Sunday, December 14, 2014

Medieval timeline, be sure to be chronologically accurate

Name_________________________________                                            Mr. Stanton
Medieval Timeline  476 CE- 1453 CE
Low Middle Ages or ________________  Ages  500CE -1100CE
High Middle Ages    1100-1350 CE  
476 AD  Official Fall of _________________
570-632  Life of _______________________, founder of Islam
622  ___________________, Mohammed’s holy flight from Mecca to Medina
600- 800  Irish________________  Age
732  Battle of Tours, Charles Martel defeats  _______________, European Muslims
800-1000   _________________  invaders from Scandinavia ravage Europe
800 Coronation of Charlemagne by _________  Leo III.  The beginning of Holy Roman Empire (1st Reich)
843  Treaty of ____________________  Charlemagne’s empire split into 3 parts
988  Prince Vladimir converts Kiev (Ukraine) to Orthodox _____________________ St. Cyril and Methodius sent by Byzantine Emperor invent _______________ alphabet to translate Bible into Russian language
1054  The ____________ of the Christian Church between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church
1066 The Norman ____________________ of England, William the __________________ becomes. William the _____________________
1095 Pope Urban II calls the 1st ______________________ to save the Holy Land from Muslim control and reunite the  Church
              8 Crusades 1096-1291
The crusades in 1096, 1146, 1309 witnessed mass killing of __________ in towns along Rhine _____
1100’s Champagne trade fairs, High ____________ Ages begin (growth of trade)
1204 Venetian trading rivals sack ___________________ in the 4th Crusade
1215 King John signs the Magna ________________ protecting nobles’ rights.  Era of common law and rule of law emerges in England.
1240 Mongols capture and destroy ______________, Mongols crush Kiev and rule Russia for 200 years
    1240-1368  Mongol domination of Eurasia  It is referred to as the Mongol _____________
1275 Marco _________ visits China, ruled by Kubla Khan (Genghis Khan’s grandson)
1291  ___________ forces seize Acre, the last Christian stronghold, ______________ end
1300- Renaissance spirit emerges among Northern _____________  city states
1337 Start of the 100 Years War  between _________________ and France
100 Years War  1337-1453
1341 Petrarch become 1st poet __________________  since fall of Rome,  Renaissance begins
   Renaissance or Early  ______________  Period 1350-1650
1348  First outbreak of Bubonic __________________ (Black Death) in Europe.
     Massive pogroms occur in Europe as ___________are blamed for poisoning wells and food.
1452  Leonardo da Vinci born in ____________________, Italy (near Florence)
1453  Constantinople falls to Ottoman  ________________  and  Byzantine Empire ends.
1453  End of the 100  Years War between England and ________________, home of Joan of Arc
1452 Johann Gutenberg ____________ printed,  movable ____________ invented.
1475 Michelangelo born in ___________________, Italy
1492 Columbus sails from Spain and ____________________ New World (N and S.____________)

Week of December 15,2014

 We move from the fall of Rome to the Medieval Period of history.
 15 Point Take Home Test Grade Medieval Timeline Due by Friday.  We will start this in class on Monday.
Objectives of this unit:
  What you need to know about the Medieval Period of history (476 AD-1453 AD)
1.     Explain how Charlemagne briefly reunited much of Western Europe and what happened to his empire after his death.
2.     Explain how feudalism shaped medieval society.
3.     Analyze how the power of the Church grew during the Middle Ages and how reformers worked for change in the Church.
 4. Summarize how new technologies sparked an agricultural revolution.
 5. Explain how the Black Death caused social and economic change in the High Middle Ages.

Past Due
Chapter 7(4) Economic Recovery Sparks Change. (p. 231-236)  
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer map skills questions #1+2 on page 232. 
Answer the primary source question on page 233, and the question on Medieval Advertising on the picture on page 235. 
Why should ice hockey players be interested in the primary source on page 236?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer questions #3-6 on page 236.
Due  Tuesday
7(3) The Medieval Church (225-230)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the Thinking Critically questions on page 227, 
Answer the biography question on St. Francis of Assisi on page 229, 
Answer preserving Jewish Culture on page 230. 
Due Thursday
8(5): A Time of Crisis (269-273)
Identify the terms, people, and places. 
Answer Map Skills questions #2+3 on page 271. 
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 272. 
Answer the three checkpoint questions OR answer questions #3-5 on page 273.

Due  Tuesday  after vacation:
10(3) Muslim Civilizations Golden Age 317-323
Identify the terms, people, and places. 

Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 321. 
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 323. 
Explain how Arabic numerals (picture 322) in Eastern Muslim Regions differed from Modern Western Arabic numerals. Who most likely brought Arabic numerals to Europe? 
Answer questions #3-5 on page 322 OR the checkpoint questions in complete sentences  OR questions 3,4,5 on page 230 in complete sentences.








Sunday, December 7, 2014

Week of December 8,2014

Today begins the week before, the week before vacation. Beware of pre-Christmas vacation grumpiness  and seasonal stress brought on by lack of sunlight.  
Be ready for a quiz Friday on material covered this week.
Past Due 
Chapter 7: The Rise of Europe 500 AD-1300 AD
Read 7(1) The Early Middle Ages (p214-218), 

· Identify the terms, people, and places listed on page 214. 
· Answer the Focus Question on page 214, 
· Map Skills question #3 on page 215, 
Map Skills question #2 on page 217. 
· Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer #3-5 on page 218 in complete questions

Due  Tuesday

7(2) Feudalism and the Manor Economy (219-224)
· Identify the terms, people, and places.
· Answer the focus question on page 219.
Answer Thinking Critically questions 1+2 on page 221, 
Answer the biography question on Eleanor of Aquitaine on page 222. 
Answer the question on the picture Back Breaking Labor, page 224.
Also, answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions # 3,4,5 on page 224 in complete sentences.

Due Thursday 
Chapter 7(4) Economic Recovery Sparks Change. (p. 231-236)  
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer map skills questions #1+2 on page 232. 
Answer the primary source question on page 233, and the question on Medieval Advertising on the picture on page 235. 
Why should ice hockey players be interested in the primary source on page 236?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences OR answer questions #3-6 on page 236.
Due next Tuesday
7(3) The Medieval Church (225-230)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Answer the Thinking Critically questions on page 227, 
Answer the biography question on St. Francis of Assisi on page 229, 
Answer preserving Jewish Culture on page 230. 
· Answer the three checkpoint questions OR questions 3,4,5 on page 230 in complete sentences.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Confucian, Daoist, Legalist quotes

Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)

- If his mat were not straight, he would not sit down











Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
 
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“Simplicity,  patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
 “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
Lao Tzu
 “Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Teh Ching
 “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
Lao Tzu
 “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
Lao Tzu
 “When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
 “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
 “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
Lao Tzu
 “Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
Lao Tzu
“Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.”
Lao Tzu




Han Fei Tzu
(c.280 BC-233 BC) Philosopher and political theorist of the Legalist School (Fa Chia)

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.
Indeed, customs differ between the past and the present. To try to govern the people of a chaotic age with benevolence and lenient measures is like to drive wild horses without reins and whips.
In usual circumstances, everyone knows that water overwhelms fire. However, when there is a kettle between them, water will get bubbly and will boil itself away on the top, while fire will endure underneath.
Tao does not have a visible existence, nor does it have an intelligible function.
When you hear any statements made, do not alter or shift them. Just compare them with the actions, and observe whether the statements and actions correspond with each other.
When it comes to women, the wise ruler may enjoy them, but should not be drawn into their pleas or submit to their requests.
When it comes to people who are close to him, he enjoys them, but is sure to hold them responsible for what they say, and prevent them from expressing unasked for opinions.
When it comes to uncles, brothers, and chief vassals, he should punish them when their advice leads to failure, and promote them when their advice leads to success. He should not promote them erratically.
When it comes to pleasures and the enjoyment of valuable goods, he should have a staff tha handles these things, and prohibit anyone from having the freedom to control them. Otherwise, ministers will be able to manipulate the sovereign by knowing his wants.
When it comes to favors, he should grant them at his own will to use emergency resources and public storehouses, and benefit the people. A minister should never be allowed to give based on his personal favorites.
When it comes to persuasions and discussions, he must observe and find out people who are considered skillful at something, and verify the lack of skill in those who are considered bad. He should always avoid letting ministers talk to each other about them.


The wise ruler institutes posts, offices, ranks, and bounties in order to offer a guarantee to promote the worthy and encourage the excellent. …