Essays

Today in class we took the essay portion of the exam. Since he gave us the essays before hand, it was easy to go into class and get them finished. Now we dont have to worry about them on exam day.

Test

Today in class we took the test.

Today in class we reviewed for our test. Hopefully i do well.

Today in class we watched the last groups present their projects. I enjoyed watching everyones.

Today in class i watched other people present there projects. They were all good.

Today in class, my group presented.

Today in class we watched a youtube movie about the Senate

Today in class we finished taking notes on the power point then started watching a movie.

Today in class we took a Rome pop quiz. I did not do well and hopefully my grade won't be effected

Today in class we watched the movie together. Throughout the movie we paused it so we could talk about the scene that was occurring and write down notes

Today in class we had a sub. We got into our groups and worked on our project.

Today in class we watched the Roman BBC video. Since peoples computers were not working we had to watch it individually.

Today in class we went over more of the power point and wrote notes down.

Today in class we went over more of the song mr schick wrote. Many of the lines are creative and have lots of meaning. This is a good way to learn information.

Today in class we got to go up to the lobby and see people dressed in costumes from the 1900s. Some peoples outfits were very interesting. They then gave speeches about their character.

In class today we worked on our project idea. We changed our minds on what we are doing. We are going to build the pantheon. Tucker and Luke are going to build the structure and callie and i will help by decorating and creating a big poster board with information about the structure.

Circus Maximus 

• The Circus Maximus was the largest stadium in ancient Rome. 
• Popular chariot races were held here for almost a millennium.
• At one point the Circus could seat 250,000 people, one quarter of Rome's population

Colosseum 

• 620 by 513 feet 
• Largest amphitheater in the roman world 
• had seating for more than 50,000 spectators

Today in class we worked on our group project. My group is Tucker Luke Callie and I. We are doing a project on the Colosseum. The boys are going to create a structure that represents the exact structure. Callie and I are going to do research on the Colosseum and create a poster board. Here is some information that I have found

Structure

·      620 by 513 feet the coloseeum was the largest amphitheater in the Roman World

·      The Colosseum was a free standing structure made of stone and concrete

·      The exterior had three stories of arched entrances- a total of around 80 supported by semicircular columns

Inside

• ·      The colosseum had seating for more than 50,000 spectators, who may have been arranged according to social ranking
• ·      Awnings were unfurled from the top story in order to protect the audience from the hot Roman sun as they watched gladiatorial combats, hunts, wild animal fights

Colosseum over the centuries

• ·      The arena had suffered damage due to natural phenomena such as lighting and earthquakes
• ·      In the centuries to come, the colosseum was abandoned, and used as a quarry for numerous building projects
• ·      Beginning in the 18^th centuries century. However, various popes sought to conserve the arena as a sacred Christian site
• ·      Restoration efforts began in the 1990s and have proceeded over the years, as the Colosseum continues to be a leading attraction for tourists from all over the world

Located just east of the Roman Forum, the massive stone amphitheater known as the Colosseum was commissioned around A.D 70-72.

Was a gift to the Roman People

In  A.D 80 Verpasian’s son Titus opened the Colosseum- officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater with 100 days of games

Games include gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights

After four centuries of active use, the magnificent arena fell into neglect, and up until the 18^th century it was used as a source of building materials

Two thirds of the original Colosseum has been destroyed over time

The amphitheater remains a popular tourist destination

Today we went over mr shicks song. All the lyrics had to do for Rome. I am going to try and listen to the song so it maybe will help on the test.

Todays class was both interesting and funny. At the beginning of the class Mr shick was teaching and than the phone rang. He asked me to pick it up and the lady said " Tell Mr schick he has a visitor in the office for him". So i hung up and told him. So he left and came back in the door. When he walked back in, everyone burst out laughing. He was in a sweatshirt and sunglasses and started rapping. The rap song was about Rome. This song will help us study for the test if we memorize the lyrics. Than after he finished that we continued to take notes on Rome.

Today in class we took notes on a power point. We explained many things. Some things are confusing but hopefully if we continue to review i will understand.

In class mr schick explained to us a new project. We get to choose groups and pick a project of our own . My group is Tucker, Callie and Luke. We have come up with an idea yet. The project has to be on Rome.

In class we watched a video. Many of us got very confused and did not understand what was going on in the video. It was not well stated so we had to go into a detailed discussion in class.

Today in class we talked about our papers. He explained our grammar and other things. He gave us examples of stuff on the board. We didn't get to watch a video that he was planning on because the paper took the whole class. My group had many spelling and capitalization errors so next time we need to be much more careful.

Today was our first class back from spring break. We reviewed our test that we took before break. We took it the day mr schick got back from vacation. Many didn't think that was fare because we didn't get a chance to talk to him about it much. Our class got a low average. Than he handed back our papers and we got a 81. I was hoping for higher but i guess we will find out what we did wrong tomorrow in class

Today in class mr schick returned. We had to turn in our group paper. I hope we got a good grade. We also had to take a test on Greece. It was 50 questions and pretty challenging. This is our last class till we have spring break so we will not have class for a while.

Class

Today in class Callie Nikki and I all completed the paper. We are going to review the paper for homework and fix anything that doesn't fit or needs improvement. Hopefully we get a good grade.

Today in class we continued to work on our term paper. It was hard to work on it because the sub wouldn't let us talk so many questions we needed to ask our group we couldn't. It is hard to all write the same paper without talking it out so we all know what to write. My group has many words and are close to being finished. If we get a good grade on this paper, it will really help our grades.

Class

Today was our first day without mr schick. We all worked together in our groups to start our paper. We got a lot of the paper completed. We are working at a good pace and if we keep it up we will be able to see the errors and correct them before we turn it in.

Today was our last class with mr schick until he goes away and visits her daughter.  I wish i could spend a semester living in a castle. That would be pretty cool.
We went over some slides and learned new things. It was about spartans and we also talked about a few gods and goddesses which i already knew about a little because thats what i did my project and and now we will begin our paper tomorrow.

Today in class we discussed things about our term paper. There are many rules about what we need for this paper. It has to be 1000 words. That seems like a lot, but with 3 people in each group working on it thats not much. As long as we all work equally on it and spend the right amount of time on it, it will not be hard to complete. When Mr. Schick goes away to visit his daughter at school, we will be working on it in class.

Today in class we presented our power points. All groups got to present them. They were all very well and easy to understand. I hope my group (callie, nikki and i) got a good grade because it will help our grades go up for the 3rd quarter since i am so close to a B! Also we now have an paper we will all be starting soon.

Class

In class we reviewed the power point and got ready to present our projects. We also all brought in food! people brought in cookies and some other things! Hopefully my group does well presenting tomorrow

today in class we reviewed more of a power point presentation.

Aristocracy

-Aristocracy is ruled by aristocrats-They attended symposiums-Symposiums were meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats and the coming of hetaeras (courtesans) while discussing politics
An Exclusive Club
-No women allowed (except the "entertainment")-No middle class-Certainly, no slaves-Sometimes, even aristocrats who didn't have the right connections or who fell out of favor, were excluded-What to do if you're "on the outside"?

Today we continued to work on our powerpoint presentation. My group is doing pretty well and getting lots done. We have all been working equally on it so i hope we all get good grades. The topic we are doing "Greek gods and goddesses" i find interesting. The reason for that is because i like learning about all of these gods and goddesses because they are all unique.

Today in class we picked groups for our presentation and paper. I am with Callie and Nikki. We got number 8.

Class

Today in class we reviewed the powerpoint. We took some more notes. Then at the end mr schick surprised us all with a pop quiz. I think i got 3 or 4 wrong and i hope it doesn't hurt my grade.

Today in class we took notes on the power point that we are reading in class.

Socrates 

Socrates was born in circa 470 BC, in Athens, Greece. Socrates worked as a stone mason for many years until he devoted his life to philosophy. He is one of the founders of Western Philosophy.Socrates used the Socratic method as his approach, this concept was asking questions and by doing so you'll find your answer in those reposes. This method was designed to examine your beliefs. People accused Socrates of teaching the young of Athens and disrespecting the Gods. They sentenced him to death by poison (hemlock).  

Cyber day

1) The Parthenon is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Greece.  The construction the Parthenon started in 447 B.C. and it was completed in 432 B.C.  The purpose of it was to house a massive statue called Athena Parthenos.  It was made from ivory, silver, and gold.  Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art.  The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece.  

2) The Temple of Hephaestus is a temple dedicated to the god Hephaestus and, the god of metal working and craftsmanship. It is located in Athens, Greece. It was built in 450 B.C. and finished in 415 B.C. Similar to the Parthenon it is also built in the Doric Order.

3) The Stadium at Nemea was built in Nemea around 330 B.C. Built in a Hellenistic style. Southern part of the stadium was made by carving into hills. The stadium was used for watching races of 180 meters. It was abandoned in 271 B.C. 

Class

In class today we got our tests back on Ancient Egypt. I did not do well, i thought i did well until i got it back. But hopefully if we have off tomorrow my cyber day assignments will help bring my grade up more. We talked about what our cyber day assignment was going to be, since everyone thinks we will have off tomorrow and maybe friday. 

1.Note the significance of Greece's location.
Greece is significant because it is located on the southernmost point of the Balkan Peninsula.

2.Describe Greece's topography.
Mountain ranges divide parts of Greece and plains are very small.

3. Look at Greece's surroundings. 
Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, and 80% is covered by mountain ranges. 

4.How would all of this affect their culture?
Location and topography are very important in creating civilizations. This could affect them if there were no seas for a water source.

5.What bodies of water surround Greece?
The three seas that surround Greece are the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Mediterranean Sea.

6.What large island is to the south/southeast?
The large island south/southeast is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.

7.Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other.
Athens and Sparta are both located in southern Greece, Athens is on eastern and Sparta is western. There is a body of water between them, but do not separate.

Todays class

In class today we took the Ancient Egypt test. I thought that it was easy. There were not many questions on the test. If you played the pyramid game the last part of the test was really easy because it was all from the game. I hope that i did well on the test.

Cyber Day

5 questions to help for the test tomorrow 
   
1. During what month does the Nile River flood each year
a, July
b, december 

     c, October 

     d,August 

       2. Name what the pyramids were mainly made out of?

       3. Who was the woman who served as pharaoh? 

       4. What is hieratic?

a, Paper

b, writing words

c, drawing pictures

d, a book 

      5. Which way does the Nile River?

       a. North to South

       b. East to West

      c. South to North
      d. West to East

In class we played a game with partners. My partner was callie. The first group to finish got an A. I wish i could get an A too because that would help my grade. But i got a B for not finishing first. It was a confusing game and i thought it was all luck, but after many tries i finally built the pyramid for homework!

Todays class

In class by ourselves we watched videos and here are some notes

• In 802 A.D 
• the youngest son of Harun Al Ashid set camp at the base of the Pyramid of Kias.
• came with hundreds of stone masons, engineers and architects. 
• His quest was to find the pharaohs treasure and the discover the secret of the weapon which does not rust from blood and water and glass which bends but does not break.  

Ancient Egypt 

• 3000 BCE -332bce 
• The Nile river mad it possible for the Egyptians to live there 
• The Nile was plentiful and easy to navigate . 
• It flooded every summer 
• In doing it gave water to all of the crops
• They only lived by the Nile river 

Mummification

• process in which the Egyptians preserve the body of the pharaoh. 
• All of the internal organs were taken pout Thor his body
• The body is preserved in salt for 40 days 

Cyber day

1)The Calender: If they didn't have the calendar then they would never know what day it was/ when the Nile was going to flood

2) A second technological development that ancient Egyptians made was the stone circles. The stone circle shows that Egyptians were accomplished at marking time end. So they could predict when the floods were coming and that was very important because they would know to put everything awhile and to prepare before it. 

3)Black ink was one of the types of ink and dyes that the ancient Egyptians invented. The depth of the colors were utilized a lot in Egypt. The same colors and inks can and are seen today. The ink helped them  write in hieroglyphs and in hieratic.

4) Egyptian are the ones who invented the door lock. When they invented the door lock it was with a key to unlock and lock the door. Furthermore, now all we have to do is turn the lock on the door to lock it. However, who would have know it was from the Egyptians.

5) Another invention was the pyramid. It was one of their biggest inventions .

In class today we took many notes on the powerpoint that mr. schick was teaching about

• Slaves/ servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties 
• raised wheat, barely lentils, onions 
• Benefitted from irrigation of the Nile 
• Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the after life
• Money/ barter system was used 
• merchants might accept bags of grain 
• scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments
• Scribes wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic 
• Soldiers used wooden weapons w/ bronze tips and might ride chariots 
• over 2000 gods and goddesses 

Class

Today in class he handed back all of our tests. I didn't do well. Also we reviewed the tests and i made corrections because on the final exam we will have to know everything we are learning now.

I was not in school today because i am sick still

I was not in class today because i am sick. Hopefully i can come back tomorrow.

Test

Today in class we took the test. I feel pretty confident that i did well. i hope i get a good grade so that my class grade can be high. After we watched the movie it made me realize how lucky we are to have so many things and others dont. We are geographically blessed!

Class

In class today we reviewed for our test on Monday. Our test will be on the video "Guns, Germs, and Steel". Also we handed back our tests. i got a 85 and I'm very happy with that grade! Hopefully this test on Monday will be another good grade i get back.

class

In class we finished the movie here are some notes

Invented plaster
- too keep house water proof
-warm in winter
- cool in the summer
-limstone
-1,000 degrees heated
- heated for days
-geography was the answer. They were "blessed"

Today in class we continued to watch the movie.

• talked about domesticated animals.
• 14 animals 
• Gotas
• sheeps
• pigs
• cows
• horse 
• donkey
• bactrcian camels 
• arabian camels 
• water buffalo
• llamas
• reindeer 
• yaks
• mithons 
• bailly cattle 
• none of those animals are from australia, africa or north america 
• at the end in the movie, it said that the middle east was geographically blessed 

In class we watched more of the movie and continued to take more notes.

• China grew rice.
• America had corn, squash, and beans.
• Africa had millet, yams, and sorghum.
• People have been farming for 10,000 years.
• They eat giant spiders for protein sometimes.
• Most productive crops=Makes for most productive civilization.
• It came down to geographic luck to get all of these awesome crops, said Jared.
• They used animal dung as fertilization back then.

Test

In todays class we took the first test of the semester. I studied a lot but then we were also allowed to use our blogs and that helped. I hope i did well.

Class

In class today we reviewed for our test tomorrow. We went over things that would help us for the test and so we would understand the powerpoint and have a good idea what will be on the test.

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The earliest cities mesopotamia 

• The district known as sumer occupied the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers 
• population increased dramatically due to new irrigation techniques
• Cities and towns were founded, some with as many as 40,000 inhabitants 
• better storage allowed for diversity 

More on mesopotamia 

• The ziggurat was a sumerian temple built on top of a mountain of earth

A mess o' mesopotamia 

civilization in mesopotamia 

• Domesticated animals 
• King hummurabi of babylon created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi Code"

Mesopotamia- The expansion 

• Indo-Europeans were people from the grassland of the Russian sleppe who introduced the horse to the Near East 
• The warlike Indo-Europeans tribe known as the Hittites settled in Asia 
• The Hittites had a lucrative trade in metals and conquered nearly all of their neighbors 

Prehistory to civilization 3000-1200 B.C

Today in class we started looking at the powerpoint.

From Prehistory to Civilization 3000-1200B.C

•  200,000 years ago a human species appeared
• 14,000 years ago, worldwide human race existed 
• earliest prehistoric age is paleolithic age (old stone age)
• Neolithic age (New stone age) -beginning of agriculture 

The agriculture 

• Also known as the Neolithic Revolution 
• Shift to move permanent settlements centered on agriculture 
• Population rose due to increased ability to care for young children 
• Invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage
• Villagers were polytheists, worshipped many human and animal gods

Todays Class

Today was our first class of Western Civilization. My classroom changed and also many students are gone and many new students are with me. In class today Mr Schick explained the blogs that he does for the new students that have never had him as a teacher. Since the schools internet wasn't working in class we tried several times to create blogs in class but many peoples didnt work so we had to save it till we got home. Im looking forward to this class this semester.