For the Week of March 29

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 1. Read chapters 6-12 of Bark of the Bog Owl.

Answer the questions given at the table:

Ch. 6

  1. After all the excitement of Bayrad’s visit what worries Aidan?
  2. What animal does Aidan particularly take notice of in his forest rambles? Describe it.
  3. What does Aidan’s father say about the beast? 
  4. What did Aidan decide about the beast? Why?
Ch. 7 
  1. Describe Aidan’s capture of the beast.
  2. How does Aidan’s father feel about the capture and what does he propose?
  3. Why is there a treaty feast?
  4. How did Corenwald begin?
  5. Why is Errol against the Pyrthens?


Ch. 8

  1. Where is Tambluff Castle? 
  2. What important question does the south gate keeper ask Errol? How does the town respond to Samson?


Ch. 9

  1. Describe the clothes of the feast goers.
  2. How is the great hall of the castle decorated?
  3. To whom did the Hester offer his meat pie? Why? 
  4. What was in this pie?


Ch. 10

  1. How did the Pyrthens behave at King Darrow’s banquet?
  2. What did King Darrow do to Sampson?
  3. What do you think? Was the golden Sampson (a) a clever artistic representation of the new Corenwald OR (b) a petty king’s embarrassing effort to impress the Emperor of Pyrth? Why do you think this?
  4. How did Errol feel about Sampson’s treatment? 
  5. What did the Pyrthens announce they would do to cement the alliance even further?


Ch. 11

  1. How did Errol react to the Pyrthen announcement? 
  2. When the Pyrthen man said, “Our warships come here in friendship,” was he telling the truth?
  3. What does Errol say to argue that Corenwald should not accept becoming a province of Perth?
  4. How does King Darrow respond?


Ch. 12

  1. What happened to Errol after his speech at the feast?
  2. Where are Aidan’s brothers?
  3. What does Errol send Aidan to do?
  4. What happens to Aiden when he tries to take a shortcut to the battle field?
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 of The Story of the World Volume 4.
Answer the following questions:

Chapter Three 

British Invasions


The Great Game

  1. Between what two countries did Afghanistan lie?
  2. What country’s soldiers did Mirwais Khan drive out of Afghanistan?
  3. Why was the leader called Durrani a “pearl” to his people?
  4. After fighting for ten years, what title did Dost Mohammad Khan earn?
  5. Why did Russia and Britain both want Dost Mohammad as an ally?
  6. Why did the Persian part of the Persian-Russian army withdraw from Afghanistan?
  7. Why did the British want to lend Dost Mohammad money?
  8. What did Dost Mohammad do that angered the British, so that they decided to invade Afghanistan?
  9. What happened to Dost Mohammad when the British and Indian army invaded?
  10. What happened to the Indian-British army at Kabul?
  11. How long did it take Dost Mohammad to rebuild his kingdom after the British Invasion?
  12. What did the treaty that Dost Mohammad signed with the British say?
  13. How long did Dost Mohammad rule over an independent Afghanistan once he drove the Persians out of the west?


Wandering Through Africa

  1. In what city, located o the southern coast of Africa did the Dutch and British live and trade?
  2. After David Livingstone arrived in Cape Town, where did he go next?
  3. What practice did Livingstone learn to hate?
  4. Why did Livingstone hope to find rivers and other trade routes into the center of Africa?
  5. What happened to Livingstone in the town of Mabotsa?
  6. What job did the government of Great Britain offer him?
  7. What was his job title?
  8. Why did Henry Moron Stanley go to Africa?
  9. What did Stanley say when he saw Livingstone?
  10. What happened to Livingstone’s body after he died?


Chapter Four

Resurrection and Rebellion


Italy’s Resurrection

  1. What did it mean to be Italian in 1850?
  2. What country governed most of the little states on the peninsula?
  3. Why did men begin to meet together in secret societies?
  4. Did the societies agree on how the Italian nation should be governed?
  5. What happened to the secret society called the Carbonaria?
  6. What did Guiseppe Mazzini do after the Carbonaria members were arrested?
  7. What was the Risogimento, or “rising again,” of Italy?
  8. What did Mazzini believe that it was moral and right to do
  9. When the 1848 revolt against Austria began, what did the pope do?
  10. What country answered the pope’s call?
  11. Who led the Young Italians against the French invasion?
  12. Did the 1848 revolt succeed?
  13. What happened to the leaders, Mazzini and Garibaldi?
  14. The next revolt aimed to make the Italian states into what kind of country? How would it be ruled?
  15. What part of Italy did Victor Emmanuel rule?
  16. What happened to the French support for the Italian rebellion?
  17. What kingdom did Garibadi decide to invade as a last attempt to fight for freedom?
  18. On what island did Garibaldi land hi ships?
  19. How did the Sicilians react?
  20. Who fought against Garibadi’s army at the Battle of Volturo?
  21. What happened in 1861, the year after the Battle of Volturo?


The Taiping Rebellion

  1. What two groups were at war in China?
  2. What dynasty did the emperor of China belong to?
  3. Was the dynasty just and virtuous?
  4. What happened to the population of China between 1700 and 1850?
  5. Why did this growth cause problems in China?
  6. Why was more money leaving China than was coming into it?
  7. What dream did Hong Xiuquan have?
  8. Who did Hong Xiuquan believe these two men (in the dream) to be?
  9. What was his relationship to them (in his own mind)?
  10. What were Hong’s followers called?
  11. What did Hong rename himself, after his followers were attacked?
  12. What were his followers renamed
  13. Toward what city did the Taipings begin to march?
  14. How did they show their hatred of Qing?
  15. How many peasants joined the Taipings on their march?
  16. What happened when the Taipings reached Nanjing?
  17. Were they able o defeat the Qing emperor at Beijing?
  18. Who joined the Qing emperor and soldiers against the Taipings?
  19. What change took place after the Taipings were defeated?
At the School Table today we:
Put all questions and maps in notebook for chapters 3 and 4 of TSotW4.
Filled in maps according to pages 11 and 16 Map Work.
Read the Prologue and Chapter 1 of Florence Nightingale.




Discussed the vocabulary for BotBO 1-21 and filled in the cloze worksheet of the vocabulary.
  1. Palmetto - any of several low-growing ________ with fan-shaped ________
  2. Avid - marked by active ___________ and _____________
  3. Pioneers - noun a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
  4. Pastoral - charmingly _________ and serene; idealized _________ life
  5. Tranquility - free from ________ ; a state of __________ and quiet
  6. Quests - a ____________ or _________ search for something.
  7. Parry -(fencing) _________ or deflecting with a _________ motion of a _________
  8. Whoop - a _________ hooting _________ of exultation or excitement
  9. Elusive - _________ at avoiding _________
  10. Eligible - _________ of being _________
  11. Arrested - being _________
  12. Wayfarer - a _________ going on a _________
  13. Homage - _________
  14. Babbling - _________ idly or incoherently; _________ 
  15. Efficient - without _________ time or _________ or expense
  16. Tyrant - any _________ who exercises _________ in a _________ way
  17. Benediction - a ceremonial _________ invoking divine _________
  18. Tapestry - a wall _________ of heavy handwoven _________ with pictorial _________
  19. Patriot - one who _________ and _________ his or her _________
  20. Allegiance - the loyalty that _________ owe to their _________
  21. Pungent - _________ and _________

Palmetto^any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

Avid^marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Pioneers^a person who explores or settles a new  area

Pastoral^charmingly simple and serene; idealized country life

Tranquility^free from stress ; a state of peace and quiet

Quests^a long or difficult search for something

Parry^blocking or deflecting with a circular motion of a sword

Whoop^a loud hooting cry of excitement

Elusive^skillful at avoiding capture

Eligible^worthy of being chosen

Arrested^being stopped

Wayfarer^a traveler going on a trip

Homage^respect

Babbling^talking idly or incoherently 

Efficient^without wasting time or effort or expense

Tyrant^any person who exercises power in a cruel way

Benediction^a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

Tapestry^a fabric wall hanging with pictorial designs

Patriot^one who loves and defends his or her country

Allegiance^the loyalty that citizens owe to their country

Pungent^strong and sharp

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