The last blog

In today's class, we did our final test before exams next week.  I think I did pretty well on the test but I could of studied a little bit more, I was a little caught up in my other exams that I took yesterday and today. I spent most of my time studying for that than this test. Overall, It was a great semester and cant wait to be back next year.

5/30/19

In today's class, we finished up all of our notes and completed the slides about Renaissance and Reformation. The test is tomorrow but I think I am ready, I have been studying a lot for this test and the upcoming exams. This probably is my last blog for the year so it has been a great second semester in western civ and hopefully I have Mr. Shick next year for government.

5/29/19

In today's class, we took a lot of notes on Renaissance and Reformation. Our test is on Friday so we have one more day to study. This is going to be the last test before exams and then we are done for the year. I just have to keep studying for this test and exams and I think I will be good. Hopefully the test is going to be easy but I am ready of it is hard.

5/24/19

1)
Indulgence- Pardon for sins believed to buy way into heaven

Reformation- Formation of several Protestant church reformations

Lutheran- What Luther and his followers religion was called

Protestant- Christians who belong to non-Catholic churches

Peace of Augsburg- A famous religious settlement who decided the religion of the state

Annul- To set aside (marriage) 

Anglican- Church of England with Elizabeth as head

3)Queen Elizabeth I helped restore Protestantism, Powerful monarchs challenged the church as the supreme power in Europe, many leaders viewed the pope as a foreign ruler and challenged his authority, etc.

4)A group of people at the time of Martin Luther who were Catholic protestors of certain Catholic beliefs.

5/20/19

In today's class, people finished up their blogs from Friday. I finished early on Friday so I went over some blogs a while back to study for the exam. I am going to take all of my notes and put them into a binder so I can study much easier and not have to find all of my papers. I am going to do this for every class so I can be prepared for the finals.

5/17/19

1)

Renaissance- Rebirth or reborn a period of time that changed history

Humanism- An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

Secular- Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

Patron- Supports artists especially financially

Perspective- Artistic technique creates 3-D appearances

Vernacular- Every day language of people in a region or country

3)
Renaissance men who excelled in many feilds was praised as a universal man. Renaissance women were expected to know the classics and be charming

4)
Thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical hertitage of ancient Greece

5)
They beautified Rome and other cities by spending huge amounts on the arts. They became patrons by financially supporting artists

5/14/19

In today's class, we are taking another day to review for the test on Thursday. We also took some notes to help:

• Etruscans: came from the north-central part of Rome
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, was the seventh final king of Rome
• Terrible behavior made them never want to be subject to the rule of kings ever again
• There are 3 branches of government in Rome, like the USA
• Senates and House of Representatives
• Judicial(USA)- Supreme court, nine members, lifetime terms
• Bill of rights- First ten amendments to the constitution
• 50 questions on the test
• Punic war 1 (264-241 BCE)
• Second Punic War (218-201 BCE)
• Third Punic War (149-146 BCE)
• Plebs- very poor people that sometimes revolt against the rich, to stop this, the rich would give food to the poor so they can prevent revolting
• Julius Caesar-  Powerful leader
• Triumvirate- Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar served as consul (one year)
• Caesar grandnephew, Octavian takes over at the age of 18

5/8/19 day 8

1)

Greco-Roman culture- An ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures

Pompeii- A Roman town, and date from as early as the second century B.C. Also best examples of Roman paintings are found in that town

Virgil- A poet, spent 10 years writing the most famous work of Latin Literature

Tacitus- Roman historian, is notable among ancient historians because he presented the facts accurately

Aqueduct- A pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas

5)
It started the language called the Romance languages which were the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian adopting Latin into their languages.

5/7/19

I don't think the United States is coming to a fall just yet like the Roman Empire did. The United States military isn't going down hill and we still have alliances with other nations. The United Nations is still a republic even though we have political instability. But, the election of our president, Donald Trump, has increased the divide of the country. On the other hand, the U.S is still a democratic society, with checks and balances, and Trump is no emperor. The U.S has survived more tumoil, and unpredictable situations from the new administration and ineffectiveness of other branches of government, the U.S is still standing.

5/6/19

1)

Inflation- A decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services

Mercenary- A soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army

Diocletian- A strong wild army leader that became the new emperor of Rome

Constantinople- The name of the city also known as the city of Constantine

Attila- A Hun, he terrorized both halves of the empire with his 100,000 soldiers

3)
Inflation, decline of agriculture economy, growing population, loss of patriotism, mercenaries, economy fall, reached limit of expansion, taxes were raise, etc.

4)
He split the empire in half and ruled the Eastern part, doubled the size of the Roman army.

5)
They were fleeing the Huns.

5/2/19

1)

Jesus- Born in the town of Bethlehem, later started working as a carpenter, and then at the age of 30, he started his public ministry. He was known as the Messiah, and he calls himself the Son of Man or Son of God

Apostle- One of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings

Paul- Apostle, had an enormous influence on Christianity's development

Diaspora- The dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine

Constantine- Another Roman Emperor

Bishop- A high-ranking Christian official who supervises a number of local churches

Peter- Apostle, He knew Jesus

Pope- The bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church

3)
Personal relationships with God, importance of people's love to God, Also, offered eternal life if you repented for your sins

4)
They refused to worship the Roman gods

5)
It defined the Church, and basic beliefs

4/30/19 day 3

1)

Civil War- A conflict between two political groups within the same country

Julius Caesar- Was known by his nomen and cognomen, also was a Roman politician, military general, etc.

Triumvirate- A group of 3 leaders sharing control of the government

Augustus- Was a Roman statesperson and military leader who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire

Pax Romana- A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire

3)
The catholic religion split, causing conflict, constant hammering of Germans and Nomads, loosing money because of raids

4)
Augustus was a very capable ruler and he set up an efficient government with paid civil servants

5)
The government provided free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contest

4/26/19

1)

Republic- A form or government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the citizens who have the right to vote

Patrician- A member of wealthy, privileged upper class

Plebeian- One of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population

Tribune- An official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights

Consul- One of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government

Senate- The supreme governing, originally made up only by aristocrats

Dictator- A political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for limited a time

Legion- A military unit of ancient Roman army, made up of about 5,000 foot soldiers and a group of soldiers on horseback

Punic Wars- A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage

Hannibal- 29 year old Carthaginian general, he was a brilliant military strategist who wanted too avenge Carthage's earlier defeat

3) 
They could only serve for one year, the same person could not be elected for ten years, and one consul could always overrule the others decision.

4)

That all free citizens had protection under the law.

5)


Instead of a head on attack, he used a surprise attack.

4/25/19

Main ideas

• Rome began as a republic
• absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire
• the Roman Empire touched three continents- Europe, Asia, and Africa
• Belief of one God, "Christianity"

Time line

-509 B.C, Rome becomes a republic

-264 B.C, first Punic War begins

-218 B.C, in the second Punic War, Hannibal invades Italy

-31 B.C. Octavian defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra

-A.D. 284, Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome

-A.D. 476, Western Roman Empire falls

4/24/19

In today's class, we went over our test that we did before spring break, I didn't do hat well because I think it was the lack of studying and good note taking. I will make sure for the next test in 2 or 3 weeks that I will take good notes and study hard to finish out the year strong. It is sad that Mr. Shick will be gone for 2 weeks but I wish him good luck and recover fast.

4/12/19

In today's class, we had our test today, I think I did ok, I wasn't expecting 40 questions and it was really long in my opinion. I could of studied more than I would like to but I felt like I didn't have enough notes to study for it. But I will make sure next time to take good careful notes so I feel confident on the next upcoming test on Rome when we get back from spring break.

4/11/19

In today's class, it was our last day to study for our test tomorrow, then we just looked at the black hole that astronomers discovered recently, and we figured out how much lightyears away it is to the earth, "55,000,000" lightyears away. I'm going to have to study more for this test but overall I think I am ready and I am excited for spring break.

4/10/19

In today's class, we went over our study guide for our upcoming test on Friday. I am going to study more but overall I think I am ready. The test is going to cover 3 sections and the worksheet that we went over. Today was a pretty nice chill class, I got to study a little bit more and do some extra homework.

4/8/19

In today's class, we finished our study guides for the chapter 5 Greece test. We were given this paper to do over the weekend and I finished it, but I had no book so it was very hard to do. We are going over it today just to get some idea of what the test is going to look like. Overall, I think I am a little comfortable with the test but I m goin to have to study more for Friday.

4/5/19

In todays class, it is pretty laid back. I am ahead than what I am supposed to and I finished all of the questions yesterday. Right now I am doing this blog and Mr. Schick said we can do some other homework that we have in other classes. I finished all of my homework last night so now I am going to study for my math test at the end of the day.

4/4/19

1)

Philip ll- A king, dreamed of taking control over Greece and also hoped to avenge the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.

Macedonia- located just north of Greece, and had rough terrain and a cold climate.

Alexander the Great- King Philips son, and he immediately proclaimed himself king of Macedonia. And because of his accomplishments, he became known as Alexander the Great.

Darius lll- The Persian king, and Alexander the Great attacked him for land and control.

3)
Philip used this heavy phalanx formation to break through enemy lines. Then he used fast moving cavalry to crush his disorganized opponents.

4)
This led him to believe that he would be able to conquer all civilizations and united them.



5)
Three leaders won out, Antigonus became king of Macedonia, Ptolemy seized Egypt, and Seleucus took most of the old Persian Empire. They all governed with complete power over their subjects. 

4/2/19

1)

Direct Democracy- Form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

Classical Art- Values or harmony, order, balance, and proportion

Tragedy- Serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

Comedy- scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

Peloponnesian War- A war between two leading city-sates in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta

Philosopher- A thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and mortality

Socrates- A Greek philosopher

Plato- A student of Socrates

Aristotle- Another important Greek philosopher


3)He increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries.
4)Athens avoided land battles and attack by sea.
5)Maybe because they had never been asked to question their own morals.

4/1/19

In todays class, we did our presentations on ancient Greek Olympics, and I think we did really well. one of the members did not do anything on the project. But he just read everything off of the slides. overall, I think we could of done a little bit better with presenting towards the audience, but we still did very well.

3/25/19

In today's class, we took our Greece test, it was a total of 33 questions that were very easy in my opinion. I thought it was going to be way harder, but I went through in in like 10 minutes, and of course I checked my work. Right now I am working on our Greek project which is due on Wednesday. Then we start presenting on Wednesday through Thursday. Overall, I think I did very well on the test and hopefully I get a good grade.

3/21/19

In today's class we went over all of our notes for the Greece test. It starts on Monday, and we also went over some expectations for the Greek project that we are presenting in class on Wednesday. Overall, I feel really good about this test, I have studied a lot and I am going to study more over the weekend. This Friday my group is going to try and take some videos for our project. All about the sports of ancient Greece.

3/19/19

In todays class, we took the time to research our project about ancient Olympics. We are thinking about making videos for each sport and then putting it on our google slides. We can do this sometime after school, and we are also going to give some background information about ancient Greece Olympics. Also at the end of class we went over the rubric for the presentation and then also talked about the test coming up on Monday.

Crash Course Video

1. How long did it take Odysseus to return home from the Trojan War?
2. According to Google Maps, how long should this trip have taken?
3. According to archeological evidence, when did the Trojan War occur?
4. When did Homer compose The Odyssey?
5. What is the definition of “epic poem”?
6. Who is Odysseus’ wife?
7. Who is Odysseus’ son?
8. What happens in the cave of the Cyclops?
9. Is Odysseus a hero? Why or why not?
10. What is considered one of the most beautiful lines in all of Homer?

1. 10 years 
2. 2 weeks 
3. 12th century BCE
4. 8th century BCE
5. Epic Poem- Defined as "a long narrative poem"
6. Penelope
7. Telemachus
8. Odysseus and his men were trapped inside of a cave by a cyclops. They grabbed a tree trunk and sharpened it into a point, they put it in the fire and when the cyclops came back, they stabbed it in the eye and it was blind forever.
9. He is a hero because he took 10 years to get back home to see his wife and kid, and he battled all of those monsters that he got sidetracked by and he killed every single one.
10. "And so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever."

3/13/19

In today's class, we continued to take notes on the Greek slides, but we looked farther into the people who ruled and what were their laws/rules. The lliad, possibly one of the last conquest of the Mycenaeans. The Odyssey, Odysseus attempts to return home after the Trojan War, being thwarted by the angry god of the sea, Poseidon.

Aristocrats- Members of the ruling class, they mostly fan the show of Greece.

Symposiums- meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine and pottery, performances by dancers and acrobats, and the company of hetaeras while discussing politics.

Hoplites- well armed soldiers

Draco, Solon, and Cleisthenes were all famous leaders in that era, (500-621 BCE).

3/11/19

In today's class, we took more notes about the Greek government and some mythical stories about heroic people in that time era.

Polis- fundamental, political unit, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside

Monarchy- Rule by one person\

Aristocracy- Rule by a small group of noble, very rich, landowning families

Oligarchy- wealthy groups, dissatisfied with aristocratic rule, who seize power

Tyrant- powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support


Then after the note taking, we finished our note taking on pages 118-126. This was mostly talking about the terrain of Greece and the sea surrounding it and what were the positives and negative towards living right next to a body of water.

Note taking on Egypt pt.2

In today's class we went over more of Greece, but we looked more into it like the geography and the terrain. The main idea, the roots of Greek culture are based on interaction of the Mycenean, Minoan, and Borian cultures. In the city-state of Athens, a new form of government developed - democracy - in which citizens exercised power. The Greek timeline is very important, from 2000 B.C. to 334 B.C. range from very hard life too more developed governments and people.

Test day

In today's class we did our Egypt test and I think I did really well. Overall I will see later of what I got.

Land of the Pharaohs notes

In todays class, we studied for the test coming up on Wednesday. Mostly we went over the mummification process and how the government was set up during that time era. Pharaohs were worshiped as a God which means anyone would do anything for them. Also, Pharaohs had multiple wives and often was cheated on. Women could inherit money and land and divorce husbands when wanted. Gods were often portrayed with animal heads and bodies. 3100 B.C. the two lands were united under a single king or Pharaoh. Lastly, upper Egypt was a 500 mile long strip of fertile land along the Nile; Lower Egypt was the wide land of the Nile delta, emptying into the Mediterranean sea.

Note taking on Egypt

In todays class, we went over the key terms paper and all of the definitions.

Cataract- churning rapids of water

Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the Nile river

Nome- 36 territorial divisions

Dynasty- The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Pharaoh- A king of ancient Egypt and also considered as a God

Ka- eternal life force

Pyramid- A massive structure shaped like a triangle and burial places for old kingdom pharaohs

Maat- Goodness, laws, order, is to be kept

Hieroglyphics- An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

Papyrus- A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used to make paper-like material for writing on

Pg. 41 notes

1)

1. Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt and the mouth of the river.
2. Narmer- 
3. Pharaoh- A king or ancient Egypt, considered a god. 
4. Theocracy- A government in which a ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
5. Pyramid- A massive structure with a rectangular base and four rectangular sides, burial places for old kingdom pharaohs. 
6. Mummification- A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying.
7. Hieroglyphic- An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds. 
8. Papyrus- A tall reed that grows to make paper like material for writing on.

3)They are located in the Fertile Crescent which is good for farming because of the good soil. Also good protection from other people and villages.

4)They looked at a Pharaoh as a God.

5)So the body would not decay, and for future reasons also. 

Test Reveiw

In todays class, we went over some of the questions about Hammurabi's code for the test coming up. Mostly, we just reviewed Early River valley civilizations and all of the information needed to know on the test. The test I think is going to be pretty easy, with 15 questions, that is really not that hard. I feel confident I will do well on this test. Overall, today was based off the government of Egypt and how it was controlled.

Before Civilization continued

In todays class, we continued to look and take notes on the slides. Sumer, it is between the Tigris and Euphrates river. Population increases due to new irrigation techniques. Better food storage allowed for diversity. Sumerians invented earliest form of writing, called cuneiform. Patheon- large amount of Sumerian gods. Sumerians invented the hour into 60 minutes and a minute on 60 seconds. They also organized a calendar based on the moon cycles.

Before Civilization notes

In todays class, we mostly focused on people many thousands of years ago and how they lived and evolved. Around 200,000 years ago, a human species emerged in Southwestern Africa. 14,000 years ago a worldwide human race existed. Neolithic Age- Was marked by advanced tool making and the beginning or agriculture. They hunted fish and relied on gathering plants for food. Agriculture Revolution=Neolithic Age. 

Section 1 test

In today's class we didn't do much today. We took our section one test about the video Guns, Germs and Steel. Overall, I think I did really well and I studied a lot. The test was not hard at all, but although I did forget some of the 14 animals so I didn't do the extra credit. There was still a lot of time left in todays class, so we just sat here and did our blogs. After looking back at my notes after the test, I realized that the most easiest animals I didn't write down.

Guns, Germs and Steel pt.3

In today’s class we continued the video on Guns, Germs and Steel. We left off on domesticating animals and plants. Also, how the people thousands of years ago used to farm and domesticate animals/plants. Goats and sheep were the first domesticated animal in the world. Bigger animals were not native to the New Guinea island, so everything was done by hand. Most of the farm work done today is still done by hand. There has only been 14 animals domesticated over 100 pounds. To this day there has not been any more animals to be domesticated. The 14 animals are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, bactrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, lamas, reindeer, yaks, mithans bali cattle. None of these animals given are native to New Guinea. Asia, Europe, and North Africa is where the 13 animals came from. The big 4 animals are pigs, goats, sheep, and cows all came from the middle east.

Guns. Germs, and Steel pt.2

In today’s class, we continued Guns, Germs and Steel video. To start off, the gathering of the crops is done by the women. There is a tree called “Sago” and it can be used to eat when cooked. This is not the most nutritious food but it does have very little nutritional value. One tree can be around 70 pounds of sago and this food cannot be stored for a long time. Around 13,000 years ago, the people had discovered wheat and barley and this plant occurs naturally in the middle east. Although wheat and barley do not grow on the new guinea island. Later on the world became more colder and dryer. There was a drought that lasted over 1,000 years. Somehow these people figured out how to live in those conditions. One man that is very famous is named Ian Kuijt, he is a famous Canadian archaeologist, he had discovered a old town named Draa. This was the first discovery that shows a village that people actually lived in many thousands of years ago.

Guns, Germs and Steel

In today's class we learned watched a movie/documentary about Guns, Germs and Steel. We first started the video with talking about the Europeans dominating the world in that time era. Jared Diamond is a professor at UCLA, he is a biologist , specialist in human physiology, and a bird watcher. He had visited somewhere in the middle east to look at a group of people or a culture that lives in the middle of the of the forest. While he was there he learned their language and even did some bird watching. People have been living in this area for over 40,000 years. Yali is a man that lives in this group of people and he wonders why white men have so much “cargo” and they don’t. To this day, this question is still unanswered. They also think that power is determined by race. Also, to this day these people still live in a hunter/gatherer lifestyle.

First class

Today in class we went over the basic rules and expectations that need to be followed. We didn't learn anything about Western Civ related. We got seating arrangements and we started to do the blog for the day. A lot of my classes are different but the main ones stayed the same. I learned about not having my computer out during class, each blog counts as two points, detentions can vary about playing games on your computer.   Overall, I am kind of nervous about turning in blogs each day and I might miss a few days. I sit near the back but I have a good view of the board. I like the horses around the room that are doing different poses. Before I had Mr. Fendryk but this class and Mr. Fendryk class is probably very similar. Today was pretty laid back as the first day but I am assuming it will be much harder later in the semester.