Monday, December 22, 2008

December Break Assignment

Today I handed out your December Break assignment. Those of you who were absent should expect a copy of the assignment in the mail by Wednesday or Friday. If you lost your assignment or would prefer to receive it by email, please email me and I will send it over.

Again, if you would like a word document format of the layout for the poster, please email me and I will send it to you.

To reiterate:

1. The assignment will NOT be accepted late, even if you were not in school on Friday, Monday, or Tuesday. It is your responsibility to get your assignment either ahead of time or via email.

2. DO NOT use Wikipedia or similar websites. Please begin with the websites suggested on your assignment sheet and proceed from there. If you are not sure about the validity of your source, email me the link and I will tell you if you can use or not and why.

3. Plagiarism or academic dishonesty of any type will not be tolerated and will be reprimanded with the severest punishment permitted. If you are unsure about the way that you used a source, please email me-- its better to check with me than to wonder.

The best way to get my approval for a source is to email me earlier in the day and in the middle of the break, preferably before Sunday, January 4th at 9pm. It is unlikely that I will respond to your email if you send it at the last minute.

Monday, December 15, 2008

HW 12/15 Ch. 23 Sec. 2

Read Chapter 23 Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday, 12/16

1.Define the following terms:
a. Legislative Assembly
b. emigre
c. sans-cullote
d. Jacobins
e. guillotine
f. Robespierre
g. Reign of Terror

2. How did differences of opinion about how to handle issues such as food shortages and debt affect the legislative assembly?

3. What major reforms did the National Assembly introduce?

4. How did the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!" sum up the goals of the revolution?

5. What caused Prussia to invade France?

6. What did the September Massacres show about the mood of the people?

7. What factors led to Robespierre becoming a dictator?

8. How did Robespierre justify the use of terror?

Friday, December 12, 2008

HW 12/12 Ch. 23 Sec. 1

Read Chapter 23 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday, 12/15

1. Define:
a. Old Regime
b. estates
c. Louis XVI
d. Marie Antoinette
e. Estates General
f. National Assembly
g. Great Fear

2. How was the bourgeoisie unlike other groups within the Third Estate?

3. Did France's system of Estates violate the principle of equality? Explain.

4. How did Louis XVI's weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in France? Explain.

5. Why did the nobles expect each estate to have one vote under the medieval rules?

6. After years of oppression what finally caused the French people to revolt?

7. Were changes in the French government inevitable? Explain using your knowledge of prior French government leading up to the revolt.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Enlightenment Terms to Know

Enlightenment
Age of Reason
Logic & Reason vs. Tradition & Superstition
Philosophes
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
-Natural Rights
-Life, Liberty, and Property
-Two Treatesis of Government
Jean Jacques Rosseau
-The Social Contract
Baron de Montesqieu
-Separation of Powers
Voltaire
-Freedom of Speech
Wollenstonecraft
-Women's Equality
Salons
Enlightened Despots
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Joseph II
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
Bill of Rights

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

HW 12/9 Ch. 22 Sec. 4

Read Chapter 22 Section 4 in your textbook and complete the following task.

Due: Wednesday, 12/10 (Period 7), Thursday, 12/11 (Period 8)

After reading Chapter 22 Section 4 choose an Enlightenment idea that is reflected in the Constitution or the building of the U.S. government. You may use the chart on page 566 as a guide.

Create an 8 1/2 x 11 inch poster (regular sheet of computer paper) that uses both words and images (must use both) to show how Enlightenment ideas were expressed in the Constiution or in the building of the United States government.

Include the following items for maximum points:

1.The Enlightenment idea and its creator (Locke, Rosseau, etc)
2. Where or how the idea is specifically reflected in the U.S. government or Constitution (the Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution).
3. An image or images that reflects the transfer of this idea or the idea itself. The images can be hand-drawn, self-created, or from the internet. Creativity is welcome (for once!).

Email me if you have questions!

Monday, December 8, 2008

HW 12/8 Ch. 22 Sec. 3

This homework is for both period 7 & 8. This homework will not be accepted late. Handing in this homework at any time after your classtime with me, will result in a zero.

Read Chapter 22 Section 3 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be on a separate sheet of paper in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday 12/9

1. Define the following terms:
a. salon
b. Baroque
c. neoclassical
d. enlightened despot
e. Catherine the Great

2. Why did enlightenment ideas spread so quickly? What does this say about their appeal?

3. What advantages did salons have over earlier forms of communication in spreading ideas?

4. How does neoclassicism reflect the ideas of order and reason?

5. Why did novels become so popular in the 18th century?

6. Why did the enlightened despots undertake reforms?

7. Why is it important for rulers to balance their philosophical goals with practical concerns about support?

8. Why were most of the reforms applied to middle and upper classes? How did rulers view the peasants?

9. How accurately does the term enlightened despot describe Catherine the Great? Explain.

10. In what ways were the enlightened despots less than true reformers? Cite examples from the text.

11. How did the statement by Prussian ruler Frederick the Great that a ruler is only "the first servant of the state" support enlightenment ideas about government?

Friday, December 5, 2008

HW 12/5 Ch 22 Sec. 2

*** EXAM HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY 12/8, PLEASE STUDY IN ADDITION TO THE HOMEWORK BELOW***

This homework is for both 7th and 8th period

Read Chapter 22 Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be on a separate sheet of paper in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Monday 12/8

Answer Questions 1-3 at the end of the section on page 556
Answer Questions 15-16 on page 568 under the heading "Section 2: The Enlightenment in Europe"

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Study Guide: Spanish Conquests and Absolutism

SPANISH CONQUESTS & ABSOLUTISM
Exam: Friday, 12/5
Castle Learning/School Island Available on Wednesday

Materials to Study:

Packet on Absolutism
Notes on Nation-Building in France and Spain
Notes on Versailles Palace Powerpoint
Notes on Spanish Conquests Powerpoint
Packet on English Constitutional Monarchy
Worksheet on Peter the Great's Reforms
Homework from Chapter 20 Sections 1, 4
Homework from Chapter 21 Sections 1, 2, 4, 5
Period 7: Documents on Columbian Exchange, Worksheets on Chapter 20 Sections 1, 4

Terms to Know:

Chapter 20:

Cartography
Columbian Exchange
Treaty of Tordesillas
Montezuma/Aztecs
Atahualpa/Incans
Cortez
Pizzaro
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Circumnavigation
Conquistadors
Mercantilism
Commercial Revolution
Colonization
Econmienda System
Small Pox
Latin Colonial Hierarchy (mestizos, peninsulares, creoles etc)

Chapter 21:

Absolutism
Absolute Monarchy
Divine Right
Divine Right vs. Mandate of Heaven
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Nation-State
Peter the Great
Peter's Reforms
Louis XIV
Intendents
Jean Baptiste-Colbert
Versailles Palace
Edict of Nantes
Skepticism
Boyar
Westernization
Habeus Corpos
Limited Monarchy
Guy Fawkes
English Constitutional Monarchy
English Civil War
Roundheads
Cavaliers
Parliament
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
Charles II
William & Mary
Glorious Revolution
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta


Format:

Mutltiple Choice
Short Answer