Today we will do lots of the business of getting the year started (handing out books, reading the syllabus, etc.) and start to learn about the state of the world today.
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Click here to open the syllabus. With the person sitting next to you read the syllabus and identify the regions of the world we will be studying this year and the themes that we will use to understand the history of these regions.
Choose one of the regions to focus on today. Use the internet to try to determine the state of this region today. Specifically, be able to tell me:
The dominant political system in the region;
The dominant religious/philosophical system in the region;
What is produced there and how the goods and services produced are distributed (air, sea, etc.);
One major issue, problem, or conflict faced by the people of this region.
While you are doing your research please identify one source that you think is reliable and another that you believe is unreliable.