China Vocab Chart
- Hr 01 - China Vocabulary Chart.doc
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- Hr 01 - China Vocabulary Chart (complete).doc
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China Timeline
- Hr 01 - Medieval China Timeline.ppt
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China Intro PPT
- Hr 01 - China Intro PPT.ppt
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China's Dynasties Video Notes
- Hr 02 - China Dynasties Vid Notes.doc
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Buddhism, Daoism, & Confucianism in China
- Hr 05 - Buddhism Daoism Confucianism.ppt
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  - If you're interested in finding it online, The Simpsons clip on Daoism is from Season 2, Episode 6 of The Simpsons and is called "Dead Putting Society."
Reunification of China Reading Summary & Notes
- Hr 05 - Reunifying China Reading Summary.doc
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Tang, Song, & Yuan Dynasties
- Hr 08 - Tang, Song, & Yuan Dynasties.pptx
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Mongol Rule & Yuan Dynasty
- Hr 10 - Mongol Rule.pptx
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Chinese Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer
- Hr 12 - Chinese Inventions Chart.doc
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Example of a "Flyer" for the homework assignment (P3: Due Friday 10/28, P2 & 4: Due Tuesday 11/1)
- Students need to make an advertisement or flyer for one Chinese invention or discovery (Forbidden City, Martial Arts, Silk Road, Fireworks/gunpowder, paper, woodblock printing, paper money, etc.).
  Flyer must include: name of the discovery, a description of its uses (and/or what problems it fixes), pictures showing what the discovery or invention is and what it does, and be in color.
China under the Ming Dynasty
- Hr 12 - Ming Dynasty.pptx
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China Jeopardy Review Game
- Hr 10 - China Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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Links:

Timeline & Maps of Ancient China
- http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/timeline.htm
Chinese Inventions & Discoveries
- http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/
- http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/readings/inventions_gifts.htm

Medieval Japan

Classroom Files:

Japan Vocab Chart
- Hr 02 - Japan Vocabulary Chart (blank).doc
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- Hr 02 - Japan Vocabulary Chart (complete).doc
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Japan Intro PPT
- Hr 01 - Japan Intro PPT.pptx
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Feudal Japan PPT
- Hr 04 - Feudal Japan.pptx
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"Bushido" and its connection to modern times
- Hr 06 - Samurai & the 20th Century.pptx
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Japan's Social Classes
- Hr 07 - Social Classes in Japan.ppt
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- Hr 07 - Social Pyramid (simplified).doc
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Japan Review Game
- Hr 09 - Japan Jeopardy Review Game (2011-2012).ppt
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Video:

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
- http://youtu.be/1e6h9h7ky0E
World War 2 footage of kamikaze attacks
- http://youtu.be/0DxJD9CPsxw
Ninja House video
- http://youtu.be/raJ770p6vJY
Ancient Warriors - Ninja
- Part 1: http://youtu.be/rmlP-kISIjk
- Part 2: http://youtu.be/MVA7LOryrXw
- Part 3: http://youtu.be/osqf7Up599c

Links:

PBS - Japan
- http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/index.html
Teach Yourself Japanese - free
- http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/
What's my name in Japanese?
- http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/my_name_in_Japanese.cfm
Guide to Japanese Castles
- http://www.jcastle.info/castle
Japan Project - Japanese Values
- http://www.globaled.org/japanproject/lessons/lesson17_1.php
Kamikaze Pilots - images, videos, etc.
- http://incredibleimages4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/kamikaze.html
University of Colorado at Boulder - Imaging Japanese History
- http://www.colorado.edu/cas/TEA/curriculum/imaging-japanese-history/index.html
Facts & Details - Shinto (non-academic site with some basic information about the Shinto religion)
- http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=590&catid=16&subcatid=182#07
Images of Samurai armor & weapons
- http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=4
Letters from Kamikaze pilots
- http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/writings/index.htm
- http://www.geocities.jp/kamikazes_site_e/isyo.html
Iga-ryu Ninja Museum website
- http://iganinja.jp/en/

Meso-American & Andean Civilizations

Remember: "MAI" = Mayans, Aztecs, & Incas

Classroom Files:

MAI Intro PPT
- Hr 01 - MAI Intro PPT.pptx
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MAI Vocabulary Chart
- Hr 02 - MAI Vocabulary Chart (blank).doc
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Geography of Incas
- Hr 03 - Geography of Inca Empire.pptx
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Government of MAI Civilizations
- Hr 06 - MAI Govt & Rulers.pptx
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MAI Student Presentation Notes
- Period 2:
  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P2).doc
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- Period 3:
  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P3).doc
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- Period 4:
  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P4).doc
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Inca Achievements (plus review of Mayan & Aztec Achievements and Compare/Contrast MAI Civilizations graphic organizer)
- Hr 12 - Inca Achievements.pptx
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Fall of MAI Civilizations
- Hr 13 - Fall of MAI Civilizations.pptx
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MAI Jeopardy Review Game
- Hr 15 - MAI Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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Links:

Timeline of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas (University of Michigan)
- http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/conquest/timeline.htm
PBS - The Conquistadors
- http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/about/about.htm
Timeline of Mexico (Compared & Contrasted to events in the rest of the world)
- http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3148-mexico-history-time-line-overview-resource-page
Aztec Account of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
- http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/aztec.html
Ancient Web - Mexico
- http://www.theancientweb.com/explore/content.aspx?content_id=19
Aztec History
- http://www.aztec-history.net/
The Inca Civilization (Minnesota State University)
- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/inca.html
Mystery of the Maya (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
- http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmp01eng.shtml
The Mexica (Aztecs) - Washington State University
- http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/AZTECS.HTM
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/inca/
Nahuatl Section of the Aztecs
- http://www.mexica.net/nahuatl/

Medieval Europe Unit Page

Classroom Files:

Medieval Europe Essential Questions
- 00 Medieval Europe Essential Questions.ppt
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Medieval Europe Preview PowerPoint
- Hr 01 - Medieval Europe Preview.pptx
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Medieval Europe Vocabulary Chart
- 00 Medieval Europe Vocabulary Chart.doc
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  - The vocabulary chart includes both Part 1 and Part 2 of the words for the unit. It should be in one place in students' composition books, but it will be broken down and completed in two parts.
- Part 1 -
  Medieval Europe Vocabulary Chart Part 1 - complete.doc
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Medieval Europe Geography & Feudalism Cornell Notes
- Period 2 -
  Hr 04 - Growth of Feudalism (P2).doc
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- Period 3 -
  Hr 04 - Growth of Feudalism.doc
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- Period 4 -
  Hr 04 - Growth of Feudalism (P4).doc
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The Catholic Church
- Hr 06 - The Catholic Church.pptx
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Church Hierarchy Readings
- Hr 08 - Catholic Church Hierarchy.ppt
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Church & State Relationships in the Middle Ages
- Hr 09 - Church & State Relationship.pptx
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The Crusades Intro PPT
- Hr 14 - The Crusades Intro.pptx
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The Reconquista PPT
- Hr 16 - The Reconquista.pptx
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Crusades Mini-Poster Example:
- Hr 15 - Crusades Mini-Poster example.pptx
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Medieval Europe Annotated Timeline template
- Hr 17 - Medieval Europe Annotated Timeline Template.pdf
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- Hr 17 - Medieval Europe Annotated Timeline Template.ppt
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- Instructions
  - Label all 7 listed events (with year) on the timeline.
  - Explain importance of each event (causes of event, effects of event, and/or why it was important historically) below the event
  - Choose 3 events and create illustrations for them on your timeline.
- Events:
  - Charlemagne becomes king
  - Henry IV & Gregory VII struggle for power
  - First Crusade begins
  - King John signs Magna Carta
  - Crusades end
  - Black Death
  - Reconquista ends in Spain
English Law & Government
- PowerPoint:
  Hr 19 - English Law & Government Overview.pptx
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- Readings:
  - Hr 18-19 - Medieval English Legal & Constitutional Practices Rdg (use this).pdf
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  - Hr 18-19 - Medieval English Legal & Constitutional Practices Rdg (use this).pptx
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Medieval Europe Jeopardy Review Game
- Hr 21 - Medieval Europe Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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Videos:

Video - Terry Jones' Medieval Lives on BBC Worldwide
- All 8 episodes are available here, but I haven't actually loaded any of them so no guarantees on whether it works or not.
- http://www.youtube.com/show?p=s-Gqsjg9y-8
Video - The Crusades (in Music video form)
- http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers#p/u/7/weMhSSYoRi4
Video - David Macaulay's "Castle"
- Part 1: http://youtu.be/UvrKBf_CTVI
- Part 2: http://youtu.be/nAWaG-FP6Us
- Part 3: http://youtu.be/rTI0asoN81s
- Part 4: http://youtu.be/8Y-wFd3wSLU

Links

General Information about the Middle Ages
- http://www.medieval-spell.com/
Nova - Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege website
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
Life in the Middle Ages
- http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
Middle Ages - Wikipedia(Use as a general resource, but do not use as your only resource)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_ages
The Crusades
- http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/effects_of_the_crusades.html (This contains a very simple explanation of the effects of the Crusades.)
- http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm (This is a medium-level text on the effects of the Crusades.)
- http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/westtech/xcrusade.htm (This is a rather long and complicated read, but useful if you can understand it. Practice the skimming and scanning strategies you learned in class to find information here.)
- http://www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html (This site provides general information on the Crusades.)
Medieval Clip Art Gallery
- http://www.hasslefreeclipart.com/cart_fantasy/page1.html

The Renaissance

Classroom Files:

Renaissance Essential Questions
- 00 Renaissance Essential Questions.ppt
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Renaissance Vocabulary
- Part 1:
  Hr 03 - Renaissance Vocab Chart Part 1.doc
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  Hr 11 - Renaissance Vocab Chart Part 2.doc
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Analytical Notes Template
- Hr 08 - Renaissance Analytical Notes Template.doc
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Humanism & the Renaissance
- Hr 08-09 - Humanism & the Renaissance.pptx
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"Renaissance Man" Flyer Instructions & Rubric
- Hr 09 - Renaissance Man Flyer Instructions-Rubric.doc
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Renaissance Literature
- Hr 12 - Renaissance Literature.pptx
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Renaissance Art
- Hr 15 - Renaissance Art readings & notes.pptx
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Renaissance Advances in the Sciences
- Hr 18 - Renaissance Improvements in the Sciences.pptx
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Renaissance Review Game
- Hr 13 - Renaissance Jeopardy.ppt
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Video Links:

Johannes Gutenberg & the Printing Press (from Milestones in Science & Engineering)
- http://www.hulu.com/watch/148412/milestones-in-science-and-engineering-johannes-gutenberg-and-book-printing
PBS Empires - The Medicis: Birth of a Dynasty
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FFDJK8jmms&feature=relmfu
PBS Empires - The Medicis: The Magnificent Medici
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBlGkTTol9E&list=SL
PBS Empires - The Medicis: The Medici Pope
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNbecu1V6I&list=SL
PBS Empires - The Medicis: Power vs. Truth
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSt3y8NZT_4&list=SL

Links:

Early Renaissance Art
- http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/early-renaissance.html
Renaissance
- http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/index.html
The Renaissance (Web Museum Paris)
- http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/
The Medicis (PBS)
- http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/index.html
A Child's Guide to Machiavelli
- http://www.claudiahart.com/portfolio/machiavelli.html
Marco Polo Travel Accounts
- Description of the Tartars - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/mpolo44-46.html
- Description of the city of Kinsay (Hangchow) - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/polo-kinsay.html
British Library - The Gutenberg Bible
- http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html

Age of Exploration

Classroom Files

Age of Exploration Essential Questions
1. Name 4 to 6 explorers, the country they worked for, what they did, and explain their importance.
2. What was the Columbian Exchange and why was it a significant event? Name some of the things that were exchanged and where they came from.
Age of Exploration Vocabulary Chart
- Hr 02 Age of Exploration Vocabulary.doc
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Explorers Graphic Organizer
- Hr 04 - Explorers Graphic Organizer.doc
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Explorer's Journal Assignment
- Hr 04 - Explorer’s Journal HW.doc
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  - Period 3: Due Thursday 3/29/12
  - Periods 2 & 4: Due Friday 3/30/12

Social Studies Benchmark Review

The files below are for your use when trying to prepare for the Social Studies Benchmarks. You will find pre-made flashcard templates (I supply the terms and you provide your own definitions for them), links to previous review games/activities, and other useful resources.

Benchmark 3 Review Materials

Benchmark 3 Study Guide (Medieval Europe & Renaissance Essential Questions)
- 00 Medieval Europe Essential Questions.ppt
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- 00 Renaissance Essential Questions.ppt
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Medieval Europe & Renaissance Word Walls
- MiddleAges-Renaissance Word Walls.ppt
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Medieval Europe & Renaissance Jeopardy Review Games
- Medieval Europe
  Hr 21 - Medieval Europe Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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- Renaissance
  Hr 13 - Renaissance Jeopardy.ppt
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Medieval Europe & Renaissance "GRAPES" chart (blank)
- ME & Ren GRAPES chart.doc
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Flash Card Templates
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Benchmark 2 Review Materials

Benchmark 2 Study Guide
- Benchmark 2 Study Guide.doc
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China, Japan, & MAI Word Walls
- China-Japan-MAI Word Walls.ppt
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China, Japan, & MAI Flashcard Template
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Benchmark 2 GRAPES organizer
- China & Japan -
  China & Japan GRAPES organizer.doc
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- Mayans, Aztecs, & Incas -
  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P2).doc
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  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P3).doc
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  Hr 09-10 - MAI GRAPES (P4).doc
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Jeopardy Review Games
- China
  - Hr 10 - China Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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- Japan
  - Hr 13 - Japan Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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- MAI
  - Hr 15 - MAI Jeopardy Review Game.ppt
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Benchmark 1 Review Materials

Rome, Islam, & Africa Word Walls
- Rome-Islam-Africa Word Walls.ppt
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Rome, Islam, & Africa Flashcard Template
- Rome, Islam, Africa Flashcard Template.ppt
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Benchmark 1 GRAPES organizer
- Benchmark 1 GRAPES Organizer.doc
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2011-2012Archive

Archive for 2011-2012 School Year

Fall of Rome

Islam in the Middle Ages

Sub-Saharan Civilizations in Medieval Africa

China in the Middle Ages

Medieval Japan

Meso-American & Andean Civilizations

Medieval Europe Unit Page

The Renaissance

Age of Exploration

Social Studies Benchmark Review

Benchmark 3 Review Materials

Benchmark 2 Review Materials

Benchmark 1 Review Materials