7th Grade History Week of November 14th

1. SOCIAL STUDIES
Week of November 14th – 7th grade

2. Monday, November 14th
Warm-up
Answer the following questions
Who was the Babylonian king who
built the “hanging gardens” to
make his wife feel better?
To whom did the Southern
Kingdom of Israel fall?
Who was the first human king of
Israel?

3. Answers to questions
 The Babylonian king who built the “hanging
gardens” to console his homesick wife was
Nebuchadnezzar.
 The Southern Kingdom of Israel fell to the
Chaldeans.
 Saul was the first human king of Israel.

4. Middle East – Easter
Hemispehere

5. Following countries are considered part of the
Middle East (as of 2008)
 Egypt
 Sudan
 Yemen
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
 Iraq
 Iran
 Israel
 Lebanon
 Syria
 Cyprus
 Turkey
 Kuwait
 Unite Arab
Emirates
 Qatar
 Bahrain

6. Bodies of Water Surrounding the
Middle East
 Indian Ocean
 Mediterranean Sea
 Red Sea
 Aegean Sea
 Black Sea
 Caspian Sea
 Arabian Sea
 Persian Gulf
 Gulf of Oman
 Gulf of Aden

7. People of Middle East
 Approximately 376,000,000 – 6% world’s
population
 90% are Muslims – religion of Islam
 Five Largest Cities by population
 Cairo, Egypt
 Tehran, Iran
 Baghdad, Iraq
 Alexandria, Egypt
 Istanbul, Egypt

8. Largest…
 5 countries in size: Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iran,
Egypt and Turkey
 5 countries by population: Egypt, Turkey, Iran,
Sudan and Iraq

9. Facts to know:
 Area: 3,500,000 million square miles
 Climate: warm, dry. Long, hot summers and short, mild winters
 Precipitation: scarce – about 10 inches a year
 Important Rivers: Nile, West Nile, Blue Nile, Atbara, Tigris,
Euphrates, Jordan
 Inland bodies of water: Lake Nasser, Dead Sea, Lake Van and
Lake Urmia
 Mountains: Pontic,, Taurus, Elburz and Zagros Mountains
 Deserts: Nubian, Sahara, Arabian, Syrian Deserts
 Pennisulas: Sinai, Arabian and Asia Minor
 Natural Resources: oil, natural gas
 Agricultural products: wheat, barley, corn, oats, fruits, cotton,
cattle
 Manufactured goods: cement, chemicals, processed foods,
textiles

10. Homework:
 Do map of Modern Middle East – DUE FRIDAY
 Label
 Countries – CAPITALIZE IN BLACK
 Cities – Write in black
 Bodies of water – write in blue
 Color each country a different color
 Read Chapter 6
 Old Book pages 68-70
 New Book page
 Do check up questions from first section
 Complete sentences!
 Old Book page 71 1-10 and Identify
 New Book page

11. Tuesday, November 15th

12. Warm-up
 What prophet warned the city of Nineveh of
God’s coming judgement?
 Who was the last great Assyrian king?
 Who led the children of Israel into Canaan by
crossing the Jordan River on dry ground?
 Who interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
concerning prophetic empires?

13. Answers to questions
 Jonah was the prophet who warned the city of
Nineveh of God’s coming judgement
 Ashurbanipal was the last great Assyrian King.
 Joshua led the children of Israel into Canaan
by crossing the Jordan River on dry ground
 Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
concerning prophetic empires.

14. Review Homework – Questions 1-
10
 The ancestor of the Greeks were Japheth’s son Javan.
 Minoans built their culture on the island of Crete
 Mycenaeans flourished on the mainland of Greece
 Mycenaeans used the sea for adventures in piracy and war.
 Cities were suddenly destroyed and left in ruins, and writing
stopped. Dorians invaded Greece at that time. The end of the
“dark age” was the reappearnce of writing.
 Homer had the most influence upon thinking than any other man.
His greatest works are Iliad and Odyssey.
 The Greek gods supposedly lived in Mount Olympus
 Zeus was the king of the Greek gods.
 Greek gods differed from other gods by poetic genius.
 The difference between gods and a hero was that heroes were
mortal and less powerful.

15. Review Homework - Identify
 Knossos – palace of the Minoan civilization on the island of
Crete
 Mycenae – fortress city surrounded by walls 10 feet thick.
 Heroes were glorified human beings
 Achilles and Odysseus
Greek god or goddess Powers connected with:
Appollo Sun
Poseidon Sea
Artemis Moon
Athena Wisdom
Aphrodite Love and beauty
Hera Marriage

16. Homework
 Do map of Modern Middle East – DUE FRIDAY
 Label
 Countries – CAPITALIZE IN BLACK
 Cities – Write in black
 Bodies of water – write in blue
 Color each country a different color
 Read Chapter 6
 Old Book pages 71-74
 New Book page
 Do check up questions from first section
 Complete sentences!
 Old Book page 74 1-19 and Identify
 New Book page

17. Daniel
Wednesday, November 16th

18. Warm Up - Journal
 Who allowed the Jews to return to their
homeland?
 Who was the Greek credited with creating the
Iliad and Odyssey?
 The Southern Kingdom of Israel became
knows as what?
 Who built the Royal Road?

19. Answers to Warm up
 Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to their
homeland
 Homer is credited to writing Iliad and Odyssey
 The Southern Kingdom of Israel became
known as Judah
 Darius built the Royal Road.

20. Homework review 1-9
 Mountains and valleys made travel and communication between cities
difficult, and the lack of substantial rivers combined with the moist
Mediterranean climate made joint irrigation projects impractical and
unnecessary.
 Common gods, common interests, war, sports and politics contributed
to Greek unity.
The first Olympic games were held in 776 B.C. It encouraged unity
because they had a love for sports – cities would shut down for the
games!
 Greeks established colonies on islands in the Aegean Sea, north of the
Aegean in Thrace and east of the Aegean in Ionia along the coast of
Asia Minor
 Cyrus conquered Ionia.
 The first Persian ruler to launch an invasion of mainland Greece was
Darius I.
 Xerxes I started the second Persian invasion of Greece. The
Hellespont slowed them down.
 Thermopylae was the narrow pass that held the Spartans off.
 The small Athenian fleet defeated the great Persian fleet in Salamis.

21. Terms to know
 Polis – city-state
 Acropolis – hilltop fortress that was surrounded by
a polis
 Agora – marketplace of commerce, conversation
and political debate
 Amphitheater – outdoor theater
 Gymnasium – place of physical training and
games of skill
 Athens, Eretria and Sparta – all large cities and
not absorbed into the Persian empire
 Leonidas – Spartan king

22. Homework
 Do map of Modern Middle East – DUE FRIDAY
 Label
 Countries – CAPITALIZE IN BLACK
 Cities – Write in black
 Bodies of water – write in blue
 Color each country a different color
 Read Chapter 6
 Old Book pages 74-78
 New Book page
 Do check up questions from first section
 Complete sentences!
 Old Book page 78 1-9 and Identify
 New Book page

23. Thursday, November 17th

24. Current Event
Following is needed on your paper:
“Article Name”
Author/Journalist Name
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date – Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Paste article
Paste Summary
Due Friday

25. Review Homework
 Greek cities reflected the structure of Greek families by one man was
responsible for the family religion and one man was given responsibility for the
worship of the city’s gods.
 Sparta had oligarchy as their government.
 The people of Sparta who were not considered part of the ruling class were the
Helots. The ruling class spent most of their time training to fight.
 Spartan education was extremely harsh and almost entirely physical.
 Spartans were reluctant because war made it harder for the small ruling class
to control the Helots.
 Pericles brought Athenian democracy to its best.
 In a representative democracy, he people elect men to represent them in the
government. In a direct democracy, the people themselves make the big
decisions of government directly. Athens used direct.
 Pericles encouraged patriotism in Athens through is eloquent speeches.
 Athens became dependent on its empire because is was more prosperous and
continued so. Many served the government in jobs and they were provided the
money for their service.

26. Identify…
 Monarchy – ruled by one
 Aristocracy – ruled by the “best”
 Oligarchy – ruled by a few rather than one or
many
 Tyranny – a bad form of one-man rule
 Democracy – ruled by many or the common
people
 Peloponnesian League – joined Athens and her
allies to ward off Persian invasion. 50 years later
they would be at war with themselves.
 Delian League – created to guard off Persians in a
defensive alliance. Highest point had 250 Greek
cities. Monies and such were sent to them.

27. Homework
 Do map of Modern Middle East – DUE
FRIDAY
 Label
 Countries – CAPITALIZE IN BLACK
 Cities – Write in black
 Bodies of water – write in blue
 Color each country a different color
Study your notes – Quiz tomorrow on Act One of
Chapter 6

28. Hand in Map of Middle East
Friday, November 18th

29. Warm - up
 Who are wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
 What happened in 776 B.C.?
 Who was the Greek king of the gods?
 Name a hero in Greek Mythology.
 Where did the Athenians defeat the Persian
landing force?
 What is a hilltop fortress that was the seat of
government and religion?
 Where was the Minoan homeland
 The brave Spartans held off the Persians at what
mountain pass?

30. QUIZ
 Only have quiz and pen on desk
 EVERYTHING else on the flor

31. QUIZ Wordbank
 SHORT ANSWER
 The following are your choices for the Short
Answer section:
 Achilles
 Olympics
 Homer
 Zeus
MATCHING:
Do not use “E” “agora”.