Week of February 8, 2016

Happy Mardi Gras week,  I hope you enjoyed your extended weekend.
Why is Mardi Gras (fat Tuesday) and Carnival (eating of meat) celebrated this week?  
Honors reading is due on Wednesday.

Friday we will complete a dbq on Columbus:  hero or villain?13(4) and 16(1) are due by Friday.

Homework due after vacation:
16(2) France under Louis XIV 510-514
Identify 5 of the the terms, people, and places
Read Life at Versailles (510)  What was Versailles?  Who built it? Why?
Read the Biography (511)What job did Richelieu train for as a youth? What did he become? Why do you think the artist painted 3 views of Richelieu? 
 (note: Richelieu's soldiers fought the Three Musketeers)
Read the primary source on page 512, why was it a sin to oppose a monarch?
Read the infographic (513) Answer question #1.
Answer the 4 checkpoint questions in COMPLETE sentences or questions #3,4,5 on page 514 in complete sentences.