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  • Chapter 2 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 2 NOTES
    Section 1 Notes
    1. The NILE River is broken down into 2 regions: The Upper Nile (South) and the Lower Nile (North)
    2. About 3000B.C., Menes, the king of the Upper Egypt, united the two Egypts and made Memphis the cap... more

  • Chapter 10-14 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 10 NOTES

    1. By 330 A.D., the emperor Constantine had re-built the Greek city of Byzantium and re-named it Constantinople.
    2. During this time the Eastern Roman empire was called the Byzantine Empire.
    3. The Roman ru... more

  • Chapter 3/4 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 3/4 NOTES
    Chapter 3 Notes
    1. A subcontinent is a large landmass that juts out from a continent.
    2. The two mountain ranges of note in India are the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush
    3. The Monsoons are seasonal winds and p... more

  • Chapter 5 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 5 NOTES
    Section 1 Notes
    1. The MINOAN Civilization started on the island of Crete. Their success was based on trade between 1750-1500 BC.
    2. The Minoans vanished about 1400 B.C. Maybe a nearby island volcano rained fire on... more

  • Course Expectations
    For Aug 23, 2012

    WORLD HISTORY (Regular)
    COURSE EXPECTATIONS


    Instructor: Luke Atwell
    Email: Luke_Atwell@interact.ccsd.net
    Website: paloverde.org – Teachers – Atwell (my.ccsd.net)

    Course: World Hi... more

  • Chapter 1 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 1 NOTES
    Section 1 Notes
    1. The ICE MAN is the oldest body ever found. It was frozen more than 5,000 years ago in the Alps.
    2. Pre-History was before writing, no cities, countries, governments, or complex inventions.
    ... more

  • Chapter 6 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 6 NOTES
    Section 1 Notes
    1. The LATINS (later called ROMANS) migrated to Italy about 800 BC.
    2. They settled along the TIBER River in an area with 7 low-lying hills. This village would grow into ROME.
    3. The ETRUSCANS... more

  • Chapter 27 - 31 NOTES
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 27 NOTES
    1. Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, regretting the military used of his invention, set up the Nobel Peace Prize in the early 1900s.
    2. Nationalism or national pride binds together a nation’s people. But at t... more

  • Ch 8-9 Notes
    For Aug 23, 2012

    CHAPTER 8 NOTES
    Section 1 Notes
    1. The Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from about 500 to 1500 AD.
    2. During this time trade slowed to a trickle and learning virtually stopped!
    3. The GERMANIC tribes, who migrated acros... more

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