Welcome to Social Studies 1 From the school website, select Staff then teacher to get to the team
Welcome to Social Studies
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From the school website, select Staffthen teacher to get to the team
Welcome to Social Studies
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From the team website, select Social Studiesthen CW/HW.
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Warm Up: Summarize
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Tuesday
Describe the physical characteristics of the vessels. Hypothesize which countries these vessels belonged to and tell why?
A. Log into the computer; record your CW & HW; log into BlackboardB. Record your answer on notebook paper to the questions below:
The next 9 slides are an example of what students see day to day.
Essential Questions
What impact did the Chinese have in their attempts to colonize various regions?
Objectives
CONTENT:
¡ Identify the impact of Chinese exploration on the world.
LANGUAGE:
¡ Write about the impact of Chinese exploration on the world
Word Wall: Key terms
¡ Zheng He
¡ imperialism -‐policy of extending a nation's authority by acquiring land and by the establishment of economic and political control over other nations
A Statue of Zheng He (1371-‐1433), Ming Navigator. Between 1405 and 1433 Zheng He demonstrated Chinese maritime power by leading seven immense fleets in expeditions to Southeast Asia, the Indian ports, the Persian Gulf, and the east coast of Africa.
Today’s Plan
PART I
¡ Read the article “Ming Dynasty Sea voyages”
¡ Annotating is not necessary for this assignment; however, you are welcome to if it will help you
PART II
¡ Answer the comprehension questions
Lets compare the ships & go over the answers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He
Columbus Zheng He
Number of Ships 3 : Nina, Pinta, Santa
Maria300 treasure ships
Size of ships
Largest: Santa Maria85 feet long, 40 feet
wide
600 feet long, 180 feet wide
Size of small aircraft carrier
Weight of ships unknown At least 1500 tons
Masts on ships 3 9
People on ships 90 700Summary of Entire Fleet
3 ships, manned by almost 300 people
More than 300 ships, manned by more than 27,000 officers & men
Home Country Spain China
Years of Voyage 1492-1504 1405-1433
Answers…¡ How many voyages did Zheng He make and when?
§ 7 voyages, 1405-‐1433 ¡ In at least 2 sentences, describe Zheng He’s fleet and then compare
it to the fleet of Christopher Columbus.
§ Zheng He had a massive fleet with over 200 ships, the largest being 3000 tons. His ships were manned by a crew of 20000 men. This compared to Columbus’s feeble 3 ships manned by 87 men with the largest ship only weighing 200 tons.
¡ What was the purpose of Zheng He’s voyages?
§ To display China’s power and magnificence.
¡ What technology did the Chinese have that Europeans lacked?
§ They had a magnetic compass, water tight compartments, maps, and stern post rudders.
Exit Discussion:
¡ How has learning about Zheng He and his voyages changed your opinion about early explorers?
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Sample page of what unit overview, which can be found on blackboard.
Assessments¡ Sample Ques+on One (with a reading passage)
If any one ensnare another, pu0ng a ban upon him, but he can not prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death. -‐ Code of Hammurabi
This is the first law of Hammurabi’s Code. If you assume that the most important laws usually go first, what can you learn about Mesopotamian culture from this passage? a) The ancient Mesopotamians relied heavily on hunBng.b) False accusaBons cause serious problems in enforcing laws.c) A major concern of ancient Mesopotamia was snares.d) Banning acBons should only be done on rare occasions.
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Sample assessment questions on final 3 days.
Assessments
¡ Sample Ques+on Two (without a reading passage)
Egypt was called the giH of the Nile. How did the Nile River become so important to the development of the EgypBan civilizaBon? a) The scarcity of rainfall made it difficult to grow crops.
b) The Nile’s flooding gave the EgypBans rich silt for farming.
c) Egypt is surrounded by desert land to the east and west.
d) Cataracts were helpful in navigaBng the Nile River
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Assessments
¡ Sample Constructed Response
IdenBfy and explain one example of a poliBcal impact of the Columbian Exchange on the people living in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere. Then, idenBfy and explain one example of an economic impact of the Columbian Exchange on the people living in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere. (State, explain, and support/elaborate)
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