Make Up test for Chapter 16 will be on Monday

We will go to the Library and cast our vote for President on Monday. Each class will have an assigned time to vote. Think about which candidate best fits your political views.

Have fun this weekend!!!!

Remember Rough Drafts are due tomorrow!!!
Chapter 16 Test is Friday
Study Questions and Vocabulary Lesson 1 and 2

Chapter 16 Lesson 1 Study Questions

Many enlightenment thinkers were interested in the rights of individuals. What does this suggest about governments in Europe at the time?

?? They did not protect individual rights
?? They were not responsible to the people they governed

What roles did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington play in the American Revolution?
?? Jefferson was the voice of the American Revolution
?? Washington commanded the American Army

How did the Constitution answer the concerns of people who disliked the idea of strong government?
?? It divided authority between the states and the central government
?? Divided the central government into three branches that checked and balanced one another??s authority

Why do you think the Bill of Rights was later added to the Constitution?
?? The Constitution itself did not offer enough protection of individual rights
What did the British control in 1783?
?? The land north of the Great Lakes

How did Louis XVI??s actions help start the French Revolution?
?? He increased taxes, all paid by the Third Estate

Why did the young revolutionaries who took over the government have Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and many nobles executed?
?? As part of their plan to break with the past and build a new society,
?? They wanted to get rid of those who had held all the power in the past

How did Napoleon??s attitude toward power contribute to both his rise and his fall?
?? As a military officer, Napoleon hungered for power, and his ambition drove him to take control of the government
?? As emperor, Napoleon wanted to extend his power beyond France and did so, but he set no limits and did not know where or when to stop, and so he opposed and brought down by armies from Britain and its allies

Why did the focus of the French Revolution change from human rights to terror?
?? New revolutionary leaders brought violence to France
?? They were upset at opposition to the revolution from inside and outside France

How did Napoleon affect Europe?
?? He conquered lands
?? Encouraged the spread of revolutionary ideas



How were Louis XVI and Napoleon alike? How were they different?
?? Alike: Neither wanted to share power with others
?? Different: Napoleon believed in the ideas of the revolution, but Louis XVI did not

Chapter 16 Lesson 2 Study Questions
Why did the peninsulars not respect the Creoles?

?? Because the Creoles were born in Latin America, not Europe

Why did the missionaries not treat the Indians as equals?
?? Because of the Indians?? social class

What do you think influenced the missionaries to help the Indians?
?? Their religious beliefs, which taught them to help other human beings

How was society in colonial Latin America organized?
?? Into several classes: peninsulars, Creoles, mestizos or mulattoes, and Africans and Indians

Why were the freed slaves in St Domingue not satisfied with the end of slavery in the colony?
?? Because the French still controlled the colony and the freed slaves wanted independence

Why did Creoles in Argentina and Venezuela set up juntas?
?? They wanted to govern themselves

What did the juntas do?
?? Replaced Spanish rule

Why did the Creoles dislike being ruled by distant government?
?? The Creoles wanted to control their own lives

How were the pathways to independence different in Brazil, Mexico, and Spanish South America?
?? Brazil won its independence peacefully,
?? Mexico and Spanish South America won their independence through revolutions

What three European countries controlled the Latin American colonies?
?? Spain, Portugal, and France

Why did people in the Latin American colonies seek to change their governments?
?? They had little say in government
?? They wanted to be free of the peninsulars?? rule
?? They wanted to control their own lives

Rough Drafts are due on Friday!!!!!

Don't forget DOH and DG test on Friday also!!!

Notes for Chapter 16 Lesson 1


Chapter 16
Lesson 1
Democratic Revolutions

The American Revolution
* Summer of 1776- Americans celebrated the Declaration of Independence
* Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
* Jefferson said that the British did not care about the rights of the American colonists
* The Rights of individuals had deep roots in the history of Britain


* Magna Carta - signed in 1215, became the base of laws that protected the rights of everyone in Britain
* English Bill of Rights - 1689, granted even more individual rights

Declaration of Independence
* Thomas Jefferson was the main author
* Jefferson explained that the laws were supposed to protect
* Jefferson also explained that people have certain rights and that among these is are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
* This document led to a change in government ---- a revolution

George Washington
* Led the colonists to victory in the Revolutionary War with Britain
* Took control of the American forces in 1775
* Treated his soldiers with respect
* In 1781, after six years of fighting, the colonists won their independence

Enlightenment
* Began in France in the early 1700's
* Focused on ways to create a government that would protect the rights of individuals
* Some important thinkers were:
* Volataire
* Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* John Locke



* Because the former colonists disliked the idea of strong government, the United States became a confederation, or loose group of governments
* The central government had little authority
* Under this government, the states did not always cooperate
* A BIG CHANGE WAS NEEDED!!!!!

Constitution of the United States of America
* States leaders agreed that a change was needed
* 1787 Washington led a group that would draw up a new plan for government----the Constitution of the United States of America
* Established a democratic republic, in which citizens select people to represent them in government
* States and central government shared authority

The central, or national, government was divided into three branches
* One to make the laws
* One to interpret them
* One to enforce them

* Each of these branches was designed to check and balance the authority of the others

Bill of Rights
* Added to the Constitution in 1789
* Protected individual rights- including freedom of speech, and freedom of religion

What roles did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington play in the American Revolution?
* Jefferson was the voice of the American Revolution
* Washington commanded the American Army

The French Revolution
* France helped the Americans in the fight for independence
* This drained the French treasury
* Louis XVI decided to raise taxes to solve the country's money problem
* Louis XVI called for a meeting of the Estate General

Estates General
* The First Estate - the clergy
* The Second Estate - the nobles ( owned most of the land, held most of the high government positions, and paid little taxes)
* The Third Estate - doctors to merchants to peasants ( members had little say in the government but paid nearly all the taxes)

National Assembly
* The Third Estate broke away from the Estates General
* They were tired of paying all of the taxes and having no voice in the government
* They claimed the right to make laws
* July 14, 1789 crowds stormed the Bastille and took the weapons and freed the prisoners thus starting the French Revolution


How did Louis XVI's actions help start the French Revolution?
* Increased taxes, all paid by the Third Estate

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
* Promised freedom of speech and religions
* Equal treatment of all citizens under the law
* Ended the special rights held by the First and Second Estates
* Women were given no rights


* The National Assembly adopted a new constitution for France
* The king would remain on the throne, but and elected assembly would make the laws
* Louis XVI publicly agreed to the plan, but secretly asked other countries to attack and overthrow the revolutionaries
* Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette was thrown in jail and stripped of their authority
* A group of young revolutionaries took over and built a new society in France
* Ordered Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette executed by the guillotine

Why did the focus of the French Revolution change from human rights to terror?
* New revolutionary leaders brought violence to France
* They were upset at opposition to the revolution from inside and outside France

Napoleon Bonaparte
* Famous French officer
* 1799 took control of the French government









Napoleon
* Made himself Emperor of France
* Empire reached from Spain to Russia
* Summer 1812 led 600,000 troops into Russia, supplies ran out, winter set in and soldiers dies ( 100,000 left )
* European allies defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

How did Napoleon affect Europe?
* He conquered lands
* Encouraged the spread of revolutionary ideas

Rough Drafts are due on Friday!!!!

Study Questions from Chapter 16 Lesson 1 and 2
These were given out on Friday, they are due on Tuesday, don't forget!!!

Chapter 16 Lesson 1 Study Questions

1. Many enlightenment thinkers were interested in the rights of individuals. What does this suggest about governments in Europe at the time?
2. What roles did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington play in the American Revolution?
3. How did the Constitution answer the concerns of people who disliked the idea of strong government?
4. Why do you think the Bill of Rights was later added to the Constitution?
5. What did the British control in 1783?
6. How did Louis XVI's actions help start the French Revolution?
7. Why did the young revolutionaries who took over the government have Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and many nobles executed?
8. How did Napoleon's attitude toward power contribute to both his rise and his fall?
9. Why did the focus of the French Revolution change from human rights to terror?
10. How did Napoleon affect Europe?
11. How were Louis XVI and Napoleon alike? How were they different?


Chapter 16 Lesson 2 Study Questions

1. Why did the peninsulars not respect the Creoles?
2. Why did the missionaries not treat the Indians as equals?
3. What do you think influenced the missionaries to help the Indians?
4. How was society in colonial Latin America organized?
5. Why were the freed slaves in St Domingue not satisfied with the end of slavery in the colony?
6. Why did Creoles in Argentina and Venezuela set up juntas?
7. What did the juntas do?
8. Why did the Creoles dislike being ruled by distant government?
9. How were the pathways to independence different in Brazil, Mexico, and Spanish South America?
10. What three European countries controlled the Latin American colonies?
11. Why did people in the Latin American colonies seek to change their governments?

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Chapter 15 Test is Tomorrow ( Friday ) Study the Test study guide and all vocabulary in Chapter 15 lesson 1 and 2

Chapter 15 Study Guide for Test

During the Ming dynasty, how did China learn about the rest of the world?

* From the voyages of Admiral Zheng He

In 1433 the Chinese government _______________________.
* Turned to a policy of isolation

What happened during during the Ming period? (culture, trade, voyages, traders)
* There were great advances in Chinese culture

The first European country to establish a trading post in China was ________.
* Portugal

Why did the Ming rulers let some Catholic missionaries into China?
* To learn about European science, mathematics, and technology

Who did Tokugawa Ieyasu think was a threat to Japan's unitiy?
* Christian missionaries from Europe

What is Bushido?
* A harsh code of rules by which the samurai lived

The present-day name of Constantinople is ______________.
* Istanbul

Under the leadership of Sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman Empire _____________.
* Welcomed people of different religions

Suleyman the Magnificent and his army conquered areas ___________________.
* In central Europe

The Ottoman Turks called Suleyman "the Lawgiver" because he _____________.
* Made sure that all the people he ruled were treated fairly

Who founded the Mogul Empire in India?
* Babur

Which Mogul emperor lowered taxes, encouraged trade, studied religious ideas, and allowed the Hindus to practice their religion?
* Akbar

Why was it fairly easy for Europeans to conquer India?
* India lacked strong central control

The Tokugawa shoguns of Japan set up a "closed country" policy in order to ____________.
* Help unify Japan

How did the Ottoman Turks treat the peoples they conquered?
* They let the peoples keep their own religions

What was main result of the policies of Aurangzeb and the Mogul emperors who came after him?
* The empire grew weaker and smaller

Homework for Wednesday night!!!!
Make sure to have these completed before class on Thursday

Chapter 15 Study Guide for Test

1. During the Ming dynasty, how did China learn about the rest of the world?
2. In 1433 the Chinese government _______________________.
3. What happened during during the Ming period? (culture, trade, voyages, traders)
4. The first European country to establish a trading post in China was ________.
5. Why did the Ming rulers let some Catholic missionaries into China?
6. Who did Tokugawa Ieyasu think was a threat to Japan's unitiy?
7. What is Bushido?
8. The present-day name of Constantinople is ______________.
9. Under the leadership of Sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman Empire _____________.
10. Suleyman the Magnificent and his army conquered areas ___________________.
11. The Ottoman Turks called Suleyman "the Lawgiver" because he _____________.
12. Who founded the Mogul Empire in India?
13. Which Mogul emperor lowered taxes, encouraged trade, studied religious ideas, and allowed the Hindus to practice their religion?
14. Why was it fairly easy for Europeans to conquer India?
15. The Tokugawa shoguns of Japan set up a "closed country" policy in order to ____________.
16. How did the Ottoman Turks treat the peoples they conquered?
17. What was main result of the policies of Aurangzeb and the Mogul emperors who came after him?

These are notes and questions for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Advanced - Turn in 2 haiku's for a grade due Wednesday
Social Studies - Turn in 2 haiku's for extra points due on Wednesday

Don't forget Rough Drafts for your Social Studies Projects are due on Oct. 29.

Chapter 15
Lesson 1 and 2

China and Japan in Early Modern Times

Focus
How do peoples' view of their role in the world change over time?

Main Idea
As you read, look for changes in the ways the people of China and Japan saw themselves in relation to the rest of the world.

Renewed Growth for China

 Mid 1300's the Mongols' dynasty weakened
 Chinese people rebelled
 Former Buddhist monk took over power and took the name Hong Wu
 Hong Wu became the Ming dynasty

Hong Wu

 Set up his government based on Confucian ideas
 Rebuilt the war torn land by restoring fields, irrigation systems, canals, and roads
 China's economy improved and population grew
 He was very cruel to the people


 His name was Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋, in WG Chu Y?an-chang). His reign name means "Immensely Martial."
 Orphaned as a teenager, he entered a Buddhist monastery to avoid starvation



Haiku - a 17-syllable poem
( most popular writing form of Tokugawa times )


A haiku is a poem in three lines of five, then seven, then five syllables. It is made by speaking of something natural and simple suggesting spring, summer, autumn, or winter. There is no rhyme. Everything mentioned is just what it is, wonderful, here, but still beyond.

An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
Basho

A small hungry child,
Told to grind rice, instead
Gazes at the moon.




The red sun sinks low
beyond a dead tree clutching
an old eagle's nest.
Boncho

Beyond the dark trees
lighting flashes on water,
bright, like a vision.
Shiki

 The Imperial Examinations (科舉) in dynastic China determined positions in the civil service, which had promoted upward mobility among the people for centuries. It also made a gap between intellectuals educated in classical Confucianism and ordinary people. However, in some dynasties, imperial examinations were abolished and official posts became being sold, which increasing corruption and reducing morale.

Yong Le
 Hong Wu's son
 He helped conquer parts of Vietnam
 Paid for the ocean voyages of Admiral Zheng He
 These large ocean fleets gave the world a glimpse of how powerful China was
 People learned about the Ming dynasty

How did China grow under Hong Wu and Yong Le?
 economy imporved
 Population grew
 Became a major force in Asia

China Looks Inward
 Yong Le died in 1424 and lost interest in seafaring
 China felt it could be self sufficient
 China turned to a policy of isolation
 China built strength from within
 Made the Great Wall stronger, repaired the Grand Canal, and helped the farmers

Ming period
 Time of growth
 Ming leaders encouraged learning
 Ming artists took styles of earlier times
 Calligraphy - beautiful handwriting
 Making of porecelain

What important developments took place under Yong Le's successors?
 Ocean voyages were stopped
 China returned to isolation
 Internal trade increased
 Chinese culture advanced

Pressure from the Outside
 In 1513 the Portuguese arrived in Guangzhou, hoping to trade with China
 In 1557 the Chinese allowed them to set up a trading post on an island near Macao
 Spanish, Dutch, and English traders joined them
 Ming government kept tight control on contact between the Europeans and the Chinese people

 The Ming allowed Catholic missionaries into China
 Conflicts from within brought down the Ming dynasty
 In the mid-1600's the Manchuria in the north took over and set up the Qing dynasty

What caused the Ming dynasty to fall?
 Conflicts from within

Tokugawa Japan
 Mid- 1500's Portuguese merchants arrived at Japanese ports
 Also allowed Christian missionaries
 In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the shogun of Japan


Tokugawa Ieyasu
 Changed Japan's attitude toward Europeans
 Feared that Christianity would threaten Japan's unity
 Drove Christian missionaries out of Japan
 European traders could land only at the port of Nagasaki
 Prevented the Japanese from leaving their islands or any contact with Europeans

Closed Country Policy
 One step the Tokugawa shoguns took to unify Japan
 Closed to the rest of the world
 Prevented the Japanese from leaving their islands or having any dealing with foreigners


What was Bushido?
 Code of honor


Ottoman Empire

1453 - Ottomans captured the city of Constantinople

Non- Muslims were allowed to follow the laws of their own religions and their own religious leaders

They had to pay a special tax called a jizya to the Ottoman government


What steps did Mehmed II take to achieve his dream of building a great empire?

*turned Istanbul into a center of learning
*built a strong army
*built an efficient government

Suleyman the Magnificent

*The people of the Ottoman Empire called Suleyman the Lawgiver

*Suleyman conquered many lands and islands giving the Ottomans control of much of the eastern Mediterrean
*He was also a patron of the arts, he encouraged poetry and painting
*He made sure all people was treated fairly

Why was Suleyman called the Lawgiver?

He treated all people fairly

India's Mogul Empire

*Akbar- greatest of the Mogul emperors
*Allowed Hindus to freely practice their own religion
*Got rid of the tax placed on the Hindus
*Non-Muslims were allowed to become government officials
*Lowered taxes on farmers and made land reforms
*Encouraged merchants to trade with both China and Europe
*Supported the arts and religion
*Daring military leader - kept pushing the Mogul Empire south

What impact did Akbar have on the Hindus in his empire?

He allowed them to practice their own religion and become government officials

How did later Mogul emperors help make it easy for Europeans to take over much of the Indian subcontinent?

Through their lack of strong central control

Chapter 15
Lesson 1
Study Questions

What Confucian idea did Hong Wu ignore when he later showed cruelty to people?
 That a leader should set an example for his people by acting correctly

How did China grow under Hong Wu and Yong Le?
 Economy improved
 Population grew
 Became a major force in Asia

What important developments took place under Yong Le's successors?
 Ocean voyages were stopped
 China returned to isolation
 Internal trade increased
 Chinese culture advanced

What caused the Ming dynasty to fall?
 Conflicts from within

Why do you think the Portuguese would not easily give up trade with the Chinese?
 Because they really wanted Chinese goods

What natural feature was the southern border of the land of the Qing?
 Himalayas

When the shoguns closed Japan to the rest of the world, what did they keep out of Japan?
 Foreign goods
 People
 Ideas

Why might you expect the craft workers and merchants to be higher on the social ladder than the farmers?
 Because they often did well economically
 Merchants had money to lend to those higher up on the ladder

What is Busido?
 A code of honor
What was the "closed country" policy?
 A decision by the Tokugawa shoguns to close Japan to foreign contacts by preventing the Japanese from leaving Japan and foreigners from coming to Japan

Chapter 15 Lesson 2
What steps did Mehmed II take to achieve his dream of building a great empire?
 turned Istanbul into a center of learning
 built a strong army
 built an efficient government

What, besides training, was required of the Janissaries and non-Turk government officials?
 They had to convert to Islam

What might have been some positive effects of Suleyman's fairness and honesty?
 People felt their rights were protected
 Conflicts were avoided
 There was order in the empire
 People in the empire had a feeling of general well-being

How would conquering southwestern Europe have benefited the Ottomans?
 It would have given them control of the entire Mediterranean region

Why was Suleyman called the Lawgiver?
 Because he treated all people fairly

What impact did Akbar have on the Hindus in his empire?
 He allowed them to practice their own religion
 He allowed them to become government officials

How did Akbar help the movement of people, goods, and ideas?
 He supported trade with China and Europe
 He welcomed priests of all religions in India and exchanged ideas with them


By about what year had the Moguls gained control of Khyber Pass?
 1605

How did later Mogul emperors help make it easy for Europeans to take over much of the Indian subcontinent?
 Through their lack of strong central control

What did the Ottomans and the Moguls have in common?
 They were Muslims
 They created empires
 They treated people they ruled similarly

How did Ottoman and Mogul policies affect the
peoples they governed?
 Under certain Ottoman and Mogul rulers they were treated fairly so they lived in peace and were unified
 Under some Mogul rulers, people were denied rights freedoms and were heavily taxed, which caused them to rebel



46. Which large landforms covers much of central India?
47. What is the present-day name of the island nation located south of the Indian subcontinent?
48. Which religion do most people in India follow today?
49. Which religion do most people in Pakistan follow?
50. In which present-day country did the religion of Buddhism begin?
46. Deccan Plateau
Place
47. Sri Lanka
Place
48. Hinduism
Place
49. Islam
Place
50. India
Place

These are the study questions for Chapter 15 lesson 1 and 2 These are not for homework this weekend. We will finish these questions on Monday.
Have fun at the Rebel Homecoming game!!!
Geaux Rebels!!!!!!

Chapter 15 Lesson 1
Pages 471 - 475

1. Define Vocabulary
2. What Confucian idea did Hong Wu ignore when he later showed cruelty to people?
3. How did China grow under Hong Wu and Yong Le?
4. What important developments took place under Yong Le's successors?
5. What caused the Ming dynasty to fall?
6. Why do you think the Portuguese would not easily give up trade with the Chinese?
7. What natural feature was the southern border of the land of the Qing?
8. When the shoguns closed Japan to the rest of the world, what did they keep out of Japan?
9. Why might you expect the craft workers and merchants to be higher on the social ladder than the farmers?
10. What is Busido?
11. What was the "closed country" policy?

Chapter 15 Lesson 2
Pages 476 - 480

1. Define Vocabulary
2. What steps did Mehmed II take to achieve his dream of building a great empire?
3. What, besides training, was required of the Janissaries and non-Turk government officials?
4. What might have been some positive effects of Suleyman's fairness and honesty?
5. How would conquering southwestern Europe have benefited the Ottomans?
6. Why was Suleyman called the Lawgiver?
7. What impact did Akbar have on the Hindus in his empire?
8. How did Akbar help the movement of people, goods, and ideas?
9. By about what year had the Moguls gained control of Khyber Pass?
10. How did later Mogul emperors help make it easy for Europeans to take over much of the Indian subcontinent?
11. What did the Ottomans and the Moguls have in common?
12. How did Ottoman and Mogul policies affect the peoples they governed?

Remeber we are in the computer lab today and Thursday. We are back in the classroom on Friday. The next due date for Social Studies Fair is on Friday, Oct. 29 ( Rough draft is due )

I would like to thank all of the parents that came to Open House last night. We had a great turnout. This shows that you are interested in your child's education and future. Thanks for being such great parents.

Daily Geography for Monday
Daily Geography and Daily Oral History Test has been moved to Thurday, since we will be in the Library on Friday for research

36. Which large desert is located along China's northern border with Mongolia?
Gobi
Place

37. Which present-day countries make up the region known as Southeast Asia?
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma
Regions

38. Which present-day countries make up the regions known as Middle America, between North America and South America?


Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and El Salvador
Regions

39. Which body of water borders Middle America to the West?
Pacific Ocean
Place

40. Which large body of water lies east of Mexico?
Gulf of Mexico
Place