Headed to the Today Show!!!

Mr.Silver, Mr. Elias, Mr. Shoemaker, Mr. Bingham and I are all going to be on the Today Show between 7-9 on 11/30 getting our beards from No Shave November shaved off. Tune in!!

Europe Test Review Resources

http://quizlet.com/30118607/europe-flash-cards/ Click here to review terms using Quizlet



http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIXi2QVNKC Click this link to hear about the Black Death Short answer

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIXiI7VNKT Click this Link to hear about the cathedral Short Answer

CSI

https://docs.google.com/a/fcps.org/presentation/d/1fn9dUArIiBnP32B3V-G-eO-9kk7b-W5ZMa0HVGxbmTU/edit?usp=sharing

Coat Of Arms

In class we are learning about Medieval knights and their use of the coat of arms.  You will be creating a coat of arms and as a resident of Maryland are lucky since we are the only state with a Coat of Arms as its flag!  Here are some resources to use while creating yours.


http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm  This has all of the charges you could put on as well as their meanings.

https://www.houseofnames.com/nameSearch   See the Coat of Arms of an ancestor (not all names will be in here)

http://www.allfamilycrests.com/makecoatofarms.htm   Interactive Coat of Arms Creator

http://www.internationalheraldry.com/  All you would ever want to know about a Coat of Arms

Castle Screencast Links

Here are some more resources for information to create your screencast


http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_castles.php  Overview of Castles

http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html   Parts of castle

http://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval_life/attacking_a_castle.htm  Attacking a castle

http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/castles-in-the-middle-ages.html    Materials  

CRES D Quizlet

https://quizlet.com/44285509/cres-d-review-flash-cards/

Aztec Review Quiz

https://quizlet.com/_1efuyv

Aztec Project Links

 

 http://www.dkfindout.com/#uk/history/aztecs/aztec-empire/   Has lots about Food, Markets, Religious Practices.

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/food.html   Food

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/marriage.html   Marriage

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/religion.html  Religion

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_empire/daily_life.php   Has a little about everything.


http://www.aztec-history.com/   Nice overview about each, use the menu on the left.

http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-ancient-aztecs/aztec-economy-trade-and-currency/     Markets

http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/aztec/aztec_social.html   Class Structure

http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/aztec/aztec_family.html  Family Life

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/kids/aztec-foods  Aztec Food

http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-ancient-aztecs/aztec-religion/   Religion

http://www.crystalinks.com/aztecreligion.html     Religion

http://archaeology.csumb.edu/Courses/Aztec/Patolli/Patolli.html   Recreation (Patolli)

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/kids/aztec-games  Recreation


 

Maya Quizlet Review

https://quizlet.com/_1di9mb   To review for your quiz on the Maya

Aztec Interactives and More

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/TheAztecSunstone/2.htm   Sunstone Slider

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

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

Translate Your Name Into Mayan Hieroglyphics or Write Any Mayan Number

http://www.paleoaliens.com/event/mayan_glyphs/  Name

http://www.paleoaliens.com/event/mayan-number/translator/index.html  Numbers

Maya Interactives and Games

http://digthemaya.org/     Play the role of an archaeologist on a Maya Dig


http://maya.nmai.si.edu/maya-sun/maya-math-game   Try the Mayan math

Asia Study Resource

https://quizlet.com/_1c2mqo    Quizlet



Use these to hear a short lecture on the topics you need for the short answer questions

http://screencast.com/t/uU7aQokpkF Samurai Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/4AYSrSqTQboq Chinese Inventions Screencast

Try the Japanese Boardf Game Go Online

http://www.cosumi.net/en/

How to Write Your Name in Japanese

http://www.japanese-name-translation.com/site/write_katakana.html

CLick the link and type in your first and last name, then write it down and paint it.

China Invention Project Turn In

https://docs.google.com/a/fcps.org/forms/d/15GYQ8TNZMHtmrQdKUJJLVJHjkPaV3hsIi2RrzCTZNmk/viewform?usp=send_form

Chinese Invention Project Web Resources

Travel and Exploration

http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/compass.htm     Compass


https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/grandcanal.html   Grand Canal


http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Canal-and-Lock.html   Canal Lock


http://csmh.pbworks.com/w/page/7309552/610%20-%20Chinese%20invent%20the%20segmented%20arch%20bridge   Segmental Arched Bridge

http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100300581   Paddlewheel Boat

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/tech/compass.htm  Shipbuilding and the compass


Industry

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/china-porcelain.htm   Porcelain

http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/paper.htm  Paper

http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/blockprint.htm  Woodblock Printing

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/tech/printing.htm   Moveable Type

   http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-03/04/content_22054243_5.htm                Steel

http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/legend_of_silk.php  Silk


Military Technology

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/tech/gunpowder.htm  Gunpowder

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/firearms.htm  Various Weapons

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/warship.htm  Warships


Everyday Objects
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/papermoney.htm  paper money

http://www.wopc.co.uk/china/   Playing Cards

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/tech/experiment.htm Mechanical Clock

SMOB Voting

 http://www.fcps.org/domain/43 - Information about the candidates

China's Geography

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm

 

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/china-quiz/

 

 

Africa Study Resources

http://quizlet.com/36088118/africa-review-flash-cards/   Here is a Quizlet to review with



Here are some Screencasts to review for the short answer

Impact of Islam
http://screencast.com/t/zEBxjrwXdazO

Gold and Salt Trade
http://screencast.com/t/v5nZMQNo

Link to turn in Africa Project Period 3, 4,7

https://docs.google.com/a/fcps.org/forms/d/19YDDfFb2ebcxSDOr7BBP9Q781DYpkt7V_F2r6e_iSPU/viewform?usp=send_form


Click this link to send me a Weebly, Presentation, or Piktograph

Africa Project Research Links

Oral Traditions

http://vafriendsofmali.org/education/teaching-timbuktu/teaching-the-community/griots-malis-historians-and-musicians/  Griots

http://www.crbs.umd.edu/crossingborders/lessonplans/2006/gaskin-johnson/gaskin-johnson-2.pdf  Griots

http://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/griots_storytellers.php  Griots

http://www.goethe.de/ins/za/prj/wom/osm/en9606618.htm  Griots

https://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/GriotInstitute/What%20is%20a%20Griot.pdf Griots

https://www.teachervision.com/folk-tales/resource/3716.html  Folktales

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/literature/anansi.htm  Anansi Folktales

http://www.spiritualsproject.org/sweetchariot/Literature/sankofa.php  History of Proverbs

http://www.crbs.umd.edu/crossingborders/lessonplans/2006/jones/jones-proverbs.pdf  Examples of well known West African Proverbs

http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib08/GA01000549/Centricity/Domain/8286/Oral%20Traditions%20of%20Africa%20Article.pdf   Proverbs, Griots and Folktales



Music


http://spotlightonmusic.macmillanmh.com/n/teachers/articles/folk-and-traditional-styles/west-african-folk-music  Overview of Music

http://www.theafricanguild.com/mandingmusic/instruments.html  Overview of all instruments

http://www.drumconnection.com/africa-connections/history-of-the-djembe/  Djembe Drums

http://www.drumdr.com/djembe-history.html  Djembe Drums


https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Kora_%28instrument%29.html  Kora

 http://babathestoryteller.com/the-ancient-craft-of-jaliyaa/musical-instrumentation-of-the-jali/ngoni/ Ngoni



http://www.gambia.co.uk/blog/2014/08/13/west-african-balafon/ Balafon

Art

http://artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/west.html  Masks

http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/information/african-mask-artists.htm   All About Masks

http://www.csudh.edu/bdeluca/ThePowerofMasks/hum310/2_Africa.html Masks

http://www.museumofafricanart.org/en/masks.html Masks

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=aa39  Overview of Art

http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/kente/about.htm  Kente Cloth

http://www.kentecloth.net/ghanaian-kente-cloth/  Kente cloth

http://www.stlawu.edu/gallery/education/f/09textiles/adinkra_symbols.pdf  Adinkra Stamped Fabric

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/m/mud_cloth_bogolanfini.aspx   Mud Cloth

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-africa-oceania-americas/africa-art/ife-art/a/kingdom-of-ife-sculptures-from-west-africa  Sculpture

http://www.museumofafricanart.org/en/bronze-sculpture.html  Sculpture

African Geography Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm   Here are some games to learn or review African Geography

It Takes a Village Activity

Click this link to Access the Google Doc for our lesson on Wed.  1/21

https://docs.google.com/a/fcps.org/document/d/1KMRQloh5Pf8OzznrBJZAqqisqlibCjjqAcwQ4V634uc/edit?usp=sharing

Geography of Africa

Click on this link to reach the Google Doc. for Monday's lesson on West African Geography

https://docs.google.com/a/fcps.org/document/d/1Xj6tdLDOJ7rXSNxsj5qcAp_ve8Q1OtsuuJS0jIgk0Kc/edit?usp=sharing 





Click this link to Access the Powerpoint that goes with the Google Doc above

CRES D Review

http://quizlet.com/33399243/cres-b-review-terms-flash-cards/

Middle East Review Resources

http://quizlet.com/64825272/middle-east-review-flash-cards/