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 QuestionsEssential Questions
•How do societies stabilize in theface of adversity?
•How can societies use what theylearn from the past?
A ruling class of noble families
aristocracy
Tests given to qualify candidatesfor government jobs.
civil service exam
Rule by officials of proven merit.
meritocracy
A system of managing the wealthand resources of a community.
economy
Allowed China’s population togrow to over 100 million peoplein the Middle Ages
Excellent agriculture(rice)
A system to bring water to yourcrops.
irrigation
The buying and selling of goods;business.
commerce
a form of money used in acountry.
currency
the growth of cities.
urbanization
Directions
•Figure out a way to convey thatword to the class with out usingwords: Charades
•You will only have 30 seconds toperform –Be prepared!
uses the earth’s magnetic pull to helptravelers navigate.
Magneticcompass
helped make travel on rivers and lakesmuch faster.
Paddlewheel boat
raised and lowered water levels toallow boats to pass through an area.
•Canal locks
a key invention for recording andtransmitting information developed inthe 2nd century CE.
•paper
Individual characters made of wood or metal that canbe arranged to create a printing job and then be usedover again.
•Moveable type
Around since at least 2700 BCE, butbecame very popular in the 8thcentury C.E.
•Tea
a type of fine pottery, produced asearly as the 1st century C.E.
•porcelain
to make a large quantity of an item by usingstandard designs and dividing up the steps ofproduction among workers.
•Mass production
is stronger than iron and makingit is an important industry inChina even today.
steel
made by alchemists from saltpeter andother materials.
•gunpowder
were powered by saltpeter, charcoaland sulfur; and were first used asfireworks
•rockets
were invented in the 9th century usingwoodblock printing and thick paper.
•Game cards
was invented ~900 C.E. and often hadmany colors.
•Paper money
was developed in the 8th century andit used dripping water to make a wheelturn.
Mechanical clock
transmitting disease–causing agents toa person, stimulating their defensivereactions.
•inoculate
AnalysisAnalysis
•Please rank the fifteen inventions you have beenintroduced to, based on how much they haveimpacted our world.
•1= most impactful 15= least impactful
•This list can be done on the back of your handout
ClosureClosure
•Now that you have had chance to hear all ofthe opinions of your classmates, please writedown the invention that you thinks hasimpacted our world the most and supportyour response with three details.
•This response should be written at thebottom of today’s handout.