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We have started Unit 4 on Government in Southwest Asia. Our first quiz of the Unit is on Friday 10/4, and covers all of the vocabulary terms we are learning this week. Here are some videos to help you review for that quiz.
Categories of Citizen Participation and Specific types of Citizen Participation
Parliamentary & Presidential Systems
Coincidentally, our lesson on the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan falls on the 18th anniversary September 11, 2001.
In class we watched a BrainPop video that discussed the causes and results of this attack. The link is provided below. I encourage everyone to discuss that day with your family.
The theme of Unit 3 is a history of conflict in the Middle East. One of the main sources of conflict there involves the clash between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs. Here are some videos to help explain the conflict.
Here is a good overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This video is explained from an Israeli perspective. Although it is not objective, it is succinct and presents accurate information.
This video explains the conflict from a Palestinian Arab perspective. Like the one above, though it is biased, the information is accurate.