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Unit One: Beginnings of
the Modern World
The following assignments complement
your reading selections from Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction.
UNIT ONE: Rise
of Democratic Ideas
PROLOGUE: Rise
of Democratic Ideas
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Terms
 The following terms have
been extracted from your textbook reading assignments. Using your
textbook, identify each of the following terms in your notebook.
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- government
- democracy
- aristocracy
- citizen
- direct democracy
- monarchy
- natural law
- republic
- senate
- prophet
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| Identifications
The
following identifications have been extracted from your textbook reading
assignments. Using your textbook, identify each of the following people,
places, and other items in your notebook. |
- Solon
- Cleisthenes
- Pericles
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Justinian
- Moses
- Johannes Gutenberg/Gutenberg Bible
- Martin Luther
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| Deserted
Island |
| You are shipwrecked on a deserted, uncharted island with
no chance of being rescued. In order to survive, you and your classmates
must work together to make decisions about how to organize the community.
To do this, you must make a rulebook for the community. This document must
be approved and signed by all members of the class.
A question to ponder... Can people be
trusted to govern themselves?
 Deserted
Island
Part A: Write a paragraph response to the following prompt: List
at least three types of rules you would want to establish if you were
stranded on a desert island with members of this class.
Part
B: Forming a Government Materials
Needed: None Directions:
You will be placed in a group with 2-3 other students.
Create a rulebook and one corresponding presentation for the class. Every
member of the group must have a rulebook in his/her note book. The
contents of the rulebook must include:
 | a name for your island
and a corresponding flag |
| Who
in the class will perform the following duties:
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hunting
and gathering food |
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cooking
food |
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making
shelter |
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exploring
the rest of the island |
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fishing
for food |
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caring
for the ill |
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| How
your community will determine if someone is guilty of breaking rules |
| What,
if any, will be punishment for those who do not obey rules |
| Any
other rules you wish to have for your community |
| How
you will make additional rules in the future and who will make them |
The
group may decide to make one clean copy and reproduce enough copies for
the entire group. Remember, each member must have a copy of the Rulebook
in his/her notebook.
Presentation: Each group will
present the Rulebook to the class. The class will decide which rulebook
will be used to govern the inhabitants of the desert island. Part
C: Debriefing The debriefing
questions will be provided by the teacher. |
| Visual
Summary
Philosopher
Mind Notes
Materials
Needed: Pictures of the philosophers
Directions:
Create Mind Notes for each of the listed philosophers. Each Mind Note will
include:
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picture
of the philosopher |
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one
quote |
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a
summary of his ideas/beliefs |
Read the
selected passage to begin your research. Continue your research using the
Internet or encyclopedias in order to complete the summary of ideas
portion of the assignment.
This
assignment will be completed in your notebook. |
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
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CHAPTER ONE: European
Renaissance & Reformation
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Terms
The following terms have
been extracted from your textbook reading assignments. Using your
textbook, identify each of the following terms in your notebook. |
- Renaissance
- humanism
- secular
- patron
- perspective
- vernacular
- indulgence
- Reformation
- annul
- predestination
-
theocracy
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| Identifications
The
following identifications have been extracted from your textbook reading
assignments. Using your textbook, identify each of the following people,
places, and other items in your notebook. |
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Niccolò Machiavelli
- Thomas More
- William Shakespeare
- Martin Luther
- Henry VIII
- John Calvin
- Jesuits
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| Connect to
History Renaissance
One Pager Task:
The student will research using the
Internet or encyclopedias in order to complete the summary portion of the assignment. Purpose:
To explore a specific topic,
use creativity, and provide an understanding of the material Materials
Needed: None
Directions:
Create a full one pager for the artist assigned to you. Each One Pager will
include:
| follow the format for
One-Pagers |
| sample
work of the artist |
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one
quote either by the artist or of the artist by another |
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a
summary of his talents and relevant background information |
This
assignment will be completed in your notebook. A separate sheet of
paper may be used but the final product will be included in your notebook. |
You will be assigned one
of the following:
- Donatello
- Masaccio
- Michelangelo
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raphael
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Artesmia Gentileschi
- Albrecht Dürer
- Hans Holbein
- Jan van Eyck
- Pieter Bruegel
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