1. RECALL WHAT YOU LEARNED LAST YEAR
and hopefully remember.

2. THE ROMAN EMPIRE

3. The Roman Empire

4. LEGACY modern calendar, the institutions of Christianity
aspects of modern architecture
The extensive system of roads
its form of government,
developed the science of public administration --civil service
formalized methods of tax collection.
City planning--water, lead pipes, sewage, fire protection
Bridges and aqueducts
Concrete
Law and administration
Water mills (late in Empire)

5. The Middle Ages

6. OBJECTIVES
Find God
Prove pre-conceived ideas

8. FEUDALISM
The political and economic system based on the relationship between King, Landowner (LORD) and worker.
KEY WORDS: fiefs, vassals, and oath of feality

9. THE BLACK PLAGUE

12. THE LEGACY Killed 1/3 of the population of Europe.
Feudal obligations ended with the death of the noble and his family.
Peasants could escape the city and start new.
Affected the economy because farms were abandoned meaning less crops, food and people involved in trade.

13. The Magna Carta WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT?
The rights of nobles were later expanded to the lower classes
Certain clauses in the Magna Carta were used to limit power of the monarchy (ex. Kings could not impose a law unless agreed by the council)
Kings were not above the law
WHAT IMPACT DOES THE MAGNA CARTA HAVE ON OUR LIFE?
The Magna Carta became the basis for future reforms (ex. Bill of Rights in Canada)
It signaled the beginning of Feudalism’s decline
It gave people ideas of personal freedom and liberty and the thought of rights

14. RENAISSANCE

15. OBJECTIVES
Find man
Promote learning

16. THE SPIRIT OF THE RENAISSANCE characterized by:
Individuality
Independence
Inquiry – Curiosity – Wanting to learn
Sciences
Art, Architecture, Music – NEW CULTURE
Secularism
Humanism
Wealth
Civic Responsibility

17. These values and talents when found in an individual were highly valued – these people were called:
RENAISSANCE MEN.

18. Savonarola
Lorenzo de Medici
Erasmus

19. Naked Images Coming Up

21. WHAT IS COMING UP THIS YEAR?
CROMWELL
CHARLES I
NAPOLEON