Unit 2 Essential Questions ~ "Which achievements of Ancient Greece and Rome have had the greatest impact on the world community? How did geography, class, religion, and ambition cause conflict during the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations?"
Monday 9/08:
Check Roman Republic vs. Empire Summary
Roman Emperors Quiz
Spread of Christianity notes
Begin to review for test. (Workbook pg. 21, 22, & 24)
Handout the Greek and Roman Review and Study Guide.
Download the Greek and Roman Study Guide HERE!
HW
1) Read your notes and textbook Ch. 5 & 6. (Pre/Review)
2) Finish the Workbook review pages. (Review)
3) Read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The in-class essay will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. (Preview)
Tuesday 9/09: ~~~ Study session from 3:30 - 4:00 ~~~
Check the Roman Workbook pages.
Fall of Rome Notes and Activity
Roman Primary Source Packet
Continue to work on the Greek and Roman Review and Study Guide.
HW
1) Study for the Greek and Roman Test. Read your notes and textbook Ch. 5 & 6. (Review)
Wednesday 9/10:
Greek and Roman Test
Complete the Roman Primary Source Packet
HW
1) Finish the Roman Primary Source Packet. (Review)
2) Skim through Ch. 8 - 10 & 15 - 16. (Preview)
3) Read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The in-class essay will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. (Preview)
Unit 3 Essential Questions ~ "How does the legacy of earlier groups and individuals influence subsequent generations? What happens when cultures collide? Why do people fight? Is conflict inevitable? …desirable? How are religions important in the development of cultures?"
Thursday 9/11:
Turn in the Roman Primary Source Packet.
African Workbook Activities
Ch. 8 Sections 2 & 3
Ch. 15 Sections 1, 2, & 3
HW
1) Skim through the textbook Ch. 8 - 10 & 15 - 16. (Pre/Review)
2) Finish the Workbook activities. (Pre/Review)
3) Read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The in-class essay will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. (Preview)
Friday 9/12: ~ HOYA PRIDE DAY & PEP RALLY ~
Check the African Workbook Activities.
Early Latin American Workbook Activities
Ch. 9 Sections 2 & 3
Ch. 16 Sections 2, 3, & 4
HW
1) Read your notes and textbook Ch. 8 - 10 & 15 - 16. (Pre/Review)
2) Work on the Early Latin American Workbook Activities. (Due Monday 9/15) (Pre/Review)
3) Read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The in-class essay will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. (Preview)
Unit 2 Georgia Performance Standards
SSWH3 The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE.
a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar.
c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science.
d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world.
e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
Unit 3 Georgia Performance Standards
SSWH5 The student will trace the origins and expansion of the Islamic World between 600 CE and 1300 CE.
a. Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire.
b. Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade.
c. Explain the reasons for the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
d. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine (Ibn Sina) and geography (Ibn Battuta).
e. Describe the impact of the Crusades on both the Islamic World and Europe.
f. Analyze the impact of the expansion of the Mongol Empire; include the stabilization of trading networks from China to the Mediterranean world.
g. Analyze the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
SSWH6 The student will describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies before 1800.
a. Identify the Bantu migration patterns and contribution to settled agriculture.
b. Describe the development and decline of the Sudanic kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai); include the roles of Sundiata, and the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa to Mecca.
c. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities.
d. Analyze the process of religious syncretism as a blending of traditional African beliefs with new ideas from Islam and Christianity.
SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America.
a. Explain the rise and fall of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires.
b. Compare the culture of the Americas; include government, economy, religion, and the arts of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas.
