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Mr. C's Class Blog
2d ago
EQ: What was life really like in the west?
Engage: Vocabulary
forty-niners
vaquero
missionary
reservation
Mormons
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Explore:
Lure of the West
Endless Labor on the Farm
Traders and Fortune Seekers
Rushing Toward Riches
Claiming Native Tribal Lands
A New Wave of Immigrants
The Mormon Trail to Salt Lake City
Expanding Into the Southwest
The Struggle for Freedom in the West
Opportunities, Gender, and Challenges in the West
Explain:
What was life like for farmers?
What events attracted settlers to New Mexico and California
What was life like for a miner ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
2d ago
EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Engage:
Palestine Rick Steves
Explore:
Christianity
Islam
Explain:
How did Christianity become the world's largest religion?
How did Islam become the dominant religion in the region?
Evaluate:
Vocabulary
Sahara
Giza
Black Sea
Fertile Crescent
Sumer ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
4d ago
EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Engage:
The Best of Israel Rick Steves
Explore:
A Crossroads fo the World
Judaism
Explain:
What made Southwest Asia and North Africa and important area for trade?
How did Judaism begin?
Evaluate:
Vocabulary
fertile
Gaza Strip
Nile River
Dead Sea
Golan Heights ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
1w ago
EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Engage:
Iran: Yesterday and Today Rick Steves
Vocabulary
Arabic
Aramaic
Hebrew
Kurds
Berbers
Persians
Explore:
Many Ethnicities and Languages
Kurdistand: A Nation without a Country
Explain:
How do ethnicities and languages unite and divide the region?
How have ethnic differences led to conflict in the Kurdish regions of Southwest Asia?
Evaluate ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
1w ago
EQ: Which of these Presidents faced the most challenges?
Engage:
None
Explore:
The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: A Rocky Transition as America Grows (1824-1849) Apple TV
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail National Park Service
Explain:
Andrew Jackson easily won the popular vote. Why did he fail to win the presidency?
What was Jackson’s approach toward the Native population?
Evaluate:
Worksheet ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
2w ago
EQ: What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the growth and development of the Us?
Game Day:
Oregon Trail Game ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
2w ago
Can you decode this hieroglyph?
EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Engage:
Decode the Hieroglyphs
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphic Typewriter
Explore:
Egypt: Yesterday and Today Rick Steves (55:02)
Geography Now Egypt
Geography Now Difference Between Arab Countries
Explain:
How has Egypt changed since World War II?
How does Egypt's past influence their present?
Evaluate:
Rick Steves Worksheet
Ancient Egypt Jeopardy Game  ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
2w ago
EQ: What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the growth and development of the Us?
Engage:
Oregon Trail Game
Vocabulary
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Manifest Destiny
forty-niners
prospect
empresario
merchant,
Gadsden Purchase
abolition
subsistence farming
Santa Fe Trail
California Gold Rush
Oregon Territory
Mormons
Oregon Trail
Donner Party
Explore:
Manifest Destiny
The Oregon Country
The Republic of Texas
The Mexican American War
The Southwest
Trailblazers
Explain:
What was Manifest Destiny?
How did the US acquire the Oregon Territory?
How did the US acquire Texas?
Wh ..read more
Mr. C's Class Blog
2w ago
EQ: How have political and religious changes influenced the cultures of Russia and Central Asia?
Engage:
Americans Try Russian Holiday Food (6:54)
Explore:
Religious Life in Central Asia
A Revival of Religion
Food and Arts
Explain:
What religious beliefs do the people of Russia and Central Asia have?
How has religious practices changed since the fall of the Soviet Union?
What food and arts are common in Russia and Central Asia?
Vocabulary:
gulags
Cold War
atheism
Warsaw Pact
minority
diversity
pogroms
Silk Road
cultural diffusion
pers ..read more