Unit+Plan+from+2012

=**Day 1:**= 1. Go over final assessment. Go through [|Tips for writing] Review evidence vs. analysis and why you need BOTH! take turns analyzing evidence together.
 * What is an Empire?**

Goals for **today**: 1. Define **Empire.** How is an empire different from a civilization? 2. What are the connotations of "empire"? Are they negative or positive? both? 3. Research the Gupta empire and explain the following aspects of its history: Background/Environment, Founding, Leadership (political policies) Division of Labor/Society organization, Technology, Religion, Trade and economics, and Decline/Fall. 4. What are the advantages/disadvantages of living in an empire? (today's focus: Mauryan and Gupta)
 * 2. Start new unit**

1. How is the Gupta Empire different from the Harappan Valley Civilization? 2. What are the advantages/disadvantages of living in the Mauryan and Gupta Empires? Take into account the caste system 3. Explain the following aspects of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires: - Background/Environment/Founding - Leadership (political structure) - Division of Labor/Society Organization - Technology - Religion - Trade and economics - Decline and Fall
 * Ancient/Classical Empires:**

Mauryan and Gupta Reading pp 39-47 on the [|document here] (you must download the pdf because it's too big to look at on drive)

The Mauryan Empire: media type="custom" key="23736928"

[|Mauryan Empire Art Exhibit]

[|Mauryan Empire Reading]

The Guptas: media type="custom" key="23726812" media type="custom" key="23726816"

There is also a short segment in the textbook pp62-64 Find other resources on your own. You must cite the sources and evaluate their validity based on the [|library site guidelines.]
 * [|Gupta Empire]**

1. What were the advantages/disadvantages of living n the Gupta Empire? Take into account the caste system and all of the aspects of the empire that you researched today. 2. Compare the Gupta empire to any other civilization you have learned about or larger empire that you know of. To what extent is the Gupta empire more/less/equally advanced?
 * Wrap Up Assessment:**

Read pp101-121 and answer the following questions: 1. How did geography influence Greek history? 2. Compare one of the following groups to the Persians (the Minoans, Mycenaeans or Dorians) To what extent should the Minoans, Mycenaeans, or Dorians be considered empires? 3. What was the polis? 4. How is Greek religion similar/different to any other religion you have learned about? 5. Explain the power structure and social structure of Ancient Greece. How was the empire of Greece able to expand?
 * Homework:**

Optional Video on Ancient Greece (esp the age of Pericles) media type="youtube" key="MR4euj6xjds" height="315" width="420" media type="youtube" key="bUyfzdyqa98" height="315" width="420" media type="youtube" key="5n6YCodBnqI" height="315" width="420"

=**Day 2: Start Ancient Greece**= 1. How did ideology shape different Greek states? 2. How are trade and conflict interrelated in Greece? 3. To what extent is geographic luck a factor in the advancement of Greece?
 * Guiding Questions on Greece:**

1. How did geography influence Greek history? 2. Compare one of the following groups: the Minoans, Mycenaeans or Dorians to the Persians. Which is more advanced? Why? 3. What was the polis? 4. How is Greek religion similar/different to any other religion you have learned about this year? 5. Explain the power structure and social structure of Ancient Greece. How was the empire of Greece able to expand?
 * Review Homework Questions:**

[|Greece Newspaper Assignment] OR TV News Program

Other Resources on ancient Greece


 * Day ?: Leadership and Alexander the Great **
 * To what extent do individuals shape history as opposed to circumstance? What made it possible for some leaders to become "heroes" while others are forgotten?**

1. How do individuals shape history? To What extent is history determined by individuals as opposed to circumstance? 2. How did Alexander the Great shape the history of Greece and the world? 3. How did Socrates shape the history of Greece and the world?
 * Do Now:** What makes a good leader? Give an example of a good and bad leader and explain why you put them in each category.
 * Questions to answer for the day:**

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1. How does Alexander justify his conquests? 2. What ultimately leads to the fall of Alexander's Empire? 3. Thinking about patterns: What similarities/differences exist between the rise and fall of Alexander's empire and the rise and fall of the Persian Empire? How do you think these patterns help explain the rise and fall of other empires in world history? 4. To what extent is the success/failure of Alexander's empire due to his own decisions/leadership? Explain
 * Review the fall of the Greek empire and Alexander's Empire:** **pp 121, 133-135**
 * Also, re-watch the Alexander the Great Crash Course to help you answer the questions below:**

1. How did religious/philosophical ideas influence the ways in which Greece functioned?
 * Other types of leaders: philosophers**

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 * Greek Thinkers**

Socrates and Philosophy discussion: Ship Example Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Why did the field of philosophy arise at this period of time in Greece? What does it show us about that civilization? [|Greek Philosophy Handout]

[|Does Philosophy still matter?]

Due by the end of class! Resources you can use: textbook, approved internet sources
 * [|Historical Inquiry About Socrates]**

Wrap Up Discussion: 1. How did Socrates shape the history of Greece and the world? 2. Compare and contrast the impact the leadership practices of Socrates and Alexander the Great. 3. Why did Philosophy and Reason Emerge in Greece? Where else in the world has philosophy played a major role? 4. Why does philosophy emerge in certain societies and not others? 5. To what extent does the existence of Philosophy in a civilization indicate its stability?

Make sure you can answer the following questions in your notes: 1. What led to the break of of Alexander the Great's Empire (including the Greek city states)? 2. How did Greek thinkers and philosophers affect the way people thought about the world?
 * Homework:**
 * Review Greece's Golden Age Reading:pp125-132**

=**Rome:**= The Roman Empire in the First Century [|PBS Videos] and [|Lesson Plans] media type="custom" key="23714442"
 * Now we are going to look at the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.**

Background/Environment, Founding, Leadership (Organization, Political policies), Division of Labor/Society, Technology, Religion, Trade and economics, and Decline/Fall.
 * 1.** Think about what you learned in the beginning of this unit about patterns in empires:

In your same groups, do an investigation trying to answer the following: [|Did Rome fall or was it pushed?] Go through the questions on the above link and answer them with your group. You may also use the video resources below to answer the questions on the site. Other online resources about the fall of Rome:
 * 2. Fall of Rome Activity:**

[|Illustrated History of the Roman Empire: FAQ (See "Why did Rome fall?")] [|Fall of Rome: Decline of the Roman Empire] [|The Fall of Rome] [|Roman Empire: The Fall of Rome] [|Malaria and the Fall of Rome] [|Why Rome Fell]


 * [|The Fall of the Roman Empire:]** 1. How did bad leadership contribute to the fall of the Roman empire? List and explain the accomplishments of one specific bad leader. 2. How did emperors get power? 3. What happened to border troops that caused problems for the empire? 4. Why were there financial problems for Rome? 5. What did Diocletian do? 6. What event do many historians consider the final cause of the fall of Rome? 7. What parts of Rome have not fallen? In other words, how does Rome continue to influence western society today?

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How is the rise and fall of the Roman empire similar/different to the rise and fall of Persia or the Greeks? (Alexander's Empire, Athens, or Sparta)?
 * 4. Follow up question to Fall of Rome Activity:**


 * Further reading: [|Fall of Rome ppt]**

Review the videos and pp143-171 in your textbook about the Roman empire to help you further be able to answer the following questions: 1. What were the causes for the rise AND fall of the Roman empire? 2. Create a graphic organizer representing the causes for the fall of Rome and how they are interrelated. Put other civilizations that have similar causes for their fall on your graphic organizer, as well. This should help you to see some patterns. 3. Are there patterns for the rise and fall of civilizations? Use what you have learned about other empires to support your answer. BE SPECIFIC! Quiz next class!
 * Review:**

Brain Pop Questions (and additional review material on the Roman empire)
 * Optional Review Material:**

-Engineering an Empire: Rome: media type="custom" key="23745466"

=Patterns in the Rise and Fall of Empires=
 * 1. Do the reasons for the rise and fall of Rome seem similar to the rise and fall of other empires you have learned about? Explain.**
 * 2. Are there patterns for the rise and fall of civilizations?**


 * Discussion: What led to the rise and fall of all 3 empires (Persia, Rome, Greece ) we have studied in class?**
 * Are there patterns for the rise and fall of civilizations?**

Final Assessment: Choose 2 of the following questions to answer in the form of an essay. [|(you will be graded based on the following Rubric for each example you use.] Each example is worth 4 pts so each question is worth 8 pts and the total score is out of 16 ) 1. How does ideology shape societies? You must use 2 examples from the following: Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Greek Empire (You may choose to do the fall of Athens OR the Fall of Alexander's Empire)

2. How are trade and conflict interrelated? You must use 2 examples from the following: Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Greek Empire (You may choose to do the fall of Athens OR the Fall of Alexander's Empire)

3. To what extent is geographic luck a factor in the advancement of empires? You must use 2 examples from the following: Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Greek Empire (You may choose to do the fall of Athens OR the Fall of Alexander's Empire)

4. Did trade influence the rise of empires or did empires influence the extent of trade? You must use 2 examples from the following: Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Greek Empire (You may choose to do the fall of Athens OR the Fall of Alexander's Empire)

5. What makes civilizations rise AND fall? Are there patterns for the rise and fall of civlizations? You must use 2 examples from the following: Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Greek Empire (You may choose to do the fall of Athens OR the Fall of Alexander's Empire)

6. To what extent is history determined by individuals as opposed to circumstance? You must use two examples of leaders to support your answer.

Optional Interesting Video on Patterns that exist between the modern British Empire and the Roman empire: media type="youtube" key="q_wtS7LnFDA" height="315" width="420"


 * Start Research Project for Semester 1!**


 * Transition Powerpoint: [|The Rise of Civilization, Empires, and Trade]**


 * Additional Lesson on the Fall of the Han Empire**


 * Additional Lesson on Trade Routes**


 * Athens and Sparta Debate Lessons**


 * Persia Lessons**