Opener: Relax | You Do Not Have School Today 

• • We are celebrating Labor Day.

Lesson: Understand The Holiday | Labor Day

• • If you would like to learn more about Labor Day, I have provided a link to the U.S. Department of Labor's summary of the history of Labor Day.  🔗 

Closing: Celebration | Labor Day

• • On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday.

  • Knowing that you get today off due to Grover Cleveland, consider your favorite thing about Cleveland.  It does not have to be the president, you could also be thankful for Cleveland, Ohio.

Wrap Up Last Week

• Turn in last Friday's work if need be

• Return work

• Answer the last week today questions in MW03 notes

Opener: Image Analysis | Aztec Society and the Codex Mendoza

• • Making Connections | What can you learn about someone by viewing their grocery list?

  • Source Analysis | What do you think it was like living in the Aztec civilization based on the Codex Mendoza?  Consider:

    • the importance of animals 

    • the nature of warfare

    • evidence of social stratification

  • It is also important to note it was written at the behest of the Spanish, twenty years after their Aztec conquest.

Lesson: The Americas

• • Notes | The Americas 

  • (Extension) Source Reader | The Americas - Use the sources to answer the following question(s):

    • Compare the cultural, political, and economic developments of the Aztec and Inca empires. 

    • Identify the role that geography played in the development of distinct American civilizations.

    • Explain the consequences of European colonization of the Americas.

Closing: Great Race | Last Week Today - Classical Beliefs

• • Identify the original location of each classical belief system.

  • Extension: Personal Preference - Living Spaces | If you had to live in America before 1492 where would you choose to live and why?

Opener: Art Analysis | Caption This!

• • Caption the Image.

  • Alternative | "Know thyself" is an ancient concept going back much further than Socrates and is at the root of much of philosophy.  With that in mind, what are the most important things to learn about one's self or is all self-knowledge equal?

Lesson: Ancient Greece

• Notes | Ancient Greece

• (Extension) Questions to Consider

  • How did geography influence the development of the Greek civilization?

  • What was the legacy of ancient Greece?

  • How did Alexander the Great contribute to the spread of Greek culture?

Closing: Great Race | The Greek Gods of Hades

• Identify the Greek gods based on the artwork from the Hades videogame.

Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | The Classical Age

• Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings.  In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).

Lesson: Ancient Rome

• Notes | Ancient Rome

• (Extension) Questions to Consider

  • How did Roman governance change over time from 800 BC to 476 CE? [GOV]

  • What was the legacy of the Roman Empire?  [GOV | CDI | TEC]

  • What was the relationship of the Roman Empire and Christianity during the period 4 BC to 313 CE? [CDI]

Great Race | Origins of Belief Systems Map

• Identify the correct religions associated with the locations on the map

Opener: Philosophy | Religion and Morality

• Without religion would people be less, equally, or more corrupt?

Lesson: Primary Source Analysis | The Roman Empire and Christianity

• Solo Work | Complete The Roman Empire and Christianity - RLH worksheet

  • Review as a class after about 25 minutes (everyone should be finished)

• (Extension) Crash Course World History | Episode 11: Christianity from Judaism to Constantine 🔗

Closing: Investigating Bias | Rome and Christianity

• Why should readers be extra careful when reading Roman sources about Christianity?  

• Do you think modern authors have similar biases when discussing populations that are different from their own?