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.

page 147 #1,2,3

1. Renaissance-The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history
Humanism-A renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers focused on human potential and achievements
secular-worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
patron-worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
perspective- an artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surfacevernacular-the everyday speech of the people

2. a class of merchants and bankers were becoming wealthy and powerful. They strongly believed in the idea of individual achievement. This was important because they could support the artists and their families. 

3. Renaissance men who excelled in many feilds was praised as a universal man. A young man should be charming, witty, well educated, know how to dance, sing, play music, and write poetry.

5/16 : test

today in western civ class we took a test. i prepared for this test by looking g over all of my notes from the review day and looking over the powerpoint that mr Schicks put up for us. i think that i did okay on this test. i felt good about it until there last section which was matching the ruler to their actions or features. i feel like we did not go over this in class so i didn't really know nay of the answers for that section accept for one from previous learning. hopefully that will not turn my grade around too much because the rest i felt good about. next we are starting a new lesson and i am excited about this since we have been learning about the same stuff for a wile now since mr schick was out for a while having surgery. hopefully this test grade will bring my grade up in this class.

5/14: test review

~democracy- the people's assembly and the tribunes
~aristocracy- the senate: approximately 300 members
~originally the US modeled their new government on the model used by the ancient romans
~both have three branches of government: executive, legislative, judicial; both have illegal code
~supreme court with nine members elect on court and get a lifetime term
~the twelve tables were biblically displayed in the forum. they gave rights to plebeians not just the        aristocrats. they only protected free-born male citizens. this excluded all women.
~5000 soldiers, not in it for the pay. the roman army elite heavy infantry
~second tunic war was from 218-201 BCE. a 29 year old Carthaginian general Hannibal almost done the impossible: taking Rome and attacks them from the north after crossing Liberia.
~Rome wanted to finally remove the threat of Carthage
~scipio, Tuberous gracious and the others mercilessly attacked the city
~by the end of the second century BCE there were over a million slaves in Italy
~how do you keep the plebes happy? or at least keep them from revolting?
~Caesar starts to seize power for one year. he appoints himself governor of gaul

5/13

Lucius Traquinais:
-the seventh and final king of Rome
-known as tarquin and proud
Lucretia:
-famous, wonderful woman who is older than Sextus. beautiful. Sextus wants to have sex with her but she refuses. he says that if she doesnt have se with him than he will kill her. this is basically a blackmail. she felt so guilty about what she has done an so she goes and tells her family what she has done. this caused so much pain for her so she ends up killing herself.
Sextus:
-he is basically a rapist. He raped Lucretia.
today in class we went over the powerpoint again. he pointed out to us the main points and what would be on the test. he also moved out sets to a day after because he thought that we needed an extra day to review in class and study.

5/10

Etruscans:
-came from north-central part of the peninsula.
-metal workers, architects and artists
Greeks:
-they had many colonies around the mediterranean sea
-Romans borrowed ideas from them (alphabet, beliefs and art)
Latins:
-descendants of Indonesia-europeans
-settled on the banks of the tiber river
-many streams flowed into the tiber
-there was a marshy area called the forum between the hills
-united states has so many things in common with Rome.
The rule of kings is replaced by a rule of 2 consuls-
-consuls are elected officials
-term of office: one year
-partitions traced their decent from a famous ancestor
-dealt with justices

day 8

questions from page 183:

1. Greco - Roman culture- The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman culture produced a new culture

Pompeii-Roman town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Virgil-wrote Aeneid-legend of Aeneus; poet 

Tacitus-historian-presented facts accurately, wrote about good and bad of imperial Rome

aqueduct-bring water into cities and towns

5.It forms the basis for Western languages such as French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian; more than half of English words have a basis in Latin.

day 7

i believe that the United states is headed toward a decline sort of like the roman empire. although, most would not agree because they only look at the good things that are happening in out country today instead of all the awful stuff that is going on almost behind the scenes. the only way that we would be able to not have this happen is if the scholars and and strategist use their powers to help. we have a lot of similarities and difference between the united states and the roman republic. one of the main things is that both had problems differentiating between public and private responsibilities and public and private resources. because of this, public services declined while the pockets of the public officials are large at their expense of common citizens. other similarity is the foreign wars. America has been preoccupied with wars. this included either fighting the actual war, recovering for the war and even preparing for the next. the romans middle class was crushed by cheap overseas slave labor. the rising income inequality due to technological change and the transfer of jobs to overseas labor threatens the middle class of America today. this is another similarity. we saw it back then and now are starting to see it happen again today. there is also a huge loss of political compromise. everybody wants something different and the main person in charge of the idea will not offer a compromise with what the other think but yet just make the decision fir themselves because it i what they want and most of the time it is not the best idea. therefor to conclude, i say yes, the united states is showing signs of decline like the roman empire faced back then.

day 6

1.   inflation-a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

mercenary- a paid soldier hired by leaders. Foreign

Diocletian- a Strong willed leader who became emperor in 284 A.D. He restored order to the empire and doubled the size of the army. He divided Rome and gained help ruling the empire.

Constantipole- The new city that was surrounded by high walls became the new capital when the western empire fell.

Attila- First powerful chieftain in Hun history. He terrorized both halves of the empire. He died in 453 due to disease and famine.

2.    The economic decline caused inflation and when the declined occurred, so did the political instability which leads to an untrustworthy army.

3.   The political instability, social decline, economic deterioration, and military collapse

4.    He split the empire into an Eastern and Western side and had a personal rule the western half while he ruled the eastern half. he ruled with an iron fist and limited personal freedoms.

5.   The Huns pushed into there land so they tried to flee from the Huns, and ended up pushing into Roman lands.

may second work

1.             Roman power spread to Judea, the home of the jews, around 63 BC. around 6  

2.             to 4 BC a Jew named Jesus was born in Bethlehem

3.             taught that god would end wickedness in the world

4.             most of all our information comes from the Gospels about Jesus

5.             Jesus' growing popularity concerned both Roman and Jewish leaders

6.             Pilate arrested Jesus and sentenced him to death

7.             Christos is greek meaning savior or messiah

8.             followers of Jesus continued to spread his ideas

9.             Paul had enormous influence on Christianity development

10.           Paul wrote Epistles to groups of believers

11.           AD 66 a band of jews rebelled against Rome

12.           Ad 70 Romans stormed Jerusalem and destroyed the temple complex

13.           Ad 132 half a million jews died in three years of fighting

14.           Romans exiled, imprisoned, or executed christians for refusing to worship roam deities

comaring rap to textbook

They both basically talk about the same thing. one thing I noted was that it stated on page 155 how the earliest settlers in Rome were the Latins, Greeks and Etruscans. “Well you got the Etruscans and the first Romans were the Latins.” Is what the lyrics state about this topic. Along throughout the rap it continues to mention many of the same things that are mentioned in the textbook. One more example of this is when they say, “two consuls gotta be better than one.” I think that this rap can be very educational and also fun at the same time. it helps you learn without being so serious and just reading words from the textbook.