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Week #

Time Period

Social Studies (w/ standard)

English (w/ standard)

Projects

5.1

3500 - 200 BC

Early River Valley Civilizations, Assyria, & Persia (Ch 2 & 4)

“The Adventures of Hamza” and Persian Folktales and King Tut

5.2

3550  - 500 BC

Religious/Trade Diffusion, Roots of Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism (Ch 3)

Read Siddhartha

Create a children’s book on the adventures of Buddha

5.3

300 BC - 1250 AD

First Empires of India & The Rise of Islam (Ch 7 &10)

Read Siddhartha

Create a children’s book on the adventures of Buddha

5.4

500 - 1500 AD

Byzantines & Turks in Anatolia (Ch 11)

Read Siddhartha

Create a children’s book on the adventures of Buddha

5.5

1300- 1700 AD

Muslim World Expands & Mughals (Ch 18)

Compare and contrast creation myths from Turkey, Iran, and India

Rewriting creation myths in contemporary language, setting, and conflicts on digital storyboards

5.6

1850 - 1914

The Age of Imperialism (Ch 27)

Read magazines-Queen Lilluokalini and Oliver

Rebels who refuse to relent--posters and biographies