Friday, February 15, 2013

Reading List for 2nd week's reading

Most of you are not taking advantage of the extra 4 points available on the quiz by attaching the 5-minute write to your quiz.  You have one more this 6-weeks.


Week    Topic                                                              1st ed. Pages                       2nd ed. Pages




1          Africa and Atlantic World                                621-643                                  697-720
           Colonial/American Societies                            593-617                                  667-694

          5 Minute Write: Besides Disease and Slavery; discuss the positive and negative effects of European influence on Africa AND the Americas



2        France (Bentley)                                               574-577                                  648-652
          Absolutism (Bentley)                                         569-573                                   643-648
          Mughal (Bentley)                                               678-689                                   759-770
          (Bulliet)                                                                                   536-539
          Russia (Bentley)                                                 703-719                                   782-799
          5 minute write: What factors caused the RISE of powerful states in Europe and India?

3        Ming/Qing (Bentley)                                            647-664                                   723-742
         (Bulliet)                                                                                    556-562
          Tokagawa (Bentley)                                           664-670                                   742-750
          (Bulliet)                                                                                   563-567
          Ottoman (Bentley)                                            673-676                                     753-756
         (Bulliet)                                                                                    525-530

          5 Minute Write: What comparisons can be made concerning Empire Building between Qing, Tokagawa and Ottoman?

4       Reformation                                                       563-572                                    637-647

          5 Minute write: What effect did the reformation have on government and politics?


5        Scientific Revolution                                         583-586                                    658-661
          Enlightenment                                                   586-588                                   661-664

          5 Minute write: Identify the causes and results of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.


6        Popular Sovereignty (Bentley)                         727-730                                     807-810
          American Revolution (Bentley)                        730-733                                      810-812
          (Bulliet)                                                                                     579-584

          5 Minute write: Summarize the causes and results of the American Revolution.

7        French and Haitian Revolution                         733-741                                     813-822

         5 Minute write: What role did the Middle class and the lower class play in the French and Haitian Revolutions?