2/1/13-
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/world/asia/south-korea-north-korea-conflict/index.html?hpt=wo_c1
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Top 10 list of things European kings did to gain more power
1. Common set of laws- "Gradually he and his successors united the kingdom under one rule, calling it England-- "Land of the Angles."" HENRY II
2. State officials to enforce the laws- "He established royal officials called bailiffs."PHILIP AUGUSTUS
3. Court system for centralized justice- "Edward summoned two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every county to serve as a parliament, or legislative group." HENRY II, LOUIS IX
4. Tax collection by central government- "They were sent from Paris to every district in the kingdom to preside over the king's courts and collect the king's taxes." PHILIP AUGUSTUS, WILLIAM THE CONQUERER, DOMESDAY BOOK
5. Standing army loyal to the king- "Only Alfred the Great, king from 871 to 899, managed to turn back the viking invaders."EDWARD I
6. Make people who would pose as a threat part of the government- "William's rival was Harold Godwinson, the Anglo-Saxon who claimed the throne." " In 1402, King Edward the confessor, a descendent of the Anglo-saxon Alfred the great, took the throne."PHILIP AUGUSTUS
7. Get religion to a firm of your power- "These invaders were so feared that a special prayer was said in churches."PHILIP IV
1. Common set of laws- "Gradually he and his successors united the kingdom under one rule, calling it England-- "Land of the Angles."" HENRY II
2. State officials to enforce the laws- "He established royal officials called bailiffs."PHILIP AUGUSTUS
3. Court system for centralized justice- "Edward summoned two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every county to serve as a parliament, or legislative group." HENRY II, LOUIS IX
4. Tax collection by central government- "They were sent from Paris to every district in the kingdom to preside over the king's courts and collect the king's taxes." PHILIP AUGUSTUS, WILLIAM THE CONQUERER, DOMESDAY BOOK
5. Standing army loyal to the king- "Only Alfred the Great, king from 871 to 899, managed to turn back the viking invaders."EDWARD I
6. Make people who would pose as a threat part of the government- "William's rival was Harold Godwinson, the Anglo-Saxon who claimed the throne." " In 1402, King Edward the confessor, a descendent of the Anglo-saxon Alfred the great, took the throne."PHILIP AUGUSTUS
7. Get religion to a firm of your power- "These invaders were so feared that a special prayer was said in churches."PHILIP IV
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Reading quiz
1. The United States is an oligarchy because our government is run by limited people with one main ruler.
2. In times of crisis the Roman's turned to a dictatorship where a dictator would rule.
3. Plebeians were the majority of the population in the Roman empire including farmers, merchants, and artisans.
4. People call the US an oligarchy because our government is run by a limited amount of people.
5. One of the laws the Romans had was Roman citizens were not allowed to be flogged without being proven guilty.
2. In times of crisis the Roman's turned to a dictatorship where a dictator would rule.
3. Plebeians were the majority of the population in the Roman empire including farmers, merchants, and artisans.
4. People call the US an oligarchy because our government is run by a limited amount of people.
5. One of the laws the Romans had was Roman citizens were not allowed to be flogged without being proven guilty.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Government terms
Bureaucracy: The government run by officials and administrators.
Aristocracy: A government ruled by the best or most able people.
Constitutionalism: Government in which power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by rulers.
Autocracy: A government where one person has unlimited authority over others.
Monarchy: A government ruled by a single persons supreme power.
Dictatorship: A government ruled by a dictator.
Totalitarianism: A government run by the governing branch with absolute control.
Absolutism: A complete unrestricted power in government.
Democracy: A government run by the people.
Oligarchy: A government run by limited people.
Aristocracy: A government ruled by the best or most able people.
Constitutionalism: Government in which power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by rulers.
Autocracy: A government where one person has unlimited authority over others.
Monarchy: A government ruled by a single persons supreme power.
Dictatorship: A government ruled by a dictator.
Totalitarianism: A government run by the governing branch with absolute control.
Absolutism: A complete unrestricted power in government.
Democracy: A government run by the people.
Oligarchy: A government run by limited people.
Monday, January 21, 2013
J.A.
1/21/13-
The purpose of a government is to provide order, stability, and a system of standardization.
1/25/13-
Humans are good by nature but become bad over time by the influences around them.
2/18/13-
You know something is significant if it had a big influence on the way society or a country is today.
3/11/13- The Cold War was a war between the Soviet union and the United States.
3/14/13- Middle East wars- Afghanistan, and Iraq. Vietnam, Africa
3/21/13- Spanish influenza, The Black Death, Malaria, Small pox, and The plague of Justinian.
The purpose of a government is to provide order, stability, and a system of standardization.
1/25/13-
Humans are good by nature but become bad over time by the influences around them.
2/18/13-
You know something is significant if it had a big influence on the way society or a country is today.
3/11/13- The Cold War was a war between the Soviet union and the United States.
3/14/13- Middle East wars- Afghanistan, and Iraq. Vietnam, Africa
3/21/13- Spanish influenza, The Black Death, Malaria, Small pox, and The plague of Justinian.
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