Schedule January 26 - 29

Tuesday, January 26

New Seats!

1. Final Exam: Most Missed competition
2. Overview of the next two weeks

Wednesday, January 27

Lecture: The Spanish Colonies in the Americas.  There is a notesheet that goes with this lecture. Then read the article, "The Economies of Exploitation." Complete the questions on the back of the notesheet. The questions will be due tomorrow.

Thursday, January 28

Quiz: The Economies of Exploitation


Friday, January 29

Comparing the Colonies Activity. You will be examining the colonization processes of Spain, France and England. Place the items from the list onto the chart.  The following chapters can be used to help you, if needed.  (The password is grens!)

World History Patterns and Interactions: Chapter 19
World History Patterns and Interactions: Chapter 20

Schedule January 4 - 8

Welcome back!

Don't forget, you should be completing the Princeton Review Packet. It is due on Friday. I will be collecting it. You also have a quiz over it on Friday!

Monday, January 4

Lecture:  Introduction to the Renaissance.  There is a notesheet for this lecture.

Tuesday, January 5

Today, we are going to watch a video that introduces the ideas in this unit.  There is a sheet for this video.

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Wednesday, January 6

Lecture:  Humanism in Europe.  There is a sheet for this.

Thursday, January 7

Lecture: The Reformation in Europe.  There is a sheet for this. We will finish up the lecture on Monday.

Friday, January 8

Princeton Review Quiz.

Starting today, the John Green quizzes will be available.  These quizzes will be due on January 17.

Post Classical Trade Activity

While completing this activity, you will also need to complete a set of quizzes in Schoology about Trade in the Post-Classical Age. The quizzes will be due next Wednesday, by 11:59 pm. If you do everything below, this should be rather easy. But don't wait until the last minute. There are 9 quizzes altogether!

For this activity, you are going to need to research the major trade routes of the Post-Classical Age.  Below, for each of the regions, you will find links to help you put together a picture of the routes. Also, use Chapter 8 in your text. Click here for a copy of the activity.

A great overview of AP Trade Routes in the Post-Classical Age can be found here: AP Worldipedia


Silk Roads

A Brief History of the Silk Roads
Travel China: The Silk Roads

Maps of the Silk Roads:

Silk Road and Related Trade Routes
Silk Road Map
Map of the Main Silk Road

Indian Ocean Trade

Indian Ocean Trade: Overview, 300-1450 C.E.
John Green's Crash Course World History: Indian Ocean Trade

Maps for Indian Ocean Trade

Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center:  Click on "maps" and "medieval" to get an interactive map of indian ocean trade. Note: This is a flash site and you need to use the Puffin browser to view on the iPad.
Trade Routes of the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean Trade Routes

Trans-Saharan Trade

Trading Gold for Salt
Trade Routes Across the Sahara
The Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade
Trading Kingdoms of West Africa

Maps for Trans-Saharan Trade

Map of Trans-Saharan Trade
Timbuktu: Center of Trade


Mediterranean Trade

Mediterranean Trade Routes


MesoAmerican Trade Routes

Trading Patterns, Ancient America