1. 6Y 10-14-2016 Friday Europe Before Transatlantic Travel
Objective: Describe the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: page 27 # 2a – Write A+ answers. HOMEWORK IF YOU DON”T FINISH!
Continue reading and taking notes on Chapter 1.4
Homework: Work on your dioramas, finish page 27 #2a if you don’t finish.

2. Class Notes: Chapter 1.4 Europe Before Transatlantic Travel
Main Idea 1:The Greeks and Romans established new forms of government.
Europeans got many ideas from the Ancient Greek and Romans, especially about government.
Important Greek ideas: humans are capable of having great ideas. Justice and fairness are important. Invented democracy – a form of government in which people rule themselves. The Greeks had direct democracy – everyone gets to vote on every law.
Important Roman ideas: government should protect the rights of the people, all people have a right to know the law, fairness, and innocent until proven guilty. Created a republic – The government is made of leaders who represent the people. A democratic republic – when people get to choose/elect their leaders.

3. Class notes: Continued from Monday 10/10/2016
Main Idea 2: During the Middle Ages, society eventually changed from a feudal system to a system with artisans and merchants.
The Middle Ages started around 500 AD and lasted for about a thousand years. Europe became divided into little kingdoms when the Roman Empire fell apart.
Notes Continued from yesterday: Main Idea 2
2. During the Middle Ages, people were grouped into different social classes based on feudalism: The system of loyalty between lord and vassal.
- Highest and Wealthiest: king. Beneath him were nobles who promised to be loyal to him. But he couldn’t always protect them from enemy kings and nobles.
- Nobles/Lords: wealthy landowners who hired soldiers for protection. IN exchange, they gave these soldiers land. The soldiers promised to be loyal to them and fight for them.
Knights/vassals: skilled warriors who became loyal to nobles and protected the noble’s property. In exchange, the knights got land from the nobles.
Peasants: (not part of the feudal system) worked for knights and nobles. They didn’t own land, but they were allowed to live on the land by the knights and nobles if they farmed it and gave most of the crops to the owner. They did not own much and lived a hard life.

4. Main Idea 2 Continued
3. Feudalism led to more separated lands. But Europe was able to stay unified because of the Catholic Church. Everyone was Christian and was loyal to the Pope. 4. Crusades – Christian Europe fought Muslims in the Middle East to try and gain back land. Even though this was war, Europeans began to trade and get ideas from Muslims and the East. Europeans begin to become interested in the rest of the world. 5. Around 1000 AD, towns became bigger and stronger. There were bigger farms, more food, and more people. Soon kingdoms grew into powerful nation-states that could protect travelers. People traveled more and exchanged ideas with other nations and faraway lands, like Asia. EX: Marco Polo was a famous traveler who told Europeans about Asian spices, silk and riches. 6. Around the 1300s, the Black Plague arrives in Europe and kills about one third of the population. It killed many workers and peasants. Workers and peasants become more needed and they get paid more and become more powerful.

5. Class Notes: The Renaissance
Main Idea 3: The Renaissance was a time of rebirth in the arts and learning. Read page “Renaissance”. Write down at least 4-5 important details that tell us about the Renaissance.