Saturday, November 13, 2010

Time Line

Axis Age/Golden Age- 479-431 BCE
Rome Sacked/ Falls to Barbarians- 410 BCE
Alexander the Great- 356-323 BCE
Constantine the Great- 230-337 BCE
Julius Caesar/ Fall of the Roman Republic- 410 CE
Battle of Tours- 732 AD
Charlemagne- 742-814 AD
Great Schism- 1054 AD
William the Conqueror- 1027-1087 AD
Crusades- 1096-1270 AD
Magna Carta- 1215 AD
Columbus Leaves Spain- 1492 AD

Great Schism(1054 A.D)


Q: Pope, Why did you excommunicate the patriarch of Constantinople?

A: I did that because I wanted to rule the church by myself and give the patriarch of Constantinople less power.

Q: patriarch of Constantinople, why did you excommunicate the Pope?

A: because he did it to me and wanted to give me less power so if I excommunicate him that will give him less power.

Q: Why was the Great Schism important?

A: Because it gave Rome and Constantinople there independence from the other churches.

Recourse's;
  • "Great Schism." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2010

Columbus Leaves Spain(1492 A.D)


Q: Was it hard to let the King of Portugal let you go on the voyage?

A: Yes, i was very hard to get the king to let me leave. I came to him with the idea in 1484, but they said no. So I went to the Queen of Spain,Queen Isabella, and proposed my idea to her, but she rejected them because she thought that the idea was too expensive, but seven years later I finally got her to let me go, I got three ships; the Nina and Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

Why did you leave Spain?

A: I left Spain in search for land in 1942, i crossed the Atlantic for 29 Days. And on  October 7, 1492, we spotted land. I named it San Salvador, we also explored several other islands in the Caribbean. We captured Indians and took exotic things to bring back to Europe, when we got back the Queen was pleased to see what we had found and we were treated like hero's.  

Q: Why Was this important?

A: Because if Columbus didn't leave Spain we might not have found the Caribbean and the Americas.

Recourse's;

  • "Columbus, Christopher." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 19-22. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 13 Nov. 2010.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Charlemagne(742 A.D-814 A.D)

Q: Charlemagne, what happened to your brother, how did you become ruler of your entire kingdom?
A: Well, when my father, King Pepin, died my brother and I became king’s of the franks, the land was split in half for us, but I got the bigger half of the kingdom, so my brother and I got into fights and one day he woke up dead, and I became ruler of the entire kingdom.


Q: What made your empire so special?

I wanted to re-create the roman empire, so I expanded from the Elbe River in the northeast to south of the Pyrenees in the southwest and from the North Sea to southern Italy. I enjoyed art and poetry, and i helped bring back some of that back to the ‘Holy roman empire’.

Q: Why were you important?

A: I was important because he expanded the holy roman empire.

Recourse's;
  • "Charlemagne." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 445-447. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010

Crusades(1096 A.D-1270 A.D)

Q: Pope erban II, What was the purpose of the Crusades?

A: Well, there were 9 of them. During the crusades the  European Christians wanted to conquer Muslim-controlled territory.

Q: So Pope erban II, What did the Crusades bring back to Europe?

A: The Crusades brought knowledge and they ended the dark ages.

Q: Why were the Chrusades important?

A: Without the crusades Europe might not have gotten out of the dark ages when they did.

Recourse's;
  • Hayes, Dawn Marie. "Crusades." Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 220-223. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
  • Calvo, Sherri Chasin. "The Crusades." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 2: 700 to 1449. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 11-14. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Magna Carta (1215 A.D)


Q:So King John, Who made you sign the magna carta, and why?

A: Well,  An English army made me sign it, so that I would have to obey the law that they made.

Q: What Was the point of the magna carta?

  A: the point of this was to clarify the King’s power over the church, clergymen, and the people of certain towns and that the states got control over the barons. But a couple weeks after he signed it he rejected it and didn't want to follow it, and this started a civil war called the First Barons’ War, during this war King John was killed.

Q: Why is the magna carta important?

A: The Magna Carta is important because it showed that the people wanted to have some responsibility.


Recourse's;
  • "Magna Carta." U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Sarah Hermsen. Vol. 5. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 941-943. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Battle of Tours (732 A.D)

Q: So Charles Martel, who was this battle against?

A: well,  it was ageist me and my army, and invading Muslims from Spain.

Q: Did you know the Muslims were coming, what happened during the battle?

A: I knew that the Muslims ere coming so we waited for them, when the Muslims came both armies stood there for four days, then they fought the Muslim general was killed and we won, It was a major win for us because I prevented the Muslims from coming in and spreading there religion, this helped keep Christianity the main religion of Europe, and because of this major win I was renamed Charles the Hammer.

Q: Why was this important?

A:Without Charles Christianity might not have survived as a religion in Europe and might not have spread to the United States.

Recourse's;
  • "Battle of Tours." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
  • The Dark Ages : The History Channel : The Fall Of Rome, The Rise Of The Barbarians. Dir. Chris Cassle. Perf. Histrory Channel. New Video, 2006. DVD.

William The Conqueror (1027C.E-1087C.E)

Q: What Did you do to become King?

A: Well, When Edward the Confessor died he did not have a heir,both Harold and I wanted to be king, But Harold was  distracted by a problem in Norway, so I took over the town of Hastings. Then I and Harold fought at Hastings, Harold died during the battle and I won and was crowned King of England on Christmas day.

Q: How did you control your land and keep track of people?

William controls land by granting feifs to Norman lords, and to the church, he also monitors his land by castles. He creates a census called the ‘Doomsday Book’ and this keeps track of the people, property, and livestock.

Q: Why was he important?

William the Conqueror is important because if he didn't  invent the ‘Doomsday Book’ we might not have our common day census.

Recourse's;
  • Knight, Judson. "William the Conqueror." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 2: 700 to 1449. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 394-396. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
  • "William the Conqueror." Middle Ages Reference Library. Ed. Judy Galens and Judson Knight. Vol. 3: Vol. 2: Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2001. 365-370. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Axis Age/Golden Age in Rome(419-431)


Q: So Pericles, what did you give to the Golden age?


 A: I brought science, and i supported art and literature because i thought it was a very important part of civilization.


Q:  And Socrates, What did you give to the golden age?


A: Well I was a philosopher, and I wandered around questioning people about there beliefs. but some people didn't like that so they put me on trial and killed me.

Q: Why was the Golden age important?

A: Because it brought so many things to back to europe that it had lost in the dark ages.

Recourse's;
  • Notes

Rome Sacked/ Falls to the Barbarians(410C.E)


Q: How did the Visigoths attack Rome?

A: There leader was Alaric the first, They surrounded the city for two years, the people inside were starving and were dying of deceases. Rome finally decided to let them in, they terrorized Rome for three days, looking for food, taking money, and killing people. The Visigoths did not find much to take so they left Rome to burn.

Q: Why is this Important?

A:This is important because the sacking of Rome shows that even the strongest, biggest Empires can be defeated.

Recourse's;
  • "sack of Rome." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/>
  • "Why Did Rome Fall? (Overview)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/>

Constantine the Great(230 C.E-337 C.E)


Q: What is Constantinople?
A: I created the city of Constantinople, he says, my new Capitol. But it was not it Rome, it was in the old city of Byzantium. I built many beautiful churches, fountains, monuments,private residences because I wanted my city to be more spectacular than Romes ever was.

Q: How did you make Christianity Legal?

A: Well in One of the wars I fought, the Battle of Milvian Bridge, I dedicated it to God, because before the battle my troops and I saw a vision, we saw a light in the sky and god said “in this sign conquer” and there was a cross. And after this I made Christianity legal, I was the first Emperor to openly worship God, let alone make it legal.

Q: Why is Constantine important?

A: He is important because without him making Christianity legal it might never have spread into England in the future.

Recourse's;
  • "Constantine the Great." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/>
  • "Constantine." Ancient Civilizations Reference Library. Ed. Judson Knight and Stacy A. McConnell. Vol. 3: Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2000. 76-82. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 7 Nov. 2010.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Julius Caesar and The fall of the Roman Empire(410.C.E)


Q: Tell me about your life, what important things have you done?

A: Well in 49 B.C I crossed the Rubicon River in northern Italy, because no one had done it before. This led to civil wars throughout Rome,but at the Battle of Pharsalus my army and I defeated Pompey.  And shortly after this I joined forces with Cleopatra VII, the ruler of Egypt, and we defeated the republican forces in Rome. After this I became the dictator of Rome.

Q: Why was Julius Caesar Important?

A: Julius Caesar was important because he established the beginning of the fall of the roman empire.

Recourse's;
  • "Julius Caesar." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/
  • "Julius Caesar." Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 333-367. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 Nov. 2010.

Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.)


Q: How did you capture Persia?

A: Well, I wanted to follow my fathers plan by invading Persia, but first I would have to make shure that Macedonia would not be in chaos once I left.  But when I did leave to go fight Persia I had a small army, we marched over the Granicus River and fought against the Persian army and some of there governors. We won that war, which was called the Battle of the Granicus. Then I moved my way down to Egypt but ran into the Persian army again and defeated them a second time in the battle of Issus. When I got down to Egypt they made a there pharaoh, they considered me a god because they thought all there Pharaoh's were gods. But after that I left Egypt to continue into Persia, At the battle of Gaugamela Darius III, King of Persia, lost his 2ed army and that ended the Persian empire, and I took over.

Q: What was one cool thing that you did during your rule?

 A: I created the Hellenistic Culture, which is taking other cultures around us and combining them with the Greek cultures.

Q: Why was Alexander the Great important?

A: Alexander the Great was important because without him Greece might not have spread as far as it did.

 
Recourse’s;
  • "Alexander the Great." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/>
  • "Alexander the Great." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 137-141. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 Nov. 2010.