• Film Viking norms and values
• Role of Norse deities
• Setting - Viking homeland and  in Northumbria (England)
• Ship building
• Skills - metallurgy, craftsmenship, farming, husbandry...
  
• Navigation
  
• Raid and siege tactics (as described in the  primary source on the raid of Lindesfarne Monastery in 793)

• Geography of Europe
• Germanic Kingdoms
• Islam as a new Mediterranean power
• Charlemagne's revival of learning
• Charlemagne's Legacy
  
•  "New Attacks" - the Vikings!!

Study suggestion:  Make FLASHCARDS.

• Underlining, highlighting, take notes in margin;
• Answer questions at the bottom of the reading

STUDY SKILLS SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS:

1. Organize yourself! Use your planner and write down each homework assignment, each period.
2. Find a quiet place at home where you can study without distraction.  Texting and studying do not mix!  Video games and studying do not work! Look over your week and designate homework time each afternoon or evening.  Then, do homework during this time.   Focus. 
   
3. Don't fall behind.  Take short breaks.  This is the single most significant factor that causes difficulty for freshmen.   The brain must build new memory, which means small chunks of study.  Ten minutes over 6 days is MUCH better than 60 minutes in 1 day!
   
4. Homework counts in Holmdel High School.  If  you do not do your homework, your grades will suffer.  There is no last minute 'extra credit'.
5. Memory is built during REM sleep.  The bulk of your REM sleep occurs after 6-7 CONSECUTIVE HOURS of sleep.  Staying up all night studying actually undermines your ability to remember.  GET 8 hours sleep and watch your grades improve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TAKING NOTES IN CLASS:

1. Sit close to the front of the class to minimize distractions if you need this help.
2. Be prepared to keep your notes neat and organized. Use a separate spiral-bound notebook for each subject, or use dividers in your loose-leaf notebook to make separate sections for each subject.
3. Begin each note taking session at the top of a fresh page. Start by writing down the date.
4. Do not try to write down everything the teacher says.  Record as many facts and ideas as you can. Mark important facts or main ideas with an *asterisk* or star or underline them. Skip space between ideas/concepts.
   
5. Use short sentences and phrases and easily remembered abbreviations and symbols. Some commonly used abbreviations and symbols are:
   • ex (for example)
   • w/ (with)
   • w/o (without)
   • &, + (and)
   • = (equals, is)
6. Write clearly, and leave lots of blank space in the left margin or between ideas in case you need to add information later.
7. Read over your notes as soon as you can after class. If there is anything you don't understand, ask the teacher at the next class or at afterschool help.

TEST TAKING TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
Studying Tips Galore!!!
Studying in Groups
Before the Test
Taking Essay Exams
Test Preparation
Anticipating Test Content
Review Tools for Tests
Organizing for Tests
Ten-Tips for Test Taking
Tackling TRUE or FALSE Tests
How to take Multiple Choice Test

Important Vocabulary to be MEMORIZED:

Characteristics of Culture
learned - shared - adaptive - dynamic- conservative

Cultural Universals: that which ALL human cultures have in common

Institutions: G.R.E.E.F.

Value: shared beliefs of what is desired or correct.