Current Events

Current Events: CNN Student News 1. What is currently occurring in Egypt? 2. What is North Korea planning to do in December? 3. Why is this a big deal? 4. What is President Obama’s plan to 5. What city is the headquarters of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet? 6. Why is “December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy”? 7. The Maccabees are involved in which world religion? 8. What does Hanukkah mean?

German and Italian Unification

PowerPoint:  Follow the link to be sure that you have all of the information in your notebook!

Map Quiz Tomorrow - Africa #1-15

Current Events

CNN Student News

CNN Student News

1.      What move by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has led to protests in his country?

2.      What do you think will happen in Egypt?

3.      What country is Mexico's biggest trading partner?

4.      What goods do you think these two countries exchange?

5.      According to the program: What is the "fiscal cliff"?

6.      What is the deadline for Congress and President Obama to come up with a deal on the fiscal cliff?

7.      What might be involved in such a deal?

8.      What might happen if a deal isn't reached by the deadline?

9.      What are the potential ecological drawbacks of using plastic?

10.  How do the people in the report reuse plastic? 

Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 10 Test = Tomorrow

Review

Enlightened Absolutism

Chapter 10, Section 3 part 2

Homework:

Read pages 310-313 and complete the Outline Shell with the ideas of the Enlightenment.

Arts in the Enlightenment

PowerPoint

Mozart: http://youtu.be/h018rMnA0pM

Handel:  http://youtu.be/usfiAsWR4qU

Bach:  http://youtu.be/ipzR9bhei_o

Hadyn:  http://youtu.be/lLjwkamp3lI

Mozart's  The Marriage of Figaro:  http://youtu.be/lW1_LJn6keY

The Scientific Revolution Review

Complete the Following Questions:

10-1 Review Questions

1. What did the writings of Ptolemy and Archimedes make obvious?
2. What new invention helped to spread new scientific ideas quickly and easily?
3. Where is Earth placed in the universe according to the Ptolemaic system?
4.  Contrary to Ptolemy, what did Copernicus argue concerning the construction of the universe?
5.  What discoveries did Galileo make using a telescope?
6. Why did the Church order Galileo to abandon the Copernican idea of the nature of the universe?
7.   What did Isaac Newton define in his first book, The Principia?
8. What did William Harvey’s observations and experiments show?
9.  What field of science in Germany provided opportunities for women?
10. What did Rene Descartes emphasize and assert?
11. Who developed the scientific method?

Current Events

CNN Student News

Current Events – CNN Student News

1.     What does the last two weeks of the campaign hold for the presidential nominees?

2.     Why do you think that it is important to make historical landmarks handicap accessible?

3.     What is the name of the computer coding system that uses 0s and 1s?

European Bodies of Water

Quiz = Wednesday, October, 31, 2012

Locate the following bodies of water on the Map of Europe:

• North Sea 
• Barents Sea 
• White Sea 
• Baltic Sea 
• Black Sea 
• Arctic Ocean 
• Bay of Biscay 
• Adriatic Sea 
• Aegean Sea 
• English Channel 
• Atlantic Ocean 
• Mediterranean Sea

The Scientific Revolution

PowerPoint

The Scientific Revoltuion

PowerPoint

Homework:  Read page 297

Chapter 7 Test Tomorrow

Study Guide

Absolutism in France

Chapter 7, Section 3

PowerPoint


English Civil War Review Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3YnrB2BjZQ



Versailles Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852eroBwDrA&feature=related

¡  Homework: Read “Absolutism in Central and Eastern
Europe” on pages 226-227 and answer the Reading Check on page 227

Current Events

CNN Student News

1. According to the program: What are some of the topics that President Obama addressed in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly?

2. What do you think is the best way to pay for higher education?

3. How did the Michigan high school student featured in the segment react to a recent prank at her expense?

4. How did her community react?

5. How does former MLB player C.J. Stewart help some inner-city boys?

Religious and Political Systems in Southeast Asia

• Read page 204 and complete the Guided Reading. 

Homework:  Study for Map Quiz

Africa in the Age of Transition

PowerPoint-

Graphic Organizer - Complete as you read page 199-200

Homework - Brainstorm Ideas for your exploration project!

• Project Guidelines
• Ship Manifest

Africa in the Age of Transition

PowerPoint - (Will be added tomorrow)

Homework: Complete Reflection Guide

The Spanish Empire

PowerPoint

Homework:  Reading Check on Page 195

Renaissance and Reformation

Test Tomorrow!

Study Guide:
1. list three characteristics of the Renaissance
2. explain Renaissance education
3. describe artistic contributions of the Renaissance
4. describe Christian humanism
5. describe Luther’s role in the Reformation
6. describe religious changes in Switzerland
7. describe religious changes in England
8. describe religious changes within the Catholic church

Essay:

• In seven sentences or more, explain the main problems that Martin Luther had with Catholicism.

Requirments:

1.Typed:  Double Spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman

                                               or

2.Hand Written:  Pen, College Ruled Paper, Skip a Line

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