Human Geography Blog 8-29-17

-Rome power spread to the Jews in 63 BC -Rome took control of the Jews in AD 6 -Jesus was born in 6-4 BC in Bethlehem -At 30 he began his public ministry -Jesus had 12 Apostles -his message appealed to the poor -Jewish officials charged Jesus w/ blasphemy -Pilate accused him w/ defying the the authority of Rome -sentenced him to be crucified -rose again in 3 days and ascended into Heaven -Christos mean "savior" or "messiah" -Christianity spread slowly but steady throughout Rome -Paul played a big role in Christianity's development -Paul had a vision of Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus in Syria -Pax Romana allowed Christianity to spread -Paul wrote letters to other believers -In AD 66 a band of Jews rebelled against Rome -Romans stormed Jerusalem and destroyed their temples -western portion of the wall remains and is today a shrine -Jews made another attempt to break free but half a million were killed -most were driven out in exile called

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we took an Ancient Rome test. In my luck the test was open blog, our very first one all year long. I thought the test was pretty easy considering the test was open note there were a couple that I was confused on but they were mainly because i was absent for one class when we went over Julius Caesar's reign. However, I think I still did pretty well on it. I did well on the other questions about the Punic Wars and the government of Rome. I still found it interesting taking the test and seeing how similar America's government is to that of Ancient Rome's. After we were done taking the test the bell rang and ended class.

Tiberus: -ruled from AD 14 to AD 37 -an excellent general but reluctant emperor -after the death of his son, he exiled himself from Rome and left his prefects in charge -he died at 77 Caligula (pervert) -ruled from AD 37 to AD 41 (4 years) -won a power struggle after Tiberus' death -known for his cruelty, extravagance, and perversity- an insane tyrant -assassinated by a group of praetorian guards, Senators, and the imperial court, trying to re-establish the Republic -but it didn't work Claudias -ruled from AD 41 to AD 54 -suffered from many infirmities: a limp, stammering, shaking, slobbering -took over because he was the last adult male in the family -ruled well- built roads etc... and started the conquest of Britain -died by poisoning- wife's plan to allow Nero to rise in power Nero -ruled from 54 to 68 -emphasized the arts -huge fire in 64 -he wanted to rebuild Rome to be majestic -he hugely overspent and even raided the temples for money histor

I was not in class due to a lax game

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we continued on the Ancient Rome power point. Today we took notes on the twelve table and the bill of rights in America. Twelve Tables -publically displayed gave rights to Plebians, not just aristocrats -only protected free born male citizens We can see that the twelve tables are very similar to the bill of rights that was created when America was seeking independence from England. They were laws that could not be violated even by the government. One of the laws on the bill of rights that I found interesting was that quartering was not allowed. It's interesting because you never real hear anyone anymore complain that military is settling in their house and eating their food and stealing their horses. I also found the second ammendment interesting because I'm curious about what exactly they perceived arms to be back then. Were arms AR-15s or were they muskets. I'm also curios whether or not the ammendment will be changed. After

Today in Honors Western Civ we continued with the Rome ppt. Here are the notes that I took: -originally the US modeled their new government on the model used by the ancient romans -both have three branches consisting of executive, legislative, and judicial SPQR executive -two consuls -one year terms -each has veto power -controls the military -could appoint a dictator in a crisis for a six month term 'Merica -president -four year terms -can veto proposed laws -commander-in-Chief of the military SPQR legislative -Senate-300 people- aristocrats-members for life -Assemblies with 193 members 'Merica -Senate-100 senators w/ six year terms -House of Representatives-435 members -two year terms SPQR Judicial -chosen by the Centuriate Assembly -one year terms 'Merica -supreme court -nine members -lifetime terms -appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate

Today in class we took notes off of the power point. Here are the notes that I took: -Rule of kings is replaced by two consuls  -consuls are elected officials  -term of office: one year -always aristocrats (patricians)  -patricians their decent from famous ancestor, or pater -duties: dealing justice, making law, commanding the army -one consul could veto the other  -fifth century BCE- patrician dominance of the government was challenged by the plebs -plebs were 98% of the population -plebs had to serve in the army, but could not hold office -plebs were threatened with debt slavery -plebs had no legal rights -plebs were victims of discriminatory decisions in judicial traits -Rome had no actual laws just unwritten customs -patricians could interpret these to their own advantage -plebs refused to serve on the military until... -laws were written -these laws were posted in public -tribunes were elected -SPQR- Senatus Populusque Romanum -designates a

In today's Honor's Western Civilization class we reviewed the test that we just took. I happened to get a 96 on the test and felt really good about myself. I only got three questions out of fifty wrong on the entire test. After reviewing the test Mr. Schick decided to give the test a four point curve since one of the questions was marked wrong and two others were worded oddly. So that is what brought my grade up to a 96. So, I believe I started the quarter off on a good note with getting one hundreds on the blogs and a ninety six on this test. Today was a shortened class of only thirty-five minutes so that was all that we got done. The bell then rang and ended class for the day. After class I went to Italian Sensation where I enjoyed a pizza and fries with some friends.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we started the new unit of the course which happened to be Ancient Rome. I happened to take very good notes but leave them at school however I remember  most of them so here they are: -Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romolus and Remus -The two were twins whose father was the Roman god Mars and their mother was a princess -they were abandoned on the Tiber River where they built the city of Rome -Ancient Rome is considered to have had one of the best governments of all time -they had pieces of aristocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy -they called it a republic -citizens voted for representatives to vote on things on their behalf -they had two officials called consuls -each consul could only serve for one year and could not be re-elected for another ten years -each consul also had equal power over the other -plebians and patriarchs had a power struggle through Ancient Rome

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we took a test. We were warmly welcomed back to the school with a 50 multiple choice question test that was worth 100 points. I think I did well on it. I found most of the questions to be simple. I think that I may have even gotten a one hundred percent worthy of a two bell ring. After the test we took notes on the next part of the class which I believe is Ancient Rome. -Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people -eventually absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire -At its height the Roman Empire touched three continents (Europe, Africa, Asia) -For several centuries Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse -Out of Judea rose monotheistic religion known as Christianity -Based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, it soon spread throughout Rome and beyond

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we continued reviewing for the test that we will be taking when we come back from break. We talked about Alexander's  museum and how much of an impact he was on the culture and science of Alexandria. After reviewing we watched a movie scene of Alexander's battle at Guagamelala. Alexander used amazing military tactics to defeat Persia's King Darius. I learned that none of Alexander's generals supported his tactics because they all believed that even with all of the luck and gods in their favor they still would not be able to win the battle since they were outnumbered 250,000 to 40,000. However, Alexander trusted his gut and continued his battle strategy. His strategy proved to be successful and allowed Alexander to win the battle. After the video the bell rang and dismissed class. I brought the textbook home as well to study over break and get a 100% on the upcoming test.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we took a vote on when we want to take the second Ancient Greek test. The options were either to take the test tomorrow and be done with it to enjoy our Spring Break, however, if we fail it could be catastrophic to the enjoyment of our Spring Break. The other option was to take the test the first day when we come back from break. We all voted to take the test on the day we come back from breaks in order to have more time to study. After the vote we reviewed Alexander's museum and the art and culture of Alexandria. Alexander had a small observatory in his museum where astronomers studied the stars and planets. Eratosthenes was an astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and what the actual size was. Many great astronomers studied here and made ground-breaking discoveries to boost science. After this the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we discussed, as a class, how much Alexander the Great was an influence towards the Macedonian Empire and the entire south Europe and southwest Asia. Alexander the Great was made king just when he was a shocking 20 years old. His father was the previous leader of Macedonia and was about to conquer Persia when he was killed. To honor his father's dreams Alexander decided to conquer Persia. This is when Alexander first came into contact with King Darius II. Alexander defeated Darius causing him to flee the country. Every time Alexander's troops came into contact with Darius' troops it was a slaughter. Darius' military tactics were nowhere near as powerful as Alexander's. Alexander eventually completely conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander carried on to conquer parts of India and southwest Asia. His reign lived on until he and his troops returned home after 11 years of over 11,000 miles of walking. Once he returned he died.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization the final group finished their presentation on Ancient Greek pottery and finished the class by taking notes out of our textbook. I found the pottery project very interesting. It was neat to see the way they made pottery by molding it and eventually putting it on the wheel like you see in the movies. They then painted it to make it look Greek and attached handles on it. I also found it interesting how creative the Greeks were and how competitive they were. Greek artists would literally paint on their pottery and say that they were better than another particular artist in Greek. After their presentation we took notes from the textbook. The notes from the textbook were basically about Alexandria and how beutiful it was. It was so beutiful that it attracted people from all around the world. The pages also talked about how philosophy made a personal change towards people's lives. After this the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we took notes on pages 142-145 in our comp books. During my reading I found many interesting facts about Alexander the Great. Alex became king of Macedonia when he was just 20 years old. After he conquered the Greek city-states he pursued on his father's attempt to invade Persia. He showed up to Macedonia with a 20,000 person army outnumbered by about 20,000 people under King Darius. Alexander used a 16 levels deep phalanx with a cavalry charge behind it. This caused Kind Darius to flee. Alexander ended up winning so many battles that Darius offered him a majority of Persia allowing Darius to have some of the land. However, Alexander did not accept it and eventually conquered all of Persia. Alexander had some more conquests but after traveling 11,000 miles in 11 years his troops were ready to go home. So, Alexander and his troops returned to their homes in anger. Alexander soon died from a fever after. After this the bell rang and ended cla

Today in Honors Western Civilization we finished presenting our Ancient Greek projects. The group that presented today was the Olympics group. They made a video describing and acting out what would happen at the Ancient Greek's Olympic ceremonies. If the athletes were to win a competition they would win an olive branch. They would have the discus throw where they would throw frisbees that were way heavier than what they are today. The person that threw their disc the furthest won. They also had sprinting competitions where the fastest sprinter won. They also had wrestling matches. Finally, they had the chariot races where armored men would stand or sit in a light, wooden chariot pulled by horses. They would typically do seven laps around their track. The fastest racer would win. After the presentation we talked about Mr. Schick's awesome career in movies until the bell rang.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we presented our projects that we have been working on. To start of the day the 1st group that presented was the group that made honey cake, bread, and oil (they also served sparkling cider in the place of wine). They then explained how honey and wine were staples in the Greek diet and consumes at almost every meal. After that group, the next group came up and presented their model of a trireme. I found the trireme very interesting because it was used as a battering ram to destroy other ships. It was also rowed by 170 to 180 men across 3 levels on the ship. The model was also pretty cool because Owen included broken ships that it destroyed. After that group it was our turn and we presented our trident and phalanx model. After our presentation the bell rang and ended class.

Today we continued working on our Ancient Greece project. I decided to team up with the one and only Dominic Comello. Instead of building a catapult we are going to build a model of the Anxient Greece phalanx. I find this much easier and much more relevant to Ancient Greece. We decided we will get a piece of cardboard and make it look like grass. We will then put LEGO characters on to act as soldiers and use some long wood sticks like chopsticks for spears. I think this project will turn out very well

Today in Honors Western Civilization we worked on our Ancient Greece project. I decided that I will build a catapult just like the Ancient Greeks used. So today I began researching Ancient Greek catapults and the physics of them. I found it very interesting that the original engineering of the catapult was forgotten during one of the many plagues. The engineering is actually quite simple. It is done all using tension and releasing it. I also found it interesting that the Greeks used several different types of catapults. After this the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we finally finished watching the Crash Course on philosophy. Here are some of the notes that I took over the course of the entire video: -Metaphysics- the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge -Epistemology- The branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge -The Value Theory consists of two branches -Ethics- the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge -Aesthetics- the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of beauty -fallacy- a failure in reasoning or flawed reasoning that leads to an invalid or unsound argument The steps to philosophy consist of- 1. Try to Understand 2. Critical Evaluation After taking these notes people in the class tried to explain how we never actually see color, however, I still do not understand it at all. After all the debating the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honors Western Civilization we talked about philosophy more and continued watching the Crash Course on philosophy. Today the main point was really about how people's ethics tie in with their beliefs and philosophy. Mr. Schick told us a story about how he was in Chicago walking into a bagel shop and spotted a homeless man. Bob then told us that he bought the man a meal and talked to him for a little while. After all of this it made Bob think. This is a prime example of how our ethics shape our philosophy. The way we think and know what to do all shapes the way we think about philosophy. The other branch was aesthetics. Aesthetics is the study of beauty. So, knowing something beautiful can also contribute to the way that we think about philosophy. After this the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honor's Human Geography we watched a Crash Course on Philosophy and all of its different definitions. Philosophy can be described in an infinite amount of ways. One example that we learned was "questioning the reality of nature".Another definition was "is the world made up on energy and matter or does it all just happen." This definition really made me think. We know that certain things in the universe are made up of matter and things happen using energy. We also know that matter makes up things. But, what makes up matter? Particles? If so, what makes up particles? The questions and answers would keep going on until you get to the 'ultimate answer'. This answer would be the answer to everything in life and would provide a logical explanation towards everything the universe has to offer. After watching the video and talking in class, the bell rang and ended the day. '

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we started the project on Ancient Greece. We had the option of making food, recording a video of us performing olympic events, or something else very creative. My group was originally going to build a model of a trireme and write a paper on it. Then we decided we were going to change our minds and build a statue of Socrates and base our paper off of one of his books of philosophy. However, I came up with the best idea ever of building an Ancient Greek catapult. I personally think that this is the best idea ever. I am still thinking but I think that this is a creative idea. I will most likely construct the catapult with popsicle sticks and rubber bands. My group and I will also construct a paper about the catapult. Today in class I started looking at how the Greeks used a catapult and how to construct a catapult. After this the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honors Western Civilization we finished the Ancient Greek Google Slides Presentation. Here are the notes that I took today: Socrates: -looked to science and logic for explanations of how the world worked -the Socratic method fostered critical thinking -"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think." -charged with impiety and corrupting the youth  -he described himself as a horse fly and Athens as a horse - asked for free dinners for what he has done - found guilty and sentenced to drinking poison hemlock Plato: - Plato was a student and follower of Socrates - he wrote out Socrates' teachings and described his trial in Apology - Republic was Socrates' discussion of justice and the ideal books on philosophy ever written Aristotle: - a student of Plato - he helped foster the idea of Athens as an intellectual destination - his school- the Lyceum- focused on cooperative research- building on knowledge gathered from all

Today in Honor's Western Civilization some people had to make up the test, so the people already finished took notes from our text book. Here are the notes that I took today: -Plato- a student of Socrates and writer of the Republic -in his ideal society all citizens would fall naturally into 3 groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class -the person who was the smartest from the ruling class was chosen as philosopher-king Aristotle- questioned the nature of the world, human belief, thought, and knowledge. -worked in psychology, physics, and biology - tutored King Philip II's son Alexander -a major branch of Greek art was sculpture -the most important type of building was the temple Nike of Samothrace- statue of Nike the goddess of victory to honor a sea battle Red and Black Pottery- pottery that had a unique design of Greek Mythology The Parthenon- a notorious Greek temple built to honor Athena Dramatic Masks and Theater- Greeks wrote comedies and tr

Today in Honors Western Civilization we had a test on Ancient Greece. I think that the test went well there were about 3 questions that I had trouble on. I now know that Macedonia is at the very top of Greece. I also now know that soldiers that helped tyrants take over were called hoplites. After we got finished taking the test we took notes on pages 134-141 in our textbooks. Reading this section I found it very interesting that the man named Pericles led Greece to their Golden Ages. He came up with the idea to pay government officials which has never been done before. This made the people of Athens very motivated and government participation went up very much. Throughout this entire tie tensions were heating up between Sparta and Athens for pretty petty reasons. They basically were arguing over whose city state was the best. This eventually led to a war called the Peloponesian War. Athens tried to contain Sparta to the water so their navy could defeat them. This worked for a while unt

Today in Honors Western Civilization we had a review day for the upcoming test tomorrow. We watched the 46 slide power point on Ancient Greece and copied any notes that we may have missed the first time. Before this review day I actually thought that Hipias was Cleisthenes son, but now I know that Cleisthenes actually overthrew Hipias to take control of Athens. After the overthrow there was a power struggle between Isagoras and Cleisthenes. Isagoras had the support of some aristocrats and Sparta while Cleisthenes had the support of the majority of Athens. Isagoras eventually became a tyrant in Ancient Greece. Cleisthenes' followers overthrew Hipias and invented Democracy in 508 BCE. This was the first time a group of people overthrew their government to start a democracy. Citizens would come in to vote on a law by dropping a black or white stone into a basket. The rest of history shows that it really worked out for Greece.

Today in Honors Western Civilization we watched a movie about Ancient Greece that covered everything from Aristocrats to gods and goddesses. Some of the notes I took during the movie: -Spartans were expected to leave home to go and train at army barracks at the age of 7 -They would start real battle at age 30 -They were expected to serve until they were 60 -Spartans wore red capes to hide their blood from the enemies -He did not like that which made him take over Athens and start a democratic government -Greeks diet is made up of grains, olive, and fish -Greece is right next to the Persian Empire -The Mediterranean is located right under Greece -The seas around Greece functioned as water ways for trading and a huge place to get fish -potters workshops were located in the caracas -Greek potters came up with a complete new style of painting -Hippias was a tyrant and took advantage of his power -Cleisthenes took control of Athens heroically and introduced Democracy -The Olym

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we continued on the Ancient Greece Google Slides. The notes I took in class: Zeus -ruler of heaven and Earth -father of Athena -god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice -had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts Athena -goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare, intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts - She was born from Zeus' head full formed and armored -the patron of Athens Apollo -god of music, arts, knowledge, and wisdom -son of Zeus and twin of Artemis -associated with the sun, his sister with the moon Poseidon -god of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes -brother of Zeus Aphrodite- goddess of love, beuty, desire, and sexuality. Her loves included Ares, Adonis, and Anchises Demeter- goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture. She is Zeus' sister -Greeks were certainly a warlike people -Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry -started training at 7 -Athens had

Today in Honors Western Civilization with Mr. Schick we had an extremely interesting and weird class. It started off with just some people clapping when ever Mr. Schick said something. But, then I asked to use the bathroom and was then shunned and asked by my fellow classmates to leave. And since I don not have a Mac I was not able to communicate with the class nor know what was going on. So, at this point I gave up on trying to figure out what was going on. It got to the point that they were communicating by writing on the board. Now, I got really confused when they expresses that it was a protest and then started playing songs about victory. To top it off they all stood up at 1:00 and dabbed. Even after writing this blog I'm still not even sure what exactly happened today in class.

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we continued on the Ancient Greece Google Slides Presentation. We started off on an ordinary slide about Greek gods and godesses and somehow I got the class on a discussion about Ryan Gosling and a cult that dresses up in Santa clothes. We just basically got onto the subject of questioning. This topic really makes me question my entire life and everything that I know. In a way, there is no one that absolutely knows that the Greek gods were not real. However, we simply believe what the archaeologists and history textbooks say. Why? Why do we have to believe what they say? Why can't we question? After having Mr. Schick I have learned to only believe something if there is factual evidence supporting it. And I'm not going to let any famous person that thinks they know anything change my view away from something. In my opinion when no one questions anything it creates a society where everyone thinks the same way and believes in the same thin

Today in Honors Western Civilization we continued working on our textbook project. Here is what out group has come up with so far: Shortly after the Mycenaeans who were very advanced in all forms of math and writing fell apart, the Dorians moved in and took over. However, the Dorians were not as advanced as the Mycenaeans. The period of time that the Dorians were rulers was known as the “Dark Ages”. During this time period writing disappeared for more than 400 years. So, for more than 400 years not one record was taken. Everything was passed through Greek oral tradition. Greek oral tradition is how the Greeks passed down their stories through word of mouth. Many people became storytellers and wandered around Greece telling stories in exchange for food and shelter. However, the advancement of the Dorians was not enough to run Greece. Due to this they looked towards trade to keep the dynasty going. But, the trade couldn’t make up for the advancements that they didn’t have causing them

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we learned about the project we will be starting where, as a class, we make a textbook about the information about Ancient Greece we've learned about so far. My group got stuck with Homer and Literature. So, we will most likely be talking about the stories Homer told like the Oddysse and Illiad and the great 'homeric question'. We've decided we're going to work off of the notes we've taken like these: Blind storyteller composed stories of the Trojan War c. 750-700 BCE. popular for telling stories of his courageous journeys. He told stories or "epics" of Zeus and his relationships. Told of the Odyssey- 12,110 line story. Homer may have been a mythical creation himself A blind, wandering minstrel; a heroic figure said to have told of the Iliad and the Odyssey. May be the culmination of many generations of storytelling or... Homer actually existed and he was just that amazing The Od

Today in Honors Western Civilization with Mr. Schick we continued on the Ancient Greece Google Slides presentation and took notes in our books. In today's slides we went over how direct democracy works. Here are the notes I took in class today: -A new Form of Government -citizens could participate but only one fifth of Athenians were citizens -after several years, Athens practiced a direct democracy - Direct Democracy notes - where the state is ruled by its own citizens -rule is based upon citizenship -majority rule decides vote -in the agora, citizens argued, made speeches, then voted with white and black stones -it was first practiced in Athens under Cleisthenes around 500 BCE I also found it interesting that it wouldn't even cross men's mind to cheat by throwing in a couple extra stones. They just respected the system so much that they wouldn't think of it. Same goes for women not even attempting to vote. Everyone loved the system so much that they didn

Today in Honors Western Civilization we continued on the forty six slide Google Slides and continued to take notes in our book. Before I forget, IN 508 BCE DEMOCRACY WAS CREATED IN ANCIENT GREECE. Now, here are some notes that I took in class today: -Hippians was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE -his brother was murdered, and his rule became harsh -eventually he was exspelled from Athens -in revenge, he began working with the Persian King Darius I, helping them invade Marathon -with Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes took control -Isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta -Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians -Isagoras becomes archon eponymous -he ostracizes Cleisthenes -Cleisthenes' supporters and Athenian citizens revolt against Isagoras -they trap Isagoras on the acropolis for two days-on the third day he fled and was banished -Cleisthenes- definately a member of the elite       -very rich       -crafty politician

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we read pages 128-133 in our textbooks and took notes on the pages and then continued on the Google Slides presentation. While reading the pages I found it very interesting on how the Spartan Society was ran. Instead of being a democracy like the rest of Greece, they decided to be whats called a military state meaning their military was their government. Because of this military state title they had one of the strongest militarys ever. In the Spartan society you were forced to leave the house as 7 year old boy and were sent to army barracks where you trained and learned how to fight all the way up until you were 30. Once you were 30 you would join the fight in their formation known as phalanx. Phalanx is when you have a group of foot soldiers holding their long spears in front of them and once that line was killed the next line would move in. You were expected to fight in the army until you were 60 years old. Even the woman in Sparta lived hard

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we listened to book 9 of the Oddyssey by Homer. Before we started Mr. Schick talked to us about distractions in the classroom and he decided that it would be best to go back to our old system where we place our phones on the back shelf and keep our laptops closed unless told to open them. After this we began listening to Book 9 of the Oddyssey. These are the notes that I took during it: -goats -feasting -traveling by ship -strange land -a giant monster man-mountain -wine -sharing gifts -needed to be diluted -flocks of sheep -sacrifice to gods -huge boulder blocking cave exit -fire -hospitality -cyclops don't care -oddysseus is crafty -he ate 2 guys -his club is as big as a ship's mast -oddysseus: "my name is nobody" -drills a burning mast into cyclops' eye -escape by clinging to sheep's bellies -trash talk -a fatal flaw? pride?

Today in class we continued the Google Slides presentation on Ancient Greece and continued to take notes in our comp books. Here are some of the notes that I took in today's class: -around 1200 BCE the mysterious "sea people" began to invade Mycenae -the Dorians moved into this war-torn region, dominating from 1150-750 BCE -Dorians were far less advanced -the trade-based economy collapsed -writing dissapeared for 400 years -Greek oral tradition-stories passed on my mouth -Homer lived at the end of these "Greek Dark Ages" -he composed stories of the Trojan War -The lliad- probably one of the last conquests of the Mycenaens (The Trojan War) -The Odyssey- Oddysseus attempts to return home after the Trojan War, being thwarted by the angry god of the sea, Poseidon -The Odyssey was 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter -the "homeric question"- Homer may have been a mythical creation himself -a blind wandering minstrel; a heroic figure -lliad and O

Today was a rather bland Honors Western Civilization class. We continued with the 48 slide Google Slides on Ancient Greece and completed our note taking on pages 118-126. Here are some of the notes that I took today: -fertile valleys cover 1/4 of Greece -diet consists of grains, grapes, olives, and FISH! -lack of resources most likely led to Greek colonization -Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus, protected by a 20 foot thick wall TROJAN WAR NOTES: -Greeks have fought in many wars over time -Trojan War- fought in 12th or 13th century BCE -part of Greek Mythology -believed to be fictional because of gods and goddesses until the 19th century excavations -the goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were given the "apple of discord" -Paris judged Aphrodite as "the fairest" -Aphrodite made Helen fall in love with Paris who took her back to Troy -The Greeks developed myths about their gods After taking these notes the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honor's Western Civ we continued in reading pages 118-126 and taking notes on the text and also the power point which we continued today. Here are some of the notes I took on the text about Ancient Greece: -The sea shaped Greek civilization -Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Black Sea were transportation routes for the Greek -Mountains covered about 3/4 of Greece -Greeks developed small independent communities within each valley of mountain -temperatures averaging from 48 degrees to 80 -climate supported an outdoor climate -Indo-Europeans that migrated to Europe were known as Mycenaens -In 1500 BC the Mycenaens came into contact with the Minoans -Mycenaens fought a 10 year war against Troy known as the Trojan War -Trojan War stories were thought to be completely fictional -excavations proved they were partly true -Dorians burned down Mycenaen villages after the culture collapsed -Dorians spoke a dialect of Greek -Dorians were not advanced so they collapsed -Du

Today in the wonderful Honors...Western Civ class we just jumped right into the textbook and started reading and taking notes about Ancient Greece. We read pages 118-126 and took notes. Here are some of the notes that I took: -democracy developed in Ancient Greece -Alex the Great expanded the Greek Empire Here are some dates from the timeline I copied: -2000 BC Minoan Civilization prospers on Crete -1780 BC Mycenean culture thrives on Greek mainland -1472 BC Hatshepsut, woman pharaoh, begins her reign -1200 BC Trojan war takes place -1027 BC Zhou Dynasty begins in China -850 BC Assyrians expand their empire -750 BC Greek city-states flourish -500 BC Zapotec of Mexico build Monte Alban -479 BC Greece triumphs in Persian Wars -334 BC Alexander starts to build his empire -321 BC Chandragupta founds Mauryan Empire in India After taking these notes the bell rang and ended class.

Today in Honors Human Geography we had our LAST class ever. To end out the wonderful semester we had a world leaders test. The test went pretty well I think. There were only a few that I was a little confused on. Other than that I think I got an A on it and hopefully locked in The A for the semester. After I finished the test the rest of the period was ours so I just went on my laptop and finished up some homework that I had gotten earlier that day. However, we sadly learned that we will be loosing two students in Michael and Ashley. But, we are gaining two students who I can't remember the name of. In conclusion, it was a great semester and I'm looking forward to an even better second semester in Western Civilization.

In today's Honor's Human Geography class we continued on the Powerpoint on world leaders and continued to take notes on them. The first president we talks about was President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Bashar is a very corrupt leader who will burn opposing voting ballots or even killing opposing candidates. During the Arab Spring people rioted in Syria. When this happened Bashar literally dropped bombs and chemical warfare barrels on his own citizens. Many people believe that Bashar is committing many war crimes. Another leader was Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is a very gentle and law-abiding leader. He was an activist from a young age and Canada's youngest Prime Minister. We also learned a little bit about Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Nethanyahu. He was an advocate for an international cooperation to fight terrorism. Another leader we learned about was our own president, Donald Trump. Trump is listed as a businessman, billionaire, author, rea

Today in Mr. Schick's Honor's Human Geography class we talked about world leaders, their backgrounds, and what their trying to do in their country. The first person we talked about was the President of Mexico, President Pena Nieto. Nieto is known as the "teflon candidate" because it seems as though nothing sticks to him. He had three children with his wife, but he also had two others with a mistress. It is also believed that he had his wife killed. Another leader that I found very interesting was the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. What I did not know about Angela Merkel is how smart she is. Merkel has a PhD in Quantum Physics. Now, it's hard to just get a PhD much less in Quantum Physics. The final leader that I found interesting was the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi has the classic "rags to riches" story. He was born into the poor section of the Indian Caste System. Dodging arranged marriages he was able to graduate from H

Today in class we talked about our political figures project.

Today in Honor's Human Geography with Mr. Schick we were greeted with an extremely cold room that was about 60 degrees fareinheight. On top of the frigid temperature, in the relaxing days of winter break I forgot my locker combination. So, I showed up to Mr. Schick's class without any of my books. Luckily, I was able to get a piece of paper and a pencil from some generous people in our class. After that we took notes on what exactly a nation is and what makes up it. We learned how a nation is classified in country, state, and city. We also talked about what an institution is. The Dictionary defines institution as a    society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose. Examples of institutions can be fast food, cars, public schools, etc. Mr. Schick explained how everyone used to go to Church every Sunday and rest every Sunday. Now the group of people who don't identify as a religion has been institutionalized and people now work on Sund