Friday 2 October 2020

Times Zones

Use your book, page 21

  • How many time zones  is the Earth divided into?
  • Why are the Canary islands one hour behind the rest of Spain?
  • If you get to Sydney  at 0:00 hours (local time) What time would it  be  in Spain?
  • You take a flight from Madrid at 10 am, and arive in New York eight hours later. What time do you arrive? 
  • Make the activity 2 in your book (PAGE 21)

 You need use this link to know the correct hours in every place.

Globes and maps continents and oceans

Friday 25 September 2020

How do we lacated a place?

Using an atlas,  or locate on Internet, name the city or country that lie on the coordinates :20ºN;15ºW60ºN; 0ºE20ºS; 140ºE40ºN;0ºE

Types of maps

There are many types of maps.  Today, we will look at relief maps that show topography, population maps that show density, and different types of thematic maps.

Look at the thematic maps slide show.  What does each map show us?

Types of Maps

Vocabulary Unit 1

Unit 1
  • Atmosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Hydrosphere
  • Solar System
  • Hemisphere
  • Orbit
  • Satelite
  • Cardinal Points
  • Geographical coordinate
  • Compass
  • Latitude
  • Parallel
  • Longitude
  • Meridian
  • Prime meridian
  • Numeric scale
  • Political map
  • Thematic map
  • Physical map
  • Topographic map 
  • Graphic scale
Homework:
  •  You have to look for the meaning of these words and write them in english;
You need to know these words and the meaning for the exam. I´m going to ask you.

Tuesday 15 September 2020

The Size of All Planets Are Relative

Welcome to Bilingual Project


A new year begin and we need to do a big amount of work.
Welcome to Biligual project!
But we need too enjoy with the work. It´s the reason we use this blog




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Saturday 25 July 2020

Monday 29 June 2020

Working in Holidays







Throughout the holidays you would  have to work a little.
Some possibilities are:
  • Listening the videos or the CDs book
  • See some vídeos in this  blog and make a summary
  • See some film and make the summary
  • Read and make these activities:
Mesopotamia:
Egypt:
Greece:
Rome

Monday 22 June 2020

Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?


Investigating gods and goddess

You can use this link to answer these questions about: 
Gods: 
  • God of war and violence.
  • Goddess of daylight. 
  • God of time. 
  • Goddess of the Earth. 
  • God of the sea. 
  • Goddess of marriage. Wife of Zeus 
  • Goddess of beauty and love.
  • God of the heavens.
  • King of the underworld. God of the dead.
  • Goddess of agriculture.
  • God of darkness.
  • Goddess of the hearth.
  • God of love.
  • God of light, music, and poetry.
  • Goddess of wisdom.
  • God of fire and the forge.
  • God of thunder. King of the gods.
  • Goddess of the hunt and the moon.
  • Goddess of night.
  • Messenger of the gods

Tuesday 16 June 2020

Quizizz ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Monday 15 June 2020

A day in the life of an ancient Athenian


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1. Make the summary about how was the life of an ancient athenian
2.  Explain how was the unequal society. Read before in your book  in page 170, only the society
3. How was the life for the women?

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: A Very Short Introduction

Sunday 14 June 2020

Alexander the Great ( Map Questions)


1.Read in your book about Alexander the Great on pages 168-169.
  • Who Alexander the Great´s father was?
  • Who Alexander the Great´s teacher was?
2. Use  the map in your book or Maps 1 and 2 to help you answer the questions.
  • (Map 1) Where did Alexander begin conquering?
  • (Map 1) Describe the route that Alexander´s army followed ( West to East?
  • (Map 1) What major rivers that we have studied this year did Alexander’s Empire control?
  • (Map 2) List 5 modern day nations that Alexander’s Empire covered (LARGE Bold Print).
  • Why do you think so many cities were called Alexandria?

The myth of Arachne


Tuesday 9 June 2020

The Ancient Greece and Classical age

A. Read your book on pages 164 and 165 and answers these questions:
  1. Explain the following terms:"Polis", Aristocracy, colony.

  2. Different types of Poleis

  3. What were the causes and consequences of greek overseas expansion?

  4. What were the differences between a Greek polis and a colony? What were the similarities?

B. Watch this video about Athens Democracy and  this other about Sparta Oligarchy. After that read your book on page 166.  Make the activities 1,2 and 3.

This is Sparta: Fierce warriors of the ancient world


What did democracy really mean in Athens?

Friday 5 June 2020

The scientific origins of the Minotaur


Physical Greece map

Using the page 162 in your book.

Where it is Greece?

What are the geographical features of Greece?

What do you know about the physical Greece map?

Names the seas which are surrounding Greece.

Main islands in the Greek seas.

What is today the capital of Greece?

How did the mountains affect life in Greece?

How did the sea help the Greek economy?

Why did the Greeks learn trading with other peoples?

What periods does the history of Greece have?


Greece islands: Game

Tuesday 2 June 2020

The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions

Art in Egypt

After watching the videos, using your book  on pages 154 and 155, and others materials, make a presentation about the Egyptian religion   and art.


Monday 1 June 2020

Great Pyramid of Giza

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld

Let’s Begin… 
Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates. Needless to say, one needed to come prepared. But how? Tejal Gala describes an Egyptian "Book of the Dead" -- a customized magic scroll written by the living to promote a smooth passage to the afterlife when they died.
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Explain:
  • What is the Book of the Dead for?
  • What must the dead pass before they can reach the afterlife?
  • How will the dead be in the afterlife?

How to make a mummy


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Mummification was done to preserve the body because the soul and the ka meet and live again. The practice started in the pre dynastic period with the change from simple desert burials, which preserved the body naturally, to burial in coffins. Although the coffins protected the bodies from the attacks of animals they encouraged decomposition. Then the Egyptians developed a technique to maintain the bodies. The essential steps in mummification were removing the viscera, dehydrating the body with natron, treating it with resin, wrapping them in strips of linen, or bandages, and finally decorating it. The ceremonial aspects were considered crucial, and the procedure took about seventy days. Today we call this process mummification

TASK:

• What was the purpose of natron?

• About how many days did the process of natron take?

• Why do you think they preserved some organs?

• Why was the brain discarded?

• What did they wrap the body with?

• How did Egyptians mourn the dead?

• What was mummification for? Highlight the correct answer.

a) For the after life. Egyptians believed in a second life.

b) Because they liked it.

c) Because they wanted to preserve the body.

What was natron for?

a) For cooking. It is very useful.

b) Mineral salts, very useful for mummification.

c) To throw it into the water.

What was ka?

a) Ka was a fly.

b) Ka was the spiritual part of the body.

c) Ka was the soul of the Pharaoh

• Now describe the process of mummification. There are five main steps.

a) First of all they removed the viscera.

b)

c)

d)

• How long did all the process take?

• What kind of burial do you think the farmers had?


• Link the sentences from the column A to column B A B

1 How many days was the body covered with salt?              a-The heart.

2 Which organ was not removed?                                         b-A salt used to dry the body.

3 What bandages did the Egyptians use?                             c-Palm wine.

4 What is natron?                                                                  d-The mummy organs’ jars.

5 What were the canopic jars?                                              e-Linen strips.

6 What wine was used to clean the body?                            f-35/40 days

• Which step to step comes in the sequence before to burial?

a. The body is placed in a coffin.

b. The body is wrapped in linen bandages.

c. The coffin is placed in a tomb.

d. Organs are removed from the body


Let’s know more about egyptians

Sunday 31 May 2020

The pharaon that wouldn´t be forgotten

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Look for information about Hatshepsut: It necessary to discover five news of this female pharaoh

Friday 29 May 2020

King Tut Was Murdered

King Tut Was Murdered
By Kevin Meyer

King Tutankhamen�s death is mysterious and the cause of death has not yet been figured out. To some, it was a fatal accident, to others it was an unforgettable murder. Surely it was murder, because of damage and a blood clot found in his skull, but who murdered him is the puzzling question. Anybody that had contact with the king could be accused or at least questioned.
King Tut became king when he was approximately 8-9 years old. Evidence suggests that he was around 18- 19 years old when he died. This is, obviously, a young age to die. Howard Carter, an archaeologist who discovered King Tut�s tomb in 1922, also discovered his mummy. Current technology such as x-rays shows a huge bump on his head and bone fragments in his skull. Because of the physical evidence, the huge bump on his head and with the blood clot found there, King Tut was definitely murdered.

Two minor suspects are the cupbearer and the king�s attendant. They are likely to be among the few that could approach the king without orders and or go into his bedroom when he was asleep. They surely had access and permission to go about in Tut�s room without permission.

After Tut�s death, Ankhespaton, King Tut�s wife, sent away for a prince of the Hittites (Egypt�s enemies) that wasn�t part of the kingdom so that she didn�t have to marry Aye and she could still stay queen. The Hittite prince was murdered on the way to Egypt before he could marry Ankhespaton! Later Queen Ankhespaton mysteriously disappeared after finally marrying Aye the vizier for King Tut!

Another possible suspect could be General Horemheb. He was the powerful army officer that eventually ascended to Tut�s throne. Horemheb was trusted by King Tut. It has already been stated that the Hittite prince on the way over to Egypt to marry Ankhespaton was murdered. Guess who sent orders to have him killed? Horemheb. He was the head of the military and he ordered soldiers to kill the prince. As an army official, Horemheb would be dishonest to investigators in order to keep his job. He wanted the prince dead so that Ankhespaton would have no choice; she would have to marry Aye. Later Horemheb did his best and succeeded in erasing Ankhespaton, Aye, and King Tutankhamen from the Royal Book of Kings and Queens.

The last and most reasonable person who would want Tutankhamen dead would be Tut�s grandfather and also the vizier of Tut, Aye. He was very jealous that Tut became king when he was only eight or nine years old. A lot of evidence shows that Aye is a very reasonable suspect of killing Tutankhamen. After Tut�s death, Aye refused to start an investigation. He didn�t bother to research the dramatic story about Tut�s death and he advised other people not to either. Since people don�t know who murdered Tut Aye and Horemheb most likely were working together.

King Tut was murdered by one of these people. It was a very unfortunate death. The dramatic research is still going on. Remember, King Tut died from something other than natural causes, his mummy shows it.
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TASK: You have to read the text and watch the videos.  Then, answer these questions:
  1. King Tuts nickname:
  2. Age when he became pharaoh:
  3. Age when he died:
  4. Fathers name:
  5. Wifes name:
  6. Who discovered his tomb:
  7. Location of tomb:
  8. Interesting fact about his reign:
  9. Something found in his tomb:
  10. How long he reigned:
Send me the task.





Tuesday 26 May 2020

Vocabulary unit 9

Writing: It appeared in Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago.

River civilizations: It is the civilization developed along large rivers surrounded by fertile land. The main rivers are the Tigris , Euphrates, Nile ...

Civil servant: People who work as scribes, could read write and count . They write the laws and the commercial transactions.

Hierarchical society: It was when the society was divided into clearly differentiated groups.

Cuneiform writing: It is a type of writing, consisted of signs drawn on clay tablets with a reed.

Hammurabi: It was the person who wrote the earliest law code.

Sumerian period: It was a country that were dominant in the third millenium BC. Independent cities were ruled by high priests in this period. It was the first mesopotamia civilizations.

Slaves: it is the part of the population they had no rights. Usually are prisoner of the war.

Ziggurats: They were the temples in the Mesopotamian region. They were built as stepped pyramids. They were built with mud.

Floods and dams: It is necessary when the water grow up.The wall to border the river and to control the water is a dam.

Mummy: It's a dead body. They were preserved in Egypt

Hieroglyphics: It is a type of writing, consisted of signs engraved on Egypt. They were created around 5,000 years ago. Some hieroglyphics signs represent an idea while others represents a sound.

Pharaohs: They were the egyptian Kings

Papyrus: It is a kind of paper used by the egyptians to write.

Old kingdom: It was a period in the Egypt History,

Middle kingdom: It was a period in the Egypt History,

New kingdom: It was a period in the Egypt History, started around 1600 BC.

Thebes: It was the capital in the Middle and New Kingdoms.

Memphis: It was the capital in the Old Kingdom, with pyramids

Polytheistic: It is when in a religion, the people believe  a lots of gods

Afterlife: It is when in a religion, the people believe in a life after dead

Pyramid: It's a tomb, the place where the pharaoh was buried.

Hypogeum: It is a type of egyptian tomb, built in the rock

Mastaba:  It is a type of egiptian tomb

Monday 25 May 2020

A day in the life of the ancient Egipt doctor

Read the text in your book  on pages 152 and 153
Make the activities 1,2, and 4
After that, watch this video 
At the end of the video explain:
  • How is the medicine in Egypt?
  • How is the ordinary  life in Egypt?
  • What is most relevant in your opinion about the video?

Tuesday 19 May 2020

Vocabulary. Unit 9


Homework:
  • You have to look for the meaning of these words and write them in english;
You need to know these words and your meanings for the  exam. I´m going to ask you.
Writing
Pharaohs
River civilizations
Papyrus
Civil servant
Old kingdom
Hierarchical society
Middle kingdom
Cuneiform writing
New kingdom
Hammmurabi
Thebes
Sumerian period
Menphis
slaves
Polytheistic
ziggurats
Afterlife
Flooded and dams
Pyramids
Mummy
Sarcophagus
Hieroglyphics
scribe

Sunday 17 May 2020

Ancient Egypt | National Geographic


Geography of Egypt



1. What is today the capital of Egypt? _______________________
2. What sea borders Egypt to the north? _______________________
3. What is the name of the canal that divides mainland Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula? _______________________
4. What is the name of the major river that flows through Egypt? _______________________
5. What is the name of the desert that borders Egypt to the west? _______________________
6. What is the name of the country that borders Egypt to the south? _______________________
7. The Aswan Dam is at one end of which lake? _______________________
8. If you wanted to travel from Cairo to Alexandria, in which direction would you head?
9. What were the "red" and "black" lands.  How were they so different?
10. Explain the different moment in the Egyptian History.
11. Explin the phase: "Egypt is a gift  of the Nile".

Friday 15 May 2020

Code of Hammurabi

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This video is a Powerpoint Presentation. Link here

Homework:
  1. What was Hammurabi?
  2. what mean "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
  3. What should happen to someone who takes in a runaway slave?
  4. What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner? ?
  5. When was discovered the hammurabi´s code
  6. Where is  it today?


Tuesday 12 May 2020

Mesopotamian activities

MESOPOTAMIA: THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION

Mesopotamia is one of the world’s earliest civilizations. 

Please read and  use the Mesopotamia unit in your book on pages 146, 147, 148 and 149 to answer the following questions o use this link.
It is located between two rivers, the _________________________
and the ______________________________________.
The area that became Mesopotamia was known as the
How did the residents control flooding?
What was the name of the first region to develop in Mesopotamia?
Name two things the Sumerians invented:
(1) __ (2) 
What was their system of writing called?
What materials were used to write?
What is the name of the earliest story ever written?
How many cuneiform tablets were used to tell his story?
What are the names of the diferent periods in mhe Mesopotamian History
What Mesopotamian impere ruled the largest territory
What groups of people made up these social groups:
Trading goods and services without money is called:
The most important building in Sumer was its temple called a: __________________, where priests led religious life

Friday 8 May 2020

Stonehenge


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After the video: 

  • When was built Stonehenge? 
  • How many year are old? 
  • What uses did it have? 
  • What is the average weight of each stone? 
  • What is the origin region for the Bluestone? 
  • What do you think about how was possible to move these stones? 
  • When are the two most important moment arround the year in Stonehenge?
At the end send me the task

Vocabulario tema 8


Paleolithic Age
It is a Prehistoric Ages. It extends from the emergence of our firs Antecessor to about 11000 years ago.
Neolithic Age
It is a Prehistoric Ages.  It began about 11000 tears ago. Groups of human beings started to live in villages.  They practised agriculture and raised cattle.
Metal Age
It is a Prehistoric Ages. It began about 7000 years ago. Human beings learned to use metals to make objects.
Homo Habilis
It is a Human species. These appeared two million years ago. Their brain was bigger. Their name habilis mans skilful. They made stone tools and lived from hunting and gathering.
Homo Erectus
It is a Human species. These appeared one and a half million years ago. They walked upright. This was the first species to live outside Africa. They lived in Europe and Asia. They discovered fire.
Excalibur
It was also found in Atapuerca. It is not King Arthur's sword. It is an extraordinary biface of beautiful red quartize.
Nomadic
It is when the people moved from one place to another in the Paleolithic Age.
Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic means new stone. Howeder it was not just the technology of stone instruments of stone instruments which was new. There were other important changes.
Wheel
It is an object in the Metal Ages which greatly improved transport.
Plough
It is an object in the Metal Ages which made working the land easier and faster.
Mehir
It was single long vertical stones. They were probably connected to the cult of the Sun.
Stone Circles
Its were wide circles formed by several menhirs. They probably had a religious function.
Australopithecus
It is a Human species. These appeared about five million years ago. They wee very similar to chimpanzees. However the Australopithecus normally walked on two feet.
Homo Antecessor
It is a Human species. They were the oldest human remains in Europe, that  appeared in Atapuerca Spain. They are 8000000 years ago.
Homo Neanderthal
It is a Human species. They were a different specie who lived in Europe 150000 years ago. They were stronger than we are but shorter. They were the first species to bury their dead. It seems they were able to speak.
Homo Sapiens
It is a Human species. Our specie appeared in Africa about 130000 years ago. Homo sapiens were slimmer but taller than Neanderthals. They enjoyed greater intellectual development. They were able to make finer tools. They developed a more complex language the ability to interact whit other human beings and to cooperate. They also created art.
Atapuerca
It is one of the most interesting and beautiful sites relating to human evolution. This archaeological site is near Burgos in the north of Spain. It was found accidentally in the nineteenth century when a trench for a mining train was being built. However the most important discoveries have been made very recently.
Biface
It is a prehistoric stone tool, made with two faces.
Palaeolithic Arte
It is a type of art, called cave art. About 35000 years ago human beings started decorating caves with paintings.
Pottery
It is a Neolithic object. They used clay vessels to store cereal and bowls to eat and cook.
Sail
It is an object in the Metal Ages which meant that ships could be bigger because they used the force of the wind.
Neolithic monuments
They were monuments built with big blocks of stone in the last years of the Neolithic Age and during the Metal Ages. They  were called megaliths.
Dolmens
They were complex constructions. Vertical stones covered by horizontal blocks. They were used as burial places.
Stonehenge
The ruins at Stonehenge are the remains of a stone circle. The enormous stones which form the outside circle weigh around 25 tons each. The stones inside are even bigger. Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was built over 5000 years ago but they do not agree about its function. Most people thick it is connected to the cult of the Sun. However it could also be an astrological observatory.