Today in Western Civ we had to write the essay portion of our exams. It is actually a good thing that we took it early because now I don't have to worry about writing essays for the exam. I can just focus on the objective part. I have to admit that I was scared writing the essays because I didn't know whether I would write good sentences or not. But I think that I did well. This was our last class so byyyyyyyyyyyeeeee.
This year was literally the best history class I had because the class was really fun and the people were really funny. I will miss it (:
Here's to sophomore year.
Peace x
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
review test
Today in Western Civ today we reviewed our test on Rome that we took yesterday. This is the second to last class so we will probably just be reviewing for our exam on Wednesday (?).
Oh yeah, we have our essay part of the exam tomorrow because Mr. Schick will be in ChIagco. So yeah, tonight I'll pick three essays and get my notes together to write the essay tomorrow (:
Peace x
Oh yeah, we have our essay part of the exam tomorrow because Mr. Schick will be in ChIagco. So yeah, tonight I'll pick three essays and get my notes together to write the essay tomorrow (:
Peace x
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| Me trying to get to the end of the year |
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
test
Today in Western Civ we had our test for Ancient Rome. I don't really know what to expect for my grade. I'm hoping I do well... A lot of the answers were easy because we basically went over all of that stuff in class and we talked a lot about it so. But I got confused with some of the numbers like with the Senate and House of Reps. for USA and Rome but I don't know.. We are going to find out our grade soon after everyone gets finished. sooooooo.....
My....
Grade....
Is.....
83%
It's not the best grade but it's still passing I guess. I'm going to do great on the exam though soooooo yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh!
Peace x
My....
Grade....
Is.....
83%
It's not the best grade but it's still passing I guess. I'm going to do great on the exam though soooooo yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh!
Peace x
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
more and more and more projects
Today in Western Civ we had more presentations for the Rome projects.
First was Alyssa, Cheesca, and Jess and they made a Roman pot. It was really cool because they showed us their pot and it looked nice. The power point had good information so I gave them a 98%!! Good project.
Next was Rory, Jeremiah, Parker and Dylan and they talked about Gladiator fights- of course. They had a power point and they made a little sculpture. It was pretty interesting. The power point had good information, and they all explained well. So I gave them a 96%!! Interesting Project.
Lastly was Karson, Kendall, and Ellee and they did a Roman game, like Monopoly/Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader. It was actually really cool!! It was really creative considering the fact that they made the board and the pieces themselves. They also kind of made the game up, it was really amazing!
-pardon silence for the greatest phone answerer in this whole class - Jayla Ferguson - who will probably be getting a award soon.
Anyways, it was really great and a good way to study for the test so :) Alright so that was all the presentations!
Until next time, with Zaire Johnson
Peace x
First was Alyssa, Cheesca, and Jess and they made a Roman pot. It was really cool because they showed us their pot and it looked nice. The power point had good information so I gave them a 98%!! Good project.
Next was Rory, Jeremiah, Parker and Dylan and they talked about Gladiator fights- of course. They had a power point and they made a little sculpture. It was pretty interesting. The power point had good information, and they all explained well. So I gave them a 96%!! Interesting Project.
Lastly was Karson, Kendall, and Ellee and they did a Roman game, like Monopoly/Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader. It was actually really cool!! It was really creative considering the fact that they made the board and the pieces themselves. They also kind of made the game up, it was really amazing!
-pardon silence for the greatest phone answerer in this whole class - Jayla Ferguson - who will probably be getting a award soon.
Anyways, it was really great and a good way to study for the test so :) Alright so that was all the presentations!
Until next time, with Zaire Johnson
Peace x
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
more and more projects
Today in Western Civ we had more presentations for the Rome project. The ones today were really cool! First was Jayla's project and she made a pot that the Ancient Romans would have made. It was actually really cool and she explained the project and how they used it well!
Next was a presentation by Arthur and Alex and they did great! They had a power point and made a structure like thing about the architecture of Rome. The structure was really good and that cat was great too. Best part.
Lastly was Caitlin and Trish. Now that was awesome actually! They did diaries from Ancient Rome, a plebian and a patrician. It was great!
Next was a presentation by Arthur and Alex and they did great! They had a power point and made a structure like thing about the architecture of Rome. The structure was really good and that cat was great too. Best part.
Lastly was Caitlin and Trish. Now that was awesome actually! They did diaries from Ancient Rome, a plebian and a patrician. It was great!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
projects!!
So today in Western Civ was the beginning of us presenting our projects for Ancient Rome! My group, Veronica, Meghan, Rosemary and I, when first because we had food. I was very nervous to be honest about my food because it was a weird recipe and it didn't look like the picture. So me being a perfectionists in some senses, I was nervous about what people would think about it. But I think everyone enjoyed our food, so that's great! We served a appetizer (Meghan), the general meal (Veronica), dessert (myself) and the drink (Rosemary). The salad was pretty good, it tasted like it had mint in it. The pasta was good too, I think that was everyone's favoruite. I thought the dessert turned out alright, I don't think everyone liked it but you know.. I thought the Roman drink was great, it tasted very good!
Next was Adam, Steven, and Evan and they did a "rap" song. It was a parody of 'Fancy by Iggy Azalea... It was really good actually, it took them a little time to get the song up, but it was worth the wait to be honest! I though they did great with writing the lyrics. And, yeah, I definitely think it'll be nominated for a Grammy one day.
The last presentation was a power point. It had a lot of information.
So tomorrow there will be more presentation while I'm excited about. I really want to see what everyone else did!
Peace x
Next was Adam, Steven, and Evan and they did a "rap" song. It was a parody of 'Fancy by Iggy Azalea... It was really good actually, it took them a little time to get the song up, but it was worth the wait to be honest! I though they did great with writing the lyrics. And, yeah, I definitely think it'll be nominated for a Grammy one day.
The last presentation was a power point. It had a lot of information.
So tomorrow there will be more presentation while I'm excited about. I really want to see what everyone else did!
Peace x
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| Just blessed you with these beautiful human beings : ) |
Friday, May 15, 2015
BB King
today in Western Civ, we watched a video of BB King (who died yesterday :( ) playing at one of his concerts. It was actually really cool! I personally don't listen to blues or anything, but my grandfather does, being from New Orleans. The guitar playing was sick! I liked the song also. It was all really cool.
For the rest of the class we just worked on our project. My group didn't really have anything to work on because our project is making food. So that's bout it.
Peace x
For the rest of the class we just worked on our project. My group didn't really have anything to work on because our project is making food. So that's bout it.
Peace x
Thursday, May 14, 2015
rome cont.
today in western civ we took more notes on Rome, so here are my notes:
poor plebs:
-how do you keep the plebs happy (revolting)
-poet Juvenal said "[the people] anxiously hope for two things: bread and circuses"
-bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Coliseums) to keep them quiet and distracted.
change in rule:
-Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebs (even though he was ultimately successful)
-military generals worked the angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share.
-soldiers loyalty to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic.
Caesar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)
-highly successful general
-conquered a huge territory of Gaul (present day France).
Caesar - Politics:
-made common people happy
-made friends in high places
.Pompey (general who conquered Syria and Palestine)
.Crassus (richest man in Rome/ever)
-formed a boy group called "The 1st Triumvirate - meaning the rule of 3 man"
Peace x
poor plebs:
-how do you keep the plebs happy (revolting)
-poet Juvenal said "[the people] anxiously hope for two things: bread and circuses"
-bread (free grain from the state) and entertainment (Coliseums) to keep them quiet and distracted.
change in rule:
-Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebs (even though he was ultimately successful)
-military generals worked the angle - lead an army that conquers a land, then give them a share.
-soldiers loyalty to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic.
Caesar:
-Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)
-highly successful general
-conquered a huge territory of Gaul (present day France).
Caesar - Politics:
-made common people happy
-made friends in high places
.Pompey (general who conquered Syria and Palestine)
.Crassus (richest man in Rome/ever)
-formed a boy group called "The 1st Triumvirate - meaning the rule of 3 man"
Peace x
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
*pop*
Today in Western Civ we had a pop quiz! I got an 80% and I was actually pretty upset with myself because I knew the answer to both of the questions I got wrong but I second guessed myself.. :( But for the rest of the class we just worked on our project that is due on Tuesday for our class because we don't have class on Monday. So yeah...
Peace x
Peace x
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
just grab some land!
Alright so today in Western Civ we finished watching the Rome movie. It was a really good movie actually. Filled with eye twitching and grabbing land... here are my notes:
-latifundia: the land that the rich took from the middle class/poor.
-slaves from Carthage replaced middle/.poor for jobs because they worked for nothing.
-they are going to Spain because Spain was apart of Carthage and they didn't want an uprising.
-Tiberius made a peace tardy with the enemies.
-The Senate was upset because of this agreement.
-It was either the peace or death.
-The Senate and the rest of the men were deciding what to do with Tiberius and the general.
-At first, they wanted to punish Tiberius and the general but they then decided to only punish the general.
-When the Senates clapped= a vote.
-Tiberius tries to pass a law that will get the farmers lands back from the rich.
-The law gets vetoed the first time; it is vetoed the second time but Tiberius starts to veto opening up the shops in response to the veto of his law for the farmers.
-Riots started.
-The Senates removed the guy who vetoed and Tiberius got his law.
-The other tyrants started to turn the people against Tiberius.
-The people of Rome believed him.
-The Senates planned to get the people to turn against him, then charges him and kill him.
-Everyone starts to turn against Tiberius.
-Tiberius said to his bodyguard, "If I need you, I'll point to my head" and the Senate lied and said he was telling his bodyguard to get his crown.
-The Senates beat him and killed him.
-There was no funeral they just threw him in the river.
RIP Tiberius and all the land *eye twitch*
-latifundia: the land that the rich took from the middle class/poor.
-slaves from Carthage replaced middle/.poor for jobs because they worked for nothing.
-they are going to Spain because Spain was apart of Carthage and they didn't want an uprising.
-Tiberius made a peace tardy with the enemies.
-The Senate was upset because of this agreement.
-It was either the peace or death.
-The Senate and the rest of the men were deciding what to do with Tiberius and the general.
-At first, they wanted to punish Tiberius and the general but they then decided to only punish the general.
-When the Senates clapped= a vote.
-Tiberius tries to pass a law that will get the farmers lands back from the rich.
-The law gets vetoed the first time; it is vetoed the second time but Tiberius starts to veto opening up the shops in response to the veto of his law for the farmers.
-Riots started.
-The Senates removed the guy who vetoed and Tiberius got his law.
-The other tyrants started to turn the people against Tiberius.
-The people of Rome believed him.
-The Senates planned to get the people to turn against him, then charges him and kill him.
-Everyone starts to turn against Tiberius.
-Tiberius said to his bodyguard, "If I need you, I'll point to my head" and the Senate lied and said he was telling his bodyguard to get his crown.
-The Senates beat him and killed him.
-There was no funeral they just threw him in the river.
RIP Tiberius and all the land *eye twitch*
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| VETO! |
Friday, May 8, 2015
alright
Alright so today Mr. Schick wasn't here so we had Mr. Del Puppo as a sub. So we have to work on our projects. Since Veronica, Rosemary, Megan and I are just cooking, we just decided to work on the paper we have to turn in with it. So that was about it
Peace x
Peace x
Thursday, May 7, 2015
rome video
Today in Western Civ we watched this British video about the subject of Rome that we are on. It was actually really cool to be honest. It was just piggy backing on the power point that we are taking notes on. I hope we can watch the rest of the video soon or next class.
That's about it... peace
That's about it... peace
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| :) |
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
#TOMLINSONSLAYSAGAIN
Today in Western Civ we continued to talk about Rome. We just continued taking notes, so here are the notes that I wrote down today.
5,000 soldiers, not in it for pay (not yet):
- the Roman army's elite heavy infantry
-recruited exclusively from Roman citizens
Group of eighty's a century:
On horseback is the cavalry
Shield, sword, dagger, and armor and tonic
The Punic Wars (264 - 146 BC):
Rome vs. Carthage: three wars
First Punic War (264 - 241 BC):
-naval battles for control of the strategically located island of Sicily.
-Rome wins.
Second Punic War (218 - 201 BC):
-29 year old Carthaginian general Hannibal almost does the impossible: taking Rome (used elephants!!!)
-attacks Rome from the North after crossing Iberia (Spain) and the Alps.
-lays siege to much of the peninsula for 15 years but he couldn't get to Rome (Rome - 2; Carthage - 0 lolz)
Third Punic War (149 - 146 BC):
-Rome wanted to remove Carthage's threat
-Scipio, Tiberius Gracchus, and others mercilessly attacked the city
-Carthage was burned for 17 days; the city's walls and buildings were utterly destroyed
-When the war ended, the last 50,000 people in the city were sold into slavery
-The rest of Carthage's territories were annexed and made into the Roman providence of Africa
Economic Change, Social Upheaval:
-Slaves poured into Italy (50,000 Carthaginians, 150,000 Greek POWS, etc.)
-By the end of the 2nd century BC there were over a million slaves in Italy
-Small farmers lost their land to aristocrats (for little or no money) if they couldn't pay their debts, sometimes because the men of the farm were fighting battles
-Slaves did the work on the farms for the rich
-The big farms became massive estates called latifunaia
5,000 soldiers, not in it for pay (not yet):
- the Roman army's elite heavy infantry
-recruited exclusively from Roman citizens
Group of eighty's a century:
On horseback is the cavalry
Shield, sword, dagger, and armor and tonic
The Punic Wars (264 - 146 BC):
Rome vs. Carthage: three wars
First Punic War (264 - 241 BC):
-naval battles for control of the strategically located island of Sicily.
-Rome wins.
Second Punic War (218 - 201 BC):
-29 year old Carthaginian general Hannibal almost does the impossible: taking Rome (used elephants!!!)
-attacks Rome from the North after crossing Iberia (Spain) and the Alps.
-lays siege to much of the peninsula for 15 years but he couldn't get to Rome (Rome - 2; Carthage - 0 lolz)
Third Punic War (149 - 146 BC):
-Rome wanted to remove Carthage's threat
-Scipio, Tiberius Gracchus, and others mercilessly attacked the city
-Carthage was burned for 17 days; the city's walls and buildings were utterly destroyed
-When the war ended, the last 50,000 people in the city were sold into slavery
-The rest of Carthage's territories were annexed and made into the Roman providence of Africa
Economic Change, Social Upheaval:
-Slaves poured into Italy (50,000 Carthaginians, 150,000 Greek POWS, etc.)
-By the end of the 2nd century BC there were over a million slaves in Italy
-Small farmers lost their land to aristocrats (for little or no money) if they couldn't pay their debts, sometimes because the men of the farm were fighting battles
-Slaves did the work on the farms for the rich
-The big farms became massive estates called latifunaia
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| yes he is. |
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Rome cont.
"We got three government rolled into the one Patricians and plebeians having some fun."
-Rule of kings is replaced by rule of two
Consuls:
-consulus are elected officials
-terms of office: one year
-always aristocrats (patricians)
-patricians traced their descent form a famous ancestor, or potter (Harry Potter) meaning- "father".
-Duties: dealing justice, making law, commanding the army
-One consul could veto the other (reducing the power of the individual)
A challenge from "repair folks":
-fifth century BC - patricians dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs (people).
-plebs were 98% of the population
-how did the patricians dominate?
plebs had to serve in the army
but could not hold the office
plebs were threatened with debt slavery
plebs had no legal rights
No legal rights:
-plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial trails.
-Rome had no laws.
-Rome had just unwritten customs
-patricians could interpret these tot heir own advantage.
So, plebs refused to serve in the military until...
-laws were written out (The Law of the Twelve Tables)
-these laws (on tablets) were posted in public (450 BC)
-tribunes - "tribal leaders" were elected
SPQR - Senatus Populusque Romanum
-designates any decree or decision made by the Roman Senate and People
Res publica - the people's affairs
-brand new republic; ready to run (one direction ahhhh)
-democracy (the people's assembly and the tribunes)
-aristocracy (the Senate - approx. 300 members)
-plus monarchy (the consuls)
-not a tyranny
Government: ancient Roman/USA:
-originally, the US model their new government like Ancient Romans
-it's not exactly the same
-both have three branches of government
executive, legislative, judicial
-have a legal code (ex: Twelve Tables and Constitution)
3 branches - Rome vs. USA:
Rome:
executive
-two consul
-one year terms
-each has veto power
-appoint dictator for six months if war broke out
USA:
-President plus VP
-four year term
-can veto proposed law
-commander in chief
Legislative
Rome:
-senate - 300 people aristocrats - members for life
-assemblies (193 members)
USA:
-Senate - 100 senators (two forms each state - 6 year terms)
-House of Reps. 435 (53 from CA one from 7 states 2 year terms)
Judicial
USA:
-Supreme Court
-nine members
-appointed by the president by the senate
-lifetime terms
Legal Code (Rome/USA):
Rome: Twelve Tables
-publically displayed
-gave rights to plebeians
-not just aristocrats
-only protected free-born
-male citizens (not women)
USA: Bill of Rights
-first ten amendments to the constitution
1. free-speech/press/religion
2. bear-arms
3. no quartering
4. no search and seizure
5. no self-incrimation
6. right to fair trail
7. jury trails
8. no cruel or unusual punishment
9. right to privacy and rights are assumed
10. states have power where the fed doesn't.
-Rule of kings is replaced by rule of two
Consuls:
-consulus are elected officials
-terms of office: one year
-always aristocrats (patricians)
-patricians traced their descent form a famous ancestor, or potter (Harry Potter) meaning- "father".
-Duties: dealing justice, making law, commanding the army
-One consul could veto the other (reducing the power of the individual)
A challenge from "repair folks":
-fifth century BC - patricians dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs (people).
-plebs were 98% of the population
-how did the patricians dominate?
plebs had to serve in the army
but could not hold the office
plebs were threatened with debt slavery
plebs had no legal rights
No legal rights:
-plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial trails.
-Rome had no laws.
-Rome had just unwritten customs
-patricians could interpret these tot heir own advantage.
So, plebs refused to serve in the military until...
-laws were written out (The Law of the Twelve Tables)
-these laws (on tablets) were posted in public (450 BC)
-tribunes - "tribal leaders" were elected
SPQR - Senatus Populusque Romanum
-designates any decree or decision made by the Roman Senate and People
Res publica - the people's affairs
-brand new republic; ready to run (one direction ahhhh)
-democracy (the people's assembly and the tribunes)
-aristocracy (the Senate - approx. 300 members)
-plus monarchy (the consuls)
-not a tyranny
Government: ancient Roman/USA:
-originally, the US model their new government like Ancient Romans
-it's not exactly the same
-both have three branches of government
executive, legislative, judicial
-have a legal code (ex: Twelve Tables and Constitution)
3 branches - Rome vs. USA:
Rome:
executive
-two consul
-one year terms
-each has veto power
-appoint dictator for six months if war broke out
USA:
-President plus VP
-four year term
-can veto proposed law
-commander in chief
Legislative
Rome:
-senate - 300 people aristocrats - members for life
-assemblies (193 members)
USA:
-Senate - 100 senators (two forms each state - 6 year terms)
-House of Reps. 435 (53 from CA one from 7 states 2 year terms)
Judicial
USA:
-Supreme Court
-nine members
-appointed by the president by the senate
-lifetime terms
Legal Code (Rome/USA):
Rome: Twelve Tables
-publically displayed
-gave rights to plebeians
-not just aristocrats
-only protected free-born
-male citizens (not women)
USA: Bill of Rights
-first ten amendments to the constitution
1. free-speech/press/religion
2. bear-arms
3. no quartering
4. no search and seizure
5. no self-incrimation
6. right to fair trail
7. jury trails
8. no cruel or unusual punishment
9. right to privacy and rights are assumed
10. states have power where the fed doesn't.
Friday, May 1, 2015
free day!
Today in Western Civ Mr. Schick told us that we were the class that was ahead of all the other classes so he gave us a free day. I didn't have any work that I had to do today so I spent the class watching the news. Something I never do, but considering the events going on recently. So yeah.. that's about it!
Peace
Peace
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