Monday, February 15, 2021
Friday, June 5, 2020
History Evaluation: do this now please
Please take some time and answer these questions. Send your responses to Mrs. Whatley. She doesn't yet know that I've asked you to do this. I won't be looking at anyone's responses, so it won't affect your grade :) It is just to help the school evaluate and improve. Put "history evaluation" in the subject line.
What did you find interesting or important about any of the topics we studied? Anything else?
What could be improved?
What did you find interesting or important about any of the topics we studied? Anything else?
What could be improved?
Monday, June 1, 2020
The Roman Empire at its peak
Amazing detailed map of the Roman Empire
Muslim girl converts to Chritianity
https://www.foxnews.com/world/coronavirus-persecution-islam-christianity-conversion-uganda
Amazing discoveries in Israel: check out Fox Science, archaeology
https://www.foxnews.com/science/hidden-underground-chambers-discovered-near-western-wall-in-jerusalem
Homework June 1 Princess Anna Komnenos
Due tonight.
Here is the preface to Anna's, "Alexiad", which is the first work of history written by a female, nearly 1000 years ago. She tells of her father, the Emperor Alexios, the history of his rise as a young noble to one of the great Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire. Alexios is the emperor who appealed for help to Pope Urban, setting in motion the first and most successful crusade. Anna's book is full of details about the crusaders from her view as a royal eye witness.
You can buy the Alexiad as a kindle ebook for only $5
https://www.amazon.ca/Alexiad-Anna-Comnena-ebook/dp/B004JZXPTK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=alexiad&qid=1591022492&sr=8-1
I want you to read the preface, which should take maybe 15 minutes at most. Give me five sentences or more. Are you impressed or touched by anything you have read?
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/file/491E605F-CDF6-4DC1-9481-01216170B281?tenantId=83a8b2a6-6694-4701-adf4-c4ada79ab30f&fileType=pdf&objectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Finnovaacademy.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2F910MedievalHistory%2FClass%20Materials%2FWeek%20of%20June%201%20to%205%2FAlexiad%20the%20preface.pdf&baseUrl=https%3A%2F%2Finnovaacademy.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2F910MedievalHistory&serviceName=teams&threadId=19:475c4803e8a641c19b9fa9c587e62b87@thread.tacv2&groupId=1f392c28-6744-4785-a3e2-2cb47c8eaeac
You can buy the Alexiad as a kindle ebook for only $5
https://www.amazon.ca/Alexiad-Anna-Comnena-ebook/dp/B004JZXPTK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=alexiad&qid=1591022492&sr=8-1
I want you to read the preface, which should take maybe 15 minutes at most. Give me five sentences or more. Are you impressed or touched by anything you have read?
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/file/491E605F-CDF6-4DC1-9481-01216170B281?tenantId=83a8b2a6-6694-4701-adf4-c4ada79ab30f&fileType=pdf&objectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Finnovaacademy.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2F910MedievalHistory%2FClass%20Materials%2FWeek%20of%20June%201%20to%205%2FAlexiad%20the%20preface.pdf&baseUrl=https%3A%2F%2Finnovaacademy.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2F910MedievalHistory&serviceName=teams&threadId=19:475c4803e8a641c19b9fa9c587e62b87@thread.tacv2&groupId=1f392c28-6744-4785-a3e2-2cb47c8eaeac
Friday, May 29, 2020
May 29 Sword or Pen?
"The pen is mightier than the sword" is the saying.
Agree or disagree? After we watch short videos, let's debate! Of course, one might argue that both are equally 'mighty', but just for the sake of argument, choose one or the other: sword or pen!
Agree or disagree? After we watch short videos, let's debate! Of course, one might argue that both are equally 'mighty', but just for the sake of argument, choose one or the other: sword or pen!
Monday, May 25, 2020
Homework: May 25th Late Middle Ages: Dying from the black death; dying for the Christian faith
Compare and contrast the black death with COVID 19.
These men all defied existing authority. Would you say their refusal to obey was legitimate? Why or Why not?
These men all defied existing authority. Would you say their refusal to obey was legitimate? Why or Why not?
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020
May 22 Crash course history
On this page is the playlist of 50 topics by Crash Course History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhtuC9dp0Hk&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMsMTfmRomkVQG8AqrAmJFX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhtuC9dp0Hk&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMsMTfmRomkVQG8AqrAmJFX
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Homework: May 15 History is full of shocking surprises
So far, it is amazing that:
What is one surprising fact about each of
Post here, now!
- Very few historians attribute the "dark ages" to the Muslim destruction and constant attacks from the 600's through 900.
- Few mention how rich and varied civilized, Romanized life was in Visigothic Spain during the 500's and 600's.
- Few discuss the mafia-like arrangement between Viking slave raids and Muslim slave markets in Spain and Baghdad during the 700's and 800's.
- More than half the female population of Iceland is Celtic--from Irish, Welsh, and Scottish slaves
- Few explain that Muslims attacked and enslaved tens of thousands of people from coastal towns in Britain well into the 1800's.
What is one surprising fact about each of
- King Richard
- King John
- King Louis
Post here, now!
Monday, May 11, 2020
May 11 Homework and Kahoot!
Today, we will Kahoot, I hope, about the three topics I told you to prepare for last week: power of the popes, reasons for the crusades, and slavery in Islamic Spain. You need to post here what nickname you are using before we start. If we can start. I see a banner on my Kahoot page this morning saying that my Crusades, Slaves, and Popes Kahoot has been flagged for possible inappropriate content.
Your homework for Wednesday will be to have watched the 3 short videos on the blog, a total of about 20 minutes. I'll have some questions posted tomorrow. We are transitioning to the Norman Conquest of England, the 100 Years War, and the Magna Carta. We have very little class time left! I urge you to make your best effort on improving the timelines and the essay. Homework will not be much but it must be done. Please email me your responses as a Word document on Wednesday. Again, Wednesday is Q and A-- optional.
Seneca MLA Style Guide
https://seneca.libguides.com/mla
Example of College Research Essay
https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/Hacker-Sample%20MLA%20Formatted%20Paper.pdf
Your homework for Wednesday will be to have watched the 3 short videos on the blog, a total of about 20 minutes. I'll have some questions posted tomorrow. We are transitioning to the Norman Conquest of England, the 100 Years War, and the Magna Carta. We have very little class time left! I urge you to make your best effort on improving the timelines and the essay. Homework will not be much but it must be done. Please email me your responses as a Word document on Wednesday. Again, Wednesday is Q and A-- optional.
Seneca MLA Style Guide
https://seneca.libguides.com/mla
Example of College Research Essay
https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/Hacker-Sample%20MLA%20Formatted%20Paper.pdf
Friday, May 8, 2020
May 8 Power of the Pope: read and watch the linked video about Popes -- Kahoot Monday
Be ready on Monday for Kahoot about the video, and the two readings "Slavery in Islamic Spain"--4 pages and "Why the Crusades were called"--a quick read. I will count this one in terms of how well everyone does on it.
Today, we will watch a 10 minute overview of how the pope's role had developed from Roman times to the high middle ages. The Popes had been very influential since at least Augustine's time; sometimes resisting or commanding political authorities. But papal power reached its maximum during the high middle ages.
Why? Because most people, rich and poor, powerful and weak, believed that the Pope truly had the keys to heaven and hell. It was a fearsome thing to be excommunicated--to be expelled from the sacraments--communion, baptism and so on. If the pope did not lift the ban of excommunication, the individual believed that they would be condemned to hell for eternity. A frightening belief to invest in one man.
We must understand the scriptures that the Catholic church bases its claim for the divine authority of all Popes. Here is a clear explanation: https://blog.tms.edu/upon-this-rock Salvation truly depends on which interpretation of these verses is correct.
Given the Catholic belief that the Pope is Jesus' only true representative on earth it is no wonder that most people believed (and continue to believe) that the pope also had the power to proclaim that a person's sins were 100% forgiven. They sometimes offered, as in the Crusades a free pardon to all who fought.
Sometimes, they sold certificates called "plenary (meaning 'full') indulgences (pardons)". They made massive amounts of money selling indulgences in the high middle ages. It was one of the practices that motivated Martin Luther to try to reform the Roman Catholic church. He saw indulgences as corrupt and unbiblical.
We'll end with a few thoughts about Pope Urban, who was the first Pope to call for a crusade, which he did in 1095. There are many interesting descriptions of how the crusades progressed over the next two centuries, but we have time only to think about why they occurred. Here is a link to a documentary that gives a very interesting look at how the first, and most successful, crusade took place: https://youtu.be/aqsnNUlx1gc?t=97
Read the chapter on the right of the blog, "Why the Crusades were called" and be ready to Kahoot about it on Monday.
Today, we will watch a 10 minute overview of how the pope's role had developed from Roman times to the high middle ages. The Popes had been very influential since at least Augustine's time; sometimes resisting or commanding political authorities. But papal power reached its maximum during the high middle ages.
Why? Because most people, rich and poor, powerful and weak, believed that the Pope truly had the keys to heaven and hell. It was a fearsome thing to be excommunicated--to be expelled from the sacraments--communion, baptism and so on. If the pope did not lift the ban of excommunication, the individual believed that they would be condemned to hell for eternity. A frightening belief to invest in one man.
We must understand the scriptures that the Catholic church bases its claim for the divine authority of all Popes. Here is a clear explanation: https://blog.tms.edu/upon-this-rock Salvation truly depends on which interpretation of these verses is correct.
Given the Catholic belief that the Pope is Jesus' only true representative on earth it is no wonder that most people believed (and continue to believe) that the pope also had the power to proclaim that a person's sins were 100% forgiven. They sometimes offered, as in the Crusades a free pardon to all who fought.
Sometimes, they sold certificates called "plenary (meaning 'full') indulgences (pardons)". They made massive amounts of money selling indulgences in the high middle ages. It was one of the practices that motivated Martin Luther to try to reform the Roman Catholic church. He saw indulgences as corrupt and unbiblical.
We'll end with a few thoughts about Pope Urban, who was the first Pope to call for a crusade, which he did in 1095. There are many interesting descriptions of how the crusades progressed over the next two centuries, but we have time only to think about why they occurred. Here is a link to a documentary that gives a very interesting look at how the first, and most successful, crusade took place: https://youtu.be/aqsnNUlx1gc?t=97
Read the chapter on the right of the blog, "Why the Crusades were called" and be ready to Kahoot about it on Monday.
Homework: May 8 Read carefully and answer the question at the end..post here by tonight
Here are the answers to the questions about Islamic Spain.
The question about Al Andalus and Raymond Ibrahim is based on my mistake. I meant to refer to a chapter in his book, Sword and Scimitar. I posted part of the chapter under Readings, top right of the blog, "Slavery in Islamic Spain". Please read it--only 4 pages and read "Why the Crusades were called" just above it.
In what year did the Muslims attack Spain?
in 711, my favorite store
For how long did they dominate Spain?
A bit tricky: the absolutely dominated from 711 til 1031 when Muslim rulers abolished the title of Caliph and divided up into about 30 small kingdoms, called Taifa. They still controlled most of Spain for another few centuries.
What is the reconquista? When did it begin and end?
The reconquista means the 're-conquest' of Spain by the Christians. From the early 700's, Christians who fled from the Muslims survived in the mountainous north and raided Muslim areas. But the re-conquest got rolling during the splintered kingdoms of the 11th century. You can't say it ended until the same year Columbus sailed the ocean blue, 1492, sent by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, who the same year drove the last Muslims out of Grenada.
How many times does Prof Daileader mention "muslim", "sharia" "jihad" and "Islam"?
The question about Al Andalus and Raymond Ibrahim is based on my mistake. I meant to refer to a chapter in his book, Sword and Scimitar. I posted part of the chapter under Readings, top right of the blog, "Slavery in Islamic Spain". Please read it--only 4 pages and read "Why the Crusades were called" just above it.
In what year did the Muslims attack Spain?
in 711, my favorite store
For how long did they dominate Spain?
A bit tricky: the absolutely dominated from 711 til 1031 when Muslim rulers abolished the title of Caliph and divided up into about 30 small kingdoms, called Taifa. They still controlled most of Spain for another few centuries.
What is the reconquista? When did it begin and end?
The reconquista means the 're-conquest' of Spain by the Christians. From the early 700's, Christians who fled from the Muslims survived in the mountainous north and raided Muslim areas. But the re-conquest got rolling during the splintered kingdoms of the 11th century. You can't say it ended until the same year Columbus sailed the ocean blue, 1492, sent by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, who the same year drove the last Muslims out of Grenada.
How many times does Prof Daileader mention "muslim", "sharia" "jihad" and "Islam"?
- Islamic as an adjective --- more than 30 times, usually neutral or positive
- Islam--the religion, only 3 times
- Muslims--11 times
- Arabs--27 times
- Jihad--0 times
- Sharia--0 times
The point of this? To show how this respected historian treats the religion very gently. You know that jihad and sharia have always been driving forces in Islam. If this is how the majority of historians present the topic, what is your opinion?
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Books about Islam: history and today's reality
All the books dealing with Islam below are valuable. You can get kindle versions from Amazon for about 10$ each.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Daniel's original...
My bad...missed it. I hate saying "my bad"!!
a weird Saudi Arabian law:
"Being poor is against the law. Any man not earning a "reasonable" income can be put in jail.
Homework: May 4 From feudalism to the High Middle Ages: Answer questions based on 2nd video
Welcome, Anna. Thanks for joining us today. Feel free to ask a question or make a comment.
We are just finishing up with the study of some topics in European history during the Early Middle Ages, a period from 300AD to 1000AD.
We will begin to look at some important events in the High Middle Ages, 1000 to 1300.
But first, we must vote for the winner in our fun, weird facts about Islam contest. Put the number of your choice in the chat box. Winner will be announced later. The entries are:
Here is a 4 minute video explaining the feudal system. After Roman civilization broke down, Europe splintered into hundreds of small fiefs. This system lasted in some places for more than a thousand years:
Feudalism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzRNp7OucQ
As you watch the next video, take notes in response to the questions I posted on the blog. Take a minute and copy/paste questions into a Word doc. I won't stop the video, so just quick point form will do. Good idea to note the time on the video. Go over it again later. Email me a Word doc with your responses on Wednesday.
The High Middle Ages: 10 minutes
https://youtu.be/OKx4SZgOe_o
I will return your drafts of the sharia essay on Wednesday.
We are just finishing up with the study of some topics in European history during the Early Middle Ages, a period from 300AD to 1000AD.
We will begin to look at some important events in the High Middle Ages, 1000 to 1300.
But first, we must vote for the winner in our fun, weird facts about Islam contest. Put the number of your choice in the chat box. Winner will be announced later. The entries are:
Here is a 4 minute video explaining the feudal system. After Roman civilization broke down, Europe splintered into hundreds of small fiefs. This system lasted in some places for more than a thousand years:
Feudalism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzRNp7OucQ
As you watch the next video, take notes in response to the questions I posted on the blog. Take a minute and copy/paste questions into a Word doc. I won't stop the video, so just quick point form will do. Good idea to note the time on the video. Go over it again later. Email me a Word doc with your responses on Wednesday.
The High Middle Ages: 10 minutes
https://youtu.be/OKx4SZgOe_o
I will return your drafts of the sharia essay on Wednesday.
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