Field Trip: Asian Art Museum Link

Use this link to help you find information for your essay. Post some comments here about your experience as well.

http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/roads-of-arabia

Ancient Hebrews

Visit this link to find interesting maps, videos, and other resources. Type some comments about new things you learned about the ancient Hebrews.

http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!ancient-israel/c1o1i

Ancient Egypt: Resources and Videos

This is a very interesting educational website about ancient Egypt. Use this website to explore interesting videos, review vocabulary, and read maps. Leave some comments about what you learn after you explore some of these resources. Have fun!

http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!ancient-egypt/cwg0

All About the Nile

Describe why the Nile was very important to ancient Egyptian civilization.

Test Alert! & Other Due Dates

Blog posts must be complete by Fri., 9/26

Timelines and murals are due no later than Thurs. 10/2

There will be a Unit 1 test on Tuesday, Sep. 30.

Growing Civilizations

In Chapter 2, Section 1, we learned how farming affected the lives of people in the period after the Ice Age. With that in mind, answer this section focus question using evidence, examples, and page numbers from your textbook:
How do civilizations arise, and what characteristics do they share?

What Have You Learned About Early People?

Great job answering the previous question, Sixth Graders! I am glad to see that most of you referred back to your notes. Don't forget to edit your comments before publishing. Also, be sure to add specific examples, quotes, and page numbers from the text to provide evidence for your claims.

Now, Sixth Graders, we are almost at the end of Chapter 1. At the beginning of the chapter, we discussed our focus question for the chapter and you considered what you already know about this topic. Now it's time to reflect upon what you know after studying the chapter. Reread the question and review your notes. Then answer the question in the comments. Be sure to add specific examples.

Here is the question: What was life like before civilization, and how do we know?