Wednesday, November 26, 2008

HW 12/1 Ch. 21

Period 7's Homework is listed below. Period 8 Should begin to study for exam on Friday. Exam topics: Spanish Conquests of the Americas and Absolutism (Chapters 20 Section 1, 2, 4; Chapter 21 Sections 1, 2, 4, 5). Study Guide will be posted tomorrow with Castle Learning.


Read Chapter 21 Section 5 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday, 12/2

1. Define:
a. English Civil War
b. Oliver Cromwell
c. Habeus Corpus
d. constitutional monarchy
e. Glorius Revolution

2. How does a constitutional monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?

3. Why was the death of Charles I revolutionary?

4. What rights were guaranteed by the Habeus Corpus Act?

5. Which decisions by Charles I made his conflict with Parliament worse? Explain your answer and use examples to support your ideas.

Monday, November 24, 2008

HW 11/26 Ch 21

Period 7's homework is listed below, Period 8 should scroll down for their homework. Student Council bake sale is on Tuesday & Wednesday during lunch. Happy Thanksgiving!

Period 7:

Read Chapter 21 Section 4 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, 12/1

1. Define:
a. Ivan the Terrible
b. boyar
c. Peter the Great
d. westernization

2. How did Ivan the Terrible deal with his enemies during his "bad period?"

3. Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

4. What were some of the ways that Peter tried to westernize Russia?

5. Who was more of an absolute monarch, Peter the Great or Ivan the Terrible? Explain your answer using evidence fromt the text-- do not give your opinion (I, me, my).



Period 8:

Read Chapter 21 Section 5 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, 12/1

1. Define:
a. English Civil War
b. Oliver Cromwell
c. Habeus Corpus
d. constitutional monarchy
e. Glorius Revolution

2. How is a constitutional monarchy different from an absolute monarchy?

3. What factors contributed to the success of laws passed by Parliament during the Restoration?

4. Which decisions by Charles I made his conflict with Parliament worse? Explain your answer and use examples to support your ideas.

5. Why would William and Mary be willing to accept the limits placed on their power?

6. What conditions in England made the execution of one king and the overthrow of another possible?

HW 11/24 Ch. 21

**Thanksgiving Dinner Tomorrow! All you need is $5.00 to fill your belly!**

The Homework for Chapter 21 for Period 7 is listed below, Period 8 should scroll down

PERIOD 7:

Read Chapter 21 Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday, 11/25

1. Define:
a. Edict of Nantes
b. skepticism
c. Louis XIV
d. intendents
e. Jean Baptiste Colbert

2. What impact did the French religious wars have on French thinkers?

3. What was Jean Baptiste Colbert's plan for creating economic growth in France?

4. Many historians think of Louis XIV as the perfect example of an absolute monarch. Agree or disagree with the statement using evidence to support your position. Do not speak from first person ("I believe, I think, my opinion"--historians don't care about your opinion).


PERIOD 8

Read Chapter 21 Section 4 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday, 11/25

1. Define:
a. Ivan the Terrible
b. boyar
c. Peter the Great
d. westernization

2. How did Ivan the Terrible deal with his enemies during his "bad period?"

3. Who was more of an absolute monarch, Peter the Great or Ivan the Terrible? Explain your answer using evidence fromt the text-- do not give your opinion (I, me, my).

4. Which class of Russian society probably did not benefit from Peter's reforms? Why?

5. How might Peter's attempts at westernization have affected his people's opinion of Christian's in western Europe?

Friday, November 21, 2008

HW 11/21 Ch. 21 Sec. 1 & 2

The Homework for Chapter 21 for Period 7 is listed below, Period 8 should scroll down

**Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday!

PERIOD 7:

Read Chapter 21 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, 11/24

1. Define:
a. Absolute Monarchy
b. Divine Right
c. Phillip II

2. What is the significance of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?

3. Why did absolute monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power?

4. Why did the Dutch revolt against Spain?

5. Why didn't Spain's economy benefit from the gold and silver from the Americas?




PERIOD 8

Read Chapter 21 Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, 11/24

1. Define:
a. Edict of Nantes
b. skepticism
c. Louis XIV
d. intendents
e. Jean Baptiste Colbert

2. What impact did the French religious wars have on French thinkers?

3. How did the policies of Jean Baptiste Colbert and Louis XIV affect the French economy? Explain both positive and negative effects.

4. Many historians think of Louis XIV as the perfect example of an absolute monarch. Agree or disagree with the statement using evidence to support your position. Do not speak from first person ("I believe, I think, my opinion"--historians don't care about your opinion).

5. To what extent did anti-Protestantism contribute to Louis XIV's downfall?

Thursday, November 20, 2008

HW 11/20 Ch. 21 Sec. 1

Read Chapter 21 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Friday, 11/21

1. Define:
a. Absolute Monarchy
b. Divine Right
c. Phillip II

2. What is the significance of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?

3. Why did absolute monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power?

4. What role did religion play in the struggle between the Dutch and the Spanish?

5. How did the lack of a middle class contribute to the decline of Spain's economy?

6. Why do you think absolute rulers controlled social gatherings?

Monday, November 17, 2008

HW 11/17

Period 7: Read and answer questions for documents on European exploration of the Americas. Due: Tuesday 11/18

Period 8:

Read Disease in the Americas" article and answer the following questions on a piece of paper. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday, 11/18

1. What evidence does the article give that disease spread rapidly throughout the Americas?

2. How did the spread of disease facilitate (make easier) the colonization of North America?

3. What is epidemiology?

4. What methods did ethnographers use to estimate the devastation to the population caused by Europeans?

5. Was the spread of disease in the Americas a genocide? Use examples and facts fromt the article or textbook to back up your claim. You must choose a side.

Friday, November 14, 2008

HW 11/14 CH. 20, Sec 4

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Period 8 Homework:

Read Chapter 20, Section 4 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, Nov. 17th

1. Define mercantilism, capitalism

2. What were the results for Europe, the Americas, and Africa of the "Columbian Exchange"?

3. Compare and contrast how the Spanish and Portuguese exploited their respective overseas empires. Include motives, the economic impact on each country, and their relations with the native populations.

4. How did settlement patterns in the Spanish colonies lead to a mixing of Spanish and native cultures?

5. Why did the French and Dutch have better relations with the native peoples than the English?

Thursday, November 13, 2008

HW Ch. 20 Sec 1

Read Chapter 20 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink, or typed and printed.

Due: Monday 11/17

1. Why did Columbus set sail on the Atlantic?

2. List three goals of the Spanish in the Americas.

3. It has been said that Columbus's voyage began a process that changed the world forever. Explain the meaning of this statement. In your explanation, consider all of the people and places American colonization impacted and its effects on them.

4. Define mestizo and econmienda.

5. Look at the artwork on page 505.

a. How does this image depict the clash of cultures in the Americas?

b. What is the drawing's point of view regarding the Aztec warriors? The Spanish?

Monday, November 10, 2008

HW 11/10 Timeline of European Events Thus Far

Using Chapter 13, Sections 1-4, Chapter 14, Section 3, and Chapter 17 Sections 1-4 create a timeline with the following events. You may include other events that you deem important, but the events listed below MUST appear on your timeline.

Events:


Beginning to end of the Middle Ages
Beginning to end of the Renaissance
Beginning to end of the Scientific Revolution
Beginning to end of the Reformation
The 100 Years War
The Great Schism
The Magna Carta
Posting of the 95 Theses
The Bubonic Plague
Life of DaVinci
"The Prince" by Machiavelli
"Utopia" by More
Shakespeare
Elizabethan Age
Invention of the Prinintg Press
Life of Henry VIII
Establishment of the Anglican Church
Council of Trent

Saturday, November 8, 2008

HW 11/7 Ch. 19 Sec 1

PERIOD 8 HOMEWORK

Read Chapter 19 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday 11/10

1. Identify the following people, discussing who they were, what country they represented, and what role they played in European exploration: Bartolomeu Dias, Prince Henry, Vasco da Gama

2. Define the Treaty of Tordesillas and what it revealed about European attitudes towards non-Europeans.

3. What was the Dutch East India company? What regions have they affected that we studied in 9th grade and evaluate whether their impact was positive or negative.


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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Test/Quiz Study Guide

PERIOD 7: Study Guide for quiz on the Reformation ** Period 8 Scroll Down**

Review Chapter 17 Section 3 & Chapter 17, Section 4.
Notes on Martin Luther and his 95 Theses
Packet on the Protestant Reformation
Map on Page 434
Actions taken by the Catholic Church to reform.

Vocabulary:

Reformation
Martin Luther
Indlugences
Simony
Henry VIII
Elizabth
annul
Anglican Church
Predestination
Calvinism
theocracy
Presbyterian
Anabaptists

Format:
Matching, vocabulary, true or false, fill in the blank


PERIOD 8: Study Guide for Test on Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Reformation.

Chapter 17, Sections 1-4
Notes on Great Schism, 100 Years War, Magna Carta
Powerpoint on Renaissance Art & Humanism
Readings on Descartes, Bacon, Machiavelli
Scientific Revolution: Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Printing Press
Documents Packet #1 on Reformation-- Martin Luther, 95 Theses, Pope Leo's Response etc.
Work from Thursday 11/6

Vocabulary:

See Post from October 27th, 2008 for vocabulary on Renaissance and Scientific Revolution.
Reformation
Martin Luther
Indlugences
Simony
Henry VIII
Elizabth
annul
Anglican Church
Predestination
Calvinism
theocracy
Presbyterian
Anabaptists

Format:

Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Matching

Monday, November 3, 2008

HW 11/3 & Announcements

Announcements:

Please remember that the marking period for the global studies grade book will close on Wednesday, those of you who have missing work need to get it to me by then for credit.

Anyone from period 7 who did not get to have a writing conference with me will not be held responsible for handing in an essay to me until we have a chance to conference on Thursday.

Wednesday is our evening trip to A Tale of Two Cities, please make sure that you are at the theater at 7:30 pm. The show is at the Al Hirschfeld Theater at 302 W. 45th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue. Only those who signed up for tickets should follow this information.


Homework:

Period 8:

You will have an exam on Friday on the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Reformation. A School Island assignment will be made available to you by tonight.

Period 7:

Read Chapter 17, Section 4 in your textbook and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Answers must be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Wednesday, 11/5

1. Look at the map on page 434, which countries became mostly Protestant and which countries remained mostly Catholic?

2. How did Protestant teachings cause further divisions in the Christian Church?

3. What were the main teachings of John Calvin?

4. Define Predestination, Council of Trent, and theocracy.

5. What role did the Jesuits play in the Catholic Reformation?

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