UNIT 1
The Middle Ages

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READINGS
ASSIGNMENTS
RESOURCES
MOVIES
EXAM PREP
1.0 Introduction

1.1 The Feudal Contract

1.2 Feudal Hierarchy

1.3 Fealty

1.4 The Manor

1.5 Economic Growth

1.6 Feudalism's Decline

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
Feudalism & Medieval Society

1.0 Synthesis & Short Answer

Self-evaluation Rubric for Group Work

Short Answer & Synergistic Questions Explained (PPT)

The Dark Ages (VIDEO)

The Medieval Manor (VIDEO)

Middle Ages Practice Test

Rags to Riches Review

Feudal Society Powerpoint

UNIT 2
The Crusades

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2.0 The Crusades: Introduction

2.1 Christian vs. Christian

2.2 Answering the Call

2.3 Overview

2.4 Crusader Kingdoms

2.5 Conclusion

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
The Emergence of the Nation State

2.0 Synthesis & Short Answer

Historiography Assignment
The Crusades & Islam Essay

Self-evaluation Rubric for Group Work

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BONUS ASSIGNMENTS
Timeline Assignment
Crusades Timeline Resource

First Crusades Map
First Crusades Map Resource

What is Histororiography? (PPT)
Historiography Practice

Crescent and the Crown (VIDEO)

Crusades Practice Test #1

Crusades Practice Test #2

Crusades Practice Test #3

Rags to Riches Review

UNIT 3
Scottish Wars of Independence

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3.0 Introduction

3.1 Baliol and Bruce

3.2 William Wallace

3.3 Battle of Stirling Bridge

3.4 Battle of Falkirk

3.5 Conclusion

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
Scotland's Politics

3.0 Synthesis & Short Answer

History vs. Hollywood: Braveheart

Citing Websites in MLA

Self-evaluation Rubric for Group Work

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BONUS ASSIGNMENTS
Map: Northern Europe (Blank)
Map: Northern Europe (Master)

Timeline Assignment

Scotland Historical Accuracy Assignment
Scotland Historical Accuracy Website

Media Literacy & History (PPT)

Hammer of the Scots

S.W.I. Practice Exam #1

S.W.I. Practice Test #2

Online Crossword Review

Rags to Riches Review

SCOTLAND POWERPOINTS
Scottish & English Comparison
Stirling & Falkirk
Results of the War

UNIT 4
Hundred Years' War

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4.0 Introduction

4.1 Edwardian Phase

4.2 Caroline Phase

4.3 Lancastrian Phase

4.4 Joan of Arc

4.5 Conclusion

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
France's Politics

4.0 Synthesis & Short Answer

Self-evaluation Rubric for Group Work

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BONUS ASSIGNMENTS
Map: Phases of the War
Edwardian Phase
Caroline Phase
Lancastrian Phase 1415
Lancastrian Phase 1429

Timeline Assignment
100 Years' War: Timeline & Resource

Historical Narrative (PPT)
Making Assumptions About History Assignment


Joan of Arc

Hundred Years' War Practice Test #1

Hundred Years' War Practice Test #2

Rags to Riches Review

Hundred Years' War Powerpoint

MIDTERM EXAM


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UNIT 5
The Renaissance

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5.0 Introduction

5.1 Why Italy?

5.2 An Ongoing Revolution

5.3 Renaissance Accomplishments

Sub-Readings for Unit 5
Borgia and de Medici
Leonardo da Vinci
Desiderius Erasmus
Johanne Gutenberg
Marguerite de Navarre
Michelangelo
Andreas Vesalius
William of Ockham

 

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
Renaissance Revolution

5.0 Synthesis & Short Answer

Self-evaluation Rubric for Group Work

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BONUS ASSIGNMENTS
Renaissance Philosophy

 

5.0 Introducing the Renaissance (PPT)

 

 

 

Renaissance Practice Test #1

Renaissance Practice Test #2

Renaissance Battleship Game

THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY


Research Essay Teacher
(PPT)

Research Essay Student (PDF)

UNIT 6
The Reformation

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6.0 Introduction

6.1 Overview of the Reformation

6.2 Germany and Lutheranism

6.3 The French Wars of Religion

6.4 The Thirty Years' War

6.5 The Reformation Conclusion

Sub-Readings for Unit 6
The Black Death
Catherine de Medici
Counter Reformation
Henry of Navarre
Jeanne d'Albret
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Rationalism (Peter Abelard)

 

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
The Protestant Reformation Information Sheet

6.0 Synthesis & Short Answers

 

6.0 Literacy Transforms Society (PPT)

6.0 Realpolitik PowerPoint (PPT)

6.0 Argument from Authority (PPT)

Protestant Reformation Video

French Wars of Religion

Thirty Years' War

Reformation Practice Test #1

UNIT 7
The Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

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Chapter 17 of World History text (read pages 400-409)

How to Solve a Problem Scientifically

Scientific Revolution Reading

Age of Enlightenment Reading

Section 7: Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Exam Outline
 

Falsifiability and Scientific Thinking

The Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Method

Turning Points in History

Scientific Rev. & Enlight. Practice Test

Science and Enlightenment Review

 

FINAL EXAM
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