Week of November 30, 2015

We are in the stretch run to Christmas vacation, keep up with the homework.  It is easy to fall behind in the winter. 
Good luck to the winter sports athletes trying out for teams this week. It's okay to be nervous: nervous means you care.  Be sure to leave it all on the rink or the floor, no short legging fly balls, and when it is all done know that you have given your best effort.  

This week we wrap up Eastern religions and philosophies in class.  Be ready for a quiz on the material we have covered on Thursday or Friday.

7(1) and 7(2) are due Friday

Homework due next week:
7(3) The Medieval Church (225-230)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the Thinking Critically questions on page 227, 
Answer the biography question on St. Francis of Assisi on page 229, 
Answer preserving Jewish Culture on page 230. 
· Answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions 3,4,5 on page 230 in complete sentences.

Chapter 7(4) Economic Recovery Sparks Change. (p. 231-236)  
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer map skills questions #1+2 on page 232. 
Answer the primary source question on page 233, and the question on Medieval Advertising on the picture on page 235. 
Why should ice hockey players be interested in the primary source on page 236?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer questions #3-6 on page 236.

Week of November 23, 2015

Happy days before Thanksgiving. Don't forget to complete your current events.
Homework due this Wednesday:   12(1) and 12(2)

 We have a short week this week, the homework due next week includes

Chapter 7: The Rise of Europe 500 AD-1300 AD
Read 7(1) The Early Middle Ages (p214-218), 
· Identify the terms, people, and places listed on page 214. 
· Answer the Focus Question on page 214, 
· Map Skills question #3 on page 215, 
Map Skills question #2 on page 217. 
· Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer #3-5 on page 218 in complete questions

7(2) Feudalism and the Manor Economy (219-224)
· Identify the terms, people, and places.
· Answer the focus question on page 219.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 221, 
Answer the biography question on Eleanor of Aquitaine on page 222. 
Answer the question on the picture Back Breaking Labor, page 224.
Also, answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions # 3,4,5 on page 224 in complete sentences.

7(3) The Medieval Church (225-230)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the Thinking Critically questions on page 227, 
Answer the biography question on St. Francis of Assisi on page 229, 
Answer preserving Jewish Culture on page 230. 
· Answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions 3,4,5 on page 230 in complete sentences.

Week of November 16, 2015

Friday night's terrorist acts in Paris remind me where extremist philosophies can lead, and it is important to remember that they do not reflect the typical Muslim. The Nazi's were German Christians, and they did not reflect the majority of Christians in Germany when they came to power in 1933. The Nazi's were able to play on the fear and anxieties of the typical German following the Treaty of Versailles. The fears and anxieties fundamentalist Muslims play upon will be discussed this week. We will also see how Gandhi dealt with the fear and anxieties of his day.  Remember that Gandhi was a contemporary of both Hitler and Stalin, and helped to develop the concept of Civil disobedience as a means of change.

Due this Friday: 
27(3) India Seeks Self Rule (865-867) 

Identify the terms, people and places
What is pictured on page 865?
Who led the Great Salt March (picture 866)? Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate home work grade.Read Primary Source: Mohandas Gandhi, page 868. Answer question 1+2 on page 868 in complete sentences 

Homework   also due this week 3(4) and 3(5),    
Home work due next week: 
12(1)Two Golden Ages in China (366-375)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Read the report on Kublai Khan's fleet (367). How did the Japanese stop a Mongol invasion of Japan in both 1274 and 1281?
Identify three Chinese inventions listed on page 370.
Describe the woman's shoes pictured on page 372.
Answer  the four checkpoint questions OR questions #4-6 on page 374 in complete sentences.

12(2) the Mongol and Ming Empires.(376-382)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Answer the biography question on page 377.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 379.
Answer question #3 on page 380.
Answer the three checkpoint question OR questions #3-5 on page 382

Confucian, Daoist, Legalist quotes

Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)

- If his mat were not straight, he would not sit down

-Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

-Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

-Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

-I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

-Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

-It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

-Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.

-Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.

-Respect yourself and others will respect you.

-Study the past if you would define the future.

-The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.

-To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

-To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

-To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.

-What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

-When anger rises, think of the consequences.

-When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

-They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

-By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

-Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

-Have no friends not equal to yourself.

-He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

-He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

-He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

-I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

-I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.  

Lao Tzu

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
 

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“Simplicity,  patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

 “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

 “Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Teh Ching

 “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
― Lao Tzu

 “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
― Lao Tzu

 “When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

 “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

 “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
― Lao Tzu

 “Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
― Lao Tzu

“Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.”
― Lao Tzu

Han Fei Tzu

(c.280 BC-233 BC) Philosopher and political theorist of the Legalist School (Fa Chia)

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It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

Indeed, customs differ between the past and the present. To try to govern the people of a chaotic age with benevolence and lenient measures is like to drive wild horses without reins and whips.

In usual circumstances, everyone knows that water overwhelms fire. However, when there is a kettle between them, water will get bubbly and will boil itself away on the top, while fire will endure underneath.

Tao does not have a visible existence, nor does it have an intelligible function.

When you hear any statements made, do not alter or shift them. Just compare them with the actions, and observe whether the statements and actions correspond with each other.

When it comes to women, the wise ruler may enjoy them, but should not be drawn into their pleas or submit to their requests.

When it comes to people who are close to him, he enjoys them, but is sure to hold them responsible for what they say, and prevent them from expressing unasked for opinions.

When it comes to uncles, brothers, and chief vassals, he should punish them when their advice leads to failure, and promote them when their advice leads to success. He should not promote them erratically.

When it comes to pleasures and the enjoyment of valuable goods, he should have a staff tha handles these things, and prohibit anyone from having the freedom to control them. Otherwise, ministers will be able to manipulate the sovereign by knowing his wants.

When it comes to favors, he should grant them at his own will to use emergency resources and public storehouses, and benefit the people. A minister should never be allowed to give based on his personal favorites.

When it comes to persuasions and discussions, he must observe and find out people who are considered skillful at something, and verify the lack of skill in those who are considered bad. He should always avoid letting ministers talk to each other about them.

The wise ruler institutes posts, offices, ranks, and bounties in order to offer a guarantee to promote the worthy and encourage the excellent. …

Week of Nov. 9

Veterans day is Wednesday, remember the sacrifices of those who served our nation and thank a Veteran.

Gandhi cited 7 Social Sins afflicting western culture. Choose three of the following and explain why you agree or disagree with Gandhi's observation. Give examples of how Gandhi lived these words. Would Gandhi be happy or unhappy with western life today?
Explain your answer

1. Wealth without Work
2. Pleasure without Conscience
3. Science without Humanity
4. Knowledge without Character
5. Politics without Principle
6. Commerce without Morality
7. Worship without SacrificeThe 14th Dalai Lama wrote: 

The Paradox of Our Age 

We have bigger houses but smaller families;

more conveniences, but less time;

We have more degrees, but less sense;

more knowledge, but less judgement;

more experts, but more problems;

more medicines, but less healthiness;

We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.

We built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication;

We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.

There are times of fast foods, but slow digestion;

Tall man, but short character;

Steep profits, but shallow relationships.

It's a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room.

How does this poem compare to Gandhi's Seven Blunders of the Western World? 

Identify three of the Dalai Lama's statements and explain how you agree or disagree.

Book work due next week

3(4) Rise of Civilization in China (92-100) 
Choose 5 and Identify the terms, people, and places (p.92)
Outline the Mandate of Heaven, listed as the Dynastic Cycle on page 95.
Read the Biography of Confucius on page 97. Why do you think Confucianism lasts to today?
Draw the yin-yang symbol pictured on page 98. 
Read the secrets of making silk (99) Answer thinking critically question #1. 

Answer four of the six checkpoint questions in complete sentences

3(5) Strong Rulers Unite China (101-107)
Identify the terms, people and places
What did Shi Huandi do to the scholars in the picture on 102?
Look at the map skills on page 103, answer questions #2 and #3.
Look at the map on 105, list 7 cities were connected by the Silk Road. What was the key Chinese product traded on the Silk Road? 
What Chinese treatment is pictured on page 106. 
Look at the picture on 107, what is a bodhisattva and what is their purpose?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences

Week of November 2, 2015

The term ends this week.  Don't forget current events as well as chapter 30 homework.

We will have a quiz on material coverted on FDR and Hitler on Thursday and Friday.

Next week we will be studying the life of a great Hindu, Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi.

Due next week: 

3(1) Early Civilizations of India and Pakistan (68-74)

Identify the terms, people, and places
Read Witness History (68) What do archaeologists study?
Read Map Skills (69) Answer question 2.
Read the biography on page 70. What ancient civilization did Wheeler study?
Read Remnants of Indus Civ. (71) Draw one of the carved animals.
What is the woman on page 73 practicing? Why do you think this practice has lasted so long?
Answer three of the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate hw grade: read The Mahabharata (75) Answer Thinking Critically question #1.

The first half of 3(2) just the Hinduism part.
3(2) Hinduism and Buddhism (76-78)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness history (76) in what ways were religion and society intertwined in ancient India?
Identify and draw the 3 major Hindu gods pictured on page 77.
Answer the first two checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

3(2) Buddhism p.79-82 

Identify: Siddhartha Gautama, Eightfold Path, nirvana, sect

Answer thinking critically questions #1+2 on page 79.

List the 4 Noble Truths on page 80.

Look at the map on page 81.  Answer question #2.

Answer the last two checkpoint questions in complete sentences.