Western Civ 2018

So remember how we read and took notes on those few pages earlier and then answered the questions. We just did it again but with different pages and questions. I was finished first with the questions and to me they were very easy. There was nothing else to do so I thought I would get my blog done early. Then after I turned mine in, everybody went to turn in their work and there was a huge line of people right in front of me. People had to go back to their seats and do it again and I just had to do it once. I just can't understand how questions that are this easy can be so hard. Well as long as I did good on it then I'm happy. The line is starting to die down so hopefully more people are getting it done and correct and not have to go back to their seats. Well hopefully they finish it eventually so until then I will see you later.

So according to my title you probably realized that the grades we had on the test were wrong. This happened because on the sheet with all of the correct answers, Mr. Schick had one that was graded incorrectly but we all got that one correct so it improved our grades. It made my 96 go to 100. It made most grades go up by a little bit but I think most people were happy about it. After that we finished reviewing the test and then went up to have Mr. Schick grade the questions that we did yesterday that not everybody finished, or did. So then after that little hoopla, people like me who were finished decided to get their blog done so that is what I am doing right now. Well I hope everyone finished their work and got it graded so goodbye until next class.

Today we took a test on all of Rome. People completely forgot about it and were freaking out. It was right there on the board. It was a Scantron test so a #2 pencil was required. I got a 96 on it so I was happy about that. Only one other person got a grade in the nineties like me. Others did really bad on it and the class average was in the 60's. So we heard a lot of complaining and wanting the grade to be curved after that test. Then after that we started to read about the Germanic Kingdoms and how they were united. We had to take notes on it and answer a few questions on it which was very easy. Also Mr. Schick said no computers in class which is another reason why people were freaking out. Well hopefully my classmates learn that it's not the end of the world and mature. Till next time.

So we are now talking about Germanic barbarians and are now heading into Medieval Times. We also talked about the Hagia Sophia. This is one of the most beautiful buildings you will ever see. It has  lot of domes but still is beautiful. We also got yearbooks today and I am only on two pages, better luck next year. Mert actually saw this building in real life and was telling us a little bit about it. It is now a museum but it used to be a Christian church and a mosque. Then we found all this other info on it online and found different pictures of Mert's hometown in Turkey but we got to do our blogs early so that was good. The emperor responsible for building this was Justinian in case anyone already forgot it. So have a nice day everyone.

Well this is it for the Roman Empire, now we know the complete story behind it. So this story has Rome gaining problems at AD 180 which is also when food supplies started to drop. Rome was dived into eastern and western sections. The western section was Latin and only had Rome. The eastern side was Greek and had way more resources. Constantine became emperor of both divisions and after his death they were divided again. Romulus Augustulus was the 14 year old boy in charge whose father was calling the shots. Once his father was killed he handed the thrown over to barbarians. Nobody knows what happened to him after that people think he just left or they gave him whatever currency they used and then he left. Next up is the Middle Ages which we won't spend too much time on.

Today we talked about how the Roman emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. He saw a vision before a battle and it changed his whole belief system and also made that the official religion of the Empire. We also talked about how the Roman empire fell because it was destabilizing in many different ways including economically, politically, and may more ways. People are thinking that this will or is happening to the United States government. Well I'm not sure that I totally agree with those people but it could possibly happen. Eventually the Roman empire separated with Constantine moving to Byzantium and the others were left to rest. So yes that was the end of the Roman empire but I wonder what ancient civilization we will learn about next. So that is what I got for you and hopefully you all have good stuff on your blogs as well.

So we talked about the top 100 most influential people in history according to some guy who wrote a book that Mr. Schick had. Jesus ended up being third overall and Scott thought that Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb was going to be on it but he was wrong. People like George Washington, Muhammad, and even Adolf Hitler surprisingly. St. Paul was number six in the list. There were so many more people and I can't remember who else was on their. Then we started to talk more about Jesus and how he fit in with ancient Romans. Christianity started off as a small cult in which it was illegal. You could be punished in many different ways including crucifixion, eaten alive, exiled from Rome and other ways. Well those sound like really bad ways to go so I feel really bad for those Christians and Jews. So that is what I got for all of you ladies and gentlemen so hopefully you get good notes.