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.