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Unit 2: 600 to 1450 CE

Chapter 6: The Americas

Chapter 10: Traditional China

Chapter 7: Islam & Byzantium

Chapter 11: East Asian Rimlands

Chapter 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Chapter 12: Making of Europe

Chapter 9: Expansion in Southern Asia

DATE

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

September 29

TEST CORRECTIONS
Unit 1 Exam

Text: Rise of Islam, pages 188-191

September 30

LECTURE: PRE-ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS &

THE RISE OF ISLAM
Bedouins
Muhammad
Beginnings of Islam

Write three original & thoughtful questions over the

beginnings of Islam or anything discussed in todays notes.
These should NOT be yes/no questions!
What is the significance of?
How did lead to ?
What can be learned from?
Compare

Primary Source: Quran & Sharia Law

October 1

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October 2

PRE-ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS & THE RISE

OF ISLAM
Bedouins
Muhammad
Beginnings of Islam

Text: Arab Empire, pages 191-207

Inner/Outer Circle: Rise of Islam

LECTURE: ISLAMIC EMPIRES
Ummayads
Abbasids
Art & Learning
Spread: S & SE Asia
Chart: Arab Empire & Its Successors

October 3

ISLAMIC EMPIRES
Ummayads
Abbasids
Art & Learning
Spread: S & SE Asia

Text: Spread of Islam into Asia, pages 242-266

Primary Source: Sea of Precious Virtues

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October 6

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

ISLAMIC EMPIRES
Ummayads
Abbasids
Art & Learning
Spread: S & SE Asia

Map: Expansion of Islam

Civilization in S & SE Asia

October 7

SPECIAL TOPIC: Sunni v. Shia Split

October 8

LECTURE: AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS

Nubia & Ethiopia
Mali & Sundiata
Songhai
Swahili Coast
Kongo & Zimbabwe

Text: African Civilizations, pages 223-239

Primary Source: The Travels of Ibn Battuta

AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
Nubia & Ethiopia
Mali & Sundiata
Songhai
Swahili Coast
Kongo & Zimbabwe

Map: Early Kingdoms of Africa

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October 9

Islamic Journal Project

October 10

AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
Nubia & Ethiopia
Mali & Sundiata
Songhai
Swahili Coast
Kongo & Zimbabwe
Islamic Journal Project

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DATE

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

October 13

LECTURE: TRADITIONAL CHINA

Decline of the Sui
Tang Bureaucracy & Meritocracy
Song & Confucianism
Prosperity

Text: China After the Han, pages 270-282

October 14

TRADITIONAL CHINA
Decline of the Sui
Tang Bureaucracy & Meritocracy
Song & Confucianism
Prosperity

Text: Ming Dynasty, pages 286-295

Primary Source: The Travels of Marco

Polo
October 15

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Quarter

Club Meetings
October 16

TRADITIONAL CHINA
Decline of the Sui
Tang Bureaucracy & Meritocracy
Song & Confucianism
Prosperity

Text: East Asian Rimlands, pages 299-320

Primary Source: Examples of Filial Piety

Map: Asian Empires

LECTURE: EAST ASIAN RIMLANDS
Japan
Korea
Vietnam

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Map: Japan & Korea

October 17

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Pep Rally

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EAST ASIAN RIMLANDS

Japan
Korea
Vietnam

Text: The Mongol Empire, pages 283-286

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Doc Analysis: Japanese Civilization

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DATE
October 20

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

LECTURE: THE MONGOLS

Genghis Khan
Khanates

POV: Perception of the Mongols

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Chart: Mongol Rule

October 21

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THE MONGOLS
Genghis Khan
Khanates

PLAN Test
October 22

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October 23

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Parent-Teacher
Conferences

THE MONGOLS
Genghis Khan
Khanates

Compare & Contrast: Effects of Mongol Rule

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How Should the Mongols Rule China?

THE MONGOLS
Genghis Khan
Khanates

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Inner/Outer Circle: Mongols

October 24

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Work on your C/C essays!

They will be due on Monday!

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DATE
October 27

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

LECTURE: FOOT-BINDING IN CHINA

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Text: Byzantine Empire, pages 207-213

C/C Essays DUE

October 28

LECTURE: EASTERN EUROPE

Byzantine Empire & Justinian
Great Schism
Kievan Rus

Byzantine Real Estate

October 29

EASTERN EUROPE
Byzantine Empire & Justinian
Great Schism
Kievan Rus

Text: Early Middle Ages, pages 324-330

LECTURE: WESTERN EUROPE

Politics
Economy
Society

Text: High Middle Ages, pages 331-343

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October 30

Primary Source: Customs of the Town of

Chester, England
October 31

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WESTERN EUROPE
Politics
Economy
Society

Text: Medieval Europe, pages 343-350

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Map: Medieval Europe

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November 3

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

WESTERN EUROPE
Politics
Economy
Society

Middle Ages Review

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Map: Crusades
November 4

WESTERN EUROPE
Politics
Economy
Society

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POV: Crusades
November 5

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November 6

Text: Civilization in the Americas, pages 163-183

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PRE-INVASION AMERICAS
Toltecs
Aztecs
Incas

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PRE-INVASION AMERICAS
Toltecs
Aztecs
Incas

PRE-INVASION AMERICAS
Toltecs
Aztecs
Incas

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Map: Pre-Invasion Americas

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November 10

LECTURE: BLACK DEATH

November 11

INTRO TO THE DBQ

Outline
Doc. Analysis
POV

HOMEWORK

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BLACK DEATH DBQ

Doc. Analysis
Group Discussion

Club Meetings
November 13

BLACK DEATH DBQ

Outline

November 14

LECTURE: RENAISSANCE

Text: Renaissance, pages 351-354

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November 17

Unit 2 Review
Unit 2 Study Guide
Key Concepts Study Guide

November 18

Unit 2 Review
Unit 2 Study Guide
Key Concepts Study Guide

November 19

Unit 2 Review
Unit 2 Study Guide
Key Concepts Study Guide

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HOMEWORK

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Jeopardy!

November 20

UNIT 2
EXAM

November 21

TEST CORRECTIONS
Unit 2 Exam

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