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