The Rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire – Leonora Neville
H.W. Read the following
https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/727189/ch11_1.pdf
4 SAT Critical Reading Strategies
Homework : Apply ” The most important word” strategy to the reading below ( This is your third read so it should not take long )
https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/727197/ch13_2.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzRNp7OucQ
Shoguns, samurai and the Japanese Middle Ages
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/medieval-japan/v/shoguns-samurai-and-the-japanese-middle-ages
LINK strategy and Homework Feudal Japan and Feudalism in Europe
Today we completed the List and Inquiry parts of the LINK strategy for Feudal Japan.
Make sure to do your second read on Feudal Powers in Japan and come prepared for notating, discussions , and the ability to answer the questions which the class generated.
There will be a summative summary on Feudalism in Japan and Europe on either Thursday or Friday .
Homework Read and take notes on the two sections below
https://tprettyman.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/4/8/81484808/japan_booklet.pdf
https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/727197/ch13_2.pdf
Monday’s Test on China/ Mongolia
Describe the Qin Dynasty
Define :
Dynastic Cycle
legalism
Autocracy
Define: Confucianism
Assimilation
Name a female empress of China
What are some inventions of the Tang/ Song Dynasties?
Questions on Map Skills
What is Pax Mongolica and why does it matter?
Footbinding
Achievements of the Mongols/ Genghis Khan/ Kublai Khan
5 questions will be skills based and worth 3 points each
1 of the 5 will most likely be a written response
Update … formative assessment
Tomorrow we will be completing a formative reading assessment on a topic related to Chinese History via Illuminate this will help you practice for the exam.
The skills which will be assessed are
Identifying the theme or main idea
Identifying supporting evidence
recognizing cause and effect
Understanding words in context