Whose Line is it Anyway?

“Party Quirks”

Wants control over everything

Round #1

Constantly misunderstands things

Starts an argument at every opportunity

Scared of everything

Tries to “one-up” everyone (extremely competitive)

Round #2

Constantly shifts the focus of conversation to his or her brand new car

Doesn’t understand American culture (suspicious of American customs)

Exaggerated American national pride (national anthem singer)

Unit 10:War and Conflict

Sources of conflict

• Goals: struggle for control, power• Interests: economic, social, political, personal• Opinions: arguments, hostility• Competition: jealousy, disappointment, anger• Misunderstanding: failure to communicate• Behavior: irritation, fear, triggers• Culture: prejudice, fear, competitive culture• Pride: personal and national

Responses to conflict

• Fight (with fists or armies)• Flight (run away or ignore

the issue)• Compromise (both agree to

settle)• Negotiation (one person

tries to get an advantage over the other)

• Litigation (go to court)• Mediation (third party)

Why do people go to war?

• To better their way of life– Persia invaded Greece in the battle of Thermopylae

for more territory, food, and resources.• To protect their way of life– Greece fought back against the Persians to resist

becoming another part of the Persian Empire.

The Crusades• A series of eight military

expeditions to capture the Holy Land

• Christians believed they were fighting the Crusades to take back Jerusalem from infidels.

• Muslims believed they were defending land that was theirs. From their perspective, Christians were brutal invaders.

The First Crusade1095 - Byzantine Emperor Alexius I contacts Pope Urban II

1096 - Pope Urban II calls for a crusade against the Muslim Turks prompting armies of Western Europe crusaders to travel to Constantinople the next spring.

1099 - Crusaders take Jerusalem after a long and costly siege with casualties estimated at 100,000.

The Mongols