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Text:  World History Patterns of Interaction: Mc Dougal, Littell

 

 

Western Civilization                              Term 1                     MB Will

 

 

Week 1      

 

Sept.1  Review syllabus, Course expectations, materials needed

 

Sept. 2  set up notebooks and look at textbooks

 
Week 2
Sept. 6  Chapter 4 Section 1
Ancient Greece (1750 B.C. - 133 B.C.)
Early People of the Aegean p.112
Sept. 7  Chapter 4 Section 2
The Rise of Greek City-States p.118
Sept. 8  Chapter 4 Section 3 
Conflict in the Greek World p. 124 
Sept. 9 Chapter 4 Section 4
The Glory that was Greece p.130

Week 3
Sept. 12 Chapter 4 Section 5
Alexander and the Hellenistic Age p.144
Sept. 13 Chapter Review
Sept. 14  Essay Guide for Exam,  Document Based Question Review
Sept. 15  Exam Chapter 4
Sept. 16  Chapter 5 Section 1
Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity (509 B.C. - A.D. 476)
The Roman World takes Shape p. 148

Week 4
Sept. 19 Chapter 5 Section 2
From Republic to Empire p. 155
Sept. 20 Chapter 5 Section 3
The Roman Achievement p.161
Sept. 21 Chapter 5 Section 4
The Rise of Christianity p. 166
Sept. 22  Chapter 5 Section 5 DVD Rome
The Long Decline
                     A New Civilization in Western Europe 476-1350 
             

WHU.6 Describe the rise and achievements of the Byzantine Empire. (H) 
WHI.9 Describe the religious and political origins of conflicts between Islam and      Christianity, including the causes, course, and consequences of the European Crusades against Islam in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
WH.10 Describe the rise of the Ottoman Empirre in the 14th and 15th centuries, including the capture of Constantinople in1453(H)

Sept. 23 7/1 The Byzantine Empire, New Rome, The Empire falls, the Church divides Homework #1 Primary Source: Answer in complete sentences using your prior knowledge and referencing information from the chapter.

 

The Christian should not be ostentatious in clothing or sandals, for all this is idle boasting.  He should wear cheap clothes according to the needs of his body. He should not consume anything that is beyond the necessary or which tends to extravagance, for all this is abuse.  He should not strive for honor nor always seek the first place.  Each one should hold all men above him.  He should not be disobedient… He should not be desirous of money, not treasure up unnecessary things to no avail.  He who approaches God ought to embrace poverty in all things, and be pierced with the fear of God.

                                                Saint Basil, quoted in The Letters
Week 5

 Sept. 26  7/2 The Russian Empire, Russia’s Birth, Kiev’s power and Decline, The Mongol Invasions, Russia Breaks Free, Web: The Mongol Invasions of Russia

Quiz #1 on Section 1 chapter 7

 

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       A New Civilization in Western Europe 476-1350               Chapter 7 cont.

 

Sept. 27  7/3 Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia, The Rise of the Turks, Seljuks Confront Crusaders and Mongols,  Homework #2  Answer in complete sentences referencing your notes: Why did Malik and other Seljuk rulers support the Persian intellectuals and artists?

 

Sept.28  Review Key terms, Review the three major empires: The Byzantine Empire, The Russian Empire, Turkish Empires, Discuss Jerusalem and its significance to three major

religions;  Judaism, Islam, Christianity

Homework #3 Venn diagram charting similarities and differences between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

  

Sept. 29  Main Idea Review Groups:

         Group A  The Byzantine Empire, Questions 9-12

         Group B  The Russian Empire, Questions 13-16 p. 318

         Group C  Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia, Questions  17, 28 318 

         

Sept. 30  Catch up Day
progress reports distributed

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                  Europe and the Middle Ages                       Chapter 7

 

Week 6    

Oct. 3    7/1 Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms , invasions of Western Europe, Germanic Kingdoms Emerge, Germans Adopt Christianity, An Empire Evolves, Charlemagne Becomes Emperor. Homework #4, Using the summary provided on WC 13/1 notes; answer the 5 review questions listed at the end of each summary.

 

Oct. 4    Quiz #2 on 7/2,

13/2   Feudalism in Europe, Invaders Attack Western Europe, Feudalism, Manors-The Economic Side, The Structure of the Manor.

 

Oct. 5    7/3 The Age of Chivalry, Knights, Chivalry, Literature, Women’s Role in Feudal Society, Homework #5, answer the following questions in complete sentences

  • What seem to be the major concerns in the noblewoman’s life? How do they compare with those of a peasant woman?
  • What qualities would you associate with the peasant woman and the life she lived?
  • What privileges did a noblewoman have in society?

 

Oct. 6    7/3 The Power of the Church, The Church and the Holy Roman Empire, The Emperor Clashes with the Pope, Disorder in the Empire ,View Art and Music examples on linked websites

 

Oct. 7     Quiz #3 on 7/3  open note

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 Week 7     

Oct. 10.       No Class 

Oct. 11      Chapter 7 Section 3 The Midieval Church
                 guided reading web
                 pretest    
 
Oct. 12    Chapter 7 Section 4 Economic Recovery sparks change
                guided review outline
                pretest  

Oct. 13    test chapter 7 review 

Oct. 14    test chapter 7

                    

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 Literature Connection: The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman

 

                 Renaisance

 
WHI.29 Describe the origins and development of the Renaissance, including the influence, and accomplishments of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael , Shakespeare, and Johannes Gutenberg.  (H)
WHI.30 Describe the effects of the Protestant Reformation. (H.)
WHI.31 Explain the purposes of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, including the influence and ideas of Ignatius Loyola. (H)
WHI.32 Explain the role of religion in the wars among European nations in the 15th and 16th centuries. (H)

Week 8  

Oct. 17   chapters 1-4
   
          

Oct. 18   chapters 5-8

                                  

Oct. 19  chapters 6-9 

Oct. 20  chapters 10-13

Oct. 21  chapters 14-17

Week #9

        

Oct. 19   14/1  Church Reform and the Crusades, The Age r notes of Faith, Cathedrals – Cities of God, Gothic Architecture, The Crusades, The Effects of the Crusades.

Homework #8 Answer the following questions in full sentences using your notes to provide factual information.

  • How did the failure of the later Crusades weaken the power of the pope?
  • In what way did the Crusades benefit people of all faiths?

 

Oct. 20 Quiz #4 14/1

14/2 Changes in Medieval Society
 

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Oct. 21 14/2 England and France Develop, Invaders become part of society, England’s evolving government, Capetian Dynasty Rules France, the development of the court system in England and France

 
Week 9

Oct. 24 14/3 The Hundred Years’ War and the Plague, new weapons, summarize the major vents of Split in Church, Plague, 100 years’ War and their effect on society

 

Oct. 25 14/4The Hundred Years' War and the Plague

 

Oct. 26  14/4 Finish Section 4 The Hundred Years' War

            Review chapter 14 terms and names, themes
  
Oct. 27  Test 3  chapter 14  

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Oct. 28  cooperative project groups: manor, Gothic Church, noblewoman dress, knights, 
serf huts, three field system

Week 10
Oct. 31  17/1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance, Italy’s Advantages, Classical and Worldly Values, Renaissance Art and Literature, Renaissance Music

 

Nov. 01  17/1  Primary source p. 473 The Renaissance Man and the Renaissance Woman Questions 1 and 2, The Northern Renaissance Begins, Artistic Ideas Spread, Northern Writers Try to Reform Society, The Elizabethan Age, printing, The Legacy of the Renaissance, City Life

 

Nov. 02  17/1  Primary source p. 473 The Renaissance Man and the Renaissance Woman Questions 1 and 2

The Northern Renaissance Begins, Artistic Ideas Spread, Northern Writers Try to Reform Society, The Elizabethan Age, printing, The Legacy of the Renaissance, City Life
 

Nov. 03  17/1 The Reformation Continues, John Calvin, Other Reformers, The Catholic Reformation, Council of Trent, Primary Sources with questions (read as a class) 

Luther leads the Reformation, Causes, Luther Challenges the church, The Response to Luther, England becomes protestant: chart the causes of the Reformation

 

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Nov. 04   17/2 The Northern Renaissance , Artistic Ideas

Term 1 Grades Close

Term 2 Course Syllabus

 Week 1

Nov. 07   Homework #9 Questions 1-3 p. 501 Primary source Handout In Class Activity
 

Nov. 08   17/2 Printing Spreads Renaissance Ideas, The Legacy of the Renaissance, City Life  

Nov. 09   Guided Review of Chapter 17 Sections 1&2

Nov. 10   Quiz 5 sections 1&2 Chapter 17

 
Nov. 11  17/3 Causes of the Reformation, Luther Challenges the Church, Protestantism, England becomes Protestant Homework #10 Answer the following questions using your notes.
1. What political, economic, and social factors helped bring about the Reformation?
2.  From where did the term Protestantism originate?
3.  Explain how Elizabeth I was able to bring a level of religious peace to England?

 Week 2 
Nov. 14  17/4 The Reformation Continues, Calvin Continues the Reformation, Other Protestant Reformers, The Catholic Reformation, The Legacy of the Reformation

Nov. 15  Quiz 6 Sections 3&4 Chapter 17

Nov. 16   
Notebook Check

possible 5 points on average

Must have:

Sections

All Homework and Handouts

All Quizzes and Tests
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Nov. 17   18/1 Europeans explore the East, For “God, Glory, and Gold”, Portugal Leads the Way, tools of Exploration, Spain Makes Claims, Trading Empires in the Indian Ocean

Homework #10 full sentences

* How did education benefit from the Reformation?

* What political changes started by the Reformation are present today?



Nov. 18   18/2 Europeans explore the East, Cultural Blending, The Safavid Empire, The Fall of the Empire, Language, Religion and ethical systems, Styles of government, Racial or ethnic blending, Arts and architecture

Week 3
Nov. 21    Quiz #7
18/1 and 18/2

WHI.12 Explain why European nations sent explorers westward and how overseas expansion led to the growth of commerce and the development of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (H,E)

WHI.14 Identify the major economic, political, and social effects of the European colonial period in South America. (H,E)

Nov. 22     20/1
Spain builds an empire in America, The Voyages of Columbus, Spanish Conquests in Mexico, Spanish Conquests in Peru, Spain’s Influence Expands, Opposition to Spanish Rule.

Homework #11 answer in complete sentences using information from your notes

  • How did the encomienda system lead to the use of enslaved Africans?
  • Why was the Pueblo victory over the Spaniards in 1680 significant?

Nov. 23      20/2 European nations settle in North America, Competing claims in North America, The English Arrive in North America, The Struggle for Dominance, Native Americans Respond


Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 28       Review for test on Chapter  20, Sections 1 and 2

Main Idea Questions 9-13



Nov. 29       Test # 3 Chapter 20  sections 1 &  2

   

                               Week 1
WHY.36 Describe the expansion of the ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries into North Africa, eastern Europe, and through the Middle East. (H,E)

11/1        Chapter 19 Section (1 handout 18/1 different copyright date)

               Europeans Explore the East

Homework #1:  What role did the Renaissance play in launching an age of   exploration?  What was Prince Henry’s goal and who actually achieved it?  What European countries were competing for Asian trade during the age of exploration?

11/3      Quiz #1: Chapter 19 Section 1

WHI,12 Explain why European nations sent explorers westward and how overseas expansion led to the growth of commerce ans the development of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (H,E)

WH.14 Identify the major economic, political, and social effects of the European colonial period in South America.

11/4       Chapter 20 Section 1 552

              Spain builds an American Empire

       Chapter 20 Primary Source p.553

              History Makers p. 557

Classwork Questions:  What process did Columbus and his followers begin?    Why were most of the Spanish explorers drawn to the Americas? Which country was the richest and most powerful in the 16th century, and why?

11/5     The Legacy of Columbus p.560, in class activity:  Document Based Questions 1-4 

Week 2

11/8    Chapter 20 Section 2 European Nations Settle North America

            Homework #2  Using your notes complete the following chart.

What did these settlements have in common?

 

Name of                                           General Location              Reasons

Settlement                                                                                           Settled

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New France

 

 

New Netherland

 

 

Massachusetts

Bay

 

11/9  Chapter 20 Section 3  The Atlantic Slave Trade:  Read through in class

11/10    Chapter 20 Section 4, The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade

Class work:  What were some effects on European society of the economic      revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries?
11/11    Veteran's Day  

11/12    Review for test on chapter 20 

Week 3

11/15   Chapter 20, section 4 continued How and Why handout (Counts as essay portion of test)
11/16    review for test on Chapter 29
11/17    Test on Chapter 20

WHII.1 Describe the growing consolidation of political power in Europe from 1500 to 1800 as manifested in the rise of nation states ruled by monarchs. (H,C,E)

WHII.2 Explain why England was the main exception to the growth of absolutism in royal power in Europe. (H.C.)

11/18    What are the benefits and drawbacks of having an absolute ruler?

             Chapter 21 Section 1, Absolute Monarchs, Time Line

 11/19   Chapter 21 Section 1 continued

 
Week 4

11/22     Chapter 21 Section 1 Spain’s Empire and Absolutism, Analyzing Key Concepts

              Primary Source, Jean Bodin

 In Class Questions:  What is the significance of England’s defeat of the Spanish       Armada? Why did the Dutch revolt against Spain?, Why did absolute monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power?

11/23    Chapter 21 Section 2, the Reign of Louis XIV

11/24     Chapter 21 Section 2 continued, The Palace at Versailles, Louis Fights Disastrous Wars.  Homework #3:  1.  What impact did the French Religious wars have on French thinkers?  2.  How did Jean Baptist Colbert intend to stimulate the economy of France?  3.  What was the result of the War of the Spanish Succession?

Thanksgiving Homework listed below

Take home Quiz #2  Chapter 21 Section 2

            Chapter 21 Section 3 The Thirty Years War

            Class comparison of Maria Theresa and Frederick the Great 

Week 5

11/29  Chapter 21 Section Three Continued:  In class Questions

1.      What were the major conflicts in the Thirty Years’ War?

2.      What steps did the Austrian Hapsburgs take toward becoming absolute monarchs?

3.      What countries were allies during the Seven Years’ War?

4.      How did the Peace of Westphalia lay the foundations of modern Europe?

12/30  Quiz  #3 Chapter 21 Sections 2 and 3     

12/1   Chapter 21 Section 4 

Homework #4: 1. How did Ivan the Terrible deal with his enemies during his “bad period”?  2. Why did Peter the Great believe that Russia’s future depended on having a warm-water port? 3.  What were some of the ways Peter the Great tried to westernize Russia?

12/2   Chapter 21 In Class Review

12/3   Chapter 21 Test # 3 Only Sections 1-4

Middle of Term 2: Progress Reports Issued

Week 6

12/6  Chapter 21 Section 4, Surviving the Russian Winter, Parliament limits the English Monarchy Connect to Day with United States Democracy

12/7  Monarchs and their conflicts with Parliament, in class Questions:  1. Why was the death of Charles revolutionary? 2. What rights were guaranteed by the Habeas Corpus Act?  3. How does a Constitutional Monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?

12/8  Quiz #4 Chapter 21 Section 4

12/9  Movie:  Composer  Haydn

12/10  Movie:  Composer Mozart

 

Week 7

WHII.3 Summarize the important causes and events of the French Revolution. (H,C,E)
WHII.4 Summarize the major effects of the French Revolution. (H)
WHII.5 Identify the causes of the Industrial Revolution. (H,E)
WHII.6 Summarize the social and economic impact of the industrial Revolution. (H,E)

12/13  Chapter 22 Section 1:  Enlightenment and the Revolution 1559 – 1789, Interact with History:  How would you react to a revolutionary idea?, The Scientific Revolution, Chart ideas in Scientific Instruments, Biology and Medicine, Chemistry

Homework #5:  1.  Before the 1500’s, who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge? 2. How did the heliocentric theory of the universe differ from the geocentric theory? 3. What are the main steps of the scientific method?

12/14 Chapter 22 Section 2 The Enlightenment in Europe, The Philosophes Advocate Reason, In Class Activity p. 631 Analyze Primary Sources and document based questions

12/15  Chapter 22 Section 2 continued: Major Ideas of the Enlightenment, Women of the Enlightenment, Legacy of the Enlightenment  Homework #6:  What are the natural rights with which people are born, according to John Locke? 2. Who were the philosophes and what did they advocate? 3.  What was the legacy of the Enlightenment?     

12/16  Primary Sources p. 635 European Values During the Enlightenment, Document based questions  Counts as Homework #7

12/17  Chapter 22 Section 3 The Enlightenment Spreads Generalizations about the spread of Enlightenment, New Artistic Styles, Enlightenment and the Monarchy

 

Winter Break

WHII.5 Indentify the causes of the Industrial Revolution.
WHII.6 Summarize the social and economic impact of the Industrial Revolution. (H,E)

Week #8
01/03  Chapter 22 Section 1:  Enlightenment and the Revolution 1559 – 1789, Interact with History:  How would you react to a revolutionary idea?, The Scientific Revolution, Chart ideas in Scientific Instruments, Biology and Medicine, Chemistry

Homework #5:  1.  Before the 1500’s, who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge? 2. How did the heliocentric theory of the universe differ from the geocentric theory? 3. What are the main steps of the scientific method?

01/04 Chapter 22 Section 2 The Enlightenment in Europe, The Philosophes Advocate Reason, In Class Activity p. 631 Analyze Primary Sources and document based questions

01/05  Chapter 22 Section 2 continued: Major Ideas of the Enlightenment, Women of the Enlightenment, Legacy of the Enlightenment  Homework #6:  What are the natural rights which people are born with, according to John Locke? 2. Who were the philosophes and what did they advocate? 3.  What was the legacy of the Enlightenment?     

01/06  Primary Sources p. 635 European Values During the Enlightenment, Document based questions  Counts as Homework #7

01/07  Chapter 22 Section 3 The Enlightenment Spreads Generalizations about the spread of Enlightenment, New Artistic Styles, Enlightenment and the Monarchy

exam chapter 22 

 

 Week #9

1/10  Prepare essays for midterm
1/11  Prepare essays for midterm

1/12   Guided Review for midterm
1/13   Guided Review for midterm
1/14  Notebook Check, Review for Mid Term Exam

Week #10

1/17   Martin Luther King Day
1/18   midterm exams

1/19   midterm exams

1/20   mid term exams

1/21  make up day mid term exams

























































 
Texts Used:
World History Patterns of Interaction, McDougal Littell
American Government, William A. McClenaghan
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