Enlightenment and Revolutions
Unit 1: World History 2014
Sept 8/9
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#1/ Perspective Readings/ In Class/ Done Sept 8/9
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#2/ Mapping Skills/ In Class/ Done Sept 8/9
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#3/ Document Skills/ In Class/ Done Sept 8/9
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Skills: Analyzing Documents
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Objective: I can… evaluate a source by analyzing the author of the source.
Sept 10/11
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Finish #3
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#4/ Empires Review Posters/ In Class/ Done Sept 11
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#5/ Empires Reading Review and 1 Page Notes/ (Due Tuesday/Weds)
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Skills: Research and Evaluate Information
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Objective: I can… compare and critique the rise and fall of land based
empires as opposed to sea based empires during the 15th-18th century C.E.
Empires Review 1450-1750
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Each group of 3 will be assigned a land based empire and a sea based
empire to make a poster on. Each deserves its own poster
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You need to focus on:
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How are these empires similar and different?
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Why did the empires rise, fall, or stay powerful?
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Who was important in the success and failures of the empires?
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What were the important events for the empires?
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Why is something an important source?
Empires
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Land Based: Ottomans, Japan, China, Russia, India
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Sea Based: France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands
Empires Posters
Individuals Turn In and
Complete:
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2 Persian Chart for Each Empire
Assigned
1 Map of Land Based Empire
Showing the growth of the empire
over time
1 Map of a sea based empire
showing exploration by famous
explorers and colonies around the
world
Group Turn in and Presentable
to others:
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You are all Researchers
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Must Complete 2 posters: 1 on Land Based
Empire, 1 Sea Based Empire
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Define roles in the group: speaker, reader,
writer
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What needs to be on the poster?
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Map
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PERSIAN Information
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Link to a reliable source
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2-3 Important People and why important
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2-3 Important Events and why important
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Summary Paragraphs of the rise and fall of
that Empire between 1450-1750
Sept 12/15
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Finish #4
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Work on #5
Steps for today:
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Finish both PERSIAN charts. This is the research part of class
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Create each poster (first decide important information for the
poster)
 1 Person start making one poster, 1 Person start making the other
poster, 1 Person Draw the maps
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As a group, write a couple paragraphs (can be typed) using this
question to guide you for each empire:
“Why
did __________________ empire rise and become great and
then (fall or become more powerful)?
Sept 16/17
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Turn In Homework
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Finish #4
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#6/ Reading Comprehension on Homework/ In Class/ Sept 16/17
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#7/ Gallery Walk of Empires/ In Class/ Sept 16/17
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Skills: Prioritizing information
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Objective: I can…compare and critique the rise and fall of land based empires as
opposed to sea based empires during the 15th-18th century C.E.
Sept 18/19
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Do #7
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#8/ Empires Expansion Power Point/ In Class/ Done Sept 18/19
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#9/ “The Great Divergence Between Europe and Asia” Reading and Questions/
HOMEWORK/ Due Sept 22/23
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Skills: Prioritizing Information
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Objective: I can… analyze the reasons why different empires expand and analyze
why they were successful and/or struggled in their expansion.
Sept 22/23
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Finish #8 and #9
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#10/ Enlightenment Ideas Lecture/ In Class/ Done Sept 22/23
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#11/ Enlightenment Ideas Chart/ In Class and Homework/ Due Sept 24/25
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Skills: Prioritizing Information
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Objective: I can… critique Enlightenment ideals and demonstrate an
understanding of how these ideals challenged the authority in Europe in the late
1600s into the 1700s.
Sept 24/25
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Finish #10 and 11
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#12/ Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment People and Ideas Chart/ In
Class/ Finish on Sept 26/30
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Skills: Prioritizing Information
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Objective: I can… critique Enlightenment ideals and demonstrate an
understanding of how these ideals challenged the authority in Europe in the
late 1600s into the 1700s.
Sept 26/30
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Finish #12
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#13/ OPVL The “Natural” Inferiority of Women/ In Class/ Done Sept 26/30
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#14/ OPVL Rousseau and Wollstonecraft (2 OPVL)/ HOMEWORK/ Due Oct 1/2
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Homework: REVIEW FOR TEST (2nd Part of Class on Oct. 1/2)
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Skills: Prioritizing Information
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Objective: I can… critique Enlightenment ideals and demonstrate an
understanding of how these ideals challenged the authority in Europe in the
late 1600s into the 1700s.
Poster Points
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2 points- Map showing growth over time
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2 points- PERSIAN Info
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2 points- People, Events, Rise and Fall Explained
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2 points- Accurate information
Test Layout
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Multiple Choice
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Matching
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Fill in the blank
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Mapping
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Short answer (about a paragraph each answer)
Review Topics
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Common themes between Empires
between 1450-1750 (Class Notes
and Homework Reading helps)
Common differences between Sea
and Land Based empires
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How does the Scientific Revolution
relate to later Enlightenment ideals?
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6 Enlightenment thinkers
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Define the Enlightenment
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How did exploration of the new
world change Europe?
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Enlightenment Ideals Chart (Review
those topics)
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Why would Europe developing as
Nation-States allow these places to
build massive Sea-Based empires?
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How does a Social Contract work?
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Why would the Enlightenment cause
conflict in Europe?
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Explain Economic Systems