Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Ancient China EQ #4


EQ #4
Question
Answer
What were the policies and achievements of Emperor Shi Huangdi that enabled him the ability to unify all of northern China under the Qin Dynasty?

Policies (Rules)
Achievements (Successes)
-If an official failed to carry out his policies, he would be fired

-All rich (noble) families were forced to move to the capital (place where the government is located) so that Shi Huangdi could watch over them closely

-Took away the warlords weapons and melted them down to make statues

-laws applied to all people (rich or poor) equally (not corrupt)

-strict laws were enforced with harsh punishments (cut off noses, feet, cut in half, buried alive)

-made a law that all people in China had to speak the same (uniform) language

-unified northern China by controlling the chaos

-China is named after the Qin Dynasty

-Built the Great Wall of China to keep invaders from the north out

-Centralized the government: all the places in China had to report back to him

-Organized China by 36 provinces which divided into counties

-produced all the same coins for the whole region of China to use

-established one single language for China home


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Citation Examples for your Works Cited Page


Use this example to correctly cite an online article.

Use this example to correctly cite an online video.

Use this example to correctly cite a printed book.



Works Cited:
"Citing Sources." BrainPop. BrainPop, n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Ancient China Vocab Set 2



Unit 7: Vocab Set 2


Word and Part of Speech
Definition
Sentence and/or Picture
dynasty (noun)
family that rules for many generations
I wanted to part of a dynasty because I wanted to have power, and I wanted my family to rule forever.
corrupt (adjective)
dishonest; unethical; immoral; wicked or evil
Sometimes when people have too much power, they become corrupt.
corruption (noun)
dishonesty for personal gain; opposite of fair
Corruption causes sadness, mistrust, segregation, and chaos.
Mandate of Heaven (proper noun)
believing that heaven was a supreme (most powerful) force of nature giving dynasties the right to rule
Ancient Greece and Ancient China were different because Ancient Greece’s rulers were selected by the people and Ancient China’s rulers were thought to be selected by the Mandate of Heaven.
warlord (noun)
military leader
Hitler was a warlord because he accused the Jews of being the reason for losing World War I, and then he led with an iron fist.
chaos (noun)
disorder (dis= not)= not having any order
There was a lot of chaos during World War I and World War II.
Era of the Warring States (proper noun)
a period of time between 481 BC to 221 BC in which states were at war and in chaos
Throughout the drug war in Mexico, Mexico has been like the Era of the Warring States because of gang activity, corruption, killing, etc.


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Research Vocab Set 1


Research Vocabulary

Word and Part of Speech
Definition
Sixth Grade Sentence Using the Word
plagiarism (noun)
stealing some body’s work or idea
There are a lot of people who use plagiarism to make life easier (until they are caught).
plagiarize (verb)
to steal some body’s work or idea; copy
Some people plagiarize to just finish their work, however they do not realize how dumb it is to do that.
paraphrase ( verb)
express the meaning of a writer’s words by using different words; make shorter; to rephrase or simplify; summarize
My mom tells me every detail about her day, and I paraphrase it.
cite (verb)
name your source or author
I make sure to cite my sources because it’s ethical, and you can’t take credit for something you didn’t create.
citation (noun)
acknowledgement (recognition) of who created the idea or who wrote the work
The citation tells you who created the idea or the work.
quote (verb)
Repeat somebody’s exact words, or do refer to somebody for proof; use punctuation to show it
In the court, lawyers quote the witnesses’ words for evidence.


Monday, May 13, 2013

Ancient China Unit: Vocab Set 1



Vocab Set 1
Word
Definition
Sentence or Picture
isolation (noun)
separation from others
Immigrants suffer from isolation from their families because they aren’t citizens.
isolate (verb)
to separate from others or something
A country that is isolated from the rest of the world does not know the world’s diversity.
plateau (noun)
mountain with a flat top
If I climbed a plateau, it would be easy to set up a tent on the top because it would be flat.
plain (noun)
a flat, stretched out piece of land (usually covered with grass)
Running on a plain is like running on a football field that goes on forever.
cultivate (verb)
to prepare for land for crops (to grow)
If I had a farm, I would cultivate mango trees because I love mangos.
cultivation (noun)
preparation of land for growing crops
The cultivation of mango trees is awesome because you end up with mangos.
barbaric (adjective)
an aggressive, uncivilized, uncultured person.
That person was so barbaric that they kicked him out of the restaurant.
barbarian (noun and an adjective)
uncivilized person/ to be uncivilized
Barbarians act like they were trapped in a closet for their whole lives.