WEEK 5
2/28 – Review Mesopotamian/ Egypt Tests and Eastern Religions
 Warm-up:
o What were the defining features of the Indus Valley Civilization?
 Discussion: Geography
 EQ: What are the basic teachings of Hinduism? What are the basic teachings of Jainism? What are the Hindu holy
texts? (The Apple Analogy Reviewed)
 Readings: pages 98 – 102
 Min-Lecture: Eastern Religions
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
Review Buddhism
 Warm-Up: What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism and Jainism?
 Discussion: Review Hinduism and Jainism
 EQ: How did the early life of the Buddha lead to Buddhism? What are Buddhism’s major teachings?
 Readings: 103-107
 Mini-Lecture: Buddhism spreads throughout Asia
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
3/1 – Early Chinese River Civilizations
 Warm-Up: Pictures of Early Chinese Civilizations
 Discussion: Artwork reveals…
 EQ: How did geography effect China’s early civilizations? What are the early dynasties in Chinese history and why
are they important?
 Readings: 108-113
 Mini-Lecture: The Dynasties of China
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
Review of early India and China
 Warm-Up: Review of Essential Question’s
 Discussion: Review of all previous Essential Question’s
 EQ: How is the Eastern civilizations we studied different for those in the Middle East?
 Readings: 116 -117
 Review of Study Guide (jeopardy possibly)
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
3/2 – Ancient China and India
***Extra Activity – Document-Based Exploration
 Warm-up: What are the early dynasties of China?
 Discussion: The rise and fall of the early dynasties of China
 EQ: What is the difference between primary and secondary documents? How can we use these types of documents as
a research tool?
 *Readings: 114 -115, 86 -87, or 56-57
 Mini- Lecture: Document Based Research Skills
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
Finish Ancient China
 Warm-up:
o What were Oracle Bones?
o What was the Mandate of Heaven?
o Describe the Basic concept for Confucianism.
 Discussion: Early Chinese Philosophies
 EQ: What are the basic teachings of Confucianism? What are the basic teachings of Taoism?
 Readings: pages 108-113
 Min-Lecture: Eastern Religions and Philosophies
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
3/3 - Test for India and China Philosophies and Religions & Assign Greek gods and goddesses / Mythology
 Warm-Up: Review Key Ideas from Each Section
 Discussion: Review Questions
 TEST DAY: India and China
 EQ: What is the purpose and goals of the Greek Mythology Project?
 Assign Greek gods and goddesses / Mythology
 Research for Project and look at comics
 Readings: pages 92 –113
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
3/4 - The Early Greeks, 600 BC
 Warm-Up: Pictures of Greece geography and artworks
 Discussion: Artwork reveals…
 EQ: How did geography effect Greece’s early civilizations?
 Readings: 126 –132
 Mini-Lecture: The Polis
 Summarize and review Essential Questions
Review of Test Eastern Religion and Finish with Early Greece
 Warm-Up: How did geography effect Greece’s early civilizations?
 Discussion: Review Test and Mythology Project
 EQ: Who were the Early Greeks?
 Readings: 126 -132
 Mini-Lecture: Greek Civilization Develops
 Summarize and review Essential Questions