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--Herbert Hoover

Friday, October 30, 2020

Week 12: Nov. 2-6, 2k20

Zooooom Info:
Ms. Jordan’s Students Meeting ID: 880 938 770
Mr. Barry's Students Meeting ID: 920 2495 7857

Day 1
In Class:
Election Quiz! -- Last minute discussions regarding the election
HW: None!

Day 2
In Class:  Review Election Day results 
-Who won the presidency?
-Is there an "unofficial" winner?
-Who won Georgia's Senate and House of Representative seats?
-How does the Senate/House of Representatives now look?
-What party now has the majority?
HW:  Election Day writing prompt due Friday (all classes)

Day 3
In Class:  From Rome to the Middle Ages to the Black Death!  Welcome to the European History context of our course this year!  
-What did the Roman Empire look like?
-How did the Roman Empire collapse and fall into despair in a Middle Ages?
-How did the Middle Ages' social hierarchy create division in Europe?
-How did the Black Death end the Middle Ages in Europe?
-How did the Black Death lead to a Renaissance in Europe? -- The Renaissance would be a rebirth of classical knowledge and studying..

HW:  Answer the Black Death Q's by Day 1 of next week!
  1. How did one first get the disease?

  2. How could you prevent yourself from getting the disease?

  3. How did the disease spread?

  4. How could you tell if you were immediately infected?

  5. How long did you have to live once infected?

  6. What medical or religious practices could you take in protecting yourself from the disease?

  7. Who did the people of Europe turn to to help answer their questions about the plague?

  8. What were the results of the plague?

  9. How did the Black Death really end the Middle Ages?

  10. How is the Black Death both similar and different to today's Coronavirus pandemic?