Back to Ancient China

On Monday 24th, Nov. we left the Islamic civilizations and returned to ancient China. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Please turn in your assignment from last time on Islamic Culture. Most of you will have a worksheet that was created by a classmate or, if you were absent last time, you will have to do the alternate assignment which is found in the previous post.

2) Please read pages 98-99 of your text about the Han Dynasty and create an outline of the information you learn. Your outline should begin with the title Han Dynasty Outline and then be divided into three sections:

- Political and Social Structures
- Technology and Culture
- The Fall of the Han Empire

For each of the three sections of your outline (by the way these match the blue headings in your book) you should identify t least five main points and include them in your outline.

3) Then download the following packet and choose one of the sections to complete. Please follow the instructions and do only ONE of the sections EITHER Chap 8 Section 1 or Chap 8 Section 2!!! If you do both, you will do more work than is expected.

Assignment: Jigsaw Activity China

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The Abbasids and Islamic Culture

On Thursday 20th, Nov. we looked at the Abbasid Dynasty and Islamic culture. We also passed out a study guide for Chapter 6. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Turn in your assignments from last time, Video Notes with the substitute and the worksheet Islamic Civilizations.

2) Download and study the study guide for Chapter 6. This is NOT an assignment but simply a study tool to help you get ready for your test.

Study Guide Chapter 6 Islamic Civilization

3) Read the remainder of Chap 6 Sec 2 and fill in the notes sheet. It is important for you to read the section so you understand the main ideas; however, you may copy notes from a friend, for any notes you can not find.

Notes: The Abbasids and Seljuk Turks

4) Read Chapter 6 Section 4  and complete the assessment at the end of section on page 207. You must do the ENTIRE assessment except question #8.

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Substitute Work Tuesday 18th, Nov

On Tuesday 18th, Nov. there was a substitute. Please come see me for the make up.

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Connecting to Culture and Current Events

On Friday 14th, Nov. we spent the day connecting what we have learned about Islamic civilization to culture and current events. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Turn in your assignment from last time, The Creation of an Arab Empire.

2) Do some independent research on the group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and answers the following questions:

- Who are they?
- Where are they located?
- What is their agenda and what are some major recent events connected to this group?
- What are relations between this group and the US?

3) 3) Read the story of Ali Cogia and then complete the worksheet questions when you are finished.

Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Baghdad

Worksheet: Story of Ali Cogia
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The Creation of an Arab Empire

On Wednesday 12th, Nov. we continued our look at the beginnings of Islam, Muhammad, and the beginnings of an Arab empire. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Continue watching the video, Islam: Empire of Faith and take sufficient notes to answer the following questions:

- What did Muhammad teach and believe?
- What is the Qur'an and why is it so special to Muslims?
- What is the Islamic view of God?

FOR THIS PART, WATCH FROM 11:00 - 25:00 MINUTES

Video: Islam - Empire of Faith (Part 2)

2) Read the first part of Chap 6 Section 2 - pages 192-194 and complete the assignment.

Assignment: The Creation of an Arab Empire

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Intro to Islamic Civilization

On Monday 10th, Oct. we corrected our assignment on Chinese philosophies and then did a small review on what we have learned about China and India. We then began our study of Islamic civilization. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Turn in your assignments from last time, Chinese Philosophies and the Impact of Physical Geography: China.

2) See me for a study guide and to remind me to excuse you from the pop quiz.

3) Watch the following video clip and on a piece of paper write the following questions. Write a 1/3 page summary on each based on what you learn from the video. You should have a total 1 page summary when all is finished:

Questions:
What kind of man was Muhammad and who was he?
What was Bedouin (Arabic) culture and society like before Islam came?
What were some of the new teaching brought by Islam or things Islam changed?

WATCH THE FIRST 14 MINUTES ONLY!!!
Video: Islam - Empire of Faith (Part 1) 

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Early Chinese Dynasties

On Thursday 6th, Nov. we began our study of the early Chinese dynasties. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Turn in your assignments from last time, Video Notes: Chandragupta Maurya & Asoka and the homework assignment, Early Empires in India.

2) Read pages 86-90 for the Shang and Zhou dynasties and then pages 94-96 for the Qin dynasty. Complete the notes below, you may copy from a friend for notes you can not find. You MUST, however, read the pages so you have all the information.

Notes: Early Chinese Dynasties

3) Complete the following assignment.

Assignment: Chinese Philosophies

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Beginnings of Indian Empire

On Tuesday 4th, Nov. we spent the day going over Indian religions (reviewing Buddhism from last time and then talking about Hinduism this time). We then graded our assignment from last time and then spent the remainder of the class learning about the impact of the following three great rulers: Alexander the Great, Chandragupta Maurya, and Asoka. If you were absent you will need to do the following:

1) Copy the notes on Hinduism from a friend. We only completed section 1 of the notes on Hinduism.

Notes: Religions of India - Hinduism and Buddhism

2) Turn in your assignment from last time, India and China: The Impact of Physical Geography.

3) Watch the following video clip and write a paragraph summary on each of the following men describing who they were, what they accomplished, and the impact they had on India. Each paragraph should be a minimum of 5-7 sentences.

- Alexander the Great
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Asoka

Watch from the 24:45 min mark until 51:00 min.
Video: Story of India - The Power of Ideas

4) Complete the following assignment using your textbook.

Assignment: New Empires in India

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