Hello Happy Tuesday😄

1pm class begins online.  You may have to download the Zoom app. Click here to access the meeting and for help in downloading the app. If doing it manually: Meeting ID: 990 817 2024

Password: 750417

Yesterday we decided that Monday, April 13 will be the new due date for our Story Book(comic) and for our history presentation. We also decided that we would start reading the Stories that had already been handed in.  Journals and your Happy song are past due, see below for more details.  Here is a resource to help with coping while we are away from school.  https://wideopenschool.org/programs/family/6-12/emotional-well-being/

Home-ec Showbie Code  82KT7

If you haven't done your journal yet, or contributed to our Happy Playlist, here are the details to do that.  Journals handed in have been marked and commented on. Happy playlist below

Looking for reading/viewing material? Besides the links I have provided in the heading at the top, the Winnipeg Public library still has its online material available. Details are here

8A Happy Playlist

The Fall of Rome

Many of you mentioned wanting to study the Middle Ages, which happened after the Fall of Rome.

Rome didn't fall in a day, and there were many factors for Rome falling. Last month we went over disease and climate change as two such factors. https://rm10lass.blogspot.com/2020/03/disease-and-climate-change.html

Other Factors for the Fall of Rome

Size-As Rome became bigger, the logistics of ruling the territory became more difficult. To try and solve this, Rome was split in Western Rome and Eastern Rome.

Taxes-People started to pay more and more taxes for things like the military, and not feeling that they were getting full value for being Roman citizens. 

Loyalty-Related to above. As Rome took over more and more territory,  the newly acquired people didn't feel a strong affinity for the Roman conquers and were not enthusiastic participants in paying taxes, fighting for the Roman military and other duties. 

Invasions-As Rome expanded, they brushed up against a larger area, so had more territory to defend and more people to defend against. 

Poor Leadership-Questionable and corrupt leaders didn't help solve the problems, and creatd a few of their own.

Climate Change and Pandemics-https://rm10lass.blogspot.com/2020/03/disease-and-climate-change.html

Below is a short video clip about the Fall of Rome. A mercenary is a soldier with no loyalty to a country, they fight for whoever pays them.