Last blog of the year!!!

This semester was alright the grades were alright but could of been better. I like how we did our classwork by doing power points and then reviewing and then taking the test. It helped me out a lot by getting me a better grade. I always looked forward everyday to come to West Civ class because I knew that we would have fun but also learn at the same time. But I am definitely will not miss these blogs because I always forgot to do them which made me loose easy points.

5/30 Class

Today in class we learned a lot about Luther. Luther was a hated person in the catholic church because he nailed a piece of paper on the church door and told the church 95 things they need to change and but the church hates it and wants to go to court for it. But Luther refuses and doesn't show up to court and becomes an outlaw and he has to flee. The counsquences were his writings were banned and he was captured into a castle and was there for one year and translated the new testament into German and once he came back some of his ideas became a real thing.

5/28 Class

Today in class we learned more about the renaissance and about Martin Luther who was a monk. But before he was a monk he was going to law school because his dad wanted him to be a lawyer. Beside hi learning to be a lawyer he also teached theology at a university. One day he was riding back to home and a bolt of lighting crashed right next to him and cried that he will change his ways and become a monk. He did then two weeks later he dropped out of law school crushing his fathers dream and following the way of God and would be away from the rest of the world beside the other monks. He would have no wife just him and god.

5/24 Class

1. indulgence- was a pardon.
    Reformation- a movement for religious reforms.
    Lutherans- were Luther's followers who had became a separate religious group from the Christians.
    Protestant- Christians who belonged to non catholic churches.
    Peace of Augsburg- was a famous religious settlement.
    Annul- to set aside a divorce.
    Anglican- was Elizabeth's wish to set up a church.
3. Luther troubled Tetzel's tactics by writing statements about him.
4. Roman Catholicism.

5/23 Class

Today in class we took more notes on the Renaissance. The renaissance they tried to rule there governments just like the Greeks and Romans because how successful they were and they wanted to be a civilization just like them because when they ruled they dominated back when they ruled. And the they were inside Italy in a city and were the only one in there time to be a country inside a country because they were in a city.

5/20 Class

1.Renaissance- A period of European history lasting from 1300-1600.

Humanism- Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers focused on human potential and achievements.

Secular- Concerned with worldly instead of spiritual matters.

Patron- A person who supports artists.

Perspective- An artistic technique use to create 3D objects on a flat surface.

Vernacular- Common language of people in region/country.

3. Men who excelled in many fields were praised as universal men. Should be able to dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. Should be a good rider, wrestler, and swordsman. Should be charming and witty. Women should be charming and know the classics. Expected to inspire art but not create it. Were more educated than medival women but had little influence in politics.

4. Had thriving cities, wealthy merchant class, and classical heritage of ancient Greece.

5. Beautified Rome and spent loads of money on arts. Became patrons by financially supporting artists. Wealthy families were patrons of the arts. Had their importance demonstrated by having their portrait painted in public squares.

5/17 Class

Today in class we went over our test we just took and I got an 80 on it which was lower than I expected I wish it was a little higher but the questions I got wrong were hard and I didn't know them after I got them but some I said I should of definitely should of new it. But other wise I did not do that bad and they were better then some of the other ones

5/15 Class

Test day. I think it went okay but the first part was very easy and but then the last two parts were very hard were you had to match the idea with the person and two of the people I totally forgot about and didn't study so I didn't do good on that part but everything else was easy and I feel I got a B on it but not an A due to some parts I didn't study as much or studied at all.

5/14 Class

Today in class we mostly learned about Cesar who ruled Rome. Cesar was a good military general by couquering land left and right from countries next to Rome. But then Cesar got a little over his head by abusing his power the Romans thought but really he didn't so they said you can cross Rubicon if you come by yourself and leave your men behind. And he said no so he took his men home and the senate was happy so the senate killed him by stabbing him and burying there hands in his blood so the people know they killed him. But oddly the people who killed there leader Cesar were not charged of anything and were not killed. But Cesar like I said was a little crazy by naming him governor of Gaul and then dictator of Gaul so they decided lets kill him.

5/13 Class

Today in class we took more notes and went over what was going to be on the test. The Roman legion consisted of 5,000 troops that were not payed but forced to serve in the military like the plebs. There is a group of eighty in a century. Punic Wars. There were three of them and Rome won all of them. Carthage attacked Rome and they did not have enough military experience and men to destroy Rome. 2nd Punic War this time Hannibal decided to go west word across two mountains and pick up men and elephants because the romans thought they would attack Rome but instead the attacked from the West which through them off but somehow Rome won. 3rd Punic War this time Rome decided I have had enough and went to Carthage and burned in down for 17 days straight and took 50,000 slaves with them. At the end Rome had over a million slaves in Italy were they went to auction.

5/9 Class

Today in class we reviewed about what we had learned about Rome when Mr. Schick was gone. The Latins came first like in the rap. Rome lived in a perfect spot because enemies had to travel from sea but then go through a river called the Tiber River which made it difficult for the enemies. Tarquin was the 7th and final leader of Rome and was the last one because he abused his power by killing people and taking the thrown from the former king by sitting on his own thrown and told him it's my kingdom now. And then Rome switched to a government were there was 3 branches ( Legislative, Judicial and Executive) and one branch could veto a law and that law would not be one.

5/8 Class

Greco- Roman culture- The mixing of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman cultures made a new culture called Greco- Roman culture.

Pompeii- the best paintings were found near Pompeii and around the volcano.

Virgil- was a poet that took 10 years to write Aeneid.

Tacitus- Was a Roman historian that stated facts accurately.

Aqueducts- were designed by engineers to bring water into the cities and towns.

Latin influenced and developed the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Roman languages and then created the romance language.

5/3 Class

Inflation- Drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices 

Mercenary- Soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army to defend against the increasing threats in the empire 

Diocletian- Strong willed army leader who became the new emperor 

Constantinople- New capital in Rome 

Attila- Germanic assault on the empire, became a direct threat 

3. Emphasized Gods personal to each person in his early teachings. 4. He had ruled as a strong person with an iron fist. When split the empire he took control of the eastern part.
5. It's important because it determines basic beliefs of each church.

5/7 Class

I believe that the United States is not declining. That is true because we are still the most dominant country still because we have the best military and are only thing that is not that good is our countries debt but other wise here is nothing we have to worry about. When the Roman empire was declining everybody knew it was happening and everybody on America knows that we are increasing and gradually getting to the best country in the entire world. When you are the best people want to bring you down and a lot of countries hate us so that shows that we are one of the best and we are going to stay there for a while.

5/2 Class

Today in class we did a worksheet and most of it was about Jesus and stuff we learned already bible. And I didn't know they would talk this much about Jesus and other stories in the bible. And I didn't know that the Romans were this involved with Christianity. Also I thought this worksheet was pretty easy and it clearly stated the things in the text so the answers were easy to find and it was not a problem for me.

5/1 Class

The rap and the book talk about that there is three people that live in Rome which are Etruscans, Greeks and Latins and that the latins had settled first. The rap and the power point talked about that Rome was located on the Tiber River. Also that there were three governments and they were rolled up into one and had a one year term. A roman legion was a battle tactic which used five thousand soldiers and that there were cavalry men on horse.