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Week 9 10/20-10/24

Hi people, welcome back! This week we will begin Topic 4: Early Asian Civilizations. 
 
This week's assignments:
-Topic 4.1 China Reunified
-Topic 4.2 The Mongols and China
-Topic 4.3 Early Japan and Korea
 
Objectives:
Topic 4.1 China Reunified
  • Explain how the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties unified China by bringing peace, stability, and technological progress. 
  • Describe how the political stability established by the three dynasties allowed Chinese society to grow in complexity. 
  • Understand how the Chinese economy grew in size and sophistication for 700 years.
Topic 4.2 The Mongols and China
  • Discuss how shifts in religious beliefs caused major changes in the organization of Chinese society.
  • Describe how the Mongols created the world's largest land empire by conquering all of China. 
  • Explain how neo-Confucianism differs from Confucianism.
Topic 4.3 Early Japan and Korea
  • Understand how the geography of Japan, a string of islands, and of Korea, a peninsula bordering China, have had a huge impact on their respective histories. 
  • Describe the ways in which Japan’s history has been marked by power struggles between rulers and independent families. 
  • Explain how Japan’s small size and relative isolation have had a major effect on the development of its economy, religion, and culture. 
  • Describe how the early history of Korea was marked by the presence of dominating neighbors.
 
Due:
-Topic 4 assignments (4.1-4.5) due 10/29
-Topic 4 SPICE chart (homework) due 10/29
-Topic 4 Project due 11/3

Week 8 9/29-10/2

Hi people! This week we will conclude Topic 3 Early African Civilizations. Our Topic 3 Essay we have been working on will be handwritten in class on Tuesday, 9/30.
 
This week's assignments: 
  • Topic 3 Essay
    • Part 1-3 (essay prep)
    • Part 4-6 (essay prep)
    • Essay handwritten in class on 9/30
Objectives:

  • Content Knowledge

    • Students will explain how iron ore smelting helped Kush become a powerful trading state or analyze the legacy of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Makkah.

  • Use of Evidence

    • Students will select at least one piece of relevant text evidence from the textbook to support their argument.

    • Students will correctly integrate this evidence with an in-text citation and include a full citation of the textbook in a works cited/reference section.

  • Writing Skills

    • Students will organize their essay into three clear paragraphs (introduction, body, conclusion).

    • Students will develop a thesis/claim and support it with evidence and reasoning.

Due:
-Topic 3 essay will be handwritten in class on 9/30
 
Past due (but will still be accepted):
-SPICE Chart due 3/23
-Topic 3 assignments (3.1-3.3) due 9/25

Week 7 9/22-9/26

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 3 Early African Civilizations, and conclude the unit with the summative assessment (Topic 3 Essay).
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 3 Essay
 
Objectives:

  • Content Knowledge

    • Students will explain how iron ore smelting helped Kush become a powerful trading state or analyze the legacy of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Makkah.

  • Use of Evidence

    • Students will select at least one piece of relevant text evidence from the textbook to support their argument.

    • Students will correctly integrate this evidence with an in-text citation and include a full citation of the textbook in a works cited/reference section.

  • Writing Skills

    • Students will organize their essay into three clear paragraphs (introduction, body, conclusion).

    • Students will develop a thesis/claim and support it with evidence and reasoning.

 
Due:
-SPICE Chart due 3/23
-Topic 3 assignments due 9/25
-Topic 3 essay will be handwritten in class on 9/30

Week 6 9/15-9/19

Hi people! This week we will begin Topic 3: Early African Civilizations.
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 3.1 Development of African Civilizations
-Topic 3.2 Kingdoms and States of Africa
-Topic 3.3 African Society and Culture
 
Objectives:
Topic 3.1 Development of African Civilization
  • Describe how the widely varied geography of Africa influenced its culture and trade. 
  • Explain why Kush and Axum and later, Islam arose as strong early civilizations that would influence Africa.
Topic 3.2 Kingdoms and States of Africa
  • Understand how the expansion of trade enabled the kingdoms and states of Africa to protect their people and to prosper. 
  • Describe how powerful leadership helped Mali thrive.
  • Explain how the migration of the Bantu and Indian Ocean trade changed East Africa.
Topic 3.3 African Society and Culture
  • Understand that African society was centered on village and family life, with distinct religious beliefs and a rich culture. 
  • Explain why African society was strongly influenced by values and customs, such as the importance of the family, common ancestors, and community education. 
  • Describe why Africa’s rich culture of paintings, carvings, sculpture, music, and dance often served a religious purpose.
Due:
-Topic 3 assignments due 9/25
-SPICE Chart due 9/22
-Topic 3 essay due 10/1

Week 5 9/8-9/12

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 2: The Islamic World
 
This week's assignments:
-Topic 2.3 Islamic Civilization
-Topic 2.4 Culture of Islam
-Topic 2 Quiz on Thursday 9/11
 
Objectives: 
Topic 2.3 Islamic Civilization
  • Explain how despite Islamic teaching that says that all people are equal under Allah, this was not strictly the case throughout the Arab Empire. 
  • Describe how growing trade and favorable geography allowed both urban and rural areas to flourish during the period of the Arab Empire.
Topic 2.4 Culture of Islam
  • Describe Islamic achievements in philosophy, science, and history. 
  • Explain how Islamic arts had an important influence on European civilization. 
  • Understand why The 1001 Nights is a major early Islamic work of literature that is still enjoyed today. 
  • Describe how Muslim art and architecture reflect the spiritual glory of Islam.
Due:
-Topic 2 assignments due 9/10
-SPICE Chart due 9/11
-Topic 2 Quiz on 9/11

Week 4 9/2-9/5

Hi People! 

This week we will begin Topic 2: The Islamic World.

Objectives:

Topic 2.1 The Rise of Islam

  • Understand how the creation of Islam led to great changes in the social and political systems of Southwest Asia. 
  • Describe how trade routes of the Arabs expanded, communities prospered, and tensions among the rich and poor increased. 
  • Explain how the revelations of Muhammad led to the creation of the Islamic religion. 
  • Relate how Islam is also both a set of religious beliefs and a way of life.

Topic 2.2 The Arab Empire and Its Successors

  • Describe how successors of Muhammad organized the Arabs and set in motion a great expansion. 
  • Explain how Islam experienced prosperity and a new cultural outlook under the Abbasid dynasty.
  • Understand why the violent invasion of the Mongols destroyed the old Islamic Empire established by the Arabs and created a new center of Islamic civilization in Cairo, Egypt.

This week's assignments:

  1. Topic 2.1 The Rise of Islam
  2. Topic 2.2 The Arab Empire and Its Successors

Due:

-Topic 2 SPICE Chart due 9/10

-Topic 2 assignments due 9/10

Week 3 8/25-8/29

Hi People!

This week we will finish Topic 1: Rome and the Rise of Christianity

Objectives: 

Topic 1.4 The Development of Christianity

  • Understand how Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire and eventually became the state religion of Rome. 
  • Describe why prior to Christianity, Roman religion involved the worship of a number of gods and goddesses and the belief that Rome had earned the favor of the gods. 
  • Trace the changes through which despite early Christian persecution, Christianity grew in importance and spread throughout the Roman Empire.

Topic 1.5 The Decline and Fall of Rome

  • Explain how two strong emperors temporarily revived the Roman Empire and how Germanic tribes from central Europe helped bring it to an end. 
  • Describe how political upheavals, the plague, and the division of the empire led to its decline. 
  • Explain how the migration of Germanic tribes helped bring an end to the Roman Empire.

This week's assignments:

  1. Topic 1.4 The Development of Christianity
  2. Topic 1.5 The Decline and Fall of Rome
  3. Topic 1 Quiz on 8/28

Homework:

-Topic 1 assignments due 8/27

-Topic 1 SPICE Chart due 8/27

Week 2 8/18-8/22

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 1 Rome and the Rise of Christianity.
 

Objectives: 

Topic 1.1 The Rise of Rome

  • Explain how the Romans conquered and controlled the Italian peninsula and then the entire Mediterranean world. 
  • Describe why Rome’s central location and geographic features made it a desirable location from which to expand. 
  • Demonstrate why The Romans were practical and skillful in both politics and military matters.
  • Describe why after their conquest of Italy, the Romans faced the state of Carthage.

Topic 1.2 From Republic to Empire

  • Summarize why the internal instability of the Roman Empire eventually led to civil wars and increased power for the military. 
  • Explain how political and social unrest led to civil wars responsible for ending the Republic.
  • Describe how Octavian, titled Caesar Augustus, created a new order that began the Roman Empire.

Topic 1.3 Roman Culture and Society

  • Describe the process through which the Romans spread both Greek and Roman contributions to art, architecture, and literature throughout the empire.
  • Compare and contrast how city life in ancient Rome had problems similar to life today.

This week's assignments:

  1. Topic 1.1 The Rise of Rome
  2. Topic 1.2 From Republic to Empire
  3. Topic 1.3 Roman Culture and Society
 

Homework:

-Topic 1 assignments due 8/27

-Topic 1 SPICE chart due 8/27

 

Week 1 8/11-8/15

Hi people! This week we will begin our World History class. 
 
This week's assignments:
-Signed syllabus
-Lunchroom Fight
-Topic 1.1 The Rise of Rome
 
Objectives:

Topic 1.1 The Rise of Rome

  • Explain how the Romans conquered and controlled the Italian peninsula and then the entire Mediterranean world. 
  • Describe why Rome’s central location and geographic features made it a desirable location from which to expand. 
  • Demonstrate why The Romans were practical and skillful in both politics and military matters.
  • Describe why after their conquest of Italy, the Romans faced the state of Carthage.
Due:
-Signed syllabus due 8/18
-Lunchroom Fight (turn in at the end of class)
-Topic 1 assignments due 8/27