Vocabulary: Monday, May 23, 2011

to gambol (v.)

*to skip about, as in dancing or playing; to frolic or playfully move around.

When my niece Hannah & I were playing in the park, we frolicked and gamboled around. We felt like we were dancing!

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Vocabulary: Friday, May 20, 2011

precarious (adj.)
*involving danger, dangerous, risky, unstable



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Chronology of World War II

For your notetaking. Make sure you following the dates specified! You do not need to know the whole timeline!

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

Causes of WWII Notes

Check out the following sites for some detailed notes regarding the causes of World War II. Make sure you add League of Nations to your list of topics!

Causes of World War II Slide Cast

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

to confound (v.)
to perplex, confuse or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise

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Regents Brain Teasers Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16, 2011

Regents Brain Teasers

USE YOUR READING STRATEGIES!!!

Visualization; Key words; Process of Elimination; Logical Reasoning; Common Sense; Background Knowledge

40. Which problem in the savanna regions of Africa is caused by population pressures and overuse of the land?

(1) rain forest destruction

(2) desterification

(3) air pollution

(4) flooding

41. One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are similar is that both were characterized by

(1) political stability

(2) unifying religious institutions

(3) representative forms of government

(4) social equality for men and women

42. The Twelve Tables were the written laws of

(1) ancient Babylonia

(2) the Mauryan Empire

(3) the British Empire

(4) ancient Rome

43. Which period in European history is most closely associated with the emergence of trade fairs, the founding of guilds, and the creation of the Hanseatic League?

(1) Age of Pericles

(2) Commercial Revolution

(3) Age of Reason

(4) Glorious Revolution