Friday, September 30, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Europe will be on the rise at the end of the Post-Classical Era. Why?

  2. Unit 2 Test

Thursday, September 29, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the similarities among the various networks of exchange from 1200-1450?
    2. What were the differences among the various networks of exchange from 1200-1450?

  2. Crash Course: Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols Video

  3. Unit 2: Chapters 2.5/2.6/2.7 Quiz

  4. Unit 2 Gimkit Review

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Test (Homework)

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. By the end of the Post-Classical Era, two important trading cities had declined. What cities and why?
    2. What were agricultural effects of these Post-Classical exchange networks?

  2. Finish Analyzing Primary Sources: HIPPY Practice
    Use the sources to complete the analysis worksheet (Google Classroom)

  3. Ibn Battuta Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Google Classroom)

  4. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the effect of the publishing of Marco Polo’s book?
    2. What was the effect of John of Montecorvino’s missionary efforts in China?

  2. Discuss the Environmental Consequences of Connectivity

  3. Continue Analyzing Primary Sources: HIPPY Practice
    Use the sources to complete the analysis worksheet (Google Classroom)

Friday, September 23, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How can trade influence society and culture?
    2. How did the Black Death affect European society?

  2. Discuss the Cultural Consequences of Connectivity

  3. Analyzing Primary Sources
    Review HIPPY analysis

  4. Analyzing Primary Sources: HIPPY Practice
    Use the sources to complete the analysis worksheet (Google Classroom)

Thursday, September 22, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What role did technology play in the expansion of Trans-Saharan trade?
    2. What was the importance of Mansa Musa for Mali?

  2. Crash Course: Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa Video

  3. Unit 2: Chapters 2.3/2.4 Quiz

  4. Unit 2 SAQ Practice Peergrade
    SAQ Practice (1) Use the prompts in Google Classroom to answer the questions in Peergrade and (2) Grade three other students' answers (plus your own--4 total) and provide the useful feedback by Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What role did the environment play in the expansion of Indian Ocean trade?
    2. What role did naval technology play in the expansion of Indian Ocean trade?

  2. Crash Course: Indian Ocean Trade Video

  3. Discuss Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

  4. Mansa Musa Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What positives were brought to Eurasia by the Mongols?
    2. What negatives were brought to Eurasia by the Mongols?

  2. Discuss the Exchange in the Indian Ocean

  3. Unit 2: Chapter 2.3 Classwork
    Use the linked map to answer the questions (Google Classroom)

Monday, September 19, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the long-term impact of the Mongols on Russia?
    2. How did the Mongols affect the spread of the Black Death?

  2. Review Comparing Mongol Khanates Venn Diagram

  3. Crash Course: Mongols Video

  4. Unit 2: Chapters 2.1/2.2 Quiz

  5. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.5 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, September 29th)

  6. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.6 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, September 29th)

  7. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.7 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, September 29th)

Friday, September 16, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How were the Mongols able to be such effective conquerors in such a short time?
    2. What changes were brought to China under Mongol rule?

  2. Finish Discussing the Mongol Empire and the Modern World

  3. Review Unit 0 SAQ

  4. Comparing Mongol Khanates Venn Diagram

  5. Finish Work and Study for Monday's Quiz (Homework)

Thursday, September 15, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is “scarcity” and how does it affect the price of goods?
    2. What role did pastoral peoples play on the Silk Roads?

  2. Crash Course: Silk Road Video

  3. Discuss the Mongol Empire and the Modern World

  4. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.3 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, September 22nd)

  5. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.4 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, September 22nd)

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the main trading networks during the Post-Classical Era?
    2. How did large empires during the era help to facilitate an increase in trade?

  2. SuihoEn (The Japanese Garden), Los Angeles Video

  3. Discuss the Silk Roads

  4. Begin work on Unit 2 Homework (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What role did religion play in state-building during the Post-Classical Era?
    2. What role did trade play in state-building during the Post-Classical Era?

  2. Unit 1 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.1 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, September 19th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 2: Chapter 2.2 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, September 19th)

Monday, September 12, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. As compared to China, why was Europe seeking innovation during the Post-Classical Era?
    2. Why did Vladimir of Kiev choose the Orthodox Christian religion?

  2. Finish Crash Course: Crusades Video

  3. Crash Course: Renaissance Video

  4. Review Unit 1: Chapters 1.1/1.2 Quiz

  5. Unit 1: Chapters 1.6/1.7 Quiz

  6. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Test (Homework)

Friday, September 9, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How was Europe organized under feudalism?
    2. What were the causes and effects of the Crusades?

  2. Finish Discussing Developments in Europe

  3. Crash Course: Crusades Video

  4. Finish Work and Study for Monday's Quiz (Homework)

Thursday, September 8, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the Bantu migration affect Subequatorial Africa?
    2. How did trade impact Zimbabwe and the Swahili coast?

  2. History Summarized: The Maya, Aztec, and Inca Video

  3. Discuss Developments in Europe

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the importance of human sacrifice for the Aztecs?
    2. How did the Inca govern their empire?

  2. Finish Discussing Developments in Africa

  3. Unit 1: Chapters 1.3/1.4/1.5 Quiz

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What likely caused the city of Angkor to be abandoned?
    2. Why are there limitations to what historians know about the Pueblo and Mississippian peoples.

  2. Finish Discussing Developments in the Americas

  3. Discuss Developments in Africa

  4. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

Friday, September 2, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia change over time?
    2. How did the states of South and Southeast Asia maintain power over time?

  2. National Geographic: Angkor Wat Video

  3. Review Unit 1 Test

  4. Discuss Developments in the Americas

Thursday, September 1, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the status of women in early Islam?
    2. How did that change by the end of the Post-Classical Era?

  2. Discuss Developments in South and Southeast Asia

  3. National Geographic: Angkor Wat Video

  4. Begin work on Unit 1: Chapter 1.6 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, September 12th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 1: Chapter 1.7 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, September 12th)