The crusades

The Crusades

On September 16th 2001 President George Washington Bush delivered a speech in which he said “This crusade, this war on terror is going to take a while.” Using the word “crusade” in this statement caused concern in Europe and the Middle East. Some worried that the war on terror would be against more people than only those responsible for the attacks on September 11th. In approximately 2 paragraphs answer the following questions.

A. What happened on September 11th 2001?

On September 11th 2001, there was a terrorist attack on the U.S. Some terrorist from Iraq attacked the twin towers and Washington D.C.

B. Why did Bush’s use of the word crusades worry and outrage people?

People got worries and outraged because crusades means all Muslims, and only a few Muslims attacked the U.S. Bush included all the innocent Muslim people in the terrorist attack.

C. Why is it a bad idea to compare the current war to the crusades?

It is a bad idea to compare the current war to the crusades because Muslims are going to think that we want war with them again and maybe all Bush was trying to say was that some terrorists were destroying the U.S.

D. Who were the groups of people fighting in the original crusades?

The group of people fighting in the original crusades were the knights and the serf.

Ancient Rome
By: Jerrelyn Medina and Nikki Abreu

To distract the masses (common people) from their problems in Rome, leaders organized gladiator fights. Although there is less blood and more freedom today, Americans still have many similar distractions from their problems in the United States.

Gladiators were people who were forced to fight with each other and with animals. Gladiators were slaves, criminals, and Christians. Exotic animal would also fight and kill each other. In the United States there are many distractions that distract people from real problems. These include: video or normal games, movies, shows, music, internet, theaters, and more. These are similar to the distractions in Ancient Rome because the also used distractions to distract them from their real problems. I don’t think that Americans today are different from the Romans who cheered as people killed each other in the coliseum because Americans also enjoy seeing people get hurt and people killing each other in movies, shows, and games.

Golden Age in Greece

Golden Age in Greece Blog Post


-What is a golden Age?
A time of peace and prosperity.

-When was the Golden age in Ancient Greece?
Time period when Pericles ruled.

-Who ruled during the Golden Age in Ancient Greece?
The Pericles ruled.

-Describe the specific policies of the ruler?
Strengthen democracy
Strengthen Athenians Empire
Glorifying Athens