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?