Congratulations! This is the last homework assignment of the year. It is due Friday 6/12.
Practice Thematic Essay #5: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper. Theme: Economic Systems Societies have developed different economic systems for many reasons. Some of these economic systems include manorialism, capitalism, and communism. Task: Identify one society and one economic system that has been used or is being used in that society and • Discuss the historical circumstances surrounding the development of that economic system • Describe two features of the economic system • Evaluate the impact the economic system had on this society during a specific historical period You may use any society from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include western Europe during the Middle Ages, western Europe during the Industrial Revolution, the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1990, Japan after World War II, China since 1949, and Cuba since 1959. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not use the United States as the example of a society in your answer. The Final Exam for the Spring Term will be administered in class on Friday, June 12. Please note that this test counts only toward the third marking period. The Regents Exam counts as 10% of your grade for the term.
You are expected to be in attendance for the Final Exam. There is no makeup date. There will be no exceptions unless I have personally spoken to a parent about an illness or family emergency. Friday, June 12 is also the final day to submit any work for the term. This includes everything -- notebook checks, homework, DBQ Essays, late projects -- everything! I will not be accepting any work after Friday, June 12. Thanks -Mr. S Practice Thematic Essay #4: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper. Due Monday, June 8.
Theme: Change — Ideas The ideas of individuals have had a significant influence on groups, nations, and regions. Task: Select two individuals and for each • Explain a specific idea developed by the individual • Describe the historical circumstances that surrounded the development of the idea • Discuss how the idea influenced a group or a nation or a region You may use any individual whose ideas had a significant influence from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Confucius, Niccolò Machiavelli, Galileo Galilei, John Locke, Simón Bolívar, Karl Marx, Kemal Atatürk, Nelson Mandela, Deng Xiaoping, and Mikhail Gorbachev. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not write about any individual from the United States in your answer. |
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