Thursday, August 29, 2013

Greece


I can explain the development of Greek civilization

BW/Pre class: Minoan and Mycenaean. When did these civ occur? When did they collapse? 10 min

Lecture: Bronze Age, City State, Polis, Athens, Sparta, Classical period (HOT: How did the geography of Greece lead to division?) 25 min

Exit Slip: Compare/Contrast Athens and Sparta.

1.               Who ruled and how?

2.               Role of military/navy

3.               Where were they located?

4.               Describe role of slaves


 

 

Sparta vs Athen

http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/7.27

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Trouble 1765-1774

Townsend Acts
Massachusetts circular Letter
Quartering Act 1765
How many troops went to Boston?
Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspndence
Tea tax
Boston Tea Party
Coercive acts (Intolerable Acts)
Quebec Act and what it did
First Continental Congress and its goals
Committees of Observation

Confucianism

I can explain the tenets of Confucianism. 

BW 10 min: What is a philosophy and how can it become a way of life?

Assessment 25 min:
Who was Confucius?  
What did he believe?
How did he impact China?
What are the lasting affects

APUSH road to revolution

I can explain the events that lead to the American Revolution 

BW/HOT. What would it take for you to rebel? 10 minutes 

Lecture 7 years war 30 minutes 

Exit: how did the 7 years war change Erica. Perception s of British rule?

Monday, August 26, 2013

AP world civ

I can describe ancient American civilization 
I can describe classical china and India 

BW 5 min: how did the first people make their way to America?

Assessment to keep as notes but will be checked 20 min. ID the following
Olmec
Chavin
Maya
Chichen itza
Tikal

Mauryan Empire in India
Rock and Pillar Edicts
Gupta Dynasty

Qin Dynast in China
Great Wall
Qin Shinhuangdi 
legalism
Han Dynasty
Wu Ti



Thanks,
Josh Hughes 

Road to Revolution ID Terms

I can explain the series of events that led to the American Revolution

  1. Albany Plan of Union
  2. French and Indian War/Seven Years War
  3. George Washington and the French and Indian War
  4. Pontiac Rebellion
  5. Proclamation of 1763
  6. George III
  7. George Grenville
  8. Sugar Act of 1764
  9. Molasses Act of 1733
  10. Currency Act
  11. Stamp Act 1765
  12. Virtual Representation
  13. Declaratory Act
  14. Sons of Liberty

Thursday, August 22, 2013

US Unit 1 study guide

  1. Columbian Exchange
  2. Middle Passage
  3. House of Burgesses
  4. Mayflower Compact
  5. Enlightenment
  6. Great Awakening
  7. British Government Tradition (Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, etc)
  8. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
  9. George Washington
  10. Continental Congress
  11. French and Indian War
  12. Proclamation of 1763
  13. Various taxes (Stamp, Tea, Sugar, Coercive Act, Navigation Act, etc)
  14. New England
  15. Middle Colonies
  16. Southern Colonies
  17. Boston Massacre
  18. Boston Tea Party
  19. Glorious Revolution in England
  20. French Colonization and reasons
  21. Spanish Colonization and reasons
  22. The West or “backwoods”
  23. Colonial/British trade

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

AP WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE

http://www.quia.com/pages/jhughes419/page1

Your study guide is on quia.  There will be words I didnt discuss in class.  My advice is to look this over and write down any term you do not know. We will discuss those in class Thursday and Friday.  Your test will be on quia from Sunday evening to class time Tuesday.  TAKE IT BEFORE CLASS TUESDAY.

World Civ Study Guide

World Civ Study Guide Unit 1


Constantine

Charlemagne

Alfred the Great

John I

Gregory the Great

Urban II

Edward III

Richard III

Henry Tudor (Henry VII)

Henry V

Monastery

Vikings

Anglo-Saxons

Franks

Normans

Titles of Nobility (Duke, Earl, etc)

Year Roman Empire Fell

Crusades

Magna Carta

Peasants Revolt of 1381

Wars of the Roses

Feudalism

Black Death

Role of the Church

Parliament in England

APUSH Study Guide

It is on quia.  Click on the link.  There are a lot of terms that were not part of class lecture. My adivce is to look over this. Write down the ones you do no know. We will dicuss/explain anything you need tomorrow and Friday. Test will be on quia Sunday night-classtime Tuesday. You can take it twice. Ill take the best score. http://www.quia.com/pages/jhughes419/page2

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Enlightenment

http://www.lakelandschools.us/lh/gvarley/Enlightenment%20DBQ.htm

Compare/Contrast

Compare and contrast ancient Chinese and Indian
  • When they originated as a civilization
  • Government (how did they get control?, first emperor?)
  • Religion (caste system, reincarnation etc.)
  • Influence from the outside
  • how geography impacted
  • the role of the rivers
  • How they influenced modern society
My advice is 7 paragraphs; one for each point and one conclusion

Monday, August 19, 2013

US History Monday August 19

I can explain the differences between the colonies. 

Bell Work: Why were the colonists taxed?

1. Explain the characteristics of New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies. 

2. What are some fundamental differences?

3. What are some reasons that uniting them was difficult? 

4. Why did an attack on Boston not necessarily mean war between Britain and all 13 colonies?  

Thursday, August 15, 2013

AP WORLD INDIA and CHINA

http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/lecture_asian_civ.htm

The following students are to lead their group of 4 to complete assignment
1. Stamm
2. Samantha
3. Kyra
4. Swingler
5. Luke
6. Poynter
7. Mason
8. Chloe

Groups 1-4 India
Groups 5-8 Egypt

You will teach class important facts:
Rivers
Religion
Origins
Conflict
Government
Trade
Geography
Rise and Fall

Keep it reasonable (less than 15 miunutes of teaching)

Monday, August 12, 2013

Some ID Terms for AP World History

BTW I would suggest buying Cracking the AP World History Exam on Kindle or paperback.  IF you get the Kindle or ebook version you can use your phone and save money.

Ancient History
MAKE FLASHCARDS WITH THESE TERMS/PEOPLE.
  1. Nomad
  2. Foragers
  3. Pastoral 
  4. Paleolithic
  5. Neolithic period dates
  6. Bronze Age
  7. Importance of the river
  8. City-states
  9. When did civilizations become dominant? 
  10. Date for Ancient Sumer
  11. Date of unified Egypt (King Menes)
  12. Babylon and Hamurabi
  13. Hittites
  14. Assyrians
  15. Persian Empire
  16. Barter system
  17. Phoneicians
  18. Hebrews
  19. Pharaoh
  20. Forms of Egyptian and Sumarian writing

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Some ID terms for AP US History

These would be good to know.

ID List Colonization
Spain
  1. Columbian Exchange
  2. Conquistadors
  3. Armada
  4. Encomiendas
  5. Explorers from notes the other day (You already did that)

England
  1. Sir Walter Raleigh
  2. Lost Colony of Roanoke
  3. Armada 
  4. Jamestown
  5. Joint Stock Company
  6. Virginia Company
  7. “Starving time” Jamestown
  8. Powhatan Confederacy
  9. Tobacco’s impact
  10. Chesapeake
  11. Indentured servitude
  12. Headright system
  13. House of Burgesses  
Advise buying "Cracking the AP US History Exam 2013 in paperback or Kindle.  You can use your phone to show the kindle version.