Europe Test Review

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

Historical Newscast Topics

Fill out the form below to rank the topics from most interesting to least interesting:

http://goo.gl/forms/yi0x0aRpTd

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

Online Textbook

Great news! Students are now able to access the textbook online. To sign up for an account, go to http://student.teachtci.com/student/sign_up

Teacher e-mail: mark.elias@fcps.org
Username: Student computer username (ex. 02melias)
Password: Student ID Number

If you need further instructions: http://support.teachtci.com/knowledgebase/articles/90476-create-a-student-account

Please e-mail Mr. Elias with any questions.

Unit One Review

Here is a link to Quizlet, this has some of the people, places and terms you need to know and you can play review games to practice your knowledge

http://quizlet.com/_ffs8c

Geography Quiz Review

https://quizlet.com/89305702/geography-review-flash-cards/?new

Know the following terms and skills for your Geography Quiz

Latitude

Longitude

Compass Rose/Orientation

Physical Map

Political Map

Scale

Symbols

Key/Legend

Title

Locations of Continents

Locations of Oceans

Location of the Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer

Location of the Equator and Prime Meridian

CRES D Quizlet Review

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

Aztec Interactive Websites

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

Aztec Project Websites

 http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/aztecs/ - Click on pictures/text to find more information.

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html - Website has various categories within it.

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_empire/daily_life.php - General Information with information broken down by category at the bottom.

http://www.aztec-history.com/ - Lots of information about the Aztecs broken down by category.

http://www.dkfindout.com/#uk/history/aztecs/aztec-markets/ - Markets

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

Mayan Quiz Review

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

Maya Interactive 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 Unit Test Review

https://quizlet.com/_1c2mqo  Quizlet Review Game

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

http://screencast.com/t/uk3e5KgCrU China's Contact with the outside world Screencast

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

Japanese Board Game Go

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.

Chinese Invention Project Submission

Use the link below to submit your project:

http://goo.gl/UZwzrM

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

PARCC Survey

Complete the survey using the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/75NR2YK

SMOB Voting



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

https://eduballot.votenet.com/fcps - Voting site for SMOB

West African Legacy Project Submission

Use the form below to submit your final project:

http://goo.gl/5eqVzG

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.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://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

CRES B Quizlet

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

Unit 3 Review

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