WORLD HISTORY II
2nd Quarter Assignments
Due: Monday, October 12:
-Class Topic: The Russian Monarchy: Origins
-Reading Assignment: none
Due: Tuesday, October 13:
-Class Topic: The Russian Monarchy: The “Terrible” Czar
-Reading Assignment: Text, 356-360 & 552-553.
Due: Thursday, October 15:
-Class Topic: The Russian Monarchy: Czar Peter the Great
-Reading Assignment: Text, 553-554 & selected documents.
Due: Friday, October 16:
-Class Topic: The Russian Monarchy: Czar Peter the Great (continued)
-Reading Assignment: Text, 553-554 & selected documents.
Due: Monday, October 19:
-Class Topic: The Russian Monarchy: Czarina Catherine the Great
-Reading Assignment: Text, 555.
Due: Tuesday, October 20:
-Class Topic: The Ottoman Empire.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 499-503.
Due: Thursday, October 22:
-In-class Assessment: Quest on Russia and The Ottoman Empire.
Due: Friday, October 23:
-Class Topic: Causes of the English Civil War.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 545-547.
-Writing Assignment: Page 550: Questions 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a).
Due: Monday, October 26:
-Class Topic: The English Civil War.
-In class movie: Cromwell.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 547-548.
-Writing Assignment: Page 550: Questions 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c).
Due: Tuesday, October 27:
-Class Topic: The English Civil War (continued).
-In class movie: Cromwell.
Due: Wednesday, October 28:
-Class Topic: The English Restoration and Glorious Revolution.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 548-550.
Due: Thursday, October 29:
-In class Assessment: QUIZ, covering The Causes of the English Civil War, The English Civil
War, The English Restoration and Glorious Revolution (Text, pages 545-550 + Notes/Outline).
Due: Friday, October 30:
-Class Topic: Review: The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution.
Due: Monday, November 2:
-Class Topic: The Scientific Revolution: Introduction.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 565-568.
Due: Tuesday, November 3:
-Paper due: English Civil War Paper.
-Class Topic: The Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 568-569.
Due: Wednesday, November 4:
-Class Topic: The Scientific Revolution: The Scientists.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 569-573.
Due: Thursday, November 5:
-Class Topic: The Enlightenment: Political Theorists.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 574-576.
Due: Friday, November 6:
-Class Topic: The Enlightenment: Other Philosophers.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 576-579.
Due: Monday, November 9:
-In class Assessment, QUIZ, covering the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Due: Tuesday, November 11:
-Class Topic: The American Revolution: Causes and Outbreak.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 580-582.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 1 (b). 1 (c) on page 585.
-In class Movie: The Patriot.
Due: Wednesday, November 11-Monday, November 16:
-Class Topic: The American Revolution: the War and its aftermath.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 2 (b) on page 585.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 582-585.
-In class Movie: The Patriot.
Due: Tuesday, November 17:
-In class Assessment: QUIZ on The American Revolution, covering The Patriot + Class notes +
Text, 580-584 (please note that the Quiz does not cover the section on “Forming a New
Government,” from 584 to 585).
Due: Wednesday, November 18:
-Class Topic: The French Revolution: Significance and Causes.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 590-595.
-In class Movies: The French Revolution; Marie Antoinette.
- Writing Assignment: Questions 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c) on page 599.
Due: Thursday, November 19:
-Class Topic: The French Revolution: the Outbreak of Revolution.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 596-597.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c) on page 599.
-In class Movie: The French Revolution; Marie Antoinette.
Due: Friday, November 20:
-Class Topic: The French Revolution: The “Liberal” Phase.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 598-599 & 607.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 3 (a), 3 (b), and 3 (c) on page 599.
-In class Movie: The French Revolution.
Due: Monday, November 23:
-Class Topic: The French Revolution: The “Radical” Phase and the
“Reign of Terror”; The Conservative Phase.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 601-606
-Writing Assignment: Questions 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c)
on page 606.
Due: Tuesday, November 24:
-Class Topics: The French Revolution: The “Conservative” Phase;
Napoleon and the French Revolution.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 606; 608-609.
-In class Movies: The French Revolution; Napoleon.
Due: Monday, November 30:
-Class Topic: Napoleon and the French Revolution (continued).
-In class Movie: Napoleon.
Due: Tuesday, December 1:
-In class Assessment: TEST, covering Text, 590-609 + Outline + Board Notes +
parts of French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon movies
shown in class.
Due: Wednesday, December 2:
-Class Topic: Napoleon and his Wars: Year of Triumph.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 610-612.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a) on page 613.
-In class Movie: Napoleon.
Due: Thursday, December 3:
-Class Topic: Napoleon’s Domestic Policies.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 613.
Due: Friday, December 4:
-Class Topic: Napoleon and his Wars: The Seeds of Failure.
-Reading Assignment: Text, 614-617.
-Writing Assignment: Questions 1 (a), 1 (b) on page 619.
-In class Movie: Napoleon.
Due: Monday, December 7:
-Class Topic: Napoleon and his Wars: Defeat and Downfall.
-In –class Movie: Napoleon.
Due: Tuesday, December 8:
-Class Topic: REVIEW FOR MIDTERM EXAM, Day 1.
Due: Wednesday, December 9:
-Class Topic: REVIEW FOR MIDTERM EXAM, Day 2.