Sunday, March 8, 2015

Week of March 9,2014

Due Wednesday:  DBQ on Columbus: Was he a hero or a villain?
  Minimum 5 paragraphs

 Essay Question:   Do you believe that Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain? Why is he viewed as b a hero or a villain to some scholars? What was the Colombian Exchange which was named for him?  Describe the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the New and Old World and explain its impact on world history


Due Thursday
17(1) Philosophy in the Age of Reason (544-548) 
Identify five of the terms, people and places listed on page 544. 
Read page 543. How did Enlightenment thinkers think they could fix the problems of society? What did Rousseau (witness history p.544) think people should do in order to be free? 
Look at the picture on 545, how is Hobbes's ruler pictured? Why?
Read the biographies on page 546. What did Voltaire attack in his writings? What did Montesquieu think was necessary to protect liberty?
Look at the picture on 548. What resource do investors provide: human, natural, or capital?
Answer the four checkpoint questions OR questions #2-5 on page 548.

Separate Homework Grade:
Read the Primary Source : John Locke on page 549. Answer questions #1+2.

Due next Tuesday

17(2) Enlightenment Ideas Spread (550-555) 
Identify five of the terms, people, and places Read the Witness History (550) What does reason, tolerance, and love overcome in the Magic Flute? 
Look at the picture on 551, why did writers hide their feelings in satire?
Read the infographic (552-3), how does Rococo Art differ from Baroque Art?
Who are the three enlightened despots pictured on page 554?
Read about Operas on page 556, answer question #1.
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR question #3-6 on page 555.

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