Welcome  to  Social  Studies

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Welcome  to  Social  Studies

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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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