What is the History of your name? Day 1 AP World and World History

Write 1 paragraph on the following: Who chose to give you your name? How was it decided? Were there traditions associated with giving you that name? What were they? Describe your experiences with your name. Liann Joy McCreery My parents gave me my name and they decided that they like the sound of it. I wasn’t named after anyone. My father’s mom was heard to say: “That’s not a biblical name” –This tells you a lot right there! McCreery means-son of the heart King in ancient Scotland. And I am not related to American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.

Who are you? Dalai Lama Siddhartha Gautama Albert Einstein Wangari Maathai Ashoka Winston Churchill Confucius Abraham Simon Bolivar Shi Huang Di Jesus Mao Zedong Akbar Mohammed Genghis Khan Ataturk Joseph Stalin Marco Polo Elizabeth I Katherine the Great Mussolini Elizabeth II Vladimir Putin Corazon Aquino Joan of Arc Martin Luther Leonardo Da Vinci Antigone Ramses Hammurabi Indira Gandhi Napoleon Margaret Mead Malala Yousefsi Aristotle Nelson Mandela Socrates Karl Marx Patrice Lumumba Kofi Annan Gilgamesh Atahulpa Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Desmond Tutu Ibn Battuta  

Now, you will be assigned a famous person we will run across during our studies together Be prepared to answer the following questions as your person. Look them up on the internet or in your book in at least 2 sources.  What are the top three moments in your life? Where were you born? When? Who are you? Who are your enemies? Who are your friends? Fun Fact?