Monday 24 February 2014

Review

Make sure you answer the questions - Understanding Main Ideas - at the end of chapters 28, 29, and 30.  Review these chapters for a quiz on Wednesday.  

Friday 21 February 2014

The Age of Exploration

Today - we will be reviewing your quizzes from yesterday.  Most of you need to review the first two chapters of this Unit (chapters 28 and 29).  We will also look at John Green, and finish chapter 30.

Homework: Answer questions 1-5 on page 479.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

The Age of Exploration

Make sure you post your homework.

Today we are going to have an introduction of "The Age of Exploration" by watching Crash Course and then looking at Marco Polo in THE GREAT COURSE: World History.

Tomorrow we will review how religion in Europe changed after the Reformation and how this influence "The Age of Exploration". 

HW: answer questions 1-6 on page 465. 

Monday 17 February 2014

Chapter 29 sections 3 - 5

1) Who were the Jesuits?  What did they believe and do as a group?
2) How did the Pope and the Catholic Church reclaim Protestant areas?
3) What did the Council of Trent do?
4) Why did Henry VIII break w/ the Catholic Church?
5) Why was Queen Mary called Bloody Mary?
6) What did Mary Tudor expect the people to do as soon as she become queen?
7) What was the Church of England like under Elizabeth I?
8) Why did Spain do to war with Britain?
9) What happened to the Spanish Armada?
10) What led to civil war in France in 1562? 

Thursday 13 February 2014

Renaissance Projects

You will be creating presentations (either powerpoint, movie, or a poster & acting out a script that you write) on your country (or city states) and the Renaissance.

What you will need include the following:

1) List of rulers that were important and how they helped influence/sponsor the Renaissance and how they may have fit the ideal of a Renaissance Man.

2) A list of visual artist, writers, musics that are connected with your country (city state) and pictures of their artwork.

3) A brief paragraph of how the Renaissance changed your country (or city states).

4) How the Renaissance lead to your countries age of exploration (and what your country began to explore and why).

Wednesday 12 February 2014

The Reformation

Today's Objective: Students will be able to explain why Luther's beliefs brought him into conflict w/ the Catholic Church.

Read chapter Chapter 29 sections 1 and 2.

Answer the following questions:

1) Why did Luther come into conflict with the church?
2) What happened to Luther at Worms?
3) What was the Peace of Augsburg?
4) Why were Lutheran and Reformed Churches called Protestant?

Sunday 9 February 2014

The English Renaissance

Learning Goal: Describe what changes took place in learning, religion, science and exploration during 1300-1500s and how these changes transformed Europe.

Today's Objective: Students will be able to summarize the effects of the Renaissance in England.

In your groups read chapter 28 section and answer the following questions:

1) What was the War of the Roses?  Who won?
2) How did Henry VIII change history?
3) How did he encourage the Renaissance in England?
4) Who was Queen Elizabeth?
5) What were English theaters like?
6) Form what did Shakespeare draw ideas for his plays?

7) In a paragraph summarize the effects of the Renaissance on England.

HOMEWORK: Page 447 Understanding Main Ideas questions 1-8.  

Friday 7 February 2014

The Renaissance

Learning Goal: Describe what changes took place in learning, religion, science and exploration during 1300-1500s and how these changes transformed Europe.

Today we will read chapter 28 sections 1-4 and explore the following questions:

1) List the three important city states of Italy.
2) What did Renaissance artists study?
3) Who was Leonardo da Vinci?  What did he paint? What inventions did he draw?
4) Who ruled Florence?  What was Florence known for?
5) How did Popes during this time act like political rulers?
6) How was Venice different than most Renaissance cities?
7) Why did the doge have little power?
8) Who was Rabelais and what did he believe?
9) Who developed a printing press in Germany?  How did this change European culture?
10) What Church reforms did German and Flemish scholars want to make?
11) Why did Philip II mistreat Spanish scholars?