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History of the Americas Review Questions

(some) Possible ID Terms:
The Starving Time
Jamestown
Admiral Penn
The New Laws of 1544
Oliver Cromwell
Indentured Servants
Jean-Baptist Colbert
Signoreal
The Intolerable Acts
Second Continental Congress
Legba (Ellegua)
Vincent Oge
Gens de couleur
Gran Colombia
Possible short answer questions:
Read the following quote from your reading, and then answer this question: How was the impossibility of English self-sufficiency integral to the foundation of mercantilism?

1. The ideal was a self-sufficient England, but in practice, such self-sufficiency was impossible. Colonies were seen as a means of reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign countries.
Increasing the population of New France was central to the imperialist goals of Jean Baptist Colbert. Why, and what steps did the French government take in both the short and long term to ensure a large Canadian colonial population? Your answer should focus on explaining the imperial motivations behind creating and maintaining a large colonial empire.

2. The Haitian Revolution was brought about by a Crisis of Expectations amongst the middle class, yet ultimately it destroyed that class. What was this crisis and how did it resolve itself? Please explain how and why the revolution ultimately did not satisfy the desires of this crisis.
During the period of political unrest in England (1649-1688) the colonies underwent a period of “benign [not harmful] or salutary [beneficial] neglect.” How did this effect the lives of the Colonial British?

3. What were the motivations and consequences of Simon Bolivar’s political life? How and why did he become the “Great Liberator” and why did he feel that his revolution was ultimately a failure?

Possible Essay Topics: be prepared to discuss all the following topics in essay form. If you are interested in possible essay questions, please email me!

Creolization and Nationalism

Revolution and Post-Colonialism

History of the Americas TEST review

Hey Guys, here is the famous "list" of things YOU need to be familiar with for our upcoming test! GOOD LUCK!

The Virginia Company
The Northwest Passage
Joint-Stock Venture
Church of England
The Starving Time
Cash Crops
Indentured Servants
Mercantilism
Puritans
The Mayflower
Plymouth Plantation
Boston
"A Citty on a Hille"
Triangle Trade
Fur Trading
Montreal
Quebec
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Signoreal
Subsidized Immigration
Iroquois
Ohio
The Appalachian Mountains
The French and Indian War
The Plains of Abraham
The Proclamation of 1763
The Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Townsend Duties
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Declaration of Independence
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution of the United States of America

Humanities 10 JAPAN REVIEW

Meiji Naval Officers of the Imperial Fleet

Welcome to your review sheet for tomorrow's TEST!
the following is a list of important names, places, ideas, and events that will be covered on the test!

Clans
Yamato
Shinto
Kami
The Heian Era
Shi-Nuo-Kuo-Sho
Samurai
Daimyo
Shogun
The Kamakura Shogunate
The First (and Second) Mongol Invasion
The Kamikaze
Sengoku
Bushido
Oda Nobunaga
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Tokugawa Baku-fu
Edo
Kyoto
The Baku-Han System
The System of Alternate Attendance
Noh Theatre
Haiku
The Hagi School
Yoshida Shoen
Ito Hirobumi
Saigo Takamura
Commodore Perry, USN
"Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians"
Choshu
Satsuma
"Foreign Technology, Japanese Spirit"
Gaijin
Techno-Samurai
The Meiji Restoration
Tokyo
"Civilization and Enlightenment"
Zaibatsu
Fukozawa Yukichi
"Rich Country, Strong Nation"

Humanities 10 Japanese Project

The Meiji Restoration Project!

hey guys, here is your project to be done over break. I would like you to compose a 2 page (double spaced) journal. Imagine that you are a student living in a villiage outside of Edo during the Meiji Restoration and Saigo's Revolt. Write a personal journal entry describing your days events and what your life is like (specifically with your family and friends). YOU WILL HAVE TO DO OUTSIDE RESEARCH TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. Look into how the Meiji Restoration impacted the lives and minds of the Japanese. A brief internet search should yield interesting results, and make sure to use your packet as well!

This project is designed to assess MYP Criterion B, C, and D! Good luck!

-j

ASSIGNMENTS UP TOMORROW!

ALL BREAK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE UP BY 12 noon tomorrow. CHECK BACK!!!
cheers,
J

Humanities 10 -- The Meiji Restoration Reading!!!

Hey guys, tonight your homework will be to read pages 2 and 3 of our Meiji Restoration handout. Make sure to underline, highlight, or take notes to be ready to answer questions on it tomorrow in class!!!

Sayonara,

j

Tonights Reading: History of the Americas

Hey guys, here is a great article on the Boston Massacre! Read up!

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html

History of the Americas

Hey guys, some quick readings! For tonight, please read lessons 1 and 2 linked from the following page!

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm

They are quick and easy! See you tomorrow.

-j

TOK faith reading #4!

You guys have done a great job dealing with the very difficult course readings on this subject, so I have decided to challenge you in a different way. The reading below will be SIGNIFICANTLY easier than those of St. Issac, Siddharta, and Ibn Rushd. They will, however, provide a VERY different perspective, and one that you do not have ready access to. I invite you to approach this with an open, yet critical mind. I look forward to our discussion of it on Saturday!

Have a great weekend. Have fun with this reading...

check it out at: http://www.aish.com/shmooze/faith_and_knowledge.asp

TOK Reading, March 4!

Hey guys! I'd really like you to read chapter 4 of Religion and Philosophy, "Divine Justice and Injustice" by Ibn Rushd... for class tomorrow! Be ready to discuss his views on faith and knowledge!

the reading:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1190averroes.html

History of the Americas reading tongiht! (Feb 27)

Hey guys. I would like yout o have finished the next chapter of our Canada handout by saturday, so make sure you begin now! i will be lecturing on this material tomorrow, so the more you've read, the better questions you will have!

TOK Faith Reading No. 2

Today (2/18) we will complete our discussion of St. Isaac the Syrian's perspectives on the relationship between faith and knowledge. Therefore, we must now move east, and examine a wholly (or holy) different perspective. I invite you all to read the following quote from Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), and then to read the first section (entitled "The Nine Ways not to accept something as true") of the webpage linked below it. We will be reading subsequent sections of the page later this week, so it may be a good idea to bookmark it! Cheers.

Do not believe in something because it is reported. Do not believe in something because it has been practiced by generations or becomes a tradition or part of a culture. Do not believe in something because a scripture says it is so. Do not believe in something believing a god has inspired it. Do not believe in something a teacher tells you to. Do not believe in something because the authorities say it is so. Do not believe in hearsay, rumor, speculative opinion, public opinion, or mere acceptance to logic and inference alone. Help yourself, accept as completely true only that which you test for yourself and know to be good for yourself and others.

-- The Buddha, The Kalama Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya, Sutta Pitaka

The Sight:

http://www.vipassanafoundation.com/favoritequote.html

TOK -- you gotta have faith!

Hey guys, as we dive headlong into our Ways of Knowing, our next topic will be a highly controversial one. A discussion of Faith and Knowledge can lead to some very impassioned responses. It shall then be my job to be both your teacher and moderator as we move into our next topic, and as such, I will attempt to provide you with a plethora of readings from our diverse world. Our first of these comes from an essay entitled The Theory Of Knowledge of St. Isaac the Syrian by St. Justin Popovich, and while it is an Orthodox Christian study of Faith and Knowledge, this essay provides us with a unique perspective in which to veiw the relationship between both. I do hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I have, as it is an extremely unique work. I would like you to have printed this out and read it closely for our next class. The essay can be found at the following link:

http://strannik.com/watchful_gate/node/22

History of the Americas, QUIZ REVIEW!

History of the Americas: Review Sheet on Jamestown and Plymouth!
Below are the topics which I expect you to discuss intelligently on your upcoming quiz (this Tuesday!)

1. Why and how was the Jamestown colony settled? What were the goals of its founders? How did these goals endanger the lives of Jamestown’s first colonists, and even, the existence of the colony itself?

2. After 1624, a massive change can be observed in the Virginia Colony. What was this change, and how did it manifest itself socially, politically and economically?

3. The switch from a labor reliance on Indentured Servants to African slaves signaled a massive social change in Virginia. Why did this switch occur, and what was its result?

4. Why was the Pilgrim experience in Plymouth Colony (1620) so radically different from that of those in Jamestown (1607)? What major differences created such dichotomous (use a dictionary) experiences?

5. As a mass exodus of Puritans from England resulted in a booming growth in Boston, and a land hunger drove farmers to Virginia, two very different societies developed in the British North American Colonies (hereafter referred to as BNAC). Please describe these societies, and the geo-economic features which helped define them!

History of the Americas Reading!

Hey guys, read up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Colony

History of the Americas Jamestown Reading Assignement

Hey guys, make sure you complete the reading handed out today in class, and type up COMPLETE answers to questions 1-4.
Pay close attention to the dates and names of our primary sources!

WELCOME TO SECOND SEMESTER!!

Hey guys, welcome. All the posts following this one are for second semester. Make sure to check back here daily for syllabi and homework assignments!

History of the Americas Review Sheet

Hey Guys, here is your review sheet!

History of the Americas Possible IDs/Topics for essays:

Ferdinand and Isabella
The Reconquista
Christopher Colombus
Hispanola
Santo Domingo
Tiano
Tribute
Hacienda
Colonial Model
Ingenio
Trapiche
Crisis of Expectations
Smallpox
Monopoly
Piracy
Encroachment
Contraband Trade
Imperialism
Hegemony
Diego Velazquez
Hernan Cortes
Geronimo de Aguilar
Dona Marina (la malinche)
Veracruz
Tlaxcalan
Totonac
Cholulan
Aztec
Quetzecoatl
Monteuczuma
Nuahtl
Encomienda
Gente Decente
Gente de Pueblo
Mestizaje
The New Laws of 1542
Repartimiento
Potosi
Evangelization
The Pope
The Mission

IB 2 20th Century REMINDER

Hey guys, make sure you get me the first parts of your Internal Assessments so I can see your progress! Email me at Jschnei2@gmail.com

Humanities 10 The Science of the State

Welcome to your Enlightenment Project!
Today in class you began your great experiment, but the work is not over. Here is a review of our project!
In groups of four, you are to use the scientific method to examine a failed state and how to create a satisfactory, utilitarian government. You will do this by observing our hypothetical problem, and forming an experiment designed to find a solution to it!

Our Problem: The people of Madeupistan are rebelling against their current government. You have been called in to observe and formulate a solution. As such, you will follow the following scientific steps.
1. Formulate a Hypothesis
2. Test the Hypothesis
3. Analyze the Data and form a conclusion
4. Conclude and implement change

Remember, when you create an analytical framework for your data, be careful how you gather your facts. Stalin, after all, had a 98% approval rating (because of FEAR)

I look forward to you group presentations tomorrow!! Make sure your group presents your lab report OBJECTIVELY and well.

Theory of Knowledge Aesthitics Reading

Hey TOKers... some extra reading on the theory of Aesthetics! Please choose one of the great theorists on the following page, research their views on aesthetical knowledge and their own personal philosophies. I will hear you speak of them in our next class!!! Have a great weekend...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aesthetics_(pre-20th-century)

Humanities 10 Reading for the Weekend

Hey guys, make sure you read the following section on the Glorious Revolution! See you on Saturday!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

Humanities 10 Black Death Reading

Nothing says fun weekend reading like the Black Death! Please read the following webpage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death. Pay very close attention to the POLITICAL and RELIGIOUS impacts that the bubonic plague had on European society!! Print out the page and bring it to class with you...

see you saturday!

History of the Americas QUIZ TOMORROW Nov. 29

QUIZ TOMORROW on Patterns of Settlement, Spanish Impact on Native Culture and Colonial Governance. Questions and answers will cover all data covered in your Williamson reading and Lectures, as well as the info from your Large Packet Readings.
See you tomorrow!
J

IB 2 History Syllabus: (It's New!)

Here are your Upcoming Assignments!

Assignment 1: please study the von Schlieffen Plan at the following web page: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWschlieffenP.htm

and answer the following question in essay form:

1. Please explain the GOALS of the von Schlieffen Plan, and then explain how it was implemented. Why was the plan so good on paper, yet so bad in actuality?

Assignment 2: The Blue Book pp. 845 to 850

Assignment 3: The Source Book pp208 to 212 "The Question of Belgian Neutrality"

Assignment 3: 6.7 The Static War from pages 168 to 170 AND The Source Book reading "They Shall Not Pass" pp. 213 to 221

Assignment 4: 6.7 from 170-176 (including the Stalemate of 1915) Then, please go to following link and read more about the Battle of the Somme. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWsomme.htm

I would like each of you to read the overview of the battle, and then select TWO primary accounts of the battle to present to class! Organize yourselves so there is no overlap!

Assignment 5: please read 6.8 War and the Domestic, AND The Source Book pp 221 to 223

then select one form of wartime propoganda from either France, Germany, Britain or the US and explain its intended impact!

Assignment 6: 6.9 Prospects for Success

Got A Question?

Hey guys! I will be having office hours on MSN Messenger from my warm, comfortable home from between 6 and 8 most nights. My MSN messenger account is Jeff-Schneider@hotmail.com. If you are confused on your reading, have a question about class, or just want to check in, send me an IM and I will try to respond as quickly as possible! Hopefully I can be of some help!

Humanities 10 Magna Carta Assignment!

Hey guys, make sure to bring in your assignments to class tomorrow! (nov. 22)

The Magna Carta Assignment:

Please select one of the provisions listed on the Magna Carta. Then, please explain what this provision required, and why the unhappy nobles would have demanded such a provision be granted to them by John II. Good luck!

Theory of Knowlege - An introduction to Aesthetics

Hey guys, make sure that you get me your paper (3 paragraphs) by tomorrow! Your paragraphs should name and explore the images that you find to be 'beautiful'. Make sure to fully describe these images and why they impact you in such a way!

History of the Americas Reading for Nov. 20

Hey guys, Please read the following Letter from an Aztec to his sons. Then please answer the following questions:

1. In this letter an Aztec calls for his sons to accept Spanish Hegemony. Why?

2. How does the author of this letter view the Spanish overlords (encomenderos)?

3. How does the author think that the Native Aztecs may survive in the Spanish Empire? How will this method of survival impact Aztec culture and society?

Excerpted from:
http://www.ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/aztec.html (77 of 88)11/18/2006 2:08:38 PM

My beloved children, today on the second day of Toxcati [one of the 20-days "months"] of 15 3 1, on the day that belongs o the one ... true God, who is in heaven and on the earth and everywhere in the world; ... know that everywhere the lords who are in charge of the people are very sad because of what ... the white men of Castile have done and are still doing ....

It is obvious how they punish the revered lords of the towns, those who were in charge of the people, who had the rod [symbol of authority]; it is clear how they are put in prison, because the men of Castile are not satisfied with what they are given, and [they] do not surrender their gold nor their precious stones. It is well known how they jeer at our revered women and daughters.

They are not quiet, except solely with gold and precious stones. They make fun of the wives of those who ruled. They are not quiet but when they burn the others, as they burned alive the greatly revered lord of Michoacan, the great Caltzontzin. Thus they behaved with
other great lords who were in charge, who ruled there in Xalapan, TlaxcaIan, Tecuantepec, Oaxyacac, and [other] towns and chiefdoms where the envious, gold-hungry Christians also entered.... How much blood was shed! It was our fathers' blood! And what for? Why was it done? Learn it once and for all: because they want to impose themselves upon us, because they are utterly gold hungry, voracious of what belongs to others: our chiefdoms, our revered women and daughters, and our lands.
It is known that the Castilian Cortes, the recently named Marques del Valle, was authorized, there in Castile, to come to distribute our lands. Thus it is said ... that secretly the lord Marques will come to take our lands, take possession of ourselves and establish new towns. And where will they throw us? Where will they place us? A very great sadness afflicts us. What will we do, my sons?
Still my heart recovers. I [i.e., the supposed founder of the city] remember, I will establish a town here ... on the slopes of Axochco mountain, in Xaltipac [On the Sand's Surface]. Because from down there to here is the place of the men of Axochco. From down there on, this land is ours, it was left to us by our grandfathers, it was their property since ancient times.
I remember, I will establish a little temple where we will place the new god that the men from Castile have given us. Truly this new god wants us to worship him. What will we do, my sons? Let us receive the water on our heads [be baptized], let us give ourselves to the men of Castile, perhaps in this way they will not kill us.
Let us remain here, Do not trespass [by] going on another's land, perhaps in this way they will not kill us. Let us follow them; thus, perhaps we will awaken their compassion. It will be good if we surrender entirely to them. Oh, that the true god who resides in heaven will help us [coexist] close to the men of Castile. And in order that they will not kill us, we will not claim all our lands. We will reduce in length the extension of our lands, and that which remains, our fathers will defend. Now I declare that, in order for them not to kill us.... we accept to have water poured on our heads, that we worship the new god, as I declare he is the same as the one we had.
Now I reduce in length our lands. Thus it will be. Their limits will begin in the direction from which the sun rises and continue ... [he mentions each of the limits].
I presume that for this small piece of land they will not kill us. It does not matter that it was much larger. This is my decision because I do not want my sons to be killed. Therefore, we will work only this little piece Of land, and thus our sons will do so. Let us hope in this manner they will not kill us ...

IB2 20th Century Homework

Hey guys, your sourcebook only provides two of the many willy-nicky telegrams of July. I would like you to read all of them before providing your written arguments! They can be found here:

http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914/willynilly.html

Here is some help when analyzing these documents!

From: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/july-crisis/

Learning Advice
Remember that the causes of war go beneath the surface of what countries publicly say and write. Often they have hidden agendas. Each country wants something, and they may use their alliance with another country as an excuse to pursue their real goals. Ask yourself, what is your countryís real goal(s)?
When you read the primary source documents, ask yourself these questions:
Who wrote the document and does the author have a bias?
For whom is it written and why?
Did the author create it for a particular cause?
Was it written by an eyewitness?
Was the document translated and could the translation affect the meaning of the document?
What kind of document is it and who was meant to see it?
What was happening when this document was written?

History of the Americas New Reading

Hey guys,
Lets try this ONE more time. Please read the section entitled "Patterns of Settlement". This time, let us focus on what we haven't adressed so far. Focus on pages 80-84. Tomorrow my lecture will speak to the form of government that spaniards set up on the continent. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. Also, please bring your reading with you tomorrow so I can walk you through it. MAKE SURE YOU BRING the Penguin History.
Please pay close attention to the discussion of the political impact of encomienda.
I will see you tomorrow. Day 1 begins tomorrow.

humanities 10 Shield of Achilles Final Reading

Now that you have finished your Shields of Kuwait (or Egypt!) it is time to return for a final reading of the Shield of Achilles from Homer's Iliad. Think about how your own creative work has reflected the core values and sources of pride for your home nation, and see if you can't better understand our Archaic Greek reading! GOOD LUCK!

History of the Americas Homework (due nov. 12)

Hey guys, here is your reading for next class!

The big handout pp. 127 and 128
AND
Edwin Williamson chapter 3, pp 77 to 84 "Patterns of Settlement"

History of the Americas TAKE HOME QUESTIONS

TAKE HOME ESSAY! (30 points)
Please choose ONE of the following essay questions. Then, using your readings and notes, COMPLETELY and ACCURATELY answer the question. Your essay should contain DIRECT supporting quotes from your reading and notes. Also, I expect your essay to be properly footnoted. If you are confused about citation in any way, use www.citationmachine.net

Your essay must have a minimum of 400 words and a maximum of 1500. It is to be turned in either on hard copy or electronic mail by 1:30 PM, November 7th.

NO ESSAYS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DEADLINE.

1. Please explain the political, economic and societal impact of the Spanish institution of encomienda.

2. Please, using the colonial model, analyze the Conquest of Mexico. After doing so, please highlight the differences and similarities that exist between the colonial experience on the island of Hispanola and modern day Mexico.

TOK Perception Projects

BEHOLD! The Perception Project.
TOKers: Please, using your readings, and your unboundable wits, select an image, an illusion or a hoax that tricks our eyes. Then, examine how that image, illusion or hoax WORKS. How does it fool our vision? Please research your topic, and prepare a 3 page report and a 15 minute presentation to share your findings and dazzle our eyes. Your presentation should encorporate both visual and auditory stimuli. GOOD LUCK!

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS TEST REVIEW

REVIEW topics for the test.

Hey guys, make sure that you can answer the following questions COMPLETELY and INTELLIGENTLY, using both class notes and your readings:

1. Please explain (using specific examples) how Cortes was able to politically manipulate and confuse the Aztec empire early in his conquest.

2. Why were some tribal empires (i.e. Tlaxcalan and Totonac) so ready to ally with Cortes?

3. How did the arrival of Porfiro de Narvaez catalyze Aztec-Spanish relations?

4. What is encomienda? What were the political, social, and economic impacts of its creation after the fall of the Aztec? empire?

5. Use the Colonial Model to identify the similarities and differences in the Colonial experiences of the Caribbean and Mexico. Your answer should take into account political, economic and social factors.

6. Why did Spanish hegemony result in dramatically different misogenistic cultures in the Caribbean and Mexico?

GOOD LUCK!

-j

History of the Americas Homework and Extra Credit (October 30)

History of the Americas students --

make sure you read pgs 85-90 from your big handout tonight to review the final steps of the Spanish conquest of the aztecs and the institution of encomienda! Its a very important factor (both economically and socially) in mexico to this day, so make sure you come in with questions.

Also, for a little fun, I've provided the following pictures! This one the right is a mexican map of Tenochtitlan at the time of conquest.

I will give you extra credit on the upcoming test if you can figure out what this picture below is of, and write a paragraph telling me why you think it is what you think it is! (hows that for good english!)

GOOD LUCK!




















Also, for more images of Tenochtitlan through the ages up to the modern day, check out the following web site!
www.mexicomaxico.org/Tenoch/Tenoch5.htm

IB2 New Syllabus! The Guns of August

Here is the new syllabus for our unit "The Guns of August"!

(Starting Tonight!)

Assignment 1: pp. 149-151 from Europe, 1871 to 1991

Assignment 2: Section 6.1 (pp. 151 to 156), ibid.

Assignment 3: Section 6.2 (pp. 156 to 157), ibid.

Assignment 4: Section V pp 43 to 56 from The Fate of Nations (Mandelbaum)

Assignment 5: Section 6.3 and 6.4 (pp. 160 to 164) from Europe, 1871 to 1991

Assignment 6: SOURCEBOOK pp.157 to 205 (statutes of 'the black hand' and "the plot and murder"

Assignment 7: Section 6.5 (pp. 164 to 166) Europe, 1871 to 1991

Assignment 8: SOURCEBOOK pp. 205 to 208 ("diplomatic maneuvers")

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Mubarak all. May this holiday bring rest and cheer to both you and your families.

-j

History of the Americas Eid Homework!

History of the Americas reminder:
After Eid break you should be through chapter 6 of your Hassig readings! Take your time and don't rush, you have nine days to enjoy it...
happy holidays!
-j

HUM 10 Sheild of Achilles

Hey guys, check back here tonight or tomorrow for more on the upcoming Sheild of Achilles work groups!
cheers all,
-J
p.s. anyone interested in seeing the Lion's Gate of Mycenae, click on the link below!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/images/lngte.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/liongat.htm&h=284&w=422&sz=78&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=uBXitUCdLyg2FM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlion%2Bgate%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

Theory of Knowledge Compendium of Illusions

Hey TOKers!


Here are some interesting illusions for you to observe (as an addendum to our readings!) Can you figure out how these illusions fool your eye?

Akiyoshi Kitaoka’s image on the left is called “Out of Focus”. It also leads to a seeming shift of the central disk with respect to the surround. It is very effectively provoked by the eye movements occurring during reading. So, while you are reading this cast your “inner eye” to the left and watch for a seeming decoupling of disk and background. You may also observe that the disk floats above the background.

TRY THIS ILLUSION on your own!
The "frankfurter illusion"
If you have two roughly equivalent eyes you will see a ‘sausage’ floating in front of you in mid air, by following these steps:
Hold your hands in front of you, at 20–30 cm distance from you, at eye level.
Point your index fingers against each other, leaving about 2 cm distance between them.
Now look “trough” your fingers, into the distance behind them.
The sausage should appear now, and you can change its length by varying the distance between the finger tips.
For most observers, the sausage will look blurred, at least initially.
If you try to look at the sausage, it will disappear, it is only present if you look at something more distant than your fingers.
It helps if the background is rather homogenous and has a color very different from your fingers.

THIS ILLUSION is called Mr. Angry and Mr. Calm. Look closely. At first Mr. Angry is on the left. Yet, if you SQUINT or move away from your screen, the faces will SWITCH!

for all of these and more fun illusions (and some every more fun explanations) check out this webpage.

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

DON'T TRUST YOUR EYES!

History of the Americas Syllabus

Hey guys, here is your reading for tonight (October 10) Read Carefully!

From: The Penguin History of the Americas, Edwin Williamson

pp. 16-22

AND answer the following questions...

1. How did the the conquest of Mexico seem similar to the conquest of the island of Hispanola?

2. Can you see the steps of the colonial model reflected? What similarities exist?

Humanities 10 Syllabus from Oct 10

Hey guys, while we are going to be talking about alot of different issues in class during the coming weeks, make sure you do the readings listed below so you can contribute! I will also be adding and making photo copies of some great primary sources as well, so check back here every few days to make sure you have the updated syllabus!

Each assignment is to be completed for class each night, and will be collected on occassion.

Assignment 1: (re)Read pp 127 to 133 and answer question 7 on pp 133

Assignment 2: Read your handout from the Iliad, handed out in class today. (9/11) Make sure to look up any words you don't understand.

Assignment 3: (re)Read our section of the Iliad, then, answer the following question.

The sheild of Achilles depicts several very specific scenes. Most historians agree that these scenes are meant to describe the 'perfect' greek society (in the eyes of the Archaic poet). In your own words, can you describe what 'Homer' views as the perfect polis? What does the perfect polis require? How should its citizens behave?

Theory of Knowledge Syllabus starting 10/09

Hey TOKers... here's your new syllabus (time to bend your mind)

Assignment 1: Sense Experience, section 3.1 (define: Sense Perseption)

Assignment 2: Sense Experience, section 3.2 up to Delusions of the mind (p. 48) (freak out!)
Assignment 3: Delusions of the Mind (sweet) to Seeing As (pg 50)
Assignment 4: Seeing As to section 3.3 (pg 55)

Assignment 5: Section 3.3

Assignment 6: Section 3.4

Assignemnt 7: ANSWER THE STUDY QUESTIONS ON PG 59

History of the Americas Take Home Question

Here is your take home question!

Please answer the following question using Microsoft Word, 12pt Times New Roman font, double spaced. DON'T Play with the margins, and please use the following link to assure that you are footnoting appropriately!

Using your reading, please tell the story of the colonization of the Spanish Caribbean. Pay special attention to HISTORICAL FORCES (such as migration, Crises of Expectations, Imperialism, and Hegemony.) Using the steps of the colonial model as a guide, be sure to address each step and its causal impact! Your essay should be as compelete as possible, and address political, cultural, religious, and economic factors. Good luck!!! (30 points)

for citation help: use APA style

http://citationmachine.net/

Interested in Amnesty International

Want to make a difference in the world? Want to get involved with other AIS students? Desperate for CAS hours?

There is a new student group at AIS this year, working on protecting the Human Rights of citizens all over the world.
We will be having a massive meeting this coming tuesday (oct 10) but check out the webpage. there are many high level leadership positions available for anyone, so make sure to post a comment with your application (you'll find out about it on the website!)
http://www.amnestyinternationalais.blogspot.com

see you there!

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS QUIZ!!!!

There will be a History of the Americas quiz on SATURDAY!!!! (Oct 7)
be sure to study up. Focus particularly on the issues we have addressed in class, but also be strongly familiar with your Eric Williams readings and the Colonial Model.

some topics that WILL be assessed:
The conquest and colonialization of the island of Hispanola and the surrounding region.
Economics and Slavery within the Spanish Empire.
Sugar and its societal impact.
Power stuggles in Europe and their impact in the Colonial Caribbean.
Hegemony and Colonization
Imperialism and the impact on Africans in the Caribbean.
GOOD LUCK!

IB2 20th Century

NEW IMPERIALISM!

Hey guys, here are the reading assignments to follow from saturday on!

EVERYONE MUST READ 161-165
assignment 1: Yasmeen will present on the Unification of Germany pp. 168 to 173
assignment 2: Ali on the Corruption of Science pp. 173 to 182
assignment 3: Yasmine on "For God and Country" pp. 182 to 188
assignment 4: Hishem on "The Economic Argument and "Power and Pride" pp. 188 to 191

Upcoming Film TBA

Humanities 10 Homework for the week of Oct 1

Hey guys, here are your next few homework assignments! Also, see below for a reading (short) on the explosion of the island of Thera (now Santorini) that may have destroyed the Mycenaen Civilization (with a little Dorian help)

here are some Greek Terms you will need to understand your reading"
demos - litterally: "the people"
agathoi - the aristocratic or powerful class of greeks
tyrranis - tyrant, dictator
genos - "clan" or "lineage"
basileus -- an archaic greek king

Assignment 1: Read the section titled "The Hoplite Army" pp 103 - 105 and please answer the following questions.
q1: What is a phalanx, and why is it important?
q2: What is a hoplite?
q3: What is a hoplite's job within a phalanx?
q4: What is "the pushing"?
q5: Who could fight as a hoplite?

Assignment 2: Read the section titled "The Hoplite Army and the Polis" pp. 105 - 106 and answer the following questions.
q1: How did the Hoplite Phalanx effect Greek Political ideology?
q2: What is Tyraeus' view of the phalanx and honor?
q3: How did the Hoplite Phalanx destroy the power of the aristocrats (agathoi)?

Assignement 3: Read the section titled "The Archaic Age Tyrants" and answer the following questions.
q1: What is a Greek Tyrrannos?
q2: What brought about the creation of a tyrranos?
q3: Why would the commoners of a Greek polis support a tyrrannos?


From: www.kent.net/DisplacedDynasties/TheSantoriniExplosion.html
The Eruption of Thera
The island known as Santorini lies approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Crete. According to the traditional history it was an important constituent of the Cretan Minoan confederacy until that civilization ended, supposedly in the early part of the 15th century B.C., at a time when Egypt was ruled by its 18th dynasty. The island, known also by the name Thera, was volcanic, its central peak rising to a height of around 5000 feet (1600 m) According to prevailing scholarly opinion a series of eruptions, culmating in a cataclysmic explosion, destroyed a major part of the island around the year 1470 B.C. The explosion not only destroyed a major part of the island, including much of the Minoan population both there and on Crete, but so weakened the Minoan civilization that it soon succumbed to an invasion of Mycenaean Greeks and vanished from history.
The final vocanic eruption of Thera is the stuff of legends. The explosion has been favorably compared to that of Krakotoa, east of Java in 1883 of the present era. That recent massive upheaval send giant tidal waves throughout the south pacific and filled the atmosphere with ash that spread throughout the world, influencing climate for generations. Santorini, according to the experts, "was about 4 times larger than Krakotoa, and probably at least twice as violent. The fury of Santorini's final explosion is inferred from geologic core samples, from comparison to the detailed observations made on Krakotoa in 1883, and from the simulaneous obliteration of almost all Minoan settlements." One author (unidentified) summarizes the event as follows:
In summer, circa 1470 BC, Santorini exploded. Volcanic ash filled the sky, blotted out the sun, and triggered hail and lightning. A heavy layer of volcanic ash rained down over the Aegean, covering islands and crops. Earthquakes shook the land, and stone structures fell from the motion. When the enormous magma chamber at Santorini finally collapsed to form the existing caldera, enormous tsunamis (tidal waves) spread outward in all directions. The coastal villages of Crete were flooded and destroyed. The only major Minoan structure surviving the waves and earthquakes was the palace at Knossos, far enough insland to escape the tidal waves. But in the days that followed, volcanic ash covered some settlements, and defoliated the island. Buildings were completely covered in volcanic ash by the cataclysmic explosion. In famine from the ash, with the bulk of their civilization washed away, the remaining Minoans were overrun by Mycaeneans from Greece, and Knossos finally fell.
What was left in the aftermath of the great explosion was the jagged edge of the once proud and majestic volcano, the central caldera now covered by the Aegean sea, the rim less than a third the height of the original peak. A quick glimpse of the site immediately raises a question: What must have been the effects on contiguous areas of the ancient near east, indeed on the world, as this mountain turned to ash polluted the atmosphere and obliterated the sun for days and weeks or even months and years following? The event must have had severe consequences beyond those already noted for the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS QUIZ ON SATURDAY!

QUIZ SATURDAY! (for serious)

Hey guys, a quick reminder, there will be a quiz on the Colonization of Hispanola on Saturday. It will have 2 id's and an essay, very simmilar to our formative trial run this week. Make sure you review your class notes and readings from both the Colonial Model Handout and the Eric Williams book. Be sure you are familiar with the following terms and can readily use them to analyze the historic period we are studying:
Crisis of Expectations
Hegemony
Imperialism
Free Market Economy
Hacienda
Tribute System

See you all on Saturday! Cheers and Ramadan Kareem

TOKers PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Hey TOKers... here is your 2 page paper assignment and guidelines.

Please choose one thing that you think (at first glance) is completely useless to mankind's main priority (to survive and propogate). Then please write a 2 page paper logically and clearly explaining the benefits and contributions of that object in furthering mankind's main priority.

Your paper may contain outside research coupled with your own ideas.

Your paper should be 2 pages (max) 12 pt. times new roman font, and no variations on the boundaries. Your paper should be submitted to me on Wednesday. No later. You may submit your paper electronically if you so choose through my email address -- JSchnei2@gmail.com

Hopefully you would choose something of similar apparant uselessness as these two rabbits on a skateboard.

HUMANITIES REVIEW

HUMANITIES 10 TEST REVIEW
hey all, here it is again, the second attempted post!!!!
Some Terms to know for Vocab: (if you don't know them and have them in your notes, you can allways check on wikipedia.com!
Civilization
Scribe
Cuneiform
Dynasty
Polytheism
Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent
City-State
Pharaoh
Ziggurat
Mandate of Heaven
Cultural diffusion
Oligarchy
Hieroglyphics
Empire
anarchy
silt
barter
SOME POSSIBLE LONG ANSWER (short essay) Topics:
What role did rivers have in the development of government?

What should be the main purpose of laws: to promote good behavior or to punish bad behavior?

Please prioritize the following based on which of them has the greatest impact on your personal culture: family, media, school or government.

If you cannot find your post check the september archives!!!!

if you know your post is here... but it isn't here, then look in the september archives on the right hand side bar... you can do it! i promise its not hard.

IB Presentation schedule:

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Over the next week we will be dealing with primary sources. YOUR JOB is to present both these sources for what they are, but also to research and provide them in their Historical context. By doing so you will be able to respond to the opinions and facts within these sources. Be sure to cover the following in your presentations:
1. What is this document? (a paper, letter, interview) When was it produced and what lead to its production?
2. Who is the author of this document? What is their history? WHAT IS THEIR BIAS and WHAT CREATED THEIR BIAS?
3. What can we learn from this document?
4. What can we learn about this historical occurance from this document?

Please bring in an outline or your notes for us to look at while we listen to your presentation.
You will be assessed on both the factual and analytical content of your presentation, as well as the audience assesed on their invovlement in discussion, so make sure you are ALL prepared for class!

Here is the following presentation schedule for our primary sources on the Industrial Revolution:

THIS ALSO DOUBLES AS YOUR SYLLABUS. BE SURE TO HAVE READ EACH SECTION EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PRESENTING ON IT. THIS WILL FACILITATE DISCUSSION!

Sept. 25: Yasmeen on "The Factory System: Working Conditions" pp. 124 to 131

Sept. 27: Ali on "Living Conditions" and "Defense of the Factory System" pp. 131 to 138

Oct. 1: Yasmine on "Reaction and Reform" UP TO "THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO"!!! pp. 138 to 148

Oct. 2: Hishem on "The communisy manifesto" 148 to 158

RAMADAN KAREEM

Ramadan Kareem all!

IB 2's review questions

You should be able to intelligently answer the following questions from your Mandelbaum reading!

1. What were England's 2 main security concerns in the early 19th century and how did they shape England's foreign policy?

2. What is the eastern question? How did it impact the efforts of the concert of europe?

3. Why was the Concert of Europe (specifically England) unconcerned about the Unification of Germany? Why was this unification not destabilizing?