Right now the sixth graders are studying the dark ages. This time is an awful time of the downfall of Rome. When the visigoths attacked Rome, many cultures did too. As a result, Rome was split into many colonies. The sixth graders are watching a movie about it also. They learned that that sicknesses spread all around Europe. In spite of everything awful, the only light situation was Christianity. Christianity kept hope in people. This...

Not so long ago, in our galaxy, right here on earth, in the USA, in WI, in the school of USM, a new unit was started in history class.  This unit is Rome (a particular favorite of Mr. Matera!).  At the start of our unit, we were introduced immediately to our project for the unit, the Antike project.  The students were assigned to write one civilization paper, about the empire we were given in the beginning.  Also assigned were 6 small...

The 6th graders are currently studying Greece a peninsula covered with mountains in southern Europe.  By 550 B.C. Greece became the greatest traders in the entire Aegean region. All of Greece is within 80 miles of sea, which makes trading easy. Ancient Greece started as to city-states or “pilos”, the Minoans and the Mycenaean’s. The Minoans were rich with wood, olive oil, and pottery but did not speak the Greek language. So The...