Monday, January 10th

Continue on notebook page 16: The Russian Empire (label the next 2 pages 16 as well)

LEFT SIDE: What is the main idea of each of the sections?

RIGHT SIDE: Magnet Summary of your section

Song: “Getting’ Byzzy with it”

Russian Empire Skits 4 Groups

• Russia’s Birth• Kiev’s Power & Decline• The Mongol Invasions• Russia Breaks Free

Present your characters & give us the background on each

Present a short skit on the main idea of your section

On the left side of page 16, write the main idea of each section as they are presented

Tuesday, January 11th Set up notebook page 17: The Turkish Empire LEFT SIDE:

• How could essentially nomadic people give rise to a great civilization?

RIGHT SIDE: pp. 314-317 (11:3) READOccupiers Events

AbbasidsPersiansSeljuksMongols

Summary

Turks looked to Persians for religion, culture, language, customs. Persians held powerful offices in Turkish government.

Preview for tomorrow: Ottoman Empire

Occupiers EventsAbbasids Took slavesPersians Took control of caliphSeljuks Adopted Persian Culture;

largely illiterate; knew little of Islam to which many converted

Mongols Killed opposition, destroyed property

Wednesday, January 12th : The Ottoman & Safavid Empires

On the LEFT side on page 18 in your notebook, write the questions:• As the Byzantine Empire faded, what arose to take its

place and where? • What was the effect on the development of

civilization?• When cultures blend, how stable is blending? Do they

last only so long as the blending of empires last? On the RIGHT side of page 18 in your

notebook, you will be explaining Cultural Blending

Cultural Blending (Right Side)Review pages 512-515 (Chp. 18:2)*Causes of Cultural Blending*Cultural Blending Chart*Cultural Changes (p. 513)

Cultural Changes

Examples How this affects your life

LanguageReligion & Ethical SystemsStyles of GovernmentRacial or Ethnic blendingArts & Architecture

Thursday, January 13th 3rd Period: Semester Exam

Friday, January 14th Semester Exam for 2nd & 4th periods