History reading activity

Try to put the following statements in correct order!

Rome falls to German invaders in 476 AD, ending the Western Roman
Empire. The Eastern half will survive and become known as the
Byzantine Empire.




The German mercenaries paid to guard Rome’s frontiers allow other
Germans to pass through.


The Germanic tribes could easily invade Rome.


The Huns migrated into Europe and begin taking land from the
Germanic tribes.





As less people want to join the army Rome hires mercenaries, mainly
from Germanic tribes, to protect the borders of the Roman Empire.






Without the Emperor in the Western half of the Empire, the West half of
the Roman Empire declines in importance.



Diocletian and later Constantine split the Empire in two to try and make
it more manageable. Both chose to rule from the East half.


Without the Emperor in the Western half of the Empire, the West half of
the Roman Empire declines in importance.


Trying to solve the problems Emperors begin to limit peoples freedom.



Because of limits and restrictions on personal freedom less people
support the Empire. This is especially true for the army as fewer and
fewer Romans are willing to join.




Pressured by the Huns, Germanic Tribes abandon their land and attempt
to settle on Roman lands.




The Huns migrated into Europe and begin taking land from the
Germanic tribes.

World History Journal

Regular 

1. JA - What is the climate of Europe like?  You can use Google to find some climate/biome maps

2.  Lecture and class discussion - the physical geography of Europe.

3. Reading - Greece and Rome  Fill out comparison sheet

Wednesday january 30

1.  J.A. - Why did Rome fall?

Rome fell because of the amount of resources, The Vandals and the Huns, were a few German tribes tried to take over. I believe it may have been avoided if few more changes were made/ corrected.

Direct

Quiz

1. A

2. D

3. D

4. D

5. B

Quiz - write answers on blog and publish.

    1.  When were the Middle Ages? Midlevel Times 500 to 1500

    2.  What institution's power grew during the MIddle Ages? The Church 

    3.  Describe the Feudal system, including the relationships between each class. King, Barons, Knights, Villons.

2-14-13

1.  J.A. - Define the Renaissance.= The revival of art and literature in between the 14th and 16th centuries.

2-15-15

Regular

1.  J.A. Read the following definition of "Synergy".  Come up with an example of this.

SYNERGY—When several effects combine together to have a greater effect than any one would alone

Example: When Lovie Smith got fired the causes were that they have only made the play offs once in the past five years, and that they have not had a good offense since he had became head coach in 2004, the final cause is that despite starting the 2012 season 7-1 they still didn't make the play offs. This all lead to the same effect, and that was Lovie smith getting fired.

Regular  2-25-13

1.  J.A. - Life was much different in the 1500's than it is now.  What scientific advancements have greatly changed life over the last 500 years?  (name as many as you can on your blog) = Advancements in food, food industries have found way to make their food so good that it is almost addicting. Advancements in entertainment have advanced as well, now a days we have movie theaters, video games. There were also many advancements as well in sports. Advancements in travel, more ways to get where you need/ want to go. They added on to how they found conclusions in a scientific problem, they started off with hypothesis and observations. Advancements in medicine.

2.  Introduction to the Scientific Revolution.

3.  Reading - the Scientific Revolution (see attached)


2-26-13

Regular - 

1. Map Activity- click on the attached powerpoint about Russia and look at the first 3 maps.

    - where would would a civilization start? = Near the euro mountains because of the precipitation rate near the ice capped mountains.

2.  Short Lecture and discussion - geography of Russia

3.  Reading - early history of Russia.

1. J.A. - (on Edmodo)  Are humans greedy and selfish by nature OR are they naturally good/blank slate? Did on edmodo. 

2. Discussion of J.A.

3. Lecture and Class discussion - the Enlightenment.

Regular

1.  JA - What were the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution? = The Agricultural Revolution had a bunch of different parts that caused the Industrial Revolution, It was caused by poor people who went to the city to work in factories.

2.  Europe Review skit.

3-18-13

1.  DBQ - the causes of World War I  (see attached - answer on blog)

2.  Class discussion

doc 1. France, Germany, Italy. With countries increasing they're amount of weapons other countries see it as a threat so then they try to get enough weapons to compete with the top countries, which increases the chances of war.

doc 2. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were all apart of the triple alliance. The members of the triple Entente were Great Britain, France, and Russia, and eventually the U.S.A. the locations of these alliance systems were a potential cause to the war because the Triple Entente has the Triple alliance surrounded.

doc 3. To demand from the royal Serbian government, an assurance that they can condemn the dangerous propaganda.

Essay: Who / What Caused World War 1? The amounts of weapons increasing in each country, this made a competitive effect, then countries started to worry so they made treaties or alliances in case something does happen, then it became a who's going to make the first move type of thing. Once the first move was made the world war began.