2014 Humanities 10 Honors Summer Assignment
Welcome to Honors Humanities 10. This will be an exciting year for both of us and I look forward
to challenging you in redefining what it means to be an academic student. Please read the
information carefully and get started right away.
This year’s summer project is designed with two purposes:
1. To keep your mind thinking historically
2. To begin developing the foundational skills that we will require of you, namely time
management, note taking strategies, memorization, and test preparation.
You will need to access my website many times over the coming year (including the Freiler
reading below) – please add this to your list of frequently visited websites:
http://teacher.edmonds.wednet.edu/mths/cellinger
Please email me once you have received this assignment so that I
know you have a copy and I have your email on file.
Part 1: Prepare for the class
The best thing you can do to prepare for success is to come on the first day of school ready to go.
This means you are mentally and physically prepared to engage in high level academic discussion.
Mental preparation (Getting your brain into school mode) You will be ready if…
- You have been reading, writing, and thinking about school, not just my class
- You have trained your brain to memorize things by preparing for the map quiz
(see below for details)
- You have prepared your brain by getting back on a normal sleep schedule as we
get closer to the beginning of school.
- You get excited about the school year. Set personal goals that are realistic,
challenging, and achievable.
Physical preparation (Having the tools to succeed) You will be ready if…
- You have a dedicated 3 ring binder for this class
- You have at least two LARGE spiral notebooks for your notes and P&T
o You will go through a lot of paper over the course of this year. A small
notebook will not last long and the fewer notebooks you have to keep
track of the better.
- You have a copy of Viault with you on the first day of class
- All of your work will be completed in PEN – I do not accept pencil for any
finished work
Part 1A: Viault
The only required extra purchase for this class is a book called Modern European History by
Birdsall Viault (yes that is his real name). It is available at most major book stores and of course can
be found at Amazon.com. I would recommend an online purchase but that is up to you. You will
need to have this book in hand by the end of the first week of school (September 7th).
I would not ask you to purchase this book if I didn’t think it was incredibly helpful for your
success in this class. It is a required text so if you are having trouble finding one, let me know
ASAP so I can help you get a copy. The isbn number is: 0-07-067453-1. There may be used copies
available for purchase the first week of class from previous Honors students. Let me know if the cost
is an issue and we can work something out.
Part 2: Geography: Modern Europe
Purpose: Before we start to learn about the history of Europe, you should be able to identify the
countries and capitals on the contemporary (modern) map of Europe. There will be a test on the first
day of school covering this geographic information.
Use the link provided below for a current blank map as well as an online quiz to practice.
It might be a good idea to create a numbering system and write some of the information on a
separate sheet of paper or print multiple copies as study blanks. Coloring the countries is a good
way to spur your memory.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_countrynl.pdf
(Current European Map)
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html
(Online quiz to practice)
Part 3: Freiler Reading
There is a reading in the “Summer” section of my Humanities 10 Honors website titled “Freiler
Reading”. Please read and take CORNELL notes on this reading before you come to class on the
first day of school. It will give you a fast and essential overview of European history from the
Greeks to the High Middle Ages. I will collect your notes on the first day of school. Your notes
should address each of the following topics listed below. Please do not answer these questions like
you would a worksheet. Your Cornell notes should address the answers to each of these questions
when you encounter them. An example of Cornell note taking is posted at the end of this
assignment.
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Can you explain the major accomplishments of Greek civilization during the ancient world?
How does Freiler define the Hellenistic Age?
How did Barbarians “assimilate” during the Early Middle Ages?
Can you explain the role of the Islamic World during the Early Middle Ages?
Can you explain the significance of Charlemagne during the Early Middle Ages?
Can you explain the three classes of society created by feudalism during the High Middle
Ages?
7. Can you explain the significance of the guild to High Middle Age society?
8. Can you provide examples of how women’s roles changed during the High Middle Ages?
9. Can you explain Scholasticism and it’s development during the High Middle Ages?
10. In his closing statement, “Expanding Europe”, Freiler proposes a theory as to why Europe
emerged as a world power between 1300 and 1900, overtaking China despite its huge head
start. Can you explain his argument? Why Europe and not China?
Part 4: P&T (People and Terms)
One feature of this class is the vast amount of information that students are required to know and use
throughout the year. Learning these terms can be a challenging process. These people and terms are
the most essential pieces of information for each unit that will help you better understand the
concepts we discuss in class.
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For this activity and for the entire year’s P&T, you will need ONE (1) large spiral bound
notebook that is completely dedicated to your P&T terms OR you may use index cards for
your P&T
o Please do not mix and match – choose one method and stick to it. I would
recommend that you not use an entire index card for each term – cut them in half.
Keep this notebook organized by unit. You will be scored on neatness as well as the quality
of your work. Remember, all work must be completed in pen.
What should I write for each of my P&T entries?
 For people, you should include the following
o time period in which they lived (NOT date of birth- simply the era or century they
lived)
o significant accomplishments (why are they on our list?)
o role in society (author, king, general, etc)
 For terms, you should include the following
o A definition in your own words
o Time period or date if appropriate
o Specifics of this term
 If it is an invention, how did it change lives?
 If it is a concept, how did it change society
 If it is an event, what was the effect on the period in which it occurred
 Where do I get the information?
o Always start with your text resources – Textbook or Viault
o If you use the internet – be careful.
 The terms must be written in your own words
 DO NOT copy and paste
 Read, analyze, translate
Unit 1 – Late Middle Ages
Edward II
Little Ice Age
Black Death
Flagellants
The Hundred Years’ War
- Causes/consequences
Battle of Crecy/Agincourt
Joan of Arc
Representative assemblies
Nationalism
Babylonian Captivity
Pope Urban VI
Pope Clement VII
The Great Schism
The Conciliar Movement
John Wyclif
Lollards
Jan Hus
merchet
banns
peasant revolts (England 1381)
Jacquerie
Vernacular
Boccaccio (The Decameron)
Geoffery Chaucer
Dante Aighieri
Francois Villon
Christine de Pisan (Pizan)
Scholasticism
Fur collar crime
Unit 2 – Renaissance
communes
popolo
signori
oligarchies
Condottieri
republic
The Medicis
Savonarola
Sforza family
Charles VIII of France
Petrarch
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Botticelli
Art (address each)
Realism
Perspective
chiaroscuro
fresco
sfumato
contrapposto
Mannerism
Patronage
Jan van Eyck
Bosch
Peter Brueghel the Elder
Albrecht Durer
Hans Holbein
Fuggers
Shakespeare
Cervantes
El Greco
gabelle
War of the Roses
Individualism
Humanism
Secularism
Cellini
Lorenzo Valla
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Giotto
Donatello
Masaccio
Brunelleschi
Castiglione
Titian
Machiavelli
Cesare Borgia
Gutenberg’s bible
Northern Renaissance
Christian humanists
Thomas More
Erasmus
Rabelais
Michel de Montaigne
skepticism
Unit 3 – Reformation/Counter-Reformation
pluralism
sola scriptura
absenteeism
transubstantiation
simony
consubstantiation
nepotism
Lord’s Supper
Pope Alexander VI
Baroque
Johann Eck
Habsburg Dynasty
Brethren of the Common Life
German Peasants Revolt
ecumenical council
Habsburg-Valois Wars
Martin Luther
Peace of Augsburg
95 Theses
John Calvin
indulgence
Pre-destination
John Tetzel
Protestant Work Ethic
Diet of Worms
Anabaptists
Pope Leo X
Henry VIII
Charles V
Catherine of Aragon
Ulrich Zwingli
Cardinal Wolsey
court of Star Chamber
Henry VII
hermandades
Ferdinand and Isabella
Sack of Rome
Charles V
Boccaccio
Decameron
Quattrocento
Pope Alexander VI
Artemesia Gentileschi
Thomas Cranmer
Supremacy Act
Anne Boleyn
Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)
Church of England (Anglican)
Mary, Queen of Scots
John Knox
Elizabeth I
Elizabethan Settlement
Council of Trent
Ignatius Loyola
Jesuits
Spanish and Italian Inquisitions
Bernini
Carravagio
Peter Paul Rubens
- All three units of P&T need to be finished before school
starts
- The map of Europe should be memorized before the
start of school
- Cornell notes on the Freiler Reading should be finished
before the start of school
Questions? Email me at ellingerc@edmonds.wednet.edu