Download Unit 2: Cultural Diffusion

Unit 1: Development & Interaction of Cultures
Essential Questions:
“How does cultural diffusion impact society?”
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How did Renaissance ideas affect European culture?
How are cultures diffused?
How did the Golden Age of Muslim culture impact the advancement of other cultures?
How did Muslim rulers treat their conquered peoples?
To what extent were European and Muslim Empires similar in practicing tolerance?
Why did religious leaders want to reform the Catholic Church?
To what extent did the Reformation change European culture?
To what extent were European and Muslim Empires practice tolerance?
Why did nation-states set out to explore and colonize other lands?
How did technology play a vital role in exploration and colonization?
Why was Europe most dominant at exploring and colonizing?
To what extent did people benefit from the cultural diffusion brought on by Exploration?
To what extent does absolutism affect culture?
To what extent did absolute monarchs embrace change and cultural diffusion?
How do absolute rulers achieve and maintain power?
Day 1
Topic: Italian Renaissance Review
Format:
Intellectual Inventory and discussion
Projection of select images
Video: Biography of the Millennium, Renaissance (12 minutes)
Day 2
To prepare: Read textbook Chapter 1 (section 2)
Topic: Northern Renaissance
Format: Do Now – Three important points from homework reading
Reading, Northern Renaissance Primer
Project, Northern Renaissance Paintings (explanation, group assignments)
Viewing, Northern Renaissance Paintings
Days 3 & 4
Media Center research
Days 5 & 6
Northern Renaissance project, presentations
Day 7
Quiz – Italian & Northern Renaissance
Video: Biography of the Millennium, Gutenberg (8 minutes)
Days 8 - 11
To prepare: Read Chapter 1 (section 3)
Topic: The Protestant Reformation
Format: Video and Video Guide, Martin Luther (will be graded at end)
Students will answer questions after video segments; class discussion
Days 12 & 13
Introduction of writing format for Modern World History: Rubric, Template, Model
Assignment of Martin Luther Essay
Day 14
Topic: The Age of Exploration
Format: Handout, The Age of Exploration (students answer questions)
World History Short, “The Race for Riches”
Handout, Factors Behind 15th-century Exploration (cut out strips and categorization)
Day 15
To prepare: Complete cut out strips and categorization
Topic: The Age of Exploration
Format: Discussion of Factors Behind 15th-century Exploration
Video: Story of Mankind, Exploration (Unchartered Waters) – 10 minutes
Chart: Explorers 1400-1600 and questions
Day 16
Topic: The Age of Exploration
Format: - Map activity: students will chart the courses of select explorers on a blank map (collected and
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- Worksheet, the Columbian Exchange
Day 17
Topic: The Age of Exploration
Format:
- Exploration: East Meets West handout
- Letter to King George (original & edited)
- Map of Voyages of Zheng He: discuss and answer questions
- Video: Clips of Ming treasure ships (from PBS video, The Chinese Columbus)
Day 18
Quiz – the Age of Exploration
Day 19
Topic: Absolute Rulers
Format:
Handout, Introduction to Absolute Rule
Webquest, Louis XIV & Peter the Great
Day 20
Media Center research for Webquests
Day 21
Do Now: List qualities of rulers, both good and bad. Class discussion.
Topic: Muslim Gunpowder Dynasties (Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals)
Format: PowerPoint Presentation, accompanying handout (includes note chart and map), and video
Day 22
To prepare: Read textbook Chapter 5 (section 5)
Topic: Evolution of British Government
Format: - PowerPoint presentation (includes video segments)
- Note Packet, Evolution of British Government (includes primary sources)
Day 23
Quiz - Absolute Rulers