UNIT 2: Rise of the Western World
(Chapter 2)
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Have read Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 21-23) (up through "From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance") & have watched video (1); How is it that Europe found itself in a position to dominate the New World? (ETC: 35 mins) |
8 Fantasy Geopolitics; look over maps - North America & Canada (blank) |
9 Note Check: All About Maps (open notes); watch The Astrolabe (TED Talks); Gifts of the Silk Road, Impact of Printing; The Renaissance |
10 Introduction to Naviance
Be sure to bring fully charged laptops |
11 9-11 Remembrance |
9/7 No School: Labor Day |
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Watch Silk Road (TED Talks) (do NOT take notes) |
Read Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 23-26) (up through Mercantilism - The Great Motivator); watch video (2); How did the diffusion of goods & technology motivate the Europeans to explore? (ETC: 35 mins) | Read Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 26-27) (up through Portugal and the Five Themes of Geography); watch video (3); Why did Portugal begin the Age of Discovery? (ETC: 30 mins) |
Begin watching Guns, Germs & Steel: Conquest (guide) (up to 22:35); look at current events (focus on stories concerning 9/11) |
Watch Guns, Germs & Steel: Conquest (guide) (up to 42:00) |
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Happy New Year! |
Read Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 27-30) (up though Portugal - The First Global Empire); watch video (4); How did Portugal begin the Age of Discovery, and why didn't they dominate the New World? (ETC: 30 mins); review maps |
Read Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 30-31) (Conquest of the Americas); watch video (5); How and why did the Europeans conquer the Americas? (ETC: 30 mins) |
Score 2 outlines on Schoology (rubric on Schoology); finish reading Chapter 2 (Rise of the Western World, pp. 31-33); watch video (6); How and why did the Europeans transform the Americas? (ETC: 35 mins) |
Read Chapter 3 (The Great Divergence, pp. 35-36); watch video (1) (up though the Rising Tide of Rebellion); What is a nation-state? (ETC: 35 mins); watch Mankind; (optional assignment) |
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23 No School: Yom Kippur |
24 Bring earbuds |
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Read Chapter 3 (The Great Divergence, pp. 36-38); watch video (2) (up through Germany and the Five Themes of Geography); How did the Catholic Curch lose its position in Europe at the expense of nation-states? (ETC: 35 mins) | No assignment
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No assignment | Read Chapter 3 (The Great Divergence, pp. 39-43); video (3); How did Europe transcend into a system of independent states? (ETC: 40 mins) | Study for Test |