In class: Imperialism slide notes

The Imperialism slide notes from Monday, September 30 and Thursday, October 3 can be found here.

In class/homework: Spanish vs. Incas

Date assigned
Thursday, September 26


Assignment
Finish watching Episode 2 of Guns, Germs, and Steel (link here).

Period 2 stopped at 12:35
Period 3 stopped at 18:30
Period 4 stopped at 30:10

After watching, summarize 5 reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Inca Empire so easily.


Due date
Monday, September 30

More info: Scientology

Paul Haggis leaves the Church of Scientology: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright

Homework: Review of first 2 weeks

Date assigned
Thursday, September 19


Assignment
Complete the review questions (found here) that cover the first 2 weeks of class, including the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.


Due date
Monday, September 23

In class: Colonialism slide notes

The Colonialism slide notes from Tuesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 26 can be found here.

Homework: Engles and Marx

Date assigned
Tuesday, September 17


Assignment
Read and take margin notes on the readings from Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx:

- The Conditions of the Working Class in England (no link)
- Excerpt from The Communist Manifesto: Part II (only read Part II of this link - "Proletarians and Communists" - don't read Part I or Part IV)


Due date
Thursday, September 19

Homework: Industrial Revolution documents and questions

Date assigned
Thursday, September 12


Assignment
Read and write margin notes for 2 of the last 3 documents from the Industrial Revolution packet (your choice which 2 documents to do):

- Women Miners in the English Coal Pits
- Child worker testimony (read only Matthew Crabtree, Elizabeth Bentley, and Peter Smart)
- Prostitution in Victorian London (no link)

Answer 4 questions for each document.


Due date
Monday, September 16