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  EQ: What was life really like in the west? Engage: Vocabulary forty-niners vaquero missionary reservation Mormons Oregon Trail Santa Fe Trail Explore: Lure of the West Endless Labor on the Farm Traders and Fortune Seekers Rushing Toward Riches Claiming Native Tribal Lands A New Wave of Immigrants The Mormon Trail to Salt Lake City Expanding Into the Southwest The Struggle for Freedom in the West Opportunities, Gender, and Challenges in the West Explain: What was life like for farmers? What events attracted settlers to New Mexico and California What was life like for a miner ..read more

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   EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa? Engage: Palestine Rick Steves Explore: Christianity Islam Explain: How did Christianity become the world's largest religion? How did Islam become the dominant religion in the region? Evaluate: Vocabulary Sahara Giza Black Sea Fertile Crescent Sumer ..read more

   EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa? Engage: The Best of Israel Rick Steves Explore: A Crossroads fo the World Judaism Explain: What made Southwest Asia and North Africa and important area for trade? How did Judaism begin? Evaluate: Vocabulary fertile Gaza Strip Nile River Dead Sea Golan Heights ..read more

   EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa?  Engage: Iran: Yesterday and Today Rick Steves Vocabulary Arabic Aramaic Hebrew Kurds Berbers Persians Explore: Many Ethnicities and Languages Kurdistand: A Nation without a Country Explain: How do ethnicities and languages unite and divide the region? How have ethnic differences led to conflict in the Kurdish regions of Southwest Asia? Evaluate ..read more

  EQ: Which of these Presidents faced the most challenges? Engage: None  Explore: The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: A Rocky Transition as America Grows (1824-1849) Apple TV Trail of Tears National Historic Trail National Park Service  Explain: Andrew Jackson easily won the popular vote. Why did he fail to win the presidency? What was Jackson’s approach toward the Native population? Evaluate: Worksheet ..read more

  EQ: What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the growth and development of the Us?  Game Day: Oregon Trail Game ..read more

  Can you decode this hieroglyph?  EQ: How have religious and ethnic differences influenced life in Southwest Asia and North Africa? Engage: Decode the Hieroglyphs Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs Hieroglyphic Typewriter Explore: Egypt: Yesterday and Today Rick Steves (55:02) Geography Now Egypt Geography Now Difference Between Arab Countries Explain: How has Egypt changed since World War II? How does Egypt's past influence their present? Evaluate: Rick Steves Worksheet Ancient Egypt Jeopardy Game  ..read more

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