Homework 9/30

Ending our discussion on classical India, please read the following sections and answer the questions that follow (can be posted on one blogpost):

Pg 225 - India and the creation of zero.  On your blog, write a paragraph about why this is so important!

Pg 227 - Read the selection from the Bhagavad Gita.  Answer the question in italics.

Tomorrow in class: we will have a brief discussion, and then begin reviewing some of the information we've already discussed in class so we aren't totally overwhelmed when it matters before the next test (aiming for mid-October) Remember...Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. 

Homework 9/25

For homework tonight, please read pgs 217-221 about Jainism and Buddhism.  We will spend some time talking about them in class.

Also, have a twitter account set up..you could make a special APWH one if you don't want to use your personal twitter.

In class and Homework for 9/24

In class today, we will finish our notes on the Han Dynasty.

Once we have finished, you are going to take on the role of an advisor to the Han Dynasty and create a plan that would have prevented the Han Dynasty from collapsing.  When and how would you intervene?  What problems existed and how would you solve them?

Post your plan on your blog, and when everyone is finished we will hash them out together to create the ultimate solution for the Han Dynasty.

Homework for tonight - Read pgs 207 - 213 in your textbook..off to India we go!

Class notes for China (Ch 8) are HERE

In Class Monday and Homework

Today (Monday) in class we will talk about the Han Dynasty and take notes in class.

Monday night's homework - Complete the next pocket map in your pocketmap collection.  Using the maps in your book, use the notecard you were given in class to create a map that shows the expansion/overlap of the Qin and Han Dynasty.  You should have major cities and rivers labeled, as well as both dynasties on the same map.  A picture of your map should be posted to your blog.

Homework 9/19

For homework tonight, read about Legalism and the Qin Dynasty (pronounced chin) on pages 186 - 193.  

An example of Legalism thought is linked up HERE.  Take a look at it, we'll talk about it a little tomorrow and answer any questions people may have.

Homework 9/18

Daoism...what the what?

It's tricky I know.  Tonight for homework, look at THESE excerpts from the Dao De Jing.  You should focus on numbers 1, 3, 8, 11, and 12.  Read them once.  Mull them over.  Read them again.  Try to figure out their deeper meaning.  They're meant to be ellusive, paradoxical, and provocative.  If you feel like you understand them after just one reading, you're probably not doing it right.

Once you think you understand the Dao De Jing, come up with a one sentence that describes what Daoism is all about.  Post this sentence on your blog.

Dao De Jing

Homework 9/16

Make sure you have the iBooks app downloaded on to your iPad.

Within the app, search - The Chinese Classics - Volume 1: Confucian Analects by James Legge (it's free, but you need to have an iTunes account - also free)

Read books 1 and 2, and then choose another book of your choice to skim.  

On your blog, post your answers to the following questions:

1)  Is this a religion? Why do you think so/think not?

2)  Does this reading support the idea that people are born good/bad/neutral?  Refer to three examples (using the book, section, and line number as the citations) that support your point of view.  

In class 9/17 - Discussion / Notes about Confucianism