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Warm-up:
-  Warm-up Map West Africa: Warm-up Quiz Friday

Planners:

- Recap of Projects
- Hieroglyphics Special Mission

- Homework: North Africa Review Worksheet
- Work on Study Guides and missing work

Picture of the day:
The Great Mosque in Djénné, ancient hub for trans-Saharan caravan routes, was built of mud and is the largest mud brick or adobe building in the world 

Daily Did you Know:  
Two of the most popular sports in Africa are soccer (called football) and cricket. Both sports were introduced during colonial times and have flourished on the continent due to the international success of African teams.


 
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Warm-up
- West Africa Map

Planners:
- Welcome back
- Quick recap of procedures
- Break Interviews
- Quiz Thursday!

Picture of the day:
Fez, Morocco/Fez's tanners'

Daily Did you Know:  Islam is currently the largest religion in Africa, with Christianity following closely behind. These two religions make up 85% of the continent’s population, while just 15% of the population are non religious or follow traditional African religions


 
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 


 
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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" 


 
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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


 
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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 


 
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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


 
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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. 


 
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Warm-up:
- Map Warm-up

Planners
- Team Flag Vote
-  Africa Maps
       o Due Thursday!

Picture of the dayPyramids 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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    Mr. Kacel - 7th Grade History Teacher at Waverly Middle School

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