History in the Making
Current Study February 10-28th: Westward Expansion
Study guide will be sent home next week
Study guide will be sent home next week
Ancient India Study Guide for 10/21/13
When the Aryans came to India, where did they come from? Central Asia
What was one early city in India we learned about? Mohenjo-Daro
Know that The Rig-Veda is the oldest Hindu holy book.
Know that the Ganges river is the Hindus' holy river.
What is the Hindu idea of rebirth called? Reincarnation
Hindus believe that a goddess brings good luck on what holiday? Diwali
When Buddha was a boy, he was named a certain name. What was it? Siddhartha
Know that jataka tales were the stories that Buddha told.
What is Nirvana? peace and freedom from rebirth
What was the man Asoka famous for building? many hospitals
What was one early city in India we learned about? Mohenjo-Daro
Know that The Rig-Veda is the oldest Hindu holy book.
Know that the Ganges river is the Hindus' holy river.
What is the Hindu idea of rebirth called? Reincarnation
Hindus believe that a goddess brings good luck on what holiday? Diwali
When Buddha was a boy, he was named a certain name. What was it? Siddhartha
Know that jataka tales were the stories that Buddha told.
What is Nirvana? peace and freedom from rebirth
What was the man Asoka famous for building? many hospitals
Ancient Greece Study Guide:
The King of the Greek gods: Zeus
The kind of government in Ancient Athens was called: Democracy
Spartan boys were trained to be: Soldiers
Who won the Persian wars? The Greeks
What was Alexander the Great Famous for? conquering many lands
What was the Greek sports contest known as? the olympics
What was the name of the mountain where all of the gods lived? Mt. Olympus
How did the Greeks trick the Trojans in the Trojan war? hiding in a large wooden horse
Who was Plato? A famous greek thinker
A great leader of Athens was? Pericles
What battle in greece has the same name as a 26 mile run? Marathon
The kind of government in Ancient Athens was called: Democracy
Spartan boys were trained to be: Soldiers
Who won the Persian wars? The Greeks
What was Alexander the Great Famous for? conquering many lands
What was the Greek sports contest known as? the olympics
What was the name of the mountain where all of the gods lived? Mt. Olympus
How did the Greeks trick the Trojans in the Trojan war? hiding in a large wooden horse
Who was Plato? A famous greek thinker
A great leader of Athens was? Pericles
What battle in greece has the same name as a 26 mile run? Marathon
Geography of the Americas Study Guide
1. Know the purpose of symbols on a map
2. Canada, Mexico, and the United States are in North America
3. Know the location of Canada in relation to the United States
4. Major Rivers in North America: Mississippi and Rio Grande
5. Montezuma: Aztec emperor who ruled Mexico
6. Cortez: man who conquered the Aztecs
7. Know the biggest country in South America is "Brazil"
8. Puerto Rico: an island in the West Indies
9. Amazon: The biggest River in South America
10. Know the major mountain ranges in North and South America and which two are the biggest in North and South America
11. Simon Bolivar: was called the "Liberator." Why?
2. Canada, Mexico, and the United States are in North America
3. Know the location of Canada in relation to the United States
4. Major Rivers in North America: Mississippi and Rio Grande
5. Montezuma: Aztec emperor who ruled Mexico
6. Cortez: man who conquered the Aztecs
7. Know the biggest country in South America is "Brazil"
8. Puerto Rico: an island in the West Indies
9. Amazon: The biggest River in South America
10. Know the major mountain ranges in North and South America and which two are the biggest in North and South America
11. Simon Bolivar: was called the "Liberator." Why?
Civil Rights Study Guide
What did Susan B. Anthony fight for?
Answer: Women’s rights to vote
Mary McLeod Bethune devoted her life to what?
Answer: providing schools for African Americans
Who was the president’s wife during the Great Depression?
Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
What was Eleanor Roosevelt famous for?
Answer: helping the American working people and reporting their needs back to the President
What challenges did Mary McLeod Bethune face as a child?
Answer: her family was poor; no one in her family knew how to read. She was not allowed to go to school because she was black.
The first African American to play major league baseball was________?
Answer: Jackie Robinson
Describe Rosa Parks and what she was famous for
What did Rosa Parks get into trouble for when she was young?
Answer: Refused to move and give her bus seat to a white man
The people of Montgomery, Alabama helped Rosa Parks by__?
Answer: boycotting city buses
What is separating people based on their color of skin called?
Answer: Segregation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Was famous for what speech?
Answer: “I Have a Dream”
What is a strike?
Answer: when people stop working
Cesar Chavez fought for higher pay and better working conditions for who?
Answer: migrant famrworkers
Answer: Women’s rights to vote
Mary McLeod Bethune devoted her life to what?
Answer: providing schools for African Americans
Who was the president’s wife during the Great Depression?
Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
What was Eleanor Roosevelt famous for?
Answer: helping the American working people and reporting their needs back to the President
What challenges did Mary McLeod Bethune face as a child?
Answer: her family was poor; no one in her family knew how to read. She was not allowed to go to school because she was black.
The first African American to play major league baseball was________?
Answer: Jackie Robinson
Describe Rosa Parks and what she was famous for
What did Rosa Parks get into trouble for when she was young?
Answer: Refused to move and give her bus seat to a white man
The people of Montgomery, Alabama helped Rosa Parks by__?
Answer: boycotting city buses
What is separating people based on their color of skin called?
Answer: Segregation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Was famous for what speech?
Answer: “I Have a Dream”
What is a strike?
Answer: when people stop working
Cesar Chavez fought for higher pay and better working conditions for who?
Answer: migrant famrworkers
Constitution Study Guide!
Thank you Mrs. Youngblood for sharing your volunteer parent's hard work!!
Please click on the link below for the amazing study guide!
http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIVTqrV6wt
Test is on Wednesday January 30th.
Flashcards
Please click on this link to get study guide flash cards from Mrs. Youngblood's class website for our History and Science Tests: http://www.mrsy.jigsy.com/entries/study-guide-cards