Week 17: January 6-10

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  The Army of the Roman Republic

• Homework (due Tuesday):  None

Tuesday:  The Army of the Roman Republic, continued; The Punic Wars

• Homework (due Wednesday): None

Wednesday:  The Punic Wars, Continued

• Homework (due Thursday):  None

Thursday:  The Height of the Roman Republic

• Homework (due Friday):  None

Friday:  The Fall of the Roman Republic

• Homework (due Monday): read pages 132-139 (stop at "Crisis and the Late Empire") and write a response to the following:
• How did Augustus Caesar change the Roman government?  How successful do you consider his reforms to be?

Test on Alexander the Great and Rome, Wednesday, January 15; more information TBA

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  The Army of the Roman Republic

• Homework (due Wednesday):  None

Wednesday:  The Army of the Roman Republic, continued; The Punic Wars

• Homework (due Thursday): None

Thursday:  The Punic Wars, Continued

• Homework (due Friday):  None

Friday:  The Fall of the Roman Republic

• Homework (due Monday): read pages 132-139 (stop at "Crisis and the Late Empire") and write a response to the following:
• How did Augustus Caesar change the Roman government?  How successful do you consider his reforms to be?

Test on Alexander the Great and Rome, Wednesday, January 15; more information TBA

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  The Byzantine Military System

Tuesday:  Capture the Flag

Wednesday:  The Strategikon

Friday:  The Later Byzantine Empire

• Homework (due Monday):  complete your siege engine

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  Socialism and the Industrial Revolution

• Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 577-581 (stop at "The Difficulties of Nation Building") and write a response to the following:
• what were the major causes of revolution in Latin America in the 19th century?  What role did the creole elites play?

Wednesday:  Independence in Latin America

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 581-587 (stop at "The Rise of the United States")  and write a response to the following:
• How did the United States change from 1789-1850?  What major issues challenged the people of the United States during this time?

Thursday:  Latin America and the United States in the Early 19th Century

• Homework (due Friday): Review the Industrial Revolution and the material from chapter 20 we've covered so far

Friday:  The American Civil War

• Homework (due Monday):  study for the test on the Industrial Revolution and the Americas

Test on chapter 19 (Industrial Revolution only) and chapter 20 (Americas only) on Thursday, January 16th