Hines’ History Spot

APUSH - Ch4/5 test tomorrow. Review notes, packets, book, and guidebook. 

APWH - Ch3 quiz tomorrow. Study guide attached.

APWH – Ch.3 Study Guide

1. India’s political tradition and structure – p.55
2. Impact of Aryan conquerors – p.52
3. Differences in Maurya and Gupta dynasties – p.54
4. Indian caste system
5. Caste system as a political institution –p. 56
6. Ethics/beliefs of Hinduism – p. 58, 59
7. Buddhism and nirvana – p.59
8. Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism – p.59
9. Economic trading partners of India –p.63
10. Indian art – p.61
11. Comparison of China and India: social, economic, belief systems – p.63, 57-61
12. Reasons for invasions of India – p. 51-52
13. Developments during the Vedic and Epic ages
14. Ist leader of Mauryan dynasty
15. Most popular leader of Mauryan dynasty
16. Classes of Indian society – names and members
17. Define atman
18. The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
19. Language of the Vedas
20.  Aryan conquerors
21. Ashoka
22. Differences between Indian caste system and Chinese society
23. Compare social and family structures in India and China
24. Upanishads
25. Mahabharata
26. Chandragupta Maurya
27. Asoka
28. Siddhartha Gautama
29. Reincarnation
30. Nirvana
31. Kautilya
32. Vedas
33. Dharma and karma

APUSH - none - Bring Guidebook to class Tues and Wed. Ch 4/5 test Wed or possibly Thursday!

APWH - SOAPSTone analysis cards for the 3 docs(Hinduism and Buddhism) in packet passed out in class on Friday. Ch3 quiz Thursday.

APUSH - Sorry for the late post. Write a thesis statement and 3-4 topic sentences for the question from the worksheets we discussed in class yesterday. The question is as follows:

To what extent would it be accurate to say that the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies had merged to create a single American society by the outbreak of the Revolution.

There will be a map quiz over the maps you completed for homework today. There will NOT be any dates on the map quiz.

APWH - none

APUSH - Maps #16,17, 18 due Thurs. Directions posted below. American Spirit readings and SOAPSTone analysis due Friday. AS Ch.4 pt.D #3, Ch.5 pt.A #1&4, pt.B #1&2.

APWH - Ch. 3 vocabulary and discussion questions due on Thursday. Questions posted below. Continue Reading »

APUSH - Study for CH2/3 Test tomorrow. All information is fair game - all info in the book, your notes, powerpoints from class. Remember that your colony reports are due Monday. Be prepared to deliver your presentation that day.

APWH - Complete CH. 2 discussion questions for tomorrow. Questions below

APWH – Ch.2 Discussion Questions

1. What were the strengths and weaknesses of classical Chinese society?
2. What caused the rise of Confucianism?
3. How did Confucian philosophy support the political structure in China?
4. Why was the bureaucracy developed in classical China?
5. Why was China able to accept two major belief systems, Confucianism and Daoism?
6. Discuss the nature of the long continuity of Chinese culture over time.
7. Discuss the development and use of technology in classical China.
8. Answer the In Depth article questions.

APUSH - None

APWH - Study for CH1 quiz. Study guide posted below…… Continue Reading »

APUSH - Ch2/3 discussion questions (posted below) are due on Monday and the document readings from The American Spirit and corresponding SOAPSTone analysis are due Tuesday. Please remember you have a colony report due on Monday Aug. 25. BTW - There was a 6 pt curve on the test Friday.

APWH - PERSIAN chart for the 4 ancient civilizations is due Monday and SOAPSTone analysis for The Epic of Gilgamesh and Hammurabi’s Code is due Tuesday.

APUSH – CH. 2 and CH. 3 Discussion Topics and Questions

Ch.2

1. What did England and the English settlers really want from colonization? Did they get what they wanted?
2. How did Spanish success in the New World influence English colonial efforts? How did different events in England and Europe affect England’s colonies in the New World?
3. Were the English colonizers crueler or more tolerant than the Spanish conquistadores? How did these interactions affect both white and native societies?
4. Was the development of African slavery in the North American colonies inevitable? Discuss the role of the encomienda system and the sugar colonies in introducing slavery to the southern colonies.
5. How did the reliance on plantation agriculture affect the southern colonies?

Ch. 3

1. How did the Puritans reconcile their own religious dissent from the Church of England with their persecution of dissenters like Hutchinson and Williams?
2. How were government and religion (church and state) related in New England and the middle colonies? How does this compare with more recent understandings?
3. The Dutch had a powerful presence in the East Indies, so why were they less successful in the West Indies and North America? What is the lasting influence of the Dutch in English North America?
4. Compare the founding of the New England colonies with the middle colonies. Compare the N.E. and middle colonies with the South.
5. In what ways were the middle colonies more open and diverse than N.E.? In what ways were they less democratic?
6. Which colonies were most affected and least affected by events in the Old World?
7. What were the push and pull factors for immigrants coming to each region of English colonies?

APUSH - Label the map handed out in class. Remember to bring guidebook to class. 

Locations are as follows:

North America, India, Asia, West Indies, Africa, England, Spain, South America, China, Portugal.

Ch.1 Test Friday

APUSH - Welcome one and all! Here is what is due so far: Ch.1 Test Friday, bring GB for Ch1 on Thur, Ch. 2&3 discussion questions Monday, and Ch4-8 guidebook Monday.

APWH - Summer Assignment is due Friday and there will be a test as well. Ch1. vocabulary and discussion questions due Wed. All questions posted below………. Continue Reading »

APWH - Book report is due on Monday May 19. Assignment is included below.  

APWH – Final Project – Book Report           

You will read a historical novel and write an analytical book report.

Report format:

-       The report should be written in question and answer format.

-       2-4 typed pages in length. (font size 12 pt)

-       Double-spaced

-       Have a cover page – use your selection title as your paper title

Title choices:

-       Siddhartha – Herman Hesse

-       Tale of Genji – Shikibu Murasaki

-       Girl with the Pearl Earring – Tracy Chevalier

-       Kim – Rudyard Kipling

-       The Bonesetter’s Daughter – Amy Tan

-       Nectar in a Sieve – Kamala Markandaya

-       Still Life with Rice – Helie Lee

-       Palace Walk – Naghib Mahfouz

-       Cry the Beloved Country – Alan Paton

-       One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

-       The Adventures of Ibn Battuta – Ross Dunn

-       Germinal – Emile Zola

-       The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Emmuska Orczy

-       The Death of Artemio Cruz – Carlos Fuentes

-       The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini

-       My Name is Red – Orhan Pahmuk

-       Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See

Questions: You must type the question or prompt before you answer the question.

            Background of author

1.     Give a brief biographical sketch of the author

2.     Why did the author write the book? (Motivation?)

3.     Is there a definite point of view or bias expressed in the book?

Setting

4.     Describe the historical and geographical setting.

5.     Discuss important world history events that surround or influence this story.

Summarize

6.     What is the story in brief?

Application

7.     What do you think can be learned in terms of world history and culture from reading this book?

Evaluation

8.     What part of the book, or quotation from the book, will be indelibly etched in your mind and heart?

9.     What historical or human connections did the book help to make for you with other places and peoples, and other times?

10.  What makes this story a “classic”? What makes this story part of all of our histories and of your life today?

Each of the above questions should be discussed in at least a paragraph. Try not to be vague. Use specific parts of the book to explain your points and give a complete, specific and detailed picture of the historical context. Give definite dates, places, dynasties or epochs, events in the dynasty that relate to the material in the book.