Last Test

Today our classes were shorter (only 50 minutes) because it was a D day and we got out early. We also took our last test in Western Civ. I think it went well. I didn't really know anything but I guessed on everything and hope I get atleast an A. My grade is an A right now but borderline a B so this could make or break my grade. Honestly at this point I dont are because I just want Sumer to be here. I also just found out that is our final blogs so im happy we dont have to do these any more. I realized I didn't have half of the notes for this test until ten minutes before when people were quizzing me and I knew nothing. Its alright though at least I got a good nap it. Yay Im so glad it is already Friday!

Last Day of Notes

We took notes on some Monk named Martin Luther. I missed Tuesday and was was scared that I missed a lot of notes but we went back over them so I didn't miss anything. Some other important notes were:


-Renaissance= Rebirth (of art and learning)
-Northern Italy- birth place of Renaissance
-Most important- cities
-Milan & Florence- wealthy merchants/ bankers
-Artist inspired by former splendor of classical Greece/ Rome

Merchants/ Medici
-Merchants
-Medici powerful/ healthy banking family
-patrons
-paid artist, sculptures, writers, musicians to create art (beautiful)

-Super-Patron: Isabella d' Este
-patronized- Da Vinci, Raphel, Michelangelo, Bellini Correggio

-Humanism- A deep interest in what people have already achieved, as well as what they are capable of achieving in the future.
-classical (Ancient Greek/ Roman) writings- very important
-wordly (secular) values were essential- concerned w/ the here and now

-"Renaissance Man"- very good at many jobs/ work
-"Renaissance Woman"- inspire artist to create art

-Leonardo da Vinci- Renaissance man (painter, scientist, inventor)

-Pieta: (Mary/Jesus) carved from marble

Absent Day

I was coming home from the beach!

Last Textbook Work

1.
Indulgence- A pardon releasing a person from punishment due for a sin
Reformation- A 16th-century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority
Lutheran- A member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther
Protestant- A member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation
Peace of Augsburg- A 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be denied by its ruler
Annul- to cancel or put an end to
Anglican- Relating to the Church of England

3.What political economic, and social factors helped bring about the Reformation?
Queen Elizabeth helped restore the Protestants, wealthy and powerful people/merchants challenged churches because a lot of church leaders were corrupt at this point.
4. From where did the term Protestantism originate?
From a group of people who were of Martin Luther, and were Catholic protestors.
5. What impact did Henry VIII's actions have on England in the second half of the 1500s?
He killed most of his wives because he wanted a boy as a child and he kept having girls.

Notes

Our class just went over these notes again.



-Renaissance= Rebirth (of art and learning)
-Northern Italy- birth place of Renaissance
-Most important- cities
-Milan & Florence- wealthy merchants/ bankers
-Artist inspired by former splendor of classical Greece/ Rome

Merchants/ Medici
-Merchants
-Medici powerful/ healthy banking family
-patrons
-paid artist, sculptures, writers, musicians to create art (beautiful)

-Super-Patron: Isabella d' Este
-patronized- Da Vinci, Raphel, Michelangelo, Bellini Correggio

-Humanism- A deep interest in what people have already achieved, as well as what they are capable of achieving in the future.
-classical (Ancient Greek/ Roman) writings- very important
-wordly (secular) values were essential- concerned w/ the here and now

-"Renaissance Man"- very good at many jobs/ work
-"Renaissance Woman"- inspire artist to create art

-Leonardo da Vinci- Renaissance man (painter, scientist, inventor)

-Pieta: (Mary/Jesus) carved from marble

European Renaissance & Reformation

The past two days, our class has been taking notes on the Renaissance era. Here are some important notes I took:

-Renaissance= Rebirth (of art and learning)
-Northern Italy- birth place of Renaissance
-Most important- cities
-Milan & Florence- wealthy merchants/ bankers
-Artist inspired by former splendor of classical Greece/ Rome

Merchants/ Medici
-Merchants
-Medici powerful/ healthy banking family
-patrons
-paid artist, sculptures, writers, musicians to create art (beautiful)

-Super-Patron: Isabella d' Este
-patronized- Da Vinci, Raphel, Michelangelo, Bellini Correggio

-Humanism- A deep interest in what people have already achieved, as well as what they are capable of achieving in the future.
-classical (Ancient Greek/ Roman) writings- very important
-wordly (secular) values were essential- concerned w/ the here and now

-"Renaissance Man"- very good at many jobs/ work
-"Renaissance Woman"- inspire artist to create art

-Leonardo da Vinci- Renaissance man (painter, scientist, inventor)

-Pieta: (Mary/Jesus) carved from marble

Questions and Notes

1. 
Renaissance- rebirth; revival of art and learning
Humanism-an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and c\achievements.
Secular- worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now
Patron- renaissance merchants ad wealthy families
Perspective- showing three dimensions on a flat surface
Vernacular- native language
3. 
They men were known and praised on universal man, and the women were charmed.
4.
 They had big developing cities, they had valuable ideas from Greece and Rome, and wealthy merchants.
5.
They became patrons and cherished it making the arts more and more popular. they made cities and Rome very attractive with it.

Today we talked for a while then had 20 minutes to finish reading and completing those questions above. Then the last 20 minutes were spent going over the powerpoint and taking notes on it.

Going Over Test

Today we got our test back, reviewed it, and then started the renaissance. I got a 80 on the test but I should've gotten a 74. Mr. Schick curved the test 6 point so that really helped me. I am assuming our class did really bad because our average was a 78.6 with the six point curve. When we got it back we went over it like we normally do. We go through each person and you have to read the question and say the correct answer. I think thats helpful and it takes  good amount of time. After that we had about ten minutes left to read seven page about the renaissance and write definitions and answer some questions. Im not going to do them. Yay, its Friday!

Test Day

I took the test and bombed it. The information is boring but I dont really care. A day closer to summer is all that matters. I wish we did more presentations rather then test. Whenever I go to study I wither fall asleep or forget everything I looked over. Hopefully I dont worse then a 70 percent. It also didn't help that Mr. Schick was gone for two weeks and then when he came back we had to cram all the notes into three classes. I also wasn't here for one class so I missed a bunch of notes. Its fine though at least it is over. I dont think we have that many test left so maybe this class will be easy fro the rest of the year.

Test Notes

-After the punic War, last 50 thousand people were brought back as slaves
-2 contrary BCE there were over a million slaves
-massive estates: Latifundia
-to keep happy: gave bread away, built circuses
-Tiberius political who worked with the plebeians
Ceasar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
-Made common folks happy
-made friends in high places
-form a group
-Triumvirate: Pompey, crassus, Julius Ceasar
-senators sent a message (leave most of your men at the Rubicome river) "crossing the Rubicon" faced with two forces of action
-Ceasar was elected consul
-dictator for six months then life
-senators stabbed him to death
when he was dictator:
-granted citizenship
-expanded senate
-jobs for the poor

No Class

I wasn't in school today.

Mr.Schick's First Day Back

Todays class was boring but went by pretty fast. Mr. Schick came back from recovery and he seemed in pain. I felt bad he explained about how he couldn't even coughed or laugh because his core hurt so bad. If I am being honest I didn't learn anything while he was gone. I don't think I read one textbook page out the the eight days he was gone. I did all the work and most days I got a ten out of ten but on two day I got a three out of ten and I don't know why. I did all the work but its fine I don't really care. Today we went over a powerpoint and rap on ancient Rome. It is actually pretty interesting. I kind of liked the busy work because most of the time I would knock it out then have off basically. Today the only thing I really remember is the us and Ancient Rome is similar in two ways. The only way I remember is they both have three branches if government. They both have Executive, legislative, and judicial but each have a little difference to them.

Day Eight

In today class we had to read textbook pages and then answer questions one and I've and complete a worksheet.

1.  Greco-Roman Culture- The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture produced a new culture. Both used now and back then Greek and Roman influenced ideas helped create a better and resourceful life.
 Pompeii-An ancient place in Italy that was destroyed after a volcano. After this destruction it killed over 2,000 people and covered the whole town in ash.
Virgil-A famous poet who wrote Aeneid. 
Tacitus-A notable historian and senator. He didn't agree with Emperor Nero's action because they were said to be the most cruel actions of any ruler.
Aqueduct-Designed by Roman engineers, and they brought water into towns and cities. It was a fast and easy way to transport water.

5. What influence did the Latin have on the development of Western language?
The influence it has was it started a Roman language that mixed Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and later added Latin.

Roman Empire & US

      Both the Roman empire and United States declined. Yes there was of course some good things that happened to both the empire and the US, but for the most part both went/ are going down hill. There are many examples of each. First, the Roman Empire got invaded many time. This created corruption and a struggle between the Empire. This is kind of like the Mexican border. People try and get across it to come into America everyday and to create corruption and problems. The president wanted to build a wall but that wont solve the over load of people wanting to come in. Also, when the president split families up and made everything ten times worse. Another example is the decline of inflation. The economy fell in the Roman Empire as it has in the past for the United States. Many things can effect the economy. Agriculture, jobs, population, war, and many other things are main effect on the decline of inflation that occurred both now and back then. One of the heaviest and sudden declines of money that happened to the US was the Great Depression. Many people lost their jobs and it put America in a huge economical whole. The final example is debt. Both the Roman Empire and the United States have faced a point in time where they were in a lot of debt. After being invade and going to war several times, the empire was in a constant state of debt. They would get out of it and when ever something else would occur they would only go deeper and deeper into how much money they owed. Just like the United States. We make deals with other countries and continues to go into debt. If our president decides to build a wall we will be in even more debt when we can put that money toward strong military supplies and training. Therefore the Roman Empire and  the United States are decline and alike in many ways.

Questions

Inflation- is drastic drops in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices
Mercenary- is Soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army to defend against the increasing threats in the empire 
Diocletian- Strong willed army leader who became the new emperor 
Constantinople- New capital in Rome 
Attila- Germanic assault on the empire, became a direct threat
3. He emphasized Gods personal to each person in his early teachings.
4. He ruler as a strong person with an iron fist. When he split the empire he took control of the eastern part.
5. It is important because it determines basic beliefs of each church.

Textbook Questions

3. What did Jesus emphasize in his early teachings?
Jesus emphasized monotheism, the belief in one god. He also taught about good works and preformed miracles. He also emphasized Gods relationship to each human, and the importance of showing love for God, neighbors, enemies, and for yourself.
4. Why did the early Christians face persecution from the Romans?
They faced persecution because religious and political beliefs. The Romans did like how the Christians felt differently about God and what they believed.
5. What was the importance of the Nicene Creed?
The importance of the Nicene Creed is that it was the foundation of the central teachings and laws of the Christian religion. It was the main statement of their faith and culture/religion.

Rap vs Textbook

      After listening to and reading both the rap and the textbook, they both supplied me with good and useful information. There was several similarities and differences though. The first difference was that in the textbook is said how in order for Rome to obtain greater power they conquered Italy and all of its land. The rap doesn't say anything about that. The second difference between the rap and the text book is that the rap has music to go along with it and the textbook you have to read (there isn't any kind/type of music to go along with it). This can make the rap more beneficial because people tend to understand and remember things better when they are learning to information to a beat/tune/music. The final difference is that the book give more detail about events and explains them in more depth. The rap states a lot of good ideas and information but doesn't explain everything that well. The rap and textbook also had some similarities. The first being who the first leader of Rome was. The first leader was the Latins. Another similarity is both talk about the first settlers of Rome, which were the Etruscans and the Greeks. Personally, I like the rap better because I feel it would be more useful on tests or exams. It flows and is a bit more clear then just a bunch of words on a page!