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Unit Three Age of Empires The Big Idea! As we saw at the end of our River Cities unit, humans first independent civilizations were eventually absorbed into larger civilizations where multiple peoples and cities were ruled by one powerful centralized government. This was the beginning of the Age of Empires. A dynasty of rulers would lay claim to an area of land and all the people in it. They would establish government systems, religious beliefs, technologies and arts to help them overcome the challenges within their empire. Then another group, with better technology, or more motivating beliefs would come in and take them over. Although the transition from one empire to another was often violent and destructive, over time peoples’ lives became better off. That’s because each new conquering group would make improvements to the government, beliefs, arts and technology of the previous group. Your task will be to track 4 Empires in one region of the world and note the changes made to government, religion, technology, and/or arts in that region so that you can answer this Thesis Question: Is having your civilization conquered by another group a beneficial or harmful thing? Oh, and did I mention you have 5 class periods to do it? Day One: Pre Read 2 packets: In this unit I want you to continue to learn about the advancements of civilization in the Middle East and Europe. But, I also want you to explore cultures that were developing in other parts of the world like China, India, and America. So I want everyone to read the Middle Eastern Empire packet, but the second one is your choice of India, China or America. Which ever one you think you might be interested in. Your first step is to just read both packets over so that you get an idea of what is in each packet. Choose a Region: Now that you have read both packets you have to decide which one you will write an essay about and which one you will do an oral report project. First we are going to focus on the essay. So, the region that you want to do a project on can just be put aside for a week. Region Middle East Empires Hittites Assyrians Chaldeans(Babylonians) Persians China Shang Zhou Ch’in (Qin) Han India Indus Valley Aryan Maurya Gupta America Olmec Mayan Aztec Incan Day Two: Use the note taking template attached to this packet to take notes on the Government, Religion, Technology and Arts of each Empire in your packet. This is just like you did with Egypt, instead of 3 Kingdoms you are doing each Empire. Also the Egypt reading was 16 pages of info, and these are only 10 pages. Do as much as you can in class, finish for homework. Citations: To help us get to the point where we can cite our references for a paper, on this assignment I want your notes to be annotated. That means I will show you how to keep track of what notes on your outline came from what source. I have included instruction sheets on writing bibliographies and footnotes. Day Three: 2nd Resource: After filling in your note sheet from your first packet, you will notice that there are certain topics that you don’t have a lot of detail about. So, you need to find new resources with additional information to fill in the gaps. This class will be devoted to looking at other resource books. I have provided you with a list of books and page numbers to make the process easier for you. Topics: With only 3 days to take notes and 1 day to write, you may not have enough time to find out about every topic (Gov, Rel, Art, Tech) for every empire. So, only do as many as you think you can tackle. The more you do the higher your grade, but be realistic. Maybe you just want to focus this paper and research on talking about how each empire changed their government or their art. Day Four: 3rd Resources. Last class you hit some additional resource and pulled out anything you didn’t already have. You should have noticed that it went quicker, because you already knew 90% of what you reading. But, you’ll notice that you still have topics that don’t have a ton of detail. So now we have to do a more specific search. Time to hit the world wide web. This time, do specific searches for the specific topic you are looking for. If you need more detail on Mayan Art, search for “Mayan Art” – not just “Mayans” When you find a good web resource, either save it as a word document, or print it out. Don’t just start taking notes. The idea is that you are collecting resources to take with you. You are going to be given limited time in the lab to collect these resources. Get them! Come back, then start scanning through them for more details. Finish going over them for homework. Day 5: Write the Essay! Now it’s time to write it all up. This is no different than you have done for your Egypt essay. We will take some time to go over together how to set up your outline and some context and conclusion ideas. Then its off to write it up. You can hand write or type. Whatever is easier. Footnotes: Depending on how this is going, I will show you how to cite information in your paper. Stay tune for further instructions. See, Easy Peasy! 2nd Source, Resource Guide. Coronado; World History Not Bad Middle East: Amorite 42 Hittite Assyrian 42 Chaldean 79-82 Persian 97-100 India: Indus River Civs 107 Aryans 108 Maurya 259 Gupta’s 260 China: Shang 118-120 Zhou 120-126 called the Chou Qin 265 -266 Han 266 -268 Africa: Kush 309-311 Ghana 311 Mali 312 Songhai 312 America: Olmec Mayans 284-285 Aztec 285-286 Inca 286 Glencoe; World History Not Bad Middle East: Amorite 40-41 Hittite 55 Assyrian 61-62 Chaldean 62 Persian 62-64 India: Indus River Civs 72-73 Aryans 74-76 Maurya 81-84 Gupta’s 84-86 China: Shang 88-91 Zhou 91-94 Qin 98-100 Han 100-103 Africa: Kush: 225Ghana 228-230 Mali 230-231 Songhai 231 America: Olmec 352 Mayans 353-355 Aztec 356-358 Inca 360-362 World History: Comprehensive Volume Amazing Detail- Everything you want to know - Difficult reading level Middle East: Amorite 10-11 Hittite 22-23 Assyrian 28-30 Chaldean None Persian 30-35 India: Indus River Civs 40-42 Aryans 42-43 Maurya 43-48 Gupta’s 241-243 China: Shang 67-69 Zhou 69-72 Qin 75-80 Han 80-84 Africa: Kush 218 Ghana 226-228 Mali 228-229 Songhai - None America: Olmec 170-171 Mayans 171-176 Aztec 176-183 Inca 184-186 World Cultures: A Global Mosiac Don’t use it for M.E. – but not bad for the others Middle East: Amorite None Hittite Assyrian Chaldean Persian India: Indus River Civs 171-172 Aryans 173-174 Maurya 183-185 Gupta’s 185-187 China: Shang 328 -329 Zhou 328-329 Qin 337 Han 337-341 Africa: Kush 75-76 Ghana 80 Mali 80-81 Songhai 82 America: Olmec Mayans 448-450 Aztec 450-453 Inca 451-454 A World History: Links Across Time… Not bad – good 2nd Source Middle East: Amorite 35-36 (Called Babylonians) Hittite 51-53 Assyrian 53 67-68 Chaldean 54 Persian 97-100 India: Indus River Civs 40-41 Aryans Maurya 150 Gupta’s 199-202 China: Shang 61-62 Zhou 75-77 108-110 Qin 166-168 Han 168-170 Africa: Kush 124-126 Ghana 461 Mali 352- 354 Songhai 354-355 America: Olmec 79-82 Mayans 221-225 Aztec 358-360 Inca 360 361 World History: A Story of Progress A great place to start all around Middle East: 22-28 Amorite Hittite Assyrian Chaldean Persian India: Indus River Civs 63 Aryans 63-67 Maurya 90-93 Gupta’s 93-95 China: Shang 71-73 Zhou 73-74 Qin 83-85 Han 85-89 Africa: Ghana 218 Mali 218 Songhai 219 America: Olmec Mayans 233 Aztec 234 Inca 235 World History: Connections to Today Hit or Miss: Not overly detailed in some areas. Others will get you started. Middle East: Amorite 37 (Hammurabi) Hittite 38 Assyrian 38 Chaldean 39 (Babylon) Persian 40 India: Indus River Civs 51-53 Aryans 53-57 Maurya 82-85 Gupta’s 85-87 China: Shang 59-61 Zhou 61-63 Qin 93-94 (Triumph of the First Emperor) Han 94-99 Africa: Kush 287 (Nubians) Ghana 289- 290 Mali 290-291 Songhai 291-292 America: Olmec 159-160 Mayans 160-162 Aztec 162-164 Inca 165-168 Human Heritage Excellent detail for the stuff that it has! Middle East: Amorite 49-51 (Hammurabi of Babylon) Hittite None Assyrian 108-111 Chaldean 111-113 Persian 113-118 India: Indus River Civs 73 Aryans Maurya Gupta’s China: None Shang 78-82 Zhou Qin Han Africa: None Ghana Mali Songhai America: None Olmec Mayans Aztec Inca Gale Virtual E Encyclopedias: See Website for live links. Dynastic Cycle Annotated Notes Region Sources Government Sources Religion Empire/Dynasty Sources Technology Sources Art Sources 1 2 3 Dynastic Cycle Annotated Notes Region Sources Government Sources Religion Empire/Dynasty Sources Technology Sources Art Sources 1 2 3 Dynastic Cycle Annotated Notes Region Sources Government Sources Religion Empire/Dynasty Sources Technology Sources Art Sources 1 2 3 Dynastic Cycle Annotated Notes Region Sources Government Sources Religion Empire/Dynasty Sources Technology Sources Art Sources 1 2 3 Grading: LE1: Historical Connections Description Score Students can develop a complex understanding of what we can learn as a society from the lost civilization Explanation 95 85 75 Determines in introduction whether being conquered is good or bad, but body paragraphs clearly demonstrate it. Also, makes a clear comparison to our society. Determines in introduction whether being conquered is good or bad, and body paragraphs demonstrate why. Determines in introduction whether being conquered is good or bad, but body paragraphs don’t demonstrate it. LE2 Historical Literacy 95 Lots and lots of information on all four topics for all Empires: Art, Gov., Rel., and Technology 95-75 Information on 2-3 topics 65 This is just a collection of information about your region. 75 Thorough information on 1 topic 65 Incomplete or inaccurate info on one topic. Not all empires covered LE3: Information Technology Students Organize information: Student plans a note taking technique that allows for all information to be readily accessible Allows for new information to be added There is actually more information in your notes than in your paper. Students find, cite and analyze the usefulness of resources: Student identifies which material comes from which source Student writes a proper citation for each source used Student uses appropriate number of sources to find answers to research questions. Student writes correct citations in paper (footnotes) written correctly and in proper location LE5: Work Habits 95 Finished at exam period. Thorough and detailed work. Efficient use of class and out of class work time 85 Finished at exam time, but work could have been a little more thorough 75 Misuse of class time, not working nights, but done by exam 65 Time mismanaged so not finished by exam time. LE4 Writing Purpose: o Establishes clear thesis in introduction o Can read each body paragraph and know what the thesis is and how it has been proved. o Conclusion demonstrates what we have to learn from the thesis Organization o Written report is organized with an introduction. body paragraphs, , and a conclusion. o Empires are put in chronological order o Sentences are arranged in paragraphs with thought and order – not just a random listing of unrelated facts o Body Paragraphs contain analysis sentences that show how they prove the thesis Detail: Report contains thorough and accurate details from research about each dynasty/empire Majority of detail in the body paragraphs support the topic of the thesis. Voice: Report is written with an appropriate professional and informative tone. Avoids “This paragraph will” type statements Proofread to be free of errors that distract the reader .