday, November 22, 2013

CCSS1 Homework: Answer the questions

 Answer the questions in complete sentences. 

1.    Explain how the development of metallurgy caused greater social differences as well as more conflict and war. (4 points)



2.     How did the development of metallurgy affect women? (2 points)





3. What is the difference between paying taxes and paying tributes? (2 points)




4. What was Hammurabi’s Code? (3 points)



 5.    Give two examples of kinds of people in the ruling class in Mesopotamia. (2 points)



6.    Give two examples of free people in Mesopotamia. (2 points)




7.    Describe the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamians. (4 points)




8.    Write two things that Nebuchadnezzar II is famous for. (2 points)




9.      Who conquered Mesopotamia from the Persians? (1 point)

Saturday, November 9, 2013

CCSS3: Study Guide for Term Exam November 2013

Unit 10: Political Organization and the State
1.     Democratic States
2.     The Political Organization of Spain
3.     Territorial Organization of Spain

Unit 12: Europe and The EU
1.     Europe
2.     The European Union


As always, the best way to study for the exam is from the Power Points seen in class.

CCSS1 Study Guide for Term Exam November 2013

-Chronological organization (BC/AD, centuries)

Unit 7: The Stone Age:
1.     Prehistory
2.     Origin and Evolution of Human Beings
3.     Life in the Paleolithic Age
4.     The Neolithic Revolution
5.     The Stone Age in Spain

Unit 8: The Metal Age:
1.     The Metal Age
2.     Life in the Metal Age
3.     The Metal Age in Spain

Unit 9: Early Civilizations
1.     The Birth of the First Civilizations
2.     Mesopotamia: Natural Environment and History
      Life and Culture in Mesopotamia

As always, the best way to study for the exam is from the Power Points seen in class.



CCSS2: Study Guide for Term Exam: November 2013

Unit 12 from CCSS1: Roman and Visigoth Hispania:
-The end of the Visigoth Kingdom (Witiza, Rodrigo and Tarik)

Unit 4: The Byzantine and Carolingian Empires:
1.     Division of the Roman Empire
2.     The Byzantine Empire
3.     The Franks and Carolingians

Unit 5: Islam and al-Andalus:
The Concept of Abrahamic Religions (Power Points only)
1.     The Origin and Expansion of Islam
2.     Islamic Politics, Economy and Society
3.     Islamic Culture, Architecture and Art
4.     Al-Andalus: Politics, Economy and Society
5.     Daily Life in the Cities of al-Andalus

6.     Al-Andalus: Culture and Architecture

As always, the best way to study for the exam is from the Power Points seen in class.