Tuesday, October 28, 2014

October 28


You wrote your Chapter 5 Test today, so you'll get the results back tomorrow. Please remember that your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, November 6th. It's a lot of work, so start getting some of that work done tonight!


We finished looking at Napoleon Bonaparte today, by watching the A & E Biography "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France". I also showed you a video from the Turning Points of History series on Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Tomorrow you'll be writing a WRA I three source analysis assignment. Your Unit 5 Test is on Monday, November 3rd, please see the study guide below.




2. Other study tips:
  • know the causes of the French Revolution (short term, long term, economic, political, social, intellectual)
  • know the structure of French society during the Old Regime
  • know Napoleon's domestic policy
  • know Napoleon's foreign policy (Continental System in particular)
  • know key battles in the Napoleonic Wars (results of the Battle of Trafalgar, Russian campaign, the Battle of Leipzig, and the Battle of Waterloo)
  • know chronology of key events in the French Revolution
  • know the chronology of key events in the Napoleonic Age
  • know the key players at the Congress of Vienna (country and representatives)
  • what were the major decisions of the Congress? what were the guiding principles at the Congress of Vienna
  • know the 19th century political spectrum (please see the graphic below; values and characteristics of the various positions on the spectrum; what groups are represented on the various positions on the spectrum?; what phases/accomplishments of the French Revolution are represented on the spectrum?)
3. Study the 19th century political spectrum (click on the graphic to enlarge it)




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