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Warm-up:
- Warm-up Map Quiz Planners - Finish North Africa Prezi - Work on Projects over break Picture of the day Daily Did you Know: Have a great and safe break!
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 Warm-up:
- Map warm-up: Quiz Friday Planners - North Africa Prezi - also on website Picture of the day Rameses II Obelisk at Luxor Temple Photo, Thebes Egypt Daily Did you Know: There are fewer people with Internet access in the entire continent of Africa than in New York City alone  Warm-up: - Map Warm-up Planners - Team Factsheet Trivia on clickers - North Africa HW Packet * Due Thursday! Picture of the day El Djem, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia Daily Did you Know: Ancient Greeks and Romans originally used the term “Africa” to apply only to the northern region of the continent. In Latin, the word Africa means “sunny,” and the word Aphrike in Greek means “without cold"   Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up: North and Western Africa Planners - Projects Talk - Factsheet highlights to prepare for factsheet trivia tomorrow - North Africa homework packet o Due Thursday Picture of the day King Tut Daily Did you Know: While Egypt is most well known for its pyramids, the Republic of Sudan actually has 223 of its own pyramids, double the number of pyramids in Egypt. Smaller and steeper than their Egyptian counterparts, the pyramids of Sudan are not nearly as famous  Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up – North and West Africa Planners - Missing work chat - handed out missing assignment slips. Need to turn in ASAP - Finish CIA Factbook on iPads - Factsheet Trivia Wed - Turn in missing work Picture of the day Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers Algeria Daily Did you Know: More than 17 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have died of AIDS, and experts estimate that at least 25 million more people in Africa are HIV-positive  Warm-up: Map quiz Planners: - Turn in vocab - CIA Factbook o Due Tuesday for Factsheet Triva Picture of the day: Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they worshiped one god only, Aten or the sun disc. Daily Did you Know: Population experts estimate that there are at least 3,000 distinct ethnic groups (tribes) in Africa. Nigeria alone has more than 370 recognized tribes within its population 
 Warm-up: - Map Warm-up Planners - Video http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-fire#mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-building-the-pyramids - Vocab – On website - Vocab Worksheet – On website - Work on Africa Maps!! Picture of the day Abu Simbel Daily Did you Know: Africa is the poorest and most underdeveloped of all of the continents, despite its wealth of natural resources. The average poor person in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to live on just $.70 a day.
 Warm-up: - Map Warm-up Planners - Team Flag Vote - Africa Maps o Due Thursday! Picture of the day: Pyramids of Giza http://www.history.com/topics/the-egyptian-pyramids/videos#the-great-pyramids-deconstructed Daily Did you Know: The Nile River, which drains into the Mediterranean Sea at the northeastern edge of Africa, is the longest river in the world with a total length of 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometers). It is formed from the juncture of two smaller rivers: the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
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- Map Warm-up Planners - Team Flag Vote - Africa Maps o Due Wednesday Picture of the day: The Great Sphinx in front of the Pyramid of Khafre. Daily Did you Know: Arabic (in various dialects) is the most common language spoken in Africa with about 170 million speakers, primarily residing in North Africa. In the continent as a whole, there are over 2,000 recognized languages spoken.  Warm-up: - Map Warm-up Planners - Map Warm-up - Team Flag o Due Tuesday - Africa Maps o Due Wednesday Picture of the day: Africa Satellite Image Daily Did you Know: Africa is the second largest of the earth’s seven continents and makes up approximately 22% of the earth’s total land area 
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