U.S. History PEEP Projects Due Date

U.S. History PEEP Projects are due Tuesday, March 19.  This applies to both 5th Period and 6th Period.

Modern World History Imperialism Test Review

This test will cover chapters 21-22 in your textbook and all related material.

Test Date:  Tuesday, March 19th

Chapter 21:

• The motivations, characteristics, and impacts of Western Imperialism in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, including
• The relationship between Industrialization and Imperialism
• The justification behind “The White Man’s Burden”—the Imperial Mission to “improve” the world
• The significance of the Berlin Conference of 1884 and the role that new technologies played in enabling Imperialism
• Individual approaches to Empire (for example, the British in India, the French in Indochina, etc.)
• Social, political, and economic impacts of Imperialism on the societies that were imperialized
• Reactions against imperialism
• Assigned primary documents about Imperialism

Chapter 22:

China:

• The significance and impact of the Opium War on China, including the unequal treaties and their conditions
• The causes and consequences of the Taiping Rebellion
• The major characteristics of the self-strengthening movement  and why it failed
• Western policies and attitudes towards China, including the Open Door policy and Spheres of Influence
• The causes and consequences of the Boxer Rebellion
• The success of the Chinese Nationalist Movement and the significance of Sun Yat-Sen

Japan:

• The causes and events that led to collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji Restoration
• Meiji polices regarding Westernization (military, economic, cultural) and how they were carried out
• Japanese motivations for imperialism along where they expanded
• The significance of the Russo-Japanese War

What is the format of the test?

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points (45 points total)
• 2 response questions, you choose 1, each worth 55 points

Week 27: March 11-15

Ancient World

Monday:  Introduction to Medieval Europe

Homework (Due Tuesday):  read pages 327-331 (stop at Charlemagne and the Carolingians) and write a response to the following:  how did the Catholic Church become more organized during the early Middle Ages?  What role did monasteries play in early Medieval society?

Tuesday:  King Clovis and the Catholic Church

Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 331-335 (stop at Europe in the High Middle Ages) and write a response to the following:  what is the relationship between the European feudal system and the manorial system?

Wednesday:  The Great King Charlemagne

Homework (due Thursday):  None

Thursday:  The Truth about Vikings

Homework (due Friday):  None

Friday:  Feudalism in the Middle Ages

Homework (due Monday): None

Modern World

Monday:  The Meiji Restoration, concluded.

Homework (due Tuesday):  Turn in your PEEP Projects

Tuesday:  Beginning the Great War

Homework (due Wednesday):  Review pages 665-668 then read pages 669-675 and write a response to the following:  how did the actual war differ from the involved nation's belief in how the war would be?

Wednesday:  Stalemate and Slaughter:  Fighting the Great War

Homework (due Friday):  read pages 676-678 (stop at "War and Revolution") and write a response to the following:  in what ways did the "home front" impact the war and vice-versa? 

Friday:  The Great War at Home

Homework (due Wednesday, March 20th):  read pages 678-682 (stop at "The Last Year of the War") and write a response to the following:  what were the major causes of the Russian Revolution?  Would the Revolution have occurred without WW I?

Reminder:  Test on Chapters 21 and 22 (Imperialism) on Monday, March 18th

United States History

Monday:  America, The Story of Us

Homework (due Tuesday, 5th Period; due Wednesday, 6th period):  None

Tuesday 5th period; Wednesday 6th period:  Overview of the United States from 1877-1912

Homework (due Wednesday 5th period; Thursday 6th period):  read pages 648 (beginning with "An American Empire")-655 (stop at "Onto the World Stage") and write a response to the following:  what were the major causes and outcomes of the Spanish American war?

Wednesday:  American Empire

Homework (due Friday):  work on your PEEP Projects

Friday:  President Wilson

Homework (due Monday):  finish your PEEP Projects

Byzantine/Islam Test Review AND Important Announcement

Attention:  Ancient World History PEEP Projects Are Now Due Tuesday, March 5th

Now, for the test review stuff . . .

Byzantine Empire/Dar al-Islam Test Review:

This test will cover the following:

• Chapters 13 (the Byzantine Empire) and 7 (Islam) and all related material covered in class

Test Date:  Wednesday, March 6

You are responsible for knowing the following:

• The major aspects of the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Justinian through the Macedonian Dynasty
• Characteristics of Justinian’s reign and the major figures associated with him
• The Byzantine Empire’s relationship with other regions (western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Dar al-Islam)
• The institutions of the Byzantine Empire
• The Church
• The military—organization, the cataphract, The Strategikon, etc.
• The emergence of the Orthodox Church
• Significance of the Macedonian Dynasty

• The major aspects of Islam and the emergence of the Dar al-Islam:
• Major characteristics of pre-Islamic Arabia
• The life and significance of Muhammad, emphasizing his role as the prophet and leader of the Dumma
• The significance of the Quran and Hadith (you should be familiar with the excerpts we discussed in class)
• The major aspects of Islam, including the 5 pillars (you should know the Arabic terms)
• The emergence of the Dar al-Islam after Muhammad, including the territory it covered
• The division between Sunni and Shia
• Major characteristics, similarities and differences between the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties
• Major cultural, social, and artistic characteristics and accomplishments of the Dar al-Islam

Format:  15 Multiple choice questions (3 points each); 1 essay (choice of 2, 55 points)