Assignment on The Islamic Middle East- Chapter 10 Text: ODYSSEY THROUGH THE AGES

Assignment of Cultural Atlas! Haberman! (Islam)
Questions on Islamic Video-Vision
Assignment from Odyssey-Maurya Empire (Chart)
Assignment -Cultural Atlas-(India)-Gupta Dynasty

Assignment on China-First Emperor/Great Wall( Web Quest!)

Assignment- Cultural Atlas Chapter 6 The Rise of the Greeks

Chart on the Handout Crete's Vanished Civilisation ( Taken from Mysteries of the Past)

 



First Asignments will be to read Chapter 1 in Text: ODYSSEY THROUGH THE AGES!


Please define the following terms from chapter 1 Understanding the Past!
1. history
2.primary source
3. secondary source
4. legend
5.archaeology
6.primary data
7.statigraphy
8.radiocarbon dating
9. social fabric
10. ethnology
11. divine
12. Troy
13. Schliemann
14. dig team
15. underwater archaelogy
16. Mary Rose
17. Frauds
18. missing link
19. Pitdown Man
20. artifacts
21.paleopathology
22."biography of bones"
23.mental baggage
24. historical fiction
25.perspective


Read Section The History of Human Evolution page 34- 47
Please Define the following terms
1/ hominds
2. divergence
3. primates
4. Homo Sapiens
5. Ramapithecus
6. controversial
7. Dr. Donald Johanson
8. Lucy
9. Leaky family-Louis, Mary and Richard


10. Great Rift Valley
11. Homo Sapiens
12. Australopithecus
13. Neanderthals
14. Ice Ages
15. anatomically correct
16. Great leap Forward
17. Paleolithic Age
18. Laxcaux Caves
19. Neolithic Revolution
20. technological innovations
Part 3 Link the sketches of early man( Letters) with the following descriptions!!

.....................................................A........................... B ......................... C..................... ..... D ........................... E ........................... F.........................


SOME EARLY HUMANS


...... Australopitthecus robustus (1,500,000-1,000,000 years ago): A million years of development brought increased size in stature, larger skulls, and, presumably, larger brains. Massive dentures suggest they were vegetarians, and the discovery of chipped stones in their habitats suggest they were the first to use shaped tools


..... Australopithecus africanus (5,500,000 - 1,000,000 years ago): Most anthropologists consider these the first hominds or human ancestors. They had a small brain case, they walked on two feet, although they were not yet erect, and used primitive shaped tools, such as sticks, stones, and bones.


........ Cro-Magnon (40,000-10,000 years ago): Their clothing, tools, dwelling, weapons show great advances from all that went before. Their cave paintings and jewelry were often remarkable in beauty and expressiveness. There is evidence that these men devised religions and certainly spoke languages.


........ Homo erectus (1,500,000-3O0,000 years ago). These ancestors had bodies much closer to that of modern humans. They had a more upright posture and larger brains than their predecessors. They lived in communities and knew the use of fire.


......... Neanderthal (100,000-40,000 years ago): These people showed further development in brain size and power, which led to the development of sophisticated tools, weapons, and substantial culture. They are thought to be the first to have worn clothing, which was usually made of animal skins.


......... Homo sapiens (250,000-100,000 years ago): "Thinking human" is the species”that all modern humans have sprung from. The species continued the evolution of larger and larger brains, and these larger brains eventually allow become the dominant species on earth

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Notes on the Book The Search for Eve M. H. Brown

In 1987 a group of California geneticists announced that by analyzing DNA they had solved anthropology's greatest mystery: the origin of modern man. Their data stunned archaeologists and geneticists making headlines around the world. Culling DNA samples from variious races and ethnic groups these scientists, based in Berkeley claimed that they had pinpointed the time and place of mankind's one common ancestor, a woman who lived in sub-Saharan Africa 200 000 years ago. They were not referring to ape-men who looked more like chimps than humans.....The Search for Eve is the story of how these geneticists arrived at their dramtatic conclusion and hot, even viicious controversy their finds has stirred.

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QUESTIONS; Video: Early man in Africa

National Geographic Special

1. Is it important to know human origins? Why?
2. Why has research only begun in this field? ( only last 30-40 years)
3. What in known as human divergence?
4.Most believe the crade of human evolution is in Africa. Why?
5. What were the contributions of Raymond Dart in the 1920's?
6. What is the science name for the Southern Ape of Africa?
7.Why is the African Great Rift Valley known as the Grand Canyon of Evolution?
8.Name some major contributions of the Leakey Family.
9. Name some of the dating methods used to indicate the age of fossils.
10. List some of the contributions of Charles Darwin.
11. Dr. Sarrich at Berkeley California did not use fossil but instead used the blood proteins and .........
They soon discovered that the genetic similaries between gorillas and humans (....%)
12. List 3 points about Jane G........
13.What did Dr. Johansen find in Africa?
14. Describe the waking patterns of humans and chimps.
15. What are some of the ideas of Richard Leakey.
16. How do cut marks contribute to the story of humans?
17. Homo Erectus and Homo Sapien are................
18.Would some fundamental religious groups enjoy this video? Why?
19. Many experts believe humans can be related to a woman ....................
20.What is known as the "Out of Africa Theory"?

 

 

 






Assignment #2 Monkey Trial Questions

a. Biographical sketch on 1/ Charles Darwin 2. Clarence Darrow 3. W. J. Bryan

b. Should a religious group be allowed to dominate the public education system ( eg. force prayer and bible studies in the classroom) Why or Why not?

Assignment # 3 theTHE ISLAMIC MIDDLE EAST -

a. Please read section in Text- page 302-334

Vocabulary List Please define and give examples of the following terms

GEOGRAPHY PAGE 303.

1. Middle East 2. Islam 3. static 4. dynamism 5. semi-arid

6. Morocco 7. physical environments 8. peasant farmers 9 food surplueses 10 theologians

11. River-basin states 12. pastoral nomads 13. mountain villagers 14. tribal affiliations 15. poltical signficance

16. cultivation 17. steppes 18. state authority 19. mobility 20. balance of power

21. oases 22. merchant caravans 23. Sahara 24. Arabian 25. linguistics 26. cultural unity

page 304 TRADE AND COMMERCE

1. Eurocentric term 2. Far East 3. Middle world 4. luxury goods 5. legendary

6. Italian city states 7. monopoly 8. commerical links 9. "religion of the desert" 10. urban

11. civilization 12. high Islam 13. Sindbad the sailor 14.urban framework 15. international trade

page 305 BELIEFS

1. Arabian Peninsula 2. periphery 3. Byzantium 4. Persia 5. Abyssinia

6. imperial calculations 7. Muhammad 8. prophet 9. Mecca 10. Fertile Cresent Route

11. Christian monks 12. animists 13. polytheists 14. divine revelations 15. introspection

16. Islam 17. Abraham 18. Jesus 19. Jews 20 corruption

21. monotheistic 22. transcendence 23. Trinity 24. incarnation 25. conduct

26. Koran 27. literal word 28. wealthy merchants 29. powerless 30. pilgrimage centre

31. Medina 32. Muslim calendar 33. charisma 34. 5 basic demands 35. Ramadan

36. alms 37. jihad 38. social religion 39 polity 40 codified

page 306 DIVERSITY AND DISSENSION

1. no successor 2. principles enunciated 3. diveristy 4. Sunni Islam 5. Shi'i Islam

6. elective principle 7. majority/minorty 8. son-in law Ali 9. behaviour 10. sunna

11. guidelines 12. religious law 13. consensus 14. methodology 15. contention

16. descendants 17. ultimate authory 18. imams 19 learned scholars 20. flexibility

21. customary/common law 22. criterion 23. civil law 24. criminial cases 25. faith

page 308 SUFI MYSTICISM

1. obedience 2. mystics 3. inner experience 4. theological quarrels 5. illterate

6. humanized 7. trance-inducing ceremonies 8. saints 9, miracle workers 10 spread of Islam

PAGE 308 ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

1. flowering 2. cosmopolitan 3. Hellenistic Greek legacy 4. Aristotle/Plato 5. compatibility

6. faith/reason 7. Averroes 8. allegorical truths 9. masses 10 moral ignorance

11. provoked 12. defensive mood 13. royal patronage 14. Mongol conquests 15. translated into Latin

16. Thomas Aquinas 17. white wool 18. dervish

THE GROWTH OF EMPIRE PAGE 310

THE ISLAMIC CONQUESTS PAGE 310

1. last of the prophets 2. caliphs 3. elders 4. claiphate 5. Umayyads

6. Abbasids 7. Arabian Peninsula 8. debilitated

The Umayyad Caliphate Page 310

1.prominent aritocratic family 2. governor 3. political system 4. Arab kingdom 5. tribal ties

6. bureaucratic structures 7. privilege elite 8. rightful hereditary claim 9. special privileges 10 universal

11. dissident groups 12. partisans 13. Baghdad 14. legitimacy 15. betrayed

The Abbasid Caliphate page 311

1. zenith 2. eliminate discimination 3. credentials 4. mercenaries 5. slave-soldiers

6.appropriated agricultlural wealth 7. lifestyle 8. bureaucracy 9. military establishment 10 Hall of Tree

11. far-flung empire 12. taxation revenue 13. transient local dynasties 14. devolution of power 15. population distribution

16. islamic commonwealth 17. power waned 18. Fatimid dynasty of Egypt 19. pretentions

20. illegitimate 21. Cairo 22. mosque-university 23. demographic base 24. prinicipalites 25. universalist claims

Crusader and Mongol Threats page 313

1.poltical fragmentation 2. Crusades 3. Franksih knights 4. papal-inspired bid 5. Palestine

6. Christendom 7. holy war 8. conquered Jersualem 9. tenuous. 10. Saldin

11. Western imagination 12. net effect 13. atrocities 14. intensified militancy 15. Turkish soldiers

16. Kurd 17. reconquest of Spain 18. Franksih barbarism 19. religious intolerance

20. Spanish Inquistion 21. fierce persecution 22.conversion 23. geographic periphery 24.Mongolia 25. shamanists

26. defender of Islam 27. infidel Crusaders 28. seize power 29. golden age 30. oppressive armour

31, mercy 32. belligerent 33. Templars/Hospitallers 34. Richard the LionHeart 35. deeply pious

36. Buddhists 37. Mamluks 38. irrigation works 39. pre-eminence 40. conversion

41. mosques/mausoleums 42. Dome of the Rock 43. ascension of Muhammad 44. sacrificing of Isacc by Abraham

Bureaucratic-Patriomonial States page 316

1. state apparatus 2. personal property 3. sultan 4. high status 5. administration

6. Il-Khans 7. ideologically questioned 8. liberal and nationalist movements 9. resilience 10. Anatolia

11.Ottomans 12. Istanbul 13. emeshed 14. intrigue 15. multi-ethnic

16. Balkan states 17. Safavids 18. messianic movement 19. rivals 20. Shi'ism

21. harbinger 22. assimiliation 23. dynasties 24. Iranian plateau 25. patron

Social History page 318

Social Structure

1. peasant societies 2. landlords 3. paid tribute

Mountain Regions

1. refuge 2. exploitations 3. clan and kinship groups 4. subjugate 5. chieftains

6. sectarian particularities 7. Christian Maronites 8. Berbers 9. Kurds 10. remained aloof

Steppes

1. domain 2. land reverted to pasture 3. egalitarian 4.gesture of hospitality and generosity 5. urban interests 6. impoverished 7. alliance

Desert Regions

1. scattered oases 2. date palms 3. caravan routes

Urban Regions

1. cities 2. location 3. administration 3. manufacturing 4. trade 5. hierarchy of power and wealth

6. geographically peripheral populations. 7. mediators 8. artisans 9. damask10 muslin cloth

11. fustian cloth 12. plurality 13. majority 14. menial trades

Role of Women page 319

1. two contradictory traditions 2. codified 3. subordinate to men 4. public roles 5. advice and consel

6. composition and recitial of poetry 7. segregation 8. veil 9. female infanticide10. Koranic revelation

11. inheritance 12. polyandry 13. paternity 14. status quo 15. Khadija

16. critical support 17. Ayisha 18. visible roles 19. Islamic customs 20. child-rearing duties

21. sexual segregation 22. sanctified ceased 23 extended family 24. female modesty 25. women"s rights

Customs and Festivals page 331

1. Muslim lunar calendar 2. annual pilgrimage to Mecca 3. fasting 4. Feast of the Sacrifice 5. microcosm

6. martydom 7. vernal equinox 8. solar calendar

Cross-Cultural Influences page 322

1. cosmopolitan 2. Arabic language 3. literate language 4. Europe / Dark Ages 5. Islamic philosophy

6. Algebra 7. sofa, ottoman mattress 8. check mate 9. self-confidence 10 Italian Renaissance

The Arts page 324

Literature

1. poetry 2. exploits of kings and leaders 3. folk tales 4. Arabian Nights 5. genres

6. unrequited love 7. royal patronage 8. cultural efflorescence 9. Ali Baba

Architecture page 325

1. mosque 2. domes 3. colonnaded courtyard 4. minarets 5. arabeque

6. Koranic calligraphy 7.basilica 8. significant 9. pagan temples 10.shrine venerated

11.Mesopotamian architecture-ziggurat 12. Hagia Sofia 13.heir 14. Great Mosque 15. Taj Mahal

Sindbad the Sailor page 326

1. preserve the heritage 2. colourful tapestry 3. moral lessons 4.whimsical 5. fascination

6. genies 7. scimitars 8. viziers 9. Scheherazade 10. voyages

The Caravanserai page 328.

1. wholesale market 2.nationalisties 3.rudimentarily 4.disuse 5.souk

6.neighbourhood markets 7.inward orientation 8.luxurious houses 9.lattuce-work 10.bazaar

Painting page 329

1. minatures in illuminated manuscripts 2. figural motifs 3. prohibts 4. scientific treatises. 5. subtle

6. auspices 7. Hindu tradition 8. arabseque abstracts 9 bias 10. texture

Science and Technology page 329

1. Hellenistic 2. discarded 3.trigonometry 4. astronomers 5. celestial movements

6.political insecurty 7. abrupt halt 8. military technology 9. Scientific Revolution 10. circumference

Economy page 330

1.lavish scale 2. times of security 3. agricultural diversification 4. citrus crops 5. surplus

6.trading monopoly 7. commercial backwater 8. interrelationships 9.duplicated 10. global economy

Islam Today??

1. second largest religion 2. fastest-growing 3. Third-World peoples 4. independence 5. political nationalism

6. historical memory 7. Islamic revivalists 8. millennium

Assignments on the Arab World: The founding of Islam and Expansion page 48: Cultural Atlas. Haberman

1. The birth of Islam and the founding of the Arabic Muslim state occurred in the .........By the middle of the 13th C. this state extended from the Atlantic Oceann to Ch... and from Turkey To Af......Early Arab historians called the period before Islam the ......the age of igorance. Polytheism was common in the Arabian peninsula.. Islam brought radical change to the Arab way of life. In the early 7th C Mecca was a centrer of the trade. The sacred idols housed there attracted thousands of Arab p...........every year. A man called M............began to proclaim a message that reformed and unified the A........ He declared that there is only one G.. and that people had to live acccording to G......l........He emphasized that they must give up their former religious and social practices. For example, the biblical figures A.........and his son, Is........... are believed to have built the K......... in Mecca as a temple for the worship of God. During the ...........it became the center of the worship for the................. In 630 M.................. and the early Muslims restored it to its original purpose. Muhammad's tribe saw his teaching as a threat to their religion and the lucrative income from pilgrimage. As a result they compelled Muhammad and his followrerss to migrate in... to the city of M........... The year ....marks the begining of the ............era.

1. Copy the Map Figure 8.2 Arab Kingdoms

2. Copy the Map Figure 8.4 Growth of the Muslim State to A.D.. 750

II Arab World View page 49

a. List Five important facts about the Quran ( Koran)

b. Name the Five Pillars of Islam

c. What is known as Ramadan and when is it held?

d. Name a famous -Black American of the 1960's--het participated in the Hajj.!!

III THE ARAB WORLD THE FOUNDING OF ISLAM AND EXPANSION

A.D. 622-1258

A. What was known as the Silk Road and why was it important?

b.List some of the accomplishments in science of the Muslims.

c. Suggest the roles of women improved during the early stages of Muslim rule.

d. Copy map Figure 8.6 Islamic Trade Routes (10-14thC)

INDIA THE GUPTA DYNASTY A.D. 320-467 Page 54!

1. Give examples of a "turbulent history"
2. Why is the Gupta Dynasty called a golden age?
3.What did Gupta mathematicians invent? Research on the concept of zero-India or Mayan!
4.Suggest why harmony and order were important to the early Indians.
5.What may happen to a society with too many rules and regulations?
6. Do you know anyone that can read Sanskrit language-? Would this skill be important in understanding early Indian Society?
7.What did the Nazi do to the early Indian symbol-the S..................
8. Why is the Ganga River important in Indian Religion?
9. List 3 major gods of Hindhuism.
10. Suggest what is found at Elephanta.

page 55 (WORLD VIEW)

1. Name 3 dominant relgions of early India.
2 .Name 3 modern nations of South East Asia.
3. Which came first Buddha or Shiva?
4. Briefly outline the legend of Krishna.
5. Why would a fighter in Afghanistan (winter 2001) not be a member of the Jaina faith?

page 56 --57 Community and Work

1. Most people lived in rural communities in the Gupta Era. Is this a true statement today?
2.Some exceptions were the capital, Pat................and U...........
3. List some of the activities and cultural events of these urban centres.
4. Did women have many rights? Do they under the Talaban rule in Afghanistan?
5. Locate Ajanta on a map of India and describe what is found there.
6. Suggest reasons the Chinese traveller would paint the land of Buddha's birth in rosy colours.
7. Sculptures manily focused on r............................themes.
8. Why is the Iron Pillar at M....................important?
9. Describe the evolution of temple building.
10.What is one major difference -teachers during the Gupta era and British Columbia teachers?
11. What happened to some of the Buddha statues in Afghanistan?
12. Why was Nalanda important?

ODYSSEY THROUGH THE AGES PAGES 103--110

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHART

THE MAURYAN EMPIRE

Assignment: The Rise of the Greeks page 173 Text Odyssey Through the Ages


PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING CHART

Part Two: Get a blank map in class and complete the map based on city=states of Ancient Greece on page 174!

Part Three: Complete the time line of Major event s in Greek History 1700 B.C.------- 133 B.C

• Greek Assignment
• Crete's Vanished civilization

Assignment # GREEK SOCIETY

Comparative Civ. 12 Questions from Video on Greek Olympics!

1. Describe some of the characteristics of the early Olympic matches. (Hint, nude, kicking, etc.)

.2. Did the early Olympic wrestling seem more like the World Wrestling Federation today?

3. What are known as flying mares and hammerlocks?

4. Describe a mud-wrestling contest! 5. List some dangers associated with Chariot races.

6. Suggest some modern athletes that could complete in bull jumping

. 7. Name the Greek God that overshadowed the Olympics.

8. Describe the role of women in the Olympic/sport games.

9. Why were the following important? Socrates, Plato Aristotle, Philip II, Alexander the Great

10. Briefly describe some of the temples dedicated to Zeus.

11. List the 5 sporting events in a pent………

12. Suggest a reason why weights were held in the long jump.

13. Suggest some reasons why only virgins were allowed to watch the games.

14. Was homosexuality tolerated in Greek society? Why?

15 Suggest a reason why Sparta was the #1 city-state that dominated the games

. 16. How was democracy demonstrated in the seating arrangements of the games?

17. What were known as the Hoplites?

18.Approximately how long did the Greek Olympics last? How long did they last under the Roman Empire?

19. What natural event finally sealed the fate of the classical Olympics?

20 What happened in 1896? Where are the summer Olympics in September 2000?

Assignment #4 /Questions on Video Ancient Greece- from Series TLC

1. What are known as city-states? Acropolois? Suggest reasons why walls would be constructed around your city.

2.What happened in 480.B.C. to Athens? Was this a major example of conflicts at this time?

3. What generally happened when barbarians attacked Athens?

4 Describe some of the artistic events in Classical Athens.

5. All of the actors in Classical Greek times were ...............

6. Name 5 major Greek Gods. - Each one controlled and influenced???

7. What was the purpose of public brothels?

8.What was the city-state of Corinth noted for?

9. List the seven wonders of the ancient world.

10. Why would you want to go to the Oracle at Delphi?

ISLAMIC SECTS AND BELIEFS

CHINA BONUS ASSIGNMENT!!

March 13 2001

1.Name some important contributions China has made to the advancement of technology.

2.What is the significant of the life-size terracotta warriors?

3. Suggest a reason why Vancouver was selected to be the first North American city to show this exhibit from the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing?

4. Give some critical comments on the Ominmax film Chang Jiang.

.. 5.. What is this woman doing and why is she sitting in this position??

6..What is this craftsman making? When was this invented?

8. Did this field study help your understanding of Chinese culture and civilization?

9.Why was the Silk Road important?

CHINA ASSIGNMENT MARCH 20 2002

You and two Partners have entered a time machine and instead of going

to the future destination of 2222 A.D. you have made a mistake and have entered 221 B.C.!!! You have landed in the Eastern Hemisphere at the time of China's First Emperor, Shi Huangdi. You have been provided with translator bracelets for you and your partners..

You have been granted a temporary visa to stay at the Imperial Court and witness the actions of new prince and his court. Over the next few years record your impressions of this leader!

Choice!

(1)In three-four page essay describe the philosophy (Legalism), level of violence( many destructive wars), centralized government structure. Maps to Locate the extent of the Great Wall and the warring states of China! and the burning of the books. Also the famous burial procedure and site should be included!

What are your impressions of this ruler? Is he as great as Alexander? Do you agree that his methods were appropriate? How do you rate this ruler and his accomplishments? Did Hitler and the Nazi have book burnings? Why? How did you get your time machine started and back to Vancouver?

(2) Power-Point Presentation? Oral Discussion of the reign of the Frist Emperor

NB. you must have a least 5 references to web sites! (Use the Web!)

This assignment can be sent to me on the web mail!!

resources:

1. Cultural Atlas -Habberman

2.Odyssey Through the Agespage 142-143
(3) Web sites on the Resource Page under China; Early History and The Great Wall!

Assignment of Video-Islam

1. Do you like this music video? Would you like this band at a dance at Thompson?

A. Islamic Heritage and the Ottoman Empire

1. Name 2 groups Muslims fought.after the death of Mohammed
2. The Ottoman Empire finally collapsed after ...............1
3. The story of the Ottomans started on the st....... near Mong............
4 The double-headed eagle was associated with the .............Turks.
5. Suggest a reason why the some of the early buildings were conical in shape.
6.What happened in 1453 to the city of Constantinople? Why was this a major blow to Christendom?
7. Why would the Muslims change the name of the city?
8. Explain the process that Muslim used to create a dedicated elite fighting force for the Sultans.
9. Do you agree that the description "Suliman the Magnificent" is appropriate?_Why ?
10.Why are the Islamic Mosque so big and beautiful?-What special buildings are there?
11. List some educational pursuits of the scholars.
12. Suggest some reasons why the Ottoman Empire collasped during 1800"s. Why did Russia want European land?
13. Who was Lawrence of Arabia and what role did he play in the defeat of this Empire?
14. What European powers gained control of the Middle East after WW1? Would this be a factor in the unrest of this area today?
15. Name 5 major Islamic states of this region today.

Video #2 Islam- Heritage

1.Where is the homeland of the Arab culture?
2. Why is the colour green associated with the Muslim world?
3. Name the two major Caliphates after the death of Mohammed.
4.What was known as the Christian Crusades during the early Middle Ages?
5. Which was more devasting to the Muslims- The Chrstian Crusades or the Mongol Threats?
6.Why were the Mamluks important for Muslim culture(Text page 315)
7.Name 2 major differences of Persia and the rest of the Islamic worldl!
8.The Muslim culture entered India and designed many wonderful architectural wonders=True or False!
9.Did Victorian England seek to understand Muslim Culture?
10. Why is the knowledge of the Arabic language so essential for a complete understanding of this culture?.

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