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Warm-Up #1 ( 8/12/14) Yes, Mrs. Silverman has a website!

Warm-Up #1 ( 8/12/14) Yes, Mrs. Silverman has a website!. After viewing Mrs. Silverman’s website, answer the following questions: Where can I look to find her website if I don’t remember? What can be found on the homepage? Where do I find powerpoints and assignments?

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Warm-Up #1 ( 8/12/14) Yes, Mrs. Silverman has a website!

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  1. Warm-Up #1 (8/12/14)Yes, Mrs. Silverman has a website! After viewing Mrs. Silverman’s website, answer the following questions: • Where can I look to find her website if I don’t remember? • What can be found on the homepage? • Where do I find powerpoints and assignments? • When should I go to her website?

  2. Warm-Up #2 (8/13/14)Recipe for Civilization If there were a “recipe” for creating civilization, what would the ingredients be? Try to come up with at least 5 things necessary for a civilization to exist. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  3. Warm-Up #3 (8/14/14)5 Characteristics of Civilization What are the 5 characteristics of civilization? Give an example of each in our society today. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  4. Warm-Up #4 (8/15/14)New Iraqi Constitution: Preamble • In what ways does the constitution mention the region’s history? • Which parts of the constitution include the 5 themes of civilization? • Why do you think the authors of the constitution felt they should have this paragraph as the introduction to the document? We the sons of Mesopotamia, land of the prophets, resting place of the holy imams, the leaders of civilization and the creators of the alphabet, the cradle of arithmetic; on our land, the first law put in place by mankind was written; in our nation, the most noble era of justice in the politics of nations was laid down; on our soil, the followers of the prophet and the saints prayed, the philosophers and the scientists theorized and the writers and poets created.

  5. Warm-Up #5 (8/18/14) For each of following, write TRUE or FALSE. If the statement is FALSE, state why: • The year 3200 BC was longer ago than the year2600BC • Mrs. Silverman was born in 1972, which means she was born in the 19th century • The switch from food gathering to food producing is known as the Paleolithic Revolution • Ancient Mesopotamia was located in Asia • The two rivers that Mesopotamia developed between are the Nile and the Indus Rivers • Mesopotamians believed in an afterlife

  6. Warm-Up #6 (8/19/14) Using the letters in Mesopotamia, identify something related to that civilization P O T A M I A M E S O

  7. Warm-Up #7 (8/20/14) List 5 things you already know (or think you know) about Egypt: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  8. Warm-Up #8 (8/22/14) Use the chart below to compare/contrast Egypt and Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia Both Egypt

  9. Warm-Up #9 (8/25/14) Answer the following questions based on your Atlas activity on the Hebrews & Phoenicians: • What religion did the Hebrews practice? • How was that religion different from the religions of other civilizations at that time? • What was the Phoenician civilization’s achievement that still impacts us today?

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