Time line

1.  Axis Age/ Golden Age in Greece - 461-429 BC.
2. Alexander The Great- 331 BC.
3. Constantine the Great - 312 Bc.
4. Julius Caesar/ Fall of the Roman Republic - 81 BC.
5. Rome Sacked/ Falls to Barbarians - 410 AD.
6. Battle of Tours - 732 AD.
7. Charlemagne - 800 AD.
8. William the Conqueror - 1028 AD.
9.. The Great Schism - 1054 AD.
10. Crusades - 1096-1290 AD.
11. Columbus leaves Spain - 1492 AD.
12. Magna Carta - 1215 AD.

Columbus leaves Spain

i will be interviewing Columbus today, date august 24, 1492.
Emily - Hello Columbus!
Columbus- why hello there emily!

Q: so when did you leave Spain?
A: i left Spain August 13, 1492.

Q: why did you leave Spain?
A: i was wanting to go and find if there is another sort of great land form out there.

Q: did you find anything?
A: why yes i did i found the United States!

Q: why is this important?
A: it was important that i found the united states becasue they are an example of a country that did not agree with their home land so they left and rebelled.

Q: what was so important about your voyges?
A: well on my voyges i found many new thinga like the americas and new people and animals, so i migrated them to different places. decovering america was my biggest thing in life that i  have done.

“America Discovered.” Columbus Day. Columbus Day Z12, n.d. Tue 3, Nov. 2010. <http://columbus-day.z12.net/america-discovered.php>.

Great Schism

Today i will be interviewing Pope Leo IX. Date March 12, 1054.

Emily- hello Pope !
Pope- hey Emily.

Q: so do you mind telling me what the Great Schism was?
A:Great Schism happened in 1054 during the Byzantine Empire in the Christian Church.  There were many schisms between our regions of West and East, but this one finally seperated the Eastern Orthodox Church and my Western Catholic Church. these two churchs started to separate earlier issues, using different languages, rules for priests, and use of icons. in 1053 we sent over some of our representatives to Constantinople.  

Q: What was the effect of this great schism?
A: the effect was that it divide Christian, Orthodox, and Catholic churchs. then that this weaken Constantinople. because of Constantinople then was sacked in 1453 becasue of them being weakened.

Emily- thanks mr pope
pope- anytime

"church-history." Website of Desmond's. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.mpsclass75.com/rcia/church-history.php>.

Crusades

Today i will be interviewing a person from a few of the Crusades. Date 11-30-1294.

Emily- hello!
person from Crusades- hey!

Q: so can you explain to me what the crusades where? and why where they happening?
A: the crusades were holy battles between the Muslims and the Romans in Jerusalem. they were happening becasue they were fighting over their holy lands and who controlles them.

Q: When where the crusades and how many where there?
A: the first crusade was in 1096 A.D and the last one was in 1291 A.D. there were about nine.

Q: what the effect of these crusades?
A: the effect was that people went back to Jerusalem and they started recovering old knowladge and new ideas. it helped Rome come out of the dark ages.

Emily- good story
person- Thanks

("The Crusades (Overview)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras.

ABC-CLIO, 2010. Tue, 3Nov. 2010. )

Magna Carta

Today i will be interviewing King John. Date november 5, 1216.

Emily- hello King John! how are you?
King John- Hey1 i am doing good! lets get started with these questions!

Q: So what is going on with this Magna Carta? can you tell me the story?
A: i would love to tell you the story. People started getting mad when i lost some land to France, when i also lost power with the people, and then when i lost againts the nobles. Because of this the Pope bands religion. The people then forced me to sign the Magna Carta in 1215.

Q: What is the Margna Carta?
A: the Margna Carta states the rights of the barbains and that all the kings must obey the laws along with everyone else.

Q: did you have any acchivements?
A: i think one of the things that i did well was the due process of law. which is the rules that government must follow fair and impartial trials. now the king can not raise taxes unless the grand councle agrees. then parliament also come along and they take care of taxes and expenses. so with all the bad things that happened to me there was still some good things like these.

Emily- Thanks for talking to me!
King John- anytime:)

"King John ." History Learning . ASk.com, n.d. Web. 6 Nov. 2010. </www.historylearningsite.co.uk/king_john.htm>.

Battle of Tours

I will be interviewing a Franks Solider. Date november 23, 734 C.E

Emily- hello!
Solider- hey there.

Q: so can you tell me what the Battle of Tours was about?
A: The Battle of Tours happened in 732 A.D. and it was the Franks agasint the Muslims. 50,00 men went to France to fight this battle. Charlies the Hamer Martil won this battle. he was in charge of France. Charlies also stopped the Muslims from moving in to Spain.

Q: oh yeah! i tried to interview him but he was busy today... anyways what was the impact of this battle?
A: this battle was said to have saved Christianity in the Roman Empire. if we did not have stopped the Muslims would have taken over Europe. This battle really helped stopping the Muslims and saving Christianity in Europe.
Emily- Thanks for awancering theses questions!!!


Sources: “Battle of Tours: 732.” Then Again…. David W. Koeller, 13 Mar. 2001. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://www.thenagain.info/webchron

William the Conqueror

Today i will be interviewing William the Conqueror. Date 1083 B.C
Emily- hello william!
William-  hello!

Q: How did you become the William the Conqueror?
A: well in 1066 i was crowned king and in 1067 the Battle of Hastings happened. i won the battle and i got controled of new land. i have never lost a battle before.

Q: did you have any other achivements?
A: why in fact yes i did! i created something called a Doomsday Book. Also i created a central tax system.

Q: what is a Doomsday book? and why did you create this?
A: a Doomsday book is a censu of the kingdom. it has records of all the people, propert, bulidings, and the livestock. i created this because i wanted a idea of all the stuff there was in my kingdom and what i could tax on the people.

Emily- Thanks for awncering the questions!
William- anytime!

Carelton, Robbert . "William the Conqueror ." World History A. SEaholm High School . Seaholm High School, Birmingham. 4 Nov. 2010.

Charlemagne

Today i will be interivewing Charlemagne. Date July 812 A.D

Emily- Hey buddy!
Charlemagne- hey there!

Q: so you are the ruler? of what?
A: I was crouned Emperor of Romans on Christmas day 800 A.D.

Q: Did you being crowned have an impact on anything?
A: why yes it did! This unified the Christian Empire. this time that has gone past when i was emperor i have never last a battle. i also started building schools so that more people besides royalty and church folk. because of this i wanted my self to know how to read and write so i got a teacher to help me learn. I also founded this thing called Holy Roman Empire.

Q: what is a Holy Roman Empire?
A: i guess you could say its kind aliek a loosely federated european political way. its mostly like the Roman Empire.
 Emily- Thanks! good talking to you!

• Carelton, Robbert . "Charlmange ." World History A. SEaholm High School . Seaholm High School, Birmingham. 4 Nov. 2010. Class lecture.

Rome Sacked/ Falls to Barbarians

I wil be interviewing King Alaric of the barbarians. Date September 24, 410.

Emily- Hello King Alaric!
King Alaric- Hola!

Q: so the word is going around that you have something to do with the sack of Rome, can you tell me about this?
A: Yes, i would be happy to! about a year ago we surrouned Rome to take over, us barbarians kept demanding goods and cut off all trade from Rome. This went on for a about a year until a month ago and we decied to take over. we destroyed everything in Rome and killed many of the people.

Q: What do you think will happen to Rome in the next few hundred years?
A: I think that they will go in a so called "Dark Ages".

Q: why do you think this?
A: i am thinking this because the people now do not feel safe. we took away and destroyed the creat city. when people feel safe they create and express themselfs. now no one feels safe. i will say that this is a hard loss for all the people in Rome but a great acomplishment for the Barbian people.

Emily- Thanks

• The Roman Republic." Schoolshistory.org.uk - online lessons - GCSE study aids - Teachers resources. ask.com, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/republic.htm>.

Julius Caesar/ Fall of the Roman Republic

Today I will be interviewing Julius Cesar about himself and the Fall of the Roman Republic.  Date November 21, 43 B.C. 

Emily- Hello Julius! may i ask you some questions about your self and the fall of Rome?

Julius- go ahead! 

Q: What where your achievements during your ruling?

A: Well on of the big things i did was cross the Rubicon River with my army to scare senate into making me a dictator. 

Q: what was the out come of you doing this?

A: the out come came to be the fall of the Roman Republic. Which then set of the dictator ship that i was in control of. the Roman Republic falling was a big deal because most of the people in Rome did not like this idea of the Roman Republic. 

Q: what was the Roman Republic?

A: the Roman Republic was a government that was not ruled by a king or emperor, it was also a set up so no greedy or bad men were in charge of Rome again like in the past.

Q: so let me ask this, what happened before you were a dictator?

A: i got elected into consulship in 58 B.C, i also was in control of the army called the legions. they were the great men who supported me and helped me cross the Rubicon River.

Emily- thank you 

Julius- yep:)

writers note- Julius Caesar also has contributed to Caesars salad and little Caesars pizza.

• The Roman Republic." Schoolshistory.org.uk - online lessons - GCSE study aids - Teachers resources. ask.com, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/republic.htm>.

Constantine the Great

On this fine morning i will be interviewing Constantine the Great. Date March 21, 326 C.E.

Emily- Hello Constantine! how are you?
Constantine- Hey Emily! i am doing very well.

Q: What is your greatest achievements?
A: i think my greatest achievements were the new capital of Constantinople. The spread of

freedom of worship. Also the aqueducts that were built to give running water into the cities and in 312 I defeated Maxentius in the Battle of Milvian Bridge. Then gained control of the Western Roman Empire. Also in 324 i defeated Licinius and finally went back to Rome and took control of the empire. 



Q: So i have heard that you were just crowned empire, how do you feel about that? Have you made an impact?
A: Well, there is a lot of responsibility.But it is one of my favorite jobs. the impact that i have made is that i converted into Christianity and i am now allowing the people of Rome to convert too. I have also ordered the creation of aqueducts and the arch. Which these two inventions will help get running water to the cities.


Q: How is Constantinople doing?
A: i think the city is honestly running really smoothly with the new water ways and trade. This city has united Rome.


Emily- Thanks for the interview!
Constantine- welcome!

"Did Constantine Impact Christianity Positively, Negatively, or at All? - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com." Associated Content - associatedcontent.com. yahoo, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2898296/did_constantine_impact_christi

Axis Age / Golden Age in Greece

Hello, my name is Emily and i will be interviewing Pericles from Athens. Date  Jan 18, 430 B.C.

Q: Hello Pericles! How have you been?

A: Hey there Emily, I am doing well!

Q: So I have heard that we are at the end of the Golden Age/ Axis Age in Greece, how do you think this era was?

A: I think the Axis Age went very smoothly and well.

Q: why do you think this?

A: The reason why I think this is because there was a direct democracy at the time, so people were safe and feed themselves they are going to express themselves. People started to express themselves trough art, science, philosophy, and poetry.        

Q: when did the Golden Age start? 
A: I would like to say around 460- 429 B.C, so it just ended last year. 

Q: Why was the Axis Age important? 
A: This was an important time becasuse people were safe and able to creat and express themselves in many different ways. It was a very good time to live in. This was also very good time because there was a lot of science and a lot of new ideas for schools and other education ideas.
Emily- Thank you for your time! 
Pericles- Welcome!!
                                

Carleton, Robbert . "Ancient Greece." World History A. Seaholm High School . Seaholm High School, Birmingham. 4 Nov. 2010. Class lecture.

Alexander the Great

Hello my name is Emily and i will be asking questions to Alexander the Great. Date February 17, 332.
Q: Alexander what do you think was your greatest achievement?
A: Hello Emily! Thank you for interviewing me. The greatest achievement I think i ever had was defeating Persia about a year ago.

Q: Why was defeating Persia so important to you?
A: Defeating Persia was impsotant to I Aledander the Great because the east meets west and becomes one. The Hellenistic culture comes from this defeat. More woman rights come out. Also major conquest in Asia.


Q: What is the Hellenistic culture?
A: Hellenisric culture is a blend of Greek and local cultures mixed into one. I think this was a big step because this is the first time the Western culture is spread. i started building Greek cities with theaters and public place to help spread this culture.

Q: How do you feel about the gain of womens rights?
A: I think it was good for women to start taking charage, as long as they are not stronger then me!;)

Q: Did you have any other great achievements?
A: YES, the other achievement i think was very important was Egypt. This was a big deal because i just rolled in there and took over. no one got hurt. The people of Egypt even ended up naming me Pharaoh.

Q: How do you feel about being named Pharaoh?
A: Im just cool like that.. what can i say? haha

Emily-Thank you Alexander for letting us ask you these questions!
Alexander- Anytime!!

Reporters note: Alexander died 11 years after this was published in 323.

Carleton, Robbert . "Ancient Greece." World History A. Seaholm High School . Seaholm High School, Birmingham. 4 Nov. 2010. Class lecture.