IMPORTANT UPDATE!

In case you missed it: THE TEST HAS BEEN MOVED TO TUESDAY!! This is due to my absence on Tuesday and uncertainties throughout the rest of the week and weekend. Thursday we will cover Babylon and finish acting Hammurabi's Code. Friday looks to be a movie that Mrs. Lanik has. She said it will be a great way to wrap up everything we have discussed so far. Also on Friday I will hand out the study guide for the test. We will go over the study guide on Monday. I strongly encourage you to go over the study guide and see what you know and what you need to learn. Again, Monday will be a study day.

I have also been working on grades, by Sunday night your grades will all be up to date. Monday as you study for the test I will meet with each of you to go over how the class is going so far and what assignments you need to get in.

My dad is doing just fine, I saw him again tonight. He was alert and talking to me about the twins, I told him about all of my classes. He said he would like to visit. Anyone against that??

Cheers!

Dan

This image is called the "Standard of Ur." It is a pretty amazing piece of work done more than 3000 years ago. It was discovered in a giant burial site in southern Ur. Also uncovered were golden headdresses, lyres and gold jewelry. The work depicts several things happening. Your job is to describe what is happening and why it is happening. This might be easiest if you take on the role of a newspaper reporter. Your report should be atleast a paragraph long per event. (there are two)

A hint, today in class we discussed the 4 social classes present in Ur or Sumeria. All 4 classes are present in some form in both events. The 4 Social Classes are Kings and Priests, Wealthy Merchants/Traders, Farmers or Ordinary People, and finally, Slaves.

The other homework assigned tonight is a simple worksheet including Sumerian Math and Cuneiform, the Sumerian written language. After you have finished translating the paragraph provided for the worksheet, I would like you to write your own coded message using your own sympbols. We will share these tomorrow in class.

No need to worry about the TEST! wait a test? There will be a test on Friday. It may or may not be open note so I would start looking over notes taken so far. I will create a study guide that I will hand out on Wednesday so you will have a chance to look it over before we go over on Thursday.

The rest of the week: Tuesday will be a Map day, Wednesday is going to Babylon, Thursday will be review and Friday the Test.

Again, feel free to email me with any questions you have.

Cheers!

Dan