Week 22: February 17-21

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  No class

Tuesday:  The Byzantine Army from Justinian to the 11th Century

• Homework (due Wednesday):  work on your PEEP Projects

Wednesday:  The Origins of Islam

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 186-190 (stop at "The Abbasids") and write a response to the following:
• define the 5 pillars of Islam and compare them with the practices of the other major religions we've studied

Thursday:  The Beliefs and early Expansion of Islam

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 190-192 and write a response to the following:

• In what ways did the Abbasid Dynasty differ from the Umayyads?
• PEEP project topic due

Friday:  From Umayyad to Abbasid

• Homework (due Monday):  Primary Document readings--be prepared for a quiz on the documents.

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  No class

Wednesday:  The origins of Byzantine Identity and the Byzantine Army from Justinian to the 11th Century

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 186-190 (stop at "The Abbasids") and write a response to the following:
• define the 5 pillars of Islam and compare them with the practices of the other major religions we've studied

Thursday:  The Origins, Beliefs and early Expansion of Islam

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 190-192 and write a response to the following:
• In what ways did the Abbasid Dynasty differ from the Umayyads?
• PEEP project topic due

Friday:  From Umayyad to Abbasid

• Homework (due Monday):  Primary Document readings--be prepared for a quiz on the documents.

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  No Class

Tuesday:  100 Years War Loose Ends/Beginning Early Modern Warfare

Wednesday:  Test on Medieval Warfare

Friday:  Early Modern Warfare, continued

• Marking period project details will be coming this week.

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  No class

Wednesday:  The Boer War and The Opium War

• Homework (due Thursday): none

Thursday:  Imperialism in China

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 651-656 (stop at "Joining the Imperialists Club") and write a response to the following:
• Is the Meiji Restoration a revolution?  Explain and defend your answer.
• PEEP project topic due

Friday:  The Meiji Restoration

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 656-662 and write a response to the following:
• what motivated Japanese imperialism and how did Japanese imperialism impact the region?