Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 3 AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 500–1500
Chapter 8 Commerce and Culture 500–1500
Chapter 9 China & The World 500 - 1500
WEEK AT A GLANCE:MON - NO SCHOOL - BUILDING CLOSED
TUE - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - TEACHERS ONLY
WED - (6th Period Only) Documentary Video over Unit 3 - China
THU - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 8
FRI - SAQ - Spread of Buddhism handout;
Working with Documents; Analysis & Discussion: Marco Polo & Ibn Battuta; Students will read and answer the questions; discuss. Video: Polo in China/Battuta's Travels.Crash Course WH: Silk Road Trade & Ancient Trade
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
THURSDAY - Reading Check Quiz CH 8
Read the notes over Chapter 8 and 9
Quiz over CH 9 is next Monday
DBQ Practice next week on WED/THU
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| Trading routes like this one traversed very long distances in this Third Wave of Civilization. |
- 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
Essential Questions:
1. What motivated and sustained the long-distance commerce of the Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads?
2. In what ways did commercial exchange foster other changes?
3. What lay behind the emergence of Silk Road commerce, and what kept it going for so many centuries?
4. What made silk such a highly desired commodity across Eurasia?
5. What was the role of Swahili civilization in the world of Indian Ocean commerce?
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| Pre-Columbian Trade in the Americas was more like a "Web" rather than the strong roads of Afro-Eurasian trade. They did trade over long distances - however, it was not a vigorous amount of trade, in comparison to AfroEurasia. |
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018
Quote: “Our comforting conviction that the world makes sense rests on a secure foundation: our almost unlimited ability to ignore our ignorance.” - Daniel Kahneman
1. DO NOW: Prep for the Reading Check Quiz - Chapter 8 - Commerce & Culture
Students can use hand written notes on the quiz.
2. Reading Check Quiz - Chapter 8: Commerce
Question after the quiz:
Read the notes over Chapter 8 and 9
Quiz over CH 9 is next Monday
DBQ Practice next week on WED/THU
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| The Trung Sisters of Vietnam! |
Friday, Oct. 12, 2018
Quote: "I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma." - Eartha Kitt
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: SAQ - Spread of Buddhism handout
2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Crash Course WH: Silk Road Trade & Ancient Trade
Discuss video and how it connects with the chapter
3. Notes, Discussion, Video: Silk Roads, Sand Roads, & Sea Roads (& American Web of Trade)
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Read the notes over Chapter 8 and 9
Quiz over CH 9 is next Monday
DBQ Practice next week on WED/THU
