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What is the History of your name?. Day 1 AP World and World History. Write 1 paragraph on the following:. Who chose to give you your name? How was it decided? Were there traditions associated with giving you that name? What were they? Describe your experiences with your name.
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What is the History of your name? Day 1 AP World and World History
Write 1 paragraph on the following: • Who chose to give you your name? How was it decided? • Were there traditions associated with giving you that name? What were they? • Describe your experiences with your name. Liann Joy McCreery My parents gave me my name and they decided that they like the sound of it. I wasn’t named after anyone. My father’s mom was heard to say: “That’s not a biblical name” –This tells you a lot right there! McCreery means-son of the heart King in ancient Scotland. And I am not related to American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.
Who are you? • Dalai Lama Siddhartha Gautama Albert Einstein • Wangari Maathai Ashoka Winston Churchill • Confucius Abraham Simon Bolivar • Shi Huang Di Jesus Mao Zedong • Akbar Mohammed Genghis Khan • Ataturk Joseph Stalin Marco Polo • Elizabeth I Katherine the Great Mussolini • Elizabeth II Vladimir Putin Corazon Aquino • Joan of Arc Martin Luther Leonardo Da Vinci • Antigone Ramses Hammurabi • Indira Gandhi Napoleon Margaret Mead • Malala Yousefsi Aristotle Nelson Mandela • Socrates Karl Marx Patrice Lumumba • Kofi Annan Gilgamesh Atahulpa • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Desmond Tutu Ibn Battuta
Now, you will be assigned a famous person we will run across during our studies together • Be prepared to answer the following questions as your person. Look them up on the internet or in your book in at least 2 sources. • What are the top three moments in your life? • Where were you born? When? • Who are you? • Who are your enemies? • Who are your friends? • Fun Fact?