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Wrapping up the Semester

Ancient History

Upcoming Deadlines

12/13/19 - Mesopotamia Unit Test - 6 Civilizations

12/19/19 - Middle East Political Map Quiz (will not be included to determine final exam exemption status)
1/9/20 - Ancient History Final Exam - 8:00 in MPR

Mesopotamia Unit Test

STUDY LIST

1)      Use all worksheets done from the Mesopotamia Unit. 

2)      Mesopotamia Magazine Sumer Questions (O.N./Meso./Articles)

3)      Review Chart – all six sections

4)      Sumer Summary Questions (O.N./Meso./Summaries)

5)      Standard of Ur Summary Questions (O.N./Meso./Summaries)

6)      Hammurabi Summary Questions (O.N./Meso./Summaries)

7)      Outline Notes – you have a copy of mine (O.N./Meso./Summaries)

8)      Mesopotamia Video Questions

9)      Basic Criteria List – Put question marks next to things you don’t know and need to ask about in tutorial  (O.N./Meso./Summaries)

10)  Quick Check of chronological order for all six civilizations

11)  Vocabulary – flash cards, etc.
12) 3 Civilizations Quiz 

First Semester Final Exam

We will spend time in class reviewing for your 1st Semester Ancient History Final Exam.  But you will also need to study at home.  Remember to SLICE THE LOAF! and plan your study time. Ask questions in class and tutorials.

STUDY LIST

You should have the following items with you in class each day:
  1) Vocab. Quiz #1
  2) Prehistory Unit Test; 
  3) Archaeology Unit Vocab. Quiz; 
  4) Mesopotamia Unit Test; 

Also be sure you understand these:
  6) Re-read all of your Summaries on your blog pages; 
  7) Skills:    Reading a map; 
                   Reading a timeline; 
                   Making inferences and giving evidence to support it

Cuneiform, Getty Images, https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/mesopotamia-clay-tablet-pictographs-drawn-early-writing-news-photo/578315296, 26 November 2018.

Hammurabi's Law Code

The Law Court of Babylon

After committing the crimes described in the Law Code of Hammurabi, the ancient history scholars had to face the judgment and harsh punishments imposed by the Court! Ask an 8th grade Ancient History Scholar what two big problems Hammurabi was trying to solve with these laws.