Extra+Credit

**Check here often for extra credit opportunities... you'll have to listen in class to catch them too....**

 * Keep in Mind - you get credit based on the amount of time/effort you put in.**


 * If you listened in class here were some extra credit opportunities:**

**__Explorers or Exploiters?__**
Historians are still debating whether the early explorers (Columbus, da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Magellan) should be viewed as heroes or as **__villains__**. Use this question as your thesis and research several a European explorers highlighting not only their contributions to knowledge that resulted from their voyages, but also on their negative impact on other cultures. You will need to do your own research and determine whether they were explorers or exploiters. Write a 1 to 2 page essay answering the question. You should include: · What they were looking for · There reason for exploration · Where they went · What they found · Good and bad things they did Some subjects for your assignment might include:
 * __Your assignment:__**

=** For Portugal: ** Henry the Navigator Vasco da Gama Bartolomeu Dias = =** For Spain: ** Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Hernán Cortés Ferdinand Magellan Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo = =** For France: ** Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Robert de LaSalle = =** For England: ** Henry Hudson John Cabot James Cook Sir Francis Drake =

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_ Renaissance Extra Credit:

__**Choose a Renaissance personality**__ from the link below and give me: @http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/index.html 3 - Reasons why this person belongs in the __Renaissance Hall of Fame__.

2 - Examples or excerpts of their work (painting, sculptor, theses, writings, invention) with information about how their work represents the Renaissance.

1 – Phrase or saying that embodies this persons Renaissance ideals. What would their plague say?

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What is China's main religion today? What happens to people who didn't want to conform to Confucianism?

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 * Read the article, and listen to the radio podcast then give me your thoughts. Connect it to our studies in world history.**

A new Country?! - Southern Sudan
An Islamic State was created forcing the Christians to migrate to the new territory. For years Christians have been mistreated by the Muslim majority, emphasizing yet again, a conflict between Christians and Muslims. @http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132930349/christians-flock-to-south-sudan-fear-future-in-north media type="custom" key="8114820"

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=== __Current Events Extra Credit__ - **We've read an article and discussed the current Israel-Palestinian conflict and its connection to the Crusades. Summarize a current article about the issue in the Middle East. Here are some sources:** ===

@http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/world/main202.shtml @http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/

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__Task:__ Comparing the role of symbolism of water in different religions. __Due:__ Thursday December 23. Water plays an important role in many religions. For example, water is essential to the Christian rite of baptism. Water also has a symbolic meaning in many other religions. Research the role and symbolic meaning of water in different religions and **__organize your findings into a well-structured essay.__**
 * Water Symbolism in Religion **

**__Geography Extra Credit:__**
Answer 1 or all 5 all five of the questions. Locate each answer on a map - you can get blank maps from Mr. Katz (Questions provided by National Geographic)

1. The Dangrek Range is located south of the Khorat Plateau on the border of Cambodia and what country to the North? 2. Rouen is an industrial and agricultural hub for commerce going to and from Paris along what river? 3. The snow capped peaks of the Jungfrau and the Elger are found in which European country? 4. The Donets Basin - a coal producing region, is shared by Ukraine and what other country? 5. Boa Vista, Sal, and Fogo are three of the many islands and islets that make up what country in the Atlantic Ocean?

Rubric for Answering Geography Questions: 1 pt - answer 2 pts - answer and map 3 pts - answer and map and locate on blank world map 5 pts - answer and map, and locate on blank world map and bring to light new information about the location (culture, government, etc..)

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 * What's going on in this image? Explain the image and bring me a reputable source as to where you found the information.**

Here is an extra credit opportunity

**NEW / CURRENT:**

Suggest a popular song that reflects the ideas of the enlightenment thinkers. In two well written paragraphs, you should summarize the ideas of one of the men or women (or the legacy of the enlightenment), then explain why and how the lyrics correspond to those ideas.
 * Due: Tuesday, March 30.**

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Below is list of African leaders who resisted European advancement. Your assignment is to __choose one and create a short 3 minute presentation explaining the importance of this person's actions__. Your presentation must include:
 * Famous Leaders of the Independence Movement** - Due Thursday, February 25
 * a map that you can display on the white board, showing us the area of resistance
 * a year to give us some context
 * causes and consequences of the event/war/etc..

Kwame Nkrumah – Ghana – Gr. Britain Jomo Kenyatta – Kenya – Great Britain Julius Nyerre – Tanzania – Germany Leopold Sedar Senghor – Senegal – France Mobutu Sese Sekou – Congo – Belgium

**President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address tonight at 9pm.**

**I’d like you to choose at least 2 of the following: (please complete on a separate sheet)**

**- What are his main talking points/themes?** **- Did the President recognize any individual people during the speech? Who? Why?** **- How would you rate the speech? (poor, fair, good, very good, excellent) Why?** **- What did the journalists/political commentators say about the State of the Union Address? Does their assessment match yours? Would you change your evaluation of the speech after listening to the professional commentators?** **- Record words or ideas you don’t understand and research them for understanding.**

**Due Tomorrow.**

** EXPIRED: **Watch the entire speech speech - A New Beginning (approximately 55 minutes) @http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01n290dq9ab

Write down the parts that resonate with you. Which do you think will resonate most with young men and women in the Middle East? Which parts were confusing?

** EXPIRED: ** Compare the Obama speech to that given by President George W. Bush in 2002: @http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/april02/bush_4-4.html

** EXPIRED: Columbus Day** is coming up on October 12. For extra credit I'd like you to research Christopher Columbus and write a short essay on why we should or should not celebrate this holiday.

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** EXPIRED: ** __**Did Humans Kill the Neanderthal?:**__ @http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1912195,00.html - extra credit if you read this article and summarize your thoughts in a short report.