China lesson 1

10/19/15 Bell Ringer

1. Who was the founder of Islam?2. Name the 3 West African kingdoms we discussed last 9 weeks.3. Which empire destroyed Constantinople?4. What’s the biggest difference between the Sunni and the Shia?5. Who was the ruler of Mali most famous for his hajj to Mecca?

Objective & Standard• I can evaluate the physical geography of China

and conclude the affects they had on the early Chinese Dynasties.

• SPI- Create a visual or multimedia display to identify the physical location or major geographical features of China including the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi desert.

Recall!• With your partner discuss everything you

know about the following early Chinese dynasties:

• Tang• Song• Ming• Do you think their physical environment

affected their daily life? If so , how?

Physical geography of China

Identify... Use page: R10• Yangtze River• Yellow River• Himalayas • Plateau of Tibet• Gobi Desert

Task 1:• Each group will be assigned a specific physical

feature of China to discover and research.• Step 1: You will read the material given to you

on your feature. • Step 2: Take notes on the important evidence

you have discovered that your peers should know! As you read brainstorm and think about how these features affected the early dynasties of China.

Task 2: gallery posterDesign a poster that displays your physical feature •Step 1: Create a map display of China and your physical feature•Step 2: Pull the most significant evidence that you highlighted and paraphrase it on bullet points under your map. •Step 3: Create a question about your physical feature for the class to answer.

Gallery Walk & Tweet Session• We will do a Gallery Walk to learn

about the other physical features.• Once you have read through and answered the question from the poster, write a one sentence TWEET about their poster. You can add one HASTAG if you want.

Exit ticket1. Identify 4 physical features of China

2. How have the physical features of China most likely influenced the early Chinese dynasties.

3. Summarize what you have learned today in a 3-5 sentence description!