Week 21: January 28-Februry 1

Ancient World

Monday:  Primary Document Quiz/Discussion

Homework (due Tuesday):  none

Tuesday:  The Roman Empire and the Pax Romana

Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 142 (beginning with "The Development of Christianity")-146 (stop at "The Glorious Han Empire")

 

Wednesday:  Christianity

Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 139 (beginnning with "Crisis and the Late Empire")-142 (stop at "Christianity") and write a response to the following:  what were the primary causes of the "collapse" of the Roman Empire?  Which do you think was the predominant cause and why? What lessons could our society learn from this "collapse"?

 

Thursday:  The 3rd Century Crisis

Homework (due Friday):  Begin studying for the test on the Roman Empire

Friday:  The Collapse of the Roman Empire

Homework (due Monday): Study for the TEST on the Roman Empire. 

 

Test Date:  Monday, February 4th

 

Modern World

Monday:  Slavery and Civil War

Homework (due Wednesday):  None

Tuesday:  In-Class Document Reading/Assignment

Homework (due Wednesday):  review pages 589-596.

Wednesday:  Document Discussion and the Mass Society

Homework (due Friday):  review pages 596-599 (stop at "Toward the Modern Consciousness").

Friday:  Romanticism and Realism
Homework (due Monday):  read pages 599-605 and write a response to the following:  how does the new science of the late 19th-early 20th century challenge society during that time?  Is this a new scientific revolution?

United States History

Monday:  Women's Rights continued

Homework (due Tuesday 5th period/due Wednesday 6th period):  None

Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period:  Manifest Destiny

Homework:  None

Wednesday 5th period/Thursday 6th period:  The 1840's

Homework (due Friday):  read pages 406-414 (stop at "Abraham Lincoln") and write a response to the following:  what did the growing tensions over slavery reflect about the ability of the U.S. government to resolve the issue?  What were the consequences of these tensiosn?


Friday:  Bleeding Kansas

Homework (due Monday):  read pages 414-420 and write a response to the following:  what is the significance of the election of 1860?

Thursday, January 24th: Snow Day Update

Ancient World History:

• Primary Document Quiz will now take place on Monday, January 28th

• The homework assignment that was due today (Thursday, 1/24) is now due tomorrow (1/25).

• The homework assignment that was due Monday, January 28th is now due Tuesday, January 29th.

 

United States History, 5th and 6th periods:

• Your homework assignments are unchanged; assignments are still due on their original due dates

Week 20: January 21-25

Ancient World

Tuesday:  The Decline of the Roman Republic

Homework (due Wednesday): None

Wednesday:  The Fall of the Roman Republic

Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 132-139 (stop at "Crises in the 3rd Century") and write a response to the following:  how did the Roman Empire differ from the Roman Republic?  How did Augustus Casesar create an effective system of rule?

Thursday:  The Roman Empire and the Pax Romana

Homework (due Friday):  Read the following primary documents in your textbook and be prepared for a quiz on them:

• Cato the Elder on Women, page 137
• The Roman Fear of Slaves, page 138
• The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, page 141

Friday:  Primary Document Quiz and Discussion

Homework (due Monday): read pages 139-142 (stop at "Transformation of the Roman World") and write a response to the following: what were the major issues confronting the Roman Empire in the 3rd century?  How could they have been prevented and what lessons can we learn from them today?

Modern World

Tuesday:  Revolution and Independence in Latin America 

Homework (due Wednesday):  Read pages 581-587 (stop at "The Rise of the United States") and write a response to the following:  to what extend did Latin America change in the late 19th century?  To elements, if any, remained unchanged?

Wednesday:  Latin America and the United States in the 19th century

Homework (due Friday):  read pages 587-593 and write a response to the following:  define "mass society" and describe the elments that a mass society contains.  How does the present reflect these elements?

Friday:  The Mass Society

Homework (due Monday):  read pages 594-599 (stop at "Toward the Modern Consciousness") and write a response to the following:  what is the relationship between Romanticism and Realism?  Why do these movements both occur during the 19th century?

United States History

Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period:  The Abolitionist Movement, continued and Women's Rights

Homework (due Wednesday 5th period/due Thursday 6th period):  None

Wednesday 5th period/Thursday 6th period:  The Women's Rights Movement, continued

Homework (due Friday): read pages 391-398 (stop at "War, Expansion, and Slavery") and write a response to the following:  what were the major factors that led to continued U.S. expansion over North America in the 19th century in places like California and Oregon?

Friday:  Manifest Destiny

Homework (due Monday):  read pages 398-406 (stop at "The End of the Second Party System") and write a response to the following: how did slavery become increasingly more divisive during this period and what attempts were made to resolve the issue?:

Ancient World History Early Rome Test Review

This Test Covers:

• Chapter 5 through the Punic Wars and all related class material 

Specific Topics:

The Republic:

• Geography of Rome, including the geographic extent of the Roman Republic
• The Etruscans and their impact on Rome
• The establishment of the Republic and its system of government
• The different "branches" and their roles in the governmen (including the different types)
• The Struggle of the Orders and it's impact on the Roman government
• The recruitment, organization, weapons, and tactics of the Roman Army
• You need to know the different units that made up the army, from the tent party to the legion; you do not need to know the number of soldiers that made up each unit.  For example:  you should know that a century was smaller than a maniple.  You do not need to know how many men made up a century or a maniple.
• The Punic Wars
• The causes and major characteristics of the first Punic War
• Major battles, people, and strategies of the second Punic War,  including the details and significance of
• The battles of Trebia, Lake Trasimane, Cannae, and Zama

o   The causes, outcome, and significance of the 3^rd Punic War

Test Format:

• 15 Multiple choice questions, 3 points each (45 points)
• 1 Essay response (choice of 2 questions), 55 points

Week 19: January 14-18

Ancient World

Monday:  The Punic Wars, Part I

Homework (due Tuesday): None

Tuesday:  The Punic Wars, Part II

Homework (due Wednesday):  Review for Friday's Test

Wednesday:  The Punic Wars, Concluded; The Republic after the Punic Wars

Homework (due Thursday):  Review for Friday's Test

Thursday:  The Republic after the Punic Wars, Continued

Homework (due Friday): Review for Friday's Test

Friday:  Test on Chapter 4, pages 124-132

Homework (due Monday):  None

Modern World

Monday:  The Later Industrial Revolution

Homework (due Tuesday):  Review for Wednesday's test--Review Guide is here: 

http://laynehistory.blogspot.com/2013/01/modern-world-industrial-revolution-test.html

Tuesday:  The Industrial "-Isms" and the Spread of Industrialization

Homework (due Wednesday):  Review for Wednesday's test

Wednesday:  Industrial Revolution Test

Homework (due Tuesday, January 22):  read pages 576-581 and write a response to the following:  what the major causes of revolutions in Latin America in the early 19th century?  How successful were they in bringing real change to the societies there?

United States History

Monday:  The Election of 1828

Homework (due Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period):  Review for the test

Review guide can be found here:  http://laynehistory.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-history-chapters-9-10-test-review.html

Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period:  The Jacksonian Presidency

Homework (due Wednesday 5th period/due Thursday 6th period):  Review for the test

Wednesday 5th period/Thursday 6th period:  Test on U.S. Industrial-Market Revolution/Democratic Revolution/Jackson's Presidency

Homework (due Friday): read pages 347-355 (stop at "The Women's Rights Movement") and write a response to the following:  what led to the abolitionist movement in the early 1800's and what challenges did it face?

Friday:  The Abolitionist Movement

Homework (due Tuesday, 5th period/Wednesday 6th period):  read pages 355-360 and write a response to the following:  who were the major leaders of the women's rights movement of the mid-late 19th century and what did they contribute to the early women's movement in the United States?

U.S. History Chapters 9 & 10 Test Review Guide

United States History

Chapters 9 & 10 Test Review Guide

Test Date:

5th Period:  Wednesday, January 16

6th Period:  Thursday, January 17

Material Covered: 

• Chapter 9, pages 280-289
• Chapter 10, pages 301-318

What you need to know:

Chapter 9:

• Social changes in the United States due to Industrial and Market Revolutions; the response of the workers and the Labor Theory of Value
• The major components of the Market Revolution, including
• New infranstructure, what it connected, who built it, how it was funded, and what it was used for
• The National Road and the Erie Canal, additional roads and canals
• Railroads
• New technologies such as the steamboat and steam locomotive

Chapter 10:

• The major aspects of the Democratic Revolution including
• the expansion of the voting franchise to white males
• the decline of "Notable" power
• the Second Party system--the emergence of the political "machine"
• Van Buren and his innovations
• newspapers
• patronage
• spoils system
• party caucus
• The election of 1824 and its significance
• John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Andtrew Jackson
• Adams' presidency and Clays American System
• The Election of 1828 and "The Democracy"--how Jackson won the Presidency
• Major aspects of Jackson's Presidency and their impact:
• Financial and trade policies
• Native Americans
• Spread of Liberalism

Test Format:

• 15 multiple choice questions, 3 points each (45 points total)
• 1 essay (choice of 2 questions), 55 points

Modern World Industrial Revolution Test Review

Modern World History

The Industrial Revolution Review—Mr. Layne

Test Date:

Wednesday, January 16^th

Material Covered:  pages 542-557 of chapter 19

• The major characteristics and developments of the Industrial Revolution, including
• Changes to agriculture and the impacts of industrial farming
• Why Industrialization began in Britain
• Major industrial technological developments and their significance (example:  the flying shuttle; the steam engine)
• Social and cultural impacts of Industrialization

·      Changes to the concept of work and the role of the factory

·      The emergence of the labor movement

·      The role of government industrialization

·      The emergence of new “isms” such as socialism and communism

• The spread of Industrialization beyond Britain

Test Format:

• 10 multiple choice questions, each worth 2 points (20 points total)
• 1 response question, 30 points

Week 18: January 7-11

Ancient World

Monday:  Introduction to Ancient Rome

 

Homework (due Tuesday):  read pages 125-128 (stop at "The Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean") and write a response to the following:  identify the major parts of the Roman Republican government and the role it performed.  How was the Roman Republican government similar to our our modern republican government?

 

Tuesday:  The Roman Republic

 

Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 128-129 (stop at "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic") and write a response to the following: what were the major characteristics of the Roman army discussed in this reading, and how did the Roman army compare to the armies of ancient Greece? 

 

Wednesday:  The Roman Army

Homework (due Thursday):  none

Thursday:  The Punic Wars, part I

Homework (due Friday): none

Friday:  The Punic Wars, part II

Homework (due Monday):  read pages 129-132 (stop at "The Roman Empire at It's Height") and write a response to the following:  how did Rome's successes after the Punic Wars lead to the collapse of the Roman Republic?  Which cause(s) do you think had the biggest role in the collapse of the Roman Republic? 

Modern World

Monday:  Introduction to the Industrial Revolution--The Agricultural Revolution

Homework (due Tuesday):  read pages 543-547 and write a response to the following:  what characteristics did Great Britain possess that enabled it to begin the Industrial Revolution?  What did other places learn from the British?

Tuesday:  Industrialization in Britain

Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 548-552 and write a response to the following:  how was society impacted/changed by the Industrial Revolution?  In your view were people typically better off or worse off because of industrialization?


 Wednesday:  Industrialization and Society

Homework (due Friday):  read pages 553-557 and write a response to the following:  how did the Industrial Revolution change/evolve into the mid-late 19th century?  What aspects of industrialization change?  what aspects stayed the same?

Friday:  Industrialization in the 19th century

Homework (due Monday):  review chapter 19, pages 542-557, for the upcoming test (test date TBA)

United States History

Monday:  Recapping the Industrial Revolution in the United States

Homework (due Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period):  read pages 280 ("The Market Revolution")-290 (stop at "The Benevolent Empire") and write a response to the following:  how did the industrial revolution change the United States economically, environmentally, and socially?  To what extent are these changes still visible to day?


Tuesday 5th period/Wednesday 6th period:  The Market Revolution and Social Impacts

Homework (due Wednesday 5th period/due Thursday 6th period):  read pages 301-308 (stop at "The Jacksonian Presidency") and write a response to the following:  how did American politics change during the 1820's?  What caused these changes and could they have been prevented?

Wednesday 5th period/Thursday 6th period:  The Politics of the 1820's

Homework (due Friday): read pages 308-318 (stop at "Class, Culture, and the Second Party System") and write a response to the following:  what were the impacts of the Jacksonian Presidency on the United States?  How do you rate President Andrew Jackson?

Friday:  The Jacksonian Presidency

Homework (due Monday):  read pages 347-355 (stop at "The Women's Rights Movement") and write a response to the following:  what led to the abolitionist movement in the early 1800's and what challenges did it face?