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  2. Words of the day:mandate - a country placed under the control of another power by international agreement

Palestine- an Arab region often called the Holy Land

Arab-Israeli Wars - a series of wars between 1948 and 1973 that were fought between Israeland the Arab countries of Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon

Kurds - a group of mountain people who live in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria,

and Turkey

Persian Gulf War -a war in 1991 between the United States and Iraq

Students in 1st period class will begin viewing video on the Middle East, (LAND AND CONTRAST)taking Cornell notes; 2nd period class will finish presenting city drawings and continue working on Middle East maps; 3rd period

class will continue locating major countries and waterways of the Middle East; 4th period class will finish collages and 7th

period class will finish Middle East Maps.

HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 15, sections 1-2

1.Journal Entry: “What are the three major rivers in this region? How do rivers enrich the soil? Why did hunter-gatherers settle permanently in the Fertile Crescent?Chapter 15, section 1

2.Words of the day: OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which decides the price and amount

of oil produced each year in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela

primary products -raw materials used to manufacture other products

secondary products -goods manufactured from raw materials

petrochemicals -products made from petroleum or natural gas

hajj -a pilgrimage to Mecca that most Muslims try to make at least once in their lifetime.

3.Students 1st period class will continue viewing video and taking notes; 2nd and 7th period class

will begin viewing video and taking Cornell notes; 3rd and 4th period class will continue locating

Middle East countries, landforms and waterways; 7thperiod class will begin viewing video on Land

and Contrast.

6. HOMEWORK: Make flash cards for vocabulary terms (Neidlinger and Stringer’s HR)

DEFINITION
/ Characteristics
PICTURE / NON-EXAMPLE

1.Vocabulary Practice –Choose seven (7) vocabulary words from the Word Wall that

are related and write a 3paragraph essay in yourcomposition book.

Words of the day:Ramadan -the ninth month of the Islamic year

King Farouk - monarch of Egypt from 1936 until 1952

Gamal Abdel Nasser -an army officer who overthrew King Farouk in 1952 and established

Egypt as a republic

Aswan High Dam -a dam built in 1956 by Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser to control the

flooding of the NileRiver

tradeoff - an exchange of one benefit for another

3.Students in 1st, 2nd and 7th period classes will continue viewing video and taking notes; 3rd and 4th period class will continue locating Middle East countries and waterways as well as writing out clues to be more efficient at locating countries on an outline map.

4.HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 15, sections 3 -4.

1.Vocabulary Practice – Your choice of word from this sheet – 10 minutes.

2.Journal Entry:“What role did Jesus’ disciples play in establishing Christianity?Chapter 15, section 4.

3.Words of the day: Anwar Sadat -President of Egypt who was assassinated in 1979 after he signed a peace treaty with Israel

Muslim Brotherhood -an extremist Muslim group that insists that Egypt be governed solely by

Islamic law

fellahin peasant farmers in Egypt

Zionism -a movement that encouraged Jews to return to Palestine, the Jewish homeland, which

many Jews call Zion

kibbutz -a Jewish farming village in Palestine (modern-day Israel) whose members own everything

in common, sharing labor, income, and expenses

Atatürk, or “Father of Turks,” the name given to Kemal

4.Students in1st, 2nd and 7th period classes will finish notes and video and then begin creating name plates using hieroglyphics. 3rd and 4th period classes will begin viewing video on the Middle East.

5. HOMEWORK:Re-read Chapter 16, sections 1-2.

1.CRCT Practice (Clickers)

2.QUIZ

3.Words of the Day:Law of Return - a law enacted in 1950 in Israel granting permission to Jews anywhere in the

world to immigrate to Israel and become citizens

Orthodox Jews -Jews who strictly follow Jewish law

Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year

Yom Kippur - in Judaism, the Day of Atonement

Secular -not specifically relating to religion

Mustafa Kemal - the founder and president of the republic of Turkey

Grand National Assembly -Turkey’s legislature

Tansu Ciller - a Turkish woman who was prime minister of Turkey during the 1990s

Students in 1st, 2nd and 7th period classes will work on summarizing video notes; 3rd and 4th will

continue viewing video, notes will be given to students to study.

HOMEWORK: HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

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