Monday, November 30th

Friday (substitute)
Inclass assignment worth marks

Monday:

Oral presentations

Ch.19 test tomorrow!

See Review below:

Chapter 19 Test Review
Format:

• Multiple Choice
• Matching
• Short Answer
• Essay


Section 1: New Scientific Ideas

 Be able to discuss how scientific thought changed during the 1600s.
 Understand scientific method
 Be able to identify and give a description (accomplishments, notable achievements) of all scientists).


Section 2: Impact of Science

 Be able to discuss the effects that the changes in scientific thought had on thinking in other fields (especially politics and government).
 Identify and discuss the achievements of important philosophers during this time.
 Understand the idea of “natural law”

Section 3: Triumph of Reason

 Identify the factors that helped the Enlightenment to spread throughout Europe and the ways in which people reacted to the ideas of the Enlightenment.
 Identify and discuss achievements of important philosophes.
 Discuss the importance and role the “salon” played during this Age of Reason.
 Identify individuals who did not agree with the Enlightenment, and discuss their views.
 Understand the effect the Enlightenment had on religion(s).

The rest of section 3 notes...

You can
The Arts
 Writers , artists, and architects focused on Greek and Roman classics
 Used simple forms (instead of elaborate baroque style)
 Writers focused on the classical ideas, but were also loyal to the idea of “reason”.
 Music: religious --> created for enjoyment and pleasure.
Other Views
 Some opposed the views of the Enlightenment
 William Blake “God is not a mathematical diagram!”
 Jean Jacques Rousseau: 1700’s French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau à people should rely more on instinct and emotion.
 Convinced that people were born “good” but civilization corrupted them. (Discourse on the Effect of the Arts and Sciences on Morals.)
 Believed power to rule belonged to the people & people had the right to rise up vs. govt’.
 Immanuel Kant
 German philosopher influenced by Rousseau
 Reason cannot explain metaphysics (ie: aspects of philosophy that deal with the universal, spiritual, and eternal questions). Wrote Critique of Pure Reason
 Divided the world into two realms: ultimate reality and physical nature.
 Physical world: People attained knowledge through the five senses as well as through reason.
 Second realm: faith, intuition and conviction help attain knowledge.
Religious Movement
 Many rejected Deism “religion of reason”
 Moravian Brethren and Hasidism àmystical based religions
 John Wesley created “Methodism” à stressed value of personal religious experience.
 Pg. 482 in your textbooks
 Homework: Please complete the following questions:
#’s 1-4; 6 & 7

Thursday, Nov. 26

Section 3 notes (copied and discussed)
Oral presentations (interview) tomorrow (hard copy is due as well)
Ch.19 Test tomorrow!!!
Flick Fun Fact:
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Wed. Nov. 25/09

History Folder Response: Part I
Assignment Name: Scientific Revolution
Write a paragraph stating why you would or why you would not have been drawn to follow the ideas of the Scientific Revolution.
Please record the assignment name and date and put this in your history folder.
Please copy down and explain the significance of the following quotation:
Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history. 

~Joan Wallach Scott

Discussed and copied Ch.19 Section 3 notes
Interview (oral presentation) due Friday
Ch.19 test -- Monday

Tuesday, Nov.24

History Folder Assignment:
Please read the article “Florence Museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer’s fingers, found again”. http://www.metronews.ca/calgary/world/article/375096--florence-museum-lost-galileo-relics-a-tooth-and-2-of-astronomer-s-fingers-found-again
Please write a response for your history folder and label the assignment “Galileo response”. Please include the following in your response:
• Brief summary of the article
• Relevance to this course
• Your thoughts – personal response
• Would you go to visit the museum to view the “new” display? Why or why not?
• Write down 3 facts about Galileo Galilei


I went over section 1 and 1 notes on slideshow
Interview is due on Friday

Monday, Nov.23

I was not in class yesterday (Mon) as my daughter was ill, so I was unable to update the blog (did not know what you did!)

I am assuming we finished up most of the notes for sections I and II (Ch.19)
Your interviews are due on Friday (hard copy and oral presentation)
Ch.19 test is coming up SOON!

Scientific Revolution Interview Assignment

This assignment is due next Friday.

I passed out a hard copy in class to each student;if you lost it, here is the criteria:
Assignment: Scientific Revolution Interview
During this period in time, scientists began to question accepted beliefs and make new theories based on experimentation. Such questioning led to the development of the "scientific method" which is still in use today.
You will be researching a scientist to learn about his accomplishments, contributions to society, and his life.
You will be assigned one of the following scientists:
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton
• Johannes Kepler
• Bacon
• Descartes
• Harvey
• Janssen
• Robert Boyle
• Leeuwenkoek
• Joseph Priestly
• Celsius
• Otto van Guericke
• Fahrenheit
• Torricelli
• Paracelsus
• William Gilbert
• Christian Huygens
• Tycho Brahe
• Andreas Vesalius
• Edward Jenner
Pretend that your scientist is near the end of his life and he has just granted you an exclusive interview.
1. Use your textbook and internet articles to research your scientist.
2. Write 10 questions that you would like to ask your scientist. You must ask questions that give information about his life, but most questions should relate to the scientist's work, accomplishments and contributions. All questions must be open-ended (No close-ended questions please!).
Example: Can you tell me about an important document you have written? Or Can you tell me about one of your major scientific accomplishments?
3. Using Microsoft Word, produce a document that clearly lists your interview question followed by the answers to your question. Use bold face or italics for your questions when you format, so that it is easy to distinguish the question from your answer.
Before you list and answer your 10 questions you must briefly introduce your scientist. Think Barbara Walters on a 20/20 special. There is always an introduction of sorts before she starts “grilling” her “victim” The introduction should mention why your scientist was revolutionary. It should NOT include the answer to any of your 10 questions.
4. You will present your “interview” to the class (please choose a partner to be Barbara and you will take on the role of your scientist). Bonus points will be awarded to those who get into character and show a high level of creativity (costumes and props are encouraged!). You must also pass in a hard copy of this assignment to me.

Thusday, Nov.19

H.W check
Section 1 and 2 notes (slideshow)
Homework: Section 1 Study guide and section quiz

Monday, Nov.18th Homework

Ch.10 Sections 1 and 2Questions:
1. Describe how people viewed the universe before the Scientific Revolution of the 1600’s. Who influenced the people’s minds and why?
Give a detailed description of each of the following people:
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
Claudius Galen
Andreas Vesalius
William Harvey
Robert Hooke
Robert Boyle
Joseph Priestly
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Hugo Grotius

3. What is Natural Law, Deism, Hypotheses and Scientific Method?


4. How did the Scientific Revolution of the 1600’s influence the idea of Natural Law?

Feature Study (article)

Due date: Monday, Nov. 23
Format:

• 8 ½ by 11
• Clear/concise title
• Clear picture with caption and text
• Neat, attractive, not overcrowed
• Your name is to be provided in small text at the bottom of the display, together with your source(s) in proper citation.

Requirements:

You are to produce a feature study like the ones in your textbook, but on a topic not covered by the text features. Your feature should be visually interesting, providing extra insight into material drawn from or in addition to your textbook. Your sources will be from the internet, library, etc. You may photocopy or paste on pictures, but you may not copy text from your source or simply download something from the internet. You will be asked to produce a properly formatted Works Cited as well as a copy of all articles used for your study (please make note if the books used were from a library other than our school library). To get ideas for this assignment, you should look through the index in your textbook. You must choose a topic of historical interest in the modern period. Treat 1950 as your approximate cut-off date in recent history. Please have all topics pre-approved by me in advance – first come, first serve.

Feature Study Evaluation
Visually interesting (lay-out, labeling, attractiveness) /3
Content (focused, sufficient material, original thought) /3
Documentation (text/visual sourcing) /2
Format (size, neatness, historical period) /2
Total: /10 (although it is only out of 10 -- it will be considered a 'major' assignment -- worth much more than a 'minor' assignment (in-class assignment, web assignment etc.)

Mon, Tue, Wed Recap!

I apologize for my lack of posts!

Monday: In class assignment Ch.17 Sections 3 and 4
Tuesday: Computer Lab -- Introduced new assignment due Monday (Feature Article). Gave out hard copy of criteria to students (must sign up for your topic)
Wednesday: Ch.19 Sections 1 and 2 questions for homework (will post separately)

Essay Outline template

Here is a link for your outline template for your advance essay:

http://www.mediafire.com/?dynzj0yvjoy

Outline Template

Thesis statement (include in introduction): ______________________________________________________________
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1.Introduction:____________________________________________________________
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2._________________________(topic sentence)

A.________________________ (supporting point)

B.________________________ (supporting point)

C.________________________ (supporting point)


3.__________________________ (topic sentence)

A.________________________ (supporting point)

B.________________________ (supporting point)

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4.___________________________ (topic sentence)

A.________________________ (supporting point)

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5.Conclusion:____________________________________________________________
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Midterm Exam

Hi All,

I hope everyone is enjoying their day off by taking a few moments to remember the sacrifices so many people made so that we could be free.

On Monday I handed out an outline for the essay component of your exam. I will be giving you the same copy to fill out (worth marks) on exam day. You cannot bring in your already completed outline; however, you would be wise to take the time to plan out your essay and fill out the outline template in advance.

You will be expected to write both a rough and final draft of your essay.

I only had one student approach me about doing an alternate question for the exam; therefore, everyone else will be approaching their essay using one of the 6 questions I developed.

Chapter 17 Section II Review Questions Answer Key

Chapter 17 Section II Answers
1. Balance of power: system in which nations keep peace by maintaining a power that is equal to rival nations.
2. Henry VII: First Tudor monarch; Henry VIII: son of Henry VII; Edward VI: son of Henry VIII; Elizabeth I: daughter of Henry VIII who became Queen; William Shakepeare: Elizabethan poet and dramatist; Poor Laws: 1597-1601 laws that made local areas responsible for caring for disadvantaged; James I: Protestant son of Mary Queen of Scots, succeeded Elizabeth I.
4. How did Tudor monarchs restore order and respect for their throne?
A: Consolidated their power through reform of domestic and foreign policies.
5. What was Elizabeth I’s foreign policy?
A: Balance of power principle
6. Contrast the effect on English history of Henry VIII’s many marriages with the effect of his daughter’s refusal to marry.
A: Henry VIII’s many marriages caused split with Catholic Church; Elizabeth’s refusal to marry prevented foreign claims.
7. Explain how the rule of Elizabeth I and the Tudor monarchy affected England.
A: Elizabeth strengthened monarch ties with Parliament, subdued religious dissent and used balance of power diplomacy.

History Folder Assignments

Folder Assignments due on Monday:

“History’s Greatest”
Study Skills Module
Luther Letter
My Utopia
"New World"
Early explorer journal entry
Canadian Gov't surplus
Hapsburg Imbreeding

Midterm Advance Essay Questions

Midterm Exam Advance Essay Questions
Kate J. Flick
History 521A Fall 2009

You should be able to deal with ONE of these questions on your exam. You are expected to prepare your essay of about 400 words in advance so that you are able to write a well-organized and well-written essay valued at 50% of your exam. No materials may be brought into the exam room to assist you with writing your essay. You will be asked to prepare an outline for your essay which will be worth marks.
1. Explain the origins of the Renaissance in Italy and the spread of its influence throughout the remainder of Europe using specific information to support your discussion. Show how specific ideas, inventions, and art were influential in changing society.
2. Discuss the Protestant Reformation – how it began and how it spread in Europe. Consider the impact this had on society, the state and the Church. How did religious division affect countries in Europe and the new colonies?
3. Discuss the idea of mercantilism. How did it operate? Discuss the relationship between mercantilism and the expansion of empires. Discuss trade and the development of colonies and new financial institutions in Europe. You should also touch on the role slavery played in this economy.
4. In the second term we will be studying revolutions in England, France, and America. From your study in term one, consider the factors that point to conditions for revolution. You will need to consider absolutism, colonialism, and the rise of the merchant or middle class power and wealth as well as the condition of the poorer countries.
5. How were the ideas of Machiavelli (see pgs. 186-89) influential or identifiable in the behavior of European rulers in this period, especially the absolute monarchs? Comment on the effects of his ideas, positive or negative. You will have to read the selection from The Prince (386-89).
6. If you have an essay question of your own you would like to propose, write out the question and bring it to me for review and approval. This must be done in advance (I will not accept proposals the day of the exam).
Please do not hesitate to approach me with ideas/questions concerning this essay. I will not, however, read drafts of your essay. Remember that the quality of your essay depends greatly on the thinking you do during its preparation. You should create an outline and draft of your essay to help you prepare. During this exam, there is sufficient time to outline, draft and re-write your essay if you have done your planning properly.
Basic criteria for the essay:
 Proper essay format (must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs); well organized
 Double-spaced
 Proofread and edited
 Carefully organized around a clear thesis
 Effective introductory and concluding paragraphs
 Originality of insight and evidence of additional research will earn points.

Midterm Review

History 521 Midterm Review Exam: Friday, November 13 (AM)

The midterm will cover the following material:
o Middle Ages (notes and Ch.11 questions)
o Chapter 15 (notes, questions)
o Chapter 16 (notes, questions, worksheets)
o Chapter 17 – sections 1-3 (notes, questions, worksheets)
You should make use of the following material to prepare for your exam:
 Chapter Tests
 Section Review Questions
 Chapter Review Questions
 All notes given in class
 All Chapter reviews (given out before tests)
Content of the Exam:
 Multiple Choice
 Fill in the Blanks
 Short Answer
 Essay Question (5 paragraph minimum to be prepared in advance).
Please use all chapter review sheets as a review for this midterm exam. You are responsible for all information covered over this first term. For the middle ages, please review all notes and questions (Ch.11).

Chapter 17: Royal Power and Conflict (sections 1-3)

Section 1 ~ Spain

1. Who is Philip II and what was his role in shaping Spain during the late 16th and 17th centuries? Why did Philip II have difficulty ruling the Spanish empire?

2. What is absolutism (absolute monarch) and why did it exist? What were some positive and negative implications of absolute monarchy?

3. Be able to discuss Philip II’s religious policies and Spain’s battles at sea (Spanish Armada).

Section 2 ~ England

1. Describe the role of the early Tudor family, their role in British society, and how they ruled (ie: policies and approach to governing).

2. What was Elizabeth I? What impact did she have on society? What did she mean by England is my only mistress? How did she affect the balance of power?
Section 3 ~ France

1. Who were Henry IV, Cardinal Richelieu, and Louis XIV? What positive and negative impacts did these individuals have on France?
2. Be able to discuss why uniformity was important during 17th century France. What institutions expressed uniformity?
3. What is Louis XIV’s legacy? What was his desire for Versailles?

Friday, November 6

In-class assignment (worth marks)
Passed out Midterm Review and Advance Essay questions (hard copy to each student)
Exam: Friday, Nov.14 A.M

Thursday, Oct.5

Passed out Ch.17 Section II notes
Went through slideshow on section II
Sheet for homework: Section I Study Guide
In-class assignment tomorrow in class (worth marks)
Please have parents sign your H1N1 vaccination forms if you are interested in getting the vaccine.
Flick Fun Fact: One in ten people (around the world) live on an island.

Wed. Oct.4

Passed out hard copy of Ch.17 Section I notes
Went through Section I slideshow -- discussion
Passed out article relating to the Hapsburg Dynasty
Folder Assignment: Do a brief summary of the article and identify its relation to what we are studying in history now (Ch.17).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/5158513/Inbreeding-caused-demise-of-the-Spanish-Habsburg-dynasty-new-study-reveals.html (link to articl -- cut and paste into browser).

Tuesday, October 3, 2009

Ch.16 test (completed in class today)

Please be advised that there is school on Friday of this week (PD postponed due to
H1N1 vaccinations).

Homework: Read Ch. 17 Section I
Complete: Pg.418 C.17 Section Review #'s 1-7; omit #3)

Monday, Oct.2

Corrected Reteaching Activity sheet (double-sided) on overhead
Ch.16 Review (Answers below)
Started copying notes for Ch.17 Section I

Chapter 16 Review Answers

1. In the triangular trade, ships carried goods from Europe to Africa, trading the cargo for slaves. Then the ships sailed to the Americas. This middle leg of the voyage was called the middle passage. Ships unloaded their cargo in the Americas and returned to Europe carrying bullion or raw materials.
2. Mercantilism was a theory that the power of a nation depended on the wealth it controlled. A major source of wealth was bullion (gold and silver). Nations treid to amass bullion and maintain a favorable difference in value between a nation’s imports and exports.
3. A cartographer is a mapmaker. Cartographers working the 1500’s and 1600’s relied on information from discovery expeditions to make their maps.
4. Circumnavigation is a complete circling of the earth by ship. One of Magellan’s ships made the first circumnavigation of the world and proved that the world’s oceans were connected.
5. A conquistador, or conqueror, was a Spanish adventurer who traveled to the Americas for personal riches, glory, and to convert the inhabitants to Christianity.
6. An entrepreneur is an individual who raises capital, provides ideas for businesses, and takes risks to make a profit. In the 1600’s entrepreneurs invested in businesses connected with discovery voyages.
7. To raise capital for voyages, a joint-stock company was formed in which groups of investors pooled their money to pay the costs and limit the risks involved in overseas voyages.
8. The line of demarcation was an imaginary line drawn on a world map by the pope in 1493. It gave Spain control of the lands to the west of this line; Portugal, the lands to the east.

Reviewing Facts

1.How did Prince Henry the Navigator inspire early Portuguese expeditions along the west coast of Africa?
A: He set up a school for navigators, gathered scientists, and sent ships along the coast.

2. What improvements were incorporated in the European caravel?
A:The caravel used triangular sails, multiple masts, a stern-operated rudder, and a shallow draft that enabled it to go into inlets and to beach for repairs.

4. What European countries showed the biggest increase in business activity in the 1600’s?
A: Portugal, Spain,England, and the Netherlands

5. What was the middle passage like for enslaved Africans?
A: It was a psychological and physical ordeal in which captives were packed into the hold of a ship for a voyage across the Atlantic.

6. What was the chief difference between French and English aims for their colonies?
A: The French were interested in trade; England started settlements for raw materials.

7. What factors motivated European settlers who went to the Americas?
A: Settlers weremotivated by religious persectution, land and riches.

8. How did a joint-stock company enable small investors to profit from a major voyage?
A: They reduced the risk of individual investors.

Thinking Critically
3. How would the colonies have been different if Europeans had not used slave labour?
A: Possible answer: The colonies wouldhave been smaller and not as economically sucessful. Fewer Europeans would have gone there.
5. How did the influx of wealth from the colonies help bring about the Commercial Revolution?
A: Entrepreneurs needed banking services to help them transact business outside Europe.

6. What were the results of Magellan’s circumnavigation?
A: Magellan’s voyage led to further exploration of the Americas, provided information to cartographers, and proved the world was round.

Analyzing Concepts
2. How did European exploration and colonization affect changes in world populations?
A. Europeans brought diseases for which Native Americans had no immunities. Large populations of native peoples died from disease – others died in battle.
3. How did the Commercial Revolution encourage more voyages of exploration and colonization?
A: It was easier to finance such voyages and more people could profit from them.