Week 32: April 28-May 2

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  The Renaissance

• Homework (due Tuesday):  Work on your papers

Tuesday: The Renaissance, continued and the Han Dynasty

• Homework (due Wednesday): Work on your papers--optional rough draft due

Wednesday:  The Han Dynasty and the Period of the Three Kingdoms

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 269-272 (stop at "The Song Dynasty") and write a response to the following:
• in what ways do the Sui and Tang dynasties resemble the Qin and Han Dynasties?  Be specific.

Thursday:  The Sui and Tang Dynasties

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 272-278 and write a response to the following:
• What were the major characteristics of the Song Dynasty?  How does it differ from the previous dynasties of China?

Friday:  The Song Dynasty

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 279-282 and write a response to the following:
• What were the major social characteristics of China during this period?  In what ways was it similar to the China of the past?  In what ways different?

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  The Hundred Years War continued and the Renaissance

• Homework (due Wednesday):  Work on your papers--optional rough draft due

Wednesday: The Renaissance, continued and the Han Dynasty

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 269-272 (stop at "The Song Dynasty") and write a response to the following:
• in what ways do the Sui and Tang dynasties resemble the Qin and Han Dynasties?  Be specific.

Thursday:  The Han, Sui, and Tang Dynasties

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 272-278 and write a response to the following:
• What were the major characteristics of the Song Dynasty?  How does it differ from the previous dynasties of China?

Friday:  The Song Dynasty

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 279-282 and write a response to the following:
• What were the major social characteristics of China during this period?  In what ways was it similar to the China of the past?  In what ways different?

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  Concluding the Civil War

Tuesday:  Nerf--dress appropriately

Wednesday:  Warfare in the late 19th Century

Friday:  Warfare in the early 20th Century--Beginning World War I

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  World War II Begins

• Homework (due Wednesday):  Work on your papers--optional rough drafts due

Wednesday:  World War II continued

• Homework (due Thursday):  work on your papers

Thursday:  World War II continued

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 741-743 (stop at "The New Order" and write a response to the following:
• What factors ultimately enabled the Allied forces to achieve victory in World War II?  How did the ending of this war differ from that of World War I?

Friday: The End of the War 

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 743-749 (stop at "The Home Front" and write a response to the following: 
• why did atrocities, such as the Holocaust, occur?  How were the Nazis and Japanese able to carry out such acts on such a large scale?  What lessons can be learned from this?

Week 31: April 21-26

Ancient World 4th Period

Wednesday:  The Hundred Years War, Part I

• Homework (due Thursday):  work on your papers

Thursday:  The Hundred Years War, Part II

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 380-385 and write a response to the following:
• How did the Late Middle Ages make the Renaissance possible?  In what ways does the Renaissance continue to influence the present day?

Friday:  The Renaissance

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 146-153 and write a response to the following:
• what were the major achievements of the Han Dynasty?  What challenges did it face?

Ancient World 7th Period

Wednesday:  The Hundred Years War, Part I

• Homework (due Thursday):  work on your papers

Thursday:  The Hundred Years War, Part II

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 380-385 and write a response to the following:
• How did the Late Middle Ages make the Renaissance possible?  In what ways does the Renaissance continue to influence the present day?

Friday:  The Renaissance

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 146-153 and write a response to the following:
• what were the major achievements of the Han Dynasty?  What challenges did it face?

Military History, 5th Period

Wednesday:  The Civil War, continued

Friday:  The Civil War, concluded

Modern World History, 6th Period

Wednesday:  Hitler and Stalin

• Homework (due Thursday): 
• work on your papers

Thursday:  The Coming of World War II

• Homework (due Friday):  
• read pages 737-741 (stop at "The Last Years of the War") and write a response to the following:
• How did the opening events of WW II differ from WW I?  What were the primary reasons for these differences?

Friday:  Fighting World War II

• Homework (due Monday):
• work on your papers

Military History 4th Marking Period Project: Veteran Archive Project

Your project this marking period is to research the military experience of a veteran (or current service personnel) from either the community or your family.

The subject of your project may either be a family member, family friend, or community member that either has served in the military or is currently serving in the military.  Alternatively, your subject may be a family member with military service who has subsequently passed away but you can still effectively research.

The purpose of this project is to give you first had experience in conducting historical research as well as to learn about the life experience of those who serve/have served in the military.

How do I accomplish this project?

For a living veteran/service person you will need to make contact with that person and arrange to interview them.  This can be done a variety of ways:

• In person
• Over the phone
• Via email

You will need to devise a list of interview questions that will connect with that person's experience (see suggested list below to get you started).

Once you have completed the interview, you need to type a copy of it (questions and responses) and then prepare a presentation about your subject that you will give before the class.  If you are able to acquire photographs of your subject that you can include in the presentation that would be ideal.  Finally, you are to write a brief essay 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, reflecting on what you learned from this experience (this may be attached to the typed interview).

For a deceased veteran you will need to conduct research about this person.  You may interview other family members and research family documents (such as letters and photographs).  You may also need to do some research about the time period, conflict, or branch of service, and unit your subject belonged to.

Once your research is complete, you are to write a military biography of your subject (3-5 pages) and also prepare a presentation about them for the class.  Inclusion of images of photographs, documents, and personal possessions would be ideal as well.  Finally, you are to write a brief essay 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, reflecting on what you learned from this experience (this may be attached to the typed biography).

Presentations will take place on Monday and Tuesday, May 4th and 5th.  Your written materials will be due on Monday, May 4th.

Your grade will be based on the following:

• following directions and completing all aspects of the assignment
• the quality and detail of your interview/research
• the quality and professionalism of your presentation
• presentations may use powerpoint, etc.
• you may use notes but this is to be a practiced presentation
• presentations should detail the experience of your subject
• presentations should include your own reflections/what you learned
• total length should be approximately 8-10 minutes 

Interview etiquette:

• Always get permission to record an interview prior to the interview.
• Tell them what the interview is for and how the information will be used.
• The subject may always refuse to answer a specific question or discuss a particular topic (you may ask prior to the interview if there is anything they do not wish to talk about).
• If possible let the subject see your list of questions ahead of time.
• Offer your subject a copy of the typed interview once you have completed that.
• Ask permission before you take any pictures of the subject or of any of their possessions (photographs, a uniform, etc.).
• Allow the subject to elaborate, ask their own questions, and tell you what matters to them--this is often where the best information comes from!

Possible questions (not an exhaustive list):

• how did you come to be/why are you serving in the military?
• how much choice did you/do have in getting your particular job/role?
• what was the training like?  
• what did you like most about it?
• what did you like least about it?
• Was/has the military been the way you thought it would be?  How so/not?
• how long did you/will you stay in the military?
• what are the relationships like?  Friends?  Relationships between soldiers and officers?
• did you ever see any combat?  If so, could you tell me about it? (be sensitive with this question)
• what did/does your military service mean to you?  Do you think it changed/is changing you?
• what would you say to a high school student like me about serving in the military?

Internet History Sourcebook Project Link

Internet History Sourcebook Project

Week 30: April 14-18

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  Wrapping up the Crusades

• Homework (due Tuesday):  Work on your papers

Tuesday:  The Late Middle Ages:  the Black Death

• Homework (due Wednesday):  read pages 379 (starting with "The Decline of the Church")-380 (stop at "Recovery:  The Renaissance") and write a response to the following:
• what caused the Great Schism of the Catholic Church?  What impact did it have on the power of the Church?

Wednesday:  The 2nd Great Schism

• Homework (due Thursday):  read pages 378-379 and write a response to the following:
• What were the major causes of the Hundred Years War?  How did this war differ from earlier medieval wars?

Thursday:  The Hundred Years War

• Homework (due Wednesday):
• Thesis, outline, and bibliography due

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  Wrapping up the Crusades

• Homework (due Wednesday):  Work on your papers

Wednesday:  The Late Middle Ages:  the Black Death

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 378-380 (stop at "Recovery:  The Renaissance") and write responses to the following:
• what caused the Great Schism of the Catholic Church?  What impact did it have on the power of the Church?

• What were the major causes of the Hundred Years War?  How did this war differ from earlier medieval wars?

Thursday:  The 2nd Great Schism and the Hundred Years War

• Homework (due Wednesday):
• Thesis, outline, and bibliography due

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  Lessons from Napoleon

Tuesday:  Industrialization and the American Civil War

Wednesday:  NERF--dress appropriately

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  Japan and Latin America during the Interim

• Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 725-730 (stop at "The Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union") and write a response to the following:
• What are the characteristics of fascism?  What enabled Mussolini and Hitler to successfully take over their respective governments?

Wednesday:  Fascism, Mussolini, and Hitler

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 730-737 (stop at "WWII") and write a response to the following:
• Was the outbreak of World War II inevitable or could it have been prevented?  Be specific and support your answer.

Thursday:  The Coming of World War II

• Homework (due Wednesday):  
• Thesis, outline, and bibliography due

Military History Early Modern Warfare through Napoleon Test Review

Test Date:  Friday, April 11

Format:

 15 multiple choice (3 points each), 45 points

·      1 essay (choice of two questions), 55 point

What you need to know:

16th and 17th Century Warfare:

·      The Military Revolution Thesis

o   The four aspects of the Military Revolution thesis, as put forth by Michael Roberts and Geoffrey Parker, including Parker’s “adjustments” to Roberts’ original thesis

·      The emergence, development, and and significance of firearms and artillery from the late 15^th-through the early 19^th century

·      The characteristics and significance of the trace itallienne and subsequent siege warfare

·      The relationship between military developments and other developments of the early modern period (exploration, religion, science, etc.)

·      The characteristics of naval warfare from the battle of Lepanto through the Spanish Armada, including

o   Ship design and weaponry

o   Tactics and strategy

o   The use of private vessels vs. state controlled navies

o   Details and significance of Lepanto and the Armada Campaign 

·      The causes and major events of the 30 Years War/significance of the 30 Years War

·      The Spanish/continental military system at the start of the 30 Years War

o   The tercio and caracole

·      The military system of Gustavus Adolphus and its application during the 30 Years War

o   Details of the Battle of Breitenfeld

o   Details of the Battle of Lutzen

·      The overall significance of the 30 Years War

18th Century Warfare:

• The influence of the Enlightenment
• 18^th century linear tactics
• 18^th century military technology:  significance of the fusil/flintlock; artillery

•  The rise of Prussian Power and the 2^nd half of the 18^th century
• The Prussian state
• The Prussian army under Frederick the Great
• Major events and significance of the 7 Years War
• Details on the battles of Prague, Rossbach, and Leuthen

 Revolutionary War:

·  Major events and significance of the American Revolutionary War

o   Continuities of 18^th century warfare

o   Changes from 18^th century warfare

• The impact of the French Revolution on war
• The levee en masse
• Nationalism
• The rise of Napoleon

The early 19^th Century

            The Napoleonic Wars:

• The principles of Napoleonic warfare, including tactics and organization
• The influence of Napoleon

Ancient World History Chapter 12: Early and High Middle Ages Test Review

Test Date:  Friday, April 11

Format:

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points each (45 points total)
• 2 essay questions—you will choose ONE of them—and answer it, (55 points total)

What is this test on?

This test is on Chapter 12 of your textbook and all related material

What do I need to know?

You are responsible for knowing the following:

• The major institutions of early Medieval Europe, including:
• Feudalism—terms associated with it; how it worked; advantages and disadvantages
• Manorialism—what made up a manor; purpose it served; relationship to feudalism
• Warfare—how wars/battles were fought and why; technology; characteristics of warriors/soldiers
• The Church—spiritual, political, and social roles; the hierarchy; powers of the Pope
• Kingship—characteristics of kings; power of kings
• The re-emergence of towns and new technologies
• Characteristics and examples of the culture of the early and high middle ages

• Major historical people, events, details, and developments that pertain to the following:
• The transition from the Roman Empire to early Medieval Europe
• King Clovis and the Merovingian Dynasty
• Charles Martel and the Battle of Tours
• The Carolingian Dynasty; Charlemagne; the Carolingian Empire and its fate
• The Vikings and their significance
• Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
• The Crusades—primarily the causes and major events of the first Crusade

• Examples of continuities and changes from the early middle ages to the high middle ages

Week 29: April 7-11

Ancient World 4th Period

Monday:  High Medieval Culture, continued

• Homework (due Tuesday):  Work on your papers (topics, etc.)

Tuesday:  Beginning the Crusades

• Homework (due Wednesday):  
• Paper topic due
• Review chapter 12 for the upcoming test

Wednesday:  The Crusades, continued

• Homework (due Thursday): 
• Work on your papers
• Review chapter 12 for the upcoming test

Thursday:  The Crusades, concluded

• Homework (due Friday):  
• Study for the test on chapter 12

Friday:  Test on Chapter 12

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 374-378 (stop at "Political Instability") and write a response to the following:
• what were the major causes of the Black Death?  Why did it occur during the Late Middle Ages as opposed to earlier?

Ancient World 7th Period

Monday:  High Medieval Culture, continued

• Homework (due Wednesday):
• Paper topic due 
• Review chapter 12 for the upcoming test

Wednesday:  Beginning the Crusades

• Homework (due Thursday): 
• Work on your papers
• Review chapter 12 for the upcoming test

Thursday:  The Crusades, concluded

• Homework (due Friday): 
• Work on your papers
• Study for the test on chapter 12

Friday:  Test on Chapter 12

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 374-378 (stop at "Political Instability") and write a response to the following:
• what were the major causes of the Black Death?  Why did it occur during the Late Middle Ages as opposed to earlier?

Military History, 5th Period

Monday:  The French Revolution

Tuesday:  Napoleon--guest lecturer Dr. Harmon, Bridgewater College

Wednesday:  In-class test review

Friday:  Test on Early Modern Warfare

Modern World History, 6th Period

Monday:  Test on WW I and the 1920s

• Homework (due Wednesday): read pages 696-701 (stop at "The Nationalist Revolt in the Middle East") and write a response to the following:
• what were the major characteristics of Indian Nationalism at this time?  What challenges did India face?
• Paper topics due on Wednesday

Wednesday:  India in the Interim

• Homework (due Thursday): read pages 701-707 (stop at Revolution in China) and write a response to the following:
• what impact did the collapse of the Ottoman Empire have on the Middle East?  How did western ideas influence this region?

Thursday:  Planting the Modern Middle East

• Homework (due Friday):  read pages 707-714 (stop at "Japan Between the Wars") and write a response to the following:
• How were China's efforts at modernization impacted during this time?  Would you consider the Revolution of 1911 (collapse of the Qing dynasty) to be a success at this point or not?

Friday:  China's Identity Crisis

• Homework (due Monday):  read pages 715-723 and write a response to the following: 
• in what ways were Japan and Latin American impacted by the United States during this period?

Modern World History World War I and 1920's Test Review

Test Date:  Monday, April 7th

Format:

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

Material:  chapter 23 and all related class material:

• The major causes leading up to WWI, including

• Nationalism
• Militarism
• The alliance system
• the triple entente--Britain, France, and Russia
• the triple alliance--Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• The war plans and their details
• The Schlieffen plan; Plan XVII (17)
• The European’s perception of what war would be like
• The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• 1914:
• The launching of the Schlieffen Plan, the Battle of the Marne, the Race to the Sea 
• 1915:
• The 2nd battle of Ypres (first poison gas)
• The Gallipoli campaign--it's goal
• The sinking of the Lusitania (submarine warfare and it's significance)
• 1916:
• The Battles of Verdun and the Somme
• WW I as a war of attrition
• First use of tanks
• purpose of the tank, effectiveness of the tank
• 1917:
• United States entry into the War
• causes--loans, unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman note
• U.S. military build-up
• The Russian collapse and Russian revolution
• toll of the war on Russia, abdication of the Tsar; ermergence of Lenin; the communist revolution, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• 1918
• The conclusion of the war--the German Spring offensives and the failure of the German army in August 1918
• The Armistice, November 11, 1918

• The Peace Process
• The Big Four
• Goals of Clemenceau and Lloyd George
• Punishments for Germany
• Reparations
• Force depletion
• War guilt
• Goals of Woodrow Wilson
• Main themes of Wilson's 14 Points
• No alliances
• Freedom of the seas
• Self-Determination
• League of Nations
• The Treaty of Versailles and reaction to it

• The 1920's
• Conditions in Europe vs. the United States
• The "Roaring" 20's
• U.S. economic prosperity and Prohibition
• The Stock Market Crash and Great Depression
• Causes
• Reactions
• Global effects
• Art and culture of the Post WW I years
• Pessimism