Unit III: Regional and Trans-Regional Interactions c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450 By the end of this unit, you will understand the following Key Concepts: 3.1 Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks A. Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing and newly active trade networks. B. The movement of peoples caused environmental and linguistic effects. C. Cross-cultural exchanges were fostered by the intensification of existing, or the creation of new, networks of trade and communication. D. There was continued diffusion of crops and pathogens, including epidemic diseases like the bubonic plague, along the trade routes. 3.2 Continuity and Innovation of State Forms and their Interactions A. Empires collapsed in different regions of the world, and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states or political systems. B. Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers. 3.3 Increased Economic Productive Capacity and its Consequences A. Innovations stimulated agricultural and industrial production in many regions. B. The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline and periods of increased urbanization buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade networks. C. Despite significant continuities in social structures and in methods of production, there were also some important changes in labor management and in the effect of religious conversion on gender relations and family life.
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 September 19 September 21 September 25 September 27 October 01 Units I and II Review / 1 st Quarter Project Greco-Roman and Early Persia Review / Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Persia / Framing the Period Framing the Period / The Rise and Spread of Islam The Rise and Spread of Islam Islamic Contributions 1. Review Units I and II Exam Multiple Choice 1. Comparing Sassanid Persia and the 1. Finish Lecture: Questions of Periodization 1. Duiker Chapter 7 Quiz 1. : The Contributions of Islam 2. Introduction to 1 st Quarter Project The Travels of Ibn Battuta Byzantine Empire Quiz 2. Lecture: Questions of Periodization 2. Lecture: Islam Islam 1. Read Revival in the East: Byzantines, Persians, and Arabs and complete comparison chart CLASS Sept. 21) 2. Read Chapter 7 (due Sept. 27) 4. Read Bubonic 5. Complete Ibn 6. Read Chapter 12 1. Read Chapter 7 (due Sept. 27) 3. Read Bubonic 4. Complete Ibn 5. Read Chapter 12 6. Read The 1. Read Chapter 7 CLASS Sept. 27) 3. Read Bubonic 4. Complete Ibn 5. Read Chapter 12 6. Read The 2. Read Bubonic 3. Complete Ibn 4. Read Chapter 12 5. Read The 6. Study for your quiz 2. Read Bubonic 3. Complete Ibn 4. Read Chapter 12 5. Read The 6. Study for your 23)
DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 October 03 October 05 October 10 October 12 October 16 Sub-Saharan Africa / South Asia / South East Asia 1. AMSCO 11 Quiz 2. Return Units I and II SAQ 3. The Spread of Islam Case Study: India, Anatolia, West Africa, and Spain 1. Read Bubonic 05) 2. Complete Ibn 3. Read Chapter 12 4. Read The 5. Study for your Medieval Europe PSAT / Enrichment Medieval Europe Americas (Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Chavin, Moche, Aztec, and Inca) 1. AMSCO 11 Quiz Review 2. Quiz: Bubonic Plague Article 3. Discussion: The Bubonic Plague Reading 4. Lecture: Sources of Vitality in the West (Medieval Europe) 1. Ibn Battuta Project Due BEFORE 4pm on PSAT Day Oct. 11!!!! 2. Enrichment 1. Quiz: Chapter 12 Guided Reading Sources of Vitality in the West (Medieval Europe) Americas 1. Complete Ibn 1. Read Chapter 12 1. Read The 10 by 4:10pm for ALL students) 12) 2. Read Chapter 12 2. Read The 2. Study for your 3. Read The 3. Study for your Chapter 10 on (due Oct. 29) 4. Study for your 4. Read The Noble 4. Read AMSCO and Magnificent Chapter 10 on Hangzhou article from my website (due Oct. 29) for a quiz (due 1. Read The activity (due NEXT CLASS Oct. 2. Study for your Chapter 10 on (due Oct. 29) 4. Read The Noble and Magnificent Hangzhou article from my website for a quiz (due
DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 October 18 October 23 October 25 October 29 October 31 Americas / Review for Exam 1. Americas Assessment 2. Review for Unit III Part I Exam 1. Study for your Exam (NEXT Chapter 10 on (due Oct. 29) 3. Read The Noble and Magnificent Hangzhou article from my website for a quiz (due Exam 1. Unit III: Part I 1. AMSCO Chapter 1. Finish Lecture: Exam Multiple Golden Age of 10 Quiz The Golden Age Choice and Short China 2. Continue of China Answer Lecture: The 2. The Noble and Golden Age of Magnificent City China of Hangzhou Reading Quiz 3. Discussion: The Noble and Magnificent City of Hangzhou 1. Read The Noble Chapter 10 on Chapter 10 on and Magnificent Chapter 13 on Hangzhou article from my website (due Oct. 29) (due Nov. 08) 2. Read The Noble for a quiz (due 2. Study for Unit III and Magnificent 29) NEXT CLASS Exam Part II 2. Read The Noble (on Nov. 20) Hangzhou article and Magnificent from my website Chapter 13 on Hangzhou article China to the for a quiz (due from my website for a quiz (due (due Nov. 08) Chapter 13 on 3. Study for Unit III Exam Part II Chapter 13 on (on Nov. 20) (due Nov. 08) China to the (due Nov. 08)
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 November 02 November 08 November 12 November 14 November 16 Lecture: The Sinification of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam Sinification / The Mongols The Mongols The West The West / Comparing Feudalism Sinification of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam Chapter 13 on (due NEXT CLASS Nov. 08) 2. Study for Unit III Exam Part II (on Nov. 20) China to the 1. AMSCO Chapter 13 Quiz Sinification 3. Lecture: The Mongols 1. Mongol Impacts West and the World Balance 1. Finish Lecture: The West and the World Balance 2. Comparing Feudalisms: Japan and Europe Assignment 1. Study for Unit III 1. Study for Unit III 1. Study for Unit III Exam Part II Exam Part II Exam Part II (on Nov. 20) (on Nov. 20) (on Nov. 20) China to the China to the China to the 1. Study for Unit III Exam Part II (NEXT CLASS Nov. 20) China to the DAY 21 DAY 22 DAY 23 DAY 24 November 20 November 27 November 29 December 03 Topic Topic Topic Topic Unit III Exam Part II Unit III Exam Review / DBQ DBQ Essay How to DBQ 1. Unit III Exam: Part II Multiple Choice and Short Answer 1. Go Over Unit III Exam Part II Multiple Choice 2. How to DBQ 1. DBQ 1. DBQ Essay 2. Columbian Exchange Project Assigned Homework Homework Homework 1. Begin to prepare for your DBQ Essay (on Nov. 29) Chapter prepared 1. Relax and enjoy your Thanksgiving Break! 1. Prepare for your DBQ Essay (NEXT CLASS Nov. 29) Chapter prepared Chapter prepared