World History 8

Greece learned from their mistakes after the Trojan War.  We examined the Delian League today.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow the Athens or Sparta Writing Assignment is due.

World History 9

Today we spent our time looking at how Europe balanced power to avoid conflict during the 1800s.

REMINDER:  The People, Places, and Terms Assignment is due tomorrow.

AP World History

We discussed the start of WWI and the ensuing stalemate.

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We looked at the details of the Battle of Thermopylae.

REMINDER:  The Athens or Sparta Writing Assignment is due on Wednesday.

World History 9

Today we were introduced to the 1800s Newspaper Assignment, due March 29th.  Next, we looked at the new economy that developed as a result of industrialization.

REMINDER: The People, Places, and Terms Assignment is due Wednesday.

AP World History

We began to look at some events leading to WWI.

World History 8

We looked at the Battle of Marathon today.  Tomorrow will be the Battle of Thermopylae.

World History 9

Today we looked deepr into the railroad industry growth during the Industrial Revolution.

AP World History

We looked at other sources of information about Westernization/Industrialization in other parts of the world.

HOMEWORK:  Tomorrow is the Chapter 27 multiple choice test.  Due Monday is the written assignment answering the comparative question: Compare Industrialization in Japan to Industrialization in other non Western countries.

REMINDER:  Read in the blue book pgs 790-797 and pgs 806-808

World History 8

Today we looked at the growing issues between Athens and Persia and the beginning of the Battle of Marathon.

REMINDER:  Today is Greek Food Day.

World History 9

We examined other industries that grew as a result of the growth of the textile industry in England, especially the railroad industry.

REMINDER:  Pleas download and complete the People, Places, and Terms assignment.

AP World History

Today, we explored Japanese industrialization in the late 1800s and its acceptance of Western ideas and preservation of traditions.

World History 8

Today we viewed a video on the agoge.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow is Greek Food Day!!!!

World History 9

We began our examination of the Industrial Revolution.

REMINDER:  Please download and complete the People, Places, and Terms assignment.  It is due March 10th.

AP World History

Today we started to look at Russia and Japan during the late 1800s.

World History 8

We examined the Spartan lifestyle and the agoge.

World History 9

Today was the French Revolution and Napoleon Test.

AP World History

We took the Chapter 26 test today.

HOMEWORK:  Please read pgs. 614-625

AP World History

Sorry about the delay.  The surgery was a bit more painful than I had expected.  Anyway, here is the take home multiple choice test.

There will be NO written part.  You’re welcome.

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We watched a preview of what we will be learning in the Classical Period of Ancient Greece.

REMINDER: Tuesday is the Bronze and Dark Age test.

World History 9

We watched a documentary about Napoleon’s lost army from the attack into Russia.

World History AP

Today was the Chapter 21 test.

World History 8

Today was Peer Leadership.

REMINDER:  We have finished discussing Bronze and Dark Age Greece.  There will be a test on these two ages on Tuesday.  Monday will be Trivia Challenge.

World History 9

We examined Napoleon’s domestic policy (which he is less known for than his military campaigns).

World History AP

We discussed Bada’uni’s memoir on the Mughal leader Ackbar.

REMINDER:  Tomorrow is the Chapter 21 multiple choice test.

HOMEWORK:  Answer this question as part of the Chapter 21 test: Between the Mughals and the Ottomans, which gunpowder empire was most successful in dealing with religious diversity?

DON’T FORGET!!!

World History 9

The French Revolution Project is due on Wednesday.  The project sheet is available on the files page.

REMINDER:  Each project choice has a written part as well.