Week 6: September 23-27

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?