Information About Ancient India (GCP 8)

Ni hao boys and girls,

Excellent work on your Middle East and Islam tests. I'm glad most of you enjoyed the lesson on the Current Events as well. Please keep up on events from all around the world. For the Middle East, your best bet on information is Al-Jazeera. I would suggest getting news from there and if you read the editorials, you can get a more "Arab perspective."

For India, Teacher Rony suggests that you read "The Hindu," and "Indian Express" if you are interested in what's happening in India - a land famous for Hinduism, delicious curries, Mahatma Ganhdi and, most importantly, TEACHER RONY!

The Taj Mahal

Indian Mother with baby in the Indian Countryside

Hindu Women participating in a Festival

Downtown Mumbai During Rush Hour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Q9twoXoDk

TEACHER RONY helping GCP with the ENO Project!

Anyways, for your homework, check out these links...

Harrapan - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/harappa.htm

Mohejno-Daro

Aryans - http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0103-aryans.php

Rig Vedas (The Hindu "Bible") - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/religion/rigveda.htm

The Caste System - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/people/

Buddhism - Remember, it comes from India.

Siddhartha Guatma under the Bodhi Tree

The Mauryan Empire

Mauryan EMpire before Asoka converts to Buddhism

Asoka from a famous Bollywood Movie

I hope this helps you! Your homework is to read and complete your Ancient India Worksheet. Remember, we have already studied the Geography. so you have that down.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

GCP 7 - Information about the Ottoman Turks

1.) Ottoman Empire Timeline

http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/ottoman.shtml

2.) The History of the Ottoman Turks

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/history/turks.htm

FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

Ni hao,

In case you are all interested in what's going on with the Fukushima Accidents in Japan, I suggest you take a look at the following websites.

1.) CNN - It gives a pretty good explanation with 3D animations: http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/interactive.nuclear.japan/index.html?hpt=C1

2.) The IAEA's homepage - It has been focusing on the accident since it happened: http://www.iaea.org/

Mr. Gibson

RELIGION PRESENTATION

Background

1.) Is your country Sunni or Shiite?
2.) When and how did they become Muslim?
3.) Who colonized there? How long were they colonized?
4.) How and when did they have de-colonization?
5.) What resources or important locations does the country have?
6.) Are there any other important people or events that have occurred in the country’s history since decolonization?
7.) What ethnic group do most people belong to?

The Revolution and Protests

1.) When did protests start in you country?
2.) Why this is happening? What are the protestors calling for?
3.) How has the government reacted?
4.) How have the world and the UN reacted?

Grading Rubric

44 points - Are all the main points covered? Is the information about the main points accurate?
26 points - Do you cite your sources in each slide?
10 points - Was your presentation loud and clear enough for eveyone to hear you?
10 points - Did you make enough eye contact with audience?
10 points - Does your presentation have enough interesting visuals and (if necessary) videos?

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

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