Warm Up: How were the voyages of Columbus and Zheng He different?Friday, March 14th, 2014.

Today is the end of the Quarter!

Objective:

0 I will be able analyze a document.

Language Objective: 0 I will be able to write complete sentences by including

the question in my answer.

Ukrainian Crisis Update

010,000 Russian troops near the Ukrainian border.0There are reports of people leaving Crimea.0Russian navy is blocking the Ukrainian navy from

leaving the port of Sevastopol in Crimea.

0Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned that failure to effectively respond to Russia's aggression in Crimea would embolden North Korea and Iran to further resist Western efforts to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons.

Task

0Analyze Documents B and C.0Answer questions on binder paper.0 Include the question in your answer.0Staple the binder paper to the back of the document.

Document B Document C

#1 – The treasure ship was ______ ft long and ______ ft wide while the Santa Maria was________.

#2 – A generalization about Zheng He’s voyages compared to other explores was that his ships were ________, the distance traveled was _________, and ______.

#3/4 – His voyages should/should not be celebrated because ____________.

#2 – Calculate a Ratio

#3 – The deck of a treasure was ____ ft by ____ ft compared to a football field which is _____ ft by ____ft.