Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
What is the name of the journey that enslaved Africans were forced to go on when being sent to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Why did King Henry VIII of England leave the Catholic Church and create the Anglican Church?
He wanted to divorce his first wife Katherine of Aragon and the Church refused to permit it.
Catherine the Great was an absolute monarch of which nation?
Where should your thesis be located regardless of whether it is in an LEQ or DBQ?
In one place in your opening or your closing paragraph. It must be one or more sentences.
My personal recommendation is to make it the last sentence of your first paragraph after establishing your proper contextualization full of specific details.
What year was Mr. Rowan born in?
2000
What invention - originally developed in China before migrating to Europe - greatly helped kick off the Northern Renaissance?
The Printing Press
What was the main goal of the Council of Trent?
Come up with strategies to stop the spread of Protestantism and reorient people with Catholicism
How did the “Price Revolution” create a society where the poorest struggled to meet their basic needs?
Increased prices for food and other goods because of growing population and inflation because of precious metals mined in the Americas and brought to Europe which were turned into coins, but caused the coins to have less value.
True/False
You can achieve the Evidence Beyond the Documents point in the DBQ Rubric with a just a phrase or reference.
FALSE! Be specific! Use details!
Mr. Rowan is going somewhere on vacation this summer. He will check off another MLB stadium from his checklist and visit famous locations such as The Stanley Hotel. Where am I going?
Denver, Colorado
The three types of Plague are: Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, and Pneumonic Plague. Which one of the three is the most dangerous?
Pneumonic Plague - gets into your lungs
What was the Society of Jesus?
The Jesuit Order of Priests who focused their efforts on missionary work around the globe
Define "mercantilism"
An economic system that was based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and trade
What are the three historical skills that should frame or structure your argument for the LEQ?
Comparison, Causation, Continuity and Change Over Time
What are the four countries Mr. Rowan has been to? Yes, the U.S. is one of the four.
United States, Canada, South Africa, China
How was the Ottoman capture of Constantinople a catalyst for the expansion of Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries?
The Ottoman sacking of Constantinople meant that Western European powers needed to find other paths for trading to avoid paying more for spices, which led to nations voyaging to areas they’d never been, later leading to colonization.
Critics at the time believed Mannerist artists were pretty much just copying Renaissance artists.
However, it could be argued that Renaissance art is about what people are seeing while Mannerist art is all about what people are feeling.
Gustavus Adolphus was an absolute monarch who developed which European nation into a great power?
Sweden
How many specific pieces of evidence do you need to include and analyze to get the maximum amount of points on an LEQ?
Four specific examples
What are Mr. Rowan's four favorite sports teams?
1. NFL
2. NBA
3. MLB
4. NHL
1. New York Jets
2. Brooklyn Nets
3. New York Yankees
4. New York Islanders
What does it mean to be "Machiavellian" in regards to wielding political power?
Doing whatever it takes to stay in power and/or consolidating as much power to yourself as possible
Why does Martin Luther serve as an example of "Great Man History"?
Many people credit him and him alone with driving the Protestant Reformation
What was Peter the Great's goal as Tsar of Russia?
To westernize and modernize Russia
How many times do you need to EXPLAIN how a document relates to your argument to gain the maximum number of points on a DBQ?
In other words, how often do you need to do HIPP analysis?
Four documents
Part of Mr. Rowan's Bucket List is to attend a home game for every Major League Baseball team. How many stadiums has he been to so far?
13
NYY, NYM, BOS, BAL, TOR, PHI, STL, SF, OAK, LAA, WSH, PIT, HOU