Week of August 2014

Freshman World History will covers
Western World Religions  (Judaism, Christianity, Islam,)
Eastern World Religions(Hinduism, Buddism, Daoism)
and World History from the fall of Rome (476 CE) to today. World History topics include:
The Low Middle Ages aka the Dark Ages
Vikings
Feudalism/Manorialism
William the Conqueror
The Crusades
The growth of towns in the High Middle Ages
Romanesque vs Gothic Architecture
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The  Enlightenment
American and French Revolutions
The Industrial Revolution
New Imperialism
WWI
Interwar period
WWII
The end of colonialism
The Cold War
The World today

Week of Sept. 2, 2014

Homework club begins Thursday in room 218.  I will be there for any extra help

Due Wednesday

26(1) The Great War Begins (816-821). (double homework credit)
Identify the terms, people and places. 
Draw the three images on page 815 and explain their significance. 
What was the spark of WWI (picture 816).  
Answer question 2+3 on map skills page 817.  
Why are the people picture on 818 so happy? 
Read the biography of Kaisar Wilhelm II (819) who were his two cousins and his grandmother 
Read the reasons of entering the war (820), what two powers were most responsible for starting the war? Explain your answer. 
How did people show their war enthusiasm (picture 821)? 
Answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Homework due Thursday
26(2)A New Kind of War (822-827) 
Identify the terms, people and places. 
Read a soldier on the Western Front (822) what does the soldier hear that makes him happy? Read Map Skills on page 823, answer questions 2+3. 
Read the infographic (824-5), illustrate three of the changes to warfare in the Great War. Read Map Skills on page 826, who fought against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt and on the Saudi peninsula? 
Who is pictured on page 827? 
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences

Separate hw grade.

Read Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (828)
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2

Current Events Due Friday
Be ready for a quiz on Friday on material covered for the week.

Due next Tuesday

26(3) Winning the War(829-833) 
Identify the terms, people, and places. 
Read And American War Song (829) When did the US declare war on Germany? 
How is the war poster on 830 connected to the picture on 830?
Who was Edith Cavell (biography 831) Why was she shot by the Germans? What do you think the Germans should have done with her?
Who is pictured on the recruitment poster on page 832?
Why are the French cheering on page 833? 
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.