Tribute    Code of Laws     Economy

Empire     Assemble       Siege

Strategy        Capital      Invader

Technique       Unify

We are still in need of tissue boxes!

We will be having our assessment for chapter 6 on Tuesday, December 6th. The study is below:

The Four Empires of Mesopotamia

• Empire Name
• Dates Empire Ruled/Length in Years
• How the Empire Came to Power
• Important Character(s) and Details
• Three Empire Achievements and Importance
• How the Empire Fell
• Important Vocabulary

Students who are not satisfied with their first score can retake the test for Chapter 5 this Friday, November 30th. The testing times are as follows:

Friday Morning- 7:00 AM- 7:50 AM

Friday Afternoon- 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM

Chapter 5 Assessment on Ancient Sumer will be given on Monday, November 14th. Make-ups will be available after the Thanksgiving Break. Students have the chapter student information packet and study guide to help prepare.

We are still in need of tissue boxes as the cold and flu season is upon us. Thank you very much to the families who have donated!!!

On Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, all 7th grade students will be attending an OK2Say assembly during third hour, as well as the September PBIS celebration during all of 5th hour and into the first half of 6th hour.

We are concluding the learning in Chapter 2- Early Hominids. Students are finishing up chapter section posters and presentations will soon follow. The summative grade for chapter 2 will be achieved through an individual project. The rubric is below:

Hominid Comic Book Poster Project

Name: Score: _____/25

Hour:

Directions:

On a separate sheet of paper (loose leaf or computer), create a fact-filled comic book poster for the hominid group you found most interesting! The poster should focus on the capabilities of the hominid you select.

Your poster needs to include:

This is a Summative grade!  Each category will scored out of 5 points.  5 = excellent, 4 = Very Good, 3 = Good,         2 = Fair, 1 = Poor. ATTACH to back of your project!

We have concluded our work from Chapter 1 and now have begun our learning of Chapter 2- Early Hominids. The conversation began with how we measure human history along a timeline. The acronyms B.C.E and C.E. have been the focus for the last few days.  Important vocabulary for this chapter is as follows:

Content vocabulary: anthropologist, hominid, capability, migrate

Academic vocabulary: skeleton, trait, intelligence, community, contribute

Below are some of the upcoming events in 7th grade Ancient World History and Geography for the week of Monday, September 17, 2018:

Monday: Constitution Day- students learned the importance of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Tuesday- review for the Chapter 1 assessment scheduled for Friday.

Wednesday- NWEA Testing- Language assessment

Thursday- NWEA Testing- Language assessment/ Review for Chapter 1 assessment

Friday- assessment on Chapter 1- Investigating the Past

Chapter 1 Assessment Study Guide

Investigating the Past

People who study the past are commonly referred to as what?

What do we call an object made or used by people in the past?

Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?

What do cave paintings help us know the most about the past?  

A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time before we had what?

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures  (scaffolding) to stand on?

What questions do scientists ask when they discover ancient paintings?  

Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in

parts of caves.

About how long ago were the objects and art described in this chapter

created?

 Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

How did ancient cave artists create different colors of paint?

Name one thing human made thing a geographer might study?

Scientists believe the spear throwers were used for what kind of purpose?

• • ALSO:  know ALL vocabulary from chapter 1 (blue and black terms!!).  You may NOT use your vocabulary notes!

Bryant Middle School students have a half-day tomorrow, Friday, September 14, 2018. Students begin school at 8:00 AM and are dismissed at 11:05 AM.

7th grade students will take the Language portion of the NWEA assessment in their Ancient World History class. We are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 19th. Most likely, we will also be testing on Thursday, September 20th.

Please make sure your child is well rested and attends school on these testing days.

Thank you!

Below are the important vocabulary words from Ch. 1 of our text

Important Terms: archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Academic Vocabulary: feature, environment, geometric, researcher, texture

Students should spend five to ten minutes each evening reviewing these terms.