Sessions

 

Session 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will identify ghazi, Ottoman, sultan, Timur the Lame, Mehmed II, Sulyman the Lawgiver, devshirme and janissary.

Students will describe how they would govern a diverse empire.

Students will analyze the geographical expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

Students will explain why the taking of Constantinople was so important to Mehmed II. 

Students will summarize the life and historical contributions of Suleyman the Lawgiver.

Students will infer the advantages of the devshirme system to the sultan.

Students will compare which cultural achievements of Suleyman's reign were similar to the European Renaissance.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Complete Section 1 Assessment and Connect to Today on page 511.

2) Read pages 512 - 515 in course textbook.

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Session 2: Cultural Blending - Case Study: The Safavid Empire

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will review their homework.

Students will identify Safavid, Isma'il, shah, Shah Abbas and Esfahan.

Students will describe which of the effects of cultural blending di they think is most important and why. 

Students will explain how did Tahmasp's cultural borrowing lead to the expansion of the Safavid Empire.

Students will compare in what ways were Shah Abbas and Suleyman the Lawgiver similar.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Complete Section 2 Assessment on page 515.

2) Read pages 516 - 523 in course textbook.

3) Complete History through Art Connect to Today questions on page 523.

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Session 3: The Mughal Empire in India

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will review their homework.

Students will identify Mughal, Babur, Akbar, Sikh, Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal and Aurangzeb.

Students will analyze the geographical growth of the Mughal Empire from 1526 - 1707 A.D. 

Students will compare in what ways were Akbar's attitudes toward religion similar to those of Suleyman the Lawgiver.

Students will summarize the life and historical contributions of Akbar.

Students will summarize how Akbar was able to build an immense empire.

Students will examine how the role of women has changed in the Indian subcontinent since World War II.

Students will describe how the Mughal's dislike of the Sikhs developed.

Students will analyze the building of the Taj Mahal.

Students will describe how did Aurangzeb's personal qualities and political policies affect the Mughal Empire.

Students will analyze the cultural blending in Mughal India.