Today in class we wrote our essays that are part of the exam. We only had 30 minutes to write two essays! We were going to have to write three, but due to the short class Mr. Schick only made us write two. I hope that I do well on the essay portion of the exam.

Today was our first class of the week. We were off yesterday due to Memorial Day. It was nice having a longer weekend. Today in class, we took our big unit test. I wish I had been more prepared because I did not do as well as I had hoped. I thought I knew the material better, but obviously I didn't.

Today in class  we went  over the Rome power point because we have a test on Tuesday.  Mr. Schick told us that we are going to write our essay portion in class next Wednesday because his Academic team is going to Chicago and he will not be able to grade our essays in time.  So, for our exam we will just have the multiple choice questions.  

Today in class we listened to three more presentations. They were all very interesting and very well presented. I enjoyed all three of them. I hope that they all get good grades because they were very well done.

Today in class we saw two more presentations on Ancient Rome. The first presentation was about the ancient baths. This presentation was very interesting and informative. The second presentation was about crucification. This group actually made a large cross and brought it in. I thought it was very creative.

Today in class, some of our class presented their powerpoint. First, there was food and pottery. Then there was a dead mummy face, then Stevie and I presented our project because Jude was not here.

In Todays class, we continued to watch the movie on Tiberius. The rich people were stealing the poor people's land. Then, Tiberius tried to create new laws so that they could get their land back, but the rich got mad and vetoed the laws. Then, the rich people beat Tiberius to death and dumped him into the Tiber River

I was not in class on Friday

Today in class, we learned the new slides that Mr. Schick put on his powerpoint. They compared Ancient Rome and the U.S.A. government. They both contained three branches; Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. They were pretty similar. The main differences were the amount of terms a person could serve and also how long the terms were. There were also a few other small changes between the olden day and today.

Today we took a lot of notes. I was very tired because it was Monday morning. We talked more about ancient Rome. It is hard to summarize the notes we took today because we took so many. I hope that I will be able to remember all of these notes.  1

Today we told Mr. Schick at what project we picked to do for our big Ancient Rome project. Stevie, Jude, and I picked to build an aqueduct. An aqueduct is a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity. This should be a fun project and I hope to do well.

Today in class, we talked about the riots in Baltimore. We all were able to share what we thought about it and have input of our own. We all talked about how bad this is for the city. I hope that the city will be able to rebuild itself. We also take about how the riots might come to Bel Air. I hope that they don't!

Today in class we were given four different topics to research. The four topics were the Coliseum, Circus Maximus, the Roman Forum, and the Aqueducts. The Coliseum was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater. It was the largest amphitheater in the Roman world. The Coliseum could seat more than 50,000 spectators. The building began in 72 AD and took 9 years to build.  

Today we started off by reviewing the notes. We review the notes on Ancient Rome and learned a fe new things. Then I answered the phone and the caller said that Mr. Schick had a special guest. So, he left the room and said he was going to get the guest but just changed into his rapper self; Chi Cago. He sang a rap about Rome to the flo rida song beet. It was very funny but very educational. It was very funny!

In today's class, we talked more about Rome from the Power Point Slides. We talked about the Rome and their great Expansion. We learned that Rome was a military culture. Rome made  improvements to the Greek tactics which made their armies more nimble and effective. Rome was almost taken over by elephants but in the end they lost. Rome conquered this neighboring territory, and forced the people to be part of rome and live in the city. 

Today in class we got our papers back. My group did very well. Then we started our ancient rome notes. Mr . Schick went over the powerpoint and taught us about Rome. I learned many new things.

Today in class we got into groups and brainstormed about a project for ancient Rome. My group is Stevie and Jude. We are probably going to make an Aqueduct. I hope to do good on it!

Today in class Mr. Schick showed us the movies that he helped produce. I knew a few of the movies. He got to meet many famous actors such as Morgan Freeman. Then we watched a short film but we didn't get to finish it.

Today was our first day back from spring break. All we did today was review our test. I was very tired because I haven't woken up early all spring break. I hope to learn some new things before our school year ends.

MR. SCHICK IS BACK! but sadly we had a test. Luckily I thought the test was fairly easy and I think I did good! I am happy because this is our last day of school for a while.

Today we had another sub. Basically the whole class, we just touched up our papers and then studied for the test. I hope I am prepared for the test and hope to do good.

Today in class we had a substitute because Mr. Schick is still visiting his daughter at her school. We all worked on our projects during class. My group is almost done but we just have to proof read. I hope to do well because we have put a lot of effort into our paper.

In class we took even more notes on Ancient Greece. We talked about Socrates and a few other important people. Mr. Schick is leaving to go visit his daughter in the Netherlands. We will work on our paper for the next few days. We will miss you Mr. Schick....... Maybe!

Today we took more notes on Greece. We learned about al of the Greek Gods. It was pretty interesting even though they were all made up. Zeus was related to all of the Greek Gods in some way.

today our class finished their presentations on Ancient Greece. All of the groups did a good job and i could tell how much work they put into it. We have a 1000 word paper also coming up. I hope to do good on both my presentation and paper!

Today we got to present our presentation on Athens, Sparta, and the Pelopenessian War. I think we did very well. Only a few other groups got to go. We took notes on their presentations. Over all they were pretty good.

Today in class, we did some practice questions from the academic team contest that Mr. Schick and his team placed second in. Most of the questions were very tricky but I knew a few of the answers. After that we took some more notes on ancient Greece. After we finished the notes, we did a few more practice questions.

Today in class Mr. Schick was absent ands Mr. Kimble was our sub. We ate PB&J sammitches and also took notes on the powerpoint. It was a good class

Today in class, we worked on our powerpoint presentations. It is coming along nicely. Every person in our group is at the same point on their part of the powerpoint. We are almost done but w have to add a few finishing touches. I hope to do good on this project.

Today in class we got our pop quizzes back. I got a 100%. Then we got into our groups and divided work out between me, Jude, and Stevie. I am doing the Sparta part. We only worked on it for a little and then class ended.

In class today, we had a pop quiz. I am almost positive i got a 100%. It was on Ancient Greece. After the quiz we went over the answers. Then we talked about Gumby. Mr. Schick talked about all of his stories about Gumby in school. His stories were very funny.

In class we watched baby cry. We also got assigned a long term project. Stevie Lutche and Jude Brown are in a group with me. We are doing a project on Athens, Sparta, and the Poloponesian War.

In today's class we took more notes on Greece. We learned many new things. I learned that there are 3 different seas surrounding Greece and not two. At the end of class Mr. Schick read part of a book called "The Odyssey." This book is all about Ancient Greece. I thought it was very interesting.

Today was another cyber day. My assignment is below!



Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist from the time of  384 – 322 BC. He was born in the Macedonian city of Stagira, Chalkidice. When Aristotle was just  18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and stayed there until the age of 37. His writings covered many, many different subjects. This list covered physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government. Some of the things that he is known for are his writings that are a part of his "writing of Diogenes Laertius and others". He also wrote on Rhetoric, Eudemus, philosophy, Alexander and education. Aristotle is considered as “The Philosopher” by many scholastic thinkers.

Today we had a very short class because we had a 2 hour delay this morning. Basically the whole class we talked about the weather for today. Mr. Schick is 100% positive that we won't have school tomorrow. I hope that he is right!

Today we took notes on Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece was surrounded by many, many small islands. Greece was also very mountainous. It was easier to sail from one side of Greece to the other even though it was a farther distance than moving by land. Mediterranean mean two different things. MEDI means "middle" and TERRA means "earth". When you put them together you get "middle of the earth". Athens and Sparta were two different places in Greece but the were isolated away from each other so they were not friendly with each other.

Notes on powerpoint 

ALL OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CIVILIZATIONS WERE ALL LOCATED ON RIVERS!

• Mesopotamia was located on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• Egypt is located on the Nile river 
• India is located on the Indus river 
• China is located on the Huang He river 

Water close to a civilization or country gives them a huge advantage!

Questions-

1. What bodies of water surround Greece?

The Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea surround Greece.

2. What large island is to the south/southeast?

The island to the south/southeast of Greece is Crete.

3. Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other.

Both Athens and Sparta are located at the tip of Greece right next to a sea. Athens and Greece are also separated by water that goes between them but are still fairly close to each ether.

Notes on the Land of the Pharaohs.

The Nile and "two lands".

• Upper Egypt wa a 500 mile long strip of the fertile land along the Nile: Lower Egypt was the wide Land of the Nie delta, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Nile was the major provider of life for the Egyptians. 

Government by a God-King

• Pharaoh was all powerful, worshipped asa God and intimately connected to other major Egyptian gods and goddesses

Today in class we took a test on Ancient Egypt. I thought it was easy to moderate. Most of the questions on the test were on the prezi or in our notes. I hope I did well on this test..

Today we played a game called Pyramid Challenge. We got into to groups of two and had to race to get faith an A, B, or C. I was with Luke Ensor. My screenshot of my victory is below.

Today Mr. Schick was absent and had assigned us to watch 3 videos and take notes. My notes are in the blog below.

Notes on the Videos.


Video #1- The first video talked about the Pyramids. These Pyramids had had many chambers going through them. They used to have large plaques on the outside of them but they are not present anymore.

Video #2- This video takes about a mummy of a man names Heraclitus. They were  Developed to preserve body for the afterlife. First they take all organs out except the heart. Then they cover the body in salt for about 40 days to eliminate all moisture. Next, perfumed oils and plant resins are put on the body. Think layers of resin are used to apply the linen. Then more wrappings were applied.  Mysterious pouch perhaps of religious reasons placed on chest. A  mummified Ibis bird was placed on the chest also and then covered in more wrapping. Then a linen strips were placed and a portrait of the humans face. Then they covered him with a large linen cloth- painted in red with other symbols painted on it.

     Video #3- This video talked about the pyramids and also some of the Egyptian Pharaohs. The most well known pyramids were built between 2575- 2465 BC. Rah and Amen made Amen Rah- conquered all of Egypt. 1550 BCE- Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmosis – Called New Kingdom now. King tut died around 1322 BCE which was way after the pyramids were built. This was my favorite video because i learned the most out of all the videos. 

I was not in class today because I was home sick.
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Today in class we got assigned new seats. We also learned about Ancient Egypt and learned about pyramids and Sphinx. Some of the pyramids were built 4,500 years ago. We also talked about the geography of Ancient Egypt and the Nile River. They used the Nile for drinking water, irrigating, bathing, and transportation. Ancient Egyptians were the first people to invent the sail boat. Every July, the river floods and every October it leaves behind rich soil. We also talked about the ranking of the Egyptians. First was the Pharaoh. After that came government officials, which included the nobles and priests. Then came the soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and then slaves and servants. 

Today in class we took a test. The test was on the movie called Guns, Germs, and Steel. This movie showed the life of people a long long time ago and also the life of New Guineans today and how they have not civilized with the rest of the world. We also got back our quiz that we took last week. I did pretty god on it.

Class started off today with a practice lockdown drill. The whole class had to cram into the safest corner of the room while Mr. Schick closed the blind and locked the door. The whole procedure lasted about 10 minutes. After this, we continued watching the " Guns, Germs, and Steel" video. It showed many techniques used back in the olden days.

Today we continued watching the Guns, Germs, and Steel film in class. This section of the film compared other countries around the world to the middle east. We learned that there are only 14 domestic animal species out of the massive number of species in the world. We also learned that farmers would grow whatever crop would grow best in that specific climate.

Today we watched a movie called "Guns, Germs, and Steel". This movie was about the people in Papua New Guinea. These people have not advanced with other civilizations and still do hunting and gathering. It is very unique to see that on country can remain the same for thousands of years when the rest of the world is changing dramatically.

Today we took a test on Mesopotamia. I felt like the test was fairly easy but i needed to memorize spelling better. Mr. Schick let us use our blogs which was very helpful. I think i did fairly well on this test.

Western Civilization

Today in class, we reviewed more for our quiz on Friday. We are learning about the very first people and Mesopotamia. The Tigris and Euphrates are the two rivers that run through the fertile crescent.

Western Civilization

Today in class, Mr. Schick was absent. We review our notes that we took in class for a quiz on Friday. Tomorrow we will review more for the quiz I am assuming. I hope to be prepared for the quiz when Friday comes.

Today was our first day of class. We learned how to set up our blog and all the rules and policies of this class. We learned that we have to create a blog every day that we have class.