Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Homework
 Study for test
tomorrow on
Ch. 1
Do Now
 Compare and
contrast the
religions of
Christianity, Islam,
& Judaism.
 Why are we
covering religion in
history class?
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
Homework
 Read Ch. 1 sec. 4 and
define key key terms
 Answer #1-5 for
section 4 on Ch. 1
HW sheet
Do now
Think about how the United
States of America is
today……..
What is the basis for
the founding of this
country?
Do Now
Think about how the United
States of America is
today……..
What is the basis for the
founding of this country?
The European Heritage
Chapter 1
Section 4
The Judeo-Christian
Tradition
 These two religions would ultimately shape
European beliefs and moral thinking
 Basis for both religions have origins in the Middle
East
Friday, September 25, 2015
Homework
 Watch news about
the popes visit to
US over the
weekend
Do Now
Think about how the
United States of
America is
today……..
What is the
basis for the
founding of this
country?
Judaism
 First major religion to teach monotheism
 Judaism has had a profound effect on other
religions
 Christianity & Islam
 Moses and the Ten Commandments give them their
laws – religious and moral rules
 Rulers V. God
 No Single person is above
the law
Christianity
 Monotheistic religion
 The importance of Jesus Christ
 Christianity based on the belief
that Jesus was the Messiah
 Different from Judaism
 Inspiring religion…
 Everlasting life
 Although at first denounced,
Christianity became the official
religion of the Roman Empire
Monday, September 28, 2015
Homework
 On Ch. 1 HW
sheet answer 610
 Quiz Thursday
on Ch. 1 sec. 4
Do Now
 Compare and
contrast the religions
of Christianity,
Islam, & Judaism.
 Why are we covering
religion in history
class?
Greek and Roman
Traditions
 Greece and Rome help shape the European political
traditions.
 These ideas will deeply influence the Founders of
the United States
Foundations of
Government
 Athens is said to be the birthplace of
democracy
 Those in Athens practiced direct
democracy
 Form of government in which an assembly
of ordinary citizens makes decisions
 Only male citizens could participate
 Women, slaves and foreign born people
could not
 Greeks put a major emphasis on
education!!
 Democracy’s success dependent on a well
rounded education
Roman Government &
Law
 One of the first civilizations
to have a republic
 A republic is a form of
government in which people
choose representatives to
govern them
 Senate set up
 Roman Law – Protect the
people
 Everybody was equal under
the law
 Example: “Innocent until
proven guilty”
New Horizons
 Certain events will come to shape Europe for
the foreseeable future…
The Middle Ages
 1,000 year period after the fall of Rome (476 A.D.)
 Europe is undergoing major changes in culture
 The Middle Ages gave rise to the idea of feudalism:
 Social and economic system
 A system in which a ruler grants parts of his land to lords in
return for protection and financial assistance
 Catholic Church plays a major role at this time
 Center of learning for Europe
Tuesday, September 29,
2015
Homework
 Get test signed if under
70
 Finish "do now"
 Study for quiz
Thursday on Ch. 1 sec.
4
Do Now
 Complete Ch. 1
Sec. 4 questions
on HW sheet
The Crusades
 1095 – Pope Urban II declares a
crusade
 Dispute over the Holy Land
 9 Crusades in total
 Never able to accomplish goal
 Europeans in closer contact with
the Muslim religion
 Attracted to the East
 Food, spices, clothing and technology
 Crusades = Europeans beginning
to look overseas for trade
The Renaissance
 A “rebirth” of ideas and
learning
 Study Greek and Roman
texts
 Refocus on philosophy  Science plays a key role
 Johann Gutenberg and the
printing press
 Leads to the ability of mass
publication
 More people now able to read
(rebirth in learning)
 New nations emerging as powerful
entities
 Emphasis on exploration
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Homework
 Read. Ch. 2 Sec. 1
and define key
terms
 Study for quiz
tomorrow on Ch. 1
Sec. 4
Do Now
 On pg. 27 of
txbk, answer 1b
& 2a
Reformation
 Christian ideals had dominated
European life
 During the Reformation, we
begin to see a break from the
Catholic Church
 1517 – Martin Luther & his 95
Theses
 Written series of complaints
against the Church
 Protestants = those
PROTESTING against
certain Catholic Church
practices
Age of Exploration
 Prince Henry the Navigator
 Responsible for the early development of exploration
 He wanted expand Portuguese culture and spread
Christianity
 Henry will open a learning center for exploration in
Sagres
 Sea captains train those how to sail; learn to use
different types of equipment (Astrolabe)
 1498  Vasco da Gama passed the southern tip of
Africa and continued on to India
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 Print out Ch. 2
HW sheet and
bring to class
tomorrow
 Quiz today!
 Bring txbk to
class tomorrow
Chapter 2:
Europe Looks Outward
Section One:
Age of Exploration
Europe’s First Visitors!
 Historians now believe that
Christopher Columbus was
NOT the first European to
arrive in the New World
 The Vikings were a
seafaring people from
northern Europe known as
Scandinavia
 Led by Leif Erikson
 Set out in search of
rumored lands west
Age of Exploration
 Christopher Columbus
 Born in Italy (1451)
 Lived in Portugal
 Columbus has a new plan?
 Instead of sailing around
Africa, what if one sailed
west?
 Rejected by Portugal but
accepted by King
Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella of Spain
Monday, October 5, 2015
Homework
 Study for quiz
tomorrow on Ch.
2 sec. 1
 Study explorers!
 Complete sec. 2
key terms
Do Now
Columbus Sets Sail
 Sets sail in August of 1492
 Three ships  Nina, Pinta and
Santa Maria
 Trip takes longer than expected
 Crew begins to think of mutiny!
 On October 12, the crew finally
spots land
 Believed he landed in the Indies
 Columbus is viewed as a hero
back in Spain for his “discovery”
Other Voyages
 Columbus would make 3 additional
voyages to the “West Indies”
 Columbus becomes Governor
 Did not treat Native Americans kindly
 The Spanish will now look to establish
settlements, spread Christianity, & find
gold
 Columbus dies in 1506, thinking he had
reached Asia…
The Continuing Search for
Asia
 Aside from Columbus,
many other explorers
were looking to get to
Asia
 Amerigo Vespucci
 Convinced the lands
were not Asia
 German mapmaker
calls the land mass the
“Land of Amerigo”
The Continuing Search for
Asia
 Vasco Nunez de
Balboa
 Spanish colonist who
sets out to explore
Central America
(Panama)
 Discovers an entirely
new ocean
 First European to see
the Pacific Ocean
The Continuing Search for
Asia
 Ferdinand Magellan
 Portuguese explorer that sets out to
find a waterway that connects the
Atlantic to Pacific Ocean
 In search of a river or strait
 Finally found waterway at southern
tip of South America yet still 1,000s of
miles from Asia (Strait of Magellan)
 Reaches the Philippines
 Magellan is killed
 18 men of the original crew were the
only survivors to reach Spain
 Crew is 1st to circumnavigate the
earth
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 On Ch. 2 HW
sheet, answer
Sec. 2, #1-6
 Quiz today!
 Get quiz signed
if under 70
The Columbian Exchange
 Columbus’ voyages
helped to set a precedent
for trade between the
east and west
hemispheres
 The Columbian
Exchange
 A transfer of people,
products and ideas
between the two
 1,000s of goods
exchanged between
Europe and the Americas
Section 2:
Spain’s Empire in the America’s
The Spanish America
 By the 1500s, Spain
has a strong foothold
in America
 Dominance attained
by the conquistadors
 Three G’s  Glory,
God and Gold
Wednesday, October 7,
2015
Homework
 Complete and
review
explorer
worksheet
 Get quiz
signed if under
70
Do Now
 On pg. 48 of
txbk, answer
1a and 1b
Dominance in the
Americas
 Hernando Cortes looks to assert
Spanish power in Mexico
 Other Native tribes will help
them!
 1519 – Marches into the Aztec capital
and meets with their leader,
Moctezuma
 First meeting doesn’t go as
planned and Cortes is forced to
leave
 Cortes comes back a year later with
larger army and destroys to capital
city – takes over 100 tons of gold!
 Renamed Mexico City
Dominance in the
Americas
 Francisco Pizarro turns to South
America in search of the Incan Empire
 RUMOR OF GOLD!!!!!!
 Once in Peru, Pizarro is able to locate
 Meeting with Atahualpa (Mr. A!)
 He is taken prisoner and eventually
killed
 Pizarro able to defeat the leaderless
Incans by 1533
 Cuzco captured
 Founds the city of Lima
Why Victorious?
1. Technology
 Spanish have armor, muskets, and
cannons
2. Spanish have horses  Native
Americans had never seen them before
 They are able to move more quickly
3. Native Americans divided
Other Spanish Explorers
 Exploration not limited to South America as some
Spanish explorers will venture into North America
 Some conquistadors in search of a rumored “Golden
City”!
 Juan Ponce de Leon (1513)
 Explores land north of Puerto Rico– “La Florida”
 First Spaniard to step foot in the United States
 Francisco Coronado & Hernando de Soto
 Explore different parts of North America
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Homework
 On Ch. 2 HW
sheet, answer 712 for sec. 2
Do Now
Colonizing Spanish
America
 Spain realizes they need some form of government
(conquistadors were not good leaders)
 Settlers allowed to start mines, ranches or plantations….
 Encomiendas System  Spanish allowed to use Natives
for forced labor
 Bartolome de Las Casas look to reform this practice
 Hero
 Missions are set up in hopes of converting Native Americans to
Christianity
 He also makes a suggestion……….
Colonizing Spanish
America
 Social class system set up to maintain
order:
1.
Penisulares
 Government jobs; wealthy; people
born in Spain
2. Creoles
 Merchants and plantation owners;
People born in the colonies
3. Mestizos
 Mixed parentage; farmers
4. Mulattoes –
 Spanish and African heritage
Section 3:
Europeans Compete in
North America
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 Quiz Thursday
on Ch. 2 Sec. 2
and 3
 On pg. 48 of
txbk, answer 2a
and 2b
The Competition Heats Up
 Spain’s empire in the
Americas increased
Spain’s wealth and
power
 Rulers in other
countries become
jealous of this success
Religious Conflicts
 The Protestant religion is
growing in popularity as
a number of countries
adopt it as their national
religion
 This rivals Catholic
countries
 Causes social and
religious tension
Wednesday, October 13, 2015
Homework
 Study for quiz
tomorrow on Ch.
2 Sec. 2 and 3
 Read Ch. 2 Sec. 4
and define key
terms
Do Now
Religious Conflicts
 England and King Henry VIII
 Will go on to marry
Catherine of Aragon
 Henry wants an annulment
(No male heir)
 Pope says NO!
 1533  Henry VIII breaks
from the Church and sets up a
Protestant Church and named
it the Church of England
(Anglican Church)
 Tension now between
England and Spain!
Economic Conflicts
 Countries try to become more economically dependent
 Religious tensions have caused countries to cease trade!
 All countries in desperate need to find gold
 Help pay for its wars and make them more powerful
 Colonies would help this cause
 Mercantilism (economic system) is set up…
 Idea that colonies existed to make the home country
wealthy and powerful
 Colony should export more than import
 Country CONTROLS foreign trade
 Colonies CANNOT trade with other countries
The Spanish Armada
 King Phillip (Spain) wants to make
England a Catholic nation once again
 Queen Elizabeth (England) refuses
 Willing to go to war
 King Phillip will send the Spanish
Armada to the shores of England
 130 naval warships that was said to be
“invincible”
 England had a smaller fleet but were
much faster
 Able to defeat the great Spanish Fleet
(many were sank)
 Changes the balance of power in Europe
 No more “monopoly”
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 On Ch. 2 HW
sheet, answer
#1-4 for section
4
 Quiz today!
 Test Wed. Ch.
1 Sec. 4 and
Ch. 2
Quicker Route to Asia
 After Columbus’s 1st voyage,
other explorers will look for a
quicker way to Asia
 Some men think that a more
“Northern” route would be the
fastest
 1497  John Cabot
 An Italian born explorer,
 Spain and Portugal no interest;
 England does!
 Cabot makes two voyages
 Explores areas in Canada
(1497)
 Disappears without a trace
after his 2nd voyage (1499)
The Northern Voyages
 Cabot’s idea of a
northern route give
rise to the idea that
there must be a
Northwest Passage
 Giovanni Verrazano
(1524)
 Sails for France
 Discovers mouth of
Hudson River
The Northern Voyages
 Jacques Cartier 
French Explorer (1534)
 Explores the Saint
Lawrence River up
to present day
Montreal
 Basis of French claim
to Canada
The Northern Voyage
 Henry Hudson is an English explorer,
who sails for both England the Dutch
(Holland)
 He makes FOUR voyages total
 Two unsuccessful trips to the Arctic
 Dutch finance his 3rd voyage
 Reaches New York by his third voyage
 Explores the area of the Hudson Bay and
Hudson River
 English crew mutinied and sets
Hudson, his son, and others adrift
never to be seen again
Friday, October 16, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 On Ch. 2 HW sheet,  How did the shift
in the political
answer #5-11
balance of power
 Test Wednesday on
affect the
Ch. 1 Sec. 4 and Ch.
exploration of
2
North America?
Section 4:
France and the Netherlands in North
America
New France
 France continues to settle
the New World throughout
the 1600s
 Samuel de Champlain
 Nicknamed the “Father of
New France” since he
made 11 voyages to New
World
 Explores lands along
St. Lawrence River and
helps founds Quebec
 Establishes trade with
Native Americans
Monday, October 19,
2015
Homework
 Study for test
Wednesday on Ch.
1 Sec. 4 and Ch. 2
 Complete and
bring explorer
wrksht to class
tomorrow
Do Now
 On pg. 57 of txbk,
answer 1a and 1b
finish for HW
New France
 While the Spanish seek gold in the New World, the
French look to other resources when landing in North
America…
 Fish and Fur
 French will look for gold but not to the extent of the
Spanish
 Trade with Native Americans  Animal skins for guns!!
 Trading Posts established throughout Canada (early
cities
 Both benefit from each other’s presence
New France
 Religion becomes a motive
for expansion throughout
North America
 French missionary Jacques
Marquette & Louis Joliet
will set out from the Great
Lakes
 1st to map out the
northern part of the
Mississippi River
 Provide the French a
water route into the heart
of North America
 Helps the growth of the
fur trade
New Netherlands
 The Dutch take claim to the areas explored by Henry
Hudson and decide to start colony of their own
 Dutch East India Company (Fur Trade)
 Original colony will have 300 settlers at Fort Orange
(present day Albany)
 Expansion under Governor Peter Minuet
 New settlement at mouth of Hudson River
 Purchase small island from Native Americans
 Manhattan Island  $24!!!!!!!!!!
 New Amsterdam is under control of the Dutch until
the English come and rename it…..
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Homework
Do Now
 Study for test
tomorrow on
Ch. 1 Sec. 4 and
Ch. 2
 Make 3 possible
scantron
questions for the
test tomorrow