World History Agenda: October 18-22

Monday

• Film:  1421 and questions
• HW= finish Mongol Questions, outline for Mongol essay

Tuesday

• Unit 2, Journal 8
• We know in Economics that "trade creates wealth".  Why do you think this is true?  Give an example from your own life of how trade has benefited you.  Give an example from the film on China, or your study of the Mongols and the silk road.
• Finish film
• HW= study for geography quiz Friday

Wednesday

• Unit 2, Journal 9
• What are some great things about China’s culture and society?  Why would another kingdom/empire/country want to take over (imperialize) China?   
• Imperialism:
   - a powerful country taking over and dominating a smaller one – military, economic, culture
  Groups who imperialized China (throughout history)
  -        Mongols – military, economic, cultural (power, land, wealth
• -        Japan – military, economic (resources, island lacked
• -        USSR – cultural (to spread communism)
• -        British – economic (markets for their goods - resources)
• -        US – economic, cultural (to fight communism)
• Imperialism
• Using Chapter 24, section 5                                    
  1.  What is imperialism?
  2.  What reason would countries have for imperializing in China?
  3.  Read the section and describe each of the following events:
  ·       Opium War
  ·       Unequal Treaties
  ·       Taiping rebellion
  ·       Self-strengthening movement
  ·       Sino-Japanese war
  ·       Spheres of Influence 

Thursday

• Finish charts on Imperialism in China
• Unit 2, Journal 10
• Consider all of the acts of imperialism that China experienced (the ones you read about at least).  What are some possible ways that China might choose to react to this?  How would you react if you were China?  How would Confucious react?  How would Buddha react?  What effect would each choice have on the future of China?
• HW= go to blog and update TOC for unit 2

Friday

• Geography Quiz 2
• reading and qs
• wrap up from yesterday (China's response to British Imperialism)
• Communist Revolution Activity
• HW= China's role in WWII (due Monday)