U.S. History
Mr. Boothby
9/9/2014
The Learning Target
: Trade Across Continents
Crusades/ The Silk Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c85lfR9quw
Reaction (1 FULL Page MINIMUM)
What was the “Black Death” like for Europeans living in the 1340’s?
Discuss with one partner…POSSIBLY NON-WRITTEN???
Hint: We did this yesterday (See pg17) TEST YOUR MEMORY!
OR View the video from yesterday for the first 10 min
(@12:00)!
Silently Read Pages 20-23
Trade Across Continents
1. How did Islam affect the Mediterranean region?
2. Why did the Chinese become involved in international trade?
3. Why did the Pope launch the crusades?
4. What was the ‘Silk Road”?
GROUP DISCUSSION: Get into groups of 2 and discuss…
Compare and Contrast the “Crusades” of the 1000’s and the “Wars
against Terrorism” we are involved with today… THINK SERIOUSLY
ABOUT THIS! ON TASK=DISCUSSION ONLY
Jihad=A holy war against
OFF TASK=WRITTEN WORK!
non-believers (non-Muslims)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihad
IF TIME ALLOWS: The Crusades…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--A7WDtrx7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqK-RuntywY
IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME YOU
MAY WATCH THESE AT HOME!
Grab a permission slip for our featured film “The Patriot”
Staring: Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger
SLIPS ARE DUE FRIDAY or before!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjt0jc3za5o
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/
RATED
PG-13
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MR. BOOTHBY’S
US HISTORY CLASS