Carter's World History

This week, we will begin our prepping for the NCFE you will take in a couple of weeks. It is important that you are active in your studying for this exam.  It counts toward your final grade, which should be very important to you.  We have been tasked with learning the entire history of the world in less than 90 day!! It is nearly impossible, so there are many things we have not covered in depth (or at all).  Below are links to documents and resources you can use to study.  Some of these will be covered in class, but you need to take it upon yourself to study on your own time! Global History and Geography Prep Pack:   A great resource that covers in outline form many topics we have not gotten to in order to give you a little knowledge of what we are talking about. World History Cram Packet:   I have given each of you a booklet to keep with you during class and to use as a study guide.  Take notes and don't lose it! World History EOC Review Prezi:    Found under the "Link

This is your LAST vocabulary list of the course!!! When we return from Christmas Break we will be in full blown review mode, so there will be no more vocabulary!!! This week, you will only have eight words to actually complete, but you will have a cumulative vocabulary assessment on Friday from Weeks 14-16.  You have done great on these words, so this should be easy.  I have included the Quizlet for all the words below so you can study this week.  This week's words are all over the place, but they address the end of WWII and a few words we missed along the way. Be sure to write the definition, a sentence, and draw a picture for each word. Week 16 Vocabulary      QUIZLET Manhattan Project Marshall Plan Capitalism Open Door Policy Dollar Diplomacy Great Depression Maginot Line Kellogg Briand Pact Monday, December 11 Daily Question: 32.4 The Allied Victory Google Slides Guided Notes Assessment Questions For each name or term, write a sentence ex

This week, we will cover several different topics in an attempt to get to the finish line before Christmas! We will start off by taking a test on WWI, then look at the interwar years and the beginning of WWII. You will need to complete your vocabulary chart with the vocabulary word, definition, a picture and a sentence.  The sentences need to be at least six words and show an understanding of the world.  I am going to have to take off if you do not do so. Week 15: Interwar  Years and WWII      Quizlet Fascism Disarmament Totalitarian State Russification Gestapo Third Reich Appeasemtne Blitzkrieg Holocaust Lend Lease Act D-Day Stalingrad Monday, December 4 Daily Question: No daily question. World War I Assessment Tuesday, December 5 Daily Question: H ow did the Treaty of Versailles set Germany up for failure? The World Wars:  A Rising Threat Watch Episode Three  Viewing Guide Wednesday, December 6 Daily Question:   How was Hitler able to b

Progress Reports go home Tuesday (11.28).  If you need to know what you need to do, HERE is a link to ALL the assignments from this quarter. Week 14: World War I Vocabulary:  You are responsible for defining each words, drawing a picture AND writing a sentence that is on grade level. This vocabulary chart will be due on Friday.  QUIZLET Militarism Alliance Imperialism Nationalism Stalemate Armistice Treaty of Versailles Bolsheviks Proletariat Zeppelin Conscription Propaganda Total War Pandemic ** Christmas Ornament Due Dec. 13.  Directions and Rubric ** Monday, November 27 Daily Question:  Why did World War I begin? 26.1 The Great War Begins Prezi Guided Notes : Make a copy of these notes and complete them in class.  When you have filled in all of the blanks and answered the questions, share them with me:  ashley.carter@stanlycountyschools.org Tuesday, November 28 Daily Question:  Why was Europe compared to a powder keg before the war? 26.

Week 13:  Revolutions and Rebellion Wrap Up Vocabulary:  These words will be due on TUESDAY 11.21 for first and fourth block.  ALL CLASSES will have a quiz on TUESDAY 11.21.  Be sure to study the quizlet list so you will do well on these words.  QUIZLET Thomas Hobbes John Locke Baron de Montesquieu Jean-Jacques Rosseau Voltaire Enlightenment Adam Smith Popular Sovereignty Three Estates Tennis Court Oath Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen Suffrage Reign of Terror Napoleon Bonaparte Enterprise Urbanization Labor Unions Utilitarianism Socialism Karl Marx Communism Autonomy Glorious Revolution Recession Monday, November 20 *No Daily Questions* Complete Prezi and Presentation Questions First Block: 60-88 Third Block: 60-88 Fourth Block:   19.3 Social Impact of Industrial Revolution Textbook Link Guided Notes Google Slides Tuesday, November 21 *No Daily Questions* Vocabulary Chart is due. Vocabulary Quiz Revolutions and Rebe

Week 12: Revolutions and Rebellions Vocabulary:  These words will be due on the day of your unit test (Tuesday, November 21).  You will need to complete the definition, write a sentence AND draw a picture.  There are many different people this week, so you need to focus on learning clues to tell them apart.      Quizlet Thomas Hobbes John Locke Baron de Montesquieu Jean-Jacques Rosseau Voltaire Enlightenment Adam Smith Popular Sovereignty Three Estates Tennis Court Oath Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen Suffrage Reign of Terror Napoleon Bonaparte Enterprise Urbanization Labor Unions Utilitarianism Socialism Karl Marx Communism Autonomy Glorious Revolution Recession Monday, November 13 Daily Question:  What does it mean to be "FAIR"? 17.1 Philosophy in the Age of Reason Google Slide Note Chart Standard Reading Honors Reading Tuesday, November 14 Daily Question:  What ideas did Enlightenment philosophers have on go

Week 11: Age of Exploration  The vocabulary chart is due on Thursday.  Quizlet Leif Eriksson  Henry the Navigator Astrolabe Caravel Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Circumnavigate Columbian Exchange Conquistadors Encomienda System Plantation Orotestants Spanish Armada Northwest Passage Charter Immune Middle Passage African Diaspora Monday, 11.6 Daily Question:  How is Spain's influence seen today in the Americas? E4.  The Race for Empires Google Slides (85-117) Guided Notes Assessment Questions: What was the Protestant Reformation? What role did the printing press play in the Protestant Reformation? Which French and Dutch explorers tried a Northwest Passage? What happened to the first English settlements in North America? Which European empire do you think was the most successful in North America? Why? Tuesday, 11.7 Daily Question:  How did the Protestant Reformation effect exploration? E5.  Beginnings of Slavery in America

New week, new quarter, new expectations: All late work will now have an automatic 30 points deduction. There will be strict cut off dates for late assignments that will correlate with progress reports. Standard:  There will no longer be a curve on test grades.  This will require you to study and prepare for tests more than relying on a curve to help your grade. Week 10: Age of Exploration (These words will be due and there will be a quiz on November 9.) Definitions       Quizlet Leif Erikkson Henry the Navigator Astrolabe Caravel Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Circumnavigate Columbian Exchange Conquistadors Encomienda System Plantations Protestants Spanish Armada Northwest Passage Charter Immune Middle Passage African Diaspora Wednesday, November 1 Daily Question:  What is a goal that you have for this quarter? (What do you want to accomplish between now and January?...school related) E1. Europeans Set Sail Google Slides Notes Primar

This week, we will wrap up the first quarter and begin the explosive time of the Renaissance.  We will learn about the new thinkers and artists and then delve into the causes and results of a massive split in the church.   Please make sure all missing work is turned in by Thursday, October 26 if you want it to count.   I will take whatever you will complete and give me!!  You truly need to stay on task this week so you do not fall behind and fail to turn something in!! Essential Standards: WHH4: Analyze the political, economic, social and cultural factors that lead to the development of the first age of global interaction. WHH41: Explain how interest in classical learning and religious reform contributed to increased global interaction (e.g. Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation, Printing Revolution, etc.). WHH42:  Explain the political social and economic reasons for the rise of powerful centralized national states and empires (e.g., Reformation,

Week 8: High Middle Ages      Quizlet Magna Carta Due Process of Law Habeas Corpus Parliament Holy Roman Empire Lay Investiture Charter Crusades Holy Land Black Death Epidemic Schism Long Bow Monday, October 16 Daily Question:  Why did Pope Leo III crown Charlemagne the Roman king? 8.1 Royal Power Grows Google Slides Guided Notes Assessment Questions How did monarchs in England and France expand royal authority and lay the foundations for united nation-states? How did nobles and the Church stand in the way of kings who wanted more power Summarize: How did William increase royal power in England. Explain the importance of the Magna Carta. Explain the importance of the Model Parliament. Tuesday, October 17 Daily Question:  What impact did William the Conqueror and Henry II have on the role of the kingdom? 8.2 Hole Roman Empire and the Church Google Slides Guided Notes Primary Source: Excommunication of Henry IV Section 2 "Quiz"

This week, we will begin discussing what happened in Western Europe after the fall of Rome.  We have FINALLY gotten past all the ancient civilizations and on to things that I am more excited about, so let's hope you are more excited too! :) Week 7: Medieval Europe Vocabulary You will need to look the definitions of these words up in the textbook.  For each word, create a chart of the word, a definition and your choice of a sentence or a picture.  The chart will be due on Friday at the beginning of class, followed by a vocabulary quiz.   QUIZLET Medieval Battle of Tours Franks Viking Feudalism Vassal Feudal Contract Fief Knight Manor Serf Sacrament Secular Papal Supremacy Canon Law Friar Common Law Monday, October 9 Daily Question:  What do you already know about the Middle Ages? Complete Unit 5: Rome Quiz (open book) 7.1 Western Europe in Decline Google Slide (7.1-7.2) Guided Notes Activity: Map (handout) Tuesday, October 10 Daily