another tutoring time change

Hello all--

Because the faculty meeting time has changed, I have to change my tutoring time again.  Remember, this is just the time for drop-ins; students can still make an appointment at another, more convenient time.  I wanted to put it to you so I could serve the maximum number of families with my drop-in time: when is best for you?

*THE POLL IS NOW CLOSED.  THANK YOU FOR VOTING!*

finals

I have everyone's grades on the history finals.  If you would like to know what your child earned, feel free to send me an e-mail!

I will try to be available at least every other day by e-mail with my holiday travels.  Apologies in advance if I don't respond promptly!

final exam HISTORY study guide 7th grade

Here is the study guide for 7th grade.  Please see the note on the 6th grade study guide for more information.

Be able to describe the major achievements of the following people:

Hammurabi:_________________________________________________________________

Gilgamesh:__________________________________________________________________

Shulgi:_____________________________________________________________________

Enheduanna:_________________________________________________________________

Nebuchadnezzar II:_____________________________________________________________

Ashurnasirpal II:______________________________________________________________

Sargon:_____________________________________________________________________

Sin-leqe-unnini:_______________________________________________________________

Solomon:____________________________________________________________________

David:_____________________________________________________________________

Omri:______________________________________________________________________

Saul:______________________________________________________________________

Puabi:_____________________________________________________________________

Joseph:____________________________________________________________________

Moses:_____________________________________________________________________

Cyrus:_____________________________________________________________________

Tira-Il:_____________________________________________________________________

Darius I:___________________________________________________________________

Noah:_____________________________________________________________________

Mebaragesi:_________________________________________________________________

List 3 key facets of the justice system in Ancient Mesopotamia.

List the five major regions of Ancient Mesopotamia.

Say one thing you learned about each one of these professions in Ancient Mesopotamia:

workers:______________________________________________________________________

slaves:_______________________________________________________________________

professionals:__________________________________________________________________

marriage:_____________________________________________________________________

palace life:____________________________________________________________________

education:_____________________________________________________________________

scribes:_______________________________________________________________________

houses:_______________________________________________________________________

Circle the correct answer for the following sentences/questions.

1. Archaeologists rarely find things made of metal because

a. it rapidly deteriorates

b. they don’t have the technology

c. metal detectors are too expensive

d. it’s often stolen by grave-robbers

2. The Mesopotamians lived near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers because

a. the rest of the region was too lush

b. the rest of the region was desert

c. they lacked imagination

d. the rest of the region was tundra

3. Two of the earliest important innovations in Mesopotamia were

a. the Mayan calendar and the plow

b. sliced bread and clay pots

c. the potter’s wheel and the plow

d. the potter’s wheel and the wagon

4. The major events of the invention of writing happened in the following order

a. pictures used to represent nounsàclay tokens used to represent ownershipàsymbols used for syllables

b. symbols used for syllablesàclay tokens used to represent ownershipàpictures used to represent nouns

c. clay tokens used to represent ownershipàsymbols used for syllablesàpictures used to represent nouns

d. clay tokens used to represent ownershipàpictures used to represent nounsàsymbols used for syllables

5. The first known author is

a. Enheduanna

b. Sargon

c. Hammurabi

d. Shulgi

6. The Sumerian King List is

a. entirely factual because it is a primary source

b. not entirely factual because it says early kings ruled for 1000+ years

c. not entirely factual because it says Hammurabi wrote the first laws

d. entirely false

7. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is about

a. a dog stolen from his home and forced to work in Alaska

b. Gilgamesh praying to the moon god Inanna

c. Gilgamesh  going on adventures with his best friend, Enkidu

d. Gilgamesh leading Ur

8. Sargon was the world’s first

a. empire-builder

b. wall-builder

c. law-builder

d. king

9. ___________________ made the first written laws.

a. Hammurabi

b. Shulgi

c. Gilgamesh

d. Sargon

10. The ancient Mesopotamian justice system included

a. many lawyers

b. many juries

c. many contracts

d. many gavels

11. One way kings did not cement friendships across nations was

a. send their daughters to marry foreign kings

b. write to each other on clay tablets

c. lend each other their city’s god statues

d. lend each other books

12. An orchard is composed of

a. food-producing trees or rubber trees

b. only food-producing tress

c. only rubber trees

d. none of the above

13. The kingdom of Babylon was destroyed in 1595 BCE by the

a. Sumerians

b. Hittites

c. Kassites

d. Akkadians

14. The conquerors of Babylon did all of the following except

a. take the city’s gold and silver

b. enslave the city’s people

c. rule the city after its defeat

d. take the city’s god statues

15. The Kassite language tells us a lot about

a. epic stories

b. modern Indo-European languages

c. the Hittites

d. the Babylonians

On a separate sheet of paper,

1. Describe the Narmer Palette, physically and symbolically.

2. Describe how Egyptians treated their pharaohs (use quotes from a primary source).

3. Describe what the Egyptians thought the Nile did for them.

4. Tell the story of how the Egyptians built pyramids and when.

1. Describe Hatshepsut’s reign (particularly the three things she had to do in order to be a good pharaoh).

2. Describe Akhenaten’s reign (particularly in relation to the three pillars of Ancient Egypt.)

3. Tell Tutankhamen’s story (tell particularly about his death.)

4. Tell the story of the Battle of Qadesh.

Fill in the following chart.

Major Time Periods in Ancient Egypt

Name of Time Period	Years	Dynasties in Power

final exam HISTORY 6th grade study guide

The study guides I handed out yesterday were meant to be guides.  If a student got the questions 100% correct on a test, and can show me the test, then he/she doesn't have to complete that question on the study guide.  In addition to the time they can spend at home, they also have been given and will be given time in class to work on it.  *NOTE THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MY SEVENTH GRADE LIT/COMP CLASS*

Here's is the study guide for 6th grade:

Vocabulary:

Protestantism:__________________________________________________________________

plantation:____________________________________________________________________

presidio:______________________________________________________________________

mission:______________________________________________________________________

pueblo:_______________________________________________________________________

conquistador:__________________________________________________________________

circumnavigate:_________________________________________________________________

mosque:______________________________________________________________________

archaeology:___________________________________________________________________

strait:________________________________________________________________________

nomad:_______________________________________________________________________

irrigate:______________________________________________________________________

charter:______________________________________________________________________

joint-stock company:_____________________________________________________________

headright:_____________________________________________________________________

burgess:______________________________________________________________________

persecute:_____________________________________________________________________

patroon:______________________________________________________________________

pacifist:______________________________________________________________________

indentured servant:______________________________________________________________

triangular trade:________________________________________________________________

cash crop:_____________________________________________________________________

representative government:_________________________________________________________

mercantilism:__________________________________________________________________

epidemic:_____________________________________________________________________

militia:_______________________________________________________________________

revenue:______________________________________________________________________

writ of assistance:________________________________________________________________

boycott:______________________________________________________________________

repeal:_______________________________________________________________________

resolution:____________________________________________________________________

effigy:________________________________________________________________________

rebellion:_____________________________________________________________________

propaganda:___________________________________________________________________

committee of correspondence:_______________________________________________________

minuteman:___________________________________________________________________

Loyalist:______________________________________________________________________

Patriot:_______________________________________________________________________

petition:______________________________________________________________________

preamble:_____________________________________________________________________

mercenary:____________________________________________________________________

inflation:_____________________________________________________________________

Hessian:______________________________________________________________________privateer:_____________________________________________________________________

ratify:________________________________________________________________________

ambush:______________________________________________________________________

federalism:____________________________________________________________________

manumission:__________________________________________________________________

proportional:___________________________________________________________________

republic:______________________________________________________________________

bicameral:_____________________________________________________________________

Executive Branch:_______________________________________________________________

Legislative Branch:_______________________________________________________________

Judicial Branch:_________________________________________________________________

compromise:___________________________________________________________________

ordinance:____________________________________________________________________

checks and balances:_____________________________________________________________

Electoral College:________________________________________________________________

depression:____________________________________________________________________

depreciate:____________________________________________________________________

amendment:___________________________________________________________________

judicial review            :_________________________________________________________________

due process :___________________________________________________________________

concurrent power:_______________________________________________________________

reserved power:_________________________________________________________________

naturalization:__________________________________________________________________

implied power:_________________________________________________________________

popular sovereignty:______________________________________________________________

separation of powers:_____________________________________________________________

enumerated power:______________________________________________________________

Answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Name one result of the Spanish armada.

2. What is the leading theory on how human beings first came to America?

3. Which city was the center of the Aztec empire?

4. Why were Native American customs so varied?

5. How many people did Christopher Columbus say would be required in order to keep all the people of North America in subjection?

6. Give one reason the Iroquois Federation Constitution was written.

7. What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

8. What is the difference between an astrolabe and a compass?

9.Where was the first successful colony in America?  (city and state please)

10. Who was primarily responsible for its success?

11. Who bred indigo, making it a viable cash crop for the South?

12. What roadblock did the Navigation Acts put up for American colonists?

13. Who led a famous rebellion that conquered most of Virginia, including Jamestown?

14. Why didn’t the colonies accept Ben Franklin’s Plan of Union?

15. How did the British victory over the French effect the Native Americans of the Ohio River Valley?

16. In what cardinal direction did English settlement spread over time?

17. Did everyone in the colonies agree to becoming their own country?

18. How were Loyalists treated?

19. Why did the Continental Army have a hard time finding officers?

20. What was the result of the War at Sea?

21. Whom did the Native Americans want to win and why?

22. Who was the naval hero and why?

23. Why did Greene split the army in two?

24.Who was the leader of the Spanish troops and what did he do?

25. Who used hit and run tactics?

26. What did the British rely on?

27. List two Patriot advantages.

28. Where did the British forces stay over winter?

29. How did America gain allies?

30. Why was there a lack of supplies at Valley Forge?

31. Why was the Battle of Saratoga such a turning point?

32. Why did women start to question their role in society?

33. How did France help us?

34. How did Spain help us?

35. What was the name of the treaty that called for peace after the war?

36. Who helped the colonists win the war?

37. Where was Washington planning to attack first?

38. How did Washington prevent revolt?

39. Why were American soldiers mad at Congress?

40. What were the three Patriot forces that met up at Yorktown?

41. How many votes did each state have in the original Congress?

42. How many votes were required for the Constitution to be ratified?

43. Where did the Framers of the Constitution get their ideas from?

44. How does the Constitution limit the power of the federal government?

45. What kind of government was created by the Articles of Confederation?

46. What problems did the government face under the Articles of Confederation?

47. How did leaders reshape the government?

48. What process allowed new states to join the Union?

49. What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

50. What major compromise was reached in the new Constitution, between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

51. What are the two houses of the Legislative Branch?

52. How many voting members does each house have?

53. What is one of your duties as a citizen?

54. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

55. What is the leader of the Judicial Branch called?

56. What is the leader of the Executive Branch called?

57. What is the set of the first ten amendments called?

Label the states and spell them correctly. (You already have a practice sheet for this.)

List ten of the grievances from the Declaration of Independence.

List the thirteen (original) colonies.

Write the first paragraph of the Declaration of Natural Rights.

state studying tools

Thank you to Mrs. Schwab who so kindly e-mailed me these state placement studying tools!

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3818697&x=a78d8

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

tutoring this week

Seeing as my final is on Monday of next week (12/17/12), I am offering extra tutoring opportunities this week.

Tuesday: at lunch in room 611 (Miss Smith's room)

Wednesday: after school in My. Huynh's classroom

Thursday: at lunch in room 611 (Miss Smith's room)

Friday: at lunch in room 612 (my classroom)

I am available for help with both Lit/Comp and History at all four times.  Should none of these times work for you, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can schedule something else.  Please send your students to me with specific questions or topics they need help with, so as to expedite the tutoring process.

Yours in extra help,

Miss Fischer