Ancient World 4th Period
Monday: Buddhism- Homework (due Tuesday): Work on your book review project
Tuesday: Culture and Society in India
- Homework (due Thursday): read pages 64-68 and write a response to the following:
- in what ways was the formation of civilization in China similar to other areas we've studied? In what ways was it different?
Wednesday: 9th Grade Day Away
Thursday: Early China
- Homework (due Friday): work on your book review project. Optional rough draft due tomorrow.
Friday: The Bow in World History
- Homework (due Monday): read pages 69-77 (stop at "Legalism") and write a response to the following:
- who was Confucious and what was the purpose of his teachings?
Ancient World 7th Period
Monday: Buddhism
- Homework (due Thursday): read pages 64-68 and write a response to the following: i
- in what ways was the formation of civilization in China similar to other areas we've studied? In what ways was it different?
Wednesday: 9th Grade Day Away
Thursday: Loose Ends from India; Early China
- Homework (due Friday): work on your book review project. Optional rough draft due tomorrow.
Friday: The Bow in World History
- Homework (due Monday): read pages 69-77 (stop at "Legalism") and write a response to the following:
- who was Confucious and what was the purpose of his teachings?
Military History, 5th Period
- This week we'll be covering the Persian War (500-479 B.C.E.) in class. You should be working on your research project at home.
Modern World History, 6th Period
Monday: Early Modern Islam: The Ottoman Empire
- Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 457-464 (stop at "The Grandeur of the Mughals") and write a response to the following:
- How did society in the Ottoman Empire differ from that in the Safavid Empire? What caused these differences?
Wednesday: The Ottomans and the Safavids
- Homework (due Thursday): read pages 464-470(stop at "The Impact of European Power in India") and write a response to the following:
- What specific challenges faced the rulers of the Mughal Dynasty and how did they address them? Which ruler do you think was the most successful and why?
Thursday: Mughal India
- Homework (due Friday): read pages 473 (begin with "Society Under the Mughals")-477 and write a response to the following:
- what were the major influences on Mughal society and culture? Which Mughal cultural achievement to consider to be the most significant and why?
- Optional book review rough drafts due.
Friday: Mughal Culture and Society
- Homework (due Monday): read pages 479-482 (stop at "The Greatness of the Qing") and write a response to the following:
- How receptive was the Ming Dynasty to the West? To what extent, if any, did the West play in the collapse of the Ming Dynasty?