Week 25: February 25-March 1

Ancient World 

Monday:  History Curriculum Overview for Course Sign-ups
Homework (due Tuesday): Work on your PEEP projects

Tuesday:  Muhammad and the Establishment of the Dar al-Isalm
Homework (due Wednesday):  Work on your PEEP projects

Wednesday:  The Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties
Homework (due Thursday):  Work on your PEEP projects

Thursday:  Art and Culture of the Dar al-Isalm
Homework (due Friday):  Primary Document Readings--be prepared for a quiz

Friday:  Primary Document Quiz and Discussion
Homework (due Monday):  PEEP projects are due

Looking ahead:  Test on the Byzantine Empire and the Dar al-Islam on Wednesday, March 6th
 

Modern World

Monday:  Resistance to Imperialism
Homework (due Tuesday):  no additional homework; work on your PEEP projects

Tuesday:  The Weakening of the Qing Dynasty
Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 641-645 (stop at "Collapse of the Old Order") and write a response to the following:  in what ways did China attempt to reform in the later half of the 19th century?  How effective were these attempts?

Wednesday:  The Taiping Rebellion and the Self-Strengthening Movement
Homework (due Friday):  read pages 645-651 (stop at "The Rise of Modern Japan") and write a response to the following:  what were the causes of the Revolution of 1911 and how did it change China?

Friday:  The Revolution of 1911
Homework (due Monday):  Work on your PEEP Projects

United States History

Monday:  From Gettysburg to Atlanta
Homework:  work on your PEEP Projects, review chapter 14

Tuesday 5th Period/Wednesday 6th Period:  The Burning and Beginning Reconstruction
Homework:  work on your PEEP Projects, review chapter 14

Wednesday 5th Period/Thursday 6th Period:  Reconstruction, continued
Homework:  work on your PEEP Projects, review chapter 14 

Friday:  Loose Ends and Review
Homework:  study for the test on chapters 14 and 15 (covered in class)--Test Date:  Monday, March 4th