Test
NCFE Final Exam
Extra Credit Opportunity
Practice Quiz (Independent)
Copy your answers on a separate sheet of paper, then check them against the answer key
Ancient Civilizations Review/Practice
Ancient Civilizations Review/Practice Answer Key
Lecture
Kahoots
Quizlet Live (Whole Class)
Common Social Studies Vocabulary
Test
20th century
Quizlet (Independent)
Common Social Studies Vocabulary
Practice Quiz (Independent)
Copy your answers on a separate sheet of paper, then check them against the answer key
Ancient Civilizations Review/Practice
Ancient Civilizations Review/Practice Answer Key
Whole Class Review
Quizlet Live (Whole Class)
Warm-up
What do you think is meant by the oxymoron “passive resistance”?
Discussion, Photos
Passive Resistance
Lecture
Nonviolence Movements in the 20th Century
Primary Sources
Matching Sheet (Paper)
Discussion
Why are non-violent movements effective?
Homework
Study for tomorrow's test
Warm-up
Verbally describe the information available in the graph and use outside knowledge/and predictive reasoning to guess what factors might help explain it.
NCFE Review Activities
Finish Kahoot
Homework
Study for Friday's test. It's a tough one.
Warm-up
Verbally describe the information available in the graph and use outside knowledge/and predictive reasoning to guess what factors might help explain it.
Review Activities
Finish Kahoot
Warm-up
Why would U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s words of advice to decision makers at the Paris Peace Conference give hope to colonial people?
Lecture
Edpuzzle
Homework
Recall that you had an Edpuzzle on Communist China to complete yesterday, and that you have a test coming up on Friday. Friday will also be the last day to turn any any outstanding late work you may have.
Warm-up
Skipped due to time constraints
Lecture
Whole Group Discussion, Reading, Partnered Discussion, Graphic Organizer
Homework
Warm-up
Interpret the political cartoon
Video
Hiroshima and Nagasaki (16:00-25:00)
Discussion
The U.S. vs. Japan in WWII-Propaganda, Camps, and Atomic Bombs
Catch up on recent assignments:
1) All Quiet on the Western Front
2) Interwar Fascism and Communism
3) Interwar Rise of Hitler and Fascist Germany
4) WWII Edpuzzles (3 of them)
OR...Get Ahead
Answer questions 1-21 of the Study Guide
OR...Participate in a discussion of photos related to Nazi Germany (You'll need 1 or more partners)
Photos with captions to view AFTER initial discussion
OR...Extensions
Warm-up
Based on the provided sources, does WWII fit the description we developed of “Total War”? Why or why not?
Discussion
"Total War" in WWII
Reading/Maps
Edpuzzles
Homework
Finish Edpuzzles if you have not already
Hiroshima and Nagasaki (16:00-25:00)
Warm-up
What made Hitler appealing? Who did he appeal to?
Lecture
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to read primary sources on Interwar Hitler and Fascist Germany and answer related questions.
Extensions
Warm-up
Which of the four main causes of WWI IS NOT referred to in President Woodrow Wilson’s “14 points” of advice to international leaders about how to maintain global peace after WWI?
Lecture
Partnered Discussion
Homework
If you have not done so already, finish “All Quiet on the Western Front”,
Visit Google Classroom to complete questions on Fascism and Communism in the interwar years. Due Wednesday, May 29.
(Optional) Answer questions 1-10 of Study Guide. Test Friday, June 7th.
Warm-up
Based on the primary source at left, how was WWI’s impact on the land similar to its impact on humans?
Lecture
WWI-Weapons and Total War (3:00 onward)
WWI: Weapons and Total War notes
Partnered Discussion of Primary Sources
Video-
Mankind, the Story of All of Us: "Speed" (38:00-45:00)
Video, if time
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to read and answer questions on an excerpt from “All Quiet on the Western Front”
All Quiet on the Western Front
Warm-up
What kind of person is described in the poem? What has his experience been?
Lecture
Partnered Discussion
Whole Group Discussion
Video
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Whole Group Discussion
If time, Primary Source
Homework
Finish "Socialist Revolts" Notes/Questions and finish Suffragette questions, if applicable. Both due Friday, May 24.
No Warm-up
Test
Industrialization, Imperialism, Socialism, and Suffrage
Assignment
Working independently, fill out notes on socialist revolts of the 19th and early 20th centuries, using sources to answer the 10 embedded questions. These will be collected Friday, May 24.
Socialist Revolts Guided Notes
Check-in
Check website, Google Classroom, and PowerSchool to make sure you've completed work for this unit (recalling that late assignments will not be accepted past the test date for the relevant unit this quarter unless prior arrangements were made and approved).
Warm-up
Preview movie questions
Movie
Suffragette
Assignment
Due Friday, May 24.
Homework
Study for tomorrow's test. (40 questions). I suggest using the extra time you have tomorrow a.m. to study in the library.
Study Guide- Industrialization, Imperialism, Socialism, and Suffrage
Warm-up
Summarize Mills' argument.
Lecture
Small Group Discussion
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to answer questions on Emmeline Pankhurst and the fight for women's suffrage in England.
Homework
Study Guide Industrialization, Imperialism, Socialism, and Suffrage
Test Wednesday.
Warm-up
Use the primary source (right) to support or refute John Green’s argument about 19th-century imperialism (left).
Edpuzzle
Types of Imperialism and Resistance to it
Primary Source and Discussion
Edpuzzle
Videos
Mankind, The Story of Us: "Revolutions" (27:00-34:00)
Partnered Discussion
Homework
Finish Darwin vs. Social Darwinism. Due Monday.
Warm-up
Why does Chamberlain feel that British imperialism is necessary, justified, and a generally positive development?
Lecture
Imperialism Methods and Effects
Imperialism Methods and Effects Notes
Photos
Video
Mankind, the Story of All of Us, Speed, Rubber (25:00-37:00)
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to read and analyze two primary sources comparing Darwin to Social Darwinism.
Homework
Marxism primary sources, due Friday.
Darwin vs. Social Darwinism, due Monday.
Warm-up
Brainstorm how industrialization and imperialism are connected
Lecture
Intro to 19th Century Imperialism
Intro to 19th Century Imperialism Guided Notes
EdPuzzles
Partnered Discussion
Homework
Continue with Marxism primary sources.
Warm-up
What is the "division of labor"? How do Smith and Marx differ in their opinion about it?
Lecture
Primary Sources
After reading the primary sources, answer each question in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. You do not need to copy the questions. Due Friday, May 17.
Warm-up
Why might the living and working conditions in industrial cities lead to unrest or revolt? Who might the targets of this unrest be?
Assignment
Working in partners, consider the following sources. Visit the Google Classroom to answer and submit reflection questions on what you have seen.
Group Discussion
Homework
If you have not done so already, complete questions on Adam Smith and the division of labor.
Warm-up
Interpret the central message of the political cartoon.
Whole Group Discussion
Child Labor Cartoons, continued
Extension
Group Discussion
Activity
Assembly Line
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to read and answer questions on Adam Smith and the division of labor
Warm-up
Review:What were some of the challenges faced by industrial workers?
Primary Sources Discussion (Groups of 4)
Working Class in the Industrial Revolution
Whole Group Discussion
Industrial Revolutions Political Cartoons
Homework
Read Sadler Report
Warm-up
In what ways does the painting depict the changes of the the 19th century?
Lecture
Early/English Industrial Revolution
Early/English Industrial Revolution
Activity
Morse Code Translation
Discussion
What are the advantages and disadvantages of telegraph messages?
Video
Exit slip
Which is a more impactful invention-the telegraph or the smart phone? Why?
Homework-read
Warm-up
Verbally describe the information available in the map.
Review
What is industrialization? What changes accompany industrialization?
Rate worksheet 1 to 3
1-Yes! I learned this and remember this
2-This rings a bell/sounds sort of familiar
3-Huh?
Video
Highlight aspects of the industrial revolution addressed in the following videos:
Mankind, The Story of Us: "Revolutions" (0:00-28:00)
America, The Story of Us: Heartland (0:00-11:00)
America, Story of Us: Cities (27:00-33:00)
Warm-up
No warm-up today
Test
Age of Democratic Revolutions
Due
Latin American Revolutions Map
Paper, submitted on Google Classroom AND printed.
Extension
Warm-up
Based on content of the source, how do Haitian people feel about France, the country that controls them? Based on the title of the source, what actions will these feelings inspire?
Discussion
Haitian reality vs. the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Lecture
Latin American Revolutions Notes
Assignment
Revolution in Latin America Map Activity
Homework
Due
-Ideological Roots of American Revolution Essay. If your paper is turned into Google classroom any time today, it will be counted as on time. However, you will not receive a grade until it is turned in, printed.
-Marie Antoinette questions-if you missed all or part of the movie, please come to Falcon Flight on Friday where we can recap.
Warm-up
Were the French revolutionaries successful in achieving their stated goals? (Use 1793, the height of the Reign of Terror, as a reference point.)
Lecture
Napoleon and Napoleonic Wars Guided Notes
Review/Discussion
Students worked together to generate lists of arguments in favor of the idea that the revolutionaries were successful, and a list of arguments against the idea that the revolutionaries were successful. Visit the Google Classroom for necessary resources.
Homework
Students had about 25 minutes to work on study guide. Test Monday.
Warm-up
Can a government official be a terrorist? Explain your answer.
Lecture
The French Revolution Grows More Radical
The French Revolution Grows More Radical Guided Notes
Seminar
Excerpts from Robespierre's "Republic of Virtue" Speech
Republic of Virtue Discussion Questions
Homework
Complete essay. Due, submitted in Google Classroom and printed, on Thursday, May 2.
Warm-up
Support each part of Sieyes’ statement with a historical fact.
Movie
Marie Antoinette
Think-Pair-Share Discussions
Continuum Lines on Marie Antoinette
Homework
A) Write answers in complete sentences, to questions 8-15.
Marie Antoinette Independent Assignment
G) Check for comments in your essay (if any), and resolve any problems. Finalized version due Thursday, May 2. You will need to both turn it in in Google Classroom and print a copy.
Due
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Movie
Marie Antoinette
Think-Pair-Share Discussions
Homework
Write answers in complete sentences, to questions 1-7.
Marie Antoinette Independent Assignment
Warm-up
Who was Tocqueville talking about?
Lecture
Intro to French Revolution Notes
Primary Source
Working in partners, on paper, examine the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
Note the different instructions for the first and second part of the assignment.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Homework
Finish Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
Warm-up
Editing
1) Check your essay against the editing guide, making changes where necessary.
American Revolution Essay Editing Guide
2) Check your paper against the left hand column of the rubric, scoring yourself for each paragraph.
Extensions
America, Story of Us, Revolution
Homework
Finish writing and editing your essay, if you have not already done so. Paper is due, both submitted in Google Classroom and printed, on Thursday, May 2.
Warm-up
Essay
Visit the Google Classroom to continue an essay on the ideological roots of American government.
Homework
Finish essay, in rough draft, through paragraph 6
Warm-up
Essay
Visit the Google Classroom to begin an essay on the ideological roots of American government.
Homework
Finish essay, in rough draft, through paragraph 3
Warm-up
Review: What is the Enlightenment? Why are European Enlightenment thinkers relevant to the study of American history?
Partnered Activity
Group Activity
Homework Assignment
A) Visit the Google Classroom to submit a personal reflection on the salon activity
B) Preview the instructions and rubric for the essay we begin writing tomorrow.
Warm-up
No Warm-Up
Lecture and Cloze Reading
Movie
Moana
Optional preview of the essay we will complete after spring break:
Warm-up
What is Jefferson saying? How are his ideas similar to John Locke or Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Partnered Vocab Review and Cloze Reading
These are not collected but will be necessary for understanding your next assignment, doing well on this unit's test, and completing your essay. Working in partners, on paper, review the events that led the American colonists toward revolution by reviewing key vocabulary from 8th grade and plugging those vocabulary words (and others) into a Cloze Reading.
Vocab Review-Prep for Cloze Reading
Events Leading to American Revolution Cloze Reading
Partnered Primary Source
Due Friday, April 11. On paper, "translate" the main body Declaration of Independence into your own words. Try to be as detailed as possible in putting Jefferson's thoughts into your own words, and avoid summarizing. Use "I" pencil marks between words as stopping points. Rephrase what you have read after each of these stopping points, writing your own "translation" onto the lines at right. You do not need to match the text line-for-line.
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to complete a matching activity comparing Locke and Rousseau to the Declaration of Independence
Optional preview of the essay we will complete after spring break:
Warm-up
Choose one quote that you believe to be good advice, and explain why.
Lecture
Intro to the Philosophes Guided Notes
Primary Source
Visit the Google Classroom to read and answer questions on Locke and Rousseau's vision of the social contract idea.
Extensions
1) Like Renaissance artists, Enlightenment thinkers were inspired by classical Greece and Rome. Review the Aristotle source that we examined in our classical unit. Look for similarities between Aristotle and the Enlightenment philosophes you've just read.
2)Expand on your knowledge of Locke's philosophy in this video.
Warm-up
How does English King James I think about the role of a monarch? What types of power should a monarch have, and where does their right to rule come from?
Lecture
Absolutism and the English Exception
Absolutism and the English Exception
Primary Source
Students filled out this chart, comparing the English Bill of Rights to the List of Grievances and American Bill of Rights and looking for similarities.
No Warm-up
Test
Early Modern (Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration, etc.)
Check-in
Check your Q3 grade in PowerSchool.
Late Work
Recall that I am enforcing the policy of not accepting work for a unit after the end of the unit in Quarter 4. For this reason, you should be checking Google Classroom and Edpuzzle for any work you have not yet completed and be taking care of it. In addition, we are beginning a school wide crackdown on not attending Falcon Flight when you have zeros or your grade is below a 75. Today, students school wide will be held in first period until they are explicitly told they are free to go, because they have no issues with zeros, grades, or other concerns.
Extensions
Warm-up
Paired Discussion
EdPuzzles
Crash Course Atlantic Slave Trade
Atlantic Slave Trade, What too few textbooks told you
Extension
Partnered Discussion
Answer the blue questions.
The Vicious Cycle of the Slave Trade
Video
Njinge Mbande
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: "Treasure" (28:00-33:00)
Oral History and Data Map
Progression map of the growth of the slave trade over time
Reminders
Tomorrow is the last day of Quarter 3. As you were reminded both verbally and on the class website several times last week, the last day that late work was accepted for this class was Friday, March 29. This was me being flexible on the actual class rule covered in the syllabus, which is that late work will not be accepted after we finish each unit. Having given several reminders about this to both individual students and the whole class, this rule WILL be enforced in Q4. Grades for Q3 will be current and final by Monday. Test Monday.
Warm-up
Skip. Check in about substitute days.
Lecture and Primary Sources
Videos
Mankind, Story of All of Us: New World (33:00-45:00)
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: "Treasure" (05:17-11:30)
Reading
History of Chocolate-Aztecs, Mayans, The Columbian Exchange!
Or
Answer questions on the study guide (25, 26, 31, 35, 38) covered in class today.
Or
Teacher appreciation petals.
Warm-up
How does nationalism impact the relationships between Western European countries in the Early Modern Period?
Reading
Visit the Google Classroom to read and answer questions on the Economics of Age of Exploration
Homework
Test tentatively scheduled for Monday, April 8. You should be able to answer most, but not all, of the questions on the study guide, because you will not have lessons on the Spanish Empire and slavery until I am able to return. Additional class time for this study guide will not be provided after today.
Warm-up (5 min)
Based on the image, how would you describe "The Columbian Exchange"?
Edpuzzle(15 minutes)
Independent Maps/Reading (10 min)
Cultural Diffusion in Modern Maps
“Elbow Buddy” Discussion (10 min)
How has the Columbian Exchange impacted your diet?
“Elbow Buddy” Discussion (10 min)
Read poem together and discuss questions at bottom of document
Video (40 min)
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on “Americas before Columbus”, Part 2
Warm-up
List examples of things that were more valuable in the past than they are now. What are some reasons that the relative value of goods can change over time?
Seminar
Homework
Warm-up
What European countries had gained control of the Americas by 1700?
Lecture
Roots of Exploration Guided Notes
Maps
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to read excerpts and answer questions on Columbus’ Journals, and B. Diaz. Seminar Monday.
Extensions
Englishman John White on the native people and animals of VA and NC
Warm-up
Make an argument for using the year 1440 as the turning point between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period.
Maps
Dawn of the Age of Exploration in 5 Maps
Video
Visit the Google Classroom to answer and submit questions on Mankind, The Story of Us.
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: “New World” (0:00-32:00)
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: “Survivors” (30:50-end)
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to read excerpts and answer questions on B. de las Casas and Columbus’ Journals. Due Monday, when we will have a seminar on these sources.
Warm-up
Based on the image, how would you describe "push factors" and "pull factors"?
Discussion
What push factors and pull factors motivated European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Video and Notes
Visit the Google Classroom to complete notes on the following video.
Reminder
Late work for the quarter will no longer be accepted after Friday of this week.
Warm-up
Summarize the main idea of the quote in your own words. Then, consider how it might apply to your experience as a student.
Galileo on Eagles and Starlings
Lecture
Cloze Reading
Primary Source and Group Discussion
Reminder
Late work for the quarter will no longer be accepted after Friday of this week.
Class Business
New Seating Chart
Reminder
Late work for the quarter will no longer be accepted after Friday of this week.
Warm-up
Explain one or more connections between the printing press and the Reformation.
Lecture
Effect of Religious Dissent Notes
Primary Source (Partnered)
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on Protestant Reformer Ulrich Zwingli.
Homework (Independent)
Visit the Google Classroom to complete a reflection and self-assessment for Quarter 1.
Warm-up
What do you think the message of the quote is? Is it good advice?
Lecture
Primary Source (Group)
Students were given one of Luther's 95 Theses. Each student pondered their individual thesis, put it in their own words, checked with group members to make sure everyone was on the same page about the interpretation of the thesis, then shared with the whole class
95 Theses Cloze Reading/Review
Summarizer
Explain one of the memes
Homework
Edpuzzle- Crash Course Reformation
Warm-up
Consider the two pieces. Who do you think the subjects are? What do you think the purpose is?
Discussion
Lecture
Partnered Discussion
Homework
Edpuzzle-Crash Course Renaissance
Warm-up
No warm-up
Test
Middle Ages
Extensions
Warm-up
Why is Gutenberg's printing press such a big deal? Why don't the Chinese get more credit, usually?
Video
Mankind, Story of Us-printing press
Lecture
East African City States Cloze Reading
Edpuzzle
Homework
Due
Mansa Musa 2 paragraph essay
Warm-up
How does the symbolism of a Zen Garden represent Japanese geography?
Lecture and Cloze Reading
Edpuzzle
Extensions- Exploration of Japanese culture developed in Heian Period
Warm-up
How do the sources differ in their depiction of medieval Mongols?
Discussion
How do the 4 quotes show 2 different sides of Ghengis Khan?
Map
Growth of Mongol Power
Photos/Discussion
Video
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on the above videos
Mankind, The Story of Us: "Plague" (1:00-34:20) Mongols, Plague
Mankind, The Story of All of Us, "Survivors" (17:00-30:54) Red Turban Rebellion, Gutenberg’s printing press
Warm-up
What do scenes from the Qingming scroll tell us about life in China in the Middle Ages?
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to answer and submit questions on China's Age of Invention during the Song Dynasty
Extensions
Work on Mansa Musa Essay, or...
Song Era Porcelain Bowl sells for 37.5 Million
Asian Countries Geography Practice
Warm-up
Why might someone suggest you could learn more about Africa from archaeology than history?
Seminar
We discussed various sources about Mansa Musa, focusing on whether we felt the sources were reputable and dependable, or not, and why.
Mansa Musa Visual Sources D and E
Mansa Musa Text Sources B, C, and F
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to write a 2 paragraph essay on the wealth of Mansa Musa and submit. Due Friday.
Due
5 pillars poster.
Warm-up
What similarities and differences do you observe between this mosque in Mali and Arabian mosques?
Video
Video
Discussion
Homework Assignment
Read in preparation for a seminar tomorrow. You will be graded on your vocal participation, turning in your notes, and a 2 paragraph written summary of what you’ve learned that will go home for homework.
Mansa Musa Text Sources B, C, and F
Mansa Musa Visual Sources D and E
Warm-up
Choose any one of the following quotes. Explain it in your own words and try to think of an example of it being true or relevant.
Lecture and Cloze Reading
Primary Source
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on Ibn Battuta, Travels
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to finish questions on Tuareg Trade and the Rise of Venice
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: "Survivors" (1:00-15:00)
Work Time
5 pillars poster
Extensions
African Countries Geography Practice By Region-North Africa
Middle East Geography Practice
Showcase: Islamic Architecture
Homework
5 pillars poster due Monday. Students are encouraged to attend Falcon Flight Monday to finish them.
Warm-up
How did European Crusaders describe the cities they encountered when they left Western Europe?
Partnered Discussion
Video
Mankind, Story of Us: "Warriors" (9:00-18:00), Gold, Empire, and Invention in the Islamic World
Lecture
Discussion
Briefly summarize similarities between the Roman Empire and the Muslim Empires created by Islamic Caliphates.
If time...
Peruse photographs of some of the most important cities of the Medieval Islamic World
Homework
Finish drawing and coloring the mosque on your poster.
Extensions
Warm-up
Describe similarities between one or more of these quotes and the key ideas of belief systems we have already studied.
Lecture
Assignment
Begin work on a poster project. We will have roughly 1 hour of work time in class this week, after which this assignment goes home as homework. It will ultimately be due Monday, 3/11. Coming in and using Falcon Flight time to work is recommended.
Warm-up
What previous associations do you have with the Middle Ages or the word “medieval”?
Lecture
Reading
Assignment
Working in groups, students drew out and explained connections between various forces that led to the downfall of feudalism and manorialism as political and economic systems.
Extensions
Choose a figure you’d like to learn more about
Warm-up
If we were to make generalizations based on this quote, what could we say about the mindset of medieval Europeans?
Lecture
Medieval Church Power Guided Notes
Discussion
Primary Source, The Ordeal of Boiling Water
Primary Source, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Reading/Virtual Field Trip
Partnered Discussion
Church corruption discussion activity
Extensions
Gothic Cathedrals, continued
No warm-up
Reading
Video
The Secret of Kells
Work Time
Go through both website and Google Classroom checking for assignments you may be behind on. If finished, work on extensions.
Extension
Warm-up
After looking at the 6 medieval primary sources, decide what people are depicted.
Discussion
Viking invasions/exploration map
Video
Mankind, The Story of All of Us: "Warriors" (18:26-28:10) Viking Funeral
.Edpuzzle
Lecture
Medieval Monks and Nuns Guided Notes
Virtual Field Trips
Extensions
European Countries Geography Practice
Advanced Level European Countries Geography Practice
Warm-up
Why was Constantinople such an important city?
Virtual Tour
Partnered Discussion
Just for Fun
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on reading.
Test
Unit 2, Classical Era
After Test
We focused almost exclusively on what was going on in Europe in this unit, so let’s take a moment to focus on classical civilization in India. Complete an Edpuzzle to review what you already know about Hinduism and Buddhism, and learn about the first ruler to make Buddhism an official state religion. Then, complete a short piece of reading to learn more about Ashoka.
If you have any extra time, continue your learning about classical India with extensions.
Edpuzzle
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Ashoka
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on Ashoka and his Edicts.
Extensions
Warm-up
After looking at the resources, compare Zoroastrianism to other religions we’ve studied.
Video (We will watch as a group)
Mankind, Story of All of Us, “Warriors”-Fall of Rome (0:00-9:10)
Maps
Lecture with traditional notes
Medieval Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire
EdPuzzle
Study Guide
Classical Civilizations Study Guide
Warm-up
Using these primary sources as evidence, what changed from the first century to the third century?
Class Business
-Lockdown Procedure
-Are you SURE you can get into Powerschool? If not, you can't register for classes. See me for help in Falcon Flight.
EdPuzzle
Extensions
Continue with Roman Empire Map Activity
Day in the life of a male Roman teenager
Day in the life of a young Roman girl
Day in the life of a Roman soldier
Lecture
Christianity and the Fall of Rome
Christianity and the Fall of Rome Guided Notes
Homework
If desired, get ahead on studying for Tuesday's test
Classical Civilizations Study Guide
Warm-up
What do you think Juvenal is talking about? Do you think his words apply to our own society?
Lecture with traditional notes
What historical events led to the development of this language family?
Video with questions
Visit the Google Classroom to answer questions on
Mankind, Story of all of Us-"Empire": Christianity the Silk Roads (0:00-6:00, 23:00-end)
Maps
Spread of Christianity Progression Map
Spread of Major Religions Progression Map
Warm-up
Skipped due to time constraints.
Lecture
Republic to Empire Guided Notes
Assignment
Visit the Google classroom to complete and submit questions on Mankind, The Story of Us: "Empire"
Mankind, The Story of Us: "Empire" (6:00-24:00)
Map Activity (On Paper)
Optional Extra Credit
Assassination of Julius Caesar Edpuzzle
Warm-up
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”-Proverb
What do you think this expression means? Do you think it is good advice?
Lecture
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to complete an assignment comparing Greco-Roman political thought to political thought in Enlightenment Europe and the American Revolution.
Assignment
Independently, on paper, practice writing academically about Western political thought. Choose 5 unique models to express 5 unique ideas.
Ways to express similarity in Western political thought
Extensions
Herbs and drugs in the Odyssey
Warm-up
Provide multiple examples of how modern American civilization was shaped by ancient Greece.
Activity
Visit the Google Classroom to complete a brief matching activity comparing Aristotle’s Politics to the Declaration of Independence
Discussion
Aristotle-The Social Contract
Extension
Mediterranean Geography Practice
Lecture and Discussion
Discussion
What factors made it likely that Roman culture would be influenced by Greek culture?
Matching Activity
Visit the Google Classroom to complete a matching activity on Classical Greece vs. Classical Rome
Warm-up
Compare and Contrast the two art pieces
Activity
Extensions
12 Gifts Ancient Greece Gave the world
Crazy Stuff the Ancient Greeks Did
Mediterranean Geography Practice
Group Activity
Discussion
Review pottery as a whole group
Reading, song, video
Warm-up
What aspects of these two ideas are similar? How are the two statements different?
Discussion
Reading
Edpuzzle
Homework
Visit the Google Classroom to answer questions on Aristotle’s Politics.
Extension
Mankind, The Story of Us: Birth of Democracy
If time, video
Warm-up
How did ancient Greek civilization differ from the previous ancient (river valley) civilizations that we looked at?
Lecture
Ted Ed Lesson
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to answer and submit questions about Pericles' pep talk to the Athenian soldiers
Extensions
12 Gifts Ancient Greece Gave the world
Crazy Stuff the Ancient Greeks Did
Mediterranean Geography Practice
"Which Greek God are you?" personality quiz
Day in the life of an ancient Athenian
Exit Slip
Are we more like Athens or Sparta? Why?
Warm-up
What do these findings, (found in the tomb of a Shang Dynasty King), tell us about the beliefs of Chinese people? How do these beliefs compare to the religious beliefs of ancient Egyptians?
Reading, Discussion, Animations
Activity
China's Golden Age Under the Han
Homework
Mankind, Story of Us, Iron Men (22:00-32:00)
Visit the Google Classroom to answer 10 questions on the video clip.
No Warm-up
Test
Ancient Civilizations
Check for unfinished work/assignments
Review website/Google Classroom for assignments you have not finished. Late assignments are not accepted after the end of the unit unless specifically arranged with me.
Extensions
Ancient Olmec-Farming, Art, Architecture, and Sports
Mankind, Story of Us, Inventors (24:00-end) The pyramids, early writing, trade, and chariot warfare
Warm-up
Based on these archaeological findings, were ancient Chinese people a agricultural, hunter/gatherer, or pastoral civilization?
Lecture
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on Confucius’ Analects
Homework
Our first unit test in on Monday. Tests are worth 100 points and have a significant impact on class grades. My study guides are specific, transparent, and very much worth your time. They are not collected as grades. You may choose whether to answer the questions mentally (which is time saving) or write your answers down (which is beneficial for memory and retention).
Ancient Civilizations Test Study Guide
Study Guide questions organized by topic
Warm-up
Use the map to predict how the first Indian civilization bore similarities to ancient civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia
Lecture
Partner Activity
Review
Working in partners, compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism in a Venn diagram. Each student in a partnership should make their own copy of the Venn diagram.
Homework:Writing Practice
Use the following sentence models and your Venn diagram to write 5 sentences comparing Hinduism and Buddhism. You will copy out 5 of the sentence model choices on paper, inserting your idea into the blank. You may choose any combination of similarities and differences, but must use 5 distinct, separate sentence models to express your ideas.
Similarities and Differences H vs B
Warm-up
“I am the LORD thy God... Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”
—Exodus 20:2-3
Based on this primary source, how is organized religion in ancient Israel different than organized religion in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt?
Lecture
Primary Sources
Psalm 23 and Shepherd Symbols Sources
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on Psalm 23 and Shepherd Symbols
Extensions
Mankind, Story of All of Us (24:00-31:00) Pyramids
Middle East Geography Practice
Warm-up
Which theme(s) of civilization is best represented by this piece of Egyptian art?
Lecture
Primary Source Discussion
Weighing of the heart ceremony
Video and Primary Source
Primary Source (Pairs)
Negative Confession in The Book of The Dead
Discussion (Whole Class)
Negative Confession vs. 10 Commandments
Extension, if time
Day in the life of an Egyptian Doctor
Warm-up
What does this excerpt from the Epic of Gilgamesh tell us about Sumerian religion and government?
Class Business
Change you student gmail account to reflect both your first and last name. It is your formal mode of communication with teachers and staff for the rest of high school. Having only your first name is unprofessional and makes it more difficult for you to get what you need taken care of.
Lecture
Primary Source Group Discussion
Assignment
Visit the google classroom to complete reflection questions on Hammurabi's law code. Submit.
Extensions
Geological Evidence of "The Great Flood"
Warm-up
Identify three major turning points in the development of early humans.
Lecture
Rise of Civilization Guided Notes
Reflection
Eliminate two of the characteristics of civilization (organized religion, organized government, towns, writing, arts, infrastructure, job specialization, social classes, trade) that you, personally, could live without. Explain.
Group Activity
All of these aspects, or “themes” of civilization we have discussed are very interconnected, and all of them find their roots in one huge change in human history, the development of agriculture. Explain how the characteristics are connected to agriculture, and to each other, by writing alongside the provided arrows.
Homework
Finish connections handout, if needed
Agricultural Revolution Edpuzzle
Warm-up
Why do we study history in school?
Lecture
Sources of History Guided Notes
Reading/Interactives
Assignment
Visit the Google Classroom to complete questions on The Origins of Mankind
Homework
Story of Us, Inventors Edpuzzle
Welcome!
Class Business
Find assigned chromebooks
Find website
Get logged on to Google Classroom
Student Interest Inventories
Extensions
Read "About Ms. Coble" tab on class website
Lecture, if time