Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1st Trimester:
World Geography – Latitude/Longitude, 5 Themes of Geography, Maps
Physical Geography – Day/Night, Changing of Seasons, Climate Regions
Economics – GDP, Per Capita GDP, Supply/Demand, Exchanging Currencies, etc
Government – Types of world governments
Mesopotamia – Babylonia, Assyria, Hammurabi, Judaism, Christianity, Islam
The Crusades – Byzantine Empire, battles, Jerusalem
Middle East – Current events, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
Possible Major Projects: 5 Themes of Geography, Mesopotamia Newspaper
2nd Trimester:
Ancient Egypt – Pyramids, Mummies, Pharaohs, Sphinx, King Tut, Cleopatra
Africa – 4 Regions, South Africa, Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, Middle Passage
Ancient China – Han Dynasty, Wudi, Silk Road, Religion, Gengis & Kublai Khan, Confucianism
Ancient Japan – Shinto, Feudalism, Samurai, 4 Affirmations
East Asia – Current Events, North Korea, Kim Jung Il, Chairman Mao, Cultural Revolution,
Tiananmen Square, Pearl Harbor, Little Boy & Fat Man
Possible Major Projects: Ancient Egypt, Chinese Dynasties, Africa Country PowerPoint
3rd Trimester:
Ancient India – Maurya Empire, Hinduism, Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, Mohenjo-Daro
South and Southeast Asia – Current Events, GANDHI, India/Pakistan split, Vietnam War, Taj
Mahal Virtual Tour
Australia and the Pacific – Current Events, New Zealand, Great Barrier Reef, Aborigines, Maori,
Australian English
Russia – Current Events, Imperial Russia, Communism, The Cold War, Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin
Shamrock Grade: 10% of your final trimester grade will be based on your Shamrock
grade. Your shamrock grade is based on a broad range of activities that include your
involvement in class, being on time, having all materials, and your behavior. If
expectations are not met, I reserve the right to deduct points from your shamrock
grade.