Welcome to Ms. Ruback's World History I site. This site is designed to keep Freshmen (and parents) updated on readings, announcements, homework, and other assignments. Please check this site regularly to view and/or download the weekly homework sheets, readings, handouts, or other documents.

Friday, October 16, 2009

On Deck: China!!


Relax and Enjoy your weekend!! On Monday, we will be starting our unit on Ancient China.

To read up on China, check out National Geographic's country profile.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Timeline

You may use this timeline to study for the chronology portion of your test. 

India Timeline 2

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

STUDY!!

This is a gentle reminder that to receive homework credit, you must show me your completed study guide and notecards on Thursday! 

Indian Ocean History

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center of Oman has some fantastic resources about the importance of the Indian Ocean in Ancient History.

For an overview, please read this article. To see use the interactive map to explore artifacts and trade routes, please select "Ancient Era" under the maps heading.

indianocean.jpg

Friday, October 9, 2009

Extra Credit

Show me 10 flashcards that you made in preparation for Friday's test, and I will give you some extra credit!

Study Guide/Unit I: ANCIENT INDIA

India Study Guide

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Ashoka Writing: The Outline.

E block--Here is the document that I could not get copied for you guys. Please complete the outline and bring it to class (in lab 221 on Friday).

Ashoka Writing

Weekly Calendar: Quarter 1, Week 6

WHI 10-5

Monday, October 5, 2009

Technical Difficulties. . .

I'm having some problems uploading my calendar for this week. Homework due Class 2: Read and Outline chapter 7.1. 

Hopefully this will be resolved soon!