Monday- PowerPoint Presentation on European colonization, discussion, and notes.
Begin textbook assignment in the World book: pp. 478-481. Define vocabulary, people, and places. Answer questions 1,2, and 5 on p. 481.
Tuesday- Finish textbook assignment and discuss British colonization of Australia.
Discuss historical atlas illustrations of the silk road and products of the East Indies, trade routes, and the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday- Discuss imperialism in Asia and Africa and how this contributed to the outbreak of the Great War (WWI).
Thursday- Discuss other causes of WWI. PBS website has some great illustrations to describe this dynamic time in history.
Friday- Pretest