Global+Interactions+(1200-1650)

Global Interactions (1200-1650) __GRADE__ - 9 **
 * ** UNIT TITLE -

Understand the causes and effects of the cultural and trade exchanges between diverse societies of the Eastern Hemisphere between 1200 and 1650. **
 * DESIGNED BY- Michael Ross __5/7/10__ ** ||
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results ** ||
 * ** Goal/Purpose of Unit -
 * ** Goal/Purpose of Unit -

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 4.1 5.1 ** ||
 * New York State Learning Standards -
 * ** Enduring Understandings **


 * // Students will understand __that__……

Global interactions between the years 1200-1650 enabled peoples of Africa, Asia and Europe to share and exchange goods, cultures, beliefs and arts & sciences. //** || ** Essential Question(s) ** What factors led to increased global trade in the Eastern Hemisphere? How was Feudal Japan affected by its interactions with China & Korea? What was the impact of the Mongols on the economic growth of the region? How did the Crusades affect economic and cultural interactions between east and west? What was the Commercial Revolution? Capitalism, and how did it contribute to What was the Reformation and how did the Catholic Church respond to it? How did the Magna Carta define the reponsibilty of a ruler to the people? What role did African Kingdoms play during this time period? ||
 * ** Knowledge **

How the Crusades brought Christian and Muslim societies into contact with each other, and what good, ideas and arts were exchanged. That the journies of Marco Polo introduced goods between Europe and the Far East. That the Mongol Dynasty, while brutal, caused a global economy to develop. How interactions between Japan, Korea and China contributed to this new Global society. That Capitalism was borne out of the Commercial Revolution. That the Reformation was a result of the Renaissance and Humanism. That the Magna Carta was a precursor to the English Bill of Rights. How the African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhai and Axum rose and fell. //** That the Plague (Black Death) was the 1st global pandemic.
 * // Students will know……

-Urbanization -Shogun -Yuan Dynasty -Cultural diffusion --Guild -Commercial revolution -Capitalism -Joint Stock Companies -Banking/Insurance -Renaissance/Humanism -Protestant Reformation Plague: case study The Black Death (epidemic; pandemic)
 * __Concepts__**:

People: Mansa Musa,Genghis & Kublai Khan -Marco Polo Martin Luther, John Calvin, Leonardo DaVinci, William Shakespeare, Machiavelli || ** Skills **


 * // Students will be able to…… //**

Define and apply concepts Cause and Effect: Explain the rise and fall of Africa’s Great Kingdoms Interpret a political cartoon ||
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * ** Pre-Assessment- Prentice Hall Review Book Pre-test & KWL Chart **
 * ** Pre-Assessment- Prentice Hall Review Book Pre-test & KWL Chart **

**Assessments** Vocabulary quizzes, Section reviews/essays, Regents Prep Activities and Prentice Hall Brief review Regents practice test,DBQ and Thematic Essay- Castle Learning assignments.


 * Performance Task-**

__Marco Polo’s route to China and back__ – Interactive map with guiding questions HYPERLINK " []  "  []


 * Project/Presentation- How did the Renaissance/Humanism and the Protestant Reformation spur the age of Exploration? Essay, and Poster project.** ||
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**
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** Learning Experiences **


 * //__ Required Materials for Unit: __//**

-Abramowitz, Jack. //World History for a Global Age//. New York: Globe Book, 1993 -Bernstein, Vivian. //World History and You//, Book 1. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn, 1997 -Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor., Anthony Esler, and Burton F. Beers. //Prentice Hall World History//: Connections to Today : Volume One. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: -McDougal Littell World History. //Patterns of Interaction//. Evanston, Ill.: McDougal Littell, 2003 -Goldberg, Steven, and Judith Clark Dupre. //Prentice Hall Brief Review Global History and Geography//. (Upper Saddle River, NJ.) Pearson 2010 -King, Wayne E., and Marcel Lewinsky. //World History//. Circle Pines, MN : American Guidance Service, 2001
 * // Books - //**

Discovery Education streaming video- Muslims and Christians in medieval times []
 * // Web Connections-

"World History, The Medieval Era" []//**

"The Feudal System, Castles at War" [] "Just the facts- The Protestant Reformation" []

"Just the Facts- World History, The Renaissance" []

__Primary Source Document__ - Excerpts from //Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences// by Dr. Martin Luther (1517); Published in: Works of Martin Luther: Adolph Spaeth, L.D. Reed, Henry Eyster Jacobs, et Al., Trans. & Eds. (Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1915), Vol.1, pp. 29-38 HYPERLINK "[]" []
 * // Other - World maps, selected readings, Compare and Contrast activities, Cartoon interpretations. //**

__Primary Source Document__ Excerpts from Polo, Marco, Peter Harris, Colin Thubron, William Marsden, and Thomas Wright. //The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian//. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008

-//National Geographic// sights and sounds from the "Marco Polo Odyssey" HYPERLINK "http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/sights_n_sounds/media.2.1.html" http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/sights_n_sounds/media.2.1.html

__Political Cartoon__- Renaissance in Italy []

Early Japan and Feudalism The Mongols and Their Impact Case study: Marco Polo Global Trade and Interactions Major trade Routes The Black Death and its Impact (case study) European Resurgence: The Commercial Revolution The Renaissance and Humanism The Printing Press and its Impact The Reformation and Counter-Reformation Rise Of Nation States Kingdoms of Africa and their Cultural Impact__//** ||
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