Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010

Journey on the Rock Cycle Both Parts

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Australia-Location

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Key Question #3: How did the end of Communist rule lead to changes in Russia?

Sub-Question #1:
In the late 1980’s, communist rule in the Soviet Union came to an end. New reforms came about. What was “glasnost” and how did it help Russians become more free? What was “perestroika” and how did it help Russians become more free?

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Key Question #2

Sub-Question #1: By the beginning of the 20th century, many people in Russia were unhappy with czarist rule. Why? What was the Russian Revolution, and why did it happen?

Xtranormal:


Sub-Question #2:Who were Lenin and Stalin? Explain what a communist dictatorship is. What was a “soviet”? What is a “command economy”?
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Sub-Question #3: Why was communism in the Soviet Union a failure?
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Sub-Question #4: What was the Cold War?
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Key Question #1

1st Sub-Question:
What were czars? How long did czarist rule last in Russia? What was life for Russians like under the czars?

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2nd Sub-Question:
What was the Mongol threat to the Russian princes in Moscow? What was the Golden Horde? Who were the Tartars? How did Russian princes overcome these threats?


3rd Sub-Question:
By the beginning of the 20th century, Russia controlled nearly all of the eastern part of northern Europe and northern Asia. Explain in what stages they acquired all of this territory.



Friday, April 16, 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

Spain and Portugal


Both Spain and Portugal have very diverse cultures and histories that are tied to the sea. Trading with other Mediterranean countries has brought in many different cultures along with languages, exports, and people. Their histories are more closely related to the Mediterranean countries by the sea too. The vibrant and colorful cities and streets are very like the ones found in Italy and Greece and have the same variety and fresh produce from the various forms of agriculture found along the Mediterranean too. Spain and Portugal are cut off from the milder conditions of the rest of Europe by vast mountain ranges, and so their climate is greatly affected by their immediate surroundings. The Mediterranean climate is hot and dry so Europe’s average agriculture cannot survive on the Iberian Peninsula. So Spain and Portugal have had to grow crops like olives. That led to olive oil and the great trade and export they made from that. Spain and Portugal have cultures that are distinct from their neighbors in Europe because their geography isolates them.

Usually, countries like Germany, France, and England are some of the first countries that come to mind when you think of Europe. These and other countries are very unlike the almost separated Spain and Portugal. Their cultures and histories are the same within the area attached to the Iberian Peninsula, but haven’t influenced its culture or history. The countries on the mainland have very similar cultures and histories all involving major events and wars that happened within Europe.

The main reason Spain and Portugal are so different from the rest of Europe is because they are so isolated. The fact that the countries are on the Iberian emphasizes their isolation, for where these countries are attached to Europe, the Pyrynees mountain range blocks off the rest of Europe from them. Also, as many peninsulas are, the Iberian Peninsula is surrounded on three sides by ocean. Contact with Europe has been greatly limited by this and so the sea and Mediterranean countries around Spain and Portugal have gotten to influence its cultures.