• China's Great Wall

  • Mecca, Saudi Arabia

  • Angkor Wat, Cambodia

  • Trans-Saharan Caravan

  • Indian Ocean Dhow

  • Rome, Italy

  • Moscow, Russia

Day

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

MON

1/7

Last day of Holiday Break

TUE

1/8

Complete "Post-Holiday Inventory" for Period 4.

WED/THUR

1/19-1/10

Mankind Episode: Treasure: What were the causes and consequences of the growth of silver as a global currency? Growth of Land-Based Empires: The Ottomans Read AP Worldipedia 4.3.II.B on the Ottoman Empire. Silver and Global Currency. Annotate Silver DBQ Docs.

FRI

1/11 Begin Russian empireHW: Read pages 523-531 in CH 19 Bulliet (find it on ItsLearning)

MON

1/14

SAQ quiz on Ottoman Empire. Continue notes on Russian Empire.  HW For Friday read pages 536-542 in CH Bulliet (Find it on ItsLearning)

TUE

1/15

In-class skill activity: Claim Chain paragraph builders on Russian and Ottoman EmpiresYou might find Snapshot summaries of the  Qing and Russian Empires helpful.

WED/THUR

1/16-1/17

A comparison of Empires (KC 4.3.I.): The Russian and Qing. You will need to access these documents/resources for today's tasks. 

FRI

1/18

Quiz on Post-Holiday Inventory content and readings so far.