1. HOT WEEK of August 26, 2013

2. Monday, August 26, 2013 World History 1. Turn in any FIB readings 2. Write the following questions in your notes. Begin to answer them. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. 01 Review I. Name the “human who stands upright” I. Name the homo sapiens that lived in Europe during the last ice age II. Before people learned to weave, they made clothes from: II. Crafting objects from metals is known as: III. List the locations of the first 4 civilizations:

3. Monday, August 26, 2013 US History 1. Turn in any “catch-up” work you did over the weekend 2. Write the following table in your notes. You will complete it as you read today. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. EXPLORERSAILED FOR(nation)YEAR(S)REACHED/ ACCOMPLISHED B. DiasPortugal1487Southern tip of Africa V. da GamaPortugal C. ColumbusSpain J. Cabot P. Cabral A.Vespucci F. Magellan H. Cortes F. Pizarro

4. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 World History 1.Turn in any Review History assignments 2.HOLD any ungraded FIB readings to be turned in with the chapter quiz 3. Normally I would have a few more questions the day of a quiz, but I just want us to get to the Auditorium and get started. While I take attendance, check that you have your notes & your FIBs – put them in order by section.

5. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 US History 1. Turn in 1.4 FIB reading 2. Write the following questions in your notes. Begin to answer them. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. 01.4 First Encounters 1.Which explorer had the most impact by setting off a chain of events that eventually led the Christian Europeans to grow more powerful than the Muslim world? 2.Which explorer is given credit for declaring South America a separate continent? 3.Name the explorer who’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the earth? 4.Thanks to the Columbian Exchange, which Indian group benefited the most from the introduction of the horse?

6. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 World History 1. Turn in any late (1/2 credit) or absent (full credit) work 2. Begin the Chapter 2 Terms to Know Use the method I showed you last week “bounce” up & down the page, but go in order of the words at the beginning of the 4 sections If you don’t see the word in Part A, then it is in Part B’s True/False TO CORRECT FALSE STATEMENTS cross of the word that doesn’t belong & write the word needed to replace it – this is required (and easy)!

7. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 US History 1. Turn in the Chapter 1 review packet 2. Have a pencil ready for the Scantron test (or purchase one for 25¢) 3. Have notes ready, but we will be moving to the Auditorium again! No questions because no time to waste!

8. Thursday, August 29, 2013 World History 1. Turn in 2.1 FIB reading 2. Write the following questions in your notes. Begin to answer them. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. 2.1 Ancient Egypt 1.Egyptian life focused on which river? 2.Which king united Upper & Lower Egypt for the first time? 3.Name the location of the capital of the Old Kingdom: 4.Name the location of the capital of the Middle Kingdom: 5.Who was Hatshepsut?

9. Thursday, August 29, 2013 US History 1. We are continuing the test, but just the WRITING part – only 30 minutes 2. Write the following questions in your notes. We will use them after the Writing. 3. Get ready to move to the Auditorium, again!! 02 Prior Knowledge 1.Which European nations(s) established colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America? 2.Which European nation(s) established colonies in the center of North America? 3.Which European nation(s) established colonies in the Southern end of North American? 4.Which European nation(s) establish colonies in the Northern part of North America?

10. Friday, August 30, 2013 World History 1. Turn in any FIB readings 2. Write the following questions in your notes. Begin to answer them. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. 2.2 Mesopotamia & Sumer 1.What physical feature define the Fertile Crescent? 2.Sumer was not one unified country, it was a region of: 3.Which culture introduced a math system still used today in clocks and geometry? 4.List 3 inventions of the Sumerians:

11. Friday, August 30, 2013 US History 1. Turn in 2.1 FIB reading 2. Write the following questions in your notes. Begin to answer them. In 5 minutes we are moving to the Auditorium. 2.1 Spain’s Empire 1.Why did Spain create colonies in the Americas? 2.Which areas were colonized (2) to protect the colony in Mexico from other Europeans? 3.The system of racial hierarchy in the colonies was known as: 4.Who ended Indian slavery and worked for laws to protect the Indians? 5.Name the first colonial town in what would become the US: