Wednesday, May 12, 2010

African Empires Review

African Empires Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the Empire of Ghana:

Describe the Islamic Influence in Ghana:

Describe the Empire of Mali:

Describe Mansa Musa:

Describe the Songhai Empire:

Describe the East Coast trade Cities and the Influence of Islam on them:

Describe Great Zimbabwe:

Describe the Mutapa Empire:

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

WWI Part 3 Review

WWI Part 3 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question


Describe Wilson’s 14 points:
Wilson's 14 proposes League of Nations.

Describe the problems allies faced at Versailles:
Group that were part of the Empires wanted own nations but claimed same land.

Describe the treaty as it relates to Germany:
On May 7,1919 The Allies read Germany verdict on treaty which was harsh but the allies had to sign the treaty to make it right.

Describe the other treaties made to end the war:
The Ottoman Empire lost all of its land and Austria-hungary was separted.

Describe what happens to Wilson’s 14 points:
Although Conf did not go Wilson's way but they did accept League of Nation.

Describe what happens to the treaty in the US:
US had the most powerful army and they weren't part of the treaty.

WWI Part 2 Review

WWI Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe how the Germans progress in World War including the problems they face:

Describe the new weapons of World War I:

Describe the changes on the home front during World War I:

Describe the conditions of troops during the war:

Describe the Other Fronts of World War I:

Describe how the US gets involved with World War I:

Describe how the Russian Revolution affected the War:

Describe the end of fighting in the war:

WWI Part 1 Review

WWI Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe what alliances form when the new Kaiser takes over Germany, and describe how they formed?
When the new Kaiser take over Germany and signed a treaty with Russia lapse to stop there fighting.

Describe the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in the Balkans:
Austria thought that Balkan countries a threat so annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina which Serbia wanted.

Describe how the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary turned to war:
July 23-Austria Hungary send Serbia an ultimatum or demand that if not meet which in up going to war.

List countries in the following alliances
Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers- Russia, France , Italy, and US.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Latin American Revs Review

Latin American Revs Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the Independence Movement in Haiti:
Toussaint's lieutenant, Jean-Jaques Dessalines, kept up the independence fight for there country.

Describe the Independence Movement in Venezuela and the rest of Latin America:

Describe the Independence Movement in Mexico:
It was rebbellis against the Spanish.

Describe the Independence Movement in Brazil:
When the Portugal King escape to Brazil until Napoleon's was defeated.

Friday, March 26, 2010

French Rev Part 1 Review

French Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the following Estates General in France:
1st Estate-
2nd Estate-
3rd Estate-

Describe the Groups of the Third Estate:

Describe Louis XVI and his problems:

Describe the actions Louis XVI and the Third Estate leading to changes in gov:

Describe the Storming of the Bastille and its effect on France:

French Rev Part 2 Review

French Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the National Assembly including Louis reaction to it and the faction in it:

Describe the events that lead to the First Coalition and the War it begins:

Describe Robespierre’s reign of terror:

Describe how Robespierre’s reign of terror ends and how France moves on:

French Rev Part 3 Review

French Rev Part 3 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe Napoleon’s early life and how he wins acclaim:
He went to military school at 10 and he won the acclaim by defending National Convention from army of loyalist.

Describe Napoleon’s Takeover of France:
He takeover france one step at a time so that he can rule as emperor.

Describe the 2nd Coalition’s response:
It was GB, Austria, and Russia

Describe Napoleon’s changes in France:

Describe Napoleon’s takeover of Europe:

Describe the formation of the third coalition and what happens in battle

Describe Napoleon’s First Mistake:

Describe Napoleon’s 2nd Mistake:

Describe Napoleon’s Third Mistake:

Describe the fall of Napoleon:

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Enlightenment Review

Enlightenment Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the Philosophies:
They are a group that set fourth idea that you can apply reason to all asects of life.

Describe what was happening in the Salons:

Describe the accomplishments of the following people:
Newton- Disco
Diderot-
Priestly-
Lavoisier-
Ben Franklin-
James Cook-
John Locke-
Montesquieu-
Rousseau-
Thomas Hobbes-
Thomas Jefferson-
Delacroix-
Cervantes-
Describe Enlightened Despotism:

Describe Baroque style music:

Describe Classical Style Music:

Monday, March 15, 2010

Mughal Review

Mughal Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe Mughal’s beginnings in India:

Describe the rule of Akbar in India:

Describe the rule of Shah Jahan in India:

Describe the rule of Aurangzeb in India and how it lead to the Mughal decline:

Describe European Influence in India

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Japan Review

Japan Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe how Samurai ruled Japan:
They took control of old feudal states offering protection for lyalty.

Describe the rule of the Nobunaga in Japan:
Ambitious Daimyo like Oba Nobunaga hoped to gather enough power to rule the entire county.

Describe the rule of Hideyoshi in Japan:
Toyotomi Hideyoshi continued his fallen leader mission.

Describe the rule of Ieyasu in Japan:
With these rules leyasu tamed daimyo and brought rule of law to Japan.


Describe the culture of Japan under Ieyasu:
Under Tokugawa shoguns, Japans rich and Merchant class experienced a period of prosperity with food improving and populations rising.

Describe Europe’s interaction with Japan and why Japan cuts off the interaction:
after tuguwas death

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Reformation Part 4 Review

Reformation Part 4 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe Ignatius:
Garthered followers and support of pope became religious order called Jesuits.

Describe how the Catholic Church responds to the Protestant Movement:
They called a council of church leaders to stop corruption, and approved the creation of the Jesuits.

Describe the battles of German Princes over Catholics vs. Protestants:
In 1544 Catholic Holy Roman Empirefought Protestant Princes of Germany but German Catholic Princes did not join in Thirty Years Wars.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Bell Ringer

1. Spain, France, and Italy

2.Scotland

Reformation Part 3 Review

Reformation Part 3 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe why Henry VIII decides toward o leave the Catholic Church:
Because he want a male heir. Divorce his wife.

Describe How Henry VIII leaves the Catholic Church:
He Divorce his first wife.

Describe Henry VIII’s successors:
Edward VI -kept Church Protestant

Mary Tudor - returned Church to Catholicism

Elizabeth- Returned to Protestantism.

Describe Calvin:
Became protestant in college were he was almost arrested.

Describe Knox:
Created Presbyterian Church in Scotland based on the ideas of Calvin.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Bell Ringer

There were three main ideas for Luther's teachings.

1. People could win salation only by faithin god's gift of forgiveness.

2. All church teachings should be clearly based on the words of the bible.

3. All people with faith were equal.

Reformation Part 1 Review

Reformation Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question


What problems does Catholic Church have leading to reform?
Local priests and monks poorly educated.

Describe Writers and Preachers who affected Religious Reform Movement:
Erasmus- humanist writer wrote"Praise of Folly" going after pompous priests.

How did Printing Press affect Religious Reform Movement?
Printing press made bible available to all.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

European Changes Web Quest Words

European Changes Web Quest Words

1. Charlemagne- king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor.

1. Fief- A piece of land held under the feudal system.

2. Vassal- Opponents of the treaty argue that monetary union will turn France into a vassal of Germany.

3. Serf- A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

4. Canon law -The law of the church, religious law.

5. Thomas Aquinas - Italian theologian and philosopher (1227-74).

6. Magna Carta - the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 .

7. Estates General- assembly of the estates of all France.

8. Great Schisim - The period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon .

9. Hundred Years War - The Caroline War was the second phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England, following the Edwardian War.

10. Renaissance - The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th.

11. Michelangelo -Florentine sculptor and painter and architect.

12. Leonardo Da Vinci-

13. The Divine Comedy

14. Cosmo De Medici

15. Donatello

16. Raphael

17. indulgence

18. usury

19. 95 Thesis

20. Lutheran Church

21. Anglican Church

22. Inquisition

23. Jesuits

24. Martin Luther

25. John Calvin

26. Guttenberg

27. Henry VIII

28. Ignatius

29. Diet of Worms

30. John Knox

31. conquistador

32. Columbian Exchange

33. mercantilism

34. triangular trade

35. Da Gamma

36. Columbus

37. Cortez

38. Pizarro

39. Magellan

40. Drake

41. Cartier

42. Dias

43. Vespucci

44. NW Passage

45. Champlain

46. Jamestown

47. De Soto

Renaissance Part 2 Review

Renaissance Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question


Why does Rome Become Artistic Capital of World?

Describe works of following artist:
Donatello-

Raphael-

Leonardo-

Michelangelo-

Machiavelli-

Describe Spread of Renaissance:

Renaissance Part 1 Review

Renaissance Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe how the Renaissance began:
Urban centers- lots of opportunities and resources.

Describe Giotto:
Painted real life like pictures.

Describe the Divine Comedy:
Roman poet virgil guides on tour of inferno.

Describe Why Florence was the Birth of the Renaissance:
Because it was a name of the king Florence who was the leader of the Renaissance.

Describe How Artist Beautified Florence:
Ghiberti- spent 50 years creating bronze doors.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Middle Ages Part 1

Middle Ages Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe how Germanic Invaders affected the Roman Empire:
The Germanic invaders were creating languages such as French and Spanish.

Describe the German Adoption of Christianity:
The Germanic people religious missionaries also spreaded to the world.

Describe the Rule of Charlemagne:
Charemagne buiilt an empire greater than any since the Roman Empire.

Describe the Viking and other invaders of Charlemagne’s kingdom:
Viking and other invaders come from other lands to attack Charlemage's kingdom.

Describe the Feudal System:
The Feudal Society was much like a pyramid.

Describe Feudal Manor Life:
For privilege of living on lords land, peasants had to pay tax on grain ground in Lord's mill and paid.

Middle Ages Part 3

Middle Ages Part 3 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe how the Crusades started:
Its started when Muslims toke over Jerusalem.

Describe what happened during the Crusades:
The Pope's call brought out tremendous religious feeling and support with Christian sooldiers. That were killed trying to take back there land.

Describe how the Crusades Ended:
It end cause in 1187, Kurdish Warrior Saldin conquered Jerusalem causing the third Crusade to begin.

Describe the Changes in Farming during the middle Ages:
During period farmers invented harness to to fit across horses chest that allowed it to pull a plow more effectively than an ox.

Describe what a Guild is:
Organizations that developed in Europe with individuals in the same business or occupation working to improve the economic and social conditions.

Describe the Commercial Revolution:
They get more goods from foreign lands became available as trade routes spread.
Describe the new emphasis on learning:

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Middle Ages Part 2 Review

1. Knights were paid by nobles to protect thier land and serfs. They rode on horseback with leather saddles. The saddles allowed them to not fall off with heavy weapons. They were rewarded with land for thier service.

2. Chivalry was made of ideals fighting for three master: There heavenly lord, their earthly lord, and chosen lady. Protect the week and poor and display loyalty, bravery and courage.

3. Literature around Chivalry idealized castle life, glorified knighthood and told stories of knights and his lady

4. Women's role in feudalism were powerless and inferior but did play an important role in families. Peasant women took care of the home. Noble women could inherit estates and send knights off to war.

5. Church Authority was centered around the Pope. The church looked to influence both spiritual and political matters. They did this by crowning Charlemagne.

6. Conflict came from the church being unhappy about the kings control over clergy and the power of lay investiture. Popes could appoint bishops but the king could veto.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Mongol Review

Mongol Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the Rise of Genghis Khan:
Around 1200 a Mongol clan leader named Temujin fought and defeated his rivals to take there land.

Describe why Genghis was successful:
Because he was a brilliant.

Describe what happens to the Mongol Empire after Genghis Death:
They still conqueror other empire.

Describe the Mongol Peace:
Mongols guaranteed safe passage of traders, travelers, and missionaries.

Describe the rise of Kublai Khan:
In theory ruled entire Mongol empire, but really only ruled his khanate.

Describe Khan’s invasion of Japan:
In 1274 and1281 sends huge fleets against Japan.

Describe How Khan rules in China:
Khan was capable leader building roads and canals ensuring supplies got all over China.

Describe the foreign influence on Khan:
The Mongol Peace meant trade routes were open and traders were carrying Chinese porcelain, silk, gun powder, compass, paper currency, and playing cards to Europe.

Describe the fall of the Mongol Empire:
The Mongol empire had falled because of all the rulers tied to take the Golden Horde in Russia

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

European Empires Webquest Words

European Empires Webquest Words

1. Mycenaean -Mycenae, is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90 km south-west of Athens.

2. Trojan War - A great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus.

3. Homer- An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten baths, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.

4. Polis - Greek term for the city-state, such as Athens or Sparta.
5. Helot - conquered indigenous population of Sparta; provided agricultural labor for Spartan landowners; only semi-free

6. Phalanx- A body of troops in close array.

7. Persian War
8. Peloponnesian War -The war which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC.

9. Socrates - was a Classical Greek philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known only through the classical accounts of his students.

10. Pato-was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

11. Aristotle- Greek philosopher who taught that knowledge of God is the primary form of knowledge, and the way to know God is through the intellect and rationality

12. Alexander the Great- Born in 356 BC, he was a famous Greek conqueror.

13.Republic -The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and Plato's best known work.

14. Patrician -originally referred to a group of elite citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members.

15.Plebeian -The Plebs was the general body of Roman citizens (as distinguished from slaves) in Ancient Rome.

16.Punic Wars-Fought between Rome and Carthage to establish dominance in the western Mediterranean.

17.Hannibal -Carthaginian general during the 2nd Punic War; invaded Italy but failed to conquer Rome.
18. Julius Caesar- conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) .

19. Triumvirate -a rule by three men. There were two separate triumvirates: 1) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

20. Augustus -Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) .

21. Jesus -a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) .

22. Constantine -Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved .

23. Constantinople - Name of present-day Istanbul from AD 330 to AD 1930. Previously known as Byzantium.

24. Attila - king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) .

25. Justinian- Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians.

26. Hagia Sophia -a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul.

27. Gengis Khan- Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) .

28. Kublai Khan-Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Byzantine Empire Review

Byzantine Empire Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe how the Byzantines established their empire:
History of The Byzantine Empire including A new Rome, Constantine and his city, ... The Greeks of this city will long continue to describe themselves as Romans. ... Large numbers of their male relations are butchered at the start of the reign, ... throughout the empire of the kind established by the Christians.

Describe the challenges Byzantine rule faced:
They appointed and dismissed bishops at will.

Describe Life in the Byzantine Empire:
People spoke Greek

Describe Life in Constantinople:
The street was also filled with acrobats and street musicians.

Describe the fall of the Byzantine Empire:
Plague hit 10,ooo people were dead.

Describe the Split of the Catholic Church:
The Catholic Church split due largely to the lack.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Rome Part 3 Review

Rome Part 3 Review


Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.


Describe how people lived in the Roman world:

Throughout its history, Rome emphasized the values of discipline, strength, and loyalty. Someone with these qualities is said to have gravitas.


Describe Slavery in the Roman World:

Slavery was a significant part of Roman.


Describe Early Religion in the Roman World:

Religion and Gov were also tied with spirits over the gov and eventually the emperor being worshipped.


Describe how gov distracted the masses from their problems:

To distract and control the masses gov provided free games, races, mock battle, and gladiator contest


Describe the Life of Jesus:

What we know about Jesus is from first four gospel's of bibles which are said to be written by his disciples.


Describe How the Christian Church Spread:

Strengthener by their conviction that Jesus triumphed over death his followers began to spread his ideas and a new religion began based on his teaching.


Describe the Persecution Early Christians faced:

Christians posed problem for Romans because their refusal to worship Roman god's was seen as opposition to Roman rule.


Describe the reasons and events that allow the Christian Church to spread through out the world even though they faced persecution:

Constantine converted to Christianity after seeing a cross in the sky before his battle to take Rome.When he takes power end persecution of Christians and declares Christianity is an approved religion of emperor