Teacher Invaders

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Teacher Invaders Vocabulary Game

Semester Exam Review Games, Part I and II

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Semester Review Games, Part I (Ancient and Classical Civilizations)

Semester Review Games, Part II  (Middle Ages, Religions, Renaissance)

Fling the Teacher -- Semester Exam Review

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Semster Exam Review

Third Six-Weeks, Week 3 Lesson Plan

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Week 3 Lesson Plan

Protestant Reformation and Denominations

Use this to finish your notes or for the Denominational Tree:

Reformation and Denominational Tree PowerPoint

Third Six-Weeks, Week 2 Lesson Plan

Third Six-Weeks, Week 2 Lesson Plan

Third Six Weeks/Week 1 Lesson Plan

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Third Six-Weeks, Week 1 Lesson Plan

Unit 4B -- Fling the Teacher

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Unit 4B -- Fling the Teacher

War over the Holy Land -- Reading Comprehension

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War in the Holy Land.pdf

Unit 4B Frayer Models

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Unit 4B Vocabulary Words

2nd Six Weeks -- Week 6 Lesson Plan

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Week 6 Lesson Plan - Smith

Crusades PowerPoint for Poster

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Crusades PowerPoint

Fling the Teacher -- Unit 4A

This is for the test on Monday (October 29th)

Fling the Teacher (Unit 4A)

Unit 4A Frayer Models

Unit 4A Frayer Models - Vocabulary

Second Six-Weeks, Week 3 Lesson Plan

Second Six Weeks, Week 3 Lesson Plan

Middle Ages PowerPoint

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Middle Ages PowerPoint

Middle Ages Notes Worksheet

Fling the Teacher -- Unit 3

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Unit 3 - Fling the Teacher

Second Six-Weeks -- Week 1 Lesson Plan

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2nd Six Weeks -- Week 1

Persians and Greeks Powerpoint

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Persians and Greeks

Classical India Powerpoint

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Classical India

Rome: Rise and Fall of the Empire Worksheet

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Rome Part II Worksheet

Rome: City, Kingdom, Republic Worksheet

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Rome - Part I Worksheet

Rome Part II - Rise and Fall of the Empire

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Rome Part II Slides

Rome Part I -- City, Kingdom, Republic

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Rome Part I - City, Kingdom, Republic

Week 5 Lesson Plan

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Week 5 Lesson Plan

Week 4 Lesson Plan

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Week 4 Lesson Plan

Week 3 Lesson Plans

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Week 3 Lesson Plan

Week 2 Lesson Plan (Sep 4-7 2012)

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Week 2 Lesson Plan

Unit I Vocabulary for Friday's Quiz

Study this vocabulary and be ready for the quiz on Friday

1. Periodization – an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.

2. Neolithic Revolution – major change to human life caused by the development of farming (agriculture) 

3. Civilization – a form of culture characterized by established cities, specialized labor, complex institutions, written records, and advanced technology

4. Irrigation – the bringing of water to fields through man-made canals

5. City-state – a political unit made up of a city and its surrounding land

6. Dynasty – several rulers from one single family

7. Cultural diffusion – the spreading of ideas and products from one culture to another

8.       Empire – a political unit where large numbers of people and areas of land are controlled by one ruler

9. Nomad – a person who moves from place to place
10. Hunter-gatherer – a nomadic person who lives off the land, hunting nearby animals and gathering nearby foods
11. Cuneiform – “wedge-shaped,” a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions on a clay tablet
12. Ziggurat – a massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city
13. Rule of Law – legal, standardized governance
14. Anthropologist – one who studies past societies through their stuff
15. Archeologist – one who studies the qualities of the earth

The Nile and Ancient Egypt

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The Nile and Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension

Course Syllabus

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Coach Smith's World History 2012-13 Course Syllabus

Week 1 Lesson Plans

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Click Here for Week 1 Lesson Plans

Student Information Sheet

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(You can print it out or download it, fill it out on your computer and e-mail it back to me at ssmith@irvingisd.net)

Link for Student Information Sheet

First Dynasty in Babylon

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First Dynasty in Babylon Reading Comprehension

Mesopotamia 101

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Mesopotamia 101 Reading Comprehension

Six Eras of World History

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Six Eras of World History