Menzies 1421 and 1434 Discovery of America

Let’s explore China’s claim of discovery of the New World 70 years before Columbus the title of the book is 1421 the Year China Discovered the New World written by Gavin Menzies.

Your job is to investigate and record the evidence to support his claim from a few sections. You can not do them all. For each section:

http://www.gavinmenzies.net/pages/evidence-1421/index.asp?Section=9


1. Write down the heading in bold and some evidence or facts to support that claim.
2. Move on to the next section and do the same.
3. Keep in mind write detailed notes or bulleted information—the more you write the more intelligent you will sound.



After researching for about 30-40 minutes, please see me and I will give the name of a site that makes claims against Menzies.

Last 10-15 minutes render your verdict in a paragraph or two.

review ideas for Unit II 600-1450 C.E.

These sites will help you as you study this week for the test.


http://www.advancedplacementhistory.com/World%20Notes.html

http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cards.php?title=AP-World-History-Unit-2-Exam

http://www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us/teachers/derryb/
This is a teacher's site from Florida; it has lots of stuff to help you prepare for coming Unit II test and midterm.


Don't forget the book site and your log in. Practice multiple choice

Byzantine Webquest and the Hagia Sophia

The Byzantine Empire was geographically position at a highly strategic location, at a crossroads between Europe, Asia, and Africa. List two bodies of water bordering Constantinople and two ethnic kingdoms lying to the north.

Describe the role mosaics played in the Byzantine (Orthodox) church. Just wikipedia it and look at some mosaics and describe why they are important.
Define a mosaic and then describe them







Go to this site and skim for information http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MA/BYZ.HTM
Scroll down to Justinian and answer the following questions.

1. During the reign of Justinian, lessons from the fall of Rome had been learned. List two attempts made by Justinian to avoid the mistakes which contributed to the decline of Rome.



2. How important is the Corpus iuris civilis to civil law in Europe then and today?





3. Scroll down to Byzantine Christianity, what was the Iconoclastic controversy, explain the two sides.




Go to a new site: http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html Click on timeline

4. Tell me what happened on the following dates and why you think they are important.
639, 1054, 1081, and 1453





5. (click back) Go to works of Art (Click on the Madonna and child picture), describe the picture and why it is important representative of the Byzantine Art









6. Go back to works of Art ===click on presentation of temple? Why is the painting important? i.e what does it celebrate and what is the festival associated with it? Describe what it is about.











7. Put these in your notes ---From the glossary define the following words, Abbasid dynasty, Patriarchates, icon, Great Schism, Copts






8. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia Look at the pictures and read the short paragraph about this beautiful building. Jot down some notes. Explore the interactive map of the building, just enjoy and describe what you see. This is amazing building so please click on several places and describe what you see.

Time Traveler to the Song Dynasty

Scenario: Through the magic of time travel, you have been sent back to the Tang Dynasty in China, however, due to experimental technology you only have 50 minutes. During this time gather as much information as you can, because then you will be brought back to 2007, where you will use your information to quickly write up an article of your visit. What you seen and learned for our "newspaper," no more than 5-6 paragraphs.


Task: You will have 40 minutes, to gather as much information on the dynasty as you can.
Create a simple graphic organizer if you like, or you can take notes on what you come across.
Pay attention to SPRITE-- Political, Economic, Religious, Social, Intellectual (technology, arts, and inventions), and Architecture (pagoda).

Focus on the golden age during the Tang Dynasty and achievements
--economy—who they traded with and how far
--don't focus on Empress Wu, she can be mentioned, but focus on big ideas, not on rulers.

Websites you can consult for "your time travels"


http://chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/tang.html

Basic information and background of the dynasty. This is nicely laid out.


http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/tang/hd_tang.htm
Objects from the Tang dynasty


http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/tang.html


After forty minutes of note taking and research, you will write up a creative news article or letter to a friend which is no more than 5-6 paragraphs in length, it is not a formal essay. It does not have to have a formal thesis.

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/interactive.html

Book Review Resources 2009

Here are some review sites to help study for the unit tests you will encounter in this class.





Your book site is Strayer; http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/strayer1e/default.asp?uid=0&rau=0 You can register with your email and receive extra credit throughout the course by completing the activities related to the chapter we are on.

If you don't have email I will tell you how to log on.

This site is a teacher's Florida, it contains tons of links and fun thing to do. Mr. Derryberry is an awesome resource.

http://www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us/teachers/derryb/


Burnett teacher site

http://www.mrburnett.net/apworldhistory/keyterms/keyterms1200withdefinitions.htm

This site has terms for AP World you need to be familiar with


bubbabrain.comGo to click on High School then click on History and AP World.
Click on the Ancient Rome and then the others will work. I will create a couple more this weekend from our unit terms list, please have fun with them.





World Civilizations by Stearns
http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter1/deluxe.html

This site is the for the Stearns World Civilizations site, it has help chapter summaries that catch the main ideas of the Unit and glossary. If you play around with this site look into Chapters 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8.






This site has a game for world religions and philosophy
World Religions

This is the site for Armesto World History

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_armesto_theworld_1/56/14502/3712526.cw/-/t/index.html

This has multiple choice, True and False quizzes and the one I really like is matching so you can get the terms. Click on the chapter and explore.





Finally use your notes to build outlines for the essays, so you can be prepared for the written part of the test.

River Valley Civilizations

Today we will examine and record the evidence and what life like in the original river valley civilizations. We will look at the archaeological evidence related to the

river valley civilization

http://www.clscc.cc.tn.us/Courses/ngreenwood/History%201110/Online_Presentations/first_river_valley_civilizations.htm


Scroll down to Harappan Civilization --- read and take some notes and then click on ancient Indus River valley

Read and take notes
Who were the indus people and why did they disappear?
Click on archaeology pictures and take notes



Go back to clascc.cc site scroll down to Nile River valley and explore. --- explore and write down information about Pyramids and such. PBS site is awesome.

Go back to clascc.cc site and write in your own words the legacies of the Ancient River Valley Civilizations