Penelope

5/28/09

Castle Essay



Summary

Monks and Peasants.

The communication was difficult. You couldn’t really tell what was going on. Half of your children will die in the middle ages. Therefore, a lot of family had a lot of kids. Monks were the guardian of the middle ages. It was difficult to have any kind of education. They would work very hard. It was very hard. They lived at the monastery. They are not used to being a servant. The monks tried to poison this guy. They poisoned his drink and than his drinks. If you were old enough to walk, you would be working with your family. Before they reached adulthood, one of their parents, or maybe both of your parents might die.

Vikings

1,200 years ago, the vikings explode out of the cold north sea. They came from Scandinavia. The year is 1880. The place is Norway. Archaeologist making an extraordinary discovery. He revealed how vikings truly lived and died. Scandinavia reveals more about the vikings. They wouldn’t have been any vikings if there were no vikings. The vikings were warriors. They were extremely greedy and skillful.

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Social Studies Coat of Arms



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Medieval Knights writing recipe



5/11/09 __Assignment 1__

1. Since these barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", do you think they were friendly towards each other? Why or why not? No because they were all enemies.

2. One of the tribes we didn't study was called the Merovingians. Who were the Merovingians? The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the fifth century.

3. Who was Clovis and why was his conservation to Christianity important in history? Clovis was a Merovingian king. His conservation to Christianity was important in history because he encouraged people below him to be Christians because he was Christians. They defended Christianity against invading Muslim.

__Assignment 2__

  1: What is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages? It is considered as the "Dark Ages".

2: What is the Latin name for the Middle Ages? Latin name for the Middle Ages is 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? I think Middle Ages are often called the "Dark Ages" because it was a bad time. The only hope was their strong belief in Christianity.

4: While Europe was in the "Dark Ages", what was happening in the rest of the world?

5: How long did the "Dark Ages" last and what year did they end? "Dark Ages" lasted for about 100 years, and ended in 1450.

6: What does Renaissance mean and what happened during this time? Renaissance mean rebirth and it was the beginning of the modern history.

__Assignment 3__

Clovis and future Merovingian kings ruled the Frankish Kingdom for about 200 years (481 C.E. to 700 C.E.). Then came Charlemagne, who was the son of Pepin the Short. Answer the following questions using the sources above.

1. How did Charlemagne and the Franks turn their kingdom into an empire? All the people of Western Europe were ruled over by a single government and by a single leader so Charlemagne took control of the place and gave the people education so the place would flourish.

2. What did Charlemagne do to educate people? He opened many schools to be educated.

3. How and why did Charlemagne preserve ancient texts? He preserved ancient texts for the future generations.

3/20/09 Assignment 1 1: It didn’t surprise me that United States has 6 million muslims. 2: It surprised me that Indonesia had 181 million muslims. 3: Indonesia has the most Muslim population. I think Indonesia has the most population because Indonesia is located next to a lot of countries that believe in Muslim. 4: I think Islam spread out so much because if one country believes in Islam, it spreads and spreads.

Q's about Muslims

In what way are the Muslims you see in the photo gallery different? What do you think accounts for these differences?

1 - Muslims have their whole body covered with cloth. 2- I think they’re different because of the location.

 Notes: Byzantine Empire 453-1400 To before the fall of the Roman Empire, Rome splits, into eastern and western empires in 330 C.E and christianity becomes the official religion.

Pink: Byzantine Empire, capital : Constantinoble Origins of the Byzantine Empire: Constantine moved the capital of the roman empire east, to the old greek civilization of Byzantine. Rome was weakening due to ... - Political troubles, -barbarian invasion - inflation. Byzantium is easy to defend and great for trade because it stays in the water, and can get lots of stuff. Constantinople thrives, Rome dies.

While the old western capital of rome sinks, the new eastern capital Constantinople BOOMS. Western Empire threatens to drag Eastern Empire down with. Wealthy and Economy Why Constantinople was great : Trade and Industry, made Byzantium wealthy. Coinage-gold coins called nomisma. The nomisma became the standard coin throughout the Mediterranean. The empire's wealth came from taxes: sales taxes, property taxes, income taxes.

Political Organization Emperor: The head of the empire determined taxes, controlled the army, controlled the treasury presided over all festivities, and was the head of the Eastern orthodox church. Byzantines had the strongest military at his height. The Navy on the sea and ships was smaller than the army, but had a secret weapon.

__Assignment 5__ list at least three Roman province names that you recognize. Italia, Asia, Africa

Give the modern name of the Roman provinces that you listed. Italia : Italy

Where are you from and how were the Romans able to conquer you? I am from Gallia and the Romans were able to conquer me because they invaded our territory 100 years ago.

What are two consequences of your defeat? I will never be able to see my family again, and the Romans will take my horses and smash my chariots.

On the way back to Rome, some of your friends have died. Why? They died of hunger, disease, and beating.

What happens to you in the market?  In the market,  I stood on a platform for everyone to see.

What will you become? What could you have become? Which is better? I will become a gladiator. I could’ve became a farmer. I guess becoming gladiator is better because you wouldn’t have to work all day.

Who is your favorite person on staff? Why? My favorite person of staff is my owner because he is making me a gladiator.

Which gladiator do you want to be? Why? I want to be an Andabatus because they ride on horses, and it looks safer.

How will the crowd be entertained? If I win the battle.

When can you have a rest? I can have a rest if I stay alive until midday.

How do you appeal to the emperor? You raise one finger on the left hand.

What happens to you? I lost the battle, I got killed by a man dressed as a mythical creature. Then some men dragged away my body and dumped it in a pit. Lastly, they rake the sand over to remove all signs of blood.

__Assignment 7__ 1. The [Rubicon River] 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 [Caesar had more legions than him] 3. Rome was abandoned in [was never abandoned] 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 [48 BC], Caesar returned to Rome and made himself [an emperor] 7. Pompey fled to [Egypt] and was [assassinated] 8. Caesar stayed in power for [four] years. 9. Caesar was killed on [March 15, 44 BC] by [group of senators] 10. The [Ides] of [March] has become the name of his assassination.

__Assignment 10__ Attila <span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: 0px;"> : king of the Huns who invaded Europe <span style="font-family: American Typewriter; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">Huns <span style="font-family: American Typewriter; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: 0px;"> : A member of a nomadic pastoralist people who invaded Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and were defeated in 455. <span style="font-family: American Typewriter; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">Vandalism <span style="font-family: American Typewriter; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: 0px;"> : deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property <span style="font-family: American Typewriter; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: 0px;">

//In what ways did the culture of the Huns differ from that of the Romans?// -They didn’t require fire or good foods. They lived on the roots of such as they get in the fields, or on the half-raw flesh of any animal. Also, they don’t live in normal houses, they avoid under roofed houses.

//How did the way of life of the Huns give them an advantage against Rome? How was it a disadvantage?// -They were really fast, and were quick at using weapons. They were good, but the problems were that they didn’t have enough technology or enough thoughts for incase.

//Why did the "barbarians" move into the Roman Empire?// -They moved into the Roman Empire because they wanted more amount of land.

//What routes did these invaders take?// -?

//How were they treated by the Romans when they began moving into the Empire?// -?

//Why was Attila so feared?// -He was feared because most of the soldiers have died.

//Why were the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire initially untouched by barbarian invasions in the 4c and 5c C.E.?// -They were initially untouched by barbarian invasions in the 4c and 5c C.E because the seas were surrounded by empires, and they wouldn’t let anyone go.