Transcript Welcome! 11/12/09 [walkerteach.wdfiles.com]

Welcome! 11/12/09
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Today’s Pre-Class
Today’s Agenda
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What would happen to
Philadelphia if it no longer
had a mayor and no city
government?
What types of problem
might arise?
1. Pre-Class
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& Roll
2. Share Out
3. Today’s Big Idea
4. Case Study/Notes
5. Final Thoughts
Turn and share your pre-class with
your neighbor – 30 seconds… GO!
Read what you wrote!
Today’s Big Idea/Question
Copy this question into your notes!
 “What happens to the people of a society when their
civilization fails?”
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To find an answer we are going to look at the case study of
Europe after Rome.
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Social studies – we study the way people think and live…
Let’s Start with maps
Let’s start with Maps. – 2 minutes!
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With a partner open up to the two following pages:
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Page 153
Page 351
Work on these 2 questions with your partner
What catches your attention about these maps?
2. Where is Rome?
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In the span of 20 years, Europe is Changed
How might this change affect
the people living there?
St. Jerome – (Early Christian leader in Rome)
 “It
is the end of the world…words fail
me. My sobs break in… the city which
took captive the whole world has itself
been captured.”
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Remarks made after witnessing enemies of Rome plunder the city in
410 CE.
* The emotions and opinions of people dictate their actions and
alter events that become history.
Remember our Big Idea/Question!
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REMINDER!
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“What happens to the people of a society when
their civilization fails?”
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Major change leading to new ideas…
THE MIDDLE AGES! (Medieval Period)
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Open to Page 353
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What major change? What new ideas?
After Rome we see…
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Disruption of Trade
Downfall of Cities
Population Shifts
Decline of Learning
Loss of Common Language
Concept of Government Changes
Final Thoughts
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Wrap-Up (In your notes)
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Tonight’s HW:
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How might those 6 items
prevent future empires
from emerging in Europe
during the Middle Ages?
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None.