Week of December 9, 2013

Happy week before the week before vacation.  Progress reports go out Friday.
We continue to look at how William the Conqueror became King of England in 1066 and the rise of national monarchies in the High Middle Ages.
We also study the often misunderstood religion of Islam, the role of the prophet Mohammed, and the impact of Islam on medieval Europe and the Renaissance.

We will be looking at propaganda and complete a Crusader propaganda poster as well as a Muslim response as part of Friday’s quiz

Due Tuesday

10(1) The Rise of Islam (p.304-309)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Read the Infographic on page 307 and answer questions #1+2.
Also, answer questions  the checkpoint questions OR questions #3-6 on page 308 in complete sentences.

Homework due Thursday
13(1) The Renaissance in Italy (410-416)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Read the focus question on page 410, what is a "Renaissance man"?
Look at the picture on page 411, what was David intended to convey?
How is the wealth of the banker shown in the picture on page 412.
Answer question #3 on the Map Skills on page 413.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 415.
          Answer the 4 checkpoint questions OR answer questions #3-#6 on page 416.

Separate homework grade due next Tuesday

Read: Primary Source, The Prince, p. 417. Answer questions #1 and #2

Due next Wednesday

13(2) The Renaissance in the North (418-421)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Who and what are pictured on page 418?
Answer the question in the picture on Durer on page 419
Read: Realism in Northern European Art (420-21) Answer question #1
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate homework grade:
Read Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (422) Draw a picture of the stage, answer questions #1+#2