SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for May.31 or June 1, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Regarding Prince Henry the Navigator (p. 511),
a. what European country was he from?
b. what did he sponsor?
c. who would go and study at his school?
2. Regarding European cartography (p. 516-517),
a. what did European explorers focus on before Columbus’ voyages?
b. what did maps of the 1500s show on them?
c. because of the exploration of Amerigo Vespucci, what continents were
named by using his name?
d. what is the name of the primary source that was published with information
about the explorations of Vespucci?
3. About the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (p. 512),
a. describe his travel route along the African coast?
b. what year did Dias do his traveling along the African coast?
4. About the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (p. 512),
a. describe his travel route?
b. what year did he accomplish his exploration?
5. Concerning the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (p. 515),
a. who sponsored him?
b. what was his goal?
c. how did he get his ships into the Pacific Ocean?
d. what happened to him? Include what happened and where it happened.
6. About English and French explorers (p. 516),
a. what was the Northwest Passage that they were trying to find?
b. what did John Cabot find and claim for England?
c. what did Jacques Cartier do?
c. did these explorers find the Northwest Passage?
7. Regarding capitalism and mercantilism (p. 525),
a. what was a chartered company?
b. what did colonies provide their home countries?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for May.23, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Regarding the geocentric theory (497),
a. what famous thinker developed this theory?
b. what does the theory say about the universe?
c. how did astronomer Ptolemy explain the movements of the moon and stars?
d. was this theory of the universe correct?
2. Regarding Greek mathematics studied by Renaissance scientists (p. 498),
a. how did Pythagoras describe how the universe was formed?
b. why was Euclid important?
3. About Greek medicine studied by Renaissance doctors (p. 498),
a. what did Hippocrates suggest as a way to diagnose diseases?
b. what did Galen dissect to learn about the anatomy of living things?
c. what did people believe was in arteries before Galen’s dissections?
4. About new scientific theories of the universe (p. 503),
a. what Polish astronomer challenged the geocentric theory?
b. what did the Polish astronomer say about how the stars, earth, and plants moved?
c. what did German astronomy Johannes Kepler say about the orbits of planets?
5. Concerning the Italian scientist Galileo (p. 504),
a. how did he make the observations that supported the ideas of Copernicus?
b. what did the Catholic Church leaders accept that was different from Galileo?
c. What did Church leaders get Galileo to do?
6. Concerning the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton’s discoveries (p. 504),
a. what keeps planets revolving around the sun?
b. since the force he discovered affected all physical objects, what was his theory
eventually called?
7. From the efforts of the Englishman Sir Francis Bacon (p. 506),
a. what did he say scientists should use in place of abstract reasoning to understand
the world?
b. since a hypothesis was an unproved assumption about a subject, what was to be
done with the hypothesis?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for May.9, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Because of the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas (p. 472),
a. what did peasants believe that led them to use Luther’s ideas to justify revolting
to get better wages and living conditions?
b. what happened in the year 1555 after the Lutheran princes made war against
the Holy Roman emperor?
2. Because of John Calvin, a French Christian reformer (p. 472),
a. what new type of Protestantism was started?
b. what did the word predestination come to mean in Protestantism?
3. Regarding Christianity in England (p. 472),
a. how did the Reformation start in England?
b. what are the two names of the church started by King Henry VIII?
c. what were the beliefs of those who were a part of the church started by
King Henry VIII?
4. About William Tyndale, a Christian reformer (p. 473),
a. what kind of translation did he work on?
b. what happened to him?
5. About the Council of Trent (p. 473),
a. When did it meet?
b. Who met?
c. Why did the council meet?
6. About Ignatius of Loyola (p. 474),
a. what religious order did he form in the early 1530s?
b. why was the religious order he created like a military unit?
c. what did Ignatius’ religious order spread and support?
7. About books and the pope of the Catholic Church (p. 475),
a. what kind of list did the pope want Catholic officials to make?
b. what did the pope tell bishops to collect throughout Europe?


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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for May.2, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. About French popes (p. 461),
a. what did the French king do in 1305 A.D?
b. what did Pope Clement V do?
c. what did Europeans outside of France and many Church officials feel about the
French king?
2. About the struggle for power in the Catholic Church (p. 462),
a. what were the two centers of power in the Church?
b. what happened in 1378 A.D?
c. what did two different popes do during the Great Schism?
3. About healing the Catholic Church (p. 462),
a. what did the Holy Roman Emperor do in 1414 A.D?
b. What did Church officials decide to do about two popes?
c. What did Pope Martin V do?
4. About criticisms of the Catholic Church (p. 463),
a. what did many Europeans outside of Italy dislike paying to the Church?
b. what did the Church not pay?
c. what did the Church allow people to believe and critics of the Church did
not like?
d. What did critics of the Church not like about how the Church spent money?
5. About Desiderius Erasmus (p. 463),
a. what did Erasmus say was neglected by the Church?
b. what did Erasmus say about reformers of the Church?
6. About the Church reformer Martin Luther (p. 464)
a. what did he vow to become after a life-threatening event?
b. what did Luther believe was the only way to be saved from God’s punishment?
c. what idea about salvation did he question?
d. what is the title for Luther’s written disputes with the Catholic Church?
7. What is the origin of the word “Protestant?” p. 465

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Apr.25, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Use the information under the heading “The Renaissance Spirit” on page 450.
a. What were two principles of humanism?
b. What machine helped spread Renaissance ideas?
c. What did Renaissance ideas lead people to do?
2. About the printing press on page 449,
a. what kind of Chinese technology was used to help build a printing press in Europe?
b. what kind of printing press was Johann Gutenberg able to invent?
c. what did Guttenberg print in 1455 A.D?
3. Using page 446,
a. What was the difference between government in Italy and government in
France and England?
b. Why did kings in England and France financially support artists and writers?
4. In the paragraph under “Cultural Interaction” on page 446,
a. Why did Italian artists flee to northern Europe and share their new Renaissance
styles and techniques?
b. What did artists in northern Europe do?
5. The German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer created “woodcuts.”
a. What was the name of his woodcut of 1498 A.D?
b. His woodcut showed death, war, plague, and famine. What was the source he used
to make this woodcut?
6. About some Renaissance advances on page 448,
a. what happened with mathematics?
b. what greater understanding was made about the earth’s surface?
c. what was done to maps with better understanding of the world about Europe?
7. About the printing press of Johann Gutenberg (p. 449),
a. how did it help spread new ideas more quickly than before its creation?
b. how does the word “vernacular” relate to the Gutenberg printing press?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Apr.18, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Cities like Florence, Venice, and Milan became ideal locations for creating new
styles and spreading Renaissance ideas. (p. 436)
a. What did Italian artists and writers not have to do?
b. What was the relationship between trade routes and northern Italy?
c. What did Italian cities become?
d. What did ideal locations for Italian cities allow to happen?
2. Merchants and the ruling class became involved with influential artists and writers
in Italian cities like Florence.
a. What did the ruling class do that helped Florence city to produce influential
artists and writers? (p. 436)
b. What did the Medici family do as patrons of the arts? (p. 437)
3. Regarding art and literature (p. 437),
a. What was the subject of art and literature in the Middle Ages?
b. How did Renaissance artists portray the subjects in their work?
4. Why did the Renaissance benefit mainly the upper class? p. 440
5. Write a definition for the phrase “Renaissance Man.” p. 440
6. What did wealthy women mainly do during the Renaissance? p. 440
7. What did not reach the poor in Italian cities during the Renaissance? p. 441

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Apr.11, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Regarding trade in Europe (p. 430),
a. What were the Silk Roads?
b. Why were the Silk Roads not being used after the fall of Rome?
c. What brought security to the region that included the Silk Roads?
d. What happened to trade after the Silk Roads were reopened?
2. Regarding Marco Polo (p. 430, 431),
a. Who was Marco Polo?
b. How did Polo get to China?
c. What goods were Europeans exposed to with news of Marco Polo’s successful
journey to China?
d. What ideas were Europeans exposed to with news of Marco Polo’s successful
journey to China?
3. About classical learning (p. 432),
a. Why did education decline in Europe?
b. To gain greater knowledge, what did Europeans eventually begin to study?
4. About humanism (p. 432),
a. What is humanism?
b. What started the movement called humanism?
c. What was the goal of humanism?
5. About the Italian called Petrarch (p. 432),
a. Who was Petrarch?
b. What was he among the first to do?
c. What did he search for to restore?
d. Where did Petrarch find some of his items of interest?
6. About humanist ideas (p. 432),
a. What does the first sentence under “Humanist Thought” read was stressed as
important to those that thought like humanists?
b. What did people and the Church of the Middle Ages usually stress as important?
c. Though humanists said that a Christian lifestyle was important, what did these
thinkers challenge people to do?
7. Using the reading under the red textbook heading “A New Age of Creativity” (p. 433),
a. What did humanism strengthen?
b. Where did the strengthening effect of Humanism start?
c. What is the name for a new social movement, in part started by humanism, that
spread across Europe and signaled the end of the Middle Ages?

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A South America map was started before the Spring Break and is due the first week after it. The attached document is the rubric that shows what must be on the map.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Mar. 21, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1.Describe the geography where the Inca lived. p. 409
a. What mountains did the Inca use to create a home?
b. What kind of forest was present?
c. Where did the Inca create their capital city called Cuzco?
2. About the effects of geography on the Incan empire (p. 410),
a. how many miles long was the empire along the west coast of South America?
b. what were two reasons for the Inca building cities with small populations?
3. Regarding how the Inca unified the lands and peoples of their empire (p. 410),
a. what did the Inca allow conquered people to do?
b. what were the people required to worship?
c. what were the people required to speak?
4. About daily life of the Inca (p. 411),
a. why was farming difficult?
b. Describe the two ways that the Inca were able to get the most out of their
land to do farming?
5. To improve communication in the Inca empire (p. 411),
a. what work did people do for a few days each year?
b. what did runners called chasquis do?
6. Discuss the religious beliefs of the Inca. p. 412,
a. Why did the Inca believe the emperor was the son of Inti, the god of the sun,
their most important god?
b. What was the purpose of animal and human sacrifice?
7. Describe the differences or similarities between the fall of the Inca and the fall
of the Aztec. pages 400 and 413.
a. When did the Spanish arrive in each place?
b. How did each emperor die?
c. What problem did the Aztec and Inca emperors have before the Spanish
arrived?
d. What showed the end of each empire?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Mar. 14, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1.Decribe the ways that the Aztecs adapted to the land around their city called
Tenochtitlan. p. 398.
a. chinampas
1) What were they?; What did they do?; Why were they built?
b. canals
1) What did they do?; Why were they built?
c. bridges and causeways
1) What did they do?
2. Regarding the Aztecs building an empire (p. 398),
a. with whom did they make alliances?
b. what did they use warrior skills to do?
c. what were the boundaries of the Aztec empire?
d. how may people lived in the empire?
e. what kind of tribute did the Aztecs receive?
3. What does the textbook read about the activities of men and women, boys and
girls? p. 399
4. About the Aztec religion (p. 399),
a. from what class did the priests come from?
b. what did the priests do with a calendar?
c. what did families do at home?
5. About Aztec warfare (p. 400),
a. describe warrior training.
b. what would happen to people in an enemy village who were not warriors?
c. what would be done with captured enemy warriors?
6. Discuss the architecture of the Aztecs. p. 401
a. What did the Spanish build over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan?
b. What Aztec building remains today from a discovery by Archaeologists?
7. Regarding the Spanish success over the Aztec empire (p. 400),
a. what was a sign of the end of the Aztec empire?
b. what did European diseases do?
c. what equipment did the Spanish have?
d. what did rebels do?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Mar. 7, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Regarding the four Mayan social classes (p. 383),
a. what were the duties of kings, nobles, and peasants.
b. who became slaves?
2. What were the three techniques used by Mayan farmers to grow crops? p. 383-383
3. About the Mayan religious beliefs (p. 383),
a. how did the Maya get help from their gods?
b. what was sacrificed?
c. what did the Maya expect their kings to do?
d. how did the Maya think about the afterlife?
4. Discuss the architecture of the Mayans. (p. 383, 384)
a. Where did ruler-priests perform their religious ceremonies?
b. What were four kinds of architecture within Mayan cities?
c. Explain the use of the stone monuments called steles.
d. How did the Maya decorate the walls of buildings?
5. About the Mayan kings (pages 384-385),
a. who governed each city?
b. Why would a king declare war on a neighboring city?
c. If a king won a war, what were two advantages would he gain?
d. What is one reason for King Pacal II becoming one of the greatest Mayan kings?
6. About the Mayan mathematical system (p. 385, 387),
a. what number was this system based upon?
b. what symbols were used to make zero, one, and five?
c. what advances were made using mathematics?
7. Discuss the mysterious downfall of the Maya. p. 386
a. What happened to the cities and population at the beginning of the 800s A.D?
b. What are four possible reasons for this mysterious downfall?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Feb. 28, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. About the geography of Mesoamerica,
a. what happens to the temperature of the air when the elevation increases? p. 368
b. as elevation changes, what happens to climate and growing conditions? p. 368
c. describe the climate and land use at 3000 feet. (Use the chart on p. 369.)
2. About how Mesoamericans used local resources to make things (p. 369),
a. what was made with quetzal feathers?
b. what was made with seashells?
c. what was made with shark’s teeth?
d. what was made with obsidian?
e. what was made with jade?
3. About slash-and-burn-agriculture (p. 370),
a. how did farmers clear land?
b. what did the farmers do to the trees?
c. what did the farmers do with the ashes?
d. what did the farmers do after a few years of using a piece of land?
4. About the geography and trade of Mesoamerica (pages 370-371),
a. what could be found along the coast?
b. what could be found in the mountains?
c. what two kinds of water were used for dugout canoes by Mesoamericans?
d. why did Mesoamericans have to carry goods on their backs?
5. About the Olmec (p. 373),
a. where did the Olmec people live?
b. what did the Olmec create for the first time in Mesoamerica?
6. With productive land (p. 373),
a. why did the Olmec realize that the flat lands near rivers were good for
growing food?
b. what happened to the population with a steady food supply?
c. what permitted a division of labor (labor specialization)?
d. what happened to cities?
7. The Olmec civilization is called a mother culture, which was a culture that influenced
other groups of people. What were the names of three groups of people that the
Olmec culture shaped? p. 377

The National History Day Project is due
March 2 for Period 2, 6
March 3 for Period 1,3,5

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Feb. 22 or 23, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Explain common law. p. 341
a. What was common law?
b. What did royal judges do for England’s legal system?
2. Respond to the “document-based question” at the bottom of page 342.
a. What six actions did the Magna Carta declare should not happen to a free man
except by a lawful judgment of equals or by the law of the land?
3. What did King Henry II of England do that was significant for the English
government? p. 341
4. Write about King John of England. p. 342
a. What did wars fought by King John do to England?
b. What was the complaint of England’s nobility?
c. How did England’s nobility list the rights they wanted?
d. What did England’s nobility force King John to do in 1215 A.D?
5. Explain England’s parliament. p. 343
a. What were the names of the two portions?
b. What happened to the king’s power when parliament was able to control the
collection of taxes?
c. When parliament was able to introduce and pass laws, what could the king not do?
6. The textbook reads that habeas corpus was a legal protection that began in
England of the Middle Ages. p. 344
a. What did habeas corpus protect?
b. In a modern court, what does habeas corpus require police to do when a person
is arrested and put in jail.
7. The textbook reads about voting in England and the United States. p. 345
a. Who could not vote for members of the English Parliament until the 1800s?
b. Who could not vote in the United States until 1920 A.D?
c. Who were effectively prevented from voting in the United States into the 1960s
A.D?

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Feb. 14, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Write about the details of the bubonic plague. pages 333-334.
a. What were the symptoms of the disease?
b. Explain the geographical spread of the disease. Read the “Spread of the Plague”
at the top of page 334.
c. What effect did the plague have on labor?
d. What happened to feudalism because of the plague’s effect on labor?
2. Write the standard for the bubonic plague. It is at the bottom of page 332.
Include the number of the standard.
3. What were the causes for the Hundred Years’ War? p. 335
a. What did England claim?
b. What was France supporting?
c. What was the debate about the English Channel?
d. What did the king of France do that started the fighting?
e. What did the English king claim to be?
4. What is the story of Joan of Arc? p. 335.
a. What was her social status in the social pyramid? (see p. 296 to help you.)
b. Where did she live?
c. What religion was she a part of?
d. What was her age when she claimed to have visions?
e. What were the visions telling her?
f. What did Charles do to Joan when he believed her visions?
g. What did Joan do in May 1429?
h. What happened to Joan after she was captured by the English?
5. What weapons could easily defeat knights? p. 336
6. Write about the increasing importance of towns in Europe. To help you do this,
read “Social and Political Structures” on p. 336.
a. Where did people move to as trade and towns grew?
b. What did stability do for towns?
c. Who provided the stability?
d. What did towns support?
e. The French monarchy became an example of something after the Hundred
Years’ War. What was that example?
7. At the bottom of p. 336, there is a graphic organizer (a table of facts) labeled “Europe
in Transition.” During Medieval (Middle Ages) Europe, what was the status of
monarchies (kings), nobility, and the common people (like peasants and merchants)?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Feb. 7 or 8, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. During the first Crusade,
a. what happened to many of the Crusaders? p. 328
b. what did Christian forces do with the land they conquered in Palestine? p. 328
2. Who was Salah-al-Din (Saladin)? Use the information under the red title “Saladin’s
Rise to Power”, p. 329, to answer the questions.
a. The Syrian army defended Egypt against the Crusaders. What did Saladin do in
Egypt after the war?
b. What did Saladin’s forces do when they attacked the Crusaders?
3. Write about the third Crusade. p. 329
a. Why did English King Richard the Lion-Hearted become the leader of the
Crusaders?
b. What did the truce between Saladin and King Richard do for Muslims and Christians
in 1192 A.D?
4. Write about the fourth Crusade. p. 329
a. What did the Crusaders do to pay Italian traders who helped transport them
eastward to Palestine after Saladin and King Richard’s truce ended?
b. What did the Crusaders do to put an ally in charge of the Byzantine Empire?
c. What happened to the Byzantine Empire after the fourth Crusade?
5. One effect from the Crusades was increased European contact and trade with people
of the Eastern Mediterranean where Constantinople was located. Look for information
under “The Effects of the Crusades” on page 330.
a. What did increased trade do for towns?
b. What did increased trade do for merchants?
6. Write about the Muslims and the Iberian Peninsula. The information is under the red
title “The Reconquista.” p. 330
a. What did the Muslims do in the 700s A.D?
b. What happened to the Muslims on the Iberian Peninsula during the 1000s A.D?
7. Write about how the Europeans unified Spain during the Reconquista. The information
is under the red title “The Reconquista.” p. 330
a. What did Ferdinand and Isabella’s armies do to cities?
b. What did the Church court do to unify Spain?

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SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
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Title for your work: Homework for Jan. 31, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Political changes were happening to kings and the Catholic Church during
feudalism in Europe.
a. What were kings in France and England doing? p. 321
b. What were the Catholic Church and kings trying to do? p. 321
2. How was the work of the clergy related to the nobles (political ties)? p. 322
a. What were some bishops doing besides church work?
b. Where did nobles and clergy go together?
c. What did priests keep in each parish for monarchs?
3. The textbook reads that there was a conflict between Pope Gregory VII and
Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor said that he had
the authority to appoint people to a clergy job. The pope said the emperor did
not have the authority to appoint anyone to a clergy job. The emperor ignored
the instructions of the pope.
a. What did the pope do about the emperor’s membership in the Catholic
Church? p. 323
b. What did the pope tell the subjects of Emperor Henry? p. 323
4. During the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV, the emperor
asked the pope for forgiveness. What did the emperor do to get forgiveness from
the pope so the emperor could become part of the Catholic Church again and
regain his title and control over his subjects? p. 323
5. Contrast the religious orders called monks, nuns, and friars. p. 324
6. The textbook explains how the Catholic Church was connected to education in
Europe. Answer the following questions to understand the connections. p. 324
a. Who were the students of the schools in the Catholic cathedral schools?
b. What did the cathedral schools expand into?
c. What did teachers teach to students?
d. What did Church scholars do with the Greek texts obtained from Muslim Scholars?
7. The textbook reads about the life of an Italian priest called Thomas Aquinas. p. 325
a. Who’s writings did he study?
b. What did he say could exist in harmony?
c. What did he synthesize (combine)?

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Parents,

your student was given a National History Day project to work on during the winter break.
The project is not due February 1 or 2, but a review of the progress will be done in class.

This is a major 50 point plus assignment that has several steps to complete and a lot of research to do at the library and on the internet. If your student does not have a library card, get one. Ask your student about the details of the assignment. There were several handouts given to help do this project.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Jan. 25 or 26, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.


1. Land held by a noble became the center of most economic activity during the Middle
Ages. Explain. p. 299
a. What was the problem with a central government?
b. Because of the problem of the central government, what does the textbook read
about warfare and politics in Europe during the Middle Ages?
c. What did Europe become in the Middle Ages?
d. What happened to trade in Europe during the Middle Ages?
2. Life on a manor had a powerful effect on the European economy of the Middle
Ages. Explain. p. 300
a. What was the manor land able to provide people who lived on the land?
b. How much human activity was done on the manor land?
c. How many people left the manor?
3. How did the geography of Europe help manors to become self- contained? Read
the section “Geography” at the top of page 300.
a Describe the rainfall, temperature, and other sources of water in Europe.
4. Besides the manors, there were also towns. Describe the physical environment of the
towns of the Middle Ages. p. 301
a. Describe the appearance of a town.
b. What was built at the center of a town?
5. Describe four expectations of knight’s who obeyed the code of honor called
chivalry. p. 301.
a. women and the weak?
b. the Catholic Church?
c. when something wrong was done to a person by another person on the manor land?
d. during a battle?
6. Describe the capture of a castle. p. 301
a. tools?
b. What was a siege?
c. What was the purpose of a siege?
7. Describe the game “knucklebones” played by young serfs. p. 304

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Jan. 18 or 19, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. What are the geographic features that make the natural boundaries of Europe?
(Include the kind of feature, its name, and where it is.) p. 292
2. There is a chart on page 293 that summarizes the changes in Europe after the fall of
the Western Roman Empire. Using the chart, write about Germanic kingdoms, villages,
learning, trade, and governments.
3. How did monasteries help spread (diffuse) Christianity in Europe? p. 295
4. Explain the process (steps) of the spread of Christianity through the group of people
called Franks. ( last paragraph on p. 293)
5. The textbook reads that Charlemagne helped to spread Christianity in Europe. One
way he was able to do this was in the creation of an empire in western Europe. Explain
how Charlemagne made and led his empire. (second paragraph under “The Rule of
Charlemagne”, p. 294)
6. Feudalism was about relationships between people that provided what the textbook
called “political order.” Describe the relationships of feudalism that helped produce this
order. Include the names of the groups and where they fit (above or below) with each
other. p. 296-297. READ FIRST!
7. Serfs, the textbook reads, worked on the land that belonged to a lord or vassal.
a. How did rain and weather help serfs grow food on this land? p. 292
b. Provide some examples of what was grown and where it was grown. p. 292

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Jan. 10, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Why did the daimyo
a. hire samurai? (p. 268)
b. fight among themselves? p. 268
2. Use the second paragraph under “Feudalism Begins in Japan”, p. 268 to do this
item.
As the power of the daimyo increased, what was the consequence for the
a. central government?
b. the society and the law (rules to obey)?
c. small landowners?
3. Explain the shogun. p. 268
a. What was a shogun?
b. What was the meaning of the word “shogun?”
c. What were the responsibilities of the first shogun?
d. What was a shogunate?
4. As fearsome warriors,
a. what did they vow to do? p. 268
b. what was their view (ideas) about death? p. 268
5. Complete the sentences to show that Samurai life involved two religions.
a. “The Samurai life was influenced by Shinto when they pledged _______________
________________________________________________________. p. 269
b. “An important part of the Samurai’s life was ___________ Buddhism. p. 269
6. Like in China, there were efforts to unify Japan. Use page 270 to show what each
military leader did to unify Japan.
a. What did Oda Nobunaga’s soldiers first use in Japan?
b. What was Toyotomi Hideyoshi able to accomplish with force and political alliances?
c. What did Tokugawa Leyasu begin that lasted until 1868?
7. Contrast Japan and China concerning foreigners.
a. What did the Japanese government do from the mid- 1600s to the 1850s? p. 271
b. What did the Chinese government do about foreigners when the Manchus
were in control? Use the last paragraph on page 242.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Jan. 3, 2011
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Write about the distinctive forms of Buddhism that developed in Japan. Include the
name of each form along with a brief description for each one. p. 257
2. Discuss Zen Buddhism in Japan. p. 258
Include:
a. what it focused upon.
b. what it did not focus upon.
c. what it emphasized.
d. what was not useful to the practice of Zen.
3. Learn about Japanese writing. p. 258
Include:
a. the use of Chinese characters.
b. the use of Japanese characters.
c. what language was related to the Japanese language.
4. Learn about the Tale of Genji. p. 259
Include:
a. the writer’s name.
b. the major character in the story.
c. the tale’s importance.
5. What is Haiku poetry? Explain how it was made. p. 260
6. How was noh drama performed for an audience? p. 258-259
7. Contrast. What were the themes (topics) of noh and kabuki drama? p. 258-259.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Dec. 13, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Find the chart on p. 252. Use it as an example to make your own chart about
Chinese influences on Japan. Include only the information about government and
agriculture.
2. Explain the advantages of geography for Japan. p. 251
3. In your own words, thoroughly explain the religion of Shinto. p. 252
4. Provide at least three details about Japanese clans. p. 252
5. How was Shinto a unifying force in Japan? p. 252
6. Discuss the emperors of Japan: who they were, where they came from, traditional
view of them, their relationship to military leaders and rivals. p. 253
7. Write four ways that Prince Shotoku helped introduce Chinese culture to Japan.
p. 253

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Dec. 6, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Who was Genghis Khan? Provide as many details as the book provides about his life.
p. 233
2. Use the reading on p. 234 to describe how the Mongols were able to take control of
all of China.
3. How did Kublai Khan rule China? Use the paragraph under “Learning to Rule”, p. 235,
and the first two paragraphs under “Maintaining Control”, p. 235.
4. Mongol control of China and Central Asia, called Mongol Ascendancy, helped create
busier and safer trade between China and other places. Thoroughly describe this land
and sea trade. p. 236
5. Other parts of the world learned about China from traders, missionaries, diplomats,
and other foreign visitors. Write about the visitor Marco Polo. p. 236-237. Be thorough.
6. Describe the actions of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang
(Hongwu). p. 239
7. Write some historical details about the Chinese overseas voyages. Use the chart at
the top of p. 241 and the content under “The Voyages of Zheng He” on p. 241.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

The attached file is a copy of the notes given in class for Quiz 13. If the student is absent, this copy can be used by the student to write notes in the students own words.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Nov. 29, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. What factors did the Tang Dynasty learn and use from the Sui Dynasty to make the
Tang Dynasty work? There are at least three factors. p. 223
2. Describe the use of two things that helped the Chinese government to work:
a. the bureaucracy (p. 224)
b. the law code (p. 224)
3. Explain how a Chinese became a scholar-official. p. 224
4. Provide details to explain the ways that helped China become the wealthiest and
most developed nation in the world. Be thorough in your answers. p. 225
a. New roads
b. Waterways
c. Technological developments
5. Explain the changes in Chinese commerce (trade). Your answer should include
information from the three paragraphs under “Changes in Commerce”, p. 227.
a. Using barges and cargo ships
b. Use of money
c. Merchants
6. Regarding the Golden Age of China under the heading “A Golden Age for Poetry
and Art”, p. 227
a. what were the topics within Chinese poetry?
b. what did artists produce and how did they do it?
7. Read the primary source at the top of page 228.
a. What did the emperor do to the scholar-official? The answer is two-fold.
b. What did the scholar-official say was the reason for the emperor’s decision?
c. What did the scholar-official say about his future?

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Nov. 15, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. The Han Dynasty fell in 220 A.D. (over 200 years before western Rome fell).
Describe the conditions of China after the end of the Han. There are at least
five events. p. 213
2. In a paragraph explain the six steps in the cycle of a Chinese dynasty. p. 218
3. The textbook reads that the practice of Confucianism changed when Chinese
blended Confucianism with the beliefs called Buddhism and Daoism. Explain the
ideas of this new Confucianism (neo-Confucianism) in your own words! p. 216
4. Who is Yang Jian, founder of the Sui Dynasty? Write a biography of this man in
one paragraph. Use the information under “The Sui Dynasty” on page 216.
5. The textbook reads that the Tang Dynasty continued what the Sui Dynasty started,
which was to reunify the Chinese after the fall of the Han Dynasty. The book also
reads that a man named Taizong started the Tang Dynasty. Write a biography of
this man in one paragraph. Use the information under “Tang Emperors” on
page 218.
6. The textbook reads that the woman Wu Zhao declared herself emperor during the
Tang Dynasty in 690 A.D. Write about three achievements of this Chinese. p. 218
7. The textbook reads of a third Chinese emperor of importance during the Tang
Dynasty. His name was Xuanzong. What occurred with art and literature during
his reign? p. 219


One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

A China map was started in class. A worksheet was also included to allow students time to practice measuring distances between city locations on the map. Both the map and the distance measure worksheet are expected to be done for Monday, 11/29.

The attached map distance worksheet and map rubric show what is expected of the students.

Students should review (study) all notes for quizzes 1 through 9. These notes are the basis for the first semester test (Test #1) for Chapters 2,3,4.

Test 1 will be given on Thrusday 11/18 for periods 1,3,5, and Friday 11/19 for periods 2,6.

Study (review) all Quiz 1-9 notes for Fall Test #1.

I am giving notes for this week (starting November 15) for absent students. These notes are for an in-class activity and for study. These notes are not for a quiz this week.The first test (Test #1) of the semester will be this week in place of a quiz.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Nov. 8 or 9, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. On p. 167, there is a primary source section. The source is from a Muslim traveler,
Ibn Battuta, who described Mali.
a. What did he see that led him to write that travelers to this land had nothing to
fear from robbers and or men of violence?
b. What was helping Mali to be a safe place? Look in the reading for clues.
2. Explain in your own words the decline and end of Mail because of internal problems.
Read “Internal Problems” on p. 166. Be thorough.
3. Explain in your own words the decline and end of Mali because of external problems.
Read “External Problems” on p. 167. Be thorough.
4. What were two actions that Askia Muhammad did to secure himself as the leader
of West Africa? p. 168.
5. How did Askia Muhammad organize the government of his West African empire of
Songhai? p. 168. Be thorough. Notice the similarity to what the Umayyad dynasty
and the Romans did to govern their land and people.
6. How did the Songhai empire collapse? p. 169. Be thorough.
7. The map on p. 175 shows the shape of Mali and the major cities. Notice that the
cities are near the Niger River. Use this map to make a simple drawing of Mali.
Include the shape, the Niger River, and the four cities of Koumbi Sali, Timbuktu,
Gao, and Djenne.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

The attached notes are for Quiz 11.

Periods 2 and 6 will do the quiz on 11/10 (Wed.)

Periods 1,3,5 wil do the quiz on 11/12 (Fri.)

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Nov. 01, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. What was the Niger River used for by the West Africans? There are at least four
answers. Read p. 157.
2. Your answer will be in two parts. First, describe the three major vegetation zones of
West Africa. Second, write about what resources the Africans could use in these
zones. Read pages 157-158 to help you.
3. Now that you know about the environment of West Africa, describe the trans-Saharan
trade in this land. Your answer should include who, what, where, and how about
this trade. p. 158
4. How did the place called Ghana become an empire? The answer will be found in
the three paragraphs under the red title, “The Foundations of the Empire”, p. 159.
Your answer should be comprehensive and include details from the three
paragraphs.
5. The textbook has information about the people (called Berbers) who traded with
the West Africans. Describe four characteristics of these Berbers. Read the first
paragraph under the red heading “Religious and Cultural Changes” on p. 159.
6. What did Berber traders bring to the West Africans? Read the last paragraph
on p. 159.
7. What changed in West Africa when the Arabic language came to West Africa? Read
page 160. Your answer should be comprehensive. One sentence will not answer
the question.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

A handdrawn Africa map is due. It is worth 41 points. The rubric is attached for parents to review student's work.

This week, I am including notes as part of the homework. Why? Note-taking is done in class, but those notes need to be studied. Also, even though the notes are porvided here, they should be copied in the student's own words to help with learning and retaining the information.

An Islamic Mobile project is due. It is worth 40 points. This work culminates studies in Chapters 3 and 4.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Oct. 25, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. From page 152, a textbook quote reads, “the population grew and became
wealthier.” Explain how this happened in West Africa. Read the section
labeled “Work” on p. 152.
2. Thinking question. How did labor specialization help people become wealthier?
Reread the section “Work” on page 152. The answer will involve ability, supply and
trade.
3. West Africans traded with North African Muslims. Describe what the West Africans
were able to get from the North Africans, and what the North Africans got from the
West Africans. p. 153
4. Read California Standard 7.4.5. After that, read the section labeled “The Oral Tradition
in West Africa” on pages 153-154. Now follow the instructions in the standard you
read by writing one paragraph.
5. Thinking question. Why do you think the griots used music in their stories? Do not
include any answers from #4. Review p. 153 to help you.
6. What were the responsibilities of West African kings? Write one paragraph and
be thorough. p. 153
7. Describe the relationship between West Africans and their ancestors. p. 153

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

A pre-read worksheet is due Nov 1. This worksheet is for Chapter 5. It was started in class.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Oct. 18, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

Note: this homework assignment covers part of Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 of Chapter 4.

1. Why did Muslim artists use plants, geometric shapes and calligraphy in their art?
p. 121
2. Explain some of the consequences of Muslims learning how to make paper from
the Chinese. p. 122
3. Explain how mathematics helped Muslims. There are two examples. p. 123
4. Why did the Fatimid faction challenge Abbasid rule? p. 124. Be thorough, since
there is more than one answer.
5. Write about two ways that Abd- al-Rahman and Abd al-Rahman III were different.
pages 131-132.
6. Explain a little about the Jewish experience in Muslim Spain. Your writing should
include answers to the following questions:
a. Why did Jews come to this land?
b. What kind of Jewish culture developed in this land?
c. What were some Jewish contributions in this land?
Use p. 136 to help you.
7. Why did al-Andalus decline? p. 137. Be thorough as there is more than one answer.
p. 137

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

The Five Pillars of Islam project is due on Monday the 25th of October.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Oct. 11, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

Note: this homework assignment covers Lesson 1 and part of Lesson 2 of Chapter 4.
Next week’s homework will cover part of Lesson 2 and Lesson 3.

1. Explain the expansion of Muslim rule. Include the names of the places where
Muslims took control. Also, write the two ways that the expansion was
accomplished. p. 113
2. How did Christians stop the Muslim advance into Europe? p. 114
3. How did the pilgrimage blend different cultures? p. 115
4. What happened to the Umayyad family? Include details from both paragraphs from
page 116.
5. The Abbasid family moved their capital to Baghdad just as the Umayyad family
moved their capital to Damascus. Why did the Abbasids move the capital? Include
at least two reasons. p. 120
6. The textbook reads that Baghdad became a prosperous capital city. Explain
how this prosperity was done. Include what was done to the city. Also
include the contributions of trade.
7. Analyze the chart at the top of page 121. Answer the following questions about
Muslim art.
a. What was allowed to become art?
b. What was not allowed to become art?
c. How was the art made?
d. Why was the art made?

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK

Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Oct. 04, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. Why did people become Muslims? p. 101
2. What do you think was the most important factor in the spread of Islam?
Also, Why was the factor you chose the most important? p. 100-101 may help you.
3. Why did Abu Bakr use military force to reunite people under Islam in Arabia? p. 100
4. The textbook reads that panic swept through the Muslim community in Arabia after
Muhammad’s death. Why? p. 99
5. Write three things that people said the Umayyad dynasty did wrong after they took
control of the Muslim community. p. 102
6. Write three ways that the “people of the book” were handled (treated) by Muslim
leaders. p. 101
7. On p. 100-101, the textbook reads that Muslims expanded their control outside
of Arabia. There was something about the Bedouins that helped this expansion
to happen. Write about what that “something” was that helped spread Islam. The
answer can be found somewhere in Lesson 1 of Chapter 3.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

Four assignments were announced due as of Thursday 10/7 or or Friday 10/8. All assignemtns were reviewed and final instructions were given. They are:
1. Desert Bloom story worksheet
2. Desert Bloom camel cut and glue worksheet
3. First 5-paragraph essay
4. A practice map distance measurement and averaging worksheet.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK

Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Sept. 27, 2010
Answer each item in complete sentences.

1. In one paragraph, explain the Hijrah (to include when it happened, who was
involved, what and why it happened, and what happened in the new town). p. 93
2. Muhammad was called a prophet because of his message to the Arab Bedouins.
How did Muhammad get the idea that there was only one God and other gods
must be rejected? p. 93
3. In one paragraph, explain what happened when Muhammad returned to Mecca
in 630 A.D. Include information from the two paragraphs under “Muhammad’s
Leadership” on p. 94.
4. Muhammad did not write the Qur’an or the Sunnah. How were these primary
sources of Muhammad produced? p. 94
5. Why do Muslims perform the five duties (five pillars of Islam)? p. 95
6. Write your answer in two parts.
a. Part One: On page 95, find and write about what Muslims are forbidden to eat
and drink.
b. Part Two: What are you forbidden to eat and drink? Write a description of these
foods and drinks, and explain why you can’t eat or drink them.
7. What would help Islam to expand outside of Arabia to become a Muslim Empire?
p. 96

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

This information is for absent students.

If the student was present on Monday, a copy of instructions was given for note making.

Once the student completes the notes, review those notes for quiz #5. The quiz
will be done at the end of the week.

SS 9/27/10 Making Notes
Handout for Quiz 5
A. Vocabulary (Ch 3, Lesson 2)
Create your own vocabulary list
with definitions in your own words.
Look for the six highlighted words
on the pages.
B. Muhammad
1. Your notes should cover
these things: his adult job,
religious message, 622 A.D.,
and 630 A.D.
C. Islam and Daily Life
Using pages 94-95, make a
list of the four things that
affect the lives of every Muslim.
D. Connections
Find and note how Islam,
Christianity, and Judaism
are related. Use pages 88,
89, and 95 to help you.
E. Cue (Q) Column
1. make a list of the
five duties of a Muslim.
Add a question about what
the duties are called (answer
will be in your notes under
Islam and Daily Life).

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Sept. 20, 2010
Answer each item in a complete sentence.

1. On page 86, Bedouins are called Arab herders and nomads. They adapted
themselves to arid land. Use any of the information on p. 86 to write about two
ways that Bedouins adapted to their environment.
2. Use p. 86 to find information that will allow you to describe three ways that
clans were necessary for people living in Arabia .
3. Why was the Arabian peninsula in a good location for trade? Use page 87.
4. Mecca and Medina became oasis cities. Why were these two cities important for
trade? Use page 87.
5. How did “market towns” grow into cities? Use page 87.
6. What were the names of the two empires and three continents that trade routes
connected to Arabia? Use pages 87-88.
7. What helped to spread the knowledge of religions, like Judaism and Christianity?
Use page 88.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

The Roman Mosaic is due on Thursday for Periods 1,3,5 and Friday for Periods 2,6. This project is worth 34 points.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Sept., 13, 2010
Answer each item in a complete sentence.

1. Look for the section labeled “Comparisons Across Cultures” on p. 62. You
will see bullet information labeled Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.
On your paper, draw a large “T”. Label the left side of the “T” ROMAN
CATHOLIC. Label the right side of the “T” EASTERN ORTHODOX. Now,
write the bullet information for Roman Catholic under the ROMAN CATHOLIC
label. Write the bullet information for EASTERN ORTHODOX under the
Eastern Orthodox label.
2. The textbook reads that the Greek philosophy of Stoicism helped Romans
to be good citizens of Rome. What were the three values of Stoicism that
helped Romans develop their citizenship? Write them. p. 68
3. On page 68, look for “Roman Language.” The textbook reads that the Roman
language of Latin became a legacy because the Romans conquered most of
Europe. In your own words, write two ways that Latin influenced the world.
NOTE – DO NOT INCLUDE THE DIFFERENT EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
AS ONE OF THE WAYS.
4. On page 70, look for the red heading “Preserving Christianity.” Read the two
paragraphs under this heading. In your own words, write the two reasons that
explain how this new religion survived and grew.
5. On page 70, under “Roman Law and Rights”, the textbook reads that law
promoted two principles. Write the two principles.
6. The textbook reads that Romans created a representative government during
the Republic. The Republic had assemblies and a senate that made laws and
represented the Roman people. Use the paragraph on p. 71 to explain
representative government in the United States.
7. On pages 72 and 73, the textbook compares Roman architecture, citizenship,
and law with similar things in America’s present. On your paper, write the three
examples of the Roman past. For each Roman example, also write the
corresponding modern example in the United States.

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Sept. 7 or 8, 2010
Answer each item in a complete sentence.

1. Justinian accomplished several things while he was emperor
of the eastern (Byzantine) empire. Write about two of his
accomplishments. (p. 59-60)
2. The pope in Rome supported the use of icons. Why did the
Byzantine emperor Leo III ban the use of icons
in the eastern Byzantine Empire? (p. 62)
3. Disagreements between eastern and western Christian churches
led to a split. What was the result of the split or schism? (p. 62)
4. Romans used three architectural forms to make buildings higher
and larger than buildings made by others. What were these three forms? (p.69)
5. Describe aqueducts? (p. 69)
6. Romans built many roads. What was the first and most famous
Roman Road? (p. 69)
7. The Romans are remembered for their legacies. One legacy is their
Latin language. What are the five European languages that came
from Latin? (p. 68)

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10

A project called "Roman Time Line" is due Thursday, Sept. 9 for Periods 1,3,5. This project is due Friday, Sept. 10 for Periods 2,6.

This work was started with pencil on 12 inch by 18 inch white construction paper. To be included: titles, lines, seven dates, descriptions of events for each date, and a picture for each date that represents what was written about the date. The source for the dates and descriptions was Chapter 2, Lesson 1.

The time line is worth 29 points. A rubric will be given to students.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
Title for your work: Homework for Aug. 30, 2010
Answer each item in a complete sentence.

1. What did Rome become when Augustus became its leader? p. 49
2. Make a list of the internal weaknesses that threatened the
Roman Empire? (p.53, 54) Look at the subheadings.
3. How did Diocletian make it easier to govern the Roman Empire? (p. 54)
4. What did Constantine do about Christians? (p. 54)
5. What did Constantine do to the capital of the Roman Empire? (p.54)
6. Constantinople was between two great bodies of water. What
were these bodies of water called? (Look at the map on p. 55.)
7. What happened in 476 A.D? (p. 55)

DUE: TUESDAY (period 1,3,5) SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
WEDNESDAY (period 2,6) SEPTEMBER 8 , 2010
(Monday, Sept. 6 is a holiday)

One point for name, date, period.
One point for title.
One point for each answer written in a complete sentence.
One point for turning in homework handout with answers.
Total possible points: 10