Last Day of School

Ancient Civilizations costume part and Jeopardy Game tomorrow!

Who will you be? A hunter-gatherer? A Sumerian? Hatshepsut? A Greek warrior?
Have fun--totally optional!

SS Test

The SS test is tomorrow-- Tuesday, May 18th.

Here is a copy of the Study Guide and below the Study Guide are some notes about the Three Kingdoms.

6th Grade SS

Ancient Egypt Study Guide

We have reviewed four lessons on Ancient Egypt as well as various worksheets. You also have one sheet of information about the Rosetta Stone and a packet about Howard Carter. Use all of these things to study from. You will be expected to know:

Terms
cataract delta papyrus hieroglyphics
dynasty afterlife embalm mummy
pharaoh obelisk papyrus succession pyramid

Accomplishments of the Pharaohs
o Kufu
o Hatshepsut
o Thutmose—explain some theories behind why he destroyed records of his stepmother’s reign.
o Akhenaton—how did he change religion and art?
o Tutankhamen—what did his advisors convince him to do?
o Rameses II

Concepts
Know what most pharaohs did to proclaim their glory.
Know the difference between a pyramid and a step pyramid.
Understand the Big Ideas from each lesson.
Be familiar with the social pyramid of the ancient Egyptians.
Describe Egyptian art.
The purposes of the pyramids—explain how they did and did not serve their purposes and why they eventually were no longer constructed.
The difference between Sumerian agriculture and Egyptian agriculture.
The religious concept that Egyptians based their lives around.
The natural resources available to the Egyptians that they took advantage of to improve their lives and economy.
The main differences between the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
The reason for the Double Crown.
Describe the Rosetta Stone, its importance, and what it says.
Know who Howard Carter was, what he accomplished, and why his discovery is important.
Understand a timeline and place B.C. events and dates in order on a timeline.

Notes about the Three Kingdoms:

Old Kingdom
-introduction to the Double Crown. The first ruler of the Old Kingdome wore the Double Crown to signify unification of Egypt
-Strong central government
The people began to bury Pharaohs in monuments that expressed their glory

Middle Kingdom
-pharaohs lost power to local rulers
-central government weakened
-Hyksos invaded

New Kingdom
-strong rulers reigned
-famous pharaohs made great accomplishements, i.e.:
-trade expands
-Reforms
-Land expands
-Egypt was never the same after Ramses II died—foreign powers invaded Egypt because centralized rule once again weakened

Social Studies Test

We are having a Social Studies Test on Monday, May 18th.

Creative Writing

Last week in LA, students have had a chance to stretch their creative sides by writing a silly, wacky story, and by creating a story using different scenarios for character, plot and setting.

This week each student is creating a character, getting to know him/her and will be writing a story based on the character she creates.

I hope everyone has fun with these creative writing activities!

Social Studies UNIT TEST

Shavuah Tov!

I hope you are all feeling prepared for the upcoming Social Studies Until Test on Mesopotamia and the Empires of the Fertile Crescent test that we are having on Thursday the 26th.

We will go over the study guide on Monday in class. I will be checking in the study guide for a grade in my grade book, so please come prepared!

You all did very well on the recent quiz, so you have nothing to be worried about! I know you will have a repeat performance.

Quiz Friday

Fill out the Study Guide for the Social Studies Quiz. We will go over the study guide on Thursday.

New Project and Quiz

Today in class I assigned the new BRB project which is due Mon, Feb 2.
We are also having a Quiz on Mesopotamia and Sumerian Life on Friday!

Social Studies Homework:

• Fill out the worksheet and answer the questions on pg. 103 in the packet.