Day#

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

M

2/13

Complete Curriculum Ladder on Key Concept 5.1  Produce thesis and topic sentences on Causation LEQ

TU

2/14

The "New Imperialism" defined. Changes and Continuities with Old Imperialism (post-Columbus colonization). Social Darwinism and its impact on Imperialism. Define Scientific Racism.  

WED/THU

2/15-2/16

The New Imperialism in action: British in India, British in China, the Belgians in Congo. Terms: Sepoy Rebellion, Opium War, Unequal Treaties, raw materials (cotton, opium, rubber.) Prompt: Analyze changes and continuities in imperialism between 1492 and 1900.

FR

School Holiday 

M

2/20

School Holiday 

TU

2/21

School Holiday

WED/THU

2/22-2/23

Podcast due: Imperialism 2.0. iQuiz on Podcast (Take notes on podcast). New patterns of global migrations. 

FR

Podcast due: The Industrial Revolution: Challenges to the Old Order in Russia and the Ottoman Empire (Take notes on podcast).