May 16th, 2019

Today we got our tests back and i got a 92 so i'm really happy. I need to remember more about the Roman King's after Caesar Augustus and the Punic Wars for my Final Exam in 3 weeks. We didn't get time to do the book work for the day so i will follow that up on my next blog. 

May 15th, 2019

Today we took the test, i felt really good until the last page. I hope it goes well. Hopefully i'll know by tomorrow morning or such. Need it to be an A.

May 14th, 2019

Today in class we reviewed some more for the test after it was pushed back to Wednesday. I'm really glad we took another day because i was lost in some aspects and parts of Rome. I'm writing this coming back from McDaniel College for a soccer training session. I'm studying now and I feel iffy for the test tomorrow hopefully it will be good.

May 10th, 2019

Surprisingly, there were not many people in class today and it was kinda weird to be honest. Only about 10 and we just went over the powerpoint and the death of Julius "Augustus" Caesar. We take the Unit test on Rome on Tuesday and I'm a little bit shaky on the topic. But I think it will be okay. 

May 9th, 2019

Day 1 with Schick

1. 

Greco-Roman culture- The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures

Pompeii- a large Roman town in the Italian region of Campania which was completely buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius

Virgil- a poet who wrote the Aeneid

Tacitus- a Roman historian who presented the facts accurately

Aqueduct- designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns


5.

It was called the Romance languages which were the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian adding Latin into their languages

May 8th, 2019

Day 7 without Schick:

Assignment: In your blog, discuss this topic: The United States is declining, like the Roman Empire did. You may agree or disagree, but give solid reasons. 

My response: Before we compare, I'll go over what page 177 says about the 3 ways the Roman Empire fell. Edward Gibson says: The empire was just simply too large and the need of conquest destroyed Rome. Arther Ferrill says: The collapse of Military strength and power lead to the fall of the Government. And Finley Hooper says: The empire really didn't fall, it just split and adapted into the new Medieval time period. 

Honestly after that, I think the feared reasons the USA may begin to decline aren't anything like the Roman Empire. First the United States is not hungry for conquest, and we haven't added a state to our nation since Hawaii in 1958. Second we aren't are falling in Military power, the president is doing the exact opposite. In fact in September 2018, President Trump signed a bill to increase the Military budget up to $716 Billion; putting us easily as the strongest military in the world. Yes, i do believe that there are ways that could show US declining and honestly, I think it comes down to the people in the Government. Current President Donald Trump i wouldn't go as far to call a Bigot, but his lack of filter could get us as a nation in trouble. And as much as i hate to say it, the Democrats running against him are just as bad and some are 100% worse. Candidates like Senator Bernie Sanders and his socialist views could easily collapse our economy in a blink of an eye. I mean just look at Venezuela, there has never been a successful Socialist run government: from the USSR, to modern day Vietnam and you could argue China, however there strict laws kind of make it work and it just goes against everything our country stands for. So no, I don't think the two massively successful nations have anything to do with each other.  

May 6th, 2019

Day 6 Without Schick:

1.

Inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a raise in prices.

Mercenary- foreign soldiers who fought for money, felt little sense of loyalty to the empire.

Diocletian- a strong-willed army leader, became the new emperor of Rome in 284 A.D.

Constantinople- The city of Constantine, the new name for the capital.

Attila- a powerful chieftain who terrorized both halves of the empire.

3.
The main internal causes of the fall of the Roman Empire were inflation, serious agricultural problems, destroyed farmland due to wars, and the disarray of the military by the lack of discipline and loyalty.

4.
 Diocletian succeeded by ruling with an iron fist and fixing the previous problems Rome suffered. He split the entire empire in half and ruled the Eastern part, and he doubled the size of the Roman army.

5.
The Germans invaded the Roman Empire because the Huns were invading their land and destroying everything so they had to flee.

May 3rd, 2019

Day 5 without Schick

1. 

Jesus- a jew born in Bethlehem 

Apostles- 12 men who followed Jesus 

Paul- an apostle who wrote many letters and had a huge impact and influence to Christianity

Constantine- Roman Emperor fighting three rivals for leadership of the Empire

Peter- apostle who become the first bishop of Rome and the first Pope

Pope- Head of the Christian Church

3. 

Jesus emphasized God's love and relationship to human beings in his teaching. 

4. 

Early Christians did not believe in the Roman God's and would not worship them.

5. 

The Nicene Creed defined the basic beliefs of the Church. 

May 2nd, 2019

Day 4 without Mr. Schick

The rap and the textbook are both teaching us about the same concept, Rome. But they do it in very different ways and you will learn the information wether you study the rap or the textbook. The textbook teaches it to us in a very direct and robotic way and there are some pictures to go along with it. The textbook also has all the information organized into different sections and we know where to look when we want to find idea or topic. But the rap on the other hand is very scattered with facts but if we listen to it enough it can get embedded into our heads and we can remember it very well. But to be honest i don't think i can sit the rap that many times to remember it. So, I feel like I'll have better success If i  read straight from the textbook because its easier for me to understand