Review

Mr. Jacobs 7th Grade History Review

On Thursday 5/23 we will be taking our final test for the semester. Since I was not your teacher for the
first half of the school year, I will only be testing you on what I have personally covered. This means
Chapters 14-20 in your textbook

The first place you want to look to study is the PowerPoint we have been using as our review for the
Final. You can find this on my website (mrjacobshistory.com) in the File Cabinet Link

The second place you want to look is any vocabulary that we have had. Some of the words will be in the
list below, others will not. Expect to see them on the test. What to study in general for each chapter
follows:

Chapter 14, 15, 16 (Medieval Europe Unit)
Geography of Europe (know your countries and bodies of water)
Vikings (who were they, what were they known for)
Charlemagne (who was he)
The Catholic Church (monks, Pope, clergy)
Manor system (what is it)
Henry IV (excommunication)
Magna Carta (why is it important)
Crusades (how successful were they for the Christians)
Spanish Reconquista (what does “Reconquista” mean and who completed it)
Mendicant Monks (what made them different)
Latin (where was it used as a language)
Black Death (how many people died from it)

Chapter 17 (The Renaissance)
Where did it start
What does Renaissance mean
Secularism (what does it mean)
Difference between Medieval and Renaissance art
Realism (What is it)
Utopia (what does the word mean)
Johann Gutenberg (Who is he and why is he important)
Censor (what does it mean)
Linear Perspective (who discovered it)
Leonardo da Vinci (who is he and why is he important)
Michelangelo (What works is he known for)
William Shakespeare (who is he and why is he important)

Chapter 18 (The Reformation)
Martin Luther (who is he, what did he do, why is he important)
Indulgences (what are they)
John Calvin (who was he)
Predestination (what does it mean)
Henry VIII (who is he, what did he do)
Annulment (how does it apply to Henry VIII)
Spanish Armada (what is it and why was it sent to attack England)

Chapter 19 (Exploration)
Cartography (what is it)
Technology used by explorers (What did they use and how did the instruments work)
Vasco da Gama (where did he sail to)
Christopher Columbus(where did he sail to)
Magellan (where did he sail to)
Circumnavigate (what does it mean)
Hernan Cortes (who did he conquer)
Moctezuma (who was he the leader of)
Colonization (what does it mean)
Francisco Pizarro (who did he conquer)
Smallpox (what is it)
Missionaries (who are they)
Columbian Exchange (what is it)
Capitalism (what is it)

Chapter 20 (Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution)
Nicolaus Copernicus (who is he, why is he important)
Isaac Newton (who is he, why is he important)
Mary Wollstonecraft (who is she, why is she important)
John Locke (who is he, why is he important)
Baron de Montesquieu (who is he, why is he important)

5/22/2012

5/10/2012

5/8/2012

5/4/2012

The Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

The Assignment

In Google Docs or PowerPoint, create a Presentation to present to your history class about the topic you choose.  YOU are responsible for teaching the class about your assigned topic.  Follow these guidelines:

• Your presentation must successfully answer the question, "How does your person or topic CONNECT to the Age of Enlightenment or The Scientific Revolution?"
• Groups of 1-2 (3 only if no other options)
• Your presentation should contain a minimum of FOUR and maximum of SIX slides (1 title slide and 3-5 content slides)
• The first slide (the title slide) should contain the title of your presentation, the first and last names of the people who worked on the presentation, and your class period
• There must be at least one image on each content slide
• There may be no more than 140 characters on each slide
• Create your presentation using Google Docs or PowerPoint.  If you need help with Google Docs, please don’t hesitate to ask for my help.
• Share your presentation with Mr. Jacobs at justinscjacobs@gmail.com
• Name your presentation using the correct format:  period code (PER4, PER5, or PER6), assignment code (TESR stands for The Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution), first and last names of partners working on the presentation (ask how to spell your partner's name correctly).  For example:
• PER2 TESR Michael Smith and Kendal Jones
• PER4 TESR Suzie Martinez and John Stevens
• If you decide to use PowerPoint, you need to make sure to bring a USB drive to save your presentation on the day we work on it in class.
• This is will be worked on in class on May 14 and presented on May 16.  Be prepared to deliver your presentation to the class.

5/2/2012

4/30/2012

 

LINK TO REVIEW GAME 

4/25-26/2012

It is the end of STAR testing! After three long days all the state tests are over with. Yesterday and today in class students worked on creating a script for a skit that they will continue on Monday April 30. No extra HW has been assigned except for what was given on Monday the 23rd.

4/23/2012

4/19/2012

No image today because it is Open House. 7th graders did a drumming activity for 4th, 5th, and 6th periods. Come on by tonight and say hi! Open House starts around 6:30 for the outside and at 7 teachers open their doors.

4/18/2012

4/16/2012

If you were absent check the Exploration section of the file cabinet and you will find the worksheets from today.

Exploration Vocabulary

Reminder: There is a vocab quiz on Monday!

Leif Ericson - Viking navigator who went on a voyage to Greenland. On his way he was blown off course and discovered the area of North America known as Nova Scotia today. He named this land Vinland.

Treaty of Tordesillas - An agreement signed by Spain and Portugal to split the known world in half between them. The Pope drew a line through a map and the treaty gave almost all of the New World to Spain to colonize. Portugal got to lay claim to Brazil, Africa, and India. 

mercantilism - economic policy in which a nation controls its trade, agriculture, industry, and money to bring as much wealth as possible into the country.

cartography  - science of making maps and globes

astrolabe - instrument designed to measure and plot the position of stars

circumnavigate - to sail completely around something

ballast - a heavy substance placed inside of a ship to improve stability and control.

colonization - process of taking over territory, creating a government, and settling towns.

Columbian Exchange - the exchange of people, plants, and animals, and ideas between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

capitalism - economy based on the private ownership of property and the use of property to compete for profits or gains in a market.

4/12/2012

4/10/2012

I just noticed the picture says March..... It is April 10. Spring break made me lose track of time.

3/30/2012

Have a safe and fun spring break everyone!

3/28/2012

You can find the link to the blank warm up map here:

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_countrynl.pdf

You can find the link to the filled in map here: (note: if you were absent you just need to fill in the countries I listed on the white board)
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_country.pdf

Next Class - You have your Flip Book and INB due as well as your Reformation test to study for!

3/26/2012

3/22/2012

3/20/2012

3/16/2012

Today and yesterday we reviewed our benchmark exams. We also began our first section of the Reformation unit (18.1). Our homework is to complete a 5-4-3-2-1 and a unit cover page for the reformation. For the unit cover page I now want the students to explain why they drew each picture on the back side of the cover page.

Correct Answers for Benchmark Review HW

Chapter 14: 
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
Chapter 15:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
Chapter 16:
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
Chapter 17:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C

Reminder!
Many of these questions will be similar to your benchmark and that is why it is important that you do your best to answer these questions on your own before simply copying the right answers. This will help you to see how prepared you truly are for our benchmark tomorrow in class. Study hard and you will do well.

3/12/2012

Today was a review day for our benchmark next class. Your homework is to do the "Test Yourself" questions at the end of chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17. With each question you need to write the question and the answer out completely.

Link to Jeopardy Review Game!!

3/8/2012

 

Today we discussed and learned about artists and authors of the Renaissance period. The PPT will be uploaded to my file cabinet for any of you who were absent. We watched the BrainPop video on William Shakespeare. Lastly, our homework was to find a piece of renaissance art and write a paragraph on it. An example about the Mona Lisa has been uploaded to the file cabinet as well.

3/6/2012

Today we turned in our levels project. We discussed a new journal topic and read section 3 of chapter 17. Our homework is to complete the 5-4-3-2-1 that we started in class for section 3.

3/2/2012

Today we took our vocab quiz for the Renaissance unit. If you were absent you will make it up on Tuesday. We finished our video on Leonardo da Vinci and worked on level 10 for our Levels Project.

REMINDER: Levels Project is due with all ten levels completed on Tuesday, March 6 at the start of class.

2/29/2012

In class today we discussed a journal on creativity and then began a video on the life of Leonardo da Vinci. I will post the link to the YouTube source of this video once I am back home since it is blocked here at school.

REMINDER: There is a vocab quiz on the Renaissance at the beginning of class Friday. Your homework is to study!

2/27/2012

Today was a busy day in class. We discussed a journal topic, read section 1 of chapter 17, worked on our toolkits and our homework is vocab/Italy map.

2/23/2012

Today we graded INB's in class. We began a new unit called the Renaissance with an introductory PPT. We created a unit cover page and our homework was to complete Level 9 of the levels project by Monday, February 27.

2/21/2012

INB's are due this Thursday and grade sheets were given out today. It is worth 80 points and is very important. We took our last notes for the Medieval Europe unit titled "reconquista notes." We also watched a BrainPop video that discussed the Black Death. Level 8 is our homework and can be found in the file cabinet link.

2/15/2012

Today in class we took our second quiz of the semester. We then worked on a worksheet that will be level 7 in the Levels Project. You can find that worksheet if you were absent in the file cabinet. After that we discussed the due date for the INB next week and also discussed progress report grades that are being turned in soon.

2/13/2012

Today was an unusual day because of our field trip to College of the Canyons. Since period 4 was not in class today, periods 5 and 6 did an activity where they had to create a short skit using vocabulary and other key terms. We also discussed the upcoming quiz on Wednesday.

2/9/2012

Today we discussed the topic of Chivalry and how it pertained to Medieval Knights and even to today. We talked about our upcoming trip to COC. We covered the topic of the Crusades in a PPT and our homework is Level 6 which is due Monday, February 13.

2/7/2012

Today in class we read Chapter 15 Section 2 and discussed the importance of the Magna Carta. We did a 5-4-3-2-1 assignment as in class work and it will be page 8 in the INB. Our homework was to complete Level 5 of the Levels Project.

2/3/2012

Today in class we took the Chapter 14 Quiz. If you were absent I will set up a make up day for you during sometime next week. After that, we continued working on the Feudalism Illustrated Similes and turned them in during class. Lastly, we read about Pope Gregory and King Henry and answered the questions below the reading. This assignment counts as level four of the Levels Project. If you finished answering the questions there is no homework this weekend.