Homework From Previous Unit

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Assignments

1.  Why Study Military History?--Due Thursday Feb. 3rd

Students are to read the article provided and answer the questions on the last page.  Be prepared to discuss in small groups and as a class.

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2.  The Last Samurai Movie Notes--Due Monday Feb. 7th

Students were to note elements of Samurai culture portrayed in the movie.

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3.  Principles of War Article--Due Tuesday Feb. 8th

Students were to read the article provided and answer the questions on the last page.  Be prepared to discuss in small groups and as a class.

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4.  Sun Tzu Article--Due Thursday Feb. 10th

Students were to read the article provided and answer the questions on the last page.  Be prepared to discuss in small groups and as a class.

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5.  Neolithic Warfare--Due Thursday Feb. 17th

Students were to read the article provided and answer the questions on the last page.  Be prepared to discuss in small groups and as a class.

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1.  Battle of Kadesh/Chariot notes: Due March 2nd

Students were to watch the film and create a T-Chart.  On one side they were to list the strengths of the chariot and the other side the weaknesses.

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2.  Greek Phalanx Article:  Due March 3rd

Students were to read the article and answer the questions

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3.  Battle of Thermopylae Reading:  Due March 7th

Students were to read the article and answer the questions provided at the end of the reading.

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4.  Battle of Leuctra Reading:  Due March 8th

Students were to read the article and answer the questions provided at the end of the reading.

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5.  Roman Army: A Model Article:  Due March 15th

Students were to read the article and answer the questions provided on a separate handout.

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6.  The Punic Wars Reading:  Due March 18th

Students were to read the article and answer the questions at the end of the article.

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7.  Julius Caesar's Greatest Battles: Siege of Alesia Movie Activity

Students were watch the movie and finish the activity below:

Students were to compare Julius Caesar and Vercingetorix using the following categories:

1.  Goal

2.  Plan

3.  Obstacles

4.  Setbacks

5.  Achievements

Final Question:  How did the outcome of the campaign in Gaul, culminating in the siege of Alesia, impact the face of Europe?

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8.  Roman Siege Tactics Article

Students were to read and answer the questions at the end of the article.

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9.  Masada

Students were to watch the movie and answer the questions written on the board.

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10.  Parthians and Battle of Carrhae Articles

Students were to read the articles and answer the questions provided on the handout.

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11.  Warriors: Barbarian Massacre in the Teuteburg Forest

Students were to watch the movie and answer the following questions.

1.  What did Varus and the Romans do to increase their risk of defeat?

2.  What did Arminius and the Germans do to increase their chance of success?

3.  What were the long term implications for the Roman defeat?  Think about this

     from both the German and Roman perspective.

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12.  Attila the Hun and the Battle of Chalons

Students were to read the article and answer the questions provided.

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1.  Medieval Warfare, an Overview

Students were to read the article and create a diagram of their choice that illustrates the main points of the article.  They were to begin with the thought: What are differences between the Roman Army and Medieval Warfare?

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2.  Military Developments of the Middle Ages

Students were to read the article and do the following:

   1.  What was the dominant military pattern during the Feudal Age?

   2.  How did this pattern develop?

   3.  Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the dominant military pattern of the Feudal Age.  Create

        a chart to do so.

   4.  Why were the English initially successful during the Hundred Years War?  How did the French

        initially counter this tactic with some success?

   5.  How did the French finally drive the English off the continent?

   6.  What technological development made its appearance in the Feudal Age? What was its impact?

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3.  Battle of Hastings--Movie Questions

   1.  What is the military significance of the Battle of Hastings?

   2.  What is the political significance of the battle?

   3.  Describe in a brief summary how the Saxons fought.  How the Normans fought.  Do this in a T-

        Chart.

   4.  What happened at the Battle of Hastings?

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4.  Logistics, Just War and Chivalry in Middle Ages

   1.  What is logistics?

   2.  How does good logistics assist an army?  How does poor logistics hinder or limit an army?

   3.  Explain how a lack of logistical support could lead an army to act in less than honorable ways. 

        What were those ways?

   4.  Explain Augustine's theory of what constituted a just war.

   5.  Thomas Aquinas gave several criteria for what constituted a just war.  List those criteria.

   6.  Did the nobility really pay attention to just war theory?  Explain your response by using

        examples.

   7.  What was chivalry?  Was it followed or ignored?  What was its impact on the battlefield?

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5.  Dane Geld Poem

Students were to read the poem by Rudyard Kipling and answer the following questions:

1.  What was Dane Geld?

2.  What is the danger of a nation giving in and paying the Dane geld?

3.  Is this only applicable to the Middle Ages or is it still applicable today?  Explain.

4.  Give an example of someone demanding Dane geld today.

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6.  Agincourt Movie Question

1.  How did weather impact the battle?

2.  How did terrain impact the battle?

3.  Explain how did crowd dynamics impact the battle?

4.  In what ways did the make-up of the English and French armies differ?

5.  How did the difference in the armies influence the battle?

6.  What infamous act did King Henry order to be carried out?  Why was this so controversial?

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7.  Crusades Reading

   1.  What was the relationship between Muslim expansion thru Jihad and the Crusades?

   2.  How did Pope Urban II motivate people to go on Crusades?

   3.  List the successes that occurred in the Crusades.  Explain how it can be considered a success.

   4.  List the failures that occurred in the Crusades.  Explain how it can be considered a failure.

   5.  How were the Crusades different from other military conflicts?  Hint: Karen Armstrong.

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10.  Warfare in Transition--Knight to Pike and Shot

   1.  Explain how the production of cannon began to undermine the feudal state and gave rise to the

        centralized state.

   2.  Which was superior in performance, bows and crossbows, or the new firearms?  Explain how. 

        What major advantage did firearms have over the old missile weapons?

   3.  For what reasons did the feudal knight give way to the cavalry soldier?

   4.  How could it be argued that war in the 15th century regressed to ancient times?

   5.  In the 16th century a typical army had 3 main components besides artillery.  How did they work

        together?

   6.  By the 17th century how were commanders fighting and what was the prize?

   7.  What actually settled most wars in the 17th century?

   8.  Where did soldiers come from?  Officers?

   9.  How did firearms change the nature of wounds on the battlefield?

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9.  Napoleonic Tactics

1.  How had the system of hierarchy or rank structure change from the medieval period to the

     Napoleonic era?

2.  What impact did the capabilities of the firearms have on the chosen tactics of the day for the

     infantry?

3.  How did most Napoleonic armies obtain men to fill the position of ranker in the line?  What

     problems developed as a result and how did they attempt to deal with this problem?

4.  What formations did the infantry primarily use in Napoleonic warfare?

5.  What were the strengths and weaknesses of these formations?  Create a chart to complete this

     question that looks similar to this:

6.  What were the differences between light infantry and line infantry?  Include both characteristics of

     the men, equipment and tactics in your answer.

7.  What role did cavalry play on the battlefield?  What jobs did it perform?

8.  What problems did cavalry have?

9.  What problems did artillery face on the battlefield?

10.  How effective was artillery when used properly?

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11.  Waterloo Video Questions

   1.  What did Wellington do right at Waterloo?

   2.  What conditions outside the control of the generals had an impact on the battle's outcome?

   3.  What went wrong for Napoleon?  How much blame for the defeat is his?

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12.  Zulu Movie Question

What decisions and actions led to the very different outcomes at Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift?

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1.  Tales of the Gun Movie

1.  What was the cause of the high casualty figures during the Civil War?

2.  Why were the tactics of the Civil War obsolete?

3.  What are the differences between the smoothbore musket and the rifle musket?

4.  How did the concept of interchangeable parts change the utility and production of guns?

5.  What was so innovative about the Minie Ball and how did it change the ballistics of the projectile?

6.  What impact did the Minie Ball have on the nature of wounds in the Civil War?  Why?

7.  Why was the firing of rifles so difficult?  What impact did this have during battles?

8.  Why did it take so long to develop repeating rifles?

9.  What did it take to force the War Department to adopt and purchase repeating rifles in large

     numbers?  Why were they so resistant?

10.  How had the pistol changed before and during the Civil War?

11.  What artillery projectiles caused more casualties than any other?

12.  Why were the soldiers motivated to fight using outdated tactics against modern weapons?

13.  How did naval warfare change during the Civil War?  Give several examples.

14.  What attempts were made to develop multiple fire weapons?

15.  How was the end of the Civil War a foretaste of wars to come?

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2.  Civil War Readings #1-4

Students were to read the text and create a timeline of momentum that tracked the success and failure of both sides in a manner that illustrates how momentum changed constantly during the war.

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3.  Glory Movie Questions

Students watched the movie and answered the questions provided.

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4.  My Boy Jack Movie and Kipling Poetry Assignment

Students watched the movie and answered the questions provided. They were also to read several Rudyard Kipling poems and answer the questions about them.

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5.  Last Day of World War I Notes

Students were to answer two questions:  What happened?  Why did it happen?

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6.  WWII PowerPoint Research Project

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