Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

          Two English explorers, Richard Burton and John Speke, was sent by the Royal Geographic Society. These two explorers faced many hardship when exploring Africa. They were once raided by an african tribe, which killed many of there servants. Secondly, they were running out of food supplies so they had to go to a dangerous hunt of deer. Thirdly, one of the explorer forgot to put up his bug net, which cause the buys to crawl to him and got him sick. Fourthly, some of the slaves were trying to escape at the middle of the night who was stealing some silverware, guns and food supplies. Lastly They also faced mosquito borne diseases like.

          The European had some advantages over the African tribes. The had good shelter, which keep them healthy and warm. The had advance weapons than the African tribes such as swords and guns. 

Karl Marx and Communism

          Karl Marx wrote "The Communist Manifesto." He believed a class less society. Communism is a system where everyone is suppose to be equal and that no one would take advantage of anyone else. Before you reach this part, Marx believed that there would be a class trouble between the workers(proletariat) and the bosses(bourgeoisie). He believed religion was like a drug that people became addicted to and made them quiet.         

         In January 1846 Marx set up a Communist Correspondence Committee. The plan was to try and link together socialist leaders living in different parts of Europe. Influenced by Marx's ideas, socialists in England held a conference in London where they formed a new organisation called the Communist League              

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

          Karl Marx was a political philosopher. He hated the industrial revolution, he hated the child labor, he hated the long working hours, he hated the filthy slums, and he didn't like that the boss's took advantages over the workers. 

         Friedrich Engels wrote the communist manifesto in 1848 which attack capitalism with all its negative aspects. Marx liked the fact that as a result of the industrial revolution factories could produce more and more of goods for a cheaper price. Marx argued that the workers should take control of the important parts of the economy. He believed in a worldwide revolution.  

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

           My definition of Nationalism is one in which love of one's country is the most important thing in a person's life. When i go to a ball game i stand up when they play the national anthem. Nationalism was used to create the nation of Italy by uniting small nations to one big nation that had similar ideas of living. In 1815 to 1848 it showed an increase of the population in Italy. Italy before was broken up in different nation such as Milan, Papal States, and Sicily. But now these nations are united. 

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

          Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783, to a wealthy Creole parents in Caracas, Venezuela. He lived a privileged childhood despite the death of his parents before he reached his teens. When he turned 19 he married a women of Spanish nobility. She died from yellow fever.  He was a military leader who organize and led military forces to free the northern part of South America from the spanish rule. In 1810, he join Francisco de Miranda in a revolt against the Spanish and quickly occupied Caracas. In August 7, 1819 he surprised the Spanish defenders of Boyaca and three days later liberated Bogota. This help gave independence to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. He traveled around Europe and the United States and influence many people.  

          

John Locke and "The Enlightment"

John Locke was famous for his ideas about the Enlightment. Thomas Jefferson was influence by his ideas, so he wrote the U.S Constitution. John Locke explain about natural rights, which are life, liberty, and the property. Thomas Jefferson also wrote about people have their rights, the life, the liberty. But instead of property, Jefferson wrote about happiness.
Also, John Locke believe that most people are good and that it was the duty of the goverment to protect the rights of the people. This meant that all goverments should get the power from the people. This is the democracy we have today

Copernicus and the trial of Galileo

Galileo Galilei was born in 1564. When he was young, he expressed his scientific knowledge. For example, he discovered the isochronism of the pendulum at the age of nineteen. At the age of twenty two he invented the hydrostatic balance. At age twenty five he made a speech at the University of Pisa, which gave him the spotlight in Europe and as a scientist and lecturer.
Nicolaus Copernicus became famous in 1543 when he published "Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs." This stated that the earth orbited around the sun. His theory is related to skepticism. This theory differ to the philosophy of the Aristotle, the astronomy of Ptolemy and the teachings of the church.