Tuesday, February 23, 2010

middle ages part 2

1) knights were paid by the gods to protect
2)ideals include fighting for three masters,heavenly lord,earthly lord,and chosen lady protected weak and poor; and displaying loyalty, bravery and courage
3)epic poems,such as the song of roland, retold stories about heros deeds and adventures
4)powerless and inferior which was a view accepted by the church but did play important roles in families
5)church and the various political leaders competed for power... shred beliefs of church ..bonded all levels of people together giving them security
6)church was not happy the kings had control over clergy and offices especially the power of lay investiture which gave king power to appoint church officials

Friday, February 19, 2010

mongol empire

Mongol Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question

Describe the Rise of Genghis Khan:

Describe why Genghis was successful:

Describe what happens to the Mongol Empire after Genghis Death:

Describe the Mongol Peace:

Describe the rise of Kublai Khan:

Describe Khan’s invasion of Japan:

Describe How Khan rules in China:

Describe the foreign influence on Khan:

Describe the fall of the Mongol Empire:

byzentine empire

Byzantine Empire Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe how the Byzantines established their empire:

Describe the challenges Byzantine rule faced:

Describe Life in the Byzantine Empire:

Describe Life in Constantinople:

Describe the fall of the Byzantine Empire:

Describe the Split of the Catholic Church:

rome part 3

Rome Part 3 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe how people lived in the Roman world:


Describe Slavery in the Roman World:


Describe Early Religion in the Roman World:


Describe how gov distracted the masses from their problems:


Describe the Life of Jesus:


Describe How the Christian Church Spread:


Describe the Persecution Early Christians faced:


Describe the reasons and events that allow the Christian Church to spread through out the world even though they faced persecution:

Monday, February 8, 2010

european empire webquest

European Empires Webquest Words

1. Mycenaean- is a cultural period of Ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in northeastern Argolis,
2. Trojan War- was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta
3. Homer- is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet,
4. Polis- is a city, a city-state and also citizenship and body of citizens.
5. Helot- were an unfree population group that formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia (areas of Sparta).
6. Phalanx- is a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons.
7. Persian War- were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and city-states of the Hellenic world that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC
8. Peloponnesian War- was an ancient Greek war, fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta.
9. Socrates- was a Classical Greek philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy
10. Plato- was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens
11. Aristotle- was a Greek philosopher
12. Alexander the Great- was a Greeki[›] king (basileus) of Macedon
13. Republic- is a form of government in which the head of state is not a monarch
14. Patrician- A person of exceptional education, background and refinement, an aristocrat
15. Plebeian- The Plebs were the general body of Roman citizens
16. Punic Wars- are a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC
17. Hannibal- was a Carthaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history
18. Julius Caesar- was a Roman military and political leader.
19. Triumvirate- is a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals
20. Augustus- was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 31 BC until his death in AD 14
21. Jesus- also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity, which views him as the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament,
22. Constantine- commonly known in English as Constantine I,
23. Constantinople- in formal Ottoman Turkish: قسطنطينيه Kostantiniyye) was the imperial capital
24. Attila- widely known as Attila the Hun, was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453.
25. Justinian- widely known as Attila the Hun, was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453.
26. Hagia Sophia- is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul,
27. Gengis Khan- was the founder, Khan (ruler) and Khagan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history.
28. Kublai Khan- was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294 and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China

bell ringer feb 8th 2010

1). about 70%
2). ther in the same spot

Friday, February 5, 2010

exit ticket...feb 5

1).genghis dies in 1227 from illness
2).by 1260 the mongols divided their empire into four regions called khanates
3).when mongols conquered sometimes destroyed whole population and systems

bell ringer feb 5

1). they had 10,000 people
2).women to take care of them
3). and many weapons

Thursday, February 4, 2010

bell ringer feb 4 2010

1. due to larger distance and lack of contact between the 2 regions

2. they have real important differences like roman catholic pope has authority over all other bishops and eastern orthodox the patrach and ther bishops head the church as a group and the differences continued to grow..

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

rome 3

1)countryside and worked on farms

2)slaves were conquered people brack after wars masters could sell them and treat them

Thursday, January 28, 2010

greek

Greece Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Pericles three goals for government:;1: to strengthen atheninan democracy 2: to hold and strengthen the empire 3: to glorify athens


Describe the Art and architectural Athens including the Parthenon: magnificent sculptures and buildings to glorify Athens..parthenon is similar in style to other greek temples


Describe the invention of Drama in Greece:as an art form and built the first theaters in the west



Describe how Athenians developed a sense for History:Herodotus pioneered the reporting of events writing the first book of history on the Persian wars



Describe the Peloponnesian War: Athens grew in wealth,prestige,and power, other city-states beagan to view



Describe Socrates:



Describe Aristotle:



Describe Plato

bell ringer/exit ticket/

Bell Ringer:
i disagree because i believe that some of higher power had things to say and some of the lower power wasnt really being listened to.

Exit Ticket:
Socrates: socrates encouraged his students to examine their beliefs.socrates devoted his lifeto gaining self-knowledge and once said" there is only one good knowledge,and one evil,ignorance."

Plato:born into a wealthy Athenian family he had careers as a wrestler and a poet before he bacame a philosopher.

Aristolte: the son of a physician was one of the brightest students at plato's academy.he came there as a young man and stayed there for 20 years until plato's death...

Monday, January 25, 2010

egypt 1

Ancient Egypt 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the farming culture in Egypt: after flooding before the sun dried out the soil farmers planted fields

Describe how Egypt Unites: upper and lower egypt

Describe Pharaoh’s and how they rule: they were seen like gods and they were the center of egypts religion gov and army

Describe the Religious Belief of Egyptians: they are polytheistic with rah being the most important

Describe the class system in Egypt: upper middle and lower class upper class were priest and army leaders, middle class were artisans and skilled workers, lower class were slaves

Describe the Innovations in Egypt including writing: they developed heiroglyphics and invented papyrus paper.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

“The Lost Pyramid Movie Questions”

Directions: Watch the movie and answer the questions on this sheet of paper. When the movie is over post the answers in your blog.

1. Name one of the pharaohs who built the pyramids in Giza?... khufu
2. What is the pyramid an ultimate symbol of? power,morality
3. Why are the pyramids regarded as one of mans greatest achievements? they were made up of so many blocks
4. Why was the lost pyramid very difficult to visit? high security military zone
5. Why was Abu Rawash a good location even with the inhospitable conditions? is already a mountain with a hill top
6. How did the pharaoh who supposedly built the pyramid at Abu Rawash gain power? murder his way to power
7. What have been found at Abu Rawash that give clues to it being built by Jadhifri? many carved images of jadhifri
8. What is at Saqqara? the sight of egypt oldest known pyramid
9. Prior to pyramids how were pharaoh’s buried?
10. What do tunnels tell about what pyramids were meant to be? meant to be a palace
11. Were does the burial chamber lie in relation to the pyramid?directly beneath the pinnacle
12. What does Abu Rawash have that makes it seem to be a pyramid? because it had a burial chamber
13. Why did a Robbers hole give evidence that Abu Rawash had a burial chamber? they thought it was filled with jewels and robbers wantedjewels
14. What kind of blocks helped seal the burial chamber? granite
15. In the early 19oo’s what did the French Egyptologist find that was different from other pyramids? statutes were destroyed
16. Who does Jadhifri marry, that lends credence to a theory that he killed his brother? his own sister
17. What have archaeologist attempting to figure out about Abu Rawash? it was so far away from other pyramids stone reaches the top
18. What are the two functions of the causeway at Abu Rawash? path by which stone reaches the top, pharoh's path to after life
19. How did the Egyptians orient their pyramids?
20. Why was the Causeway not a normal east West causeway? b/c it runs north and south
21. What does the Causeway lead to? quarry
22. What role does the Nile River play in the building of Pyramids? ship granite from aswon
23. What had to be built close to the pyramid for the workers? canals to bring stones
24. What types of people lived in the working towns?conscripts and skilled workers
25. How did the Egyptians figure out to cut Granite?score surface,copper saws
26. How was Granite used at Abu Rawash to show power and wealth? polished granite casing
27. Why do archaeologist want to rethink Jadhifiri’s accomplishments with his pyramid? put granite on outside to endure and showmanship
28. What is the mystery of the sphinx? How have historians changed their view?