Ms. Simonsen\’s World History Class

Our first test will be on Wednesday. We will have a review day on Tuesday and I will explain how you will turn in your notebooks. No notes allowed.

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Today we talked a little bit about the Dead Sea Scrolls which comprise of many documents from the Hebrew Bible. The Natural History Museum in San Diego is having an exhibition until December of the manuscripts. A wonderful opportunity to see history come to life!

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I announced today that Terms paragraphs have been officially canceled. If you turned in a satisfactory paragraph last week you will receive credit, for those of you who didn’t, you won’t receive credit. This assignment will neither hurt nor help your grade. Please do not turn in a paragraph on Friday.

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Our first test on Greece, Rome, Judaism, and Christianity is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the 4th.
Tips for studying:
1) reread your Terms paragraphs
2) review your Terms
3) reread section summaries from your new workbooks
4) answer the questions at the back of each chapter section
5) answer the questions at the back of the unit section
6) use the [...]

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republic – representatives of the people who make government decisions
senate – Patrician branch of Roman government
Assembly of the Plebeians – Plebeian branch of Roman government
dictator – Roman leader who had absolute power only in emergencies
law codes – written law
tribunes –officials elected by Plebeians to protect their interests
veto – power to block a government [...]

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democracy – rule by the people
direct democracy – every citizen responsible for making laws
citizen – adult male Athenian
city-state – polis; political unit made up of a city and the surrounding lands
monarchy – rule by queen or king
aristocracy – rule of the rich
philosophy – “love of wisdom”
oligarchy – rule of the few
theocracy – rule of a [...]

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I couldn’t grade your quizzes on Friday afternoon because our scantron machine was acting up. I will grade them Monday morning but I might not have your grades ready for viewing until Tuesday.

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Just a reminder that the 1st 3-week grade monitoring is due by September 10th. This means that any late work must be turned in no later than September 9th for a maximum grade of 70%.

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Monte Vista Sheltered U.S. History
What do I need for this class?
Textbook / Materials – We will be using United States History (AGS) textbook. This will be your major source of information for this class. Required materials are the following:
• pencils, pens (blue or black)
• colored pencils
• lined paper (white)
• highlighters (any color)
• notebook (perforated edges)
…and other materials needed [...]

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