Friday, January 22, 2010

HW 1/22 Ch. 25, Sec 1&2

Read Chapter 25 Sections 1 & 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Please respond in SRF format to the questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.

Due: Tuesday 2/2

Questions for Ch. 25 Sec. 1:

1. Identify the following terms:
a. Industrial Revolution
b. enclosure
c. industrialization
d. factors of production

2. What were the factors that contributed to industrialization in Britain?

3. How did rising population help the Industrial Revolution?

4. Was the revolution in agriculture necessary to the Industrial Revolution? Explain.


Questions for Ch. 25 Sec. 2:

1. Identify the following terms:
a. urbanization
b. middle class

2. Why did people flock to British cities and towns during the Industrial Revolution?

3. What were some of the negative effects of the rapid growth of Manchester?

4. How were class tensions affected by the Industrial Revolution?


NOTE: As per our class on Monday, 1/25, students need to finish reading Document 4 in Monday's classwork packet on the Industrial Revolution, and answer the two questions at the end of Document 4. Responses to these questions are also due on Tuesday, 2/2.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Mock Regents Exam

Mock Regents Exam

Period 7:
-Block, Wed. 1/20
-Single, Fri. 1/22

Period 8:
-Block, Thurs. 1/21
-Single, Fri. 1/22

Format:

Thematic Essay
Multiple Choice
Primary Documents with Questions

Purpose:

This exam is being given to all 10th grade students who will be taking the Global History and Geography Regents in June 2010. The purpose of this exam is to simulate the actual exam and give students an opportunity to gauge how they would do on the exam with the knowledge and skills they currently possess.

Study Aids:

It is recommended that students use the following items to properly prepare for thier exam:

-9th Grade Study Binders
-Castle Learning Practice Questions (count as a HW assignment)
-regentsprep.org - a website for Regents prepartion

Materials on the Exam:

All units from 9th Grade-Africa

-Middle East
-India
-China
-Japan
-Latin America
-Greece

All units from 10th grade thus far:

-Roman Empire
-Christianity
-Byzantine Empire
-Middle Ages
-Commercial Revolution
-Renaissance
-Scientific Revolution
-Reformation
-Rise of Nation-States
-Age of Exploration
-Absolutism
-Enlightenment
-French Revolution
-Global Nationalism and Revolutions throughout Europe

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Study Guide: Enlightenment & French Revolution

Exam: Enlightenment & French Revolution
Period 7: Wednesday, January 13th
Period 8: Thursday, Janyuary 14th
Castle Learning is available for multiple choice practice

Materials to Study:

Chapter 22, Sections 2, 3
Chapter 23, Sections 1-5
Chart on Enlightenment Thinkers from Powerpoint
Chart on Enlightenment Thinkers from "Press Conference" (with masks)
Play about the 3rd Estate
Packet #1 on Bourgeosie Phase of the French Revolution
Packet #2 on Radical Phase of the French Revolution
Reading Packet 1 (A Tale of 2 Cities, Bread, Marie Antionette)
Reading Packet 2 (Louis XVI Execution, Robespierre, Reign of Terror, Living Heads)


Enlightenment Vocabulary:

Enlightenment
Rationalism
Secularism
Utilitarianism
Scientific Method
Philosophe
Social Contract
Natural Rights (life, liberty, property)
Republic
Freedom of Speech
Separation of Powers of Government
Direct Democracy
Salon
Enlightened Despot

Enlightenment People to Know:

Locke
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu

French Revolution Vocabulary:

Bourgeosie
Estates System
-1st Estate
-2nd Estate
-3rd Estate
National Assembly (gov't)
Bastille
Great Fear
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Women's March
Declaration of the Rights of Women and Female Citizens
First Coalition
National Convention (gov't)
Jacobins
Sans-Cullottes
Guillotine
Committee for Public Safety
Reign of Terror
Metric System

French Revolution People to Know:

Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre

Short Answer:

1. List and explain 3 characteristics of the Enlightenment.
2. For EACH Enlightenment Thinker (Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, or Montesquieu)and explain their position on government, the social contract, or the will of man.
3. List and explain the causes of the French Revolution
4. Explain the phrase "When France Sneezes Europe Gets a Cold"
5. How did the Jacobins unify the French people?
6. Explain how the laws created by the National Convention allowed for so many people to die. Be sure to include names of specific laws.

Exam Format:

Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Documents with questions (similar to a DBQ)

Monday, January 4, 2010

HW 1/4 Ch. 23

Read Chapter 23, Sections 3, 4, 5 in the textbook
Take Outline notes as you read focusing on Main Events and vocabulary.

Due: Friday, January 8th

Suggested Schedule of completion:

Tuesday, Jan. 5: Chapter 23, Section 3
Wednesday, Jan. 6: Chapter 23, Section 4
Thursday, Jan. 7: Chapter 23, Section 5