Egypt 7-1

Jacksonian Democracy political Cartoon

Hello 8th graders,
Your assignment for our topic on Jacksonian Democracy is to create a political cartoon based on the topics discussed in class and the reading.

Click here to get a copy of the Political Cartoon Analyzation Template.

ch8-3 China and the Larger World

William of Rubruck primary source questions

Hello 7th graders,
Click on this link to download and answer the questions relating to William's primary source account with the Mongol Empire.

ch5less2

Hello 8th graders,
We have finally completed lesson 3 and it is now time for you to create a political cartoon based on the topics discussed in class and the reading.

Click here to get a copy of the Political Cartoon Analyzation Template.

create a political cartoon illustrating American foreign policy from 1800 to 1825.
The Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Act
The War of 1812
the gaining of new territory from Spain
or
the Monroe Doctrine

Complete the political cartoon template.

ch5less2

Hello 8th graders,

I created a political cartoon analyzation template for each of you to complete and turn in with your political cartoons. Please click here to access and print out the analyzation template.

Catal Hoyuk

Link to the virtual field trip: Neolithic town

ch5less2 Ghana

Hello 7th graders,
I have been unsuccessful in trying to upload the Power Points at school, so here are the notes in outline form. Please make sure to have them copied by tomorrow as we should be finishing the lesson by tomorrow. The quiz will more than likely be on Friday. I will let you know tomorrow if plans change.

The Soninke
o Iron --> expanding empire
o Iron weapons were better than neighboring peoples’ stone weapons
o Result: easy to conquer other people
o Lacked salt
o Surplus of gold
o Fall of the Soninke

Ghana becomes the center of trade
o Traders with salt passed through Ghana
o Traders with gold passed through Ghana
o Both exchanged goods through Ghana

Ghana’s capital becomes divided
o Many traders were Muslim
o Rulers wanted to keep Islam separate from traditional Soninke religion
o Result --> divided the city into two sections(Muslim and Local people)

The Al Moravids
o They were from the Sahara and north Africa
o They were a threat to the Soninke

A new religion
o Arabs came to live in Ghana because of the good trade
o Trading of goods equals the trading of ideas
o By 750 Muslim Arabs had created a huge Islamic empire in the Middle East
o Traders taught the people of Ghana their Arab religion
o Government Officials and merchants change religion to Islam

Conversion to Islam
o Mandinke spread the ideas through out west Africa
o Islam stressed the brotherhood of all believers
o Encouraged trust and peaceful trade between people of different nationalities

Traditional practices
o Succession of the kings done through the mothers side practiced by Ghana (Known as matrilineal)
o Throne passes from father to son was practices by the Muslims (Patrilineal)

ch5less1

Hello class,
The PPT was not able to load up, but here are the notes that you will need. Make sure they are printed out or copied by tomorrow 12/11/09.

• Key terms: A. Craftspeople, B. flourish, C. fertile, D. potter, E. floodplain, F. savanna, G. Sahel
• 1.___People who are skilled at making things with their hands
• 2.___Flat land near a river that may be covered with water during a flood
• 3.___To grow or do very well
• 4.___Good for plants to grow in
• 5.___A person who makes pottery
• 6.___grassland with scattered trees and plant growth
• 7.___the shore of the desert
• Roots of a Mighty Empire
• Ancient times
• 5000 BC the Sahara was flowing with rivers green pastures and forests.
• 4000 BC rain fell less often and temperatures had risen.
• 2500 BC climate à Dry and Hot
• Change in climate
• Land became bare and bleak / desert
• Changes à people moving to
• Sahel (8 climate zones)
• Shore of the desert
• Temperatures range from dessert in the north to vegetation in the south.
• Occasional rainfall makes farming possible
• Banks of the Niger River : Semi-arid/tropical, wet and dry
• Nok 500BC-200AD
• Lived in West Africa, Present day Nigeria
• Had iron as a resource (450BC)
• Use iron instead of stone
• Used iron for spear points and farming tools
• Lives improved because of the iron
• Potters
• Used clay to build huts and craft sculptures
• The city of Jenne-Jeno 250BC – 1400AD present day Mali
• Advantages of the city’s location:
• Niger River àRich soil à farming
• Resources: abundant crops, cattle, fish
• Trade: rice, fish, baskets, pottery of salt, copper, stone, iron tools and gold jewelry
• means they were great artisans
• city was abandoned in 1400AD