Friday, January 27th

We are traversing from Persia and Arabia to Ancient China! We are covering a lot of distance on the map... and also going back about 1000 years in time (from tThe Qu'ran's 609-632 CE)! Whew!

We will now be examining our 3rd Sacred Text- Confucius' The Analects (a selection).

By the way, Saturday, January 28th is the Chinese New Year!

Here are some fantastic links for you to learn more about the Chinese New Year:
Chinese New Year 2017: When and How is it Marked?

Chinese New Year: Five Things You Didn't Know about the Year of the Rooster

The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

7 True Facts about Mulan

Please read pages 420-43 for Monday, January 30th. Take very good notes. We will have a reading quiz that will cover both China and Africa... so it will be in the next week or so.

2. Remember: Literary terms test is WEDNESDAY, February 1st.