Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  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 (Canvas)

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

Monday, October 30, 2023

  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

Friday, October 27, 2023

  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

  4. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.5 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, November 6th)

  5. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.6 Homework (Homework--Due Monday, November 6th)

Thursday, October 26, 2023

  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. Crash Course: 15th Century Mariners Video

  3. Unit 4: Chapters 4.1/4.2 Quiz

  4. Chinese and Portuguese Voyages Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Canvas)

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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

  3. Discuss Exploration: Causes and Events

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

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

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

  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. Discuss Technological Innovations

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

  4. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.3 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, November 1st)

  5. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.4 Homework (Homework--Due Wednesday, November 1st)

Monday, October 23, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the effects of the Scientific Revolution?
    2. What sources of legitimacy did Early Modern Era states have? What were specific examples?

  2. Unit 3 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.1 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, October 26th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 4: Chapter 4.2 Homework (Homework--Due Thursday, October 26th)

Friday, October 20, 2023

  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)

Thursday, October 19, 2023

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

  3. Finish Discussing Empires: Belief Systems

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

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

  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. The Rise of the Ottoman Empire Video

  3. Discuss Empires: Belief Systems

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. How did the Manchu establish the Qing Dynasty?
    2. How did England shift from the supremacy of the monarchy to that of Parliament?

  2. Finish Discussing Empires: Administration

  3. Unit 3: Chapters 3.1/3.2 Quiz

Monday, October 16, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why was 1450 a turning point in European history?
    2. How did Ivan the Great establish the modern Russian state?

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

  3. Discuss Empires: Administration

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

Friday, October 13, 2023

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

Thursday, October 12, 2023

  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. Finish DBQ Practice: The Break Up
    Use the documents to fill out the essay framework

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

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

  1. Continue DBQ Practice: The Break Up
    Use the documents to fill out the essay framework

  2. HIPPY DBQ Documents (Homework)

Monday, October 9, 2023

  1. Finish Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop

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

Friday, October 6, 2023

  1. Continue Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop

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

Thursday, October 5, 2023

  1. Document-Based-Question Essay Workshop

  2. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.3 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, October 20th)

  3. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.4 Homework (Homework--Due Friday, October 20th)

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Europe will be on the rise at the end of the Post-Classical Era. Why?
    2. China will be on the decline at the end of the Post-Classical Era. Why?

  2. Unit 2 Test

  3. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.1 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, October 17th)

  4. Begin work on Unit 3: Chapter 3.2 Homework (Homework--Due Tuesday, October 17th)

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What were the similarities among the various networks of exchange from 1200-1450?
    2. What were the differences among the various networks of exchange from 1200-1450?

  2. Crash Course: Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols Video

  3. Unit 2: Chapters 2.5/2.6/2.7 Quiz

  4. Ibn Battuta Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Canvas)

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

Monday, October 2, 2023

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. By the end of the Post-Classical Era, two important trading cities had declined. What cities and why?
    2. What were agricultural effects of these Post-Classical exchange networks?

  2. Finish Analyzing Primary Sources: HIPPY Practice
    Use the sources to complete the analysis worksheet (Canvas)

  3. Ibn Battuta Document Analysis
    Use the documents to answer the questions (Canvas)

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