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Cold War Introduction

Objectives

• Explain the major elements of the Cold War

Agenda

• Warm-Up #41:   What do you know about the Cold War?  List at least three facts, ideas, or associations.  It's okay if they are vague, unclear, or incorrect.   Use google if you're truly stumped.
• PowerPoint: The Cold War
• Concepts
• Video Clip - "Duck and Cover"
• Cold War Packet & Preparation
• Cold War Begins on Thursday

Pacific Theater

Objectives

• Explain the major events of the Pacific Theater in WWII
• Analyze the role of bombing campaigns against civilians during WWII

Agenda

• Warm-Up #40:   Is it ever acceptable to use violence against innocent civilians?  If so, when and why?   If not, why not?
• Notes:  The Pacific Theater
• Island Hopping
• Clip: The Pacific
• Nuclear Weapons
• Discussion
• Film: Fog of War (20 min)
• Review Packet / Study
• Cold War Teams (if time)
• Test Tomorrow!

The Holocaust

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Holocaust

Agenda

• Warm-Up #39:   In your journal, write down at least three things that you know about the Holocaust.
• Discuss Prior Knowledge
• Quote
• Facts & Images
• Poems & Speeches
• Review Packet

US Enters the War

Objectives

• Explain the causes and effects of the US entering World War II

Agenda

• Audio - Speech - FDR: A Day That Will Live in Infamy
• Warm-Up #37:    As you listen to this speech, imagine that you has just received the news about the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
• How would you feel?
• How would you want the US to respond?
• Notes: USA Enters The War
• Video Clip: Saving Private Ryan
• Video Clip: The Pacific
• Review Packet

The War In Russia

Objectives

• Analyze satire about World War II
• Describe the major events of the Eastern Front

Agenda

• Warm-Up #37:  What was Napoleon's biggest mistake?
• The Great Dictator (Conclusion)
• Food Scene
• Speech
• Notes: War In Russia
• Clip: Enemy At The Gates
• Begin Review Packet

The Great Dictator

Objectives

• Analyze satire about World War II

Agenda

• Warm-Up #36 
• Who was Winston Churchill?
• Why was Britain in such low spirits in the Spring of 1940?
• Describe the main ideas of his speeches that you read yesterday.
• Prepare/Print Notes for Quizzes
• Churchill Speech #1 - A Note On Purpose
• Quiz #17: Chinese Revolutions
• Review Quiz
• Watch The Great Dictator
• Quiz #18: World War II
• Review Quiz

Origins of WWII

Objectives

• Analyze the effects of the Chinese Revolutions of 1911 and 1949
• Describe the major causes of World War II

Agenda

• Music:  Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
• Warm-Up #35 - Based on the song's lyrics
• What political statement does this song make about revolution?
• How does this song relate to Crane Brinton’s theory about the French & Russian revolutions that we analyzed our notes yesterday
• Collect Permission Slips - we're starting this stuff tomorrow!!!!
• Quiz #17: Chinese Revolutions
• PowerPoint: World War II
• Origins
• Primary Source: Winston Churchill's Speeches
• If time... Crash Course World History: World War II  (due Friday)

Rise of Totalitarianism (2)

Objectives

•  Describe the rise of totalitarianism in Europe

Agenda

• Warm-Up #34:  Describe why people were willing to support Adolf Hitler in Germany?
• Permission Slip!!!!
• Quiz delayed until Thursday.
• PowerPoint: World War II
• USSR
• Stalin
• Primary Source - USSR Jokes
• If time... Crash Course World History: World War II  (due Friday)

Rise of Totalitarianism

Objectives

•  Describe the rise of totalitarianism in Europe

Agenda

• Voting Activity
• Warm-Up #33:  Explain your decision in our mock-election
• PowerPoint: World War II
• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Primary Source - Mussolini Quotes
• Crash Course World History: World War II

US Enters the War

Objectives

• Describe the causes for the United States entering World War I
• Describe the major events 

Agenda

• Warm-Up #32:  Briefly name and describe each of the two revolutions that happened within Russia during 1917.
• PowerPoint:  The End of The War
• WW1 - Review Packet

Russian Revolution (2)

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the Russian Revolution

Agenda

• Warm-Up #31:  Who was Vladimir Lenin, and why did he oppose World War I?
• PowerPoint:  Russian Revolution
• All Quiet on the Western Front (finish)

Russian Revolution (1)

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the Russian Revolution

Agenda

• Warm-Up #31:  List five new technologies used in World War 1.  Which do you think had the largest impact on the war and why?
• Quiz #16: World War 1
• PowerPoint:  Russian Revolution
• All Quiet on the Western Front (continue)

War Poets

Objectives

• Explain what warfare was like during WWI

Agenda

• Warm-Up #30:  What was the immediate cause of World War I, and what were the four underlying causes of World War I?
• PowerPoint:  World War 1
• Weapons & Tactics
• War Poet Intro
• War Poets Reading
• All Quiet on the Western Front (begin)

Causes of World War I

Objectives

• Explain the immediate and underlying causes of World War I

Agenda

• Warm-Up #29:  What do you know about World War I?  List any facts, images, or ideas you associate with the war in your journal.
• Return Papers / Old Work
• PowerPoint:  Causes of World War I
• World War I Reading - Quiz Tomorrow
• Makeup Time
• Any missing work?
• Any quizzes to take?
• Use this time!

India and Gandhi (4)

Objectives

• Explain the major events of Indian Independence

Agenda

• Warm-Up #28: Briefly describe three major events or ideas that shaped the Indian independence movement.  (One sentence each).
• Tomorrow's Plans - Substitute
• Finish Gandhi (40 min)
• Brief Study Time - Some review questions on right
• Complete Test (40 min)
• Test Format
• MC, Matching, True/False
• No Essay
• Content
• Nationalism - PowerPoint
• Unification of Italy/Germany - PowerPoint, Primary Source
• Africa - PowerPoint, Worksheet, Crash Course
• Congo - PowerPoint, King Leopold's Ghost
• China & Japan - PowerPoint, Textbook Reading, Crash Course
• India - PowerPoint, Gandhi
• Gandhi

India and Gandhi (3)

Objectives

• Explain the major events of Indian Independence

Agenda

• India PowerPoint
• Non-Violence Speeches Assignment
• Gandhi

India

Objectives

• Explain the major events of Indian Independence

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• Quiz #14:  Nationalism & Imperialism
• India PowerPoint
• Gandhi

India & Gandhi

Objectives

• Explain the major events of Indian Independence

Agenda

• Warm-Up: No Written Warm-Up
• Period 3 - MDS3 Survey - 20 minutes -  http://survey.pagequest.net/
• Period 4 - Work Time  (Crash Course / Study) - 20 minutes
• Watch Gandhi

Imperialism in East Asia

Objectives

• Explain why Japan became an imperial power while China was dominated by Europeans

Agenda

• Prepare For KLG Quiz
• King Leopold's Ghost Quiz  (No Notes)
• PowerPoint:  Imperialism in East Asia
• Assignments:
• Reading 15.1 to 15.2 - Imperialism in China (Quiz Wed)
• Crash Course #34: Nationalism & Crash Course #35: Imperialism (Quiz Fri)

Congo Free State (Day 3)

Objectives

• Describe the causes and effects of imperialism in Africa
• Analyze the motivations of European imperialism

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• King Leopold's Ghost Reading / Worksheet
• Imperialism in China Reading - Quiz Wednesday
• Crash Course - Quiz Friday
• Nationalism
• Imperialism

Congo Free State

Objectives

• Describe the causes and effects of imperialism in Africa
• Analyze the motivations of European imperialism

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• PowerPoint:  Congo Free State
• Turn in Imperialism in Africa Worksheet
• King Leopold's Ghost Reading / Worksheet

Imperialism in Africa

Objectives

• Describe the causes and effects of imperialism in Africa
• Analyze the motivations of European imperialism

Agenda

• Warm-Up #27:  Describe two major causes of European imperialism.
• PowerPoint:  Imperialism in Africa
• Resources
• Liberia, South Africa
• Guns, Germs, and Steel Clips
• Zulu Clip
• Introduction:  King Leopold's Ghost
• Work Time
• Imperialism in Africa (due tomorrow)
• King Leopold's Ghost Reading / Worksheet

Imperialism in Africa

Objectives

• Describe the causes and effects of imperialism in Africa
• Analyze the motivations of European imperialism

Agenda

• Warm-Up #26:  This warm-up requests two answers:
• First, attempt to define imperialism in your own words.  It's okay if you aren't confident in your answer, just try your best.
• Second, look up a definition of imperialism on the internet.  Write that definition in your journal.
• PowerPoint:  Imperialism in Africa
• Causes
• The White Man's Burden
• Liberia, South Africa
• Guns, Germs, and Steel Clips
• Zulu Clip
• Worksheet:  Imperialism in Africa (due tomorrow)

Nationalism

Objectives

• Evaluate the concept of nationalism
• Describe the major events of Italian and German unification

Agenda

• Music - "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner
• Warm-Up #25:  Listening to this song, what kind of images, feelings, or ideas do you associate with the music?
• PowerPoint: Unification of Italy and Germany
• Presentation Volunteers
• Primary Sources
• Mazzini
• According to Mazzini, why is cooperation with others better than working alone?  Explain his argument then provide a direct quote to support it.
• Mazzini wants to redraw the map along the lines of nations.  What does he predict will happen once this is the case?
• Mazzini calls the your country a "home that God has given us" - why does he think cooperation between countrymen is particularly easy to do?
• What is Mazzini's ideal form of government?
• According to Mazzini, to what extent should voting rights be extended to the population?
• Arndt
• This country asks what it means to be German.   Give two examples from the reading that describe "German" traits and explain what each one means.
• How is this idea of a nation different from Mazzini's view?
• Quotes
• Read over the "supporters" of nationalism quotes.  Describe at least three things that a patriotic American would do or ways in which a patriotic American might act.
• Read over the "critics" of nationalism quotes.  List at least three problems potentially caused by nationalism or arguments about why it is a silly idea.
• Do you think nationalism is a positive force or negative force overall?  Justify your response.

• Industrial Revolution Projects
• Hand in Written Work
• Industrial Revolution Presentations
• Industrial Revolution Speeches
• Industrial Revolution Videos

Test #5: Industrial Revolution

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution 

Agenda

• Test #5: Industrial Revolution
• Work Time
• CRES Review Packet (not graded)
• Industrial Revolution Project

Socialism

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution 

Agenda

• Music:  Sixteen Tons
• Start a new set of warm-ups
• Warm-Up #24:  Listen to the lyrics to the song, then answer the following: 
• http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/tennessee_ernie_ford/sixteen_tons.html
• What's the song about?
• What is a company store?  (use google)
• Announcements
• Due to snow, projects are delayed until next term. 
• Apologies to those who were hoping for an extra grade this term, but there's no option.  I cannot control the weather or term dates.   Take advantage of your extra time
• New due date is on Monday, April 8th.  This is nearly a two week extension due to Spring Break and conflicts with our CRES Exam (which is on Friday, April 5th)
• Socialism Notes
• Work Time
• Study For Test
• Use your reading notes, CC notes, and socialism handout
• No essay on your test
• 
  
• Industrial Revolution Project

On Monday, we'll talk about socialism.

On Tuesday, we'll complete your test and begin CRES review.

On Wednesday, we'll present your projects.

Project Day #2

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution 

Agenda

• Warm-Ups
• Please format your warm-ups neatly and make sure that any missing warm-ups are completed.
• Print your warm-ups, staple them, and turn them into the inbox.
• If you do not have enough time to do so before the quiz, you may turn them in later this period during our project work time.
• Quiz #12: Mass Society, Capitalism, and Socialism
• Work Time
• Industrial Revolution Project

On Monday, we'll talk about socialism.

On Tuesday, we'll complete your test and begin CRES review.

On Wednesday, we'll present your projects.

Working Conditions

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution 

Agenda

• Working Conditions:  Video
• Building Railroads - Worst Jobs Victorian Era (Part 1-2)
• Factory Labor - Modern Times (20 minutes)
• Working Conditions: Primary Source
• Describe 5 problems faced by workers in the Industrial Revolution.  Cite one passage to support each answer.
• Why didn’t these workers simply find another, better job?
• Do you think they were treated fairly?
• How could the workers act to try and improve this labor system?
• Work Time
• Projects
• Mass Society Reading & Capitalism/Socialism CC (due tomorrow)

Project Day #1

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution

Agenda

• No written warm-up.  Instead, please check Pinnacle for any missing assignments.  You have exactly one week left in the marking period to hand in missing work.  Talk to Mr. M if you have any questions or concerns.   As a reminder, your warm-ups will be turned in next week, and will be worth roughly 30 points.  If you are missing any, it is recommended you use some of the time today to turn them in.
• Announcements
• Mass Society / Capitalism & Socialism Quiz delayed until Friday
• Quiz #11:  Industrial Revolution
• Project Description
• Work Time
• Projects
• Mass Society Reading & Capitalism/Socialism CC (due Friday)

Industrialization

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution

Agenda

• Warm-Up #23: What technology created in the last 250 years has had the most impact on your life?  Explain your response.
• Announcements
• This unit is going to be structured a bit differently.  It will have very few lecture notes.  Instead, we'll be doing the following:
• Assignment #1:  Industrial Revolution  (Quiz Wednesday)
• Chapter 12.1 Reading
• Crash Course 32
• Assignment #2: Mass Society, Capitalism, and Socialism  (Quiz  Thursday )
• Chapter 13.1 Reading
• Crash Course 33
• Lesson on Working Conditions
• Video Clips & Primary Source
• Project: Industrial Revolution
• Write journals or letters, perform a skit or song, or give a speech about the Industrial Revolution.  Details to follow!
• Work Time
• Industrial Revolution Reading & Industrial Revolution CC  (due Wednesday )
• Mass Society Reading & Capitalism/Socialism CC (due Thursday)

Test #4: Revolution & Reaction

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the American, French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions

Agenda

• Test #1 - Revolution & Reaction
• Work Time

Haiti and Latin America

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the Haitian and Latin American Revolutions

Agenda

• Warm-Up #22:   Describe one similarity and one difference between Toussant L'Overture and George Washington.
• Quiz #10 - Haitian and Latin American Revolutions
• PowerPoint: Haitian and Latin American Revolutions
• Work Time
• Test Monday: Revolution & Reaction
• Crash Course: Industrial Revolution & Capitalism

Napoleon's Fall

Objectives

• Describe the events that led to Napoleon's fall

Agenda

• Mystery Music - Do you recognize this song?
• Warm-Up #21:  Why were the French people so willing to support a dictator like Napoleon?
• PowerPoint Notes
• Fall of Napoleon
• Age of Reaction
• Revolutions of 1848
• Work Time
• Crash Course Quiz Thursday:  Haiti & Latin America
• Test Monday: Revolution & Reaction

Napoleon's Rise

Objectives

• Describe the events that led to Napoleon's rise

Agenda

• Warm-Up #20:  Describe at least two personality traits or skills that made Napoleon successful in the siege of Toulon, and that you imagine would serve him well during his rise to power in France.
• Quiz #9: Age of Napoleon
• PowerPoint Notes: Rise of Napoleon
• Work Time
• Crash Course Quiz Thursday:  Haiti & Latin America
• Test Monday: Revolution & Reaction

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Objectives

• Describe the events that led to Napoleon's rise

Agenda

• Warm-Up #19:  Write a paragraph describing the major events of the French Revolution.  Mr. M will give you a few extra minutes to work on this longer-than-normal warm-up.   Your answer should include information about the following:
• The two major "phases" of the revolution
• Estates General / National Assembly
• The document created by the National Assembly (DOROMAC!)
• Louis XVI
• Marat
• Robespierre
• Napoleon
• Heroes and Villains: Napoleon
• Work Time
• Reading Quiz Tomorrow: Napoleonic Era
• Crash Course Quiz Thursday:  Haiti & Latin America
• Test Monday: Revolution & Reaction

Radical Revolution / Napoleon

Objectives

• Describe the major causes and effects of the French Revolution

Agenda

• Music: "Do You Hear The People Sing"
• Lyrics
• This is a song from the musical Les Miserables.  The song here is not actually about the French Revolution, but about the June Rebellion of 1832 - a failed revolt.  Yet this rebellion embraces the spirit of the French Revolution and some argue served as an inspiration for later revolts in 1848.
• Warm-Up #18:  Describe three causes of the French Revolution
• PowerPoint - French Revolution
• Radical Phase
• Napoleon:  Heroes and Villains (Part 1)
• Reading Quiz (Tuesday)
• The Age of Napoleon - Section 10.3

French Revolution

Objectives

• Analyze the causes and effects of the French Revolution

Agenda

• Quiz #8:  American and French Revolution
• Review Quiz
• PowerPoint: French Revolution
• La Marseillaise (Primary Source)
• Listen to the music and read the lyrics to the La Marseillaise (see right bar for Lyrics document!).  Then, with a partner or small group answer the following questions using information from your reading and the source.
• Questions
• Define the following words from the document:
• consort
• furrow
• cohort
• phalanx
• parricidal
• despot
• magnanimous
• Besides a revolution, who are the French people fighting?  [from reading / CC]
• Examples  (for each, in your OWN WORDS it and then QUOTE it)
• Give at least three examples of what they accuse foreign enemies and describe what each means in your own words.
• Give at least one example of how they describe french soldiers and describe what it means in your own words.
• Give at least one example of how the song claims French people will be victorious, and describe what it means in your own words.

Test #3: Absolutism & Enlightenment

Objectives

• Describe the major effects of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Agenda

• Bonus Open-Note Quiz:  French Revolution
• You will gain bonus points on your test based on your bonus quiz score as follows:
• 4-7 points = +1
• 8-11 points = +2
• 12 or more points = +3
• Review For Test
• Test #3: Absolutism and Enlightenment
• Crash Course (due next day of class)
• American Revolution
• French Revolution

Test #3 Review

Mr. M is out sick today, and thus you have a day to review and begin preparing for our next unit on the French Revolution.

Your assignment is twofold:

(1)  Read and take notes on chapter 11.1 to begin studying the French Revolution.  This section does not have a reading guide you'll need to read it closely and record main ideas for each section.  You will have a short quiz on this tomorrow in addition to your regularly scheduled test on Unit #3: Absolutism & Enlightenment. Tips below:

• Anything highlighted should be recorded
• Anything that looks like a vocabulary term should be recorded
• Know the three estates
• If no key terms were spotted, summarize the main idea of each paragraph 
• Make sure you're reading everything for comprehension, not simply jotting down keywords for the quiz.

(2) Any remaining time should be used to study for the test.  Use the study guide on the right to quiz a partner or study quietly.

The Enlightenment

Objectives

• Describe the major effects of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Agenda

• Warm-up #17:  List two traits or ideas that are valued by Enlightenment thinkers, and give a one sentence description of each trait or idea.
• PowerPoint:  The Enlightenment
• Primary Source: Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration
• Introduction
• Your book says Voltaire was a Deist.  Why does the introduction of this piece suggest that might not be accurate?
• Usefulness of Religion 
• In his first two paragraphs he offers a defense of religion.  Summarize that defense.
• Assume, for a moment, that Voltaire didn't actually believe this defense of false religion.  Why might he have written it anyway?
• What damage has superstition done "in history" according to Voltaire?
• He suggests France has been Enlightened.  During his time, what beliefs does he cite as common knowledge among the educated?  (page 2)
• What would Voltaire call government officials who would try and restrict their scientific beliefs based on religious values? (page 2)
• What is the most dangerous superstition, according to Voltaire? (page 2)
• Virtue is Better Than Science
• Define the word "dogma"
• Why does Voltaire oppose dogmas?
• Voltaire argues for freedom of belief at the end of this section.  How does he explain that the government cannot restrict it?
• On Universal Tolerance
• How should we regard all men?
• Class Discussion
• Evaluate Voltaire's Defense of Religion
• Why does Voltaire think it's crazy to try and coerce belief? 
• Why is dogma dangerous?
• Explain Voltaire's "Story of Religion"
• If Extra Time - Begin Test Prep

The Scientific Revolution

Objectives

• Describe the major effects of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Agenda

• Warm-up #16:  Today's warm-up is a riddle based on a famous quote from Monty Python:  "The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign, but only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it."  Why was this the case?
• Return Stuff & Review Essay
• Reading Quiz - The Enlightenment
• Take Quiz
• Discuss & Review
• PowerPoint:  The Enlightenment
• If Extra Time - Begin Test Prep
• STEM Signup Info
• http://resources.fcps.org/mhsstem/
• Username:  use your school id
• Passwork:  mhsSTEM123 

English Civil War

Objectives

• Describe the major events of the English Civil War
• Analyze how Catherine the Great rose to and exercised power in Russia

Agenda

• Warm-up #15:  List the three Tudor monarchs we learned about in class yesterday.  For each monarch, briefly describe their religious policies in England.
• PowerPoint - The English Civil War
• Stuart Family
• Civil War
• Glorious Revolution
• Work Time
• Enlightenment Reading

The Tudors

Objectives

• Explain the role of the Tudors in shaping the history of England
• Analyze how Catherine the Great rose to and exercised power in Russia

Agenda

• Warm-up #15:  What religious change did Henry VIII cause in England, and why did he institute this change?
• PowerPoint - The Tudors
• Henry
• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Defeat of Spanish Armada
• Catherine the Great (PBS)
• Watch video and complete video sheet
• We'll be watching this in short segments for the next few days
• If you miss part of it, catch up on youtube.

Henry VIII

Objectives

• Explain the role of Henry VIII in shaping the religion of England
• Analyze how Catherine the Great rose to and exercised power in Russia

Agenda

• Warm-up #14: See the political cartoon Mr. M is projecting onto the front screen:
• Who is depicted in this cartoon?
• What do you think the artist's message is?
• PowerPoint - Henry VIII
• Presented by Christie
• You should know the general ideas from this presentation, but you don't need to write down these notes or memorize the names of each wife.
• Catherine the Great (PBS)
• Watch video and complete video sheet
• We'll be watching this in short segments for the next few days
• If you miss part of it, catch up on youtube.

Age of Absolutism

Objectives

• Explain the concept of Absolutism
• Describe the achievements of absolute monarchs in France and Russia

Agenda

• Warm-up #12:  In the Middle Ages, Kings derived their power from the support of nobles, who got support from knights, who got support from peasants.  What was this system called?
• PowerPoint - Absolutism
• Absolute Monarchs
• France
• Russia
• Europe in 1648 Map
• Label map as the sheet instructs
• Color each country (or area) a different color in the manner of a standard political map.
• Use Europe 1648 Map for countries
• Use Google Maps for cities + bodies of water

Test #2

Objectives

• Take a test on the Trade & Travel Unit

Agenda

• Brief Study Time
• Test #2 - Trade and Travel
• Multiple Choice / Matching / True False
• Essay

Review Day

Objectives

• Review the main empires and ideas from the Trade and Travel Unit

Agenda

• No written warm-up.  Instead, look around the room and find the four locations labelled as AZTEC, SPAIN, CHINA, MONGOL.  When Mr. M asks you to go, you will divide into four equally sized teams around each of these locations.
• Review Game
• Rotate through groups answering questions
• If correct, gain 2 points + one throw (earning points per table markings)
• If incorrect, the question is worth 2 extra points and passes to the next group.
• Solo / Small Group Review
• Use your study guide to prepare for test
• Meet with Mr. M and Christie or Isabel about questions

Mughal Inda & Ming China

Objectives

• Describe the major achievements of the Ming and Mughal Empires

Agenda

• Announcement:  Your test is delayed until Thursday.  We will spend tomorrow doing an in-class review.  This won't happen before every test, but this is an especially big unit.  You may express your gratitude toward Mr. M's mercy in the form of a boundless desire for learning during today's lesson.
• Warm-Up #11: Name three major explorers of the 15th century.  For each explorer, briefly (in one sentence) describe what they are famous for.
• Mongols / Explorers Review   
• Mughal & Ming PowerPoint   
• Zheng He Reading - Link
1. Where can a copy of the map that Zheng He used be found?
2. What makes Zheng He an unlikely commander of the Chinese Fleet?
3. How big was this fleet?
4. Describe three differences between Zheng he and Columbus?
5. When was his last expedition?
6. What does Gavin Menzies claim about Zheng He’s expeditions?
7. Whose household does Zheng He serve?
8. Why did the Eunuchs have so much influence in Chinese society?
9. How was the foreign policy of 15th century China modern?
10. How many voyages did Zheng He make?
11. What happens when his crew returns to China? Why?
12. [Analysis] What were the repercussions of the Mings isolating themselves from society 
13. [Analysis] If China had chosen to colonize and share their knowledge, how would things be different? Do you think things (technology AND culture) would be better, or worse?

The Ottoman Empire

Objectives

• Describe the major achievements of the Ottoman Empire

Agenda

• Opening Music - Lyrics
• Warm-Up #10:  The Ottoman Empire conquered the city of Constantinople.  What did they rename this city?
• PowerPoint:  Ottoman Empire
• Quiz #6: Mongols & Mariners
• Work Time
• Study / Review

1500 Geography

Objectives

• Describe the geography of major civilizations in 1500.

Agenda

• Geography Assignment (see right bar)
• Work Time
• Quiz Friday:  Mongols & 15th Century Mariners

Guns, Germs, and Steel - Part Two

Objectives

• Describe the effect of geography on the development of societies.
• Analyze how Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca while vastly outnumbered.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #9:  Summarize Jared Diamond's main argument about why some societies gain an advantage over others in a sentence or two.
• Video:  Guns, Germs, and Steel 
• While you watch, complete the video sheet.
• Quiz #5: Islam & Buddhism
• Work Time
• Quiz Friday:  Mongols & 15th Century Mariners

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Objectives

• Describe the effect of geography on the development of societies.
• Analyze how Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca while vastly outnumbered.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #8:  List two things (plant, diseases, animal) that the Americas got from Europe and two things that Europe got from the Americas in the Columbian Exchange.
• PowerPoint
• Slave Trade
• Aztec
• Inca
• Video:  Guns, Germs, and Steel
• While you watch, complete the video sheet.

Columbus

Objective

• Explain the major causes of European Exploration
• Describe how the rise commerce leads to a change in world power

Agenda 

1. Warm-Up #7  
1. Wait for instructions from Mr. M.  He will play an audio clip, and afterward you will answer the following question.  What was life like for a slave being transported across the Atlantic?  Give at least three specific details from the audio account.
2. Quiz #4: Colombian Exchange & Slave Trade
3. Review Quiz
4. Reading - Lies My Teacher Told Me
1. What is the first mistake textbooks make about Columbus' significance?
2. Loewen argues textbooks downplay economic and religious motives for European conquest; suggesting they reflect badly on "us" - who is "us"?
3. What problem does he suggest this lets "fester"?
4. List at least three things from the "collective story" of Columbus that Loewen calls into question.
5. What does Loewen say about Columbus' supposed tragic end?  Cite at least two specific examples from the text.   [Your words, then two quotes to support]
6. Describe the men and supplies provided by Ferdinand & Isabella for Columbus' second voyage.
7. Why did he need so much for this new mission?
8. How did Columbus ensure cooperation?
9. Describe the "Reign of terror in Hispaniola"
10. How did the Arawak population vary from 1492 to 1555.
11. How did Columbus' writings about the Arawaks become increasingly racist?
12. Why does Loewen believe racism helped promote this exploitation?
13. What are the problems with a textbook glorifying Columbus?
5. Homework
1. For Wednesday - Quiz #5: Buddhism (CC6) & Islam (CC13)
2. For Friday - Quiz #6: Mongols (CC17) & 15th Century Mariners (CC21)

God, Gold, and Glory

Objective

• Explain the major causes of European Exploration
• Describe how the rise commerce leads to a change in world power

Agenda 

1. Warm-Up #6
1. Imagine you are living in Spain during the 1500s.  What might encourage you to get on a wooden boat and travel for months to Asia or the Americas using an untested and dangerous route?
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
1. Why?
2. Goods
3. Commerce
4. Technology
5. Explorers
6. Shifts in Power
3. Homework
1. For Monday - Quiz #4: Columbian Exchange (CC23) & Slave Trade (CC24)
2. For Tuesday - Quiz #5: Buddhism (CC6) & Islam (CC13)
3. For Thursday - Quiz #6: Mongols (CC17) & 15th Century Mariners (CC21)

Test #1: Renaissance & Reformation

Objective

• Explain the main ideas of the European Renaissance & Protestant Reformation

Agenda - Period 3

1. Watch - 95 Theses Rap
1. On public drive under MWH folder
2. Lyrics
2. Test #1:  Renaissance & Reformation
3. Finish Luther
4. (If Time) Begin Homework
5. Homework
1. For Monday - Quiz #4: Columbian Exchange (CC23) & Slave Trade (CC24)

The Reformation

Objective

• Explain the main ideas of the protestant reformation

Agenda - Period 3

1. Warm-Up #5: 
1. List three Renaissance artists we studied in class;  for each artist, list at least one major work they are known for.
2. Watch Luther (~45 minutes)
3. Work Time
4. Homework:  Reformation Quiz Tomorrow (5.3)

Agenda - Period 4

1. Warm-Up #5: 
1. List three Renaissance artists we studied in class;  for each artist, list at least one major work they are known for.
2.  Power & Politics
1. City States
2. Machiavelli
3. Watch Luther (~60 minutes)
4. Homework:  Reformation Quiz Tomorrow (5.3)

The Renaissance: Politics & Power

Objective

• Analyze Machiavelli's arguments about power
• Introduce the main ideas of the protestant reformation

Agenda 

1. Warm-Up #4: 
1. Most parents make some attempt to control their kids' actions, either through threats of punishment (fear) or appeals to emotion (love).  Which better describes your parents?  Is their tactic of choice effective?
2. Block 4 Only - Ask Me For Your Report Cards
3. The Medici: Godfathers Of the Renaissance (The Medici Pope)
4. PowerPoint: Politics & Power
1. City States
2. Machiavelli
5.  Brief Introduction to The Reformation
6. Begin Luther
7. Homework:  Reformation Quiz Tomorrow (5.3)

The Renaissance: The Medici

Objective

• Describe how the Medici impacted the Renaissance and the Reformation.

Agenda 

1. Shameless Course Promotion
2. Reading Quiz #2: The Renaissance
3. Warm-Up #3:
1. What term describes a wealthy individual or family who finances the art?
4. The Medici: Godfathers Of the Renaissance (The Medici Pope)

The Renaissance: Primary Sources

Objective

• Analyze the causes and effects of the Renaissance.
• Evaluate the pros and cons of primary sources

Agenda 

1. Warm-Up #3: 
1. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy, and not another part of Europe?
2. The Renaissance PowerPoint (continued)
1. Artistic Achievement  (Leonardo)
2. John Green on the Renaissance - Was It A Thing?
3. Primary Sources
1. Pros & Cons
2. Four Yorkshiremen
3. The Book of the Courtier
1. Who wrote this book?
2. What was his audience?  (Who would read this kind of book)
3. Find at least 3 words that are difficult or you don’t understand, look them up, and write a definition.
4. Describe at least 5 traits or skills a courtier should have, according to the author, and cite your evidence.
5. What vocabulary term from your first reading assignment would best describe someone with all these different skills?
4. Homework:  Reading #1: Renaissance  (quiz Friday)

The Renaissance: Origins & Art

Objective

• Explain the origins of the Renaissance
• Analyze the artistic achievements of the Renaissance

Agenda 

1. Get ready for your quiz!  We'll do the warm-up afterward.
2. Quiz #1: Agriculture and the Dark Ages (Crash Course)
3. Warm-up #2:  This warm-up has a musical component.  After the quiz is complete, Mr. M will play two songs for you.
1. How are the two musical styles or lyrical content different?  List at least 3 specific examples.
4. The Renaissance
1. Origins of the Renaissance
2. Artistic Achievement
5. Seven Questions
6. Work Time
1. Reading #1: Renaissance  (quiz Friday)

The Middle Ages

Objective

• Explain classroom procedures and expectations
• Analyze the purpose of studying history

Agenda 

1. Warm-up #1:  The start of the Middle Ages is usually designated as the Fall of the Roman Empire.  Using this information and your prior knowledge, answer the following:
1. What are some major features/achievements/luxuries of the Roman Empire?
2. How might life have changed after the collapse of the Roman Empire?
2. Dropbox Signup - Extra Credit Opportunity
1. Mr. M is using dropbox to store the class's powerpoints
2. By signing up using the link below & installing the software at home he gets more space
3. Reward:  More online access to materials and +20% on the first reading quiz.
4. Follow This Link To Signup For Dropbox
3. Discuss Warm-Up
4. Middle Ages PPT
1. Standard of Living
2. Religion
3. Feudalism
4. A Brief Global View 
5. Seven Questions
6. Work Time
1. CC - Agricultural Revolution (quiz tomorrow)
2. CC - Dark Ages  (quiz tomorrow)
3. Reading #1: Renaissance  (quiz Friday)

Work Day

Objective

• Explain classroom procedures and expectations
• Analyze the purpose of studying history

Agenda - Block 3

1. Attendance 
2. Introduce Christie
3. Work Time
1. Crash Course (due Wednesday)
1. Agricultural Revolution
2. The Dark Ages
2. Renaissance Reading (due Friday)

Agenda - Block 4

1. Attendance 
2. Materials
1. Books
2. Blue Cards 
3. Info Sheets (due Monday Tuesday)
3. Computers
1. Login
2. Website
3. Journal 
4. Crash Course
1. John Green
2. Open Note Quizzes  (first on Tuesday Wednesday)
3. Youtube 
4. Watch #1:  Agriculture
5. Watch #2: Dark Ages (if time)
6. Viewing Tips
1. The answer to a question might be right before a phrase
2. You'll need to pause, go back, answer again
3. Recommendation:  Watch once without questions or interruption, again for notes (they're short!)

Two hour delay - each class is one hour long.  The aim of this split agenda is to put both classes on the same track.

The Agricultural Revolution

Objective

• Explain classroom procedures and expectations
• Analyze the purpose of studying history

Agenda

1. Attendance 
2. Materials
1. Books
2. Blue Cards 
3. Info Sheets (due Monday Tuesday)
3. Computers
1. Login
2. Website
3. Journal 
4. Crash Course
1. John Green
2. Open Note Quizzes  (first on Tuesday Wednesday)
3. Youtube 
4. Watch #1:  Agriculture
5. Viewing Tips
1. The answer to a question might be right before a phrase
2. You'll need to pause, go back, answer again
3. Recommendation:  Watch once without questions or interruption, again for notes (they're short!)
5. Middle Ages PowerPoint
6. Seven Questions

Early dismissal - did not see my fourth block class today;  third block was one hour long.

Introduction To Modern World History

Objective

• Explain classroom procedures and expectations
• Analyze the purpose of studying history

Agenda

1. Attendance 
2. Syllabus 
3. Introductions
1. Student Interviews
2. Questions for Mr. M 
4. Materials
1. Books
2. Blue Cards 
3. Info Sheets 
5. Computers
1. Login
2. Website
3. Journal 
6. Seven Questions

Two hour delay - one hour periods