Monday, October 31, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why did European colonies turn to African slave labor for the production of cash crops?
    2. What made chattel slavery different from previous forms of slavery?

  2. Crash Course: Atlantic Slave Trade Video

  3. Unit 4: Chapters 4.3/4.4 Quiz

  4. Mauritania: Slavery's Last Stronghold Video

  5. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.7 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, November 8th)

  6. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.8 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, November 8th)

Friday, October 28, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How were the Spanish able to so effectively conquer the Aztec and Incan empires?
    2. What made the British colonies different from the Spanish?

  2. Finish Discussing Maritime Empires Link Regions

  3. Crash Course: Spanish Empire Video

  4. Moctezuma and Cortes Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Google Classroom)

  5. Finish Work and Study for Monday's Quiz (Homework)

Thursday, October 27, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?
    2. What were negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?

  2. Discuss Maritime Empires Link Regions

  3. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.5 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, November 3rd)

  4. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.6 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, November 3rd)

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What role did the Northwest Passage play in the Age of Exploration?
    2. Why did the French establish a trading post at Quebec?

  2. Discuss the Columbian Exchange

  3. Crash Course: Columbian Exchange Video

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What role did Portugal play in leading the way in the Age of Exploration?
    2. What role did Spain play in trade across the Pacific Ocean?

  2. Unit 4: Chapters 4.1/4.2 Quiz

  3. Chinese and Portuguese Voyages Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Google Classroom)

Monday, October 24, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What advancements in ideas helped facilitate the Age of Exploration?
    2. What advancements in technology helped facilitate the Age of Exploration?

  2. Scene from Simpsons--Margical History Tour Episode
    Henry VIII parody

  3. Discuss Exploration: Causes and Events

  4. Crash Course: 15th Century Mariners Video

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

  6. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.3 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, October 31st)

  7. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.4 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, October 31st)

Friday, October 21, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. In what ways did land-based empires of 1450-1750 use their military might to expand?
    2. In what ways did land-based empires of 1450-1750 create centralized bureaucracies?

  2. Clip from Cosmos--Standing Up in the Milky Way Episode
    Giordano Bruno and the Catholic Church

  3. Discuss Technological Innovations

  4. Unit 4: Chapter 4.1 Classwork
    Using your knowledge and the provided links, answer the questions (Google Classroom)

  5. Begin work on Unit 4 Homework (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)

Thursday, October 20, 2022

  1. Unit 3 Test

  2. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.1 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, October 25th)

  3. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.2 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, October 25th)

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the causes and effects of the Thirty Years’ War?
    2. How did Sikhism emerge and evolve?

  2. Finish Discussing Empires: Belief Systems

  3. Crash Course: Protestant Reformation Video

  4. Unit 3: Chapters 3.3/3.4 Quiz

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Test (Homework)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were Martin Luther’s criticisms of the Catholic Church?
    2. How was the Reformation in England different from other places?

  2. Continue Discussing Empires: Belief Systems

  3. Finish Work and Study for Wednesday's Quiz (Homework)

Monday, October 17, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did England shift from the supremacy of the monarchy to that of Parliament?
    2. How did the Tokugawa Shogunate centralize control over Japan?

  2. Crash Course: Mughal Empire Video

  3. Discuss Empires: Belief Systems

Friday, October 14, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did Peter the Great solve Russia’s “identity crisis”?
    2. In the Mughal Empire, how did the reigns of Akbar and Aurangzeb differ?

  2. Finish Discussing Empires: Administration

  3. The Rise of the Ottoman Empire Video

  4. Unit 3: Chapters 3.1/3.2 Quiz

  5. Unit 3: Chapter 3.2 Classwork
    Using your knowledge and the provided links, answer the questions (Google Classroom)

Thursday, October 13, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did Ivan the Great establish the modern Russian state?
    2. How did the Manchu found the Qing Dynasty?

  2. Finish Discussing European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empire Expand

  3. Where Did Russia Come From? Video

  4. Discuss Empires: Administration

  5. Finish Work and Study for Tomorrow's Quiz (Homework)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What do you think was the most important cultural development from units 1/2?
    2. What do you think was the most important technological development from units 1/2?

  2. Discuss European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empire Expand

Monday, October 10, 2022

  1. Units 1/2 Document-Based Essay Question Test

Friday, October 7, 2022

  1. Finish DBQ Practice: The Break Up
    Use the documents (Google Classroom) to fill out the essay framework

  2. Begin work on Unit 3 Homework (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)

  3. HIPPY DBQ Documents (Homework)

  4. Bring Highlighters (4) and Blue/Black Pens on Monday (Homework)

Thursday, October 6, 2022

  1. Finish Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop

  2. DBQ Practice: The Break Up
    Use the documents (Google Classroom) to fill out the essay framework

  3. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.3 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, October 19th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.4 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, October 19th)

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

  1. Continue Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop

  2. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.1 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, October 14th)

  3. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.2 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, October 14th)

Monday, October 3, 2022

  1. Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop