Guns, Germs, and Steel: How to Make an Almond

You are to comment on the blog based on the following reading ...

• "How to Make and Almond" (p. 114)
• Explain the unconscious development of ancient crops.

Note: You are to submit by Monday, 31 October 2011.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Department Chair
Luther Burbank High School

Reading for AP World History (Week 10)

Complete the following readings for homework ...

... from The Earth and Its People chapter 10:

• "Early Medieval Europe" (p. 250)
• "The Western Church" (p. 258)

... from Guns, Germs, and Steel chapters 7 & 8:

• "How to Make and Almond" (p. 114)
• Apples or Indians" (p. 131)

Note: You are to take Cornell notes on these readings. Submit by Monday, 31 October 2011.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Department Chair
Luther Burbank High School

Guns, Germs, and Steel: To Farm or Not to Farm

Complete the following reading for homework ...

... from Guns, Germs, and Steel chapter 6:

• "To Farm or Not to Farm" (p. 104) ... What were the causes of the spread of food production?

Note: You are to comment on the blog and take Cornell notes on this reading.  Submit on Monday, 10 October 2011.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Department Chair
Luther Burbank High School

Reading for AP World History (Week 7)

Complete the following readings for homework ...

... from the Earth and Its People chapter 7:

• "The Vedic Age, 1500-500 b.c.e." (p. 174)
• "The Rise of Hinduism" (p. 181)
• "The Mauryan Empire, 324-184 b.c.e." (p. 184)
• "The Gupta Empire, 320-550 c.e." (p. 186)

Note: You are to comment on the blog and take Cornell notes on these readings. Submit on Monday, 10 October 2011.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Department Chair
Luther Burbank High School