All Classes

It was nice to have the Bluffton crowd with you all. I hope you enjoyed it.
I am praying for you all to remember the Savior who came to allow a reason to celebrate this time of year. God bless and have a Merry Christmas!!
You all raised $130.11 for the chicken money. That means $260.22 was sent to Samaritan's Purse for chickens. Great job!!!

A few assignments:)

Grammar: You have no grammar homework. Please try to make sure you bring your books on the 6th when we return.


Vocabulary: No new  vocabulary words. No quiz on the 6th.

Medieval Literature: Read Books 3-6 of Paradise Lost.

US History: Complete your take home test on Chapters 7-9.

 Medieval History: 
Compete the study sheet with these answers:
1. What did it mean to be Arab in Himyar in 510?  It meant one lived on the Arabian Peninsula with different cultures, religions and languages.

2. Who were the Bedouins? Nomadic tribes who roamed the desert.

3. What shrine was located at Mecca? Ka'aba-Black Stone

4. What two great threats could Dhu Nuwas see? What did he do?
Persia to the Northeast and Byzantium to the Northwest. He converted to Judaism and declared Himyar a Jewish nation. He wanted to distant himself from the Christian allies and the Persian king was sympathetic to Jews.

5. Why did Justin stop paying tribute to the Persian king? What happened as a result?
He decided not to support the Persian king.
He tried to negotiate peace, but Kavadh sent an army of mercenaries to attack the Byzantine borders.

6. What prompted Justin and Justinian to support Caleb of Axum? The persecution of the Christians.

7. What was rumor of the Ark of the Covenant and the Queen of the Sabeans. There was a legend that the Queen went to see Solomon and perhaps brought the Ark back to Sabea, and there was a rumor that Dhu Nuwas swore and oath on the ark. This would have been possible only if the queen had gotten the ark from Solomon.

8. Who was Theodora? She was the actress who married Justinian.

9. What was Justinian's double legitimacy? Roman custom-Heir of Augustus Caesar, Christian authority-representative of Christ

10. How did Justinian and Theodora survive a riot?
Shut themselves up the palace and Theodora stopped Justinian from leaving.
The rioters wanted a new ruler and crowned Hypatius  against his will.
The general of Justinian sent for reinforcements and spread a rumor that Justinian had fled.
They bribed officials and had Hypatius assassinated.
Justinian remained in power.

11.  What were Justinian's plans to conquer some " lost lands" in the West?
He thought of old Roman lands as being reclaimed not conquered.
These were North Africa, Vandals and Italy.

12. Who was Belisarius? Justinian's chief general and commander of the Illyricum army.

13. What was the Code of 529? Forbade the teaching of old Greek and Roman religions in public.

14. What illness plagued Constantinople? How did it begin and end? The bubonic plague. It was carried by fleas on rats who travelled from port to port. The plague infected some many people, it finally ran out of uninfected hosts and decreased.





7th and 8th Grade Literature: Read The first two sections of the Stalin book. There are called The Prologue and The Rebel.
Using your drawing and web you did in class, write an autobiographical story. It should be in first person and between 700-800 words. Please try to contain your story to one event.