Vacation Homework

Hi,
You will practice for our exam over the vacation.
I read this from yahoo answers.com and
1. Create a list that CONTRASTS Rome's government with our own.
2. Write one paragraph about the differences between the two governments (contrasts).

II. Now find your own source on the internet that helps you COMPARE the two governments.
1. Create a list that conpares the two governments
2. Write one paragraph that shows how they are similar (COOMPARES).


III. Go to http://regentprep.org and practice for next week's exam using the practice multiple choice questions.

Bring in your paragraphs and your two lists on January 3 when we come back.

Classwork for 12/9

Hi!

So here's what you have to do today.

1. Compare your list with your partner's.

2. PRIORITIZE! Create a list of what you guys believe to be the 3 -5 MOST important reasons why the Roman Republic came to an end.

3. Read this link from Answers.com

4. Each of you now must write TWO paragraphs about why the republic in Rome failed.

Be sure to use the process of creating a paragraph we discussed in class

HW#2

Scroll to the bottom to see the assignment.

This is the result of today's classwork. your job is to create a list thast comprises all of these reason. Download the pictures (all three of them) and write down each reason in your notebook. Bring them to class tomorrow so that we can create a list of priorities; the most enduring reasons why the Roman Republic failed.

HW#1

Arianna is a geek.

HW#2

1. Read link. Answer questions 1 - 45 at the end.

2. Comment on this post: What's one thing you're interested in about Rome.

HW#4; The Creation Myth of Rome

Tonight's homework is the 'creation myth' of Rome: The story of Romulus and Remus.

Watch this video from youtube....

...and read this story.

Then answer these questions:

1. Why were Romulus and Remus both raised away from their uncle?

2. How did they both come to be rulers of their land?

3. How did Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land? why?

4. About what year did all this take place according to the MYTH

5. About what year did this take place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES (archeology)?

6. LATIN was the language of Rome. Where does the term 'Latin' come from?

7. What was the name of the river that Rome was founded near?

8. Describe the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL (or scientific) 'FACT'

9. Why is the creation myth more interesting than the science?

10. What is our 'creation myth'?

We're going over this in class on Tuesday.

HW #3

go to youtube.com (or another video website that you think may work) .

1. Find a video that is related to the Hindu concept, Brahman. Your video must
a. Describe the relationship between Brahman and the three Gods that you studied.
b. Teach me something about Hinduism that you firmly believe I will learn

2. Link this vide to your blog
OR
or ... OR ... or embed the video that you choose in your blog.

Here's how you embed a video in your blog from youtube.com ....

*find your video and play it
*as it is playing, look for the button that says 'embed' (it is usually loacted on the bottom right of the video)
*When you click that button, you'll see some code and an option to copy the code. Copy the code (it will be on your computer's clipboard)
*Now go to your blog, and click the "NEW POST" button
*In the upper right corner of the "NEW POST" window, there will be 2 tabs. One says"compose" and the other says "Edit Html". Click the "Edit Html" tab.
*Now right click/paste the code into your entry and click "Publish Post"

HW#2

Read this link from the textbook
1. Answer the skill builder questions (1&2) on page 133
2. Answer questions 2 and 3 at the end of the section

THIS IS DUE ON TUESDAY

(Thanks for the emAils!: I spent all weekend trying to get the 'weekend homework' file to work. It just wouldn't, so thanks to the corrupt file, there was no homework for the weekend. this is Monday night's homework)

HW#1 (MP2) THE PERSIAN WAR(S)

YOUTUBE HW!!
This video looks like a college student's class assignment, but it's accurate. Watch the video and write a summary of the Persian War.

HW#

Use this link, create a list a every ancient Greek city-state listed onthe page. For each state, write a brief description about the city-state. (The english spelling is on the left, the right is same state, but with the Greek spelling, so you don't have to worry about it).

**IMPORTANT** some of the links may be broken. If they are, I'd like you to use a Google search for that link. (Go to Google.com and enter the name of the city-state in the search box).
This is due tomorrow.

HW #8 (Hammurabi's Law)

Watch this video and answer the questions below.



1. Which was the first civilization on earth to have a written legal code?
2. Describe Hammuribi's 'Ordeal'?
3. What (famous book) did Hammurabi's law help create?
4. Did he invent any of these laws? or just write them down?

HW#7

Read this link about Mesopotamia. Answer questions 1 - 3 on page 32 (the last page of the reading).

also, answer the two map questions on page 28 (the should be familiar. I would like you to have the answers on your blog).

Also, watch this video and answer this question:
1. Why did the Sumerians develop written language?

AND watch this video and answer these questions:
1. What do the symbols is Cuneiform represent?
2. What surface did they write on and how did they do it (briefly describe the process)?
3. What were some of the things they drew on?


SEND EMAIL IF YOU HAVE PROBELMS!!!

HW#6 (Tuesday Night)

Read this section from the textbook. It begins on page 12 and ends on page 16.



1. Please answer 'map questions' 1 on page 15.

2. Please answer 'map questions' 2 on page 15.

2. Answer questions 1 & 2 pn page 16. For question 2, please just make a list on your blog of everything you read about that occured BECAUSE OF the Neolithic Revolution.

HW#5

Where did humans come from?
Watch this video about this discovery of Lucy. Please fast foward to 1 minute and 30 seconds into the video.
1. What nation does the video focus on?
2. What year was the discovery made?
3. How many millions of years old is she?
4. What does it mean to be bipedal?
5. So from what continent, region and nation did human beings evolve (this video won't tell you this).

Now w0atch this very quick video and answer these questions for class tomorrow:

1. Hunters & Gatherers were constantly moving around. What were they following?

2. What did they also collect as they were traveling?

3. Do you think Lucy was a Hunter&Gatherer? explain.

PDF Test

Sorry this is late. Please click this link. If it doesn't work, then you need to update your adobe reader.

Try going to this website, and click the button to the right that says "Get adobe reader"
If that doesn't work, then see me pronto!

HW#5 ... YOU'RE SO LUCKY!

Well I was unable to find the link that I was going to assign you, so you do not have any Global I homework tonight after all. 

Lucky you.

HW#4 (Absolute&relative Location)

Watch this quick (and painfully boring) video and answer these questions:
1. Define Absolute Location

2. What is the ABSOLUTE LOCATION of:
a. Los Angeles
b. Paris, France
c.Capetwon, South Africa

3. Define RELATIVE LOCATION
a. What is the relative location of London, England?

4. What is the RELATIVE LOCATION of Queens, NY?

HW#3

1. Create a blog at blogger.com

2. Send an email to mrgiambalvo@gmail.com with the following information:

a) your first & last name

b) your period

c) the full URL to your blog

Use this handout to help guide you

(if you already have a blog with blogger.com, then you can create a new blog using your same account and send the email).

HW#2

1. Create an account at gmail.com. 

2. Send an email to mrgiambalvo@gmail.com from your new email address.

Use this handout to help guide you.

(if you already have a gmail account, just send an email to mrgiambalvo@yahoo.com)

HW#1

Sign the class contract. Have parent/guardian sign it as well. Bring notebook and pen with you to next class.