Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 2 - Classical Era 500 bce to 500 ce
Chapter 7: Classical Era Variations in African & The Americas, 500 bce to 1200 ce
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Unit 3 - Age of Accelerating Connections
Chapter 8: Commerce & Culture, 500-1500
WEEK AT A GLANCE:Chapter 7: Classical Era Variations in African & The Americas, 500 bce to 1200 ce
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Unit 3 - Age of Accelerating Connections
Chapter 8: Commerce & Culture, 500-1500
MON - No School - "Indigenous Americans Day" link
TUE - Quiz; Review Chapter 7
WED/THU - (only 1 hour due to PSAT); Video w/Discussion: Andrew Marr's History of the world episode 4
FRI: Marco Polo & Ibn Battuta Documents; Analysis & Discussion.
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Monday, Oct 14, 2013 - NO SCHOOL
Bell Schedule this Week:
WEDNESDAY:
Testing: 7:25 – 11:15
2nd Pd: 11:22 – 11:50 (ADA 11:40) [~30 min]
4th Pd: 11:57 - 1:44 -- Lunch C: 12:48 - 1:15 [90 min]
6th Pd: 1:51 - 2:45 [55 min]
THURSDAY:
All Students normal Thursday Late Arrival
1st Pd: 9:25 – 10:25 [1 hr]
3rd Pd: 10:32 – 11:20 (ADA 10:50) [~50 min]
5th Pd: 11:27 – 1:20
7th Pd 1:27 – 2:45 [1 hr 15 min]
FRIDAY - PEP RALLY SCHEDULE
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Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014
Quote: "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." - Attributed to both Ludwig Wittgenstein and Robert Byrne
Learning Targets:
★ Analyze classical civilizations that evolved outside of the more well-known civilizations of Eurasia
★ Compare the development of civilizations in Africa and the Americas
★ Examine the factors that make civilizations develop and analyze why they develop differently in some regions
★ Distinguish the characteristics of complex civilizations and judge whether they could develop without any recognizable centralized control
Essential Questions:
1. “The histories of Africa and the Americas during the classical era largely resemble those of Eurasia.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain why or why not.
2. “The particular cultures and societies of Africa and of the Americas discussed in this chapter developed largely in isolation from one another.” What evidence would support this statement, and what might challenge it?
3. What generated change in the histories of Africa and the Americas during the classical era?
Agenda:
1. Reading Check Quiz - Chapter 7: Classical Era Variations. Students may use their hand-written notes.
2. Review Chapter 7 - Classical Era Variations. Pay particular attention to how CH 7 compares to CH 4, 5, 6. (Similar to the type of question you'll see on the upcoming Comparative FRQ)
Assignments:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.
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Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014 and Thursday, Oct 16, 2014
Quote: "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." - Emily Dickinson
Learning Targets:
Monday, Oct 14, 2013 - NO SCHOOL
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| PSAT This Week on Wednesday |
WEDNESDAY:
Testing: 7:25 – 11:15
2nd Pd: 11:22 – 11:50 (ADA 11:40) [~30 min]
4th Pd: 11:57 - 1:44 -- Lunch C: 12:48 - 1:15 [90 min]
6th Pd: 1:51 - 2:45 [55 min]
THURSDAY:
All Students normal Thursday Late Arrival
1st Pd: 9:25 – 10:25 [1 hr]
3rd Pd: 10:32 – 11:20 (ADA 10:50) [~50 min]
5th Pd: 11:27 – 1:20
7th Pd 1:27 – 2:45 [1 hr 15 min]
FRIDAY - PEP RALLY SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014
Quote: "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." - Attributed to both Ludwig Wittgenstein and Robert Byrne
Learning Targets:
★ Analyze classical civilizations that evolved outside of the more well-known civilizations of Eurasia
★ Compare the development of civilizations in Africa and the Americas
★ Examine the factors that make civilizations develop and analyze why they develop differently in some regions
★ Distinguish the characteristics of complex civilizations and judge whether they could develop without any recognizable centralized control
Essential Questions:
1. “The histories of Africa and the Americas during the classical era largely resemble those of Eurasia.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain why or why not.
2. “The particular cultures and societies of Africa and of the Americas discussed in this chapter developed largely in isolation from one another.” What evidence would support this statement, and what might challenge it?
3. What generated change in the histories of Africa and the Americas during the classical era?
Agenda:
1. Reading Check Quiz - Chapter 7: Classical Era Variations. Students may use their hand-written notes.
2. Review Chapter 7 - Classical Era Variations. Pay particular attention to how CH 7 compares to CH 4, 5, 6. (Similar to the type of question you'll see on the upcoming Comparative FRQ)
Assignments:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.
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Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014 and Thursday, Oct 16, 2014
Quote: "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." - Emily Dickinson
Learning Targets:
★Analyze the significance and impact of trade in human history
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up Document Analysis
2. Document Analysis: Battuta & Polo. Read the document & compare both explorers.
Assignments:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.
★Explain the interconnections created by long-distance trade in the period of third-wave civilizations and analyze why they existed
★Explain the full range of what was carried along trade routes (goods, culture, disease) and the impact on the people, culture, history, and development of their societies
★Compare the differences between the commerce of the Eastern Hemisphere and that of the Western Hemisphere and the analyze the reasons behind those differences
1. What motivated and sustained the long-distance commerce of the Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads?
2. Why did the Eastern Hemisphere develop long-distance trade more extensively than did the societies of the Western Hemisphere?
3. In what ways did commercial exchange foster other changes?
4. In what ways was Afro-Eurasia a single interacting zone, and in what respects was it a vast region of separate cultures and civilizations?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up questions from front over the Andrew Marr Video for Unit 3.
2. Video: Andrew Marr's History of the World - Episode 4 - Into the Light
3. Discuss video, compare the civilizations & empires mentioned. How is Unit 3 an age of accelerated connections? What evidence can you point to from the video?
4. Question for discussion & 4 Corners:
Which area of the world would have been best to live in during Unit 3 - from what you can tell from this video?
1. DO NOW: Pick up questions from front over the Andrew Marr Video for Unit 3.
2. Video: Andrew Marr's History of the World - Episode 4 - Into the Light
3. Discuss video, compare the civilizations & empires mentioned. How is Unit 3 an age of accelerated connections? What evidence can you point to from the video?
4. Question for discussion & 4 Corners:
Which area of the world would have been best to live in during Unit 3 - from what you can tell from this video?
- The Mongol Empire
- Western Europe after the fall of Rome
- Russia
- The Islamic World
Assignments:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.
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Friday, Oct 17, 2014
Quote: "If you are struck between two options, just flip a coin in the air! It works. Not because it solves the problem . . . but because while the coin is in the air, You will get to know what your heart is really hoping for." - Anonymous
Learning Targets:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.
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| Andrew Marr in West Africa during the filming of "Into the Light" Episode 4 of his History of the World series. |
Friday, Oct 17, 2014
Quote: "If you are struck between two options, just flip a coin in the air! It works. Not because it solves the problem . . . but because while the coin is in the air, You will get to know what your heart is really hoping for." - Anonymous
Learning Targets:
★Analyze the significance and impact of trade in human history
★Explain the interconnections created by long-distance trade in the period of third-wave civilizations and analyze why they existed
★Explain the full range of what was carried along trade routes (goods, culture, disease) and the impact on the people, culture, history, and development of their societies
★Compare the differences between the commerce of the Eastern Hemisphere and that of the Western Hemisphere and the analyze the reasons behind those differences
1. What motivated and sustained the long-distance commerce of the Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads?
2. Why did the Eastern Hemisphere develop long-distance trade more extensively than did the societies of the Western Hemisphere?
3. In what ways did commercial exchange foster other changes?
4. In what ways was Afro-Eurasia a single interacting zone, and in what respects was it a vast region of separate cultures and civilizations?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up Document Analysis
2. Document Analysis: Battuta & Polo. Read the document & compare both explorers.
Which is the most impressive traveler? Which account seems the most truthful?
How does China differ from West Africa?
Assignments:
Check the notes, Target Sheet, & videos over Chapter 8.
Read Chapter 8, prepare for reading check quiz on Monday.
Chapter 9 quiz the following week & test over Ch 8 & 9.