Chapters 15 &16

The First Global Age: Europe and Asia (1415-1796)

The First Global Age: Europe, the Americas, and Africa (1492-1750)

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         5/8                China:  The Mongol and Ming Empires  Handout

                              Internet: Discovery Films:   Great Age of Exploration (1400-1550)

                              Internet: Discovery Films: Exploring the World: Christopher  Columbus and the New World  

                             Transparency:  Mongol Conquests

                             Assignment:  Read Chap 15 Sec 1-2

         5/9               Map: The World During the Age of Discovery (7.1.9,   7.2.9) Handout

                             Guided Reading and Review for  Chap 15 Sec 1 - 2  (8.4.9)  Handout

                   Transparency:  Age of Exploration

                    Questions on map on  page 376 in text

                    Assignment: Read Chapter 15 sections 3 & 4 pages 382-389.

5/12             Video:  The Great Ships (with worksheet)  Handout

Activity:  Educational Board Game (8.1.9.B, 8.4.9)  Handout   Due 5/21

Assignment: Read Chapter 16 sects.1 & 2 pages 392-400.

5/13             Work on Game

5/14             Old World Meets the New   (8.1.9, 8.4.9) Handout

                    List injustices against natives in the New World

                    Work on Game

5/15             The Massacre in the Temple of Tenochtitlan  (8.1.9.B)  Handout  

                    Map: “Claims in the Americas, 1700.” Handout 

                    Assignment:  Read Chapter 16 section 3 pages 401-405

                    Work on Game

5/16             Review handout page 48 Guided Reading & Review.

 Video:  Newscast From the Past 10/23/1642 (14 minutes) (8.1.9, 8.4.9)

                    Work on Game

 Assignment:  Read Chapter 16 section 4 & complete GR&R 8.4.9.C, 8.4.9.D)

5/19            Creative Teaching Activity Page 74

                   Transparency:  Europe in the Americas (binder)

                   Transparency:  European Trading Empires (binder)

                   Viewpoint Activity pg. 52 Core Support. (8.1.9.B, 8.4.9.D)  Handout

Internet:  Discovery Films:  Exploring the World: The Conquistadors and the Aztecs  (15 ½)

                   Assignment:  Read Page 1005 in ‘99 edition of textbook.  Handout

                   Assignment:  Read Chapter 16 section 5

5/20            Spices

                   Internet:  Discovery Films: Slave ships  (52)

5/21            Play Board Games Handout (6.4.9, 7.1.9, 7.3.9, 8.1.9, 8.4.9)

                   Game Playing: One person stays with his game, all others rotate

                   as group to play the other games.

5/22            Test on Chapters 15 & 16

                   Assignment:  Read Chap 17, Sec 1 and complete GR&R  Handout

                   Study Guide for Chapter 17