Friday November 22, 2013 Open book to CHAPTER 11 And complete the Terms to Know – turn in when finished Yesterday's lesson was about “time limits” and “focus.” Remember that yesterday’s work was due in class and will be ½ credit if turned in today –Great Chinese Dynasties – summaries 11.2 – MAP

Section Summaries We will use this method to sum up chapter 11 section 1 in chunks We will use this method in the future This is a skill you can use on your own for any class to better understand or remember the material WARNING: “summary” is not the same at “main idea” 8-Step “How To” – Break Down & Digest – Read – Re-Read – Identify key words, phrases, and ideas – Ready Yourself for Writing – Write – Check for Accuracy – Revise I already broke up & digested 11.1 for you – time to practice

11.2 Mongol Empire

Explain how early African societies were organized. Identify/understand the topic  SOCIETIES = people, family NOT government, trade, religion…  ORGANIZED = structures; think levels or names of systems Understand/comprehend the information  CREATE A LIST OF TERMS: lineage group, extended families, patriarchal, matriarchal  CONVERT ALL TERMS TO THE SAME FORM (turn adjectives into nouns): patriarchal  patriarchy ; matriarchal  matriarchy Prepare to write  Craft an introduction sentence  Remember PAST TENSE  Keep your thoughts clear, to-the-point, and separated Write  Explain terms – show you understand the meaning AND how it fits the topic (SOCIEITES/ORGANIZED)  CONCLUDE

Discuss the rise and fall of Great Zimbabwe. Identify/understand the topic  GREAT ZIMBABWE – What, Where, When? Understand/comprehend the information  RISE= how it grew to be important –think “rising actions” of short story  FALL= decline, break-down, end Prepare to write  Craft an introduction sentence; “Great Zimbabwe was an early civilization in south east Africa beginning around AD1100.”  STOP INCLUDING THE END WITH THE BEGINNING!  NEVER put “rise and fall” together  Remember PAST TENSE  Keep your thoughts clear, to-the-point, and separated Write  Keep order and flow – this is like explaining a short story – do you jump back and forth or go in a straight line from beginning to end?  CONCLUDE with a statement or judgment about Great Zimbabwe – NEVER put “rise and fall” together even here!

Monday, November 25, 2013 On a new page in your notebook, begin this: (TITLE) “ Are the Mongols Barbarians or Civilized? ” Put this definition: “BARBARIAN: (1)one who is uncivilized; (2) a savage; (3) a fierce, brutal, or cruel person; (4) insensitive, uncultured person ” Below the definition, create this chart (to be filled in as we watch a video). BARBARICCIVILIZED

11.2 Mongol Empire (1 of 4) North of China Nomadic warriors, horsemen Great Wall built to keep them out of China Raided & invaded China CLANS: family group with common ancestor Tribes with no leader or goal until 1206 and Genghis Khan Destroyed cities & killed inhabitants of kingdom of Xixia 1211 –conquered Jin/Chin Dynasty of China China saved by Yelu Chucia who showed Mongols to collect taxes Learned to use gunpowder

11.2 Mongol Empire (2 of 4) 1200s – continued to expand, conquered Turkish empire 1227 Genghis dies, sons continues 1234 – Jin Dynasty conquered 1241 – Russia conquered Song China finally defeated 1279 Kublai Khan – Genghis’s grandson, finished conquest of China 1260 – Kublai becomes Great Khan, rules until 1294 Yuan Dynasty – founded by Kublai 1271 in China, first foreign ruler of China Empire stretched from China, to Russia, to Persia – largest in world Divided into 4 parts, Kublai ruled all 4 Lasted over 100 years

11.2 Mongol Empire (3 of 4) Subjects could continue their own governments if tribute was paid Religions were not taxed, included many Buddhists, Daoists, Muslims, & Christians Empire had peace & stability – trade flourished Chinese culture spread west on Silk Road (printing, paper money, gunpowder, porcelain, art, medicine) Postal system under Kublai Khan to spread information; over 1,000 stations Marco Polo – Italian merchant in later 1200s, spent time at Kublai Khan’s court in China, wrote book: Description of the World & told Europe of Asia Ibn Battuta – Arab scholar who traveled Asia & Africa between Kept Chinese system of government in China, mostly run by Chinese CONTINUE NOTES:

11.2 Mongol Empire (4 of 4) Taxed China heavily to be paid in labor or money Rebuild Grand Canal New Chinese capitol – Beijing Kept their own culture (language, dress, customs) rather than blending with conquered peoples Did not treat Chinese as equals China contacted West through merchants, missionaries & travelers SUCCESSION – order by which rulers follow one another in office – people argued over who was ruler when Kublai Khan died, one cause of decline Chang Jiang river flooded repeatedly, ruining farmland 15 years of famine in the north FINAL ONE!!

Tomb Rubbing

11.2 Ming Dynasty (1 of 2) – rebel leaders successfully challenged Yuan dynasty in 1271 – 1368 – defeating the last of his rivals, the winner names himself Hong Wu, founded Ming Dynasty (means “brilliant”) – reorganized government, high officials answered to him – laws to protect poor farmers from powerful nobles – rebuilt China after wars & natural disasters: irrigation, canals, forests – increased trade and production of goods

11.2 Ming Dynasty (2 of 2) – 1421 – Beijing became new capital, on the edge, with emperors in the Forbidden City (huge palace) – large army attacked neighboring countries – Zheng He – Muslim admiral with a fleet of over 300 ships and 28,000 men sent around southeast Asia & into Indian Ocean between – new styles of portrait and landscape painting – blue & white porcelain – “china” – wrote novels with new printing techniques – 1500’s – influences Europe with exchange of technology, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and weapons

Writing to explain “change” Introduce the TOPIC: include WHO/WHAT causes the change, and WHAT changed (and WHEN, if indicated in the writing prompt) Indicate the BEGINNING: how were things BEFORE? Describe, give detail, list actions Indicate the REASON for change: what/who changed the direction? Indicate the END/AFTER: how were things different? CONCLUDE: restate the REASON and what changed

Writing to describe “influence” * EFFECT * IMPACT * PRESSURE * LEVERAGE * Introduce the TOPIC: include WHO/WHAT is being influenced [copier], and WHO/WHAT is doing the influencing [original] (and WHEN, if indicated in the writing prompt) “BORROWED”: what ideas, actions, inventions, processes, etc. were borrowed from the original? “FORCED”: what ideas, actions, inventions, processes, etc. were forced on the copier? “INSPIRED”: what ideas, actions, inventions, processes, etc. were inspired by the original? CONCLUDE: make a judgment about how these influences change the copier (for the better, for the worse, temporarily, forever, etc.)