Wed., 9-28: Institutions and Philosophy + Ancient Chinese Empires

Two excellent DBQ drafts from students (exemplar 1, exemplar 2). Look at them, "grade them" according to the Rubric, and compare them with your own to see how to improve.

In Class:
1. Matrix seminar discussion.
a. What's it's message?
b. What institutions does Morpheus mention?
c. What symbolism did you notice?
d. What connections to Plato's "Cave" did you find?
e. Compare and contrast Greek and Chinese philosophy. What are their major differences?

2. DBQ mini-lesson: Effective "grouping" (a.k.a. "bucketing").

3. Athens Focus: The Peloponnesian War.

3. Read World History: Patterns of Interaction (blue) textbook on Qin (pp. 104-109) and Han Dynasties (pp. 200-207) as background info for Tuesday's DBQ.

Focus especially on Qin and Han government:

• how it worked, 
• changes and continuities from Qin to Han
• what theory--and what responsibilities--justified the ruler's right to rule