Tuesday, April 17, 2012

HHT Apirl 17, 2012

- April 25th SS project are due.
- The ACC Cougars Basketball team traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota teams were tall and amazing! Mall of America, Albert-ville, and NBA game were some of the highlights of the weekend! Lots of fun but a long 10 hour bus ride.
- Titanic anniversary on the weekend, lots of the Titanic movies!

M.N.C

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

April 10 2012

Continuing Correcting Tests

2-Upheaval In Arabian Sea
-Eruption of gasses on land barrier cut off Indus Valley River from Sea.
-With no outlet the river began to flood.
-Flood spread to Mohenjo Daro.
-Built new structures on top of the old ones.
-Most of the cities were under water.

3-Sarasvati
-Important river system dried up.
-Indo Aryans invaded Indus Valley west and they were semi nomadic people.
-Destroyed people and culture.


Second Long Answer Question Answers:

Caste System Indus Valley
Indo Aryan Castes
Chief- head
1- priests, advisers to chief
2-warriors and nobles
3-merchants and farmers
4-laborers
Certain characteristics or skills caused movement between castes.

Hindu Castes:
1-Brahmins performed sacred rituals and prayers. (They looked after the health of the Indus Valley)
2-Warriors and Rulers: responsible for protecting Kings and Royalty.
3-Farmers and Merchants: everyday business of life. Producing and selling food and other goods.
4-Sudras: menial work, and had low status. Forbidden to hear vedas or see sacred books.
5-Untouchables: large group so low, didn't belong to a caste, considered unclean.
Castes determined what people did, who they married, what they could eat, whom they could touch, and basic rights.

Question #3: Hinduism and Buddhism:
Hinduism: Religion of most Indians today.
-World's 3rd largest religion- 700 million followers.
-one of the world's oldest
-Karma and reincarnation
-Reincarnation- the belief that the soul is born over and over again until reaches perfection.
-People who are good and honest will be reborn into a higher level in the next life, evil and dishonest, reborn in a lower level: reborn as animal, insect, snake.
-Level which a person is born is determined by his past actions.

Buddhism:
-4th largest

-TP

Monday, April 9, 2012

April 9 2012

Correcting Tests

HHT
-Vimy Ridge Anniversary: 95 years ago
Canadian troops made a name for themselves as they were victorious in this WW2 battle.

-Receiving blankets are needed in Africa for new born babies

-Canada won Gold at the World's Mens Curling Champi0nship- skipped by Glen Howard.

-Brandon Wheat Kings are in the 2nd round of play offs vs Edmonton Oil Kings.

-ACC Cougars Girls Basket Ball teams travel to Minneapolis on Friday, at morning. They will attend an NBA game, play basketball and shop till they drop!

-Oak Lake Community School will compete in badminton and festival this week.

-On Wednesday, OLCS students and staff will wear pink against bullying.

-100th Anniversary on Sunday of the Titanic sinking.

Long Answer:
1- need an intro.
2-supporting ideas in sentence and paragraph.
3- need a good concluding sentence.

1-Points
On decline by 1900 BCE
Why:
1- constant flooding by the Indus River and its tributaries.
-Planting of same farmland year after year, destroyed quality of land.
-Couldn't produce enough food to feed everyone
-Forests cut down for fuel and the land eroded further
-Abandoned cities in search of new land.

2-Upheaval in the Arabian Sea


-TP