World History (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Lynda Escalante
- Term
- 2019 - 2020
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Welcome to World History and Geography!
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Past Assignments
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Compare and Contrast Scientific Revolution Scientists
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Scientific Revolution Article Reading
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Scientific Revolution Interactive Presentation
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Chapter 10 Lesson 3 Quiz
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VAPA Portfolio
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History of the Renaissance Presentation and Questions
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Chapter 10 Lesson 2 Quiz
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Italian Renaissance Worksheet
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Renaissance Loom Presentation with Questions.
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Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Quiz
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Plague Doctor Worksheet with Questions
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Samuel’s Pepys Diary Worksheet
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Plague in London Presentation
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The Castle Project will now be a Google Slides presentation. Use the Castle Project Google Slides Template under my documents in Schoology and edit to complete your project. I have attached student examples of the project.
To Turn in Assignment: Once your have completed the project, using the Google Slides Template, click submit on Schoology.
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The year is A.D. 1000 and southern Germany—your home—is at war. The local lord has called upon his best knights to defend his castle. You have honored your word as a knight, and hurry to the castle hall. "My faithful knights," the lord says, "I need you to propose a plan for defending my castle. I also need to know the enemy's methods of attack. I am counting on you!" You quickly begin working on a plan.
You will research both the strategies for defending a castle and the methods of attack. Then, you will present your plan to the manor lord using Google Slides.
Project Includes:
1. Create a power point or poster presentation on strategies of how to defend a castle and the methods of attack.
Slides must address the following:
· Introduction: Who needs to be defended in the castle? Why the castle is under attack? How the attack began and a general description of the castle’s current situation?
· Castle Construction: Why build a castle? Parts of the castle.
· Castle Defense: A detailed description with illustrations of at least 5 parts of the castle that play a role in its defense. A detailed description of at least three defense activities performed by people in the castle.
· Castle Attack: A detailed description of at least three possible methods of attack your enemy might use with at least three illustrations.
· Knights: What is the role of the knight?
· Work Cited: List websites and resources used.
2. Castle Diorama 50 points Extra Credit: Design a castle for the Manor Lord. Label 6-10 parts of a castle with a 2-3 sentences description for each part. Include a picture of your castle in your Google Slides and a video of how it was made.
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1. What is the plague?
2. What caused it?
3. How many plague pandemics have happened in history?
4. What were the causes for the spread of the first and second plague?
5. What led to the treatment and prevention of the plague?
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1. How did the plague start?
2. Look at the map showing the Black Plague in Europe during the 1300s.
a). According to the map, where did the plague originate?
b). How do you think that the plague spread so far in such a short time?
3. What were the symptoms of the plague?
4. What was the gruesome truth behind the Ring around the Rosie nursery rhyme?
5. Why do you think the medieval doctor costume worked?
6. According to the medieval doctors primary sources, What were the theories of what was causing the plague?
7. How many people died from the plague?
8. How do you think the plague affected the feudal manor system (medieval political system)?
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1. What is the Black Death?
2. What caused the Black Death?
3. What were the consequences?
4. How useful do you think these medieval cures actually were?
5. Did they help at all or were they more harmful?
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Directions: Go through the presentation on "Manor and Town Life", then answer the questions below on Schoology.
1. How many people in Medieval Europe lived on farmland?
2. What made towns flourish?
3. What is a guild?
4. What did a guild provide people?
5. Describe a medieval town.
6. Who did peasants have to pay in order to have their corn ground at the Lord's mill?
7. What is the purpose of the guild?
8. Where did serfs spend most of their working hours?
9.In your opinion, how did the manor differ from a medieval town?
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Directions: Watch the video, "Manorialism" and answer the questions below. Submit on Schoology.
1. What is manorialism?
2. List some things that a manor would need to be self-sufficient.
3. How is manorialism connected to feudalism?
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Go through the attached presentation and answer the following questions:
1. What is a knight?
2. What were the steps to becoming a knight?
3. What was the Code of Chivalry?
4. What are some characteristics of Chivalry?
5. What were some of the weapons and armor the knights used?
6. What were some of the games knights participated in?
7. What else were knights expected to do?
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Directions: Write a one page journal entry of one day in a 7-day journey from
the view point of a camel. Consider the heavy burden the camel carries,
and the difficult environmental conditions.