Week 28: March 31-April 4

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  Viking Culture

• Homework (due Tuesday):  None

Tuesday:  The Norman Conquest and End of the Early Middle Ages

• Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 335-341 (stop at "Evolution of the European Kingdoms") and write a response to the following:
• how did the High Middle Ages differ from the early Middle Ages based on this reading?  How did these changes take place?

Wednesday:  Life in the High Middle Ages

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 341-347 (stop at Christianity and Medieval Civilization) and write a response to the following:  what characteristics to do the various European kingdoms have in common during the High Middle Ages?  How do you explain these similarities?

Thursday:  The Political Evolution of the High Middle Ages

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 347-352 (stop at "Medieval Europe and the World") and write a response to the following:
• How influential was religion in the culture of the High Middle Ages?  In ways was religion reflected in various aspects of High Medieval culture?

Friday:  Culture and Religion in the High Middle Ages

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 352-355 and write a response to the following:
• what were the causes of the First Crusade?  

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  Viking Culture

• Homework (due Wednesday):  None

Wednesday:  The Norman Conquest and End of the Early Middle Ages

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 335-347 (stop at Christianity and Medieval Civilization) and write a response to the following:
• how did the High Middle Ages differ from the early Middle Ages based on this reading?  How did these changes take place? What characteristics to do the various European kingdoms have in common during the High Middle Ages?  How do you explain these similarities?

Thursday:  Life and Politics in the High Middle Ages

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 347-352 (stop at "Medieval Europe and the World") and write a response to the following:
• How influential was religion in the culture of the High Middle Ages?  In ways was religion reflected in various aspects of High Medieval culture?

Friday:  Culture and Religion in the High Middle Ages

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 352-355 and write a response to the following:
• what were the causes of the First Crusade?  

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  The Prussian System

Tuesday:  The Battles of Frederick the Great

Wednesday:  The American Revolution

Friday:  Sword Work

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  1918

• Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 682-686 (stop at "An Uncertain Peace") and write a response to the following:
• What were the goals of England, France, and the U.S. during the peace talks at Versailles in 1919?  What determined those goals and how successfully were they achieved?

Wednesday:  The Treaty of Versailles

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 686-691 (stop at "In Pursuit of a New Reality") and write a response to the following:
• what were the characteristics of the decade following the Treaty of Versailles (1919-1929)?  Was the Great Depression a sudden event or had it been "building" for a longer period of time?

Thursday:  Highs and Lows:  The Roaring '20's and the Great Depression

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 691-695 and write a response to the following:
• How did art change during the Post World War I years?  In what ways did it serve as both a reflection of and reaction to European/Western values?

Friday:  Art and Culture after World War I

• Homework (due Monday):  study for the test on chapter 23.  Test Date:  Monday, April 7th