Modern World History

Ms. Portman

After you read the assigned section, you need to answer the following questions for that section in note form. You also need to come up with one significant question of your own and answer it. Be prepared for a homework check or a possible reading quiz each day.

Assignment 1                          pages 477-479                                               The Scientific Revolution

1. Why was the Catholic Church so threatened by the new heliocentric theory?
2. Why do you think Descartes’ famous quote, “I think, therefore I am,” is so famous?

Assignment 2                          pages 479-484                                                           The Enlightenment

1. How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment? (Social Sciences)
2. Where do you see Enlightenment influences in our society today?

Assignment 3                          pages 495-500                                                     The French Revolution

1. Why was the Third Estate frustrated with the old regime?
2. How did the French revolution promote nationalism in France?  Why were women left out of this new sense of political involvement?

Assignment 4                          pages 500-504                                                                       Napoleon

1. What do you think was Napoleon’s greatest contribution and why?
2. What brought about Napoleon’s downfall?

Making Connections

Assignments 1-2

Assignments 3-4

Outside Sources

Galileo Defends Himself

Rousseau vs Wollstonecraft

“They All Had Problems: Grievances of the Second and Third Estates”

“Declaration of the Rights of Women” by Olympe de Gouges

French Revolution Timeline

Napoleon Documentary

Political Maxims of Napoleon

 “Egypt Demands Return of Antiquities”

Assessment

Napoleon Trial Simulation (30 Points)