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This week we will briefly explore important developments from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. We will also learn about Babylonian society through a historical investigation of Hammurabi's Code.

This week we will focus on the historiographical skill known as "corroboration." We will use knowledge of the ancient Assyrian culture and the Old Testament to develop this skill.

This week we will close our study of ancient civilizations. Use the materials from the prior weeks to inform your unit project!

We will spend this week focused on a critical debate: "Was Athens truly democratic?"

This week we will begin our unit on ancient Rome. We will learn what daily life may have looked like. We will also see how Rome transitioned from a Republic to an Empire.

This week we will take a specific look at the rule of Augustus.

This week we will take a specific look at the Roman Empire.

This week we will explore which factors lead to the fall of the Roman Empire

This week we seek to understand the early history of Islam and investigate the causes of its spread in the 7th and 8th centuries.

This week we seek to understand the early history of Islam and investigate the causes of its spread in the 7th and 8th centuries.

This week we will continue to learn about early Islam

This week we will briefly touch on the justifications for the crusades.

This week we will briefly touch on the justifications for the crusades.

This week we will briefly touch on the justifications for the crusades.

This week we will begin work on our final project.

See the finals rubric below

Hope you had a relaxing break! Glad to restart the second semester with you!

The main question for this unit will be: "what causes a revolution in a society?"

This week we will focus on the American Revolution and the role propaganda played in fueling the movement

This week we will focus on the impact of unfair taxation on inspiring revolution

This week we begin to investigate how the crisis of the Three Estates led to revolution.

This week we continue to investigate how the crisis of the Three Estates led to revolution.

This week we analyze other causes of the French Revolution

This week we will conclude our learning about the French Revolution

This week we will be introduced to our last revolution of study: the Haitian Revolution.

This week we will conclude our brief study of the Haitian Revolution.

This week we will analyze how "famous" historical figures are often overgeneralized as "good" or "bad"

This week we will continue to work on our newspaper

This week we will study nationalism and industrialization

This week we will study nationalism and industrialization

See the rubric for details.