Allison Baumgartner

Within this file are three do now/initial activities to start lessons on the rise of Islam and the Ottoman Empire (one on the Dome of the Rock, the second on the travels of Ibn Battuta), it also has a reading with a graphic organizer on the practice and beliefs of the Islamic religion. There is a station or gallery walk activity on Islamic achievements with a graphic organizer as well. It includes a 5-3-1 reading activity on the rise and spread of the Ottoman Empire and Suleiman the Magnificent.

Included in this file are three power point slides on absolutism and the rule of the different absolute monarchs as well as two videos explaining the mini lesson slides. There are several station or gallery walk activities (can be done independently or as a group), a silent conversation on Louis XIV, enduring issues paragraph, crq, do now worksheets, readings, projects and question sheets on the many absolute monarchs. Many of the activities deal with primary and secondary document analysis, ima

Exam consists of 20 stimulus based multiple choice questions and two sets of CRQ's - content consists of the ancient river valley civilizations - Egypt, Indus, China and Tigris/Euphrates, also Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, ancient Sumer and Hammurabi.

This includes readings on the geography of Africa along with a graphic organizer, a great poster activity analyzing the West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai, a CRQ connecting Islam to Mali, readings on West African civilizations, a map observation activity, reading on the gold-salt trade and two do now activities on Ancient African terms. There is also a reading on African traditions and proverbs, an article on the tsetse fly, Bantu Migration and a short power point on a couple key v

Included are worksheets, cartoon and map analysis sheets and activities, gallery walks on German unification (skill based), CRQ Italian unification, enduring issues paragraph on German unification, Stick Figure activity on Italian unification, worksheet with question on Austro-Hungarian Empire break-up and several do now/initial activities. Also there are three sets of mini lesson slides on the following topics: unification of Germany, unification of Italy and the collapse of the Austrian and Ot

Within this folder are multiple worksheets and activities to introduce the Mesoamerican Civilizations to students - there a different versions of worksheets and activities to allow teachers to choose what best suits their needs. There are group/cooperative learning activities that can used as jigsaw activities, gallery walks and station activities breaking down the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations with pieces on agriculture (adapting to and modifying their environment) and contributions/advanc

Included in this unit are activities, readings, cartoon and map analysis, gallery walk activity, enduring issues paragraph on nationalism, quiz and exit tickets. There are lessons and activities on the unification of Germany and Bismarck and the unification of Italy. There are three sets of mini lesson slides on each of the following topics: Unification of Germany, Unification of Italy and the Collapse of the Austrian and Ottoman Empires.

Essay includes documents connected to the Enlightenment and French Revolution - issues include impact of new ideas, power, inequality and conflict can be used with these documents. Also includes a check list success criteria outline of what should be included in the essay to help students who struggle write the essay.

Included in this are two sets of slides - one explaining what imperialism is and key vocabulary terms and a second explaining the economic, social and religious causes of imperialism (included are quotes from Cecil Rhodes, social darwinism, ethnocentrism and the White Man's Burden). There are also worksheets, readings and graphic organizers on the causes of imperialism, The White Man's Burden poem and vocabulary and an excerpt from the explorer David Livingstone.

Included are different versions of worksheets and activities with graphic organizers that deal with the agricultural development of the Inca, Maya and Aztec civilizations as well as primary and secondary sources breaking down the contributions of each civilization with graphic organizers (can be done as stations, jigsaw or gallery walk), CRQ on Mesoamerica and another on the triangle trade, 2 enduring issues paragraph on modifying the environment and technology advancements. Also there are cause

This is a great CRQ to help students practice their map skills and apply their knowledge to show context during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. Modelled after the NYS New Framework Global II Regents Exam. Hits the following skills: historical context, audience, bias, point of view and similarity and difference.

Included are three separate power point mini lessons - one on China's geography and the Huang He river valley including ethnocentrism, Dynastic cycle/mandate of Heaven and the first dynasties of China (Shang, Qin - Shi Huangdi and the terracotta soldiers and the Great Wall of China and Zhou), and the last lesson on the golden age of China - The Han Dynasty and its achievements. There is a video mini lesson for each separate power point and worksheets on each topic to go with the lesson.

Included in this file are three sets of slides explaining feudalism, the Middle Ages, manor system, social structure and the beginning rise of towns and the guild system. There are also several worksheets with activities and readings, document analysis sheets, compare and contrast social structure lifestyles, assessments on the topic and videos explaining the mini lesson slides. It explains the concept of the manor system and how it works.

Chinese imperialism crq which covers, geographic context, purpose, audience, point of view and cause and effect related to spheres of influence and the opium trade between China and Britain.

Included are many activities, worksheets and assessments to support teaching the Industrial Revolution. Since the file is so large, worksheets are labelled numerically so you can match the sheets that go together to do the different activities; some activities have connecting exit tickets as well. There is an images file set up as a silent conversation in which students write on chart paper or post notes making a statement, question, or observation about the image (after the first round, student

Readings addressing split between Sunni and Shia Islam, as well as spread and influences of Sufi. Includes thesis writing practice with rubric, vocabulary supports, and map analysis.

Included in this file is a mini lesson of slides on the age of exploration, mercantilism, the middle passage, Atlantic Slave Trade and the impact of colonization by the Spanish conquistadors on the Americas. It goes into the slave trade, the trade exchange and mercantilism - the students are exposed to primary and secondary sources on the topic. there are worksheets and activities on the topic, a crq on the Atlantic Slave Trade and a video explaining the mini lesson.

This is a stimulus based exam with 16 multiple choice questions on the following topics: World War I, Turkish Nationalism, Russian Revolution, Lenin, Stalin, and Imperialism. there is also two crqs on the exam - one on WWI and one on Communist Russia.

This is NYS Global II regents aligned exam that includes 20 stimulus based multiple choice - quotes, excerpts, maps, charts on ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient Africa (Mali, Ghana, Songhai), rise and spread of the Ottoman Empire. It also has two crq sets - one on Christianity and one on ancient Greece and Rome. Answer key to the entire exam is included.

Included in this file is a power point on the power of the catholic church with primary and secondary sources showing the power struggle between between the catholic church and the government/kings. there is a video explaining the slides, there is a second set of slides with a gallery walk activity on the documents - there is a worksheet to analyze the documents and an option to do an argumentative essay. There is an enduring essay on the power of the catholic church as well.