Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia

Day 14

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:
Bulliet pgs. 319-325

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
   1. Mongols: The Exception Lecture
           - Mapping the Mongols
           - Comparing the Khanates

Homework:
Read Bulliet 330-343

Flashcards:
Alexander Nevskii
Tsar
Ottoman Empire
Yuan Empire
Khubilai Khan
Beijing
Sayyid Ajall Shams al-Din
Fall of the Yuan
Ming Empire
Yongle
Zheng He
Ming Technology
Choson Kingdom
Mongol invasion of Japan
Kamikaze
Ashikaga Shogunate

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 15

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:
Bulliet 330-343

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:

1.      Mongols Document Practice
              - Documents
2. Socratic Seminar Readings (for Day 17)

Homework:

Using the Socratic Seminar Readings to answer the following questions:

1. Did the Mongol's ideas about women's position in society help or hurt the Mongols' career of conquest?
2. Would you agree or disagree with Chinggis's idea that "severity is good, because it leads to a stable government?"
3. How would you explain the variations in the descriptions of what Chinggis was like?
4. What cultural effects did the Mongols have on those societies that they conquered?
5. What features of the Mongol social organization and way of life favored the successes of their conquest? What problems (logistically) do you think they faced?
6. Were the Mongols good or bad for the societies they influenced?
7. What is the most positive aspect of the Mongol Empire?
8. What is the most negative aspect of the Mongol Empire?

Flashcards:

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Independent Study Material:

Day 16

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:

 Perspectives of the Mongols

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Begin Mongol Yoke Thesis

Homework:
Watch this video on Timur.
Finish prep for Socratic Seminar

Flashcards:
Timur

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 17

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:
Videos on the Mongols

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:

1. Finish Mongol Yoke Thesis
2. Mongol Socratic Seminar

Homework:

Read this article on the Mongols to pg. 21 (HW for next two nights)

Flashcards:
Extension of Grand Canal
Rabban Sauma
Status of Merchants under Mongol rule
Pax Mongolica
Mongol Religious Tolerance
Lasting impacts of the Mongols on China
Chinggis Khan’s 4 great legacies

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 18

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Introduce the DBQ Rubric
2. This is How to Write a DBQ
3. Decline of Urban Areas DBQ (A-20 in the back of the book)
4. DBQ practice sheet

Homework:
Finish the article from Day 16

Flashcards:
Extension of Grand Canal
Rabban Sauma
Status of Merchants under Mongol rule
Pax Mongolica
Mongol Religious Tolerance
Lasting impacts of the Mongols on China
Chinggis Khan’s 4 great legacies

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 19

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: 3.1.I.E.i, 3.2.I.B.iii, 3.2.II.A.ii

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:

 The Mongols

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
2. Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
3. Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
4. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450

Key Concepts:
3.1.I.E.i
The Expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into conqueror’s economies and trade networks.
3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including Mongol Khanates.
3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
   - Greco-Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe, Numbering systems to Europe, Adoption of
     Uyghur script.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Decline of Urban Areas DBQ Practice (A-20 in the back of the book)
         - Contextualization
         - Thesis
         - Extended Analysis

Homework:
Bulliet 378-385

Flashcards:
Dhow
Swahili Coast (items supplied—you can add to earlier flashcard)
Great Zimbabwe
Aden
Gujarat
Malacca
Urdu
Nalanda
African Islam (pg. 385)

Turn in next class:
FLASHCARD CHECK

Independent Study Material:

Day 20

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #:

Required Pre-Reading:
Bulliet 378-385

Our Topic: Trade Routes

Historical Thinking Skill:
Making Connections: Identify patterns among or connections between historical developments and processes.

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
2. Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from 1200-1450.
3. Explain the similarities and differences among various networks of exchange from 1200-1450.

Key Concepts:

3.1
A deepening and widening of networks of human interaction within and across regions contributed to cultural, technological, and biological diffusion within and between various societies.

             - Silk Road, Trans-Saharan, and Indian Ocean Trade Routes

I.A.i
Improved commercial practices led to increased volumes of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes, promoting the growth of new trading cities.
I.C.i
The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including caravanserai, forms of credit, and the development of money economies.
3.3.I.B
Demand for luxury goods increased in Afro-Eurasia. Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expanded their production of textiles and porcelains for export; manufacture of iron and steel expanded in China.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:

             1.      Mapping the Trade Routes
             a. Religions
             b. Goods
             c. Philosophies

            2.      FLASHCARD CHECK

Homework:

Finish Map
STUDY

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 21

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: All of unit 1 and 2

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:

All of unit 1 and 2

Historical Thinking Skill:
n/a

Thematic Learning Objectives:
All of unit 1 and 2

Key Concepts:

All of unit 1 and 2

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
    1. Review Test Expectations
    2. Review Test Procedures
    3. Review Units 1 and 2

Homework:

STUDY

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 22

Dates: 1200-1450

Topic #: All of unit 1 and 2

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:
All of unit 1 and 2

Historical Thinking Skill:
n/a

Thematic Learning Objectives:
All of unit 1 and 2

Key Concepts:

All of unit 1 and 2

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:

     1. Unit 1 and 2 Test (1200-1450)

Homework:
Rest and Relax. You’ve earned it.

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

What were the intellectual and cultural effects of the exchange of Afro

What are the networks of exchange in Afro

What affected trade in Afro

What were the cause and effects of the growth of networks of exchange?