Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Ancient India Test Study Guide


Study Guide for Ancient India Unit Test

·       Be familiar with the Learning scales in the beginning of your packet

·       Physical features of India and what makes it a subcontinent.

·       Key people and vocabulary terms

·       Achievements and how they spread across other parts of the world

·       Understand the Roles of the HELP perspective and identifying text for each perspective

·       Describe how Mohandas Gandhi was a responsible citizen

·       Describe the Caste System and how it affected the lives of ancient Indians

·       Explain how  the physical environment influenced human activity in India

·       Describe how modern cultural practices of the religions that originated in India show the influence of diffusion and tradition.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Ancient India Project Links

Click here to access all the different links you can use to create your Ancient India Religion Project. When you are finished with your project, click here to share the link with Mrs. Bockelman.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Islam Unit Test Study Guide


·      Vocabulary words:

Muslim, Hajj, Jihad, caliph, mosque, Allah, caravan, arabesque, sultan, minaret, Islam, cartography, Quran

·      Founding Leader of Islam

·      Geographic origin of Islam

·      Place of Worship

·      Religious writing/text

·      Achievements

·      Know the Five Pillars of Islam-a brief description of each

·      Purpose of the Christian Crusades

·      Purpose of making the Pilgrimage each year

·      Why they only use arabesque style of artwork

·      Political, social, and/or economic factors that influenced the movement of the early Muslims and their products/beliefs and how that factor has influenced modern day Islam