Thursday, October 29, 2009
Mongols, China, Japan, and Korea
Students will listen and watch two power point presentations and work in pairs to investigate the history of East Asia from 522-1573 A.D. Students will compare and contrast elements of the history. We will do a special investigation on the life of Gehghis Khan.
Monday, October 26, 2009
10/26/09 (Mongols influence The Black Death) Video w/questions
The Curse of the Rat
The Story of the Bubonic Plague *The Black Death*
*Fill in the questions…. don’t trip if you miss one…just get most of them….be quiet and learn something….get your name left for talking and you will get a referral….please be cooperative!
1) The story begins with what group we are studying invading a town/city?
2) Why are the Mongols using catapults to launch dead people into the village?
3) What role do rats and fleas play in this disease?
4) Why do the men that escape the Mongols by the small boats bring death to so many other Europeans?
5) Do the Italian people know whose “fault” it is or are they at a time in history where “blaming God” is the primary idea?
6) Why don’t they know that it’s a disease spreading?
7) What did the Black Death do to families?
8) Where did people in the city’s “try” and escape to?
9) What symptoms would someone have who was engaged in the “Black Death”?
10) How is the Dr trying to treat it? Does it work?
11) How long does it take to literally destroy Europe?
12) How many people died out of the 75 million pop?
13) If you were alive in Europe at his time would you think the world was coming to an end? How scared would you be?
The Story of the Bubonic Plague *The Black Death*
*Fill in the questions…. don’t trip if you miss one…just get most of them….be quiet and learn something….get your name left for talking and you will get a referral….please be cooperative!
1) The story begins with what group we are studying invading a town/city?
2) Why are the Mongols using catapults to launch dead people into the village?
3) What role do rats and fleas play in this disease?
4) Why do the men that escape the Mongols by the small boats bring death to so many other Europeans?
5) Do the Italian people know whose “fault” it is or are they at a time in history where “blaming God” is the primary idea?
6) Why don’t they know that it’s a disease spreading?
7) What did the Black Death do to families?
8) Where did people in the city’s “try” and escape to?
9) What symptoms would someone have who was engaged in the “Black Death”?
10) How is the Dr trying to treat it? Does it work?
11) How long does it take to literally destroy Europe?
12) How many people died out of the 75 million pop?
13) If you were alive in Europe at his time would you think the world was coming to an end? How scared would you be?
Monday, October 19, 2009
(10-19-09) Islamic Empire Test #2
Students will take test # 2 today....they we're given a study guide and the weekend to study. The test will consist of selected response and short essay questions.
Monday, October 12, 2009
10/16/09 World History Test # 2
Islamic Empire Test (Study Guide availible online starting Wednesday Oct.12)
10/15/09 Discovery Education Video and Review
Students will watch a 25 minute Discovery Education Video on the expansion and domination of the Islamic Empire. Students will then complete a review and study guide. The review is on page 62 of the textbook.
(10/14/09) The Division and Expansion of Islam
By utilizing inference techniques students will utilize the talking to the text method on the spread and expansion of Islam. The text we will be focusiong on range between 51 and 57. The big picture for today's class involves two questions.
1) How did Muslims expand their empire?
2)Why did the Islamic community divide?
1) How did Muslims expand their empire?
2)Why did the Islamic community divide?
(10-13-09) The Expansion and Achievements of Islam
A classroom lecture and socratic circle will breakdown the Islamic Empire's triumph in trade, culture, government, science, and medicine.
(10-12-09)Discovery Education: Islam reigns over Byzantine
A discovery education video will be shown that fuses the transition from the Byzantine Empire to the rise and triumph of Islamic Empire. We will then read 48 to 52 in our textbooks and then take a check for understanding quiz.
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