1. Chapter 9.3 Shaping Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: much migration, foreign conquest, war and revolution
Home to a diverse mix of people which
Have fought with each other and
+Greatly enriched its culture

2. Objective: to learn about….
Many ethnic groups settle in Eastern Europe—very diverse.
Much tension btwn Eastern and Western Europe.
Christians, Jews, and Muslims live there.
The impact of Jewish expulsions.

3. This is important b/c…..
Geography has a huge impact on Eastern Europe—no barriers
The Balkan Peninsula is a “powder keg” for these reasons.
In 1933, Poland’s 3 million Jews will be among the first victims of the Holocaust.

4. Focus Q: Dec. 17 Read page 295, “Jewish Expulsions.”
Bullet point notes
1 sentence: main idea

5. Focus Q: Nov. 7
9.2 review sheet Q’s: 5-7, 13-17
5 minutes

6. Eastern Europe Map

7. Eastern
Europe

8. 1 9 3 6

9. Geography Shapes Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is a buffer and a crossroads
Btwn German speaking Western Europe and Slavic speaking Russia
Btwn Baltic Sea and the Balkan Pen. and Mediterranean Sea
***Balkan Peninsula: Balkans, land jutting into Med. Sea*** map p. 286

10. Geography Shapes Eastern Europe
1. Main rivers run north/south
***Danube and Vistula carried goods and cultural influences***
2. Depending on where you are, you feel foreign influences
North Western Europe
East Russia
South Byzantine Empire

11. Vistula
Flows
North

12. Danube River
Flows South

13. Geography Shapes Eastern Europe
Because of ease of migration:
+ Geography contributed to cultural diversity
-- Caused much conflict
+ But also a wealth of languages, cultures
+ Many ethnic groups: people who share language and culture
Many groups of Slavs and Asians
Which of these does Flint share?

14. Eastern Europe Map
Many countries,
small area

15. Many countries,
small area
Eastern
Europe

16. Christian and Muslim Influence
Byzantine missionaries bring Eastern Orthodox Christianity
German Knights and missionaries bring Roman Catholic Christianity
***Ottomans bring Islam***
Obviously, much Religious diversity

17. A little humor….. A guy helps an old nun across the street.
She: Thank you very much, young man!
He: No problem. Batman’s friends are my friends!

18. Father buys a lie detector that makes a loud beep whenever somebody lies around it. The son comes home in the afternoon. Father asks him, “So, you were at school today, right?”
Son: “Yeah.” Detector: “Beep.“
Son: “OK, OK, I was in a cinema.” Detector: “Beep.”
Son: “Alright, I went for a beer with my friends.”
Father: “What?! At your age, I wouldn’t touch alcohol!“ Detector: “Beep.”
Mother laughs: “Ha ha ha, well, he really is your son!” Detector: “Beep.”

19. Hostility Towards Jews
Thriving Jewish communities in Muslim Spain and Western Europe
Christians often blames Jews for natural disasters and hard times
Black Plague, famines, Crusades
Monarchs in ENG, FR, SP, Portugal expelled Jews
---Many settle in Eastern Europe, esp. Poland

20. Jewish Expulsions p. 295
Treatment of Jews ranged from tolerant to oppressive
1. Examples of restrictions
Limits on types of jobs, Curfews
Mandatory special dress or markings (yellow badge)
During the Black Death (1300s), city people blamed Jews for causing it
By 1400, Jews had been thrown out of Eng, FR, SPN, and Port

22. Jewish Expulsions p. 295
Many Jews settle in more tolerant Muslim areas or Eastern Europe
These areas benefit from Jews skills and knowledge

24. 3 Early Kingdoms: Poland
1st Polish king crowned around 1000
b/c of marriage in 1386 Poland-Lithuania combine, was largest state in Europe
Power shifts from monarchs to nobles
1 veto rule weakens govt
Poland-Lithuania declines

25. 3 Early Kingdoms: Magyars
***raiders from Asian steppes, settled in Hungary
***adopted Roman Catholicism***
Like King John (Eng), Hungarian king forced to give nobles more power—Golden Bull of 1222
Control present-day Croatia, Slovakia, part of Romania

26. 3 Early Kingdoms: Serbs
The Serbs set up their own state in the late 1100s.
Under Stefan Dusan, Byzantine culture flourished there.
Less able rulers can’t handle Turks
The Ottoman Turks took control in the late 1300s.

27. Creative Side: Jewish Expulsions, p. 295
Create an illustrated graphic organizer for Jewish Expulsions from Western Europe.
Make a picture and a caption for each of the following: COLOR, please.
discrimination of Jews in Western Europe
Countries that expelled Jews
Where Jews went and how those countries, regions benefitted from Jewish immigration

29. Optional assignment ideas…..
Venn diagram-compare/contrast Original cartoon Poem, rap 1 page summary Pics: Jewish expulsions good/bad: ½ pg. each historical fiction Illustrated time line map w/pics, captions Campaign poster Diary entries cause/effect Post card: ½ story, ½ page picture Magazine cover brochure Report card