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=Assignment 4: The Knights=

The knight’s name is Bribri. He is from france. He has fearless eyes always alert from the enemies. His clear voice makes everyone follow him. Even though he is very strong and full of power, his mouth is always smiling and he looks relaxed. He is tall, so the armor looks good on him and he carries a sword. He likes to hunt during his free time.

1. Since these barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", do you think they were friendly towards each other? Why or why not? - They would be competitive to each other because they are eager to get their food, shelter, and wealth.
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2. One of the tribes we didn't study was called the Merovingians. Who were the Merovingians? (Use source 1 to answer this question.) - the tribe who tried to help the civilization, settled in western Germany and France, ruled from A.D. 400 to A.D. 700.

3. Who was Clovis and why was his conversion to Christianity important in history? (Use source 2) - he was a Merovingian King during A.D. 481, who loved wars and battles. his conversion was a critical European history. he made his followers convert to his new faith. The Germanic tribes were eager to defend Christianity against Muslims.

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= MIDDLE AGES- ASSIGNMENT 2 =  1. What is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages? - The fall of Rome roled as the beginning of the Middle Ages.

2. What is the Latin name for the Middle Ages? -medieval

3. Why do you think the Middle Ages are often called the "__**Dark**__ Ages"? What was the only hope for people during these difficult times? - only a few people that time could read, and nobody ever thought that situations would improve later. Their only hope was the God and their ㄱreligion and that the heaven will be a better place than on Earth.

4. While Europe was in the "Dark Ages", what was happening in the rest of the world? - during dark ages, other countries were busy improving their own culture.Muslims in Middle East and North Africa studied and improved their works and in Africa, China, India, and America, they had a great improvement.

 5. How long did the "Dark Ages" last and what year did they end?  - the dark ages ended in 1450, when Europe started changing. After Columbus discovered America, literacy, science, and art works improved.

6. What does Renaissance mean and what happened during this time? - it means "rebirth" and a lot of art works were produced during this period.

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1. How did Charlemagne and the Franks turn their kingdom into an empire? - Charlemagne was a great warrior and expanded his kingdom--France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. This kingdom is called a Frankish Empire and later he was crowned as an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

2. What did Charlemagne do to educate people? - then he opened schools for people who could not read or write and gathered scholars.

3. How and why did Charlemagne preserve ancient texts? - he had scholars preserve ancient records. ||

2. What do you think accounts for these differences? before the fall of the roman empire, rome splits into eastern and western empire. constantinople-the capital of byzantine. constantine rebuilt the old fre community and moved the capital. the reason why constantine moved the capital-political troubles barbarian invasion inflation. byzantium is easy to defend and great for trade. western capital of rome sinks while eastern booms trade and industry made byzantium wealthy. good trade routes everytime you buy something in the store, a part of money goes to the government. determined tazes. controlled the army, controlled the treasury, presided over all festivities, head of the eastern orthodox the emporor's pover was moderated by three groups of elesctors. the senate, army, citizens. navy(on sea and ships) -smaller than the army 100-300 sailors per ship carried a secret weapon
 * //1. In what way are the Muslims you see in the photo gallery different?//**

1. The border of the Roman Republic was the boundary where a general had to disband his army before returning to Rome. 2. Pompey didn't stay in Rome to fight Caesar because he didn’t want to start a civil war with Caesar. 3. Rome was abandoned in................ B.C. 4. Caesar wanted the money from the Senate for ......................... . 5. Caesar got the money from the Senate by .............................. . 6. After defeating Pompey in Pharsalus, Caesar returned to Rome and made himself an emperor. 7. Pompey fled to Egypt.and was murdered there. 8. Caesar stayed in power for only 4 years. 9. Caesar was killed on the Theatre of Pompey by a group of Senators. 10. The Ides of March has become the name of his assassination.(Use this site: Assassination of Caesar)

1. Using website #1,

list at least three Roman province names that you recognize. -Baetica, Aegyotus, Baleares

give the modern name of the Roman provinces that you listed. -Asia

Use website #2 to answer these questions:

Where are you from and how were the Romans able to conquer you? -I’m from Korea and the Romans wore armors and followed a well organized battle plan while my army was not well organized.

What are two consequences of your defeat? -I may never see my family and friends again because I’m a roman slave now. -The Romans took my weapons and jewelry and horses.

On the way back to Rome, some of your friends have died. Why? -They died because of hunger, disease and beatings. -The journey was long and arduous and weaker ones didn’t survive.

What happens to you in the market? -I was passed on to the slave dealer, and I was taken to a slave market. -I stood on a platform for everyone to see. -I didn’t hold a sign because I didn’t have any disease. -One Roman person bought me.

6. What will you become? What could you have become? Which is better? -I will become a gladiator. -I could have been sent to mine or quarry to work as a slave or could have been rowing or farming all day long. -I prefer to be a gladiator.

7. Who is your favorite person on staff? Why? -The doctor is my favorite because he is nice and he patches me up when I get hurt from fighting and getting whipped by the trainer.

8. Which gladiator do you want to be? Why? - I want to be a Samnite because he seems to be well dressed for protection at the same time equipped with sword.

9. How will the crowd be entertained? -I’m going to do a warm-up fight and the crowds will make a bet. -When I’m given real weapon, musicians will play music and I’ll begin my fight with the opponent. -The whole match itself is entertaining for the crowd.

10. When can you have a rest? -If I stay alive until midday, I can rest watching pairs of criminals fight to the death.

11. How do you appeal to the emperor? -I can raise my finger and the emperor will hopefully see it and ask the crowd what they want.

What happens to you? -Crowds held their thumbs down, meaning no mercy. I was finished off by a man dressed as a mythical character Charon. My body was dragged away and dumped in a pit. My blood on the sand was cleaned up.

**__Assignment 1__** Look at the //World Muslim Population// map in the resources section above and answer the following questions on your student page -It didn't surprise me that Pakistan had 141million Muslims because Pakistan is in the middle East and it seems to have a lot of Muslims.
 * 1. What are somethings that didn't surprise you about the information on the map?**

-I was surprised that China had that many Muslims because China seems to have a lot of Buddhists
 * 2. Which areas/countries of the world are you surprised have a large Muslim population?**

-Indonesia, because it's located near to middle East.
 * 3. Which country has the highest Muslim population? Why do you think this country has the highest population?**

-I think Islam spread out so much because they actively traded with other countries.
 * 4. Why do you think Islam is spread out so much?**




 * Atheism!!!!**


 * Appears throughout history (including ancient Greek philosophy), but especially after the Enlightenment (19th cent). || 1.1 billion (this figure includes agnostic and non-religious, which tend to be grouped on surveys) || There is no God or divine being. Beliefs about the universe usually based on latest scientific findings. || Since there is no afterlife, this one life is of great importance. Only humans can help themselves and each other solve the world's problems. || none || none || Influential works include those by Marx, Freud, Feuerbach, and Voltaire. Notable modern authors include Richard Dawkins and Carl Sagan. ||


 * 5/7 definitions**
 * Middle Ages- the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c. 1100 to 1453
 * medieval-another name for the middle age
 * Patrick- a monk who helped convert the Irish to Christianity.
 * monks-religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities
 * monasteries-communities of monks built all over Europe.
 * Benedict-an Italian monk who created the Benedictine Rule in the early 500s.
 * Charlemagne-Roman Emperor (as Charles I) 800–814; Latin name Carolus Magnus; known as Charles the Great. As the first Holy Roman emperor, Charlemagne promoted the arts and education, and his court became the cultural center of the Carolingian Renaissance

**5/7 questions** 1. a. How are monks and monasteries related? -communities of monks are called the monasteries. b. Why did missionaries travel to northern Europe? -Missionaries traveled to northern Europe because they wanted to convert others to Christianity c. Why do you think monks followed such strict rules? -i think it's because they wanted to show their dedication by leading a simple life.

2. a. What is Charlemagne famous for? -charlemagne is famous for conquering the parts of the former Roman empire and becoming the emperor of the romans. b. What do you think Charlemagne’s greatest accomplishment was? Why? -that he built schools and brought scholars to teach in his capital because it improved education.

3. a. What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid? -Britain, Ireland, and other parts of western Europe. b. Why were people in Europe so frightened of Viking raids? -they looted towns and monasteries and took prisoners to sell into slavery.

4. Using your notes, determine which events brought unity to Europe and which brought division or disruption. Write your answers in the interactive graphic organizer. -in the interactive graphic organizer.

5. Now you see why you might need the protection of knights. Look back at your list and add to it. What services might you hire knights to perform? -invaders like muslims or vikings attacked so frequently that they needed protection. knights fought for the lords and in return, the lords provided lands.