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__#|Teacher__ Name: #|Jason M. George Email:Jasgeo@msn.com __#|Homework__ Policy: __#|Homework__ will include reading and answering questions form texts, completion of unfinished __#|class__ #|work, research __#|assignments__, essay #|revision, and #|completion of unit projects. Reading __#|assignments__ may be tested with unannounced quizzes. Written __#|homework__ __#|assignments__ must be done in __#|complete__ sentences and must be completed in __#|ink__ (type written or in black or __ink __pen]]__). Late #|homework will not be accepted unless you are returning from an excused absence. A ZERO WILL BE GIVEN FOR LATE __#|ASSIGNMENTS__! All __#|assignments__ are to be in COMPLETE SENTENCES or will be #|incomplete and will receive a grade of zero. 2015 - 2016 APWH Files/Notes

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**04/05/16; due: 04/06/16**

 * 1. Review the listed PPT: [[file:The Cold War - Causes & Effects .ppt]]**

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**02/09/16; due: 02/11/16**
1. Complete your sections surrounding the listed graphic organizer:

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 * 1. [[file:Examining Indian Society & Culture.docx]] - HW**


 * Today's reading/Assignments**
 * 1. [[file:The Laws of Manu.docx]]**
 * 2. [[file:Things all must know surrounding the subcontinent of India.docx]]**
 * 3. [[file:The Monsoon Season.doc]]**

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 * 10/24/14; due: 11/06/14**

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=============================================================================== Since the APWH Exam is scheduled for this coming Thursday - Please review all of the "Last minute" attachments. In addition, please utilize the Barron's text and your textbook. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
 * Homework (05/10/13)**

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**Homework (05/07/13; due: 05/09/13)**
1. Please work on outlines for two of the four (4) free response/essay questions that were handed out at the end of class on Tuesday. Bring your completed outline to class on Thursday. 2. Continue reviewing the packets and barrens AP Review textbook. Come to class with questions &/comments you might be having surrounding the exam. //**Please, focus on questions/topics, regions, individuals, etc., that you are not too familiar with... familiarize yourself with them.**// That's basically the only way you'll do well on the forthcoming exam. 3.Print and then review the attached document:

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**04/30/13; due: 05/02/13**
1. __#|Complete__ today's practice MCQs. Circle the ones you would like to go over in __#|class__. 2. **Barron's AP World History book:** - Carefully read pp. 62 - 69. - Carefully read pp. 123 - 136. 3. #|Continue to review the handouts/the notes. Come to __#|class__ with questions/comments surrounding the test... please do. Focus on terms, individuals, empires, etc., you are too sure about. Please take your __#|studies__ seriously for it's key to doing well on this exam... must practice EVERYDAY!!!

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**04/29/13; due: 04/30/13**

 * Things to help you write your Mongol essay**
 * 1. [[file:Mongol Empire - Historical Context.pdf]]**
 * 2. [[file:Mongol Empire - Student Handouts for DQs.pdf]]**
 * 3. [[file:Mongol Empire.ppt]]**

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============================================================================================================== 1. __#|Review__ the textbook & the Barron's AP World History book for civilizations/groups of people in which you are not too sure about. __#|Students__ are asked to use the G.R.A.P.E.S handout/packet to __#|fill out__ all the pertinent pieces of __#|information__ surrounding at least TEN (10) #|civilizations/groups of people you may not know to well, for example, who were the Mongols, Gupta, etc.; follow the #|instructions as listed on G.R.A.P.E.S. Please take the time to truly conduct this assignment, for it can go a very long way in helping you understand important civilizations in preparation for next month's exam.
 * 04/27/13; due: 04/29/13**

2. **Use yesterday's exam to __#|continue__ reviewing.** 3. Please use the Barron's book. //**Get familiar with the test**// - use the time #|wisely to prepare, please.

1. Based on the information provided //**(AP essay #|handout),**// __#|students__ are asked to conduct a well-organized essay. Use the textbook & the __#|review__ book to help assist you. If you have any questions &/or comments, please feel free to email or see me some time Monday. Have a wonderful weekend.
 * 04/27/13; due: 04/30/13**

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==================================================================== 1. Please #|print and review the attached documents 2. Review the Baron's textbook **- Please practice.**
 * Homework (04/25/13; due: 04/26/13)**

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 * #|Homework (04/23/13; due: 04/25/13)**

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=============================================================== 1. Carefully __#|review__ pp. 43-58 of the Barron's AP World History book. 2. Review the listed PPTs below.
 * Homework (04/22/13)**

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 * 04/19/13**

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1. Actively read the handout from today's class pertaining to chapter on globalization.
2. Read the remaining pp. of ch. 40 carefully. 3. Come to __#|class__ with questions &/or comments surrounding the chapter.

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=========================================================================== = **Homework (04/15/13; due: 04/16****/13)** = 1. #|Complete __#|your__ #|assignment from today’s #|classwork. Afterwards, send your __#|completed__ work to me via email. 2. Carefully read pp. 1142-1151.

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 * 1) #|Complete today’s graphic organizer – //use the #|textbook, Ch. 39 to assist you on this task.//
 * 2) **//Please read pp. 1113-1119.//**

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==================================================================== = **Homework (04/09/13; due: 04/011/13)** = http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/05/world/asia/northkorea-timeline.html?ref=asia#/#time238_7085
 * Check out North Korea Interactive Slides:**

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========================================================================================================== = **Homework (04/08/13; due: 04/09/13)** = 1. Actively read the #|handout from today's __#|class__ pertaining to the Cold War.

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 * Homework #33 (03/12/13; due: 03/14/13)**
 * 1. Read pp. 892 - 900.**

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========================================================================================================== 1. #|Complete Tuesday's classwork: 2. **//Review the connecting pages: 879 - 892.//**
 * Homework #32 (03/12/13; due: 03/14/13)**

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 * 1) ** Carefully read pp. 879 – 892 **
 * 2) [[file:Chapter 32 879-892.pdf]]

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========================================================================================================== 1. Carefully read the remaining pages of ch. 31. 2. #|Print out a copy of the attached document and then actively read it [mark it - bring questions/comments to __#|class__ on Thursday] 3. Review the attached PPT surrounding ch. 31:
 * Homework (03/05/13; due: 03/07/13)**

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========================================================================================================== 1. Utilizing the __#|two__ #|handouts from Friday's __#|class__, __#|students__ were asked to #|write a comparative essay surrounding the Industrial Revolution throughout Western Europe with that of Japan between 1750 & 1914. As per the #|instructions taken from a past free response/essay, __#|students__ are asked to: compare and contrast the European experience of industrialization with that of Japan between 1750 & 1914. 2. If it helps, use the listed __#|information__ to __#|help__ assist you **(take from past lessons):**
 * #|Homework (03/02/13; due: 03/04/13)**

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========================================================================================================== 1. Review today's handout/chart on the Industrial Revolution. 2. Reread pp. 836 - 843. **Focus on how the Industrial Revolution impacted the globe/countries beyond Western Europe, i.e., Japan, Russia, etc.**
 * Homework (02/28/13)**

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 * Homework #30: 02/26/13; 02/27/13**

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====================================================================================================================== Homework# 39: 02/25/13; due: 02/26/13 1. Review the attached PPT: - Questions? Comment? Bring them to __#|class__ tomorrow. 2. **Review chapter 30**. Come prepared to __#|class__ with #|knowledge on the __#|Causes__ of Industrial Revolution.

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While students are not being asked to #|write essays, all must respond to each of the three listed focus questions and other items thoroughly along with specific details:
 * Homework# 38: 02/17/13; due: 02/26/13**
 * Mid-winter week homework assignment:**
 * 1) Read chapter 30 in its entirety **//[be sure to spend extra time on pages: 828, 830, & 838]//** – pay close attention to the varying causes and differing impacts/results/changes that spurred from the Industrial Revolution – both good and bad aspects. Things to think about you read **//[nothing to write, but be able to]://**
 * 2) Describe the pattern of industrialization in European and #|North American economies.
 * 3) Analyze its effects on societies and families.
 * 4) Describe the interdependence of producing and manufacturing countries.
 * 5) Compare industrialization in England with that in Japan.
 * 6) Describe industrialization’s effect on demographics.
 * 7) Analyze how industrialization contributed to the rise of western dominance.
 * 8) Compare European women in the middle __#|classes__ with women in the lower __#|classes__.
 * 9) Describe the arguments of the critics of industrial society.
 * 1) **Focus Question #1 -** What appears to be the necessary conditions for industrialization? Give specific examples in Britain, Germany, US, and Russia.
 * 2) **Focus Question #2 -** What were the beneficial and the adverse effects of industrialization?
 * 3) **Focus Question #3** - What were the global effects of industrialization? **Examine the countries it impacted and the ramifications of the changes.**
 * 4) Based on the __#|information__ provided in this chapter, assess the Industrial Revolution. Was it “bad” or “good” revolution? Don’t just give a simple yes or no response; instead, explain with specific details from the chapter. What changed? Who benefitted from this era in history the most? Why? Show __#|your__ evidence.
 * 5) As you read the chapter, students are asked to **//define and give the significance//**of the listed words, phrases, and/or individuals:
 * 6) Cholera
 * 7) Factory System
 * 8) Thomas Malthus
 * 9) Domestic System
 * 10) Cult of Domesticity
 * 11) Socialism
 * 12) Karl Marx
 * 13) Fredrick __#|Engels__
 * 14) Robert Owen
 * 15) Sergei Witte:
 * 16) Demographic transition
 * 17) Communist Manifesto
 * 18) Horizontal/vertical Organization
 * 19) Lastly, **__print out the attached outline__** and then actively read it **[MARK IT UP!!!]. http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/2222555555/student_view0/chapter30/chapter_outline.html**

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 * Homework# 37 (02/11/13; due: 02/12/13) - Come to class with proof of the homework**

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**Homework (02/07/13)**
1. Carefully review the listed PPT: 2. Come to class with questions &/or comments surrounding the PPT, __#|your__ notes, or the text as a whole.

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======================================================================================= 1. Carefully //**read the remaining pages**// of //**Ch. 25 (p. 684 onward).**// 2. One of the rationales for overseas colonization was the need to bring primitive peoples to Christianity. How successful were the colonists in these efforts? - If any, what role did Christianity play in the creation/settlement and growth of the colonial world and its inhabitants? **//Analyze thoroughly.//** 3. What was the basis of the economy of the Spanish empire? Who profited most from this? 4. Explain how sugar production came to dictate so much of colonial Brazilian life.
 * Homework# 35 (02/05/13; due: 02/07/13)**

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===================================================================================================== 1. __#|Complete__ Tuesday's classwork [see attached]: 2. If you know you have not done so already, please take the time to read/reread ch. 24. 2. //**Carefully review the below listed PPT pertaining to ch. 24.**// It's imperative that you do so. __#|Thank__ you.
 * Homework (01/29/13)**

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 * Homework# 32 (01/24/13; due: 01/24/13)**

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 * Homework (01/23/13; due: 01/24/13)**
 * 1. Read first 12 pages of chapter 24.** As you read **//[no writing is necessary]//** __#|students__ are asked to examine the varying causes and rippling effects of the Protestant #|Reformation. **//Come to class what Protestant Reformation and influence across the globe.//**
 * 2. Carefully review the attached PPT: [[file:Discovery and Settlement of a New World 2.ppt]]**
 * //__#|Pay__ __#|close__ attention to the map and surrounding __#|information__. Read them closely - lots of valuable __#|information__ is listed.//

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 * Homework (01/22/13; due: 01/23/13)**

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===================================================================================================== **Homework# 31 (01/19/13; 01/22/13)** **//Please be thorough with __#|your__ responses – give specific examples/details surrounding the below listed.//** **//Things to keep in mind as you respond://** //Who? What, Where? How? Why?// **Read pages 600 – 623.**

1. Analyze the Impact of Technology on the #|Global Trading Networks During this Era (1500-1800).

2. Describe and Analyze the Changes in Trade and Global Interactions as a Result of #|the Columbian Exchange.

===================================================================================================== ** Homework# 30: (01/17/13; due: 01/18/13) ** 1. #|Complete today's classwork //**[Actively read it]-**// the handout surrounding European motives for TransOceanic trade/travel. 2. **Read pp. 375 - 379,** and then __#|answer__ the questions on page 376 **[The Human Record Volume I: to 1500 - The Reader/small book].** ===================================================================================================== ** Homework# 29: (01/15/13; due: 01/17/13) **

===================================================================================================== ** Homework# 28: (01/11/13; due: 01/15/13 - Tuesday) ** 1. Write a well-organized DBQ Essay using pages 2-5 of the attached __#|document__. **//Read all of the instructions carefully as listed on page 2//** **//2. Review the below listed PPT - very informative/helpful.//**=====================================================================================================** Homework (01/10/13) ** Along with this week's class notes surrounding Islam, students are asked to carefully review the attached PPT:1. ======================================================================================================** Homework# 27: (01/08/13; due: 01/09/13) **
 * 1) **// Carefully read pp. 594 – 609. //**
 * 2) What specific motives prompted European overseas voyages? Of all these motives, which do you think took precedence?
 * 3) What new knowledge and technologies enabled fifteenth-century mariners to make long overseas voyages? Where did much of this new technology originate?
 * 4) Create a T-Chart in __#|order__ to compare and contrast the listed themes/concepts covered in the above listed pages with that of past chapters. Plain and simple, compare and contrast the era in question, with that of past ones. What was different about this one? **//Analyze thoroughly.//**

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 * 1) Actively read “Muslim Achievement,” today’s handout/packet.
 * 2) Respond to the “Section 3 Assessment” located at the back of the packet. #|Complete 2-4.
 * 3) Students are also asked to carefully read pp. 364 -368 of the textbook.

=====================================================================================================** Homework 01/ **** /04/13; due: 01/07/13: ** =====================================================================================================** Homework 01/ **** /03/12; due: 01/04/13: ** 1. Review today's handouts surrounding the Byzantine Empire. **Actively read them.**=====================================================================================================** Homework# 24: **** 12/21/12; due: 01/04/13: **
 * 1) Actively read (mark it/take notes) today’s handout: “The Spread of Islam.” When you are done, answer #s 2-4, located at the back.
 * 2) Carefully read p. 358. Then, conduct the __#|compare__ analysis located at the bottom of the page.

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** Homework: **** 12/18/12; due: 12/20/12: ** 1. Carefully read the remaining pages of chapter 12. 2. Review your notes, handouts, the PPT in connection to the Silk Roads ** - If you are unclear about anything concerning this chapter/Silk Roads, please come to class with questions and comments. ** =====================================================================================================  ** Homework: **** 12/17/12; due: 12/18/12: **


 * 1) Read p. 302, starting with “China after the Han Dynasty” to p. 306 – stop at “Constantine. ”
 * 2) **//Come to class with homework# 24.//**
 * //Carefully review the PPT: [[file:Chapter 12 - The Silk Roads.pps]]//**
 * //Carefully review the PPT: [[file:Chapter 12 - The Silk Roads.pps]]//**

===================================================================================================== =====================================================================================================**Homework: (12/11/12)** **Once again, no written homework [still have HOMEWORK] for tonight.**

=====================================================================================================**Homework (12/10/12)**1. Review all handouts, PPT, notes pertaining to Classical Age Greece & Rome.2. Actively read/review today's handout pertaining to Classical Age Rome.=====================================================================================================**12/08/12** ================================================================================== ** Homework# 23: ** ** 12/06/12; due: 12/07/1: **
 * 1) Students are asked to __#|continue__ reviewing **//ALL of your Greek & Roman handouts, notes and the PPTs.//** If you have any questions &/or comments, be sure to WRITE them down, and bring them all to class tomorrow – The more the merrier.
 * 2) **//Reread the last few pages of Ch. 11, p.p. 277 -283.//** Please read them for that will be the focus of tomorrow’s class/lesson.


 * 1) ** Actively read my notes: ** (Yes, underline, highlight, and write words & phrases to help you remember). Stop when you get to: “ **__ The Development of Christianity” __**** on p. 5.[[file:Jason's Roman Notes.docx]] **
 * 2) ** Read pp. 271 – 277: ** Write a summary examining the main points of the listed pages.
 * 3) ** Reread pp. 267-268. ** Afterwards, answer this question: The book refers to Augustus's government as "a monarchy disguised as a republic." What does this phrase mean? Did this disguise continue throughout the empire period?

==================================================================================================== ** Homework# 22: ** ** 12/04/11; due: 12/06/11: ** ** Carefully read pp. 259 – 271. PLEASE READ IT!!!! **

====================================================================================================**Homework (12/03/12)**1. Complete your Greek Tourist Brochure-Magazine.2. Review all notes, chapter 9 and the PPT pertaining to classical age Greece==================================================================================================== Homework# 21 ==================================================================================================== ** Homework# 20 ** ========================================================================================================= 11/15/12    =========================================================================================================1. 2. Review the below listed PPT surrounding India. ========================================================================================================= ** Homework# 16 (11/09/12; due: 11/13/12) ** =========================================================================================================Homework# 15 (11/08/12; due: 11/09/12):
 * 1) What contributions did the Etruscans and the early Roman monarchy make to the Roman republic?
 * 2) How were the Romans so successful in conquering and holding such a vast territory? **Examine the methods used to conquer and then govern conquered people.**
 * 3) How did the republican constitution set the stage for the conflict between the patricians and the plebeians?
 * 4) In your own words, thoroughly describe the **//transition from republic to empire//** in the first century B.C.E. **(Carefully examine pp. 265 -71).**
 * 1) **// Carefully read/review all of today’s handouts surrounding Classical Age Greece //**
 * 2) Complete your CCOT essay on Classical India.

========================================================================================================= ** Homework (11/05/12; due: 11/08/12) ** ** Please note: ** For all of the below listed, **//you are not writing anything//** but simply reading and reviewing – that’s all **[not a written homework/nothing to hand in – just review/study].** i. Economy? ii. Population iii. Government/Political systems? iv. Education? v. New technology? vi. Social/Family Structure? i. What are they? ii. ** Influences: ** What role did each play in development/growth of society? Government/politics? Economy? Education? =========================================================================================================1. 2. Link on Zoroastrianism: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/us/06faith.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 - **First click on:** Slide show, located at the left center of the page. - **Afterwards:** click on the "connection speed." 3. on the Persian Empire - pretty clear & succinct. Please review - may help to clear up a lot. ========================================================================================================= **Homework# 13: (10/25/12; due: 10/26/12)** **Carefully read:** 173 – 178.
 * 1) If you have not done so already, **//all are asked to carefully read and/or reread chapter 8.//**
 * 2) Please review the two packets, which were given to students in the class yesterday.
 * 3) **// Analyze the cultural & political changes and continuities throughout classical China. //**
 * 4) Review the PPT pertaining to the unification of early/classical China.
 * 5) In the process of reading/reviewing all of the above, **//ALL are asked to focus on the://**
 * 6) Birth/creation & fall/collapse of the Qin & Han Dynasties – what are the similarities, and, if any, differences between the two dynasties.
 * 1) What measures were undertaken/implemented in the hopes of gaining total power of China? Centralization?
 * 2) Leaders?
 * 3) Imperialism?
 * 1) Be sure that you know how to differentiate the three early philosophies/belief systems (not religions): **//Legalism, Daoism//**, and **//Confucianism.//**

========================================================================================================= =========================================================================================================  ** Homework# 11: (10/18/12; due: 10/22/12) Come to class with notes marked-up/actively read. ** 1. All you have to do is read it carefully and take notes on it as you read.2. Question? Comments? **Write them down: Bring all to class on Monday.** 3. Also, **//review//** for a **possible quiz on Tuesday surrounding Chapter 6.** 4. ======================================================================= ** Review the connecting ppts: ** ========================================================================================================= **Homework# 10(10/11/12)** 1. //**Complete today's class work packet.**// 2. Continue reading //**chapter 6 - please read it.**// Make a valiant effort to do so. 3. If you have any queries and or comments, forward all to me via email.
 * 1) **Complete today’s class work –** will review in class tomorrow.
 * 2) Review the PPT & my notes. **See the below attachments:**

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**Homework (10/04/12)** 1. Work on/complete the essay/exam. Follow/utilize the rubric. **2. Review your notes and handouts in connection to Chapter 5: Ancient China. Please review - be honest with yourselves. If you are confused about anything pertaining to the chapter, as always, arrive to class with questions/comments.** =========================================================================================================10/03/12Please review the rubric - will discuss in class tomorrow.========================================================================================================= **Homework# 7** **10/02/12; due: 10/04/12** **Carefully Read 109 – 118.** **Please work on being thorough/analytical with your work. Include as much pertinent information as possible.** ========================================================================================================= **Homework# 6** ** Read Ch. 4 ** **– pp. 93 – 105.** **(10/01/12; due: 10/02/12).** Upon completion, **//thoroughly examine early societies throughout South Asia.//** Throughout your analysis be sure to address all of the below listed: **// In your own words, o //**** utline the section: “Religion in the Vedic Age” ** =========================================================================================================  ================================================ //** PPT connecting to the week of 09/24/12: Ancient Africa (Egypt, Nubia, and Bantu) **//
 * 1) Examine the role that geography played in the development of ancient China.
 * 2) What was the “Mandate of Heaven”? Examine how it effected/impacted the Chinese government.
 * 3) **Continue to work on your essay/exam (due Friday)**– don’t wait till the last minute. If you are in need of assistance, see me tomorrow in the TLC; it will be my pleasure to help assist you with that and/or anything on your mind.
 * Who were the Aryans, and what were their contributions to the Indian culture?
 * ** Be sure to thoroughly examine the: **
 * **// Vedic Age //**
 * **// Sati //**
 * **// The Lawbook of Manu //**

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 * 1) ** Carefully read pp. 18 – 27. Must retrieve a copy of the textbook from Laurie either today or tomorrow. **
 * 2) Based on your comprehension of the listed pages and your analysis of basic history, what are some of the key/basic “ingredients” needed to create a fresh new society/civilization?
 * 3) Define and then give the significance of the word, culture.
 * 4) Describe and then assess the changes the Neolithic era brought to life. Be sure to thoroughly examine the positive and negative aspects surrounding the era in question.
 * 5) ** Carefully review the map on pp. 22-23. **
 * 6) = Carefully peruse the syllabus along with your parents and have it signed. **//Come to class with the completed/signed copy.//**=