Homework and reading assignments (Dates may vary) First Semester August 19 and 20 –Introduction, Syllabus and Text distribution Pre-historic Unit August 21 and 24 - S. O. A. P. P. S. and National Geographic: First Steps of Humanity, by Gore and The Great Human Migration by Gugliotta, p.1 to 17 in the “spiral binder” August 25 and 26 - Jared Diamond, overview of Guns, Germs and Steel and What is Myth, p.19 to 34, In class, Create a Myth! August 27 and 28 - Paleolithic Age, Australian Aborigines, p.35 to 47 , good and bad sources August 31 and September 1 – In class, Share your myth Mesopotamia Unit September 2 and 3 - Textbook: Ancient World History, Patterns of Interaction pages 19 to 34 “Guided Reading” p. 13 in the spiral binder September 4 and 7 - Labor Day Break September 8 and 9 - Gilgamesh pages 11 to 50 and p.95 and 96, Map Activity September 10 and 11 - Gilgamesh pages 53 to 105, Essay Writing Strategies September 14 and 15 - Discover: The Cradle of Cash, by Pringle, p.31 to 36, binder, In class Lost Civilization Video and Essay Due September 16 – Advisory Conferences September 17 and 18 - Ancient History: The Laws of Hammurabi, by Bailkey, p.37 to 41, binder, Choose a laws from each section to discuss with the class, In class Annotation Techniques September 21 and 22 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 72 to 83 “Guided Reading” p. 14 binder September 23 and 24 - Ancient History: The Old Testament, by Bailkey, p. 37 to 41, binder, In class Map Activity September 25 and 29 - Time: The Legacy of Abraham, by Van Biema and Armco World: The Dome of the Rock, by Khalidi and Moses, p.59 to 70 binder September 30 and October 1 - Sennacherib, Assyrian Capture of Jerusalem and Babylon, p.95 to 98 binder and Patterns of Interaction, pages 95 to 98 October 2 and 5 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 99 to 103 “Guided Reading”, p.87 and Cyrus the Great, p.77 to 80 binder, In class Zoraster, p.81 to 86, Unit Test Review October 6 and 7 – Unit Test and In class, Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran, p. 89 to 101 October 8 and 9 – Fall Break Egypt Unit October 12 and 13 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 35 to 43 and Time of the River by Baines and The Authority of the Pharaohs, p.1 to 7 binder October 14 and 15 – The Osirian Cycle and Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians: Religion, by Brier and Hobbs, p. 7 to 32 binder October 16 and 19 –The King Herself, by Brown, p. 46 to 60 binder, In class, Hieroglyphs Activity October 20 and 21 – Patterns of Interaction pages 89 to 94 and Pharaohs of the Sun, by Gore, p. 66 to 74 binder, In class, Hieroglyphs Activity October 22 and 23 – Tutankhamen and National Geographic: Valley of the Kings, by Weeks, p. 76 to 101 binder, Essay Prep October 26 and 27 – Egypt Unit Test and Essay Due India Unit October 28 and 29 - National Geographic: Indus Civilization, by Edwards, p.11 to 24 binder October 30 and November 2 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 44 to 49 and pages 61 to 71 “Reading Guide”p.3 and 4 binder November 3 and 4 - Sources of Indian Tradition: Duties of the Social Classes, by de Bary and The Human Record: Life, Death, and the Gods of Aryan India: The Rig Veda, p. 30 to 35, In class, Introduction to The Ramayana November 5 and 7 - The Ramayana, pages Second Introduction to 32, In class, Map Activity November 9 and 10 – The Ramayana, pages 35 to 73, In class, Ramayana Video November 11 and 12 - The Ramayana, pages 74 to 120, In class, Ramayana Video November 13 and 16 – The Ramayana, pages 121 to 157, and the Bhagavad-Gita, p.37 to 43, binderNovember 17 and 18 – Review, Chakra System and Essay Assignment November 19 and 20 - The Upanishads, p. 46 to 51, binder, Hinduism, Essay Assignment November 23 and 24 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 189 to 199, “Guided Reading”, p. 5 binder November 25, 26 and 27 – Thanksgiving Break November 30 and December 1 – Jainism and The Wonder that was India: The Buddha, by Basham, p. 58 to 61, Essay Due December 2 and 3 - The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha, by Burtt and Twenty Jataka Tales: Banyan and The Master’s Test, by Khan, p. 63 to 110 “Don’t worry, I made a mistake on the page numbers” December 4 and 5 - The Dhammapada, chap. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20 and 24 December 8 and 9 – Asoka p.55, and Human Record: Arthashastra and Asoka’s, Rock Pillar Edicts, by Andrea p. 113 to 121 binder December 10 and 11 – Semester Review, India Today and my Trip with Operation Smile December 15, 16, 17 and 18 - Final Exams Second Semester January 5 and 6 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 50 to 55 “Guided Reading”, p. 10 and Book of History p. 2 spiral binder January 7 and 8 – In class activity I Ching, p.18 to 52, binder January 11 and 12 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 104 to 109 “Guided Reading”p. 11 Period of the Warring States January 13 and 14 - Confucius and The Analects, by Confucius p. 53 to 65, binder, What is Secular? January 18 – MLK Day January 15 and 19 - The Way of Life, by LaoTzu, p. 67 to 84, binder,Taoism, How can one withdraw from society and still influence it? January 20 and 21 - Legalistic Sayings, Legalism: The Writings of Han Fei Tzu p. 85 to 92, binder January 22 and 25 - The Empire of Ch’in, The Great Wall of China, Shih Huang ti, p. 92 to 109, binder January 26 and 27 - National Geographic: China’s Incredible Find, by Topping, p. 111 to 121, binder January 28 and 29 - Smithsonian: Up Against the Wall and Patterns of Interaction, pages 200 to 207 “Guided Reading” p.12, In class, Debate Preparation February 1 and 2 – Debate Preparation February 3 and 4 - Debate February 5 and 8 – Wudi and Ts’ai Lun, p. 139 to 143, binder, China Unit Review February 9 and 10 – China’s Unit Test, European Mapping Greece Unit February 11 and 12 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 72 to 73 and 123 to 133 In class, European Mapping February 15 – President’s Day February 16 and 17 - National Geographic: Greece’s Brilliant Bronze Age, by Judge, In class, Homer, p. 43 to 46, In class, Lost Civilization Video February 18 and 19 Leonidas and Ancient History: Lycurgus: Spartan , p. 50 to 58 binder, In class, Sparta and Athens February 22 and 23 – Solon and Pericle’s Funeral Oration, p. 59 to 68, binder, What Interest Group do you Belong? February 24 and 25 - Herodotus and Ancient History: Herodotus: Greece Saved from Persian Conquest, by Bailkey, p. 71 to 8, binder, Greece Geography February 26 and March 2 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 134 to 149, In class, The Periclean Epoch and Phidias and The Peloponnesian War, p. 85 to 102, binder March 1 – Faculty In-Service March 3 and 4 – Intitation Philosophy and Pythagoras, p.103 to 111 , binder March 8 to 19 – Winterim and Spring Break March 22 and 23 – Socrates and The Apology p.119 to 133, binder March 24 and 25 – Plato and Book 6 of The Republic, p. 143 to 159, binder, The Philosopher King March 26 and 29 - Plato and Book 7 of The Republic, p. 161 to 168, binder, The Cave Allegory and Essay Due March 30 and 31 – Aristotle, p. 169 to 175, binder April 1 and 5 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 142 to 149 and Alexander the Great, p 177 to 183 April 2 – No Class April 6 and 7 – Hellenistic World, Epicurus and Zeno and Archimedes, 187 to 199, binder April 8 and 9 – Greek Unit Review April 12 and 13 – Greek Unit Test April 14 and 15 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 155 to159 and National Geographic: The Making of and Empire, by Reid, binder and, In class, Mapping Rome April 16 and 19 – The Gracchi Brothers, p.18 to 23 and p. 30 to 32, binder April 20 and 21 - Lustrum, by Harris, and p.32 to 37, binder April 22 and 23 - Lustrum, by Harris April 26 and 27 - Lustrum, by Harris, In class, Caesar, p.42 to 50, binder April 28 and 29 - Lustrum, by Harris May 3 and 4 - Lustrum, by Harris, and Expository Essay May 5 and 6 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 160 to 176 “Guided Reading” p. 80 and Augustus, p.58 to 67, binder May 8 and 10 - Comparing the Emperors” Tiberius to Diocletian, p.82 to 85, binder, Expository Essay Due May 11 and 12 –Teachings of Jesus and The Works of Paul, p. 92 to 102, “Guided Reading” p. 81, binder May 13 and 14 – Eusebius – Life of Constantine and The 1st Council of Nicea, p.103 to 107, binder May 17 and 19- Review May 20, 21, 24 and 25- Finals