More Knights

    Yesterday in Western Civilization we reviewed the vocabulary for our last test before the final. I had not finished finding the meaning of the words before the class ended, but we had found the meanings to those words at the end of class. Hopefully this test won't be like the last one and I also hope that I can focus on the next and larger exam after this test. Best of luck to all my fellow classmates and best to other people soon to take it too.

Chivalrous Young Lads

     Today in West Civ Mr. Schick started to teach us about the Middle Ages. Although he doesn't seem to like that era and neither do, just because they never really seemed to advance or do anything well during that time. Although I guess you could say that there was the iron plow.... and the giant birds.... But anyway, I hope to have fun learning about the medieval times even though they seemed to be lazier than a pig when it came to new technologies...

Hardest Test So Far

     Today in Western Civ, other than getting to sit behind the new class president, I also finally got back my third test on Rome. This test was quite hard, and although I did not do well by my normal standards; I felt particularly proud considering I missed a full day of class without getting the material. All in all, I guess even though I had not done well on the test, I can still hope for the best on the final, for which I now know what I can study from our last section.

Barbarians Conquer Rome!

    Today in Western Civ class we got a chance to hear about the final days of the once powerful Roman Empire. We learned of how the Romans just couldn't handle the numerous tribes of Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. As they slowly lost power; they were one step closer to their own demise. We learned that the barbaric tribes finally looted Rome in the fifth century A.D. The saddest part of it all, is that the barbarians didn't even bother with the Roman king. They simply threw the fifteen year old boy to the side rather than killing him like they'd do to an actual leader.

TEST

      Today in Western Civ, we had to take what I thought was one of the hardest tests of the semester. Even though it was short, Even I couldn't be quite prepared for it; it being fill in the answer. What made it even worse is that I took the test even after missing Friday's which I believe would've been essential to me doing better. Anyway, while you hear me rant, I still hope I did well; having other tests today and trying my hardest on each.

P.S. Mr. Schick, go check out the video of the astronaunt singing in the first music video in space.

Questions Anyone?

      Today in class Mr. Schick had us study in an unusual way, one that involved both thinking about a question and finding the answer. He tested our knowledge by making us think questions that would be on Wednesday's test. I thought up a few just like quite a few other people in class while others decided to play music and laugh the whole time. I hope that what I study will help me on my test and just in case you want them Mr. Schick here are my questions.

What is NOT one of the things Diocletian did?

What are some of the problems that Rome faced with Christianity? (Short Answer)

In what year did Constantine pass the Edict of Milan?

Sick Day :(

      Dear Mr. Schick,
              I am sorry that I couldn't be in class to see what we did the other day, because I was sick. I hope to be back next class and ready to get back on the lesson.

Christianity in Rome 101

     Today in West Civ we once again talked about Christianity and how it affected Rome and how its leaders reacted to the new religion. This time we learned of people who accepted Christianity like Constantine, and those who persecuted those who liked it like Diocletian. As class went on we were assigned questions to finish for homework about Rome's leaders and what they thought of and did to Christians. My least favorite one to learn about was Diocletian...

Pop Quiz!

         Today in Western Civ after finishing up our review over our test we found ourselves taking notes yet again, but this time was different. This time we didn't watch a video, but we listened to Mr. Schick as he showed us a powerpoint on Christianity. After we finished viewing all the slides, Mr. Schick quickly passed out Scantron sheets and told us we now had a pop quiz. Although I normally talk about how well I think I did. This time I'd like to say I think this was a good idea to make sure people pay attention. I would actually like to see a small five point quiz after every lecture just to make sure we were listening.

P.S. Good job Mr. Schick and I hope you can use a small quiz as a way to make people listen more next year!

Christianity in Rome

         Today after finishing our quiz in Western Civ class we read to ourselves a little bit about how Christianity both spread and affected Rome. In the early days of Christianity, it had been put down by the Romans and any followers of it were accused of "acts against the gods" and either crucified, murdered, tortured, or the worst of all, thrown into the Roman Coliseum and either feed to animals or killed by gladiators. Either way the Christians had a hard life trying desperately to convert the Romans, but eventually they would take Rome as its leading religion.  

Pax Romana

      Yesterday in Mr. Schick's class we not only talked more about Rome, but we also got a new assignment, which was about the Pax Romana. This was also known as the Roman Peace and we have to write a paper on it either alone or in pairs. I once again got paired with my friend Timmy and I hope that we can do a great job on this assignment.

Time To Review!

   Today in Western Civ class we finished watching the videos about Tiberius Grachus and how he tried to reform the Roman empire for the better of the plebians. He tried to not only get their land back from the partritians, but he also tried to get the people their right to vote for themselves for once. These principles which he had inherited from his father also lead to his death, when he tried to get re-elected as tribune and was brutally murdered by the Senate and hundreds of his supporters. His plan was genius.... only his brother can carry on his deeds now...

More Tiberius

    Today in Western Civ we continued to learn about Tiberius as an early leader in Rome. This time, his life was spared by the senate after his friends stood up for him. And he tried even harder this time to help the plebians get back their land. He did this after by becoming tribune and telling the people how he would help them. Just as Tiberius won the vote we also learned that his old friend was already trying to create conflict by lying to the people.
     Will Tiberius beat the senate? Will he help the people? Find this out and more next time in Mr. Schick's Western Civ class!