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Students will have a test on the important material from Chapter 8- The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, on Thursday, December 19th. The study guide is below:

Chapter 8 Assessment: Study Guide

Directions:  This is your study guide.  You do NOT need to turn this in!  However, you may NOT use this on the assessment.  

1. Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? (sec 1)
2. Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs? (sec 1)
3. What are some characteristics for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?  (sec 2)
4. Which Kingdom is called the Golden Age?  (sec 2)
5. What did Khufu do to ensure that his power would be accepted? (sec 3)
6. What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?  (sec 2)
7. What was unique about Pharaoh Hatshepsut?  (sec 5)
8. What was the Great Pyramid made from?  (sec 3)
9. Why did archaeologists have to reconstruct the White Chapel?  (sec 4)
10. Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?  (sec 6)
11. Describe the physical landscape of where the temple of Dayr al-Bahri was built. (sec 5)
12. Which direction does the Nile River flow?  Which body of water does it empty into?
13. What did Pharaoh Hatshepsut do in the Kingdom of Punt? (sec 5)
14. Compared with any other pharaoh, Ramses II produced more what? (sec 6)
    • Know ALL BLUE terms on p.74 and all of chapter 8.
    • Be familiar with the map on p. 80

Retake and Make-up for the Chapter 6 assessment will be this Thursday, December 12th, both before and after school.

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Foldable on 4 Empires (Due Dec. 4!!)- Summative Grade 

·       Draw a Picture

·       Achievements/

Inventions

·       Length of Empire

·       Description

·       Ruler(s)

There will be a test covering Chapter 6- Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia on Thursday, December 5th. The study guide is below:

Chapter 6 Assessment: Study Guide

What is the main difference between an Empire and a city-state? (sec 1)

1. Why were other groups able to conquer the city-states of Sumer? (sec 1)
2. The Akkadians used steles to do what?  (sec 3)
3. What is Hammurabi best remembered for? (sec 4)
4. Who was the first leader of all the empires? (sec 2)
5. How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city? (sec 3)
6. What were some things that the Babylonians traded? (sec 5)
7. What did the Akkadians use to help gain control over Sumer? (sec 3)
8. What were some military strategies that the Assyrians used? (sec 6)
9. Why were the code of laws considered very ‘advanced’ for its time? (sec 5)
10. What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts? (sec 7)
11. Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites captive? (sec 8)
12. Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire? (sec 7)
13. Where were the gardens on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon planted? (sec 9)
14. Why did Nebuchadrezzar build walls, towers, and a moat around his capital? (s8)
15. A problem that all 4 Mesopotamian Empires had difficulty in was what? (s2-9)
    • Know ALL vocab in chapter 6, BLUE and BOLDED, no word bank
    • Be familiar with the timeline on p.55 of all 4 empires

Also, the City-State extra credit assignment is due on Thursday, December 5th as well.

If you have not completed the assignment, below are the questions:

The Assyrian Empire

Sections 6.6 and 6.7

1. How did the Assyrian Empire come to power?
2. What famous Babylonian king once defeated the Assyrians?
3. What two new ways did the Assyrians develop for attacking cities? 
4. Why were the Assyrians often referred to as ruthless?
5. Describe the palaces that Assyrian kings lived in?
6. What was the capital city of the Assyrian empire? Along what river was it located?
7. How did the Assyrians improve on the irrigation systems that were a part of Mesopotamian engineering? 
8. What were Assyrian artisans known for? In which ways did they show Assyrian life?
9. Describe how an aqueduct works.
10. How long did the Assyrian Empire last? At its height, how far did the empire stretch?
11. What was the reason the Assyrian Empire fall? Who plundered the empire? 

7th grade Ancient History students have an opportunity to earn extra credit. The directions and rubric are below:

Sumerian City-State Project

Extra Credit

Due Date: Thursday, Dec. 5th

Create a model of a Sumerian City- State using Minecraft/ similar construction program (on Minecraft MUST be on flat-land setting), OR you can create a 3-D scale model. Models must be historically accurate (from the textbook) and depict all 7 characteristics of a civilization in Sumerian society. Each characteristic should have a sign as shown below in boldface. Listed below is what your signs should say.  

Throughout your Sumerian City-State we should see signs.

Sign 1: Title/Student Names – Ex: Jake Paul and Steph Curry Presents: An Ancient Sumerian City-State.

Sign 2: Ancient Sumer flourished in Mesopotamia between 3500 – 2300 B.C.E. Each City- State was like an independent country.

Sign 3:  Moat, city wall. (see p. 39 in textbook)

Sign 4: Stable Food Supply: Irrigation Systems – canals, dams, reservoirs. Farmland with plows, crops, and animals

Sign 5:  Social Structure: We should see houses for Top level, middle level, and bottom level as described on p. 48

Sign 6: Government: We should see military sites or king’s palace.

Sign 7: Religion:  We should see Ziggurat (tallest building) stairway and shrine at the top

Sign 8:  The Arts – Depicts examples of the arts in Sumerian Civilization

Sign 9: Technology – Depicts examples of technology

Sign 10: Writing- Depicts examples of Writing in Sumer

Ancient Sumerian City- State Model Rubric

Student Name(s)________________________________

Title/Name / 4 pts._____ Government/4 pts _____

Time period (sign 2)/ 4 pts.____ Religion/10 pts _____

Moat & Wall/ 5 pts._____ The Arts /5 pts_____

Stable Food Supply /5 pts._____ Technology/4pts ____

Social structure/ 6 pts.____ Writing/3 pts ____

_____/50 pts Total Score

E-mail address:  farkass@dearbornschools.org

Make a video of a tour of your city state, upload it on YouTube, and send me the link.  Or bring in a video file on a usb, or make screen shots.

I will be available Wednesday, November 20, 2019 both before and after school for students who were absent on the testing day or would like a chance to retake the test due to a less than favorable grade.

The test for Chapters 4 and 5 will be moved to Thursday, November 14th. Students have the study guide and all the relevant information can be found in their student notebook.