Today we will finish our study of the Gunpowder Empires and Russia. At the end of class you will write an introductory paragraph comparing and contrasting one of the Gunpowder Empires with Russia. We will also work on analyzing primary sources today.
Question of the Day
How was Russia similar to the Gundpowder Empires and how was it different from 1400 to 1700?
Focus Questions
What were the similarities and differences in the rise of the Gunpowder Empires and Russia?
What were the similarities and differences in the decline of the Gunpowder Empires and Russia?
What were the similarities and differences in the resonse of the Gunpowder Empires and Russia to the West?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph. Today you will write an assessment in which you have to identify three of these that I will choose. Here is an example of an ID:
Alps: The Alps are a mountain range in southern Europe (France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland). They were significant to European society between 1300 and 1750 because they were one of the physical landforms that made it difficult for Europe to be politically centralized under one government. Europe’s decentralization was a key to its economic development.
Historical Connection: Physical geography is important to the development of civilizations. Just as the Alps influenced the development of Europe, we have studied that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had an impact on the development of settlements and life in Mesopotamia.
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
Safavid Empire
ghazi
sultan
shah
Tamerlane (Timur the Lame)
Mehmed II
Suleyman I
devshirme
janissary
Constantinople
Persia
Esfahan
Delhi
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Indian Subcontinent
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Boyars
Romanovs
Peter the Great
Czar
Westernization of Russia
Kiev
Moscow
Identifications Quiz: You will have to provide an ID for three of the terms in the vocabulary list above at the beginning of class. I will choose the three terms. In the ID you should explain the significance of the term given the time, place, and culture that we are studying now (Russia and the Gunpowder Empires).
Paragraph: You will use your notes, today's reading, the documents to respond to this question at the end of next class:
Compare and contrast Russia to the Ottoman Empire or the Mughal Empire. Focus on the years 1400-1700 and the following categories for comparison:
Rise of the empires
Decline of the empires
Response of these empires to the rise of the West
Vocabulary Assessment: Be prepared for an assessment at the beginning of class in which you will have to do an identity for three of the vocabulary terms. An identification is an explanation of why the event, person, idea (etc.) was important in regard to its time, place, and culture.
Artifact speeches: 3-4 of your classmates will give one-minute artifact speeches.
Primary Sources: We will analyze some primary source documents on this time period. Click here and choose one of the primary sources. Find a quote or fact from the document that you can use as the "hook" in your paragraph. Use the SOAPS method to analyze the document and use some of this information to explain the document or put it in context in the sentences following the hook.
Paragraph: At the end of class you will write a paragraph responding to this question:
Compare and contrast Russia to the Ottoman Empire or the Mughal Empire. Focus on the years 1400-1700 and the following categories for comparison:
Rise of the empires
Decline of the empires
Response of these empires to the rise of the West
Please try to use ideas from readings and primary sources in your writing.
Read Chapter 15 in World History: Patterns of Interaction (blue textbook). Ultimately you will have to compare and contrast the regions of Africa discussed in this chapter. Use this graphic organizer to guide your reading and take notes.
Crash Course: Russia
Extra-help
This document gives more background. If you can answer the questions at the end, you will be doing well in regard to your understanding of these concepts.
This document on Mughal India might help you to understand Akbar a little better.
This PowerPoint gives more information on the Gunpowder Empires.