2021 Skagway AP World History

 Read the following and SOAPSTONE one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-z0eD7hzZhL9O8zLZWw_010-mHzrK5_/view?usp=sharing HW: Do MC questions assigned on AP CLASSROOM and watch videos.   

 Make sure you finish reading 3.1 and do the MC questions both in the book and on AP Classroom. Look up and post the following key terms: Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty Gutenberg Printing Press Gunpowder Empires Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, Mughal Empire Tamerlane, Akbar, Ivan IV, and Shah Abbas HW: Read 3.2 and watch the following video

 Today, we are going to start UNIT 3. This apparently is a very short Unit about empire expansion between the yours 1450 - 1750. We will read the overview of the Unit and 3.1 and answer MC questions both in book and on AP Classroom. 3.1 EMPIRES EXPAND Learning Objective A: Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.  KC-4.3.II - Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.  KC-4.3.II.B - Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; the Mughal in South and Central Asia; the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East.  KC-4.3.III.i - Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states. Learning Target: I can explain why HW: Study for tomorrow's test.

 As I promised you have the class to write your LEQ. Choose one of the questions from yesterday. Follow the rubric and get it RIGHT! If you finish, please start studying for the Unit test that will be on Tuesday.

 Today we need to discuss 2.7 and begin practicing LEQs. Do one of the LEQs below. It will be due on Monday and be part of your essay grades (so do it well).     QUESTION 1 In your response, you will be assessed on the following. Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence. During the period 1200–1450, the Silk Road trade networks and the trans-Saharan trade networks facilitated a flourishing trade in luxury goods across Afro-Eurasia. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the introduction of new transportation technologies or commercial practices affected the Silk Road trade networks compared to the trans-Saharan trade networks in this period.   QUESTION 2   Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim tha...

 Today we are going to look at a resource on the plague and do some practice questions. Questions for video: What are the Three causes of the plague, according to the video?  Go to this article: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/dont-blame-rats-spreading-black-death Answer this SAQ question: “Explain ONE effect of the increase in international trade ca. 1200-1450 CE.”  Do assigned MC questions on AP Classroom.   

Today, I would like to quickly revisit the SAQs from 2.5 and discuss "finance" and economy, and then move onto 2.6. We will read 2.6 in class. I have some homework on travel narratives (2.5) for you to read, and tomorrow we will do something with the plague.

 Today - we are going to look at a video and then I want you to 1) Do the MC questions on 108 and question 2 of the SAQ on page 109.  You should also have time to do a SOAPSTone on the HW from last night. TOMORROW - you will be reading 2.5 and answering the MC questions and SAQ #1.

 Today we are going to look at 2.4 in your textbook. HOMEWORK: Assigned MC questions on APClassroom and reading handout (choose one article to SOAPSTone). Learning Objective H = Explain the causes and e f fects of the growth of trans-Saharan trade.   

 Today, we are going to discuss Zheng He, do some practice MC and SAQ. First, let me give you a few minutes (10) to finish yesterdays in-class work. If you are done do the MC questions on AP Classroom.

  Learning Objective E: Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange a f ter 1200. KC 3.1.II.A.ii. - Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes, including the Indian Ocean, promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities. KC 3.1.I.C.ii - The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by signi f ıcant innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the use of the compass, the astrolabe, and larger ship designs. Learning Objective F: Explain the e f fects of the growth of networks of exchange a f ter 1200. KC 3.2.II.A.iii. - Interregional contacts and con f licts between states and empires encouraged signi f ıcant technological and cultural transfers, including during Chinese maritime activity led by Ming Admiral Zheng He....

 Today we are going to read chapter 2.2 And discuss the Mongols. HW: An article about Ghenghis Khan.  

 Today we are going to talk about "The Silk Roads" and what was traded on them.    https://www.advantour.com/silkroad/goods.htm https://transportgeography.org/wp-content/uploads/Map_Silkroad.pdf     https://transportgeography.org/wp-content/uploads/Map_Silkroad.pdf  HOMEWORK: Finish map and look over/read info about the previous "Silk Roads"

Today I'm going to hand back quizzes and discuss Unit 2. We will also look at the Silk Roads and begin to read 2.1 in your textbook.  Unit 2 1200-1450 is about the connectivity between different regions or cultures.   Unit Outline: Topic 2.1 THE SILK ROADS Learning Objective A: Explain the causes and e f fects of growth of networks of exchange a f ter 1200. KC-3.1.I.A.i - Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes KC-3.1.I.C.i - The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies KC-3.3.I.B - Demand for luxury goods increased in Afro-Eurasia. RESOURCES and ACTIVITIES:  READ TEXTBOOKS - Answer MC questions (AP Classroom and textbook) Ted Ed “The Silk Road: Connecting the anci...

 Unit 1 Test today! Yeah - 1/9th done.

  ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR UNIT 1   How did developments in China and the rest of East Asia between 1200 and 1450 reflect continuity, innovation, and diversity   In the period from 1200 to 1450 how did Islamic states arise, and how did major religious systems shape society?   How did various beliefs and practices in South and Southeast Asia affect society and the development of states?   What states developed in the Americas, and how did they change over time?   How and why did states develop in Africa and change over time?   How did the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions, agricultural practices, and political decentralization affect European society from 1200 to 1450?

 Today - we are going to practice SAQs. Remember you have a test on Monday. It should be short.   First I want you to do this question: In one to three paragraphs, explain the similarities and differences in state building in different parts of the world between 1200 and 1450. SAQ - practice the Marco Polo question on 63 and the question below: “In the twelfth year of his reign, to regulate foreign trade, Song Emperor Taizu [972   c.e. ] decided to appoint a superintendent of maritime trade in the southern port city of Guangzhou, and afterward other superintendents in the ports of Hangzhou and Mingzhou as well. The emperor then appointed another superintendent to oversee the activities of all Arab, Sumatran, Javanese, Bornean, Philippine, and mainland Southeast Asian barbarians whose trade passed through China. These maritime merchants, both Chinese and barbarian, would usually take from China the following goods: gold, silver, strings of coins, lead, tin, many-colored si...