Week of February 13, 2012

Current Event Week #3

Which is the most important for society:  freedom, prosperity, or security? 

Due Wednesday:

8(1) Royal Power Grows (244-249)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the biography question on William the Conqueror on page 245.
Answer the Chart Skills question on the Evolution of the English Government on page 247. Answer questions 2+3 on page 248.
Answer The four Checkpoint questions OR questions #3-6 on page 249 in complete sentences.

Separate HW grade:
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 250 on the Magna Carta on a separate sheet of paper.

Due Tuesday after vacation (February 28)
8(3) The Crusades and the wider world (255-260)
Look at the map on page 257, answer questions #2+3.
Look at the infographic on page 259, what three religions hold Jerusalem sacred?
Answer the four Checkpoint questions  or questions #3-6 in complete sentences.

8(4) Learning and Culture Flourish p. 262-267
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the biography question about Christine de Pisan on page 263.
Identify the four types of Medieval inventions shown on page 264.
Answer the three checkpoint questions or questions #3-5 on page 267.

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Honors class reading due on Friday
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Chapter 4, The Imperial Vine
20 facts, 5 Q+A's, 1 IDK or new understanding
Comment on Standage's style and topic.