Martin's Modern World History

In our last class we discussed the Libyan revolution, Gadaffi, and some of the factors that will influence whether this revolution will succeed. Today we are analyzing current events in order to predict whether the Libyan revolution will be successful.

Assignment: You are a CIA analyst stationed at the N. Africa desk. You have been asked to write a 1 paragraph report on whether you think the Libyan democratic revolution will succeed and why? Your station chief wants this delivered by tomorrow.

What do you already know about Libya that you can use to predict what will happen in Libya?
What else do you need to know in order to accurately predict what will happen in Libya?

You will use the following graphic organizer to help make our predictions:  Libyan Revolution Prediction Worksheet

In addition, here are the articles that each group reviewed:

• http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/02/kadaffi’s decline_
• http://expressbuzz.com/opinion/op-ed/gaddafi’s-wrath-haunts-libyans/251882.html
  
• http://www.euronews.net/2011/02/26/ex-gaddafi-insider-thinks-libyan-revolt-will-succeed/
  

Here are a few more articles with some really interesting insights:

• http://abcnews.go.com/International/christiane-amanpour-interviews-libyas-moammar-gadhafi/story?id=13019942
• http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/arab_league_map
• http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/28/libya.world.response/index.html?hpt=T1

Answer questions 3 and 4 on the worksheet for homework.  You will have the opportunity to conduct additional research to answer the 1-2 questions that you identify for #4.

Click here to access the presentation and all of the political cartoons we used in class:

http://www.martinsclass.com/worldhistory/2010/03/23/the-american-revolution-opposing-viewpoints-of-the-loyalists-vs-the-patriots/

Your Assignment (Due Monday) :

You will take on the personality of an enlightenment thinker and create a rap/poem/song from their perspective

Your rap/poem/song must meet the following criteria:

• Clearly state your name/background
• Identify what they wrote
• Identify and explain their main ideas
• Relate their ideas to at least 2 enlightenment themes
• Bonus: How do you see your enlightenment thinker’s ideas in today’s world?

Here are some resources to help you:

People of the Enlightenment Worksheet

Enlightenment Water/River Graphic

Textbook Chapter on The Enlightenment

Also, here is a link to help you find rhyming words: http://www.rhymezone.com/

Lastly, here is my rap/poem I created for Beccaria to model what I expect:

Hello, how are you , my name is Beccaria

I come from a boot-shaped peninsula called Italia

The criminal justice system these days just ain’t right

They torture and abuse suspects under the cover of night

All the criminals say: Beccaria Beccaria, can’t you see

Crappy criminal justice systems always picking on me

They make convicts wait forever for a trial

And while they wait they punish them in an arbitrary and cruel style.

The trial should be fair, with fair-minded judge

That don’t give harsh verdicts because they hold a grudge

People should be judged according to the rules of nature

Look at the evidence and apply the scientific method to measure

Whether a person is actually guilty or innocent of a crime,

We don’t want innocent people on an MSNBC documentary about people serving hard time,

Punishments for crimes need to be fair

But governments these days just don’t seem to care

I explained this all in my book crime and punishments

That criminal justice systems don’t make any sense

Because of me, your US Bill of Rights guarantees

That police can’t torture inmates as they please

If you get arrested for stealing a loaf of bread

You don’t have to fear that they’ll cut off your head

I deserve some credit for all of the ideas that I’ve given

Because of me your society is a better place to live in

Peace

http://docushare.ycs.k12.pa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-23033/W5D18AAD.pdf

Refer to this PDF to see the presentation given in class.  Remember that there is additional information outside of this presentation that you should have in your notes that you are also responsible for.

Manorialism Presentation

1. How did animal and plant domestication lead to the unequal accumulation of possessions and the development of social classes?
2. What were the significant legal and governmental contributions from ancient Greece to our world today?
3. Describe the Roman Empire’s legal legacy?  How has that impacted our world today?
4. What is the different between a primary and secondary source?  Which sources are more biased, and what must the skilled historian do to understand the truth?
5. Dr. Diamond suggested that the natural resources of Papua New Guinea put its native people at a “chronic disadvantage.”  What were those resources, and how were they a disadvantage to the native people of Papua New Guinea?
6. Why are there so many theories regarding the fall of the Roman Empire?  Name 3 factors that you consider to be the most significant and why?
7. Identify 3 different themes from the World We Live In Project and explain how they relate to each other.  Use historical evidence to prove your point.
8. What is “geographic literacy”?  Why is it so important to have geographic literacy in order to understand history and apply it to our world today?
9. Select 2 of the following world religions and compare/contrast their basic beliefs:  Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.

Here are the possible essay questions.  3 will show up on the test, you will pick 2 to answer.  You should be able to answer all of these questions.

We will have our Unit 1 Test on Thursday October 21st.  The test will cover all material from the beginning of the year.  The material can be broken up into the following sub-categories:

1. Sources (primary & secondary – bias)

2. The World We Live In (know the definition of and relationship between all 10 themes)

3. Timelines and the 4 major eras of history (know the elements of a timeline, names and dates of all 4 major eras of history)

4. Geographic skills and concepts – (Geography Skills graphic organizer – latitude longitude, know all continents)

5. Guns Germs & Steel – (concepts: hunting gathering, domestication, food surplus, technology, civilization, “geographic luck”)

6. Major World Religions – (focus on quizzed areas, and essay question given on 10/19)

7. Gupta Empire – (major achievements, geography,

8. Greece & Rome (significant contributions to government and law, types of government to know: absolute rule, authoritarian, absolutism, totalitarian, tyranny, dictatorship, aristocracy, empire, monarchy, dynasty, democracy (direct/indirect), republic)

You have 5 different quizzes to study from.  You should absolutely know the information on these quizzes, and include details from your notes and worksheets.

To support your efforts to study for the exam, all questions asked in the comments of this post will be promptly answered.