Week 13: November 11-15

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  Concluding the Persian War

• Homework (due Tuesday):  Read pages 103-104 (stop at "The Culture of Classical Greece") and write a response to the following:
• how did the Greek world change after the Persian War?  What led to conflict between Athens and Sparta?

Tuesday:  The Peloponnesian War

• Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 104-111 (stop at "The Rise of Macedonia")  and write a response to the following:
• identify the areas of Greek cultural achievement.  Of these, which do you consider to be the most significant, and why?

Wednesday:  Greek Culture

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 112-118 (stop at "Culture in the Hellenistic World") and write a response to the following:
• What enabled Alexander of Macedon to accomplish what he did?  Do you consider him "great?"  Why or why not?

Thursday:  Alexander the Great

• Homework (due Friday):  Read pages 118-122 and write a response to the following:
• how did culture in the Hellenistic world differ from culture in the Hellenic (Greek) world?  What aspects remained similar?
• Optional rough drafts due Friday

Friday:  The World Alexander Created

• Homework (due Monday): work on your papers; review chapter 4 and all related material for the upcoming test--TEST DATE:  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  Concluding the Persian War

• Homework (due Wednesday):  Read pages 103-104 (stop at "The Culture of Classical Greece") and write a response to the following:
• how did the Greek world change after the Persian War?  What led to conflict between Athens and Sparta?

Wednesday:  The Peloponnesian War

• Homework (due Thursday): 
• read pages 104-111 (stop at "The Rise of Macedonia")  and write a response to the following:
• identify the areas of Greek cultural achievement.  Of these, which do you consider to be the most significant, and why?

• read pages 112-118 (stop at "Culture in the Hellenistic World") and write a response to the following:
• What enabled Alexander of Macedon to accomplish what he did?  Do you consider him "great?"  Why or why not?

Thursday:  Greek Culture and Alexander the Great

• Homework (due Friday):  Read pages 118-122 and write a response to the following:
• how did culture in the Hellenistic world differ from culture in the Hellenic (Greek) world?  What aspects remained similar?
• Optional rough drafts due Friday

Friday:  The World Alexander Created

• Homework (due Monday): work on your papers; STUDY chapter 4 and all related material for the upcoming test--TEST DATE:  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  Alexander vs. Hannibal

Tuesday:  The Roman Civil Wars and Julius Caesar

Wednesday:  The Army of the Pax Romana

Friday:  The Later Roman Empire

• Homework:  study for the test on the Peloponnesian War Alexander the Great and Rome; TEST DATE:  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH.

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  Test

• Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 557 (begin with "Reaction and Revolution")-562 (stop at "Nationalism in the Balkans") and write a response to the following:
• How did the French Revolution continue to influence Europe during the first half of the 19th century?

Wednesday:  The Fallout of the French Revolution

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 562-563 and write a response to the following:
• what were the major causes of the Crimean War?  How did it differ from the wars of the Napoleonic era?

Thursday:  The Crimean War

• Homework (due Friday): read pages 564-566 (stop at "Nationalism and Reform") and write a response to the following:
• what methods did both Italy and Germany use to achieve unification in the second half of the 19th century?
• Optional rough draft due Friday

Friday:  The Unification of Italy and Germany 

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 566-571 (stop at "International Rivalries and the Winds of War") and write a response to the following:
• How would you describe Europe as a whole in the later 19th century based on this reading?  What were the major differences between the various European powers during this time?