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9th Grade  World History I

Mr. Donnelly

Week of 30 November 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Unit 4: End of the Classical Age

 

HW: Read pp. 111-117

Define terms: 

  • Bodhisattvas
  • Mahayana
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • Paul
  • pope
  • animism
  • Schism 
  1. End of the Classical Age
  2. History of:

 

HW: Reading on The Silk Road (pp. 102-103), answer questions

Unit 4: The Spread of Islam

 

HW: 

The Spread of Islam

 

HW: 


 

 

Week of 16 November 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Quiz: Greece and Rome

 

HW: Review for Trimester 1 Exam

 

Review for Trimester 1 Exam Review for Trimester 1 Exam Review for Trimester 1 Exam

MONDAY 23 November

 

Begin Trimester 1 exams

 

 

Week of 9 November 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

The Roman Empire

 

HW: Work on Greek projects

 

Decline and fall of the Roman Empire

 

HW: Greek projects DUE Wednesday

Greek project presentations

 

HW: Finish questions from Comparative study on the decline of Rome

Decline and fall of the Roman Empire

 

HW: None

 

The End of the Classical Age

 

HW: QUIZ Monday - Greece and Rome

 

 

 

Week of 2 November 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
  1. The Roman Republic
  2. Antigone

 

HW: Read Antigone pp. 46-57

 

 

  1. The Roman Empire
  2. Spread of Christianity
  3. Antigone

 

HW: Read Antigone pp. 57-72 (Finish play)

Work on Greek project

  1. QUIZ: Antigone
  2. Antigone discussion

 

HW:

  • Greek Project DUE Wednesday 11 November

 

No class

 

 

Week of 26 October 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1. Golden Age of Athens
  2. Athens and Sparta

 

HW: Read pp. 83-90

 

 

  1. Alexander and the Hellenistic Period: Alexander the Great at the Louvre, Review Questions
  2. Hellenism

 

HW: Read pp. 91-95

  1. The Roman Republic
  2. Antigone

 

HW: Read Antigone pp. 20-34

  1. Roman Empire
  2. Antigone

 

HW: Read Antigone pp. 34-46

  1. Roman Empire
  2. Antigone

 

HW: Read pp. 98-101

 

Week of 19 October 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Discussion of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel

The World

 

HW: Read pp. 76-79

  1. Continue Guns, Germs, and Steel

 

HW: None

  1. Continue Guns, Germs, and Steel

 

HW: Finish GG&S review questions

  1. Intro Unit 3: The Minoans, The Mycenaens
  2. Alexander the Great
  3. Golden Age of Greece

 

HW: Read pp. 79-83

Work on Greek project

 

HW: 

 

Week of 12 October 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No classes
  1. Classical India: Religion
  2. Women in Classical India

     

 

HW:

  1. pp. 70-71:  Inequality as the Social Norm (complete questions)
  2. Grade Record sheets signed and dated

Comparing Classical: Hinduism and Buddhism Civilizations:  China and India

 

HW: Review for Unit 2 Test

Review for Unit 2 TEST

 

HW:  Review for Unit 2 Test

Unit 2 TEST

 

 

Week of 5 October 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Review Questions on Daoism

Intro to Classical India: Reading and Discussion

 

HW: Read pp. 56-64

Classical India: Society and Religion

 

Excerpts:

The Mahabharata

The Ramayana

 

HW: Read pp. 64-69

Classical India: Religions and Dynasties

 


HW: Read pp. 69-74

Quiz: Classical China and India

 

 

 


 

Week of 28 September 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Unit 2: Comparing Classical Civilizations --Classical China

 

Confucianism:

1. Summarize Confucius' idea of an ideal government.

2. What should be the major qualities of a superior man, according to Confucius?

3. Why does Confucius consider propriety important for individuals and for family, as well as for the state?

4. From this document, what can be seen as the major themes in Confucianism?

5. Why was the Warring States period so important for the development of Confucianism?

 

HW: Read pp. 41-45

Classical China

 

HW: None

Classical China

 

HW: Read pp. 45-48

 

Classical China: Legalism

 

The Way of the State

 

HW: Read pp.48-54

 

Classical China: Daoism

  1. What is the Way in Daoist interpretation?
  2. How does Daoism portray the relationship between people and nature? Why is harmony between man and nature important?
  3. What is the Daoist view of "good order"?
  4. What kind of people in China's classical society were likely to be attracted by Daoist thinking?
  5. How different is the Daoist idea of an ideal government from that of Confucianism?

 

HW: Finish questions on Daoism

 

Week of 21 September 2009 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

QUIZ: Mesopotamia

Comparing and Contrasting Early Civs.: The Iceman

 

HW: Questions on River valley civs.

Comparing and Contrasting Early Civs.

 

HW: Review for Unit 1 Test

Comparing and Contrasting Early Civs.

 

HW: Review for Unit 1 Test 

Review for Unit 1 Test

 

 

UNIT 1 TEST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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