United States History

Homework due Monday, October 4

AP: Read “Gentlemen in the Wilderness” handout
Watch and read the Hippocampus lessons (see handout)

Reg: Complete the ABC-CLIO assignment (see handout)

Both: Review all three Mercado outlines. Pay special attention to “Middle Colonies”, p. 5
Read “Captain John Smith”

European History

Homework due Monday, October 4

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, pp 331-335
“Northern Renaissance” handout

Reg: World History, pp 342-343

Both: AP Achiever, pp 69-70
Mercado outline “The Renaissance”, pp 11-15 (up to VII)
Read handout, “The Good Prince As Described by Erasmus” and complete the worksheet
Chart the terms

Economics

Homework due Monday, October 4

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 3, pp 69-77

Do Learning Check, p. 75, Questions 1-6

Terms to Know:
elasticity of demand
elastic demand
inelastic demand
unit-elastic demand
the four determinants of elasticity
supply
law of supply
direct relationship
quantity supplied
supply schedule
supply curse

Complete the Beef Products Market worksheet

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 28

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, pp 78-85
American Colonies handout, entire

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 62-63

Both: Study “The Colonies in America” handout chart
Mercado outline, “The Southern Colonies in the 17th & 18th Centuries”, entire
Terms to chart

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European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 28

Both: A review of feudalism and the Middle Ages
World History, pp 186-190, 197-201
AP Achiever, pp 53-57

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Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 28

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 3, review pp 60-62; read pp 63-69

Do: Learning Check, pp 62-63, Questions 1, 2, & 5
Learning Check, p 69, Questions 1-5

Terms to Know:
normal good
inferior good
neutral good
substitutes
complements

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United States History

Homework due Monday, September 27

Both: Mercado outline, “New England Colonies in the 17th Century” - entire
We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower assignment (see handouts)

European History

Homework due Monday September 27

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, pp 338-342 (up to “Renaissance Ideals in Transition”)

Reg: World History, pp 336-337

Both: AP Achiever, pp 65-67
Mercado outline “The Renaissance”, pp 1-4 (top)
Read handout, “The Papal States”
Read handout, “Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince” and complete the worksheet
Complete “The Italian City-States” chart
Chart the terms

Economics

Homework due Monday, September 27

Study for quiz on Chapter 2
Use Reteaching Chapter 2 handout as a study guide

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 3, pp 60-62

Terms to Know:
good (noun)
service
demand
law of demand
quantity demanded
law of diminishing marginal utility
inverse relationship
demand curve

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 21

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, pp 74-78

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 59-62

Both: Mercado outline, “The Middle Colonies” - entire
Terms to chart

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European History

Homework due Tuesday,September 21

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, pp 327-331
Read handout, “The Renaissance: The Beginning of Modern Painting”

Reg: World History, pp 338-340

Both: AP Achiever, pp 62-63
Mercado outline “The Renaissance”, pp 7-11
Chart the terms


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Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 21

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 2 Review: do the following exercises (written or typed)
p. 52 - Build Your Economic Vocabulary
p. 53 - Review Questions 1-9

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United States History

Homework due Monday, September 20

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, 66-74

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 2, 50-57

Both: Read “Mayflower Compact”
“A Model of Christian Charity”
On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms and define/explain

European History

Homework due Monday, September 20

AP: Making Europe, Ch. 12, pp 325-327 (up to “From Artist to Artisan”)

Reg: World History, pp 337 (bottom)-339 (middle)

Both: AP Achiever, pp 60-62, 63 (bottom)-64
Mercado outline “The Renaissance”, pp 4-7 (up to Italian Renaissance Art)
Read the excerpts from Alberti, Bruni, and Vergerius (handouts) and complete the Renaissance
Humanist Education worksheet

Economics

Homework due Monday, September 20

Economics in Our Times, 51-53

View Reffonomics Circular Flow lesson at:

http://reffonomics.com/TRB/INPROGRESS/index12.html

STOP when you come to the slide labeled “Financial Institution in Circular Flow”

Terms to Know
circular flow of economic activity
household

United States History

Homework due Thursday, September 16

AP: Making America, Ch. 3, 56-66
(for AP Elective: Read John Smith and Richard Frethorne handout. Be prepared to answer your assigned questions -- at the end of each reading -- in elective class. You will be graded)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 2, 42-48, 62-63 (Maryland)
Read “Gentlemen in the Wilderness” handout

Both: Chart the terms

European History

Homework due Thursday, September 16

AP: HIS 101 outline (handout), pp 1-2

Reg: World History, pp 336-337 (up to “Humanism”)

Both: AP Achiever, pp 58-60 (up to “Renaissance Humanism and Art”)
Read “Pico Della Mirandola and the Dignity of Man” handout and be prepared to answer the
questions at the end of the reading.

Economics

Homework due Thursday, September 16

Economics in Our Times, 39-51

Terms to Know
entrepreneur
In free enterprise theory, what are the two roles of government in the economy?
contract
public goods
private goods
free riders

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, September 15

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, 49-55 (be sure to read 53-54)

Reg: ABC-CLIO assignment (see separate handout)

Both: On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms (see over) and define/explain

European History

Homework due Wednesday, September 15

AP & Reg: Study for quiz

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, September 15

Economics in Our Times, 32-38 and Analyzing Primary Sources, 46. Be sure to read 36-37.

Be prepared to answer: p. 37, Questions 1, 2, & 4
p. 46, Q’s 1 & 2

Terms:
How does free enterprise answer the three economic questions?
What are the five features of free enterprise?
private property
public property
incentive
profit
total revenue
total cost
loss

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 14

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, 43-49

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 36-41, 49-50 (The French in North America),
59-60

Both: On the blank chart e-mailed to you, fill in the terms (see over) and define/explain

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European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 14

AP & Reg: Review terms on Reversals & Disasters chart from Unam Sanctam through Jan Hus
ABC-CLIO homework, “The Great Schism” - see handout

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Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 14

Study for quiz on Chapter 1

Bring your calculator to class on Tuesday (NOT for quiz!)

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United States History

Homework due Monday, September 13

AP: Making America, Ch. 2, pp 30-43 (up to “Indians and the European Challenge”.) Do not ignore pp 30-32

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Chs. 1 & 2, pp 22-28, 32-33, 36-41, 49-50,
59-60

Both: Complete the Colonizing America chart

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European History

Homework due Monday, September 13

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe, Ch. 11 handout, pp 308-312
Complete The Hundred Years’ War homework and worksheet

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Economics

Homework due Monday, September 13

Economics in Our Times, pp 21-23

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.
the three economic questions
economic system
free enterprise
economic plan
income distribution
mixed economies

Economics Online:

Go to http://reffonomics.com/TRB/INPROGRESS/index12.html

Under the heading Introduction to Economics Unit, find 1st Edition 2002

Click on Economic Systems

Click through the slide show by clicking on the right arrow on each slide

Read articles:

“Russia to Sell Assets, But Maintain Control”
“Stalin’s Harvest”

Based on the above articles, be prepared to answer the following questions:

Using the terms in the Reffonomics lesson, what label most closely describes the Russian
economy: Market, Command, Traditional, or Mixed?

To what extent is the Russian economy still a command economy?

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United States History

Homework due Tuesday, September 7

AP & Reg: Review Making America, Ch. 1 handout, pp 19-29
Read “The European Discovery of America”, marked passages only
Complete the Amerigo Vespucci worksheet

European History

Homework due Tuesday, September 7

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe Ch. 11 handout, “Resistance & Revolt”, pp 300-304
Read “The Arrival of Gunpowder”
Know the chart terms and be prepared to recite

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, September 7

Economics in Our Times, pp 17-20

Find an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about one of the four resources. Print it out and be prepared to report on it in class.

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on. (see over)

United States History

Homework due Friday, September 3

AP & Reg: Review Making America, Ch. 1 handout, pp 17-19
Read “Columbus blamed for syphilis spread”
Complete the “Know Your Explorers” chart

European History

Homework due Friday, September 3

AP & Reg: Review Making Europe Ch. 11 handout, pp 292-299
Read the following handouts:
Aish Part 47, “The Black Death”
Jewish History Sourcebook: The Black Death and the Jews, 1348-1349 CE
Know the following chart terms
Little Ice Age
Black Death

Economics

Homework due Friday, September 3

Economics in Our Times, pp 9-16

Be prepared to answer Learning Check # 1 & 3, p. 16

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.
wants
utility
tangible/intangible
resources
scarcity
economics

United States History

Homework due Thursday, September 2

AP & Reg: Review Making America Ch. 1 handout, pp 2-17
Study “First Americans” chart terms up to Pre-Columbian and be prepared to define them in
class

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European History

Homework due Thursday, September 2

AP & Reg: Read the following handouts:
Peter Stearns, “Why Study History?”
“The Historian’s Toolbox”
“Why Study History?” from Hanover.edu
“Analysis of Primary Sources” and “Types of Primary Sources
Complete the worksheet, “What is History and Why Study It?”

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What Is History and Why Study It? worksheet

Economics

Homework due Thursday,September 2

Economics in Our Times, pp 2-8

Learning Check p. 9, #1: Prepare a two-column chart that lists the benefits and opportunity costs for each activity listed in the question.

Terms to Know: be prepared to define the terms if you are called on.
opportunity cost
global economy
microeconomics
macroeconomics

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