final class

this year in mr schicks class was great. he is such a good teacher and i enjoyed having him for both semesters, especially second semester western civilization. in this class i learned a to and mr schick used a lot of cool ways to teach and i think that really made an impact on my learning. i hope mr schick continues to use all the methods that he used this year. i have a great time in this class.

5/30

today in western civ class we started off by going over the first few slides in the powerpoint because people were absent and late yesterday. after we reviewed that and the people took their notes that they needed, we went on to finish uo the powerpoint. in the last few slides it just talked about the rest of the stuff that was going to be o n the test tomorrow. i feel really prepared for it as i should because we have been doing a lot of review everyday in class and it has defiantly been helping me. i will also plan to look over the powerpoint tonight and review my notes for the test tomorrow.

5/29

at this time the church started to decline and weaken because:
-socially: the renaissance emphasis on the secular or worldly and the individual challenged church authority. the printing press really helped to spread these ideas so that was helpful.
-politically: come rulers especially the germans began to challenge the church's political power.
-economically: northern merchants represented paying church taxes.

what's so wrong with the church?:
1. corrupt leadership:
-renaissance era pops sent extravagantly on personal pleasure.
-pope alexander the second admitted that he had two male offsprings.
2. many priests and nuns were poorly educated and these people were supposed to teach other people.

who is Martin Luther:
-martin luther was born in germany
-he attends the university of erfurt; he calls this the whorehouse
-after getting his degree, he enrolls in law school; this was his fathers wish
-people at this time are dying of the plague as people should

everything changes:
martin was on his way back to school after a visit home (he was 21) he was caught in a thunderstorm on horseback and a lighting almost struck him off his horse and decided to become a monk. after he did this he drops out of law school. i really bet his dad was not happy about this decision.

5/24

today in class we went over the powerpoint for review. we have a test coming up next friday and to get myself prepared i am going to look over all ofmy notes and mr schicks blogs and the powerpoint. this is the last test that we will have in this class before the final. i already feel well prepared for it because of all the review that we have been doing each class between the powerpoints and the book work. this test will also help me prepare for the final.

class 5/23

the printing press:
-the chinese had invented the printing press centuries before but Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized it in Germany in the year 1439.
-this was one of the most important and impactful things made in history.
-we watched a video of a man who was showing a crowd of people how to do the printing press and he showed all of the steps that were put into it. it was a cool video and very educational!
-next we watched a video that explained all of the painting in the sistine chapel. that was cool too.

powerpoint notes 5/22

a super patron- isabella d'este-
-educated; brilliant woman
-a gifted singer, flute player, dancer
-wealthy and powerful parents
-she supported painters, sculptors and writers
-fationista; had her own perfume and everything
-patron of leonardo de vinci, correggio and many others

evolving values-
humanism :
-a deep interest in what people have already achieved as well as what they are capable of achieving

painters used perspective (using shadow):
-a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster
-the pigment merges with the plaster so the painting becomes an integral part of the wall
-this is a detail from michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the sistine chapel.

First of the exam review:

Northern Italy: birthplace of Renaissance-
Renaissance= rebirth
-Cities were the center of the action
-Milan and Florence had the wealthy merchants and bankers
-Artists in these cities were inspired by the former splendor of Greece and Rome

Merchants and The Medici-
-Merchants dominated the political life
-The Medici were a powerful banking family
-They paid artists, patrons and writers
-They were patrons~ being able to work a job w/ out having to pay for supplies etc.