Sunday, June 17, 2007

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Friday, August 04, 2006

Fall of the Roman Empire ~ Week 25

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Sample Student Post: I think that it is very important to understand the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire since our own government i...

Julius Caesar ~ Week 24

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Sample Student Post: I really wanted to know more about Julius Caesar than what the textbook gave us. Why was he so threatening that senato...

Citizen-Soldiers ~ Week 23

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Sample Student Post: I thought that it was really interesting that in the early years of the Roman republic, all mall citizens were required...

Borrowed Culture ~ Week 22

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Sample Student Post: It has been interesting to see how the Etruscans borrowed the alphabet and some of the gods from the Greeks. It's s...

Alexander the Great ~ Week 21

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Sample Student Post: I wanted to learn more about Alexander the Great than what was presented by the textbook. After what the textbook cove...

Military Advancements ~ Week 20

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Sample Student Post: I enjoyed learning about the phalanx, developed by Philip II of Macedonia. Unfortunately the textbook only gave about ...
Thursday, August 03, 2006

Greek Scientists ~ Week 19

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Sample Student Post: Our Science Fair Project has recently been assigned in our Science class. I asked Mr. Hammock and Mrs. Walter if we co...

Greek Theater ~ Week 18

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Sample Student Post: I really liked learning about the theater but wanted to know more about it than what the book had. So, I looked up som...

The Olympics ~ Week 17

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Sample Student Post: I really liked learning about the history of the Olympics. It was cool to hear about some of the original events but I...

What Happened to Athens? ~ Week 16

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Sample Student Post: We talked some about what happened to Athens, but I really wanted to know more about it. What happened after the Pelop...

A Spartan Existence ~ Week 15

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Sample Student Post: I wasn't exactly sure what Mr. Hammock meant when we talked about Sparta and the phrase about living a "Sparta...

After "Troy" ~ Week 14

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Sample Student Post: Most of us are familiar with the story of the Trojan War, especially after the movie "Troy" came out with Bra...
Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Bull Leaping ~ Week 13

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Sample Student Post: The Minoans must have been really athletic to have been able to be good at bull leaping! This sport is crazy! Take a ...

Centralization ~ Week 12

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Sample Student Post: I started to think a lot about centralized government. How exactly did centralized government develop among the people...

Assyrian, Chaldean, and Persian Contributions ~ Week 11

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Sample Student Post: It's amazing to think of all the things that have come from past societies. Take a look at some of the contributio...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Phoenician Innovations ~ Week 10

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Sample Student Post: The Phoenicians were able to accomplish a lot. They managed to travel to many places, make peace agreements, and creat...

Communication ~ Week 9

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Sample Student Post: It's hard to imagine not having history, not knowing what has happened in our past. In some ways, such as the orig...

Hatshepsut ~ Week 8

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Sample Student Post: There was a female pharaoh! Hatshepsut was Thutmose III's stepmother and ruled Egypt before him. Look at this web...

Egypt ~ Week 7

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Sample Student Post: I think it's really odd talking about Egypt. We've heard so much about Egypt that it sounds like it's own ...
Monday, July 31, 2006

Hammurabi ~ Week 6

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Sample Student Post: Hammurabi sure did sound strict. It's a good thing that Mr. Hammock isn't that strict! Just look at these lin...

Mesopotamia ~ Week 5

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Sample Student Posting: The textbook describes Mesopotamia as the "Cradle of Civilization." I think that is an odd description. ...

Place ~ Week 4

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Sample Student Posting: I wonder exactly how prehistoric people built their shelters and homes. It's not like they could go get a realt...

Human Interactions ~ Week 3

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Sample Student Posting: I think it's really interesting how prehistoric people organized themselves into groups and even had leaders. I...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

Legends ~ Week 2

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Sample Student Posting: I thought that the lesson about legends was really cool. I really liked the Chinese Legend about P'an Gu. It w...

Human / Environmental Interactions ~ Week 1

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Sample Student Posting: One of the five themes of geography is Human/Environmental Interaction, which "deals with how people use, adapt...