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1. King John
and the

3. Who is this man? Why isn’t he smiling?

4. King John was angry because his people forced him to sign
the Magna Carta.

5. King John was angry because his people forced him to sign
the Magna Carta.

6. Ideas about the United States Constitution came from Europe.
The United States Constitution

8. The United States Constitution

9. The United States Constitution
European ideas

10. The United States Constitution
Ideas from ancient Greece
European ideas from Greece

11. The United States Constitution
Ideas from ancient Greece
Ideas from ancient Rome
European ideas from Greece, Rome

12. The United States Constitution
The Magna Carta, an Idea from England
Ideas from ancient Greece
Ideas from ancient Rome
European ideas from Greece, Rome and England

13. The United States Constitution
Ideas from ancient Greece
Ideas from ancient Rome
European ideas from Greece, Rome and England influenced the
United States Constitution, our government plan.
The Magna Carta, an Idea from England

14. 1. Government in Ancient Greece

15. Europe
1. Government in Ancient Greece

16. Europe
Democracy started here, in the
ancient city of Athens, Greece,
about 2,500 years ago,
around 500 B.C.
1. Government in Ancient Greece

18. Democracy

19. Democracy
Demos = people
cracy = power

20. Democracy
Demos = people
cracy = power

22. All citizens in Athens wrote the laws in a direct democracy.

23. All citizens in Athens went to meetings.

24. All citizens in ancient Greece worked together writing laws.

25. All citizens in Greece voted...

26. ...but, only some people were citizens.

27. ...but, only some people were citizens.

28. ...but, only some people were citizens.

29. Only some people were citizens.
...but, only some people were citizens.
You cannot vote.

30. Only some people were citizens.
...but, only some people were citizens.
You cannot vote.

31. Only some people were citizens.
...but, only some people were citizens.
You cannot vote.
Everybody was not equal.

32. 2. Government in Ancient Rome

33. Europe
2. Government in Ancient Rome

34. Europe
Later, ancient Romans
used democracy in
their government.
2. Government in Ancient Rome

35. Romans copied Greece's idea of elections.

36. The Roman Empire was too big for a direct democracy.

37. The Roman Empire was too big for a direct democracy.
Romans voted for representatives to meet in Rome
and write laws.

38. The Roman Empire was too big for a direct democracy.
Romans voted for representatives to meet in Rome
and write laws.

39. Lawmakers traveled from all over the Roman empire.

40. Lawmakers traveled from all over the Roman empire.

41. Lawmakers traveled from all over the Roman empire.

42. Lawmakers traveled from all over the Roman empire.

43. Lawmakers in Rome were called Senators.

44. Lawmakers in Rome were called Senators.
Everybody was not equal.

46. Europe

48. Europe
England’s government
was a monarchy.

49. Monarchy

50. Monarchy
mono = one
archa = leader

51. Monarchy
mono = one
archa = leader

52. the
serfs

53. the
serfs
the
serfs
the
barons
the
king

54. the
serfs
the
serfs

55. the
serfs

56. We work for a baron.
the
serfs

57. Our baron let's us live in this
tiny house.
the
serfs

58. Our baron let's us live in this
tiny house.
the
serfs

59. the
barons
the
serfs

60. the
barons

61. Long ago, my husband's father
helped the king.
the
barons

62. the
barons
The king gave my father lots of
land.

63. The king gave my father lots of
land. We live here.
the
barons

64. the
barons
the
king
the
serfs

65. the
king

66. the
king
I am the boss of everything.
I need a lot of tax money.

67. the
king

68. the
king
the
pope

69. I lead the Church.
Sometimes, I am the boss of the
king.
the
pope
the
king

70. I lead the Church.
Sometimes, I am the boss of the
king. He must share money
with me.
the
pope
the
king

71. the
barons
the
king
the
pope
the
serfs

72. the
barons
the
king
the
pope
Everybody was not equal.
the
serfs

73. King John lived in England from 1166 -1216 A.D.

74. John ruled England beginning in 1199.

75. King John was the famous, cruel king from the Robin Hood stories.

76. Do you know stories about
Robin Hood?

77. Do you know stories about
Robin Hood?

78. Do you know stories about
Robin Hood?

79. Do you know stories about
Robin Hood?
Most people liked me because
I stole from the rich

80. Do you know stories about
Robin Hood?
Most people liked me because
I stole from the rich
and I gave to the poor.

81. King John is famous as the cruel king from the Robin Hood stories.

82. People remember John as a mean, foolish leader

83. People remember John as a mean, foolish leader
who tried to steal power from his brother.

84. People remember John as a mean, foolish leader
who tried to steal power from his brother.
My brother, King Richard, is too busy
fighting wars. I'll take over.

85. People called him ‘bad King John.’

86. People called him ‘bad King John.’

87. John was a bad leader…or
maybe he just had bad luck.
He had many problems.

88. Problem #1:
John and the pope fought about who controlled the church.
That is my
decision,
not yours!
I want to choose
the new leader
for the church in
Canterbury.

89. You do not obey the
church leaders!!
King John, you are
excommunicated!
Problem #1:
John and the pope fought about who controlled the church.

90. You do not obey the
church leaders!!
King John, you are
excommunicated!
I#$%@!!!
Problem #1:
John and the pope fought about who controlled the church.

91. Problem #2:
He fought wars with France for many years.
He never won.

92. Problem #2:
He fought wars with France for many years.
He never won. King John lost a lot of land.

93. Problem #3:
King John borrowed a lot of money to pay for the wars.
Now he had to pay back the money.

94. I am broke!
How can I pay back
the money?

95. Solution: The king could force his barons to pay taxes.

97. Barons!

98. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

99. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

100. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

101. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

102. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

103. Barons!
You must pay me taxes now!

104. The king’s new tax laws were not fair.
The barons were fed up with the king.

105. The barons secretly prepared a
legal document called the

106. The barons secretly prepared a
legal document called the

107. The barons told the king to attend a meeting in
the country near the town of Runneymede.

108. The barons showed King John the Magna Carta.

109. I won’t sign the Magna Carta!
If I do, I will lose a lot of power!

110. If King John refused to sign, the barons would refuse to
support him.
Shields of the Barons

111. Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
Shields of the Barons

112. Shields of the Barons
Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.

113. Shields of the Barons
Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
The Barons had
strong armies

114. Shields of the Barons
Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
The Barons had
strong armies
Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

115. Shields of the Barons
Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
The Barons had
strong armies
Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

116. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

117. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

118. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

119. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

120. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

121. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

122. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

123. Barons! I need
your armies to help
me win wars!

125. Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
Without their help, King John would lose more wars.

126. Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
Without their help, King John would lose more wars.
England would become a weak nation.

127. Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
Without their help, King John would lose more wars.
England would become a weak nation.

128. Now, King John had a new problem:
He needed the barons’ support.
Without their help, King John would lose more wars.
England would become a weak nation. Uh oh.

133. The barons forced him to sign it.

134. The barons forced him to sign it.

135. The barons forced him to sign it.

140. What power did kings lose?

141. http://www.timetrek.org/8th.htm
What was in the Magna Carta?
Written in Latin

142. The Magna Carta was a list of
rights for all people.

143. The Magna Carta had four topics.

144. Topic #1:
The Magna Carta said
Kings must follow rules to make
new laws about taxes and
anything else.

145. Topic #2:
The Magna Carta said that
soldiers need good reasons to
search or arrest people.

146. Topic #3: The Magna Carta said that everyone must
obey decisions made by judges, even kings.

147. Topic #4:
It also said kings must not
interfere with church business.

148. King John hated the Magna Carta, but he had no choice.

149. He needed the barons’ support.

150. He needed the barons’ support.
I need those armies.

151. He needed the barons’ support.
So King John signed it 1215.

153. King John’s seal.

155. Soon after he signed the Magna
Carta, King John became very sick.

156. King John died in 1216.

157. Question: Why does King John look different in these pictures?
Answer: Nobody knows what he looked like! This art work is imaginative.

158. Magna Carta 1215 - 2015

159. King John signed the Magna Carta
in 1215.

160. King John signed the Magna Carta
in 1215.
Why is the Magna Carta important
today in the 21st century?

161. Ideas in the Magna Carta
influenced fair government in
Great Britain.

164. Ideas in the Magna Carta also influenced the United
States Constitution, the government rules for the
United States.

167. On the doors of the
Supreme Court building
in Washington, D.C.,
you can see a picture of
King John signing the
Magna Carta.

168. On the doors of the
Supreme Court building
in Washington, D.C.,
you can see a picture of
King John signing the
Magna Carta.

171. QUIZ: Write a paragraph NOW!!!
Describe the Magna Carta in a paragraph.
• Who wrote it?
• When did they write it?
• Why did they write it?
• Who did not want to sign it?
• Why did he not want to sign it?
• In the end, he did sign the Magna Carta. Why did he
sign it?