Students, for today’s classwork you are being asked to pick 2 questions from the 3 listed below and answer them. This needs to be completed by the time you get to class tomorrow. 1. Identify how people during this time period were exploited by a monopoly. 2. How could have people during this time been…

Today in class we will continue with our conversations about the Protestant Reformation and the contributions made by Martin Luther. Mr. McClung

As we began to put an end to our unit on European exploration and the scramble for Africa, we will be taking some time to examine the life of Nelson Mandela. Yesterday students were given the assignment of reading a short biography over the life of Mandela and then were asked to take Cornell Notes…

Today in class we discussed the effects of the conference of Berlin that would ultimately decide what portions of Africa would belong to whom in Europe. In class we talked quite a bit about how the balanced relationship between Africa and Europe became so imbalanced over time. On Thursday we will discuss what happens next in the…

Yesterday in class we began our conversations about imperialism and the scramble for Africa. We talked about the rise of kingdoms in Africa and how Africa became such a huge center for trade and commerce…now for today we talk about the imperialistic grab for land and resources in Africa. Today in class we will begin…

I’ve been a bit behind, but not too long ago my students finished up their create your own country project. In this project students were given the opportunity to create a country that had the style of government and economy of their choice. Students were asked to create a PowerPoint presentation for their country. They…

Students, as we take a look at the age of monarchs we will be focusing on the power that the monarchs of Europe had. For example, take a look at the excerpt below from the works of King James IV. Divine Right The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are…