1. WEEKS OF OCT. 23 – NOV. 3 DO NOW ASSIGNMENTS

2. READ CAREFULLY - Do Now Assignment Instructions
For the Do Now Assignments, Please follow the instructions below:
Head your paper properly with name & Date
For each day, you should have
Monday, Oct. 23 DO NOW
3. For each question, use your notes & background knowledge to provide evidence for each answer.
4. TO GET CREDIT FOR EACH DO NOW, YOUR ANSWERS MUST BE COMPLETE.

3. Monday, Oct. 23 Do Now Standard: NCES 7.H.1.2
Examine this map. Write 3 Specific Facts about the European exploration.

4. Tuesday, Oct. 24 Do Now Standard: NCES 7.H.1.2
Examine this chart. In your opinion, Who got the better deal? Write a paragraph to explain. Use your notes and information from the chart to provide textual evidence in your answer.

5. Wednesday, Oct. 25 DO NOW STANDARD: NCES.7.H.1.2 Schoolnet Questions
(1) Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for what?
A. religious revolt against the German princes 
B. reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
C. greater papal authority
D. crusades to spread Christianity
PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

6. Thursday, OCT. 26 DO NOW STANDARD: NCES.7.H.1.2 (Schoolnet Question)
(2) “Christians should be taught that he who gives to a poor man or lends to a needy man does better than if he used the money to buy an indulgence.”
Which major movement in European history started with the idea expressed in this statement?
Commercial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

7. Friday, OCT. 27 DO NOW STANDARD: NCES.7.H.1.2 (Schoolnet Question)
(3) “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason... my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise.” —Martin Luther, Diet of Worms (1517)
When Martin Luther said “my conscience is captive to the Word of God,” he was referring to his belief in what?
A. The supremacy of the Bible over Church policies
B. Imprisoning those who disagreed with Church teachings
C. Maintaining the unity of the Church
D. The need for nepotism (A ruler holds absolute power).
PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

8. Monday, Oct. 30 DO NOW STANDARD: NCES.7.H.1.2 Schoolnet Question
(4) The stench of the hold…was so intolerably loathsome, that it was dangerous to remain there for any time…The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate…almost suffocated us…The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole scene of horror almost inconceivable.” Olaudah Equiano, 1789
Plantation Life
Slavery in the Americas
A Slave ship
The flogging a slave. PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

9. Tuesday, Oct. 31 DO NOW Standard:NCES.7.H.2.4 Schoolnet Question
(5) Why was there a need for slaves in the Americas?
Natives began to die from disease and more labor was needed.
Plantations moved to other regions of the world.
The natives were freed from forced labor.
A rebellion killed most Europeans in the Americas.
PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

10. Wednesday, Nov. 1. DO NOW Standard: NCES.7.H.2.4 Schoolnet Question
(6) What was the major cause of the Native American genocide (Deliberate killing of a large group of people) during the Columbian Exchange?
Natives began to die from disease and more labor was needed.
Plantations moved to other regions of the world.
The natives were freed from forced labor.
A rebellion killed most Europeans in the Americas. PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

11. Thursday, Nov. 2 Standard: NCES.7.H.2.4 Schoolnet Question
(7) How did the European colonization of South America lead to the movement of enslaved Africans?
Europeans did not have skilled workers from Europe to run their economy in South America and needed skilled Africans.
Europeans needed disease resistant labor for work in mines and fields so they bought African slaves.
Africans desired natural materials from South America and sold slaves to buy corn, squash, and potatoes. PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.

12. Friday, Nov. 3 DO NOW QUICKWRITE
What Inventions or impacts of the Scientific Revolution do you feel are the most important to today's society and WHY?
(Write a claim and support it with evidence) Which thought or idea from the Enlightenment do you believe is the most important to our country today? PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPOR YOUR ANSWER.