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1. HW # 1 2. Return lunch form HW # 1 due 9-5-14
1) Review the syllabus with your parents 2) Print it out and past it in your notebook 3) Keep the top half of Page 3 and cut the bottom portion - it must be signed by you and your parent and turned in TOMORROW. If you cannot print page 3, you must copy the page by hand and submit it tomorrow. HW # 2
due on 9-9-141) Print the article.2) Read the article.3) Annotate the article. 4) Use the power point on the Cornell Note Taking method to help you. HW # 3
DUE on 9-15-14 Read pp. 1-4 in your textbook. Use the Cornell Note taking method - we started this assignment in class. HW # 4
DUE on 9-17-14 Read pp. 5-9 and outline. Do not forget to summarize. HW # 5
DUE 9-22-14 Read and outline pp. 9-14. HW # 6 Assyrians
due 10-1-14 Read and outline pp. 14-16. HW # 7 Early Indian Civilization
due 10-2-14 Read and outline pp. 16-19. HW # 8 The Vedic Aryan Civilization
due 10-3-14 Read and outline pp. 19-22. HW # 9 Early Chinese Civilization
due 10-8-14 Read and outline pp. 23-26. HW # 10 Philosophy in China
due 10-20-14 Read and outline pp. 33-37 HW # 11 Religion in India
due 10-22-14 Read and outline pp. 38-43. HW # 12 The Religion of the Israelites
due 10-24-14 Read and outline pp. 44-46 HW # 13 Persian Empire
Read pp. 92-95 Outline- in detail on Religion - Zoroastrian and Cyrus the Great; Persian Empire due 10-29-14 HW # 14 The First Indian Empire: The Mauryas due 10-30-14 Read and Outline pp. 104-108. TEST on Religions 11-3-14 MC questions HW # 15 The Golden Age of the Guptas
due 10-31-514 Read pp. 109-113. HW # 16 Qin Unification of China
due 11-5-14 Read and outline pp. 175-178. HW # 17 Former Han Dynasty
due 11-12-14 Read and outline pp. 178-185 HW # 18 Later Han Dynasty
due 11-13-14 Read pp. 185-191 Answer the following questions using facts, examples and details from the text. 1. How did the Han influence Confucianism? 2. Why are the Chinese considered "great historians?" 3. How did the Chinese adapt Buddhism? 4. Why did the Han dynasty collapse? HW # 19 Minoans, Mycenaeans
due 11-19-15 Read and outline (take notes on the main qualities of Minoan, Mycenaeans and Homeric Greek Society) pp. 60-64. HW # 20 Archaic Greek
Due 11-20-14 Read pp. 64-69 1. Explain the importance of the Greek polis to Greek life. 2. What is the significance of the Acropolis? 3. Explain the role of the tyrant. 4. What features distinguished Archaic Greek society? HW # 21 Athens and Sparta
due 11-21-14 Read the Resource on Athens and Sparta. (also refer to pp. 69-71) Highlight and annotate important information about each Greek city-state HW # 22 Golden Age of Greece
due 12-1-14 (assigned in class on 11-24-14) Read pp. 73-80 and outline. HW # 23 Greek Philosophers
due 12-2-14 Read pp. 47-50. Read pp. 50-53 Just take notes on the three philosophers: Socrates; Plato; Aristotle HW # 24 Alexander the Great due 12-3-14
Read pp. 80-83.1. Why did Alexander the Great become an almost mythological figure?2. Describe Alexander's leadership skills and abilities.3. Identify Alexander's conquests.4. How did Alexander's rule benefit his empire? And how did it hurt? HW # 25 Culture and Accomplishments due 12-5-14
Read pp. 83-86. 1. Define Hellenistic 2. Identify accomplishments. 3. How did the Hellenistic world influence Western culture? Homework #26 Italy Before Rome
Due 12-10-14 Read pp.143-146 1. Who were the early peoples of Italy ? 2. What patterns of Roman governance were set in the royal period ? 3. Identify: Patricians Plebeians Read pp.148 "The Struggle for Orders." Homework #27 The Republic
Due 12-11-14 Read pp. 146-148 till "Conquest of Italy" 1. Identify: Consul; Proconsul; Praetor; Censor; Tribune 2. How did the consul's power compare and contrast to the Kings power ? 3. In what ways, was the Roman senate powerful ? Homework #28 Rome and Carthage
Due 12-15-14 Read pp. 148-150 "Skip the Republics conquest of the Hellenistic World" 1. Why did Rome repeatedly come into conflict with Carthage ? 2. Why did both sides make very little progress during the Punic Wars ? 3. How did Hannibal defeat the Romans ? 4. How did Rome govern conquered territory ? Read pp.151-152 5. How did Greek culture influence Roman life ? Homework #29 Roman Imperialism
Due 12-16-14 Read pp.152-156 till "The Second Triumvirate And The Emergence Of Octavian" 1. Why did a growing gap between the wealthy and everyone else contribute to political instability ? 2. How did Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus attempt to reform Rome ? 3. Why did they fail ? 4. How did Julius Caesar rise to power ? Homework#30 Octavian/ Augustus due 12-17-14 Read pp.156-161 1. Who was part of the Second Triumvirate? 2. How did Octavian come to power? 3. How did Octavian come to be the first Emperor of Rome? Three very long questions: 4. How did Octavian restore peace, prosperity and confidence to Rome? -You must address how he fixed problems using specific evidence from the text 5. How did his successors rule over Imperial Rome? 6. Describe the culture and life style in Imperial Rome. HW # 31 Christianity
due 12-18-14 Read pp. 162-163. Read pp. 167-170. Define: Messiah; salvation; bishop; Catholic; orthodox; heretics 1. Who was Jesus of Nazareth? What role does he play in Christianity? 2. How did Paul resolve the central dilemma of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity? 3. Identify the beliefs and practices of Christians. 4. Why were Christians persecuted by Roman authorities? 5. Why was Rome the center of the early Church? 6. What were the more important reason's for Christianity's success? HW # 32 Fall of Rome
due 12-22-14 Read pp. 164-167. 1. What problems/ crisis did the Roman Empire experience? 2. How was Rome's economy weakened? 3. Why did Diocletian divide the Empire? 4. Why did the capitol of the empire move from Rome to Constantinople? 5. How did barbarian invasions transform the Roman World? HW #33 Byzantine Empire
due 1-5-15 Read pp.262-269 1. Why is 476CE the traditional date given for the fall of the Roman Empire ? 2. Why was the first period of Byzantine history its greatest ? Explain in detail ! 3. How did Justinian attempt to re-create the Roman Empire ? 4. Why was Constantinople so important ? Rome Test
JANUARY 6, 2015 40 Multiple Choice Questions Study Guide: Ancient Greece and Roman Influence on western civilization Major accomplishments of the Roman Empire Understanding political systems of the Republic and Empire Fall of the Roman Empire Christianity Social Classes Punic Wars Diocletian Hannibal Julius Caesar Aqueducts Pax Romana Augustus Identify Roman Legacies of the modern world HW # 34 Islam due 1-7-15
Read pp. 240-245. 1. Describe life in pre-Islamic Arabia. 2. What was the Qur'anic message as expressed to Muhammad? 3. Why did people resist Muhammad's message? 4. Identify Muslim Norms. 5. How Muhammad unite Arabia? HW # 35 Due 1-8-15 - in The POI Textbook
Read The Spread of Islam (chapter 10 section 2-pp.238-241. 1. Why did Muhammad's death leave the Islamic community in crisis? 2. How did the "rightly guided" caliphs expand the community of Islam? 3. Why was the rapid spread of Islam successful? 4. What are the three groups within Islam and how do they differ? 5. Complete the table on p. 241 which is question # 2 Taking Notes. 6. Create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts the Umayyads and Abbasids. HW # 36 Due 1-9-15 -in The POI Textbook
Read Muslim Achievement (chapter 10 section 3-pp. 242-247) 1. Complete the chart on p.247 question # 2 p.247. 2. What were the four classes of Muslim society? 3. How did Muslim scholarship extend knowledge? HW # 37 Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne
DUE: 1/13/15 in POI Textbook Chap. 13 Sec. 1 pp.317-321 1. How did the fall of the Roman Empire lead to disorder in Western Europe? 2. How did invasions change learning and language in Western Europe? 3. How did the concept of government change under the Germanic Kingdoms? (incorporate examples- be specific in your answer) 4. What valuable role did monasteries play during this time? 5. How did the Frankish Empire evolve? 6. How did Gregory I increase the political power of the pope? 7. What was the outcome of the Battle of Tours? 8. How does Charlemagne's empire in medieval Europe compare with the Roman Empire? HW # 38 Feudalism in Europe
Due: 1/14/15 in POI Textbook Chap.13 Sec.2 pp.322-326 1. How did 'new invasions' affect Western Europe? ( incorporate specific examples in your answer) 2. What was the impact of Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions on medieval Europe? 3. What are the key characteristics of feudalism? 4. Describe the new social order and classes. 5. How might the decline of trade during the early Middle Ages have contributed to the self-sufficiency of the manor system? HW #39 The Church Wields Power
DUE: 1/15/15 in POI Textbook Chap.13 Sec.4 pp.332-335 1. Describe the Church's structure, influence, and power. 2. List the events in the power struggle between popes and the German Emperors. 3. Why was Henry's journey to Canossa a political maneuver ? 4. Why was there a conflict between the Church and Frederick I ? 5. What long-lasting political trend kept German states separated during the Middle Ages ? Final Exam 1-20-15
40MC Regents Based questions from the Neolithic Revolution till the Middle Ages...these are mostly review questions; so study old tests and online questions. Rough Breakdown: Neolithic Revolution = 1? River Valley Civilizations = 4? Belief System = 8? Empires/Classical Civilizations = 15? Muslim Empire = 5? Middle Ages = 10? 15 New Questions on the Test HW # 40
All Homework must be turned in by Thursday for Credit. All Notebooks must be graded by Wed. See me if you need this grade updated. Make sure you have the DBQ worksheets in class everyday this week.....The DBQ essay will be due February 3rd. Further instructions will come! |
TEST # 1
on 9-23-14 This will be a 35 MC test on all materials from Day 1 till 9-19. Study HW, class notes and resources given in class. *reminder: study in class quiz questions Test # 2
on 10-7-14 1. MC Test 2. Study Mesopotamia; Egypt; Assyria; India In class thematic Essay 10-16-14
Bring the essay instructions and your completed outline to class. You may write the intro at home-in pen! You will complete the essay in class- the body paragraphs....BRING A DIFFERENT COLOR PEN. Read the rubric and bring it to class to attach to your essay. This will count as an assessment. TEST 11-18-14
Empires: Babylonian (review question) Assyrian (review question) Persian Empire; Cyrus and Daruis the Great; Mauryan and Gupta Empires (review questions from last test) Qin and Han Dynasty. TEST ON GREECE
12-9-14 30 MC ? In class essay 12-19-14
Belief systems- use outline in class. TEST ON ROME 1-6-15
Rome Test
JANUARY 6, 2015 40 Multiple Choice Questions Study Guide: Ancient Greece and Roman Influence on western civilization Major accomplishments of the Roman Empire Understanding political systems of the Republic and Empire Fall of the Roman Empire Christianity Social Classes Punic Wars Diocletian Hannibal Julius Caesar Aqueducts Pax Romana Augustus Identify Roman Legacies of the modern world Final Exam 1-20-15
40MC Regents Based questions from the Neolithic Revolution till the Middle Ages...these are mostly review questions; so study old tests and online questions. |