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Free Bell Ringer on Machiavelli

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During the Renaissance (1300-1600 CE), many thinkers believed leaders should be kind, honest, and focus on helping people. They claimed leaders were bound to be moral toward those they led and it would be ethically wrong to act otherwise.  Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE) completely flipped that idea upside down in his 1513 book The Prince. He argued that a ruler’s main job isn’t to be nice, but to stay in power and keep the country safe, even if it means lying, breaking promises, or being cruel. Machiavelli famously said it is much safer for a leader to be feared than to be loved, believing this harsh approach was just the reality of how power actually works instead of how people wish it worked. To prove his point, he pointed to the ancient general Hannibal (247-181 BCE), who, while ruling the army of the empire of Carthage, led a massive army made of soldiers from many different countries to attack Rome.  Machiavelli argued that Hannibal’s troops never turned on each other strictly because Hannibal was so harsh and terrifying that no one dared to disobey him. Hannibal’s approach was cruel and harsh, but it was effective in achieving his goal of attacking Rome. If ruthlessness helped a leader achieve his or her goals, Machiavelli felt that the tactic was worth it. 

Here is a FREE BELL RINGER on Machiavelli you can use in class!

FREE Machiavelli Bell Ringer

Free Wordsearch On Exploration

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During the Age of Discovery, European nations competed to build wealthy empires through world exploration and colonization. Portugal used its location along the Atlantic Ocean and advanced sailing techniques to explore the coast of Africa, where sailor Bartolomeu Dias used ocean currents to round the Cape of Good Hope, and Vasco da Gama later reached India to dominate the valuable Asian spice trade. Meanwhile, Spain funded Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage to find a western route to Asia. Instead, he reached the Americas and met the native Taíno people, initiating a global exchange of trade, conflict, and disease that transformed human history. To prevent a war over these new territories, the Pope helped create the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 to split claims between Spain and Portugal, though other European powers like Britain, France, and the Netherlands soon joined the race to colonize North America and Asia.

 

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Free Wordsearch The Reformation Beyond Luther

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Many students understand how Martin Luther influenced the beginning stages of the Reformation. This wordsearch helps students to understand other figures beyond Luther who were impacted by and contributed to the Reformation as well, such as Queen Elizabeth, Henry the 8th, John Calvin, and others. Enjoy this freebie! 

 

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Free Worksheet on the Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the mid-1700s when people started using machines and factories instead of making things by hand. Britain was a good place for this because it had lots of natural resources, new farming methods that grew more food, and many people moving to cities to find jobs. New inventions like machines for making cloth, steam engines, and trains helped factories grow and made it faster to move goods and people. However, city life had problems, such as long work hours, unsafe factories, child labor, and disease. Very rich business owners formed big companies, sometimes controlling entire industries, while most workers earned little. Over time, workers formed unions and some governments passed laws to protect children and improve working conditions.

Here is a FREE traditional worksheet that you can use in Schoology, Google classroom, or as a printable! It comes as a Microsoft word item and as a PDF.

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Worksheet Industrial Revolution

 

 

Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon’s Exile to Elba

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In the early 1800s, Napoleon conquered much of Europe before an alliance of nations eventually defeated him.  The treaty that sent Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba was called the Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed in 1814. By this time, Napoleon had been defeated by an alliance consisting of Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria. The treaty said that Napoleon had to give up his throne as emperor of France and leave the country. He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Italy. The leaders of the nations that defeated Napoleon were motivated not to execute him, despite his aggression across Europe, for the following reasons: First, killing a former emperor could have made him a martyr, which means people might remember him as a hero and rise up to again go to war. Also, they thought Napoleon was finished politically and no longer a threat. Yet, Napoleon escaped Elba and tried to lead France again. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was exiled again, this time to the island of St. Helena. He died there of natural causes in 1821.

Here is a Free Bell Ringer on Napoleon’s Exile to Elba you can use in class as a Printable or as an Electronic Resource to post in Google Classroom, Schoology, or where else you post electronic assignments. 

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Free Bell Ringer: Napoleon Exiled to Elba