Today's Frame- Geography

This will be a constant question and a key target for us both semesters:

How does geoography impact the development of civilizations?  More specifically for us today, how does the unique geography of the Sumerians and Babylonians compare with that of the Phoenicians- and what were the results?

Today's Frame: Civilization and Being Civilized

Now that we have the ingredients of civilization, how "civilized" are civilizations?  And who gets to decide?

Hammurabi (Friday Activity)

Hammur- who?

Hammurabi!  Here are selections from Hammurabi's Code

Today's Frame: Why Sumer?

Why is Sumer in ancient Mesopotamia widely considered to be one of the first clear examples of a "civilization"?

Welcome to World History!

Here's a link to our e-book, Patterns of Interaction.

You will receive your log-in and password in class today.  Please be sure to bookmark this site to your Chrome browser (I can help you with this in class).  Please copy down the log-in and password in your planner or notebook as well so that you have it in at least two places.

Please bookmark this website as well as this will be the place to receive all information about class, including homework, announcements, projects, papers, etc.  Welcome- and I'm looking forward to a great year together