Week of 10/10/11

Sixth Grade:
The students finished their posters on the Sumerian achievements and will be completing a museum walk in the classroom. They will be examining the posters which will contain information about the Sumerian achievements and they will be identifying how these achievements fit under the characteristics of a civilization. After the museum walk we will begin to discuss the Babylonians with an emphasis on Hammurabi's Code of Law.

Seventh Grade:
This week we will begin to examine how the death of Muhammad affected the growth of the Islamic religion and empire. We will discuss the first four caliphs, the movement of the Islamic capital cities and we will begin to discuss the cultural and scientific achievements of the Islamic Empire.