PART I
Directions: Read the questions below and write a response of at least two paragraphs in length. Each paragraph must consist of 5 to 7 sentences. Your answers should provide strong examples and details from the textbook.
1. How did early peoples in the Americas adapt to their environment as they created technologies of food production and economics systems?
2. How did the Aztecs build on the achievements of earlier Mesoamerican cultures, and develop new traditions to create their large empire?
3. How did the people of Mesoamerican and North American develop prosperous and stable societies in the classical era?
4. What were the physical, social, and intellectual features of early societies in the Americas?
5. What were the sources of strength, prosperity, and problems for the Incas in creating their enormous empire?
6. What aspects of nomadic life gave the nomads of Central Asia military advantages over nearby settled civilizations?
7. How did Chinggis Khan and his successors conquer most of Eurasia, and how did the Mongol conquests change the affected regions?
8. How did the Mongol conquests facilitate the spread of ideas, religions, inventions, and diseases?
9. What was the result of India's encounters with Turks, Mongols, and Islamic society?
PART II: Journal
Directions: The purpose of the journal is to actively engage in self-learning and opportunities to clarify and reflect upon your thinking of world history in different ways. Further, the journal is intended to help the student gain writing fluency knowledge and creativity in doing so. You should express your ideas and feelings, special terms, and expressions heard and used to convey historical knowledge and events. You not only be graded on the content of your journaling activities, but on the completion of the assignment and writing skills required for each journal activity assignment.
Write a minimum of 3 paragraphs that consist of at least 7 sentences for each of the following questions:
1. My views about immigration are...
2. To me, American means...
3. Having different people from different countries in America...