WORLD HISTORY

UNIT 1
Mr. Torrance
PREP
Prehistory & Earliest Civilizations
HW 1 A:

Research on the Internet:

***Use Wikipedia***

Read the first three paragraphs on each term and write in YOUR OWN WORDS
(Include the parts of the word from Greek and translation into English)
DEFINITIONS: (Write 50 to 100 words in your own words DO NOT COPY)
1. Astronomy
2. Geology

HW 1 B:

Research on the Internet:

***Use Wikipedia***

Read the first three paragraphs on each term and write in YOUR OWN WORDS
(Include the parts of the word from Greek and translation into English)
DEFINITIONS: (Write 50 to 100 words in your own words DO NOT COPY)
3. Biology
4. Anthropology
5. Australopithecus (include dates, where found, details and interpretations)

HW 1 C:

Research on the Internet:

***Use Wikipedia***

Read the first three paragraphs on each term and write in YOUR OWN WORDS
(Include the parts of the word from Greek and translation into English)
DEFINITIONS: (Write 50 to 100 words in your own words DO NOT COPY)
6. Archaeology
7. Paleontology
8. Homo erectus (include dates, where found, and details)

HW 1 D:

Research on the Internet:

***Use Wikipedia***

Read the first three paragraphs on each term and write in YOUR OWN WORDS
(Include the parts of the word from Greek and translation into English)
DEFINITIONS: (Write 50 to 100 words in your own words DO NOT COPY)
9. Neanderthal (include dates, where found, and details)
10. Cro-Magnon (include date, where found, and details)
11. Neolithic Age (include dates, where and details)

HW 1 E:

Read pages 122-123 in the TEXT

DEFINITIONS: (50 to 100 words)
12. List the first FOUR civilizations in order and write a Definition of Civilization
13. City-states, Mesopotamia and the Sumerians
***IDENTIFICATION*** (Write 100 to 200 words in YOUR OWN WORDS)
14. King Hammurabis Empire and his Code of Laws

HW 1 F:

PROJECT ONLY for Grades of A or B in the class

A. Read the 25 page packet of the Story of Gilgamesh
B. Write a paragraph for each of the 15 chapters
C. Take a quiz in class before school or at lunch

HW 1 G:

Read pages 123-124 in the TEXT

DEFINITIONS: (50 to 100 words)
15. Patriarchal Society in Mesopotamia and Womens position
***IDENTIFICATION*** (100 to 200 words)
16. List and describe the THREE Kingdoms of Egypt (include their dates)

HW 1 H:

Read pages 125-126 in the TEXT

***IDENTIFICATIONS:*** (100 to 200 words)
17. Israelites: King Solomon, Israel, Judah and Judaism
18. Monotheism & Jewish beliefs

HW 1 I:

Read page 126 in the TEXT

***IDENTIFICATIONS:*** (100 to 200 words)

19. Jewish Covenant, Law and Prophets (include Moses)

20. Isaiah and Judaism

HW 1 J: World Map

FOUR of these must be completed

(24 pt on TEST #1)

1. Use RED INK to LABEL all Oceans

2. Use RED INK to SHADE IN these seas: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea,
Caspian Sea, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
3. Use RED INK to carefully CIRCLE Asia, North America and Latin America
Use blue ink when drawing your circles through the shaded red ink
4. Use RED INK to LABEL all the Continents
5. Use BLUE INK to MARK the following FIVE letters:
M for Mesopotamia, E for Egypt, I where India begin,
C where China began, and S for Salinas

Timeline:

8,000 BC

2,400 BC
2,500 BC

2,200 BC

2,300 BC

776 BC
1,500 BC

323 BC
550 BC

27 BC
146 BC

AD 476
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