Okay...before I went to bed tonight, I promised myself that I would put Tiara's jingle for remembering Henry VIII's soap opera lifestyle on here. I could waste a bunch of time telling you how great it is, but I'll just let you read it for yourselves:
In 1527, Henry witnessed heaven
In his mistress, Anne Boleyn.
He wanted a new wife to have for show...
So Catherine had to go...
He broke with the church and made up his own
Then took his new wife to bed...
There was never a son, Henry got mad
Then decided to chop off her head.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
So Cheesy, you JUST might REMEMBER it for the EXAM!
Acronyms and Mnemonics to help a brother or sister out
People and Rulers:
Charles II—Impotent Imbecile (Ruler of Spain during War of Spanish Succession)
Robert Koch—Germ theory—Kochroches are dirty and Germy!
Richard Awkright—Invented the water frame. Noah’s Ark has a strong Frame so it can stay in the WATER!
René Descartes—Deductive method and systematic Doubt
Robert (Bob) Peel—rePEELED the Corn Laws and made a new police force called the “BOBBIES”
Montesquieu—Checks and balances (so things don’t go askew)
Hobbes—Social contract and Chaos (Calvin and Hobbes are social friends and they cause chaos)
Ricardo—Iron law of wages (Ricky Ricardo has an Iron Law of Wages for Lucy).
Malthus—Population/arithmetic ratio (Malthus sounds like MATH!)
Montaigne—Sounds like MOUNTAIN. Skepticism—Can mountains be moved?
English Dynasties—Normandy, Plantagenet, Lancaster, York Tudor Stuart, Orange, Hanover, Windsor
--Never Put Light Yellow Tulips Straight Over Hanging Watermelons
--Norman Plants Lance’s Yellow Tomatoes Secretly On His Windowsill
Treaties, Document, and Policies
Maastricht Treaty—Set basis for a common currency, the euro. Baastricht sounds kind of like sheep; sheep are all the same. The euro is the same currency for all of Europe
Glasnost—Policy of “openness” under Gorbachev. The GLASS is NOT there, the window is open!
Perestroika—Repere (repair) and restroikture (restructure) the economy, under Gorbachev
Alliances and Countries
Partitions of Poland—Between Prussia, Austria, and Russia
Triple Entente—France, Britain, and Russia. “Entente” is a French word, so France MUST be included!
Wars:
Napoleonic Wars—ARG! Austria, Russian, and Great Britain
Thirty Years War-Bohemian Danish Swedish French (Baboons Don’t ski FAST!)
Wars of Austrian succession—Treaty of Aix La Chappelle (La is feminine and the war was about a woman: Maria Theresa)
Seven Years War-Partitions of Poland (Seven Years War, Poland no more!)
People and Rulers:
Charles II—Impotent Imbecile (Ruler of Spain during War of Spanish Succession)
Robert Koch—Germ theory—Kochroches are dirty and Germy!
Richard Awkright—Invented the water frame. Noah’s Ark has a strong Frame so it can stay in the WATER!
René Descartes—Deductive method and systematic Doubt
Robert (Bob) Peel—rePEELED the Corn Laws and made a new police force called the “BOBBIES”
Montesquieu—Checks and balances (so things don’t go askew)
Hobbes—Social contract and Chaos (Calvin and Hobbes are social friends and they cause chaos)
Ricardo—Iron law of wages (Ricky Ricardo has an Iron Law of Wages for Lucy).
Malthus—Population/arithmetic ratio (Malthus sounds like MATH!)
Montaigne—Sounds like MOUNTAIN. Skepticism—Can mountains be moved?
English Dynasties—Normandy, Plantagenet, Lancaster, York Tudor Stuart, Orange, Hanover, Windsor
--Never Put Light Yellow Tulips Straight Over Hanging Watermelons
--Norman Plants Lance’s Yellow Tomatoes Secretly On His Windowsill
Treaties, Document, and Policies
Maastricht Treaty—Set basis for a common currency, the euro. Baastricht sounds kind of like sheep; sheep are all the same. The euro is the same currency for all of Europe
Glasnost—Policy of “openness” under Gorbachev. The GLASS is NOT there, the window is open!
Perestroika—Repere (repair) and restroikture (restructure) the economy, under Gorbachev
Alliances and Countries
Partitions of Poland—Between Prussia, Austria, and Russia
Triple Entente—France, Britain, and Russia. “Entente” is a French word, so France MUST be included!
Wars:
Napoleonic Wars—ARG! Austria, Russian, and Great Britain
Thirty Years War-Bohemian Danish Swedish French (Baboons Don’t ski FAST!)
Wars of Austrian succession—Treaty of Aix La Chappelle (La is feminine and the war was about a woman: Maria Theresa)
Seven Years War-Partitions of Poland (Seven Years War, Poland no more!)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
AP Euro Practice TEST
Our Practice Exam will be at Bayside on Saturday morning at 8 AM. I'd bring some food since you're going to be there for about four hours. Ms. Guest will be giving you the exam and please BE ON TIME!! Don't expect to take the test if you show up late. We're going to practice just like it's game day. You wouldn't be late to the national exam so don't be late to this one....also--turn your cell phones off and leave your ipod in your bag. Good luck!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Hitler vs. Stalin
Who was worse? Why don't you visit this link and tell me what you think!
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture10.html
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture10.html
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