East Asia Unit Syllabus 2014-15
World History I - Mrs. Wiens
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1. What were China's major defense concerns and how did they address these over the
centuries?
2. What factors account for the rise of the Ming and Qing in China?
3. What factors brought about the decline of the Ming dynasty?
4. How was Japan unified in the 16th C and how did the Tokagawa Shogunate organize
Japanese society and government?
5. What were the achievements of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Tokagawa
Shogunate?
6. Why did the Ming stop the Chinese voyages of exploration and what does that say
about Chinese culture?
7. How did China and Japan respond initially to Westerners, and how did that response
change over time?
CLASS
Tues,
Sept. 9
1. Introduce China - Marco Polo
and Father Ricci (Witness History CD
HOMEWORK
Judging the Mongols handout – and
fill out chart.
Vol 2 Ch 35), (Millenium video, #520,
0:00-8:00, Ghenghis Khan)
2. Judging the Mongols, Read p.
32-34, continue highlighting.
Answer Qs 1-4 found on the back.
Wed,
Sept. 10
1. Debate Mongols
2. Introduce Zheng He (Cheng Ho);
PBS DVD "1421" clip
3. Ming rise to power
1. Go over Reading #1
2. Great Wall video, #515, 27:0039:00)
3. Ming Voyages, background, and
roles
Reading #1 IN RED BOOK!!!
Fri,
Sept. 12
1. DEBATE - 3 groups
2. opt Write Document-Based
Group Essay on whether Ming
should end all voyages.
Reading #2 Side One
Mon, Sept.
15
1. Go over Reading #2 Side 1:
Ming v. Qing
2. Catch Up
Reading #2 Side Two
Bring RED book to class tomorrow!
Thurs,
Sept. 11
Prepare role for debate on whether
to continue voyages
3. PPT Quiz over Ming and Qing
4. Do Reading #2, Side 2 in class;
begin Reading #3.
Finish Reading #3
Tuesday,
Sept. 16
Forbidden City DVD(copy) #215,
50 minutes- use video guide at end
of unit packet – do not miss this!!
Study and review Reading #3
Wed.,
Sept. 17
Celebrate U.S. CONSTITUTION
DAY. What's Your Constitution
IQ? Constitution Treasure Hunt
TBA
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/
1. Kangxi’s “Sacred Edict”
2. Wang Youpu’s Sacred Edict
Lecture: “Exhortations On
Ceremony and Deference”
3. Head Shaving decree
Thursday,
Sept. 18
1. Foot Binding Reading aloud --do
not miss this!
Reading #4 Side One
Bring RED book to class Monday!!
Friday,
Sept. 19
1. Reading #3 Review: Matrix
Race in pairs (reading handout-file)
2. Ming to Qing" Powerpoint +
RED text for maps
1. Japanese story-telling
2. Tokugawa Japan - An
Introduction Power Point (RH)
and Children's Magazine
3. http://www.usjapan.org/edomatsu/home.html
4. Introduce Shogun’s Edicts
Reading #4 Side Two
Tuesday,
Sept. 23
1. Go over Edicts
2. Reading #4 ppt Quiz (15-point)
Wed., Sept.
24
1. DVD: Japan: Memoirs of a
Secret Empire
Prepare for test over East Asia
following teacher's instructions; use
Study Guide
Prepare for test over East Asia
following teacher's instructions; use
Study Guide
Monday,
Sept. 22
Edicts handout
Prepare for Quiz over Reading #4
tomorrow
Write Memoir
Thursday,
1. Finish DVD - finish Part I, skip
Write Memoir
Study for East Asia test
Sept. 25
II, view III.
Memoir due tomorrow
2. Kaibara Ekiken "Common Sense
Teachings for Japanese Children
and Greater Learning for Women"
document
3. Write Memoir-due tomorrow
Friday,
Sept. 26
Monday,
Turn in Memoir
Small groups complete chart in unit
packet (Ming, Qing, Japanese) as
review.
White Board activity. Proper group
stands when the answer is their
country/empire: Yuan? Ming?
Qing? Japan? Or any Combination?
Review
Sept. 29
Tues, Sept.
30
TEST
STUDY