Today we discussed the end of the 2nd and all of the 3rd Punic Wars.

REMINDER:  Keep working hard on the Roman Newspaper Assignment..

World History 9

We continued looking at Imperialism in Africa and began discussing Cecil Rhodes.

AP Word  History

We discussed the rold of the Catholic church in influencing government overthrows in Latin America and viewed a film on the Falklands War.

HOMEWORK:  Please read pgs 953-958 in the blue book on the Myan Genocide in Guatamala during the 1950s.

We spent the day in the library conducting research for the Roman Newspaper Assignment.

World History 9

Today we looked at Imperialism in Africa.

World History AP

The Cold War in Latin America was our topic today.

Still in Phily.  See you Monday.

World History 9

Away at Budd Lake seeing Romeo and Juliette.

REMINDER:  Chapter 13 test is Monday and 1800s Newspaper due Monday as well.

AP World History

Today was the Chapter 30 Test.

HOMEWORK:  Please answer the following question in an essay: Define “total war.”  How did the world wars of the 20th Century demonstrate the application of  “total war?”

REMINDER:  We are winding down with a whopping 6 chapters left.  Over the next 3 weeks we will be finishing the book.

Week of March 29: Chapter 31–in class test

Week of April 5: Chapter 32–in class test

Week of April 12 (Spring Break): Chapters 33-36–take home test

April 19-May 12: REVIEW for May 13 AP World History exam

We examined how Roman society was advanced compared to other ancient societies we have studied.

REMINDER:  Enjoy your Philadelphia trip! See you all on Monday.

World History 9

We completed our exploration of Chapter 13 by exploring how governments in Europe were working in the latter half of the 1800s.

REMINDER:  There will be a test on Chapter 13 on Monday.  Tomorro will be our reveiew game.

AP World History

Today we looked at the Battle of Midway and how 1942 was the turning point of WWII.

Today we examined the Peloponnesian War and saw how devastating it was to Greece.  We also started to take a look at Philip of Macedon.

REMINDER:  We will be having a test next week, likely on Wednesday or Thursday.

World History 9

We looked at Italian and German Unification in the late 1800s.

REMINDER:  We will be having a test next week, likely on Wednesday or Thursday.

AP World History

Today was the Chapter 28 test.

HOMEWORK:  Answer this comparison question:  How did gender roles change throughout World War I?

HOMEWORK 2: Begin reading Chapter 29.

REMINDER:  World War 2 is right around the corner.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.