World History II Culminating Project

Goal: to work cooperatively in groups of 4-5 people to create a timeline, question guide and 10-15 minute skit/performance based on your chosen period of history that will act as part of a class-wide review for the Final Exam. You will have multiple class periods to develop your ideas, and to prepare to present to your peers during class the last week of May.

Step 1: Choose a time-period. Each presentation MUST include HALF of the terms listed for each period (for example, for Group 1: 50% of the Renaissance terms, 50% of the Reformation terms, etc).

Period 1: 1500 CE-1700 CE – The World in 1500, Renaissance, Reformation, and the Age of Exploration

World in 1500 terms/ideas: Ottoman Empire, Inca Empire, Aztec Empire, Songhai Empire, Silk Road, Trans-Saharan Trade (gold/salt), Mughal Empire, China (Ming Dynasty), Japan (Tokugawa Shogunate)

Renaissance terms/ideas:rebirth, Italy and why the Renaissance started there, Michelangelo (and his accomplishments), Da Vinci (and his accomplishments), patrons, Shakespeare, Erasmus, humanism, printing press, growth of secularism/individualism/religious tolerance

Reformation terms/ideas:usury, church corruptions (give examples), Martin Luther, 95 Theses, salvation by faith, the Bible, Protestant, John Calvin, predestination, Henry VIII, Act of Supremacy, Elizabeth I, Anglican Church, Spanish Armada, 30 Year War, Hapsburg family, Huguenots, Edict of Nantes, Cardinal Richelieu, Jan Huss, John Wycliffe, Council of Trent, Jesuits, Inquisition

Age of Exploration terms/ideas:motivations for exploration, Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Drake, Magellan, Cartier, demise of the Aztec/Inca, colonies’ social, culture, and government structures, slave trade, East India trading company, Columbian Exchange, triangular trade, mercantilism, Commercial Revolution

Period 2: 1700 CE-1800 CE – Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution (through Napoleon), Culture in the 1800s

Scientific Revolution terms/ideas:Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Harvey, scientific method, reason and observation, nature,

Absolutism terms/ideas: divine right, absolutism, Louis XIV, Peter the Great

Enlightenment terms/ideas:reason, religious tolerance, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson, natural rights, separation of power, consent of the governed, separation of church and state, salons

English Civil War terms/ideas: Cromwell, Charles II, the Restoration, Glorious Revolution, English Bill of Rights, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, James II,

French Revolution terms/ideas:causes of the French Revolution (3), Estates-General, storming of the Bastille, reign of Terror, Louis XVI, guillotine, estates, Napoleon, Robespierre

Culture in the 1800s terms/ideas: Bach, Mozart, Cervantes, Delacroix, romanticism, novel

Period 3: 1800CE-1900CE:Latin American Revolutions, Congress of Vienna, the Unifications of Italy and Germany, the Industrial Revolution

Latin American Revolutions terms/ideas:Catholicism, mining of precious metals, viceroys, rigid class structure, governments mirror mother country, Haiti, L’Ouverture, Hidalgo, Mexico, Simon Bolivar, Venezuela, Brazil, Monroe Doctrine

Congress of Vienna terms/ideas:Napoleonic Code, nationalism, balance of power, restoration of monarchies, new map of Europe, conservatism, liberalism, Revolutions of 1848

Unifications of Italy and Germany terms/ideas:Cavour, Garibaldi, Papal States, diplomacy, Bismarck, realpolitik, Franco-Prussian War

The Industrial Revolution terms/ideas:England, textiles, coal, iron, enclosure movement, cottage industries, raw materials, James Hargreaves, James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, standards of living, pollution, urbanization, education, labor unions, collective bargaining, middle class, capitalism, Adam Smith, laissez-faire, KarlMarx, communism, socialism, suffrage, child labor

Period 4: 1900CE-1950CE—Imperialism, World War I, the Interwar Years, World War II

Imperialism terms/ideas: colonies, protectorates, spheres of influence, missionary efforts, Suez Canal, Boxer Rebellion, Sepoy Rebellion, nationalism

World War I terms/ideas:imperialism, alliances, militarism, nationalism, assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, U.S. enters the war, Russia leaves the war, colonies role in war, Treaty of Versailles, 1917 Russian Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, Tsar Nicolas II, New Economic policy, League of Nations, mandates

Interwar Years terms/ideas:fascism, communism, worldwide depression, Stock Market Crash of 1929, tariffs, Nazi Party, Great Purge, 5-Year Plans, Joseph Stalin, collectivization, Adolph Hitler, anti-Semitism, Weimar Government, Benito Mussolini, Ethiopia, Hirohito, Tojo, militarism

World War II terms/ideas:aggression by totalitarian powers, appeasement, failure of the Treaty of Versailles, isolationism, pacifism, invasion of Poland, Fall of France, Battle of Britain, Invasion of the USSR by Germany, Pearl harbor, D-Day, dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall, Churchill, genocide, Holocaust, Final Solution, war crimes trials, United Nations, Marshall Plan, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, postwar reconstruction in Germany and Japan

Period 5: 1950CE-present day—Cold War, Independence Day, Modern World (includes Religions)

Cold War terms/ideas:Iron Curtain, division of Germany, Yalta Conference, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Truman, Containment, Soviet satellites, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall, deterrence, nationalism in Soviet Satellites, fall of Berlin Wall, breakup of Soviet Union, Chang kai-Shek, Mao Zedong, Taiwan, Ho Chi Minh, Margaret Thatcher, Deng Xiaoping, Gorbachev, glasnost, perestroika

Independence Movements terms/ideas:partition (Pakistan and India), Indian National Congress, Mohandas Gandhi, civil disobedience/passive resistance, Hindu vs. Muslim, India, Jawaharal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, self-determination, Jomo Kenyatta, Ghana, Algeria, Kenya, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, mandates, Palestine, Israel, Golda Meir, Nasser, Aswan High Dam

Modern World terms/ideas:Armenian genocide, Khmer Rouge, Tutsi/Hutu, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, refugees, genetic engineering/bioethics, rise of technology, developed nations, developing nations, NAFTA, WTO, World Bank, IMF, terrorism, Munich Olympics, 9/11 attacks

Step 2: Assign Roles - Each member of your group will take on a role. They are INDIVIDUALLY responsible for part of the project, but ALL members are expected to participate in the final performance.

Director:The leader of the group, responsible for directing work, making sure all groupmembers are on task and working cooperatively towards the goal. Acts as intermediary between the group and the teacher. Makes sure group is prepared to perform when required, and helps out with ALL members as necessary.

Researcher: the individual responsible for leading the search for the required information. Takes the lead on the timeline, and is also responsible for creating the class Question Guide of 10-15 questions AND a key that accompanies the presentation, due May 15th(before the presentation).

Scriptwriter: the creative writer of the group, responsible for the culmination of the group’s ideas into a well-written script that includes elements of true plays such as stage directions to guide the actors. Must present a TYPED and PRINTED OUT copy of the script ONE class period prior to the presentation.(May 15th)

Visual Effects:the artistic and/or visually creative member of the group. Takes on the role of prop and costume master. Ensures that the group is properly and appropriately attired for the presentation, with props, and creates the proper visual effects to include backgrounds and scenery.

Utility Player:In the event that a group has five members, the utility member takes on responsibility for the timeline along with the researcher, and helps out all other members with their roles as well.

Step 3: Creation - You will have approximately 5 full class periods to work on this project. You will be presenting in CHRONOLOGICALorder beginning on May 17th

Some materials will be provided for you:

  • Timeline paper(see below for timeline guidelines)
  • Markers/colored pencils
  • Glue
  • Textbooks
  • ALL of the WONDERFUL notes and activities you’ve done this year! 

Other materials you may wish to have/bring along:

  • Cameras
  • Paint
  • Computers (the school won’t have any available!) 
  • Editing software

Due dates to know:

  • Timeline, Question Guide, Script: End of the block May 15th
  • Full Presentation: May 17th and May 21st

Timeline Guidelines

Your group will be creating a timeline that represents your given time period. Your timeline must include at least 40 events from your time period. Each event must include a 1-2 sentence description of the event and a hand drawn image. When creating your timeline it is necessary to consider the spacing between events. Below is an example of a timeline that considered the spacing of events. Note that space is given to represent that no event is occurring. You must also consider the time between events and make sure your timeline adequately represents that time (longer line= a longer period of time between events). Your timeline must include dates that are adequately spaced.

Step 4: Presentation Day!!

On this day, you/your group must:

  • Come to class prepared to present/show movie
  • All participate in the activities
  • Be active observers of other groups’ presentations by completing the Question Guides

Step 5: Grading

You will be graded based on the rubric shown below. Note that there areINDIVIDUAL as well as GROUP grades that will be assigned. All members are expected to pull their own weight!

GROUP RUBRIC (260 points) – see separate sheet

INDIVIDUAL RUBRIC

Category / 20-16 / 16-12 / 12-8 / 8-4 / 4-0
Class Time/Effort / Class time was used to work on the project, conversations not disruptive and focused on work the entire time. / Class time was used to work on the project, conversation not disruptive and focused on work majority of the time. / Class time was used to work on the project the majority of the time BUT conversation was often disruptive or did not focus on work. / Little class time was used to work on the project AND conversation was very disruptive and was not completely focused on work. / Did not use class time to work on the project and/or was highly disruptive.
Oral Presentation / Well rehearsed with smooth delivery and did not use a script. / Rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery and did not use a script. / Some rehearsed, delivery not smooth and may have to rely on a script from time to time. / Little rehearsed, delivery not smooth, and used script majority of the time. / No rehearsal apparent, delivery not smooth and used script the entire time.
Role – Did you do your job??
Director / Yes = 20 / Almost = 16 / Somewhat = 10 / A little = 6 / No = 0
Researcher / Yes = 20 / Almost = 16 / Somewhat = 10 / A little = 6 / No = 0
Scriptwriter / Yes = 20 / Almost = 16 / Somewhat = 10 / A little = 6 / No = 0
Visual Effects / Yes = 20 / Almost = 16 / Somewhat = 10 / A little = 6 / No = 0
Utility Player / Yes = 20 / Almost = 16 / Somewhat = 10 / A little = 6 / No = 0

TOTAL: ______/50 points

GRAND TOTAL: 310 POINTS