Which Greek God Are You?

http://quizilla.teennick.com/quizzes/14161943/what-greek-god-are-you

Take the quiz here. Thank you to Erendira for sharing this link!

Ancient Greece Web Activity

Use the links below to help you find the necessary information.

All Aspects of Greek Civilization (Religion, Architecture, Greek Myths, etc)
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

Ancient Greek Gods
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/greece/greekgods.htm

Read Greek Myths
http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html

Use the links above, or google your own information to complete the quest given! Have fun and be creative!

Very Fun Ancient Civilizations Site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/

There is information on this page about the Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Children of World War II, and more! Definitely a good one to check out! Weigh in with what you learn!

The Origins of Buddhism in India

Links about Buddha's life. There are fun color sheets and such here as well.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/ebooks.htm

The History of Buddhism
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/religion/buddhism.htm

Animated information about Buddhism:
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Buddhism.html

My Travels to Ancient India

Use the links below to help you answer the questions on your travels activity for Ancient India. Have fun and be creative!

http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Indialife.html

http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

Civilization and Judaism

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/index.html

Geographical Influences on Kushite Settlers

Egyptian Trade Journal

I love the illustrations in this trade journal. Amazing camel.

Wonders of the African World

Go to this link and use the provided information to fill out your worksheet!

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi1/nile.htm

Kingdom of Kush Act-it-Out

I had several students create a two minute skit to act out the civilization of Kush and their leaders/customs.

They worked outside for 2 minutes to create their skits. When they returned, many of them had props. This group cracked me up. Check out their "added leaves". So funny.

Enjoy.

The Opet Festival

We had our annual Opet Festival last week. Each year in ancient Egypt, when the Nile flooded its banks, work in the fields stopped, and all levels of the social pyramid came together to honor the Pharaoh and his patron god, Amon Re. To simulate that in our classroom, each student had a role (Pharaoh, government official, scribe, and so forth) and everyone got to partake in some station learning.

Here are some pictures!

Foraging Early Humans Did Not Pass Up Grains

I thought this was an interesting article about early hunter-gatherers!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/science/22obstarch.html?_r=1&ref=science