Do Now February 1st is “National Freedom Day.” In your own words, what does it mean to be free? Freedom means ______ ______________________

Today’s Agenda!! Review Commonly Missed Questions from Benchmark #2 Timeline Practice and Review Preview Ancient Greece through Reading Comprehension

Benchmark Questions On the Benchmark, there were some questions that many people missed. We are going to go through them as a class, to ensure that we understand them. Overall, the main problem is really understanding what the question is asking us, so we will make sure we know how to decode the questions. Let’s take a look…

#1 Ancient Egyptian religion was strongly influenced by tradition, which caused the Egyptian people to – A. Resist change in their society – B. Rule freely based on religious beliefs – C. Transfer political power to the priests – D. Build pyramids and monuments to their pharaohs To answer this question: 1.Figure out what the question is asking 2.Cross out answers that we know are incorrect 3.Think about everything you learned and what makes sense 1. Religion was based on tradition, which means they do things over and over again. 2. These are both untrue about Egyptians 3. Although we know this is true, Egyptians did not build pyramids or monuments because of tradition, they did it because the pharaohs asked them to.

#2 The prominent religious traditions of ancient Egyptian people were their strong belief in all of the following except – A. Divine kingship – B. Monotheism – C. The afterlife – D. Polytheism - Many of you asked what “prominent” means. This means important, but even if you did not know, you still could have easily answered the question. -The Egyptians strong belief in all EXCEPT…this means the one thing they DID NOT believe in!!

#3 Egypt’s king – A. Served as a link between the divine and common people – B rarely participated in religious rituals – C. Served the committee of gods that elected him – D. Inherited the throne through marriage What could you have remembered in order to answer this question?? Think about the pharaohs role in society. The pharaoh was the person who was in charge of taking care of the religion. He was known as a god- king, so he joined religion with the rest of society.

#4 Egyptian religion was so much a part of the Egyptian way of life that the people of Egypt – A. Were unconcerned with the acquisition of material goods or riches – B. Worshiped their leaders in ceremonies conducted three times each day – C. Interpreted every occurrence as a result of natural and supernatural forces – D. Only mummified religious leaders who were considered gods This is not true. Egyptians traded a lot, and they loved gold and ivory for jewelry!! This is not true. We never talked about daily ceremonies. This is not true. Pharaohs and wealthy people were the main people mummified. True!! Egyptians believed that every occurrence was because of the gods. Floods, storms, births, deaths, etc.

#5 When archaeologists studied cemeteries, they learned that – A. Most people died defending their community – B. Cities had different social groups – C. Religion was not important in the peoples’ lives – D. Only the wealthy were buried in cemeteries All this question is asking is, what did historians learn when they saw how people were buried. What do we know about burials in Egypt?? Only pharaohs and very wealthy people could be mummified and buried in pyramids. They found gold and goods with them. Most of the common people were simply buried in the sand. This shows historians that there were different social classes in Egypt, which is something we already know!!

Practice Timeline At the beginning of the year, we talked about timelines. Today, you are going to practice your timeline skills, while reviewing important events in Ancient History. Remember what a timeline looks like…

Practice Timeline Continued… With a partner, you are going to go through specific pages of the textbook and write the dates for events. Then, you will place the events on a timeline in correct order. Next, you will preview a timeline for Ancient Greece, and also place those event on your timeline. Finally, you and your partner will do a picture walk of Ancient Greece, in which you will go through the chapters and choose four pictures that look interesting to you.

Reading Comprehension Practice When you and your partner finish the timeline activity, I will pass out a short reading comprehension paper about Ancient Greece. You will read it, and answer the questions in your notebook!!

Do Now February 4 On this day in 1913, Rosa Parks was born. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Many people admired her for her confidence and bravery. If you had been Rosa Parks in this situation, would have done the same thing? Why or why not?

Write your Do Now on Lines Below If I were in Rosa Parks situation, I would have… _______________________________________ _______________________________________. I would have done this because _____________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________. I think Rosa Parks was a _____________ person In American History.

Today’s Agenda!! GRAPES for Egypt and Hebrews Venn Diagram for Egypt and Hebrews Greek Mythology and English Standards Presentation

GRAPES We have completed GRAPES for Early Humans and Mesopotamia. Today, I want you to spend some time completing GRAPES for Egypt and Hebrews, which will help you remember the key information in the long run. I will pass out a graphic organizer that has two sets of GRAPES. Let’s review what GRAPES is one more time before you do it…

G Geography Examples: mountains, rivers, desert, oceans, protected by hills R Religion Examples: monotheistic, polytheistic, had priests who were a large part of society, believed gods were responsible for everything A Achievements Examples: created writing, had pottery, made jewelry, created pyramids P Politics (Government) Examples: had kings as leaders, had a democracy, pharaohs were in charge of government E Environment Examples: had cold weather, lived in a dry area, had hot weather with little rain S Social Structure Examples: had five social classes, people could not move social classes, kings were at the top

Venn Diagram On the back of your GRAPES sheet, you have a Venn diagram. You will find the similarities and differences between the Egyptian civilization and Hebrew civilization!! We will check our answers for both GRAPES and the Venn Diagram in about 30 minutes!!

Reading Comprehension As you know, improving our reading comprehension helps us a lot in history. Today, we will further build our comprehension skills, while being introduced to our new unit. These skills will not only help us in history, but they will also be a review of what you have learned in English (characters, theme, etc.)

Greek Myths Our next unit is Ancient Greece. Greek people had a lot of myths. – A myth is a legendary story, usually about a hero or event, that describes some part of nature. It can also deal with the gods. We will talk more about myths when you learn about Ancient Greece, but today, you are going to be able to read and learn about one!!

Greek Myth Project You are going to be in groups of four. In this group, I will give you a Greek myth to read. You will take turns reading, and you will fill out a graphic organizer, in which you identify the following: – Characters – Setting – Plot (the main events of the myth) – Theme (or lesson learned) If we have extra time, you will get to present your myth, so everyone can learn about it!!