January 17, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Pick up NEW warm up on top of mailboxes. Take out highlighter and colored pencils. Agenda – Unit Vocabulary Topic Sentence- The smallpox inoculation was invented by the ancient Chinese and led to the vaccines we have today. Warm Up- What is the process in which people, ideas and goods spread throughout the world, bringing more interaction and integration between the world's cultures, governments and economies?

Cultural Diffusion When the cultural beliefs and social activities are spread from one group to another. It can be through different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, etc. 

January 18, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Congrats Driscoll STARS!!!! Keep Shining! Sit in assigned seats. Take out vocabulary from yesterday and crayons/pencil colors. Agenda – The Gold and Salt Trade Topic Sentence- The Silk Road was a group of trade routes that stretched between the Mediterranean Sea and East Asia. Warm Up- What do you predict happened in the “Gold and Salt Trade?”

MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY THINK OF SALT AS SIMPLY THAT WHITE GRANULAR SEASONING FOUND IN SALTSHAKERS ON VIRTUALLY EVERY DINING TABLE. IT IS THAT, SURELY, BUT IT IS FAR MORE. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN THE DIET OF NOT ONLY HUMANS BUT OF ANIMALS, AND EVEN OF MANY PLANTS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND MOST WIDELY USED OF ALL FOOD PRESERVATIVES. ITS INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES ARE ALMOST WITHOUT NUMBER. SALT HAS GREAT CURRENT INTEREST AS THE SUBJECT OF HUMOROUS CARTOONS, POETRY AND FILMMAKING.

January 19, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Agenda – The Gold and Salt Trade Topic Sentence- Salt is an essential element in the diet of not only humans but of animals, and even of many plants. Warm Up- Name one use for salt.

January 20, 2017 Sit in assigned seats. Agenda – The Columbian Exchange Topic Sentence- Between the 11th and 15th centuries there was a valuable trade of salt and gold across the Sahara desert. Warm Up- What word means to move from one place to another?  

Exit Ticket Pretend a new student missed all of our lessons on The Salt-Gold Trade. Explain the main things to them including… Who, what, where, why?