Today we will continue to study the rise of Europe by building vocabulary.
We will aslo be working on the skills of using primary and secondary historical sources in our writing. A few students will give their one-minute artifact speeches today.
Question of the Day
Why did Europeans get richer in the centuries after the Middle Ages?
Focus Questions
What was the Commercial Revolution and how did it increase economic freedom in Europe?
How did historical events in England lead to more inclusive political institutions there?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph. In a few classes you will have write an assessment in which you have to identify three of these that I will choose. Here is an example of an ID:
Alps: The Alps are a mountain range in southern Europe (France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland). They were significant to European society between 1300 and 1750 because they were one of the physical landforms that made it difficult for Europe to be politically centralized under one government. Europe’s decentralization was a key to its economic development.
Historical Connection: Physical geography is important to the development of civilizations. Just as the Alps influenced the development of Europe, we have studied that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had an impact on the development of settlements and life in Mesopotamia.
Inclusive political institutions
Inclusive economic institutions
Feudal common field system
Manorialism
Serfdom
Feudalism
Putting-out system
Enclosure movement
Three-field system
Markets
Capitalism
Middle class
Black Death
Wages
Free labor
Magna Carta
Model Parliament
Elizabethan Bargain
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
English Bill of Rights
Nothing is due. But you should have studied for your vocabulary assessment (explained below) and be prepared to write a paragraph responding to the Question of the Day.
Vocabulary Assessment: Be prepared for an assessment at the beginning of class in which you will have to do an identity for three of the vocabulary terms. An identification is an explanation of why the event, person, idea (etc.) was important in regard to its time, place, and culture.
One-minute speeches: 2-3 students will give one-minute artifact speeches.
Video: If we have time, we will watch a Crash Course video.
Paragraph: At the end of class you will write a paragraph responding to the Question of the Day. The revised paragraph should include any new information that you've learned since the first class. You could really make your paragraphs more interesting and informative by using ideas and quotes from Why Nations Fail and the documents.
1: Complete these readings on the Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment in Europe.
The Roots and Birth of the Protestant Reformation
Why were towns and trade important in causing and spreading the Protestant Reformation?
How was the printing press important in causing and spreading the Protestant Reformation?
Who was Martin Luther and what did he do?
List and explain the four main beliefs of the Lutheran faith.
The Reformation's Impact on Political Ideas
List and explain the four major ideas that came from the Italian Renaissance.
Why was Luther's belief that God sees all useful ideas as equal important?
Why was Luther's belief that Good sees all believers as equal important?
List three of Aristotle's beliefs about the universe and explain them.
How did each of the following men undermined Aristotle's system:
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Enlightenment Political and Social Ideas
Summarize John Locke's ideas on government.
Summarize Adam Smith's ideas.
2: Be ready to answer these questions at the beginning of next class.