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Here HWC students will find a breakdown of the seven units that we will be studying this semester. Included in each unit are class notes, projects, and resources. Be sure to check the site during extended absences so you can keep up with class notes! Let me know if you have any technical trouble with the site.


HWC Units 

THE MAP OF EUROPE:
Europe Practice Map
​Europe Map Quiz Review


UNIT 1: THE RENAISSANCE

READING RESOURCES:
Text Book: World History: Renaissance
Homework: Renaissance Questions H.W. #1 

IN CLASS READINGS:
The Courtier 
Machiavelli's The Prince

UNIT NOTES:
Class Notes: In-class Renaissance Notes
Unit Activity: Renaissance WebQuest
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VIDEO RESOURCES:
The Black Plague
Crash Course: The Dark Ages Were they Really Dark?: 
Crash Course: Renaissance
Horrible Histories: Renaissance: 
Renaissance WebQuest
Visit Michelangleo's Pieta: 
Massacio's Trinity: 
Brunelleschi's Dome 
Brunelleschi's Dome #2 
Raphael's School of Athens: 

ENRICHMENT:
Why Renaissance? Why Florence
Virtual Sistine Chapel
CNN Inside the Sistine Chapel
Leonardo DaVinci
More DaVinci Resources
A New Mona Lisa Found?

UNIT REVIEW:
Click here to test your knowledge!

UNIT 2: THE REFORMATION

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook 1: World History: Reformation
Textbook 2: World History: The Catholic Reformation

Textbook 3: World History: The Scientific Revolution

Alternate Reading
Spark Notes: The Scientific Revolution

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IN CLASS READINGS:
Praise of Folly
95 Theses
John Calvin: Institutes of Christian Religion
English Reformation
Council of Trent

CLASS DOCUMENTS:
Class Notes: The Reformation 
Class Notes: Scientific Revolution 
In Class PowerPoint: Scientific Revolution PP
Unit Activity: Martin LutherWebQuest
Unit Activity: Reformation WebQuest
Unit Activity: Reformation Jeopardy


VIDEO RESOURCES
The Impact of the Printing Press
Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution
Martin Luther PBS
The English Reformation: 
Henry VIII and the Church
The Origins of Calvinism

ENRICHMENT:
Reformation Summary
How Martin Luther Went Viral
Explore the Solar System
What if Saturn replaced the Moon? 

REVIEW:
Unit Activity: Reformation Jeopardy
Reformation Review
Scientific Revolution Review

UNIT 3A: DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONS 

READING RESOURCES
Text Book: Development of Nations

IN CLASS READINGS:
Magna Carta

CLASS DOCUMENTS:
Notes: Development of Nations Notes
Activity: Magna Carta Web Quest

VIDEO RESOURCES
Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings
King John and the Magna Carta
Edward I and Model Parliament
Joan of Arc

ENRICHMENT
Virtual Curator Magna Carta
Magna Carta Quick Facts
The Weapons That Made Britain - The Longbow

REVIEW:
Development of Nations Jeopardy
Development of Nations

UNIT 3B: RISE OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook: Rise of Parliamentary Democracy

IN CLASS READINGS:
English Bill of Rights
The English Civil War

UNIT DOCUMENTS:
Notes: Rise of Parliamentary Democracy Class Notes
Online Lesson: The Rise of Parliamentary Democracy

VIDEO RESOURCES 
Rise of the Stuarts Lesson

English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I/Oliver Cromwell Movie


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ENRICHMENT:
Tripline Life of Elizabeth I
London in the 1600's 
BBC Tudors and Stuarts  

REVIEW
Rise of Parliamentary Democracy


UNIT 3C: FRENCH ABSOLUTE RULE

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook: French Absolute Rule

UNIT DOCUMENTS:
Notes: French Absolute Rule Class Notes

VIDEO RESOURCES:
The Palace of Versailles
Versailles: The Dream of a King 
The Dream of a King Video Guide 

ENRICHMENT 
The Musketeer

REVIEW
French Absolute Rule


UNIT 4: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook 1: World History: French Revolution
Textbook 2:World History: Napoleon

IN CLASS READINGS:
Autocracy v. Democracy
Enlightenment Readings 

CLASS DOCUMENTS:
Lesson 1: The Enlightenment Chart
Activity: Enlightenment Study Flash Cards
Lesson 2: The French Revolution Class Notes
Lesson 3: French Revolution WebQuest 
Lesson 4: Napoleon Notes
Unit Activity: Napoleon Web Quest
 
VIDEO RESOURCES
Enlightenment Lesson
Napoleon Domestic Policy

ENRICHMENT
French Revolution Fact Monster
Exploring the French Revolution
PBS French Revolution

REVIEW:
French Rev Study Stack 
French Revolution Review
The French Revolution Jeopardy

UNIT 5: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook 1: World History: Industrial Revolution
Textbook 2: Marx and Smith
CLASS DOCUMENTS:
Lesson 1: Industrial Revolution Class Notes
Lesson 2: Industrial Revolution Completion Packet 
Unit Activity: Industrial Revolution Web Quest 



VIDEO RESOURCES:
Industrial Revolution Overview
Iron and Industry
Factories and Machines
Urban Slums

ENRICHMENT:
Industrial Revolution Causes
Fact Monster Industrial Revolution
Women and the Industrial Revolution

REVIEW:
Industrial Revolution Review


UNIT 6: WORLD WAR I 

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook 1: Congress of Vienna
Textbook 2: Unification of Italy and Germany
Textbook 3: World History: WWI

CLASS DOCUMENTS
Class Notes: Italian and German Unification Class Notes
Class Activity: Unification Reading
Homework 1: Italian and German Unification
Quiz Review: Unification Flash Cards 
Class Notes: WWI Class Notes 
Unit Activity: WWI Simulation/Treaty of Versailles Intro

VIDEO RESOURCES
WWI Summary
Khan Academy WWI
Interactive WWI Map
How did WWI Begin?
Weapons and New Technology
How did it End?
Treaty of Versailles

ENRICHMENT:
WWI Interactive
Fighting on the Western Front
Interactive WWI Timeline
BBC WWI
First World War Site
PBS Great War

UNIT 7: WORLD WAR II 

READING RESOURCES:
Textbook 1: World History: Years Between the Wars
Textbook 2: World History: World War II

CLASS DOCUMENTS:
Notes: WWII Class Notes
Unit Activity: European Dictators Webquest
Unit Activity: Rise of Hitler Webquest
Unit Activity Mussolini Webquest 

VIDEO RESOURCES:
World War II Overview
Europe after the Treaty of Versailles
How did it Start?
Which Countries Fought?
Tactics, Weapons, and Holocaust
How did it End?: 

ENRICHMENT:
Rise of Nazi Germany
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
WWII Interactive
Dictators WebQuest
WWII in Europe

FINAL PREP:
Study Guide 
Final Jeopardy Review Game 
Mock Final Answer Sheet #1
Mock Final Answer Sheet #2



Online Textbook Access

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