Week of March 12, 2012

Week #5 on Current Events
Quiz Tuesday on William the Conqueror

Due Thursday

12(1)Two Golden Ages in China 366-375).
Identify the terms, people and places.
Read the report on Kublai Khan's fleet (367). How did the Japanese stop a Mongol invasion of Japan in both 1274 and 1281?
Identify the three Chinese inventions listed on page 370.
Describe the woman's shoes pictured on page 372.
Answer Thinking critically question #1 on page 375.

12(2) the Mongol and Ming Empires.(376-382)

Identify the terms, people and places.
Answer the biography question about Genghis Kahn on page 377.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 379.
Answer question #3 on page 380.
Answer question#3 on page 382.

Due Friday:

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.

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

Due next Tuesday: Honor's class reading on the Black Death

Week of March 5, 2012

Current Event Week #4 due this week

Why is tomorrow called Super Tuesday in the Presidential Primary?

This week we will wrap up the impact of the Crusades,  the rise of monarchy in England with William the _____________   becoming William the Conqueror,  look at the impact of the Bubonic Plague.

Due  Wednesday
8(5): A Time of Crisis (269-273)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer Map Skills questions #2+3 on page 271.
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 272.
Answer the three checkpoint questions or answer questions #3-5 on page 273

Due Thursday:

Read The Black Death (274-5) Answer Thinking Critically questions #1-3
Also answer questions # 1-8 on page 278

Friday quiz on the High Middle Ages

Week of February 27, 2012

Homework due on Friday:
Current event week #3 Due this week.
Chapter 7(4) Economic Recovery Sparks Change. (p. 231-236)
Identify the terms, people, and places.

Answer map skills questions #1+2 on page 232.
Answer the primary source question on page 233, and the question on Medieval Advertising on the picture on page 235.
Why should ice hockey players be interested in the primary source on page 236.  
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences or answer questions #3-6 on page 236.

Due next Tuesday, March 6th
8(5): A Time of Crisis (269-273)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer Map Skills questions #2+3 on page 271.
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 272.  
Answer the three checkpoint questions or answer questions #3-5 on page 273.

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.

__________________________________________________________________________
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.

Week of February 6, 2012

Week #2 of current events will be due next Monday (2/13)
Be ready for a quiz on Friday on material covered this week.

Due Wednesday

Chapter 7: The Rise of Europe 500 AD-1300 AD
      Read 7(1) The Early Middle Ages (p214-218),  
·         Identify the terms, people, and places listed on page 214. 
·         Answer the Focus Question on page 214,
·         Map Skills question #3 on page 215, Map Skills question #2 on page 217.  
·         Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer #3-5 on page 218 in complete questions

Due Thursday

                    7(2) Feudalism and the Manor Economy (219-224)
                  ·         Identify the terms, people, and places.
                  ·         Answer the focus question on page 219.

·         Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 221,

·         Answer the biography question on Eleanor of Aquitaine on page 222.

·         Answer the question on the picture Back Breaking Labor, page 224.

·         Also, answer the three checkpoint questions OR  questions # 3,4,5 on page 224 in complete sentences.

Due Monday, February 13

7(3) The Medieval Church (225-230)
 Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the Thinking Critically questions on page 227,

·         Answer the biography question on St. Francis of Assisi on page 229,

·       Answer preserving Jewish Culture on page 230.

                  ·       Answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions 3,4,5 on page 230 in
                     complete sentences

Week of January 30,2012

Current Event Week 1 will be due by next Monday


Due by Friday
Look at the quick study guide on page 180. It will help with your answers.
5(3) The Roman Achievement(p. 161-165)
Identify the terms people and places.
Why did Caesar forgive Cicero's criticisms? (Safety under the Law p. 161)
Answer the primary source question about what can be learned from history on page 162. Answer questions 1+2 of Thinking Critically (p.163)
Why do you think the bread pictured on page 163 was baked this way- we get the term "breaking bread" from this type of loaf. Answer questions 3-5 on page 165 in complete sentences.

5(4) The Rise of Christianity (p.166- 171)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Answer the focus question on page 166.
Why do you think the Sermon on the Mount (p.168)is especially appealing to the powerless? Where is their reward?
Look at the map on page 169, answer questions 2+3.
Answer the biography question on St. Peter on page 170.
Answer questions 3,4,5 on page 171.

5(5) The Long Decline page 173-177.

Identify the terms, people and places.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 175.
 Answer questions 3,4,5 on page 177. Write your answers in complete sentences.

Week of January 23, 2012

The paper assigned last week on being a Confucianist, Taoist, or Legalist coach.... is due this Friday

We will discuss the paper on Monday and then begin our review of Classical Greece and Rome.

Homework due Thursday
4(3) Conflict in the Greek World (124-128)
Identify the terms, people and places.
Read Map Skills (125)  answer questions #1-3
Read page 127, answer question #1
Look at the picture on page 128,  where did the hoplite get his name?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences

4(4) The Glory that was Greece  (130-135)
Identify the terms, people and places
Read the Biography on Socrates on 131, list 3 facts about Socrates
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 133
Answer the 3 checkpoint questions in complete sentences

4(5) Alexander and the Hellenistic Age (137-144)
Identify the terms, people and places
Read the map skills on page 138, answer #3
What is pictured on page 139?  How does this show a blend of East and West?
Read the infographic on page 140-141, draw two Hellenistic advances.
What does the caduceus (142) represent?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.