Magna Carta video

This Magna Carta video takes you from the beginning, when John had financial and religious problems, to how the Magna Carta affects us now. The running time is about 5 minutes

changes in England

For the next week, we will be studying the changes that took place in England during the Middle Ages and how those changes lead to the first form of modern democracy. Key things we need to remember are the principles of the Magna Carta and causes and effects of the Glorious Revolution.
Start getting prepared for the Rise of Democracy test on Wednesday Sept 30!

be creative

check out this awesome video. I have no idea what the guy is saying but the creative aspect is outstanding.

sims and diffs hand out

here is the sims and diffs hand out
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARBNAckruQTxZGhjdGJidnhfMTEzZDNmaGRqNTc&hl=en

rise of democracy vocab words

Here are the chapter's vocabulary words.

1. due process of law




2. parliament




3. divine right




4. Magna Carta




5. constitutional monarchy




6. Glorious Revolution




7. Bill of Rights




8. Renaissance




9. Reformation




10. democracy

first days

The first days of class will be dedicated to learning geography. It is believed that if you do not know your geography you can not know your history. the first quiz of the year will be on Friday Sept 10.

Here are the links to the maps we will be using in case you lose one.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Mode=b&SubMode=w

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=europe&Rootmap=&Mode=b&SubMode=w

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_countrynl.pdf