Rome and Han

Hi all.
Time for an easy one. For ten points tell me one similarity and one difference between the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire. The only catch is that it has to be original, so read your classmates blogs and don't repeat them.

Have Fun- we' keep this open until October 1st.

The Hammurabi Law Code Seek and Appraise Game

OK, I just made this one up. It might be fun or it might be dumb in any case, this is what you do;

a) Find a law in Hammurabi's law code. (There are 282 laws. Some are listed in your text, you can search your data base which your library card gives you access, first come first served- no law may be used by two different students.)

b) Paraphrase the law in this blog. Be sure to use the number of the law.

and

c) Evaluate the law in this blog. Do you think it is fair? Would it be a good idea for our society?

Now doesn't that sound fun! The assignment is worth 15 points and you have until Labor Day to get this done. Act soon because this will get more difficult!

The Hammurabi Law Assessment game

Advice for next year's AP World History students

Well, the blog is still being blocked by our district for some odd reason. I have found a way around it from home so here we go.

For your last blogging assignment I want you to leave some advice for the incoming soon-to-be AP World History folks. What did you like? What were some effective (and maybe not so effective) study habits? Advice, opinions, praise, criticism... go for it! All I ask is that you keep it real and try to be helpful to the new guys and gals.

20 points due by May 20.

What do you want?

With the big test just two months away it is a good time to start hoping that the AP folks will ask the questions you want.

What question do you hope to encounter on the test. It can be a Compare and Contrast prompt or a Change/ Continuity Over Time prompt.

Write a thesis to go with your question. Be sure to make it Accurate, Comprehensive and Explicit!

Worth 20 points. Due by Wednesday, March 16.

Today's Lab Assignment 1/21/11

At that moment when the task seems impossible,
Brace for the refreshing wind of change
This is learning
-Shawn Parker

Go to '1450-1750 The Shrinking globe' link

For each of the six 'Questions of Periodization' find an two examples of the idea expressed. C'mon it only sounds hard.

Put the examples in a comment. As you peruse the sight I am also interested in your opinion of the web site.

Your Winter Break Assignment

Happy Solstice!

The Winter Soltice (Sunset December 21) marks the day of the year with the least amount of daylight hours. The daylight hours increase untill they reach their maximum with the Summer Solstice, at which point the days will begin to get shorter. Pretty handy information for agrarian communities, don't you think?

Welcome back to the blog and thank you for checking in. The first semester is history and I think everyone learned a lot. We have quite a ways to go, but at this point we can say that we accomplished something.

By the way, the DBQ assignment on The Winter Break Assignment Sheet had the wrong pages. It should read:
DBQ #5 pages A19-A23

Leave a message to prove you were here. Some suggestions are; thoughts on the first semester, predictions/ questions for the second semester, compliments, criticisms, whatever. Please be mindful that this is a public forum, if you have messages of a more personal/ individual nature, drop me a line at sparker@nmcusd.org.

Enjoy your break- See you next year!
Peace,
Mr. Parker