Written Final Exams

today in class we did the written part of our final exams. i chose to write on options A. and D.. i wrote on how geographic luck helped the Ancient civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt. for the second one i compared the government of the united states today to that of ancient Romes. we get most of our governmental ideas from Rome. we only had to do 2 essays instead of 3 because we only had 30 mins.

Rome Test

Today in west civ we took our Rome test. very good. will update with test score:
update- average was like 80.5
update 2- i got an 88

exam and test reviw

today in class we went over all of the Rome notes that we have. we went back through the settling of Rome, the Latins, Etruscan, and the Greeks. we re compared the governments of the United States and Rome. then we got a little bit into the great Julius Cesar. we learned about the saying, "crossing the Rubicon" and more.

class presentations day 3

today we saw mosaic art the Roman pantheon and we presented. we were the last to go and we did pretty good if i do say so myself. however i also learned much about mosaic art and how it was for the rich and they would have it on their wall and floors. i learned things like the pantheon has a hole in the roof that acts as a window but water can get in and il all drains out. i also learned that it is still in use today even though it has been rebuilt many times.

class presentation day 2

today in class we went through the second day of presentations. we saw a cross, and an aqueduct and Roman baths. they were very informational and interesting project. i learned much about the use and construction of the aqueducts. i also learned much about construction, like how common it was for heinous crimes and that in some places it still happens today. Also the concept of the Roman bats are in a way still here. we have public swimming pools and relaxation areas, just like those of ancient Rome.

presentations day 1 food, faces, and pottery.

Today in class was the start of our presentations. we go on Wednesday but three people have gone so far. The presentations included Roman Food, pottery, aqueducts, and the things that they put on mummy faces. all of the presentations were very good and informational.

PowerPoint end

Today we did a small review on the end of the powerpoint. after that we watched a video but we didnt get to finish it. i hope we finish it.

Power point cont.

Today in class we continued to learn about the power point. We learned more on the government and compared it to the government that we have today. Our Republic is heavily based on the Romans. We finished most of the powerpoint and only have a little bit left to go over.

Rome powerpoint

today in class we talked a lot about the formation through the end of Rome. We also learned a lot about the evolution of Romes government. How Rome didn't want any more kings after the proud guy who was kicked out of Rome. they switched to having more of an oligarchy that lasted for a while.

Baltimore

Today in class we did not do any work on ancient western civilization, but we talked about the riots in Baltimore. It is a very frustrating thing but it is important to understand this so that we are hopefully not dumb enough to repeat it.

Roman Forum. Coliseum. Circus Maxims, Aqueducts

Today in class we researched these following things:

ROMAN FOURM- a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged. At the center of most Roman cities was a big open space called the Forum. People met there to do business, to sell things and buy things, to see their friends, to find out about the news, and even to go to school. Usually the Forum had stone pavement, and around the edges there were fancy buildings: temples, and basilicas, and sometimes stores (shops). In some cities the Forum had a platform in it that people could stand on to make speeches. This platform was called the Rostra.

COLISEUM- Measuring some 620 by 513 feet (190 by 155 meters), the Colosseum was the largest amphitheater in the Roman world. Unlike many earlier amphitheaters, which had been dug into hillsides to provide adequate support, the Colosseum was a freestanding structure made of stone and concrete. The distinctive exterior had three stories of arched entrances–a total of around 80–supported by semi-circular columns. Each story contained columns of a different order (or style): At the bottom were columns of the relatively simple Doric order, followed by Ionic and topped by the ornate Corinthian order. Located just near the main entrance to the Colosseum was the Arch of Constantine, built in A.D. 315 in honor of Constantine I’s victory over Maxentius at Pons Milvius.

CIRCUS MAXIMUS- The Circus Maximus was a chariot racetrack in Rome first constructed in the 6th century BCE. The Circus was also used for other public events such as the Roman Games and gladiator fights and was last used for chariot races in the 6th century CE. It was partially excavated in the 20th century CE and then remodeled but it CONTINUES today as one of the modern city’s most important public spaces, hosting huge crowds at music concerts and rallies.

AQUADUCTS- Ancient Roman Aqueducts. An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. 260 miles of duct 30mi of 

Rome

Today in class we took notes on Rome. we learned many things about the history of Rome, like Romulus and Remus being raised by wolves. this is all that i can remember, but we talked a lot about Rome.

Going over Test

Today in class we went over the test for the most part. We didn't have the answer sheet so we were, in a way, retaking the test as a class. I got an 86 on the test which satisfies me. Then we also learned a story of a mans whose name i forget. the man was told as a child that he would kill his dad and marry his own mother. He ends up doing exactly that and he gouges his eyes out so that he never has to see people again.

Test

Today in class we took a test that i completely forgot about. I think i at least got a B though. Yay.

Liam Nesson

Today in class we watched a video narrated by: Liam Nesson

1000 word essay

Today in class we spent the whole time working on our 1000 word essay. it is nearly half of the way finished.

Ancient Greece 2

Today in class we finished the ancient Greece power point. we focused mainly on Sparta Athens, a phalanx, Socrates, Plato, and            .we learned that the discoveries of these ancient philosophers are still very relevant today, and there works are still thought. we learned that Sparta had the best, most rigorous army, and Athens had the best navy.

Ancient Greece

Today in class we further discussed the power point, we learned about City States and the dominate powers of Greece at the time. to be honest that is all that I can think of at this moment.

Last Presentations

Today in class we want through the last three power points. we talked a little bit about each of them and we had some time left over. we went over the 3 Greek philosophers power point with Plato and them. We watched a power point on was and one on Homer.

Academic team

Today in class we started off by doing some of the questions from the academic team competition. Some of the questions were impossible but some i could answer. then we took notes for the majority of the rest of class. we finished class by doing more f the academic team questions and it was fun.

ST PATTYS DAY!

Today in class we made pb&j sammiches and we ate cookies and donuts in celebration of birthdays and st pattys day. we also worked on the prese but not relay.

project 1.1

Today in class we looked up many facts about Pericles and the golden age of Greece. We looked up who he was what a Golden Age is, what the Golden Age of Greece was and we put the information into our Google prese. we have a little bit to finish up on but were almost done

Pop quiz

today we had a pop quiz and i only got 2 questions wrong so that pretty good. You also assigned us a two part project that i am just ecstatic about. the project includes a power point and a 1000 word minimum essay! im so happy i cant even wright my blog anymore.

Project 1

Today in class we listened to the reviews that you got from your human geo kids. then we watched videos of young babies parents make them cry. Then we got assigned projects we got 4. Pericles and the golden age of Greece. Adam Dobson and Josh .A are in my group.

The Odessy

Today in class we took notes on some slides and ten for the rest of class you read us a section of the Odessy. it was actually to my surprise very interesting unlike the book we are reading in English, Into the Wild. It was also very understandable unlike Shakespeare. It was the tale of how Odesyes and part of his crew outwit a giant cyclops that is going to eat them all. they get him drunk and stab him in the eye. then they hold onto the undercarriage of his flock of sheep so when he let the sheep out into the field they can run away. I

cyber day: Greek Buildings

This is known as a Parthenon and is a very important structure that was created in Athens Greece. It was made of ivory and had beautiful gold designs on them. They were dedicated to their God athena and were made primarily of slabs stacked on top of each other to create pillars, a design that would stick around and is still used today.


This is an amphitheater and is another large engineering feat of the Ancient Greeks. It is the first ever version of a theater ever created and there are even some in existence today. they were made of the rock in the side of the hill it was placed on. The use of this is for many people to be able to view something at once.


This is a structure known as a peristyle court and they were common among Greek city-states. they were most commonly made of ivory. this is a structure that was like a square doughnut. it is a square building with a square hole in the middle in which you were able to access for whatever the space was used for. this was a common theme for many temples in which to worship Gods and the design is still used today.

Today in class we spent the whole time listening to how positive that you were that we were going to have off tomorrow. you were right, i think that it was a fine way to spend class and we should have more of weatherman Shick. it was a very progress class period and we accomplished many feats of the social study world.

Going Over Test

Today in class we got our tests back and went over the answers to all the questions. i got all but 5 correct, they were all ones that i was unsure about. i didn't know that the Sphinx was built 4500 years ago, i didn't know an artisan would not be in the white kilt class even though i would have swore i put that as my answer, i disagree that the farmers would need board games because i never gave them that but thats OK ill lose points for a question WITH MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER.. thats all i have to say about that that. then we went over the powerpoint from our cyber day.

Cyber day 3

I learned many things on the first seven slides that i read.the first thing that i learned is that all of the worlds great civilizations were built on rivers.Mesopotamia had the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, Egypt had the Nile River India had the Indus River, and China had the Huang He River. The significance of Greece's location is that it is a peninsula in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Greece is covered in mountains that span long beyond the boarders of Greece. Greece is also surrounded by many powerful places like Italy and Egypt, this means that they had to be strong enough to hold there own in war situations. the main body of water that surround Greece is the Mediterranean sea. however the Aegean sea boarders the left of Greece and the Adriatic sea surrounds the left. The large island beneath Greece is named Crete and i modernly a part of Greece. Athens is on the inner coast off the Aegean sea, Sparta is more land based on the southern tip of Greece but closer to the Adriatic Sea.

test 3

Today in class we took our third test of the semester. it was a 26 question test all about ancient Egypt. i am confident that i did good on it, i had prepared well in the 15 or so minutes we got before class.

cyber day

1. What is the difference between upper and lower Egypt, which part has the delta? lower has delta
2. What is the name of the person known as "ruler of two lands"? pharaoh
3. what is the main class of people that built the pyramids? farmers
4. what is the material that used to cover all of the ancient pyramids? limestone
5. how many girl pharaohs were their in the course of Egypt history?  6

2-25-15

Today in class we went over the power point on ancient Egypt. We learned about the Pharaohs and the pyramids. i learned that the pyramids were made by craftsmen and that they used to be covered in marble. I also learned that they discovered the seasons and that Pharaohs can be thrown out. This was a very progress not taking filled day in west civ.

Today in class we did the pyramid challenge. We attempted to construct a pyramid. we had to choose all of the right aspects. You have to choose the right god, material, food, payment, and so on. My group finished first and we got an A. I tried to do it again but then i just didn't want to fail so i stopped. it took me about 10 tries, and some mean process of elimination to get the right conditions for building the pyramid.

2/23/15

today in class you were not here and we went to an English teachers classroom for the class. In class i went to your blog and re-went over the whole Egypt power point including all of the videos. i made sure that i had sufficient notes on the geography, gods and goddesses, everyday life social classes and so on. i made sure that i understood the social pyramid and that it went pharaoh, government/noble priests, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artists, farmers, slaves/servants. i also made sure that i understood how important the Nile is to them for agriculture. For me this was a very good review class time.

First Cyber Day

1. the first thing that ancient Egyptians created that i find amazing are the huge pyramid tombs that they made for their pharaohs. these tombs took close to 30 years to create and they were made mostly by farmers. they are STILL STANDING TODAY.

2. another creation of the ancient Egyptians that i find quite cool and innovative is the spears and arrows with bronze tips. these were the first full metal jacket weapons.

3. another great thing that they created were the chariots. people in ancient Egypt would use these to ride around in . they were especially used to ride around in by the military. they were pulled by horses.

4. Another thing that the ancient Egyptians did that was very innovative is the use of reeds to make papyrus paper. they used this paper to write there hieroglyphics and hyratics on.

5. The ancient Egyptians even created there on written language out of pictures and symbols. this is a huge feat for anyone to create your own written language used throughout the whole place of Egypt.

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Test 2

Today in class we came in did the announcements and then we had 10 mins to study for the test. I studied in a small group until it was time to take the test. The test was fairly easy and i think i can say that i got at least a B. Once i turned my test in i decided to do my blog for today and get it over with. Then we went over the test that we took a couple weeks ago. i got an 87 which is good for my first test but im sure i did better on the test today then the last test.

Guns Germs and Steele 3

we completely finished the movie today. In the end of the movie he was able to answer the question that the New Guinean asked him in the beginning of the film. Although he is not done with his theory yet, and still has much more research to do on it, he is much further in understanding why some places are truly so much more developed than others. After this you asked us what questions we thought would be on the test Monday and we gave examples from our notes. we have a test first thing Monday morning but i feel that i am well prepared for it.

Guns Germs and Steel 2

Today in class we all but finished the movie. It summed up Jarred's point about how wealth and development of an area was just luck of the draw. he believed that no one breed of human was superior or smarter than the other. he believes that since people with beneficial plants and animals to continue feeding themselves. this stock of food allowed people to specialize and begin inventing new things for themselves. Jarred truly believes that all of the spread of advancement across the world started with something as simple but as important as the food sources they were dealing with, both plants and animals.

Guns Germs and Steel

today we continued the movie Guns Germs and Steel. The movie went back to the roots of ancient civilization to discover why some countries are so much more advanced than others. we looked at how much the resources that were available affected your development. that places that were further along seem to have came from the luck of the draw. we learned that plants and animals played a huge part in the development of civilization. in the end it came down from location.

2/2/15

Today in class we took notes on a movie written by jarred diamond named something Germs and Steel. it was based off of a book that was inspired by one seemingly simple question. Someone from New Gunnie asked him why he had so much more than them. he traveled back to a time when everyone was almost equal. At the roots he is beginning to discover why it is so that some places are so advanced, and some are so far behind others.

I should probably be a bit more specific with my blog... i had the test and i did fine i just should have done a little better. I know for sure i got one question right, the one about the old book. Now that i know what to expect from his tests i will be better prepared for the future in this class.

1-28-15

today in class we learned all of your pet peeves and why you dislike them so much. We learned the proper way to hold the door for someone. We learned to never say "no problem" when you say thank you, but rater your welcome. then we studied for the test, we went over the power point. You made sure we understood the fertile crescent, the paleo and neo- lithic ages. The difference in the way they lived and the technology they had. now we should all  be ready for the test friday.

westciv 1-27-15

today Mr. Shick was not in class so another teacher took roll, and we all studied. I pulled up your blogspot and read the new posts that you had made. The test has been pushed back to give us more time to study. I went to the power-point you uploaded and reviewed it making sure i understood all of the material. Then i had nothing better to do than finish my blog for tonight. I will spend the rest of class reviewing and doing homework.

I do believe i finally fixed my blogger account. On Friday we talked all about the different eras of prehistoric humans. We talked about how humans evolved and progressed over time. At first all humans cared about was finding their next meal. Once the people started to develop tools, and they began specializing in their jobs/tasks they preformed daily. They began to set up more penitent settlements and storing up food. They also began to have farms to grow crops and irrigate water into the land as they continued to progress into the historic era, where they began keeping track and writing things down.