Thursday, February 12, 2009
literature
What? literacy works reflect the different opinon of the authors
How? Literacy devices->Irony->situational.-opposed to what is supposed to happen
\ ->verbal-sacarsm
\ ->dramatic-the audience know what is going to happen
but the character doesnt know
layers of meanings -) meaning:meaning is oposite of intended meaning
In literature it does not matter what your answers are as long as it.expresses your opinon/explain/evidence/evidence from personal experience
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Geography


The study of the earth
-->physical geography
study of weather and climate,land forms and pocesses of
earth's natural features
-->human geography
study of processes that result in a certain place.
The Revolution of the earth around the sun causes
-->Solar and Lunar Ecsplise
--> The leap year
--> Years
--> 4 seasons
The revolution of the earth
--> high tide/low tide
-->day/night
The Earth consists of 1/4 land 3/4 water
Earth is 152 million km away from the sun
Earth's diameter 12765Km
Earth is the only planet that supports life because it has an atmostphere.
1.mercury
9.pluto<--smallest
History
What is history??
History is the record and study of past human events that shaped the way the world is today..
WHy learn from the past??
to learn from successes and failures
- to understand important lessons
- to understand and respect one another
- to develop critical thinking skills
continuity
A process in which something has remained the SAME over time.
Change
A process by which something has become DIFFERENT over time.
CHAPTER 2
What are sources ?
- sources are collection of EVIDENCE or proof
- historians study DIFFERENT sources to put together an accuratePICTURE of the past
- sources can be divided into 2 catergories
Primary sources --> information provided by people who participated directly in or witnessed the events.
Secondary sources --> the records of people who did not participate directly in or witness the events they described.These record are the result of the study and investigation of primary sources...
sources can be further divided into 4 types.
- written evidence
- pictorial evidence
- oral evidence
- Artefacts
they are just what they sound like...lazy to type any further :P
Archaeology --> study of biological remains and objects made and used by people in the past
Three Cs test to prove the reliability of the sources
Credibility / Consistency /Corroborration
Fact ->information that is true
opinon->what a person thinks or believes to be true which others might not agree with.
CHAPTER 3
what is a civilisation?
It is a place where people live in cities and have an advanced culture.
What is a cradle of civilisation?
The cradle of civilisation refers to the place where a civilisation first began.
There are serveral factors that led to the rise of civilisation that start near water?
Rivers provide water that can be used for drinking and watering crops. The soil near water tend to be fertile, this fertile soil would make it easier to grow crops. Food like fish can also be caught in the rivers. The rivers provided a means of transport for the people to trade and travel long distances.
what are the different features of a civilisation?Give examples of these features.
One of such features are goverments, an example of governments would be rulers like qin shi huang. Another one of such features would be a variety of occupations like farmers, builders ,traders and craftsmen.one of the features is complex beliefs like chirstainity, buddism and hinduism.Another such feature would be a writing system like the pictogram. ANother such feature would be science and arts like statues , carvings and medicine.
What is the different between an empire and a kingdom?
A kingdom is an area ruled by the king while an empire is ruled by an emperor.
Indus valley civilisation

The cradle of the indus valley civilisation wa on the plains of the Indus River.
- it began around 3000 BCE
- Darvidians(dark-skinned people) settled in the indus plains
- Built cities like harrapa and mohenjo-daro
what were the features of the indus valley civilisation?
- Government
cities were well planned with public buildings like the drainage system(to bring water to houses and bring waste material away), a citadel(a fort for defense purposes), Grainary (to store grains)and the great bath(used for religious bathing).