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Today we finished chapter 5-8 presentations. 

Chapter 8 -

Technology and City Life -
Cities in every industrial area of the country expanded upward and outward. In 1870, only 25 American cities had populations of 50,000 or more. In response to these c

Ch. 5.1: -Describe Native American culture- the western tribes hunted and gathered food. They traveled to find animals. -Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? - They wanted to own land. Migrants moved westward along the railroad and wagon

Today we talked about things that happened in the history and when we will start tests. Also id did not pay attention very well. 

Ch. 8.4:

-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

• Amusement parks were built and the first Ferris Wheel was presented at Coney Island in 1884

• Tennis and Bicycles were invented to help people be more entertained and

Finished Projects

TEST TOMMOROW

8-3 is the only one tested on!

Ch. 8.4:The Dawn of Mass Culture.

-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Many cities built small playgrounds and playing fields. Some amusement parks w

We did notes on faith and i know all of the stuff so im just paying attention until he says something i don't know.

World Religion:
embraced all people
gave hope to powerless
appealed to those who didn't like Rome
offered personal relationships with lovi

Today Brett and I presented our project.

Rome: Geography -Was built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River, near the center of the Italian peninsula. -Its midway point between the Alps and Italy's southern tip.

Ch. 8.4:

-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

they had fun and did sports and they didn't need electricity.Many people went to art galleries and libraries were very popular . catalogs became popular in the 1

• Christianity—religion has always played a large role in roman society
• The polytheistic system was very impersonal
• As the empire grew so did the new religion called Christianity
• Jesus of Nazareth
• Viewed as the messiah or savior by Christians
• Born in the to

I was absent. Sick.

Christianity:

• Background
  
  • Religion has always played a large role in Roman society, the polytheistic(more than one god) system was very impersonal, as the empire grew so did the new religion.
• Jesus of Nazareth:
  
  • Viewed as the Messiah or savior by Christian

We disscussed how/why religion was a problem in the roman empire

Paul

-a man who was once a jew

-ended up helping to spread Christianity

-during the Pax Romana

Persecution of Christians

-christians used as scapegoats

-became a major religion for many reason

Research 10/2:

Romulus and Remus

They were twin sons of a princess named Rhea and of the war god, Mars.  Other gods and goddesses were out to get their family so Rhea sent them down a river.  They were fed by a she-wolf and then a shepherd and his wife

Attila the Hun

One paragraph on basic info about him, state if you would rather have Attila or Alexander the Great as your leader.

Here are the notes from today...

Rome

Geography

• Built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River, near the center of the Ital

Christianity

• Religion has always played a large role in Roman society
• However, the polytheistic system was very impersonal
• So.... As the empire grew so did the new religion called Christianity
• Jesus
  
  • Viewed as the messiah or savior by Christians
  • Born in Bet

• Christanity
• Religion has always played a large role in roman society
• However the polytheistic system was very impersonal
• As the empire grew so did religion
• Jesus of Nazereth-viewed as the messiah or savior by christians
• born in the town of bethlehem in ju

Rome

Roman Geography

• Rome was built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River, near the center of the Italian peninsula.
• It is the midway point between the Alps and Italy’s southern tip.

First Romans

• From 1000 to 500 B.C., three groups inhabited the regi

Christianity:

·         Religion has always played a large role in Roman society

·         Polytheistic system was very impersonal

·         As the empire grew so did the new religion called Christianity.

·         Jesus of Nazareth: the Messiah or savio