Warm

• Copy HW

• Please grab a worksheet from the front desk

• Please complete questions 1-9

• Please take out your HW and leave it on your desk

Essential Questions

• How do societies stabilize in the face of adversity?

• How can societies use what they learn from the past?

A ruling class of noble families

aristocracy

Tests given to qualify candidates for government jobs.

civil service exam

Rule by officials of proven merit.

meritocracy

A system of managing the wealth and resources of a community.

economy

Allowed China’s population to grow to over 100 million people

in the Middle Ages

Excellent agriculture (rice)

A system to bring water to your crops.

irrigation

The buying and selling of goods; business.

commerce

a form of money used in a country.

currency

the growth of cities.

urbanization

Directions

• Figure out a way to convey that word to the class with out using words: Charades

• You will only have 30 seconds to perform –Be prepared!

uses the earth’s magnetic pull to help travelers navigate.

Magnetic compass

helped make travel on rivers and lakes much faster.

Paddlewheel boat

raised and lowered water levels to allow boats to pass through an area.

•Canal locks

a key invention for recording and transmitting information developed in the 2nd century CE.

•paper

Individual characters made of wood or metal that can be arranged to create a printing job and then be used

over again.

•Moveable type

Around since at least 2700 BCE, but became very popular in the 8th century C.E.

•Tea

a type of fine pottery, produced as early as the 1st century C.E.

•porcelain

to make a large quantity of an item by using standard designs and dividing up the steps of

production among workers.

•Mass production

is stronger than iron and making it is an important industry in

China even today.

steel

made by alchemists from saltpeter and other materials.

•gunpowder

were powered by saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur; and were first used as fireworks

•rockets

were invented in the 9th century using woodblock printing and thick paper.

•Game cards

was invented ~900 C.E. and often had many colors.

•Paper money

was developed in the 8th century and it used dripping water to make a wheel turn.

Mechanical clock

transmitting disease–causing agents to a person, stimulating their defensive reactions.

• inoculate

Analysis• Please rank the fifteen inventions you have

been introduced to, based on how much they have impacted our world.

• 1= most impactful 15= least impactful

• This list can be done on the back of your handout

Closure • Now that you have had chance to hear all of

the opinions of your classmates, please write down the invention that you thinks has impacted our world the most and support your response with three details.

• This response should be written at the bottom of today’s handout.