Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Mid Semester Study Guide

Identify the following:

Petition of Right; Rene Descartes; Declaration of the rights of Man and the Citizen; English Utilitarianism; Results of the Black Death; Reason for French defeat in 100 years war; Voltaire; achievements of Jacobins; Peace of Utrecht; members of Estates General; open-field ag. system; Peace of Augsburg; July Revolution in France (post French Rev); Conciliarists; Why “Great Fear” began???; reason for absolute monarchy pre-1789; causes of French Rev; Jacquerie movement; Peace of Westphalia; Edmund Burke’s ideas on the French Rev; Why did King Louis XVI call the Estates-General; “Diplomatic Revolution” of 1756; Junkers support?; Sans-culottes; Levelers; chronology of French Rev.

Study notes on line, especially French Rev.

See you Friday!!!

APEURO Mid Semester Study Guide

The following are topics which will be covered on the mid-term exam:

Petition of Right; Rene Descartes; Declaration of the rights of Man and the Citizen; English Utilitarianism; Results of the Black Death; Reason for French defeat in 100 years war; Voltaire; achievements of Jacobins; Peace of Utrecht; members of Estates General; open-field ag. system; Peace of Augsburg; July Revolution in France (post French Rev); Conciliarists; Why “Great Fear” began???; reason for decline in absolute monarchy pre-1789; causes of French Rev; Jacquerie movement; Peace of Westphalia; Edmund Burke’s ideas on the French Rev; Why did King Louis XVI call the Estates-General; “Diplomatic Revolution” of 1756; Junkers support?; Sans-culottes; Levelers; chronology of French Rev;



--I highly recommend looking at my French Revolution notes on-line.

--Find the answers from notes, classmates, internet.

See you on Friday at 9:30am.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

1st Semester Study Guide

I will have your study guide on-line by tomorrow evening.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

8th Extra Credit Opportunity

The first 5 students to answer the following questions by 8am November 15th will receive 10 points.

1. List the Stuart dynasty monarchs.
2. Why was James II removed as King of England?
3. What is the time frame of the English Civil War?
4. What dynasty will replace the Stuart dynasty in England?
5. What was the purpose of the Claredan Code?
6. Which part of the Claredan Code made the use of the Book of Common Prayer compulsory in religious service?

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

5th Extra Credit Opportunity--Ready Hayley???

Answer the following questions by 8am on Nov. 14th and receive 10 points.

1. What King of England will dismiss Parliament which leads to the English Civil War?
2. What is the name give when the King brings Parliament back into session from April 13th - May 5th?
3. What was the name given to the English Parliament during the time period 1640 - 1649?
4. Which English king will be brought to power after the Glorious Revolution?
5. What is meant by the term regicide?
6. What famous English document comes out of the Glorious Revolution?

Monday, November 12, 2007

4th Extra Credit Opportunity

Answer the following questions by 8am, November 13th and receive 10 points.

1. Which North American war between 1710 - 1713 will France and Spain lose land to England?
2. Which enlightened despot will modernized the Prussian bureaucracy and civil service and promoted religious toleration throughout his realm?
3. Who will be the first king of Prussia from1701–13?
4. In what year will the Hohenzollern finally be unified creating a unified Germany?
5. Who will be the King of Prussia when Germany unifies?

Sunday, November 4, 2007

3rd Extra Credit opportunity

Answer the following questions by 8am November 5th and receive 10 extra credit points.

1. At what age did Louis XIV accend to the throne of France?

2. After who's death did Louis XIV feel that now he could rule France as an absolute leader?

3. What famous palace was build outside of Paris by Louis XIV to conduct French business?

4. Why did Louis XIV move the throne out side of Paris?

5. How long was Louis XIV's reign?

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Extra Credit Opportunity

Identify the following paintings and artists. First 5 students to answer via comment section by 8:00am November 1st.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

1st Extra Credit Chance

Answer the following five questions by clicking on the comment section at the bottem of the questions. 1st three students to answer the questions correctly will receive 10 extra credit points. This expires at 7:30am October 25th.

1. Who was the HRE during most of the Thirty Years War?
2. What was the time period for the Thirty Years War?
3. Where was most of the Thirty Years War fought?
4. What was the famous German commander who was responsible for victories during the Bohemian and Dutch phases of the war? He was eventually assassinated.
5. How had the Thirty Years War changed by the last phase?

Welcome

The purpose of this blog is to help APEURO students become successful on the APEURO test May 9, 2008.

Writing the DBQ

Purpose of the DBQ:
►The purpose of the DBQ is NOT to test your knowledge of the subject, but rather to evaluate your ability to practice the historian’s craft.
►You will be required to work WITH the documents and use them to answer a question.

Steps to answer the DBQ

1.Read carefully the question prompt and the historical background. Underline the tasks demanded and the terms which are unique to the question.
2.Read the documents carefully.
a. Make sure that you understand the content of the document.
b. What is the author’s point of view (POV). Bias???
--Point of view is both indicated and discussed form several angles.
c. Where is the tension?
--Are there people from the same place with differing point of view?
--e.g. Is a Frenchman critiquing the French or is it an Englishman? Which is biased, which has great knowledge?
d. What is the origin of the document?
e. Is the document valid or is it hearsay?
f. If time, gender or age were changed would the person be saying the same thing?
3.You should strive to use all of the documents.
4.Don’t create a laundry list of documents.
--Strive to IMPOSE order on the documents.
--Find groupings for the documents. Can they be organized into a format?
--What is the OVERALL picture presented by the documents.
5.Your essay should be an ANALYSIS of the documents and their content.
a. The essay contains a thesis which divides your answer into categories.
b. The documents are used as evidence to support your thesis.
c. Make frequent reference to the terms of the question.

Literary Concerns

1.The essay has an adequate introducation/thesis in which the time frame is noted.
2.The thesis provides an answer to the question and divides the answer into categories (groups). 3.You have not referred to yourself in the essay and you have not told the readers what they are “going to learn”.
4.ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION have been answered.
5.Base all of your comments on the documents, NOT on outside information. Outside information may be used to enhance understanding, but it must not be the basis of your argument.


Free Response Question

Steps to Answering FRQ:
1.Read the Question (see handout)
2.Re-Read the Question.
3.List outside information and organize into an outline.
4.Re-Read the Question
5.Write!!!

Before You Begin
1.Figure out what the question is asking. Is there a time period which the essays addresses?
2.Create an outline of information (facts) that can be used in your essay.
3.Place your facts into chronological order.
4.Organize your paragraphs.
Always Remember:
Answer The Question!!!

How To Write Your 1st Paragraph
1.Write an introductory sentence to the topic (Story to intro your thesis).
2.Answer The Question (thesis statement)
3.Support your answer (thesis) with the why’s (topics to discuss in essay).

Essay Format

1st Paragraph – Introduction
Includes motivator (background info.), thesis, and blueprint (contains the 3 elements—topics for discussion).
2nd Paragraph
Topic sentence relating to element 1
Specific support relating to items A & B
Concluding sentence that relates back to the topic sentence.
3rd Paragraph
Topic sentence relating to element 2
Specific support relating to items A & B
Concluding sentence that relates back to the topic sentence.
4th Paragraph
Topic sentence relating to element 3
Specific support relating to items A & B
Concluding sentence that relates back to the topic sentence.
5th paragraph
Conclusion—reworded thesis and clincher (goes forward).