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?