Whittier History Cast

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Renewed Religious Struggle 1. How did religious conflict in Europe evolve over the course of the second half of the sixteenth century? The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) 2. What caused the civil war between the Huguenots and the Catholics in France, and what was the outcome? 3. How did politics shape the religious positions of the French leaders? What led to the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, and what did it achieve? Imperial Spain and Philip II (r. 1556-1598) 4. How was Philip II able to dominate international politics for much of the latter half of the sixteenth century? 5. What were Philip II successes and failures? England and Spain (1553-1603) 6. What role did Catholic and Protestant extremism play in the struggle for supremacy between England and Spain? 7. What led to the establishment of the Anglican Church in England? Why did Mary I fail? What was Elizabeth I’s settlement, and why was it difficult to impose on England? Who were Elizabeth I’s detractors, and what were their criticisms? The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) 8. What toll did the Thirty Years’ War take on Germany? 9. Why was the Thirty Years’ War fought? Was politics or religion more important in determining the outcome of the war? What were the main terms of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648? 10. Why has the Thirty Years’ War been called the outstanding example in European history of meaningless conflict? Is this true? Were the results worth the cost of the war? General 11. Henry of Navarre (Henry IV of France), Elizabeth I, and William of Orange were all politiques. What does that term mean, and why does it apply to these three rulers? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Major Questions: 3.1 Society and Religion 1. What was the social and religious background of the Reformation? 2. What problems in the church contributed to the Protestant Reformation? Why was the church unable to suppress dissent as it had earlier? 3.2 Martin Luther and German Reformation to 1525 3. Why did Martin Luther challenge the church? 3.3 The Reformation Elsewhere 4. Where did other reform movements develop, and how were they different from Luther’s? 5. What were the basic similarities and differences between the ideas of Luther and Zwingli? Between Luther and Calvin? How did the differences tent to affect the success of the Protestant movement? 3.4 Political Consolidation of the Lutheran Reformation 6. What were the political ramifications of the Reformation? 7. Why did the Reformation begin in Germany? What political factors contributed to its success there as opposed to in France, Spain, or Italy? 3.5 The English Reformation to 1553 8. How did royal dynastic concerns shape the Reformation in England? 9. Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? Was the “new” church he established really Protestant? How did the English church change under his successors? 3.6 Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation 10. What was the Counter-Reformation, and how successful was it? 11. What reforms did the Council of Trent introduce? Was the Protestant Reformation healthy for the Catholic Church? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Main Questions covered in this episode: •How did humanism affect culture and the arts in fourteenth and fifteenth century Italy? •What did the term Renaissance mean in the context of fifteenth and sixteenth-century Italy? What criticism have been leveled against it? •How would you define Renaissance humanism? In what ways was the Renaissance a break with the Middle Ages, and in what ways did it owe its existence to medieval civilization? •Who were some of the famous literary and artistic figures of the Italian renaissance? What did they have in common that might be described as “the spirit of the Renaissance”? •How did the northern Renaissance affect culture in Germany, England, France, and Spain? •How did the Renaissance in the north differ from the Italian Renaissance? In what ways was Erasmus the embodiment of the northern Renaissance? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello Students, This is the last lesson of the year! This lesson has two parts: 1st - The fall of communism in the Soviet Union, 2nd - The fall of communism in Eastern Europe. You will need the following parts: 1. The Podcast - "AP Euro - The Cold War Ends - 2020" (for the sake of time there will be no PowerPoint - sorry) 2. Gorbachev's Reforms - AP 2020 3. Gorbachev's Reforms - Questions - AP 2020 (50 points to submit) 4. Glasnost and Perestroika - Cartoons - Questions - AP 2020 (50 points to submit) 5. The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe - AP - 2020 6. The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe - AP - 2020 (50 points to submit) 7. There will be a quiz on this section as well. (not attached to this lesson) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello Students, Welcome to the last lesson of the school year. (There will be a final quiz on the last three sections India, Africa, and the Middle East later this week) This lesson will focus on the conflict between Israelis and Arabs in the Middle East. We will begin by looking at the origin of the conflict. Then, we will look at some of the major events and wars fought between the sides. Lastly, we will look at the consequences of the conflict and how this conflict affects our lives here in the United States. You will need the following for the lesson: 1. Chapter 18 Section 4 Textbook PDF - pgs. 583-589 2. Podcast 3. The Balfour Declaration - Reading 4. The Balfour Declaration - Questions - Google Doc. (50 pts.) Submit! 5. Chapter 18 Section 4 - Conflicts in the Middle East - Google Doc. (50 pts.) Submit! 6. Middle Ground Video - Can Israelis and Palestinians See Eye to Eye? 7. Middle Ground Video - Questions - Google Doc. (50 pts.) Submit! Mr. Bellanti --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello, Well we looked at the start of the Cold War. Let's now look at some of the more critical events that helped shape the Cold War between 1953-1968. Also, we will be looking at changes of European society in the Post-War World. Mr. Bellanti --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey guys, Here is the Podcast for the Cold War begins! Enjoy! Mr. Bellanti --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello Students, This lesson on African Independence is to be completed in two parts. The first lesson will cover the Negritude Movement that inspired the later African Independence movement. We will also work on defining ourselves and look at the power of self-definition. For this first part you will need the following: 1. The PowerPoint slides and the Podcast 2. The Negritude Poems 3. Identity Chart Activity (50 pts.) 4. The Chapter 18 PDF Textbook File 5. Chapter 18 Section 3 - New Nations in Africa google doc. (50 pts.) The second part will look at more contemporary Independence movements and the challenges that came with them. For this part of the lesson you will need the following: 1. Same PowerPoint and Podcast as the last lesson. 2. Chapter 19 PDF Textbook File 3. Chapter 19 Section 2 - The Challenge of Democracy in Africa You will have the entire week to work on the two lessons. They will be due on Friday the 15th. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello Students, This is the first assignment for our new Unit, Unit 8 Decolonization. We will be starting with the Subcontinent of India. We will look at India's past as a colony of Great Britain and the steps Indians, and others took to achieve their Independence in the 1940s and beyond. Please listen to the podcast and follow along with the PowerPoint. We will be taking some notes to start. For that you will need to access the Indian Timeline 2020. When finished, please locate the textbook PDF file included. We will be using our old textbook for this Unit. Use the pages 563-569 to help you answer the questions on the DOC The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom. To conclude, please answer the 6 questions for HW#1. What is due? Three parts! 1. Complete the Indian Timeline Notes and submit. (50 pts.) 2. Complete the Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom and Submit (50 pts.) 3. HW #1 Qs 1-6 (50 pts.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Please make sure you have the PowerPoint ready before you play this podcast! Cheers, Mr. Bellanti --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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The Main Questions: •How did secular rulers challenge papal authority in the 14th and 15th centuries? •Why did Pope Boniface VIII quarrel with King Philip the Fair? Why was Boniface so impotent in the conflict? How had political conditions changed since the reign of Pope Innocent III in the late twelfth century, and what did that mean for the papacy? •How did the Church change from 1200 to 1450? What was its response to the growing power of monarchs? How great an influence did the church have on secular events? •What was the Avignon papacy and why did it occur? How did it affect the papacy? What relationship did it have to the Great Schism? How did the church become divided, and how was it reunited? Why was the conciliar movement a setback for the papacy? •Why were the kings in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries able to control the church more than the church could control the kings? How did kings attack the church during this period? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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This is part 1 of three. Please have the PowerPoint and your packet ready!

Major Questions: •What were the underlining and precipitating causes of the Hundred Years’ War? •What advantages did each side have in this conflict? •Why were the French finally able to drive the English almost entirely out of France? •How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to a growing sense of national identity in France and England? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Please see the two rubrics on google classroom that goes along with this podcast.

Main Ideas: 1. What was the Black Death? 2. What caused this plague? 3. What happened during this time of crisis? 4. What were the social, and economic, consequences of the Black Death? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Just a little background information that will help you with your lesson assignments! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Background information on the Nazi policies pertaining to the Holocaust, the victims, and actions of the Nazis in camps. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AP European History Lecture on Appeasement and Lesson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Please make sure you check out the PowerPoint that accompanies this podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lecture for AP Euro --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in western intellectual and cultural tradition? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Identify the major social groups in France on the eve of the 1789 Revolution. Assess the extent to which their aspirations were achieved in the period from the meeting of the Estates-General to the declaration of the republic (Sept 1792). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Analyze how and why western European attitudes toward children and child-rearing changed in the period from 1750 to 1900. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Identify the features of the eighteenth-century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Analyze the changes in the European economy from about 1450-1700 brought about by the voyages of exploration and by colonization. Give specific examples. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Analyze the ways in which Enlightenment thought addressed religious beliefs and social issues in the 18th century. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Describe and analyze the economic, cultural and social changes that led to and sustained Europe's population growth in the period from approximately 1650 to 1800. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Discuss three developments that enabled Great Britain to achieve a dominant economic position between 1700 and 1830. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

what three developments enabled Great Britain to achieve a dominant economic position between 1700 and 1830 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Between 1450 and 1800, many women gained power as rulers, some as reigning queens, others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender, such as marriage and reproduction influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Explain the development of the scientific method in the 17th century and the impact of scientific thinking on traditional sources of authority. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

To what extent did the Enlightenment express optimistic ideas in 18th century Europe? Illustrate your answer with references to specific individuals and their work. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Compare and contrast the Lutheran Reformation and the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century regarding the reform of both religious doctrines and religious practices. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1490 there was no such country as Spain, yet within a century it had become the most powerful nation in Europe and within another had sunk to the status of a third-rate power. Describe and analyze the major social, economic and political reasons for Spain's rise and fall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Describe and analyze the changes in the role of Parliament in English politics between the succession of James I and the Glorious Revolution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Describe and analyze the economic, cultural, and social changes that led to and sustained Europe's rapid population growth in the period from approximately 1650 to 1800. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Identify the features of the 18th-century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequence. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Napoleon was a child of the Enlightenment." Assess the validity of the statement above. Use examples referring both to specific aspects of the Enlightenment and to Napoleon's policies and attitudes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Describe and Analyze the changes in the role of Parliament in English politics between the succession of James I and the Glorious Revolution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Explain the development of the scientific method in the 17th century and the impact of scientific thinking on traditional sources of authority. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

World Civ. Text --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Between 1450 and 1800, many women gained power as rulers, some as reigning queens, others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender, such as marriage and reproduction influenced their ability obtain and exercise power. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Napoleon was a child of the Enlightenment." Assess the validity of the statement above. Use examples referring to both specific aspects of the Enlightenment and to Napoleon's policies and attitudes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"By 1700 it had become evident that Western and Eastern Europe were moving in opposite directions in terms of their basic social structure." Discuss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

World Civ. Text --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Describe and analyze the changes to the role of Parliament in English politics between the succession of James I and the Glorious Revolution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app