Thematic Essay/DBQ for US HISTORY 

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GLOBAL 9
Homework for 3/4/16:

		History Channel: The Crusades - Crescent and the Cross Watch 00:22-12:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG7Oep4dk4c
Timestamp	Film Questions
0:22-2:00	What do you notice about the soldiers’ uniforms and weapons?
2:40	Who controlled the Holy Land of Jerusalem up until the 7th century? Who invaded and took over the Holy Land in the 7th century?
2:58	400 years later, what did the Europeans Christians want?
3:34	According to the historian, Dr. Thomas Asbridge, what was driving these Europeans Christians to take up arms?
6:10	Which organization dominated Europe during the 11th century?
7:24	In 1088, a new pope was selected. His name was Pope Urban II. What was his main goal?
8:55-9:20	What areas did the Seljuk Turks (Muslims) conquer?
9:25	How did the Seljuk Turk’s conquest affect the Byzantine Empire?
9:38	What did Alexis I (emperor of the Byzantine empire) ask Pope Urban II for?
11:26	Why was Pope Urban II’s speech in Clermont so important?
12:06	How did Pope Urban II speak about the Seljuk Turks/Muslims?
13:50-16:00	Tens of thousands of men, women and children took up arms to take the Holy Land from the Muslims. Besides religion, what were TWO (2) other reasons why European Christians went to fight?

Final Notes

Stock Market Work/RESEARCH

TWO ITEMS:

1. FIRST, determine 10 companies that are being openly traded on the stock market publicly that you want to invest in
1. utilize this site http://investorplace.com
2. Secondly, find a site that best helps you understand how the market works and how trading for and with the companies best illustrates the "mechanics" of how to be an effective trader on the Market.

Both of these items must be submitted by email to me by the end of the day @

JSTONE42@schools.nyc.gov

For CW/Project part 1 grade of 50points.