Today we took our test on Rome. I think I did really good on it, I think I only got a few wrong. After I finished I went onto Mr. Schicks blog and saw that our exam is on Wednesday at 10 am.

Today in West Civ we talked about our test which is going to be on Tuesday and then we talked about our exam and how we are going to take our essay on Thursday next week. After that we reviewed Rome one last time before we take our test.

Today in class some groups started to present their projects. The first group was Kasey and Meredith. They made a piece of roman pottery, they made food, and they brought in "wine" which was really grape juice. The next group was Avery. She had a powerpoint that explained these kinds of paintings called Faeyyum. She made one and brought it in, i think it looked really good. The last group was Stevie and Peave. They made a roman aqueduct. I think it looked pretty good and it actually worked.

Today in West Civ we had one last day to work on our project. We finished up ours by gluing the pieces to the board. All we have left to do is finish our paper now.

Today we had an extra day to work on our projects since we were ahead of the other classes. We started to type our paper because we didn't know we needed to type one.

Today we had a few different substitute teachers. The first group was Kelsey and Jude. They just kind of read off of the powerpoint and they didn't really explain anything. I thought Stevie did a better job because he wasn't just reading off the board.

Today in West Civ Mr. Schick wasn't here so we were able to work on our project. We worked on our powerpoint and we were able to get some of the slides down.

I wasn't in class today because I left early for a doctors appointment.

Today we continued to learn about Ancient Rome. We really focused on their government and also on the Punic Wars.

Today we had fire drill and then we talked about what we were going to do for our project. My group and I decided to build a roman bath and to make a powerpoint for it

Today in West civ we talked about what has been happening in Baltimore the past couple of days. I really think that the riots are pointless because they are just destroying their own city and they are only making things worse for themselves.

Today in Mr. Shicks' class we learned even more about Rome. We learned that Tarquinus was the last Roman Monarch. This was because he took advantage of his power and of his people. After that Mr. Schick rapped to us about Ancient Rome.

Today in Mr. Shicks' class we continued to go over notes about Rome. We learned that they took many of the Greeks technology and ideas and improved them. We also learned that whenever the Romans conquered another city they would let that town be absorbed into Rome and eventually the men could become Roman citizens.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we went over the answers of the Ancient Greece test. Most of the stuff I got wrong was on the philosophers and the dates. Now I know I will have to study those two things before the finals.

Today we took our test on Ancient Greece and we turned our paper in. I think I did pretty good on the test, there were only a few questions I struggled with. Lastly, I think I will get a pretty good grade on the essay because it was typed well and had a lot of information.

Today we finished typing our paper about halfway through class. Once we were finished typing it we started to revise it.

Today in Mr. Schicks class we started to type our paper. We got about half of our paper done.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we finished presenting our powerpoints. Some of the topics were Homer, and the great three philosophers. Lastly, we were given more information about our essay that is due next week.

Today we presented our powerpoint to the rest of the class. Our powerpoint was on Athenian Art and Architecture. I think we will a good grade because everyone put a lot of effort into it. Some of the other projects were on The Peloponnesian War, and Athens and Sparta.

Today in Mr. Schicks class we continued to work on our projects. My group and I have almost finished our powerpoint. We only have one more slide to do and then we will start our essay.

Today in the beginning of class we reviewed Ancient Greece again. After we finished reviewing we took a pop quiz. There were 10 questions and we had 10 seconds to answer each. I ended up getting a 100% on the quiz. After that Mr. Schick told us more about our project.

Today Mr. Schick said we had finished the powerpoint so Mr. Schick read some of his reviews on surveymonkey.com. After that we watched a video about a guy would pretend to cry and then his baby would do the same thing. Then we picked a project idea out of a hat. My group picked out Athenian Art and Architecture. My group includes me, Kyle Wedemeyer, and Avery Dinger.

Today we continued to take notes on Ancient Greece. After we review Greece's geography we went over the different people that lived there. The first to live there were the Mycenaeans. Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and is protected by a 20 foot thick wall. They dominated Greece from 1600-1200 BCE. After the Mycenaeans were the "sea people" or the Dorians. They came in and burnt down everyones palaces and just lived in war-torn Greece. Once they took over writing disappeared and storytelling was the only way of keeping track of past history. That was when Homer the Storyteller came into play. He was the one who created the story of the Odyssey and the Iliad.

     Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagira. Aristotle went to Platos Academy at the age of 18 and he didn't leave until he was 37. When he left he went and tutored Alexander the Great, and a couple of other future kings. This helped him to become famous for his writings because he was able to create a library and write many books for it. His writings included physics, biology, poetry, theatre, and music. Aristotle was know as the first scientist and for this every scientist today really owes everything to him. Lastly, Aristotle impacted todays society because he helped kick off every main subject that we still use.

All great civilizations rely on rivers because they give water to drink, water to irrigate, water to bathe in, and they make transportation easier and faster. Greece is located in mountains and hills and it is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Being surrounded by mountains meant that enemies would have a harder time sneaking up on them and attacking them. Also, being surrounded by the Mediterranen Sea made it ideal because they could easily transport goods to and from their ports. The Ancient Greeks had many religious sanctuaries for many different gods. The bodies of water that surround Greece are the Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea. The large island to the Southeast is Sicily. Both Athens and Sparta are located on the shore of the Mediterranean.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we took our test on Ancient Egypt. Before taking the test we had about 15 minutes to study. I think I did pretty good on the test but there were a couple of questions I didn't remember the answers to.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we went over another powerpoint on Egypt. We took notes for almost all of the class and than we had free time to do our blog. Mr. Schick told us that we are having our test on Friday. I think I am going to do good on it.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we played a game where we tried to successfully build a pyramid. It took me a while but eventually I was able to build a pyramid. It took so long because there were so many different variables such as what to build the pyramid out of, where to build it, and what angle to make it at. It took me about 5 or 6 tries before I was able to complete it.

One major technological advancement was building Tombs instead of pyramids. These tombs were carved into a rock wall and usually had amazing art of the afterlife drawn in them. After one was built all of the other pharaohs followed and created the Valley of the Kings. Another technological advancement was the production of Egyptian paper. This was huge because now they were able to keep stories and write down history. A third major technological advancement was the invention of medicine. There is evidence that some men in Ancient Egypt were physicians. This is a big deal because they were able to then heal people and try to cure illnesses. Another technological advancement was the calendar. This let the Egyptians know that there is 365 days in a year and it also helped them to figure out that there's 12 months with 30 days. One last technological advancements the use of gold as a superpower and as a currency.

Today we went over our test scores on Guns, Germs, and Steel. I got a 93 on it. This is because I got one question wrong and I didn't write the honor pledge. We also went over more about Egypt. Such as   when the Sphinx was made and what it is. Lastly, we went over the different social classes like the Pharoah or the Scribes.

I wasn't in class today because I was on my retreat.

Today we took our test on Guns, Germs, and Steel and Geographic Luck. I think I did really good on it, I think I only got one wrong. We also reviewed our test on Prehistory and Mesopotamia. I got an 84 on it because I forgot about the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hamurabi's Code.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we finished watching Guns, Germs, and Steel. After that we reviewed what we learned and we also went over some questions that would be on the test. An example of a question is how many large mammals have been domesticated. The answer was 14 out of 148. Another question is what are the 3 main reasons civilizations advance. The answer was advanced technology, large population, and well organized workforce.

Today in Mr. Schick's class we had a lockdown and a stay in place drill. We had these to prepare in case anything like that ever happened at our school. lastly, we watched some more of Guns, Germs, and Steel.

     Today in Mr. Schick's class we continued watching Guns, Germs, and Steel. We learned that one main reason that some civilizations didn't move forward is because of where they are geographically. It basically is just about the luck of the draw. Also, we learned that Asia's main crop was rice, America's main crop was corn, and New Guinea didn't have any crops really. Lastly, we learned that out of 148 mammals that are over 100 pounds only 14 have been domesticated.

     Today in Mr. Schick's class we had our test. I think I did good on it, the only reason say good is because I couldn't remember two of the fill in the blanks. Other than that I think the test was pretty. We were able to use our blog for this test which i thought was pretty cool. Lastly, the only thing i'll do differently next time is add in some more information into my blog.

Today in Mr. Schick's Class we had a substitute teacher. We were told that our test was moved back to Thursday. Lastly, we were also told that we would study by ourselves today and then next class we will review with Mr. Shick.

    Today in West Civ we were told that we are having a test next Wednesday. The test is going to be on beginning of man-kind. Also e were showed how to properly send Mr. Shick our blogs web address. In class we learned that humans first started out in hunting packs. The packs were usually no more than 6 or 8. They were always moving to find food, so they were never able to settle down and create cities. Later on the Agricultural Revolution occurred. This was when humans started to realize that they could grow plants and keep animals so they could settle down and create cities. Lastly, we learned that cities grew and had up to 40,000 people in them.

     Today in Mr. Shick's class we learned how to set up our own blogs. We also were told that every night that we have his class we will post a new blog telling about what we did and learned that day. Also, we were told today that we won't be taking notes on our computer because then we will just play games and not get as much done. Lastly, we were told that we need to bring a composition notebook to take notes with.