THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The industrial revolution took place in England, in the mid eighteenth century, and little by little it spread to other places. England was the perfect place, as it was a powerful country, with many iron and coal resources, and colonies all over the world. From there, they got raw materials, such as cotton, and once the product was manufactured, they could be sold in the colonies.

We say thet the Industrial revolution started, in fact, thanks to the invention of the steam engine. But what was it? Have a look at this video

Here you have some presentations and videos which will help you understand this period of time better.

Intro Indus Rev

No doubt, a social revolution took place at the same time, people migrated from the countryside to the urban area where the factories where located. Cities grew and we changed from a rural into a urban society.

However, the living and working conditions were taugh, and even children as young as six years were obligued to work because they could get under machines or in tiny and narrow places, better than an adult. Have a look!

FARMING MULTINATIONALS

Last day I asked you to find some information on MONSANTO (official webpage), the biggest multinational on farming products.

Here you have some videos that illustrate the damages genetic manipulation developed by some multinationals is causing.

THE OIBAR VINEYARDS, DO WE HAVE A FUTURE?

This is a very interesting video of a young boy and his father who work in the Oibar vineyards. Listen to their opinion about their everyday life and future. Who does really controll the agricultural production? How can we fight it? Which are the possible solutions?

FROM ABSOLUTISM TO PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY

Louis XIV

Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the monarch exercises authority as head of state and its subject peoples. In an absolute monarchy, the transmission of power is two-fold; hereditary and marital. As absolute governor, the monarch’s authority is not legally bound or restricted by a constitution.

In theory, the absolute monarch exercises total power over the land and its subject peoples, yet in practice the monarchy is counter-balanced by political groups from among the social classes and castes of the realm: the nobility (1st estate),  the clergy (2nd estate) and the bourgueoisie (a group from the 3rd estate).

Some monarchies have powerless or symbolic parliaments and other governmental bodies that the monarch can alter or dissolve at will. 

One of the best proverbial examples of an absolute monarch was Louis XIV of France. His alleged statement, L'État, c'est moi (The state, it is me), summarizes the fundamental principle of absolute monarchy (sovereignity being vested in one individual).
Absolutist monarchies developed into two main branches. On the one hand, the parliamentary monarchy, which  is a form of government in which a monarch  acts as head of state within the parameters of a written constitution.

The Magna Carta

The Magna Carta

(taken from Wikipedia)

REVISON EXERCISES ABOUT THE MODERN ERA

Here you have several exercises that, I hope, are going to help you prepare the exam you have to take soon.

Before the Age of Explorations
Causes of the Age of explorations
Consequences of the Age of Explorations
Imperial Spain in the 16th century: Charles I
The Modern Era: Match concepts and definitions (I)
The Modern Era: Match concepts and definitions (II)
The Modern Era: revision of Main concepts

Location of the Spanish Invincible Armada

The battle of Lepanto

THE MODERN ERA: MAIN EVENTS

The Fall of Constantinople, the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, the Spanish conquistadores, Charles I and Philip II, the "asiento de negros", the inquisition, the witch-hunting  (we haven't learned the last two yet)... There are so many events that hapenned in the modern era that analizing them takes us longer than we wished.

Last year, students developed this topic in a different way. Here you have more detailed information and schemas they made about each of the events of the modern era.  THE MODERN ERA IN LASKORAIN

RTVE, The Spanish TV has released a set of interesting docummentaries about this period of time. Although it is in Spanish, it's worth watching it because it's going to give you useful information to understand better the work you have to do.

• Docummentary 1: "America, un nuevo Mundo".
• Docummentary 2: "Carlos V: Un monarca,  un imperio, una espada"
• Docummentary 3: "La España de Felipe II: Un imperio sin emperador" 

  

  Philip II

Charles I (V from Germany)

FurthermoreHere you have some exercises to practise concepts we have seen so far. Useful for the exam you are going to take soon.


Exercise 1 (match pictures and concepts)
Exercise 2 (vocabulary crosswords)
Exercise 3 (concept. Fill in the gaps)
Exercise 4 (match concepts and definitions)
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THE MODERN ERA: THE EARLY EXPLORATIONS OF THE SEA

We know that Christopher Colombus (his image on the left) was the first man that sailed the Atlantic sea trying to find a new sea route to the Indies.
However, he was not the only sailor exploring the seas. In fact, there was a boom of explorations thanks to the new tools and techniques that made navigation safer and faster.The caravel (a new ship) started to be used. (if you click on the name, a video will display)
The astrolabe and the compass were among others, some instruments that the early explorers used to determine their routes, fixing their position according to the stars. If you want to know a bit more about how they managed, watch this interesting video and read this entrace from the Water Encyclopedia.

maps

Besides, there was a better knowledge of geography thanks to the cartography (the science of map making) and portolans, which gave more accurate information of coasts.

The Caravel

the compass

Here you have some exercises to practise concepts we have seen so far. Useful for the exam you are going to take soon.


Exercise 1 (match pictures and concepts)
Exercise 2 (vocabulary crosswords)
Exercise 3 (concept. Fill in the gaps)
Exercise 4 (match concepts and definitions)

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Liberty

The French Revolution is the next topic we are going to study in DBH 4. It meant such a big change that The Ancién Regime was finished forever. We are going to study the causes for it, the different phases of it and how this important historical period finished with Napoleon.
We are going to have a look at some videos which will help us understand it much better. (we cannot insert them here by express request of their authors)

Execution of the king Louis XVI

Robespierre

Montesquieu

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION in DBH4

These videos may help you understand better what the French Revolution meant, its causes and consequences and what a vital step it was in order to understand nowadays society.


Another example, a bit more simple, but not bad to start:

THE MODERN ERA in Laskorain ikastola

The Fall of Constantinople, the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, the Spanish conquistadores, Charles I and Philip II, the "asiento de negros", the inquisition, the witch-hunting ... There are so many events that hapenned in the modern era that analizing them takes us longer than we wished.

Last year, students developed this topic in a different way. Here you have more detailed information and schemas they made about each of the events fro the modern era.  THE MODERN ERA IN LASKORAIN

EXPLORING THE SEAS IN THE MODERN ERA

DBH4 students are analysing the main events of The Modern Era, a very interesting historical period. On the effort of trying new routes to the east, explorers discovered new lands and territories from where they could get spices and materials.

Have a look at the following video, it's going to clarify us some of those facts!

THE 18TH CENTURY: THE SPANISH WAR OF SUCCESSION

In 1700, Charles II, the last Spanish monarch of the House of Habsburg, died childless. Before his death, he appointed Philip, grandson of his half-sister and King Louis XIV of France as the king of Spain. So, he bacame became Philip V of Spain and he was also in the line of succession of the French throne. However, the idea of the multi-continental empire of Spain passing under the control of Louis XIV provoked a massive coalition of powers to oppose Philip's succession.
Leopold I, The Holy Roman Emperor (Austrian Hasburg) also claimed the Spanish inheritance. As Louis XIV began to expand his territories, other European nations (mainly England, Portugal and the Dutch republic)) entered on the Holy Roman Empire side to stop the French expansion. Other states joined the coalition opposing France and Spain in an attempt to acquire new territories or to protect existing dominions. Spain was itself divided over the succession and fell into a civil war. (taken from wikipedia)

The war ended with the Treaty of Utrech, which brought important consequences.

THE BOMBING OF GERNIKA, 75th ANNIVERSARY

On the 26th April, 1937, the city town of Gernika (Biscay) was bombed by the Condor Legion (German), following General Franco's advice. It was market day and the town was busy. It was a massacre against civilians.
Spain was involved in a civil war, Republicans and Franco's followers. In the Basque provinces, the front was in Elgeta (Intxorta)
Later, Pablo Picasso painted the famous "Gernika", a large painting which became the symbol of the cruelty of war and a message of peace.
Let's have a look at the following docummentaries and know about our past.

Anarchism was a very important and wide spread social movement all over the world. Here, you will find a couple of videos about it.

Anarchism and rock music

Anarchism has been a great inspiration and influence on Punk-rock.Here, you'll find a couple videos by The Clash and The Sex Pistols.

THE CLASH.

Listen to the following song by The Clash, a mythical English group, while you watch the images of the Spanish Civil War and the post war.
Lyrics of "Spanish Bombs", by The Clash

SOCIALISM V CAPITALISM

Once we finish with the industrialization process and its social consequences, we will have a look at the workers' movements and how they started struggling to get some rights. In that figth, new political ideas such as socialism, comunism and anarchism had a big influence. We are aware of the difficulty of the topic, so we are going to include  several videos in order to help you  understand it better.

THE MODERN ERA in Laskorain ikastola

DBH4 students are going to deal with the modern era in a new way. In groups of 5, they are going to explore this interesting time and publish their discoveries on the web. Let's go for it!
Click on the link above to get information about it.

RTVE, The Spanish TV has released a set of interesting docummentaries about this period of time. Although it is in Spanish, it's worth watching it because it's going to give you useful information to understand better the work you have to do.

• Docummentary 1: "America, un nuevo Mundo".
• Docummentary 2: "Carlos V: Un monarca,  un imperio, una espada"
• Docummentary 3: "La España de Felipe II: Un imperio sin emperador"

WORLD WAR I

WORLD WAR I is the next topic we are going to see in DBH 4 SOCIAL SCIENCES. The course is almost over and as we do not have much time, we are going to have a look at it in a different way. If you click on the blue section of this post, you are going to have some general information about it (from wikipedia). However, let´s start with a very simple activity.

Here you have a set of pictures with basic information about  WORLD WAR I .

The BBC  also has complete documentation that you can see if you click on it.

How about a powerpoint presentation with bullet points?

We also have some videos that explain what the war meant, why it started, its causes, phases and consequences. Let´s see some examples:
The first one we are going to see is a funny explanation for the causes of world war I.






And to see the devastation of Europe, just have a look:

THE 1929 CRASH

The crash of 1929 and the later great depression can't be properly understood if we ignore the prosperous previous years of buoyancy and consumism. Have a look at this video:



Let's analyse what happened in the 1929 crash, then:





But whay did it happen? What were the causes?