Test Day

We took our test on the Renaissance today. I think I did pretty well, but I also think I got two wrong. We have two more classes which I am super sad about, but I am really excited for summer!!

Luther Powerpoint: Day 2

Today in Western Civ, we finished the powerpoint on Martin Luther. We went over the rest of the conflict between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther. Then, the powerpoint ended with new religious groups called the Lutherans and the Protestants. We had a test on this material tomorrow. I am pretty nervous, but also pretty ready.

Luther Powerpoint: Day 1

Today in class, we started a new powerpoint on Martin Luther. We learned about the church and its problems like indulgences and corrupt leadership. We also learned about Martin Luther's background and his time with the church.

pg 494 Question 1, 3, 4

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.       
     - indulgence: a pardon for sinners to not have a punishment for their wrong action; didn't affect God's right to 
       judge who came to heaven but Tetzel said it could buy a way into heaven 
     - Reformation: a movement for religious reform; led to the founding of Christian churches
     - Luthern: what Luther and his followers' religion was called
     - Protestant: Christians who belong to non-Catholic churches
     - Peace of Augsburg: a famous religious settlement that decided that each ruler could determine the religion 
       of that state
     - annul: set aside (for marriage)
     - Anglican: Church of England with Elizabeth as head

3.) What political, economic, and social factors helped bring about the Reformation?
     - powerful monarchs challenged Church as the supreme power in Europe
     - many leaders viewed the pope as a foreign ruler and challenged authority

     - European princes and kings were jealous of the Church's wealth
     - merchants and others resented having to pay taxes to Church

     - Renaissance values of humanisms and secularism led to people to question Church
     - the printing press helped to spread ideas critical of Church

4.) From where did the term Protestantism originate?
     - developed out of the Reformation (16th-century protest in Europe against beliefs and practices of the 
       Catholic Church

Renaissance Powerpoint Day 3

In Western Civ today, we finished the powerpoint on the Renaissance. Mr. Schick said we still have a couple more sections to go over before we had our test next Friday. I think the test won't be that hard because we don't have a lot of material. The exam is coming up soon and I'm nervous for that.

Renaissance Powerpoint Day 2

Today in Western Civ, we continued taking notes on the Renaissance powerpoint. We learned actually about sculptures, paintings, and literature. We also learned about Humanism and "Renaissance Men and Women." That's really all we did today; take notes on some more of the powerpoint.

Renaissance Powerpoint Day 1

The first 20 minutes of class, Mr. Schick let us work on the textbook questions. I finished them on Friday, so I am writing my blog now. After the 20 minutes, we will be starting the Renaissance unit and powerpoint. I am really excited to start the Renaissance unit because it is mostly about the arts like sculptures, paintings, literature, and a lot more stuff. I really enjoy the arts like that so I am super excited to learn about Rome and the Renaissance. 

Reviewing Test & pg 477 Questions 1, 3, 4, 5

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.       
     - Renaissance: rebirth; a revival of art or leaning
     - humanism: an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
     - secular: concerned with worldly matters rather than spiritual matters
     - patron: supports artists esp. financially
     - perspective: an artistic technique that creates 3-D appearances
     - vernacular: an everyday language of people in a region or country

3.) What are some of the characteristics of the "Renaissance man" and "Renaissance woman"?
     - "Renaissance men": excelled in many fields; was praised as a universal man; a young man should be charming, witty, well educated, know how to dance, sing, play music, write poetry, and should also be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman
     - "Renaissance women": expected to know the classics; are charming; expected to inspire art but not create it; were better educated than medieval women; had little influence in politics

4.) How did Italy's cities help to make it the birthplace of the Renaissance?
     - it had thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of ancient Greece

5.) What was the attitude of Church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts? Why?
     - they beautified Rome and other cities by spending huge amounts on the arts
     - they became patrons by financially supporting artists
     - wealthy families were also patrons of the arts
     - they had their importance demonstrated by having their portraits painted in public squares

Test Day (Finally)

Today was the test! I'm actually so happy I'm done studying and worrying about it. It is so nice to get over with. I think I did pretty well. I'm writing this blog in class right after the test, so I JUST took the test. Right after, I looked in my notebook and I know that I got at least two wrong. This worries me because each question is two points which means that if I get more wrong, I'll get losing points. Like, knowing I already got two points off, I'm already at 46/50. That's not bad at all, but I'm worried that I will get more wrong. It's ok though. :) I'm really excited to see what unit we're doing next or if we are already starting exam review.

3rd Review Day

In class today, we finally finished the powerpoint on Ancient Rome which means that the test is tomorrow. I feel pretty good about the test but I also haven't studied yet. The end of the powerpoint talked mostly about Octavian and then the rulers after him. I'm really excited to get this test over with tomorrow!

2nd Review Day

In class today, we continued to go over the powerpoint about Rome. We got through a bunch more slides but towards the end of class, Mr. Schick said we wouldn't be able to have the test tomorrow. So, he moved the test to Wednesday! I am very excited because then I won't have three tests tomorrow. Today, we took notes on the Punic Wars, economy, and Julius Caesar. This was only a few slides. Mr. Schick said we still had around 8 more slides. That's why we couldn't have the test tomorrow. I feel much better about the test now that I have another day to study.

Review Day

Mr. Schick came back today from his surgery today, so we reviewed the powerpoint he made with connection to his rap. We went through who settled there first, Tarquin, and government. We didn't finish going over the government slides in detail because the bell rang, but Mr. Schick said we'll do it next class on Monday. I took all of my notes in my notebook because Mr. Schick wanted us to. I left it in my locker before class and he let me go get it. Overall, pretty successful class, but I'm still a little nervous for the test.

Day 8 Work: pg 183 Question 1 & 5

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.       
     - Greco-Roman culture: the mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture
    - Pompeii: a Roman town that got most affected by the volcanic eruption
    - Virgil: a poet who spent 10 years writing the most famous work of Latin literature
    - Tacitus: a Roman historian; very famous because he presented facts accurately
    - aqueduct: helped bring water into cities and towns

5.) what influence did Latin have on the development of Western languages?
     - started language called the Romance language (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian) and adopting Latin into there languages

Day 7 Work: The United States is declining, like the Roman Empire did.

I think that the United States might have a few week points, but is not declining like the Roman Empire. The United States' weak points are education and health. The education is very controlled by the government in public schools; controlling what they want the kids to know. I believe that this should not exist. Schools should teach everything a child should know. The other is health. The health is the United States could be much better by promoting better food in restaurants and grocery stores. Even though these are major problems in the US, the United States is not declining like Rome did.

Day 6 Work: pg 176 Question 1, 3, 4, 5

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.       
     - inflation: a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices
     - mercenary: foreign soldiers who fought for money
     - Diocletian: a strong army leader and became Emporer later
     - Attila: powerful chieftain who became a direct threat

3.) What were the main internal causes of the empire's decline?
     - political instability
     - social decline
     - economic deterioration
     - military collapse

4.) How did Diocletian succeed in preserving the empire?
     - split the empire into an Eastern and Western side
     - had someone else rule western half while he ruled eastern half
     - ruled with an iron fist and limited personal freedoms

5.) Why did so many Germanic tribes begin invading the Roman Empire?
     - Huns pushed into their land, so they tried to flee from Huns and ended up pushing into Roman lands

Day 5 Work: pg 176 Questions 1, 3, 4, 5

1.) For each term, write a sentence explaining its significance.       
     - Jesus: a Jew who started his public ministry and was said to be the son of God
     - apostle: a close follower of Jesus
     - Paul: had a huge influence on the development of Christianity
     - Diaspora: dispersal of Jews
     - Constantine: Roman emperor who ended the persecution of Christians
     - bishop: a priest who supervised local churches
     - Peter: first apostle who helped spread Christianity through Syria & Palestine
     - pope: head of Christian church

3.) What did Jesus emphasize in his early teachings?
     - personal relationships with God
     - importance of people's love for God, neighbors, enemies, and themselves
     - offered eternal life if you repented for your sins

4.) Why did the early Christians face persecution from the Romans?
     - bc they refused to worship the Roman gods

5.) What was the importance of the Nicene Creed?
     - it defined the Church basic beliefs

Day 4 Work: Paragraph

      - A similarity between the information in the rap and in the textbook is who first settled in Rome which was the Latins. The rap and the textbook both say this along with the Greeks and the Etruscans, who settled there after the Latins. 

      - A difference between the rap and the textbook is the textbook mentions a more detailed description of Rome's geography. Rome was built on many hills on the Tiber River and was between the Alps and Italy's southern tip. The rap does mention the Tiber River, but nothing more of its geography.

      - Another similarity is the mention of Tarquin. The rap mentions him as a tyrant who was driven out of Rome because of the way he was harsh. This is also said about him in the textbook.

      - The rap and the textbook also talk about the new form of government that is formed after the Romans decide to have no more kings rule. This new government was two groups. One was the patricians, wealthy landowners who have most of the power, and the second was plebians, the common people who had the most population. Even though the rap says these terms it does not explain what they are. 

      - A difference between the information in the rap and in the textbook is the rap does not mention when Rome conquered Italy to spread its power across the area. I don't know if this conquering is not as important as other things in the rap, but it is a difference between the rap and the textbook.