10th Graders: If you were absent on Friday, May 31 you missed the practice exam. Please make this up in Room 330 at lunch or after school by the end of school on Tuesday 6/11. - Mr. S
9th Graders: We have a big week this week. Please be aware of the following:
9th & 10th Graders: If you took home a physical textbook this year, please bring it to school this week! - Mr. S
Read pp. 566-570 & 571-575. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Due Wednesday, 6/5. Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out t he word, the definition, and an original sentence (a sentence that you created yourself) that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! (pp. 566-570) 2) Describe one cause of slavery in Africa and at least two causes of the Atlantic slave trade. 3) Describe the roles of the Spanish, the Portuguese, the English, and African rulers/merchants in the slave trade. 4) Describe the life of an American slave, and some examples of how slave resisted their bondage. 5) Explain at least three different consequences (effects) of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa and/or the Americas. (pp. 571-575) 6) What was the Columbian Exchange? What were some items that traveled form the Americas to the rest of the world? What items traveled from the rest of the world to the Americas? 7) What is capitalism? What were some positive and negative effects of this system? 8) What is mercantilism? In what way was it a competition? Why were colonies were an important part of this economic policy? 9) Describe the impact of these economic changes on European society. 10) Claim/Counter-Claim: Write a 2-paragraph “claim/counterclaim” response to the question “Did the Columbian Exchange have more of a positive or negative impact on world history? Write one paragraph supporting your claim, and a 2nd paragraph acknowledging (but refuting) the counter-claim. [Refute means to prove false.] In other words, explain why someone might support the counter-claim, and then explain why they would be wrong.
Complete the Practice Enduring Issues assignment. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Due Friday 5/31.
Complete the Practice Enduring Issues assignment. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Due Wed. 5/29. (Extended!)
Read pp. 529-535 & 553-559. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Due Wed. 5/29. (Extended!) Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out t he word, the definition, and an original sentence (a sentence that you created yourself) that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! (pp. 529-535) 2) Describe the economic motives for European exploration. What goods were involved? Describe the religious motives. 3) Describe the new technologies that helped make exploration possible. 4) Describe Portugal's progress in exploration in the late 1400s. Include Dias, Prince Henry, and Da Gama in your response. How did this lead to competition with Spain? 5) Describe Portugal's progress in Asia in the early 1500s. How did it compare to progress by the Dutch, British, and French? (pp. 553-559) 6) Create a 3-column chart: Explorer; Places Explored. Take brief notes on Columbus, Vespucci, Balaboa, and Magellan. 7) Explain the factors that enabled the Spanish to defeat the great Aztec empire. 8) Describe Spain's pattern of conquest in the Americas, including the encomienda system. How was this similar/different from the Portuguese settlement of Brazil? 9) Describe some examples of opposition to Spanish colonization by native Americans, as well as by other Spaniards. 10) Creative Response: Letter from a Conquistador: Choose one of the conquistadors you read about in the assignment. Write a 2-paragraph letter to be delivered to your friends back in Europe that describes your experiences crossing the ocean on a ship, encountering the natives, and/or settling the land. Feel free to be creative!
Please follow the directions carefully. This is a DOUBLE HOMEWORK. It is due Thursday. Deadline is firm- won't be extended! :) The attached poster provides further information about Enduring Issues. The Regents Exam is in 13 days- it's time to get fired up! - Mr. S
In case you lost your hard copy, here's the Study Guide. Due Thursday (possibly Friday).
10th Grade Students: Here are all of the PowerPoint files for Lessons 8.1-8.7. - Mr. S
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