Thursday, July 29, 2010

BLOG 4 Homework!!!

Ok Students! Let's see if we can get some responses this time!!!!
This week we discussed the Medieval Ages. We discussed the life of peasants and how their religion was very important to them. What was their religion? (HINT: it involved the pope!)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

BLOG 3 Homework

This week, we discussed the rise of the Islamic religion. Who was the prophet of Allah according to Islam? Compare and contrast your religion and what we learned about the Muslim religion in class.

BLOG 2 Homework

Which contribution from the Greeks do you think is the most interesting? (Remember they contributed drama, mythology, democracy, the olympics, astronomy, and philosophy.) Explain your reasoning.

BLOG 1 Homework

What do you think of the Egyptian ideas about the afterlife? (Remember, they believed that the 'Ka' or soul would live on after death. They preserved the bodies of the dead through mummification so that the Ka could return to the body some day.)

Monday, July 5, 2010

Welcome!

We are about to begin our Summer 2010 Academic Cycle. Please answer the following two questions.
1. What is a goal for yourself in this class?
2. What is one thing you want to learn about this summer?