Welcome to Ms. Ruback's World History I site. This site is designed to keep Freshmen (and parents) updated on readings, announcements, homework, and other assignments. Please check this site regularly to view and/or download the weekly homework sheets, readings, handouts, or other documents.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

FINAL STUDY GUIDE

All classes will receive this guide in class on day three of this week

WHI Final Study Guide

Monday, June 7, 2010

Weekly Calendar: Q4, Week 8

This is our LAST calendar of the year! You will receive a final review packet on Wednesday.

WHI 6-7

Friday, May 28, 2010

Planet Money: Bloody, Miserable Medieval Economics


Here is the last extra credit opportunity for the quarter. Listen to the following podcast from NPR's "Planet Money". Scroll down to under the picture and start listening at 3:17.

For credit, you should answer the following questions in your notebook. This is due by Friday, June 4th.

  • Who actually had local authority in the 12 and 13th centuries?
  • What does the professor equate knights to? Do you agree with his analogy?
  • What was the role of the peasant on the knight's land?
  • What was the purpose of the guild system?
  • Why did the guild system begin to breakdown in the 14th and 15th century?
  • Why was specialization of labor frowned down upon by the guild?
  • Why did the guilds limit the number of members?
  • Why didn't guild members just mass produce their goods to gain wealth?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010

Q4, Week 4

Your Africa Unit Assessment will be this Friday! You will receive a study guide in class. Here is the calendar for this week. Mistakenly, I only copied one side of the study guide. Here it is in its two page glory.