Ms. Appleton 3rd Period Social Studies 7 (2024-2025)

UNIT 5 COVER: Draw a decorated tombstone for each of the empires that we studied in this unit: Ghana Empire, Roman Empire  and Aztec Empire (see attached slide for tombstone 'template' idea)

Open your notebook to the FIRST PAGE of Unit 5 “Unit 5 Cover”
Draw 3 blank tombstones any place on your paper 
Complete each tombstone with the following information:
Name of empire
Dates of Rule (search TCI online or internet for correct dates)
Epitaph (written inscription) for empire  (What is best to remember or appreciate about this empire?) Example. “A ___________ society that left the world _____________”
Detailed, colored symbol that best represents this society
Colored Object of importance next to tombstone (What is something this society valued?)
UNIT 5 NOTEBOOK CHECK: 

Attached is the rubric for your next notebook check. Please make sure you are not missing any assignments. If you are missing or unsure of any assignments, 

ALL worksheets can be found in Google Classroom. Look for the 📕 notebook symbol to locate the work.

Please complete the attached Kahoot Game and play until you earn a score of AT LEAST 80% correct for ALL QUESTIONS of the game. (80% is 20/25 questions correct)

I receive a report that tells how many questions were answered AND the percentage of questions that were answered correctly.

Use one of the links below to SIGN IN TO NEWSELA USING CLEVER
Read the assigned Newsela articles. 
As you read highlight (see attached slide) - the decisions/actions that led to:
progress for the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Annotate a reason/explanation for EACH text that you highlight:
For Roman Empire: How would this event/action worsen the living conditions for its citizens?
For Byzantine Empire: How would this event/action improve the living conditions for its citizens?