Money and Banking Study Guide 2011

Hey Gang! The Money and Banking Study Guide can be found HERE!

Study Guide for the Stock Markets and Investing Test - Friday, Oct. 7th

Introduction to Investing and the Stock Markets

Study Guide for the Test on Stock Markets and Investing is below:

(I will be adding items next week, too)

These items will help you prepare for the quiz:

•Uncle Mort’s Money article and questions we answered in class.
•Building a Fortune – Joe Becherer article
•Strategies for Stock Selection article (How to Pick a Stock)
•Chapter 8 in your Econ book (incl. the case study – the foundation for every unit in class
•Stocks and Bonds (p131-136 in Econ book) homework
The World of Mutual Funds homework (p137-142 in the econ book)
•Compound Interest homework (double your money)
•True and False Quiz Activity Q & A (remember the signs you held up?
Practice Online Quizzes!

Major Stock Concepts to know and know well:

 What is speculating?

 Why do people invest?

 Explain the magic of compounding...

 What does it mean to own stock?

 How do you know what stock to pick? (what are the strategies of choosing a company to invest in? (we had 7 on the board)  Can you identify and explain all seven?

 How do you read a Stock Quote (what is "Last Price or Last Trade, Volume, DIV, Market Cap, PE, etc...?

 What does it mean to sell short?

 What is a stock split?

 Why do corporations issue stock?

 Why don’t you keep your life savings in a mattress in your home?

 When is a good time to begin investing in yourself?

 What are the three largest stock exchanges in the United States?

What are commodities? Be able to explain.......

What is the DOW? What is it's purpose? Who created it? When?

What are Mutual Funds? What are Index Funds? What are sector funds? Look at the homework on Mutual Funds - all of those questions are fair game...

What does "market cap" mean on a stock quote/summary?


READ BELOW:

Make sure you can answer the questions above, thoroughly! If you can’t ask Mr. M!

STOCKS AND BONDS with TEXAS BILL

STUDY GUIDE for the Intro to Economics and Economic Systems Quiz

Study Guide and Study Aids for the Test on Wed. September 21st

Introduction to Economics and Economic Systems

What will help you prepare?
•Chapters 1 and 2 from the Economics book.
•ALL NOTES taken in class On Loose Leaf paper in your notes section
•No Such Thing As a Free Lunch - Basic Economic Concepts notes
•No Such Thing As a Free Lunch - Factors of Production and the 4 economic questions notes
•Life Examples of Opportunity Cost Questions (done in class) - remember? Business flyers vs. Vacationers?
•Trade Activity notes
•Karl Marx notes
•Homework - Intro to Economics Lesson #1 homework
•Homework - The Economic Systems of the World homework (p 24-33)
•Class activities – Feudal M&M’s, Standing in Lines (Command), Zapitalism, Fishing Experiment (Tragedy of the Commons) Adam Smith play
•Reading - Maasai Reading - A Traditional Economy
•Reading - Growing up in a Command Economy - Memories from Childhood

Concepts to Understand:
Scarcity, Profit, trade, Opportunity Cost, Feudalism, Incentive
Goods, cost benefit, Markets, Macroeconomics
Services, Competition, Wants vs. Needs, Profit motive,
Microeconomics, Entrepreneur, Traditional Economic System,
Free Market Economic System, Command Economic System, Bourgeoisie vs. Proletariat
Tragedy of the Commons


•know from class these definitions (found in looseleaf notes): Economics and Economic System, the Basic Economic Problem

Here are the Main Topics from the first units of the Year!
1. What did ADAM SMITH believe in – explain what he believed then…(what was the title of his famous book) - in loose leaf notes, right?

2. What are the three economic systems of the world today?
-Be able to describe these
-Know their advantages and disadvantages
-Be able to use examples we learned class...

Expect some questions about Joseph Lekuton (Maasai)and the Romanian girl (Growing Up In A Command Economy) from our readings.

3. List AS MANY important economic freedoms that were available to you while playing the Zapitalism simulation…

4. We spent some time looking at Feudalism – what was so unfair about the Feudal way of life?

5. Who was Karl Marx?
-What were his economic and political beliefs?
-Did he write any books explaining his ideas? What did he believe - perhaps make a list/bullet point

6. Are you able to list the Factors of Production and/or the 4 Basic Economic Questions
7. Are you able to list the 5 Characteristics of a Free Market economy? Can you describe each from our discussion in class?
8. Why was the Paper Airplane Challenge such a good activity to introduce and teach the characteristics of the Free Market System?
9. PLEASE EXPECT questions from the first quiz you took this year -
10. What is competition and how does it benefit us?
11. What is Profit Motive and why is it so important?
12. What is the Tragedy of the Commons? What does it have to do with private property?

This quiz will have short answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and essay questions.

Study Guide for the Intro to Economics Quiz - Friday, September 2nd

HERE IS A PRACTICE QUIZ FOR YOU TO TRY! INTRO TO ECON PRACTICE QUIZ!!!
Take our online test

An Introduction to Economics quiz is scheduled for Friday, September 3rd. On this page you will find a study/review guide and, also, some practice questions to help you review for the quiz. See Mr.M to check your answers.

Review Guide - these topics will be on the quiz:

Opportunity Cost
Scarcity
Goods and Services
Choices and Costs/Consequences
Wants and Needs
Micro and Macro Economics
The Productive Resources (Factors of Production)
4 Basic Economic Questions
Trade, What is it? Why Trade? Cost - Benefit Analysis

Sample Questions:

Practice Quiz

Natural resources come from the Earth. They fall into two categories these are:
a
b.

Please list all the Factors of Production.
b.
c.


What are the 4 basic economic questions?

This is the study of an overall economy. It gives the BIG picture with what is happening with an economy.

This is the study of decisions made by people and businesses in an economy? It gives the details of what happens in an economy – think of a MICROSCOPE -

What are goods?
What are services?

Quantum industries decide to produce ultra-light widget thingies. They will produce these new items at their factories on the moon using resources from both the earth and moon. Teenagers love to play with ultra-light widget thingies! What question does Quantum fail to answer?

Opportunity Cost Questions:

Fred is in the mood to purchase a new car. He can spend about $18,000. There are two cars that interest Fred. The Chevy Camaro, used, is a sporty looking machine. The Nissan Maxima appears to be a very practical car. Fred peels out of the parking lot in his new fire engine red Camaro. What is his opportunity cost?

Belinda Sue has a wide-open Saturday in front of her. The phone rings and a friend invites her to a barbeque. Ten minutes later, a buddy stops by and asks if she would like to go on a bike ride. Belinda Sue chooses to spend most of the day working in her yard and garden. What is her opportunity cost?


John Dillinger decides he will visit his ailing Grandfather in the retirement home today before leaving on an extended vacation early the next morning. He has not visited his Grandpa in seven months. On the way, he runs into a friend who promptly invites him to a free lunch. By the time lunch is done, visiting hours at the retirement home are over. What is John’s opportunity cost?


Which of these is a renewable resource?
•Oil, natural gas, gold, water

Please give another name for human resources?

What is the #1 Capital resource?

What are the two categories of human labor?

For every choice we make, we have given up something else. This is known as _____________________________ ________________.
The Productive Resources are also known as the ______________________ of ___________________________.
Mr. Jacobs looks into his pocket and finds only a few bucks. . He can't make up his mind between buying his lunch or a fossilized skull of a triceratops. Mr. Jacobs is having a hard time deciding between his ____________________and _____________________.

People make choices that are ______________________________________. (complete the sentence)

Study Guide for the American Revolutionary War! Your last test!

Creating a New Nation!

Study Guide

Important Notes/Information*Roots of Representative Government

*The Road to Revolution (Causes of the American Revolution) 3 page handout.

*Common Sense handout

*Analyzing the Declaration of Independence – handout

*Revolutionary War notes packet handout – the notes we took from the Liberty series

*Declaring Independence homewor

*Bloody Butchery reading

The Final Unit of the year was presented in 3 stages:
Part 1 – Setting the Stage for Independence

The American’s sense of “rights” came from where?

What were some of these “rights”?

What was challenging for Parliament when it came to governing its American provinces?

Can you explain the policy of “Benign Neglect”? (also called Salutary Neglect) (Healthy Neglect)

How did the colonial governments work? (think of that diagram – on the Roots of Rep Gov notes)

Part 2 – The Road to Revolution! (Acts and Events leading to war)

After the French and Indian War – what two problems did Britain face in America?

Timeline and Sequencing - You will need to know all of the causes and events (we discussed) leading up to the American Revolution. You will need to understand what they were, why they happened, when they happened and the response to each by either the British or Colonists. (Use your Road to Revolution document)

The Proclamation of 1763

The Sugar Act of 1764

The Stamp Act of 1765

The Sons of Liberty form (1765)

The Quartering Act of 1765 (and 1774-part of the Intolerable Acts)

The Declaratory Act of 1766

The Townshend Acts of 1767

British Troops are sent to Boston (1768)

The Boston Massacre of 1770 (March 5th)

The Tea Act of 1773

The Boston Tea Party of 1773 (December 16th)

The Coercive Acts of 1774 (called Intolerable by the colonies)

The Continental Congress of 1774 (The FIRST meeting)

Lexington and Concord of 1775 (April 19th)

What is the meaning of the, “Shot Heard ‘Round the World?” (We discussed this in class)

Part  3 – The War for Independence (The American Revolution)

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

What is the importance of this historical document? Explain

What are some of the key points (look at your handout)

The American Crisis by Thomas Paine

Okay, what is this document all about – what is its importance?

What does Paine say here? What is his point?

The Declaration of Independence

-What are the five sections of the D.O. I.? (How is it organized – it’s structure – format)

According to the Declaration of Independence, what unalienable rights do all men possess?

According to the D.O.I, why are governments instituted among men?

According to the D.O.I., from where or from whom do governments get their power?

According to the D.O.I., what can people do if the government abuses its power?

The War in New England (1775 – early 1776)

What is British strategy at this time (early in the war)?

What ultimately happens?

The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17th, 1775) and the lesson of Holding the HIGH GROUND…

What is the state of the American “army” camped outside Boston (after Lexington and Concord)?

What does Gen. George Washington think of his “army”?

Is Washington a unanimous choice? Explain…

Are the Colonists united in their thoughts and desires in Congress? Explain

What is the “Olive Branch” Petition? What does it ask for? What is King George III response?

The War in the Middle Colonies (1776-1778)What is British strategy at this time? What is their goal at this stage of the war?

The Battle of Long Island (1776) – what happens?

The Battles of Trenton  (1776)– what happens?

-Understand the importance of Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware

The Battle of Saratoga (1777) – what happens?

-why is this considered the turning point of the war?

The War in the Southern Colonies (1778-1781)What is British strategy at this final stage of the war?

What’s up with the French army in America?

The Battle of Yorktown – what happens?

-How are the British trapped at Yorktown – what was American and French strategy?

Important Questions about the Revolution:

*Why do Historians say the American Revolution was the first "modern revolution"?

*How did the revolution touch off an "Age of Revolution"? cite examples

*Take a moment and explain the three fundamentals that the Americans were fighting for.

*What four issues of enduring interest are raised in this war?

*How does the American Revolution become a war that changes social thought?

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Study Guide for the Age of Exploration quiz - March 10th

The Age of Exploration 

Study Guide for the quiz on March 10th

How and Why the Great Age of Exploration Began

(Great Age of Exploration power point, Chap 1 Section 4 and the handout How Did The Great Age of Exploration Begin?)

  

I am looking for you to be able to discuss how the following all contributed to the start of the Great Age of Exploration

• Feudalism and it's decline 
• Revival of Towns of Trade 
• The Crusades
• The Renaissance

Christopher Columbus – Hero or Villain? (Chap 1 Section 5)

• Do you know the good and bad perceptions of Columbus?
• Why should we still teach about Columbus?
• What was Christopher Columbus really looking for?

The Conquistadors! (The real bad guys)

• Some questions will come from some of the stories we heard - Cortes', Coronado, Cabeza de Vaca
• Who was Bartolomeu de Las Casas? What did he write about and stand against? What did he have to say about the conquest of Cuba?
• Treatment of Native Americans – how were they treated? Remember the account of Bartolomeau de las Casas
• How did Spain succeed in conquering so much of the Americas? (Think of the 4 reasons)

Spanish American Society in the New World

• What did the Spanish call their empire in the Americas?
• How did Spain succeed in conquering so much of the Americas? (Think of the 4 reasons)
• What were the four levels of Spanish society in the New World?
• What were some of the main crops grown on colonial plantations?
• The Columbian Exchange? What is this? Explain the positive and negative effects
• The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) – What were the conditions of this treaty? Why was it so unrealistic?

Other Important Questions and Terms to Know

(All homeworks, Notes in class, and any other possible handouts in class)

In the 15th century – what did Europeans really know about world geography? (Think of the Behaim globe).

Who was Zheng He? Where did he go? Why have we not heard of him until recently?

Homework - Other Vistors to North America before Columbus? (there could be some questions regarding the different idea/stories of earlier people visiting this continent........(i.e. - Egyptian tomb?)

The Caravel – what made it so useful to explore the “Sea of Darkness”?

Importance of the printing press- Who invented it? What is it so important?

Encomienda? What is this?

How did the Italian city-states of Genoa and Venice come to control European trade with Asia?

Why was Prince Henry eager to find an all-water route to Asia? – look in notes

Other Vocab to know

Missionary, conquistador, encomienda, circumnavigate, manor system, caravel

Class notes, readings from the textbook, and homework assignments will help you prepare – in a big way!!

Pre Columbian History Study Guide 2011

Here you will find the study guide for the Pre Columbia Test as well as other study aids.

Pre-Columbian America Quiz

Study Guide 2011

Items you will need:

• any class notes that you wrote into your binder for the Anasazi and Mound Builders
• The Bering Land Bridge Theory (Clovis First) notes handed out and completed by you in class
• So, Where Did Early Native Americans Come From (Migration theories)
• Anasazi Virtual tour homework/notes
• homework assignment - Before the United States (pages 27-29 in your book included)
• New Ideas on the Migrations of Early Peoples in ancient America homework
• Journey to Cahokia reading
•    Iroquois Confederacy: A Model Government handout (it was 3 pages and a map)

Migration of early peoples to North America

a. Explain the Bering Land Bridge or Clovis First theory. Try to outline it in bullet points so what you are saying is clear and happens chronologically (in order of what happened in time). What two important pieces of information did I give you that support a migration over Beringia?
b. Where does Kennewick Man fit in to all of this? What was so different about him? Why is this important and a problem in regards to the Bering Land Bridge Theory?
c. What is the Native American point of view? Where do they believe they came from?
d. Other Migration Theories - Using the Migration Theories homework - what are some of the other new ideas about migrating? Be sure to cite examples that support these ideas.

Were there any ancient civilizations in Pre Columbian America?

The Anasazi (Cliff Dwellers)
a. There will be questions from the Anasazi notes/homework you had from the virtual tour
b. Anasazi Cliff homes and cities - what two functions did building in cliff walls have for the Anasazi? Explain these please.
c. Where is the Four Corners area of the United States? (can you identify the states?)
d. What are pictographs and petroglyphs?
e. What happened to the Anasazi?


The Mound Builders (the video on Cahokia will help you remember here)

• What is Cahokia? What is so special about this place? Where is it?

• Where were the mound building cultures of long ago located?

• What were the different types of mounds built?

• How do we define a civilization? (What are the five characteristics we learned)

• What did you learn about the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia (you can always review the video on our blog)?

• What state has more mounds than any other?

• Which groups of people/culture are associated with the mound building culture?

The Iroquois Confederacy

What made the Iroquois Confederacy a representative democracy?
a.

b.
Why were democratic ideas foreign (or unusual) to Europeans at the time of contact with the Iroquois?
What was the Great Law of Peace?
Explain its TWO goals:
1.
2.
The Iroquois had no written language, so how did anyone understand the Great Law of Peace – good grief it was 117 sections long!

Throughout world history women have had little power in virtually any society. How was this different in the Iroquois society?

a.
b.

What similarities are there between how the Iroquois ran their government (Think of the Grand Council of Peace) and what we do in our government today?
a.

b.

Name the tribes of the League (The Six Nations)?

Other possible questions
• What happened to the Bering Land Bridge?

• What is meant by Pre-Columbian?

• Primary and Secondary Sources – What are these? Can you define them? Are you able to give examples?

• There will be questions from the Journey to Cahokia story..

• What is an archaeologist? What is the meaning of the word "migration"?
Voicethread for the Great Law of Peace


Voicethread for the Migration Theories