Ms. Puritz's Social Science Class

Friday, March 20, 2015

Sorry about the funky numbering!

15. Define “Humanism.” An intellectual movement inspired by the Classical Age that used reason to explain reality and considered human beings to be the center of the universe.

16. What was the Reformation? A religious movement begun in Germany by Martin Luther in the 16th century as a result of corruption in the Church. It led to the split between Catholics and Protestants.

17. What was the Renaissance? An artistic style of the 15th and 16th century inspired by the Classical Age (Greece and Rome).

18. What event marked the beginning of the Modern Period? The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

19. In what four ways did kings manage to control feudal lords? 1.The creation of permanent armies, 2. establishing common laws in all the territories, 3. the organization of an administration of government officials who worked for the monarch, 4. the development of diplomacy to defend the monarch´s interests abroad.

20. What were the first four authoritarian monarchies in Europe? Spain, Portugal, England and France.

21. By how much did the population of Europe increase in the 16^th century? 20 million

22. How did things change for the nobility and the clergy in the Modern Age? They lost political power.

23. In what areas did serfs obtain their freedom? Western Europe

24. In what areas did they remain serfs? Eastern Europe

25. How did the kings use the high bourgeoisie? to counter the power of the nobles

26. Why did the high bourgeoisie buy land? to gain social prestige

27. Who was in the petite bourgeoisie? crafworkers and modest merchants

28. What did they get into conflicts about with the high bourgeoisie? over their participation in city governments

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

CCSS3 EUROPEAN UNION REVIEW

INSTITUTION	COMPOSITION	FUNCTION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT	MEP´s chosen by…
EUROPEAN COUNCIL	Each country´s leaders chosen by…
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION	(No fixed members)Ministers of each country´s national government depending on ….
EUROPEAN COMMISSION	Commissioners proposed by… and approved by…

HISTORY

YEAR	TREATY	WHAT DID IT DO?
1951
1957
1992
2007

ENLARGEMENT

YEAR	COUNTRIES IN THE EU
1957
1973
1986
2004-2007
2013

TERMS

TERM	DEFINITION AND BRIEF EXPLANATION
CAP (COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY)
CFP (COMMON FISHERIES POLICY)
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY
STRUCTURAL FUNDS
COHESION FUNDS

You can get the information from the powerpoint we looked at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z2uh7j8lyt1ppj/CCSS3%20Unit%2012%20short%20version.pptx?dl=0

and from my youtube lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcUEo5wWAY

CCSS2 Unit 9 The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation (Intro.)

Complete the outline where you see "..."

Monday, March 16, 2015

CCSS2 Unit 9 Chart on the economy in the Early Modern Age (p.167)

Please correct your answers by making sure they more or less match the ones below.

Sector of the Economy	What remained the same?	What changed?	Vocabulary
AGRICULTURE	1.Harvests were not very abundant because they continued using traditional methods. 2. The feudal system continued.	1.New land had to be cultivated to feed the growing population. 2. It became more comming to pay free peasants for their work. 3. There was an increase in the leasing of land.	Leasing: renting
CRAFTWORK	1. The industry continued to be controlled by guilds.	1. The domestic system appeared.	Domestic system: Merchants supplied the peasants (workers) with the raw materials, which they elaborated in their homes and gave back to the merchant to sell.
TRADE	X	1. The industry grew because of products from the Americas and Asia. 2. Ships went in fleets to protect them from pirate attacks. 3. There were new methods of payment, like Bills of Exchange.	Bill of Exchange: a document where one person promises to pay another a certain amount of money on a specific date. Joint-stock companies: Companies owned by several shareholders Shareholders: people who own shares (investments) in a company, which they can make a profit from if the company succeeds. The profit is proportional to the number of shares they have. Shares: small investments in a company ("acciones")