WEB EXERCISES

Directions: Click on links below. Type your name, class period, and responses to questions in an e-mail and submit to my address at jvallery@lhps.org

1^st Nine Weeks Chapter Four Ancient Chinese Civilization

“Silk Road” Click on this link http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sr/

Complete questions and essay:

1) In which dynasty did trade in silk start to grow?

2) What caused an extension of military defenses into Central Asia for the Chinese?

3) Who originally received silk as a gift from the Chinese?

4) What role did Northwestern Indians play in the silk trade?

5) What products did China exchange for early on and then later in the history of the “Silk Road”?

Essay: Choose a Chinese Dynasty mentioned in the web link to discuss further the significance of the “Silk Road” during their reign. Minimum 5 sentences

2^nd Nine Weeks Chapter Ten The Byzantine Empire and Russia

“Women of Byzantium” Click on this link http://www.geocities.com/mollykatierox/byzantine_women.html

Choose a Women of Byzantium from the link above and write a summary of her life. Include important facts about the state of the empire during her life and any impact or influence; whether positive or negative, she may have had on the Byzantine Empire. Minimum 250 words

3^rd Nine Weeks Chapter Fourteen The High Middle Ages

“Hundred Years War” Click on this link http://www.lbdb.com/TMDisplayWar.cfm?WID=8

Choose two figures and three battles involved in the Hundred Years War to discuss. Write a 4 paragraph essay with one body paragraph on figures and the other on battles. Use your introduction and conclusion to outline the entire war.

4^th Nine Weeks Chapter Thirty-Two Asia Since 1945

“Sikhism” Click on this link http://www.sikhs.org/

In essay form briefly summarize the religion known as Sikhism. Provide at least 5 tenets of the basic philosophy as well as a description of at least one religious emblem and a ceremony or religious festival.