Western Civ. Blog

Today in class we basically did what we did yesterday. we just sat in class and took notes watching a video and listening to our teacher talk. i feel like i took good notes but the couldve been better. it was really hard trying to figure out what was important and what was not. the guy in the video mad everything seem important even if it wasnt at all. we honestly just copied down a bunch of questions and talked about them in class. it was an overall decent class today.

Today in class we go our tests back and I didn’t do as good as I expected. I wasn’t happy at the moment. We also looked at a power point and took a whole lot of notes. It was all about physiology. There were a ton of questions and we were just basically copying all of them down. We also watched a video about physiology. It was pretty cool and interesting and I think it helped with my understanding of physiology. We took notes all the way until the end of class which was pretty boring but I can deal with it as long as we don’t do it everyday.

today in class we were supposed to get our test back but we couldn't because someone else had to finish it. Todays class was also pretty fun, we were told we have a project due in 3 weeks so it was good to know early so we can get stated faster and be more accurate. My part of the project is to make armor and shields out of cardboard. It is going to be fun because i have all my friends in my group. We all work well together too so that will make it easier. Im not sure how im going to go about making the armor but i think i have an idea. It will be fun.

Today in class we talked about a man who talked to little children and he relied on scrience rather then gods and all the things the normal people believed in, our teacher told us that he got in a lot of trouble for what he did and when it went to court there are over 500 member that we’re deciding whether we was guilty or not. The thing is, he didn’t even deny what he did. He told them that he did it and that he would take the death penalty. So he did. He had to drink poison which killed him slowly. He had a horrible death. Today the Greeks think of him as one of the smartest people to ever live.

Scott Smith                                                                                                                                   2-20-18 Today in class we just read through what we didn't finish last class,  it was about Democracy and Greece's golden age. A man named Pericles led Athens during this period. I learned what a direct democracy is, its citizens rule directly and not through representatives, was important legacy of periclean Athens. I also learned what classical art was which is their values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion became the standard. It was really interesting and got my attention right away.

Scott Smith                                                                                                                                   2-16-18 Today in class we took our test and i feel like i did a pretty good job, i feel like i did good on most of the fill in the blanks, i feel like i did really good on the map part. Overall that class was fun because after the test we just got to sit there and really do nothing. We read in the text book but once we were done that we could just sit there. It was a fun day. not just because i feel like i did good on the test but because we got to chill in class after.

Scott Smith                                                                                                                                   2-13-18 Today in class our teacher told us that we are going to have a test this Friday. I feel like i know the subject a little but not as much as i need to know it, so i emailed my teacher and asked him if we could meet. He hasn't answered yet. I hope he is able to help me out a little so i can get a little better about the subject. also in class we got our essays back. we did a lot worse then we though. we didn't do bad but it wasn't what we expected. we did get a few extra points because he missed something so my grad...

Scott smith                                                                                                                                    2-12-18 Today in class we learned about some really interesting stuff. We learned about the Persian war that lasted a really really long time. It lasted 68 years. So basically all of the people that fought in the beginning of the war were almost dead by time the war ended. They had metal weapons shields, and iron armor. young boys at the age of seven would start to train for warfare. They would train all the time until they were in a war and about to fight. And even though Persia was a lot bigger then the greeks, the gre...

In class today mr schick wasn't feeling well so he just let us kinda do what we want. although we read in the textbook we also did other homework. When i read. i read about rule and order i greek city states, greek political structures, tyrants seize power, building democracy, athenian education, sparta builds a military. All of the things we leaned were very interesting. especially the one about sparta building an army. in class we didnt do much other then that so i dont know what to write about now. all i have to say is that it was an interesting class

today in class we learned about the greek gods. my favorite god was Zues because he is the  ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. we also learned about Dionysus who is the god of wine and was the son of Zeus (a god) and of Semele (a human princess). we also learned about Athena who was Goddess of wisdom, skill,  warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts. there were more gods but i thought those were the coolest ones.

Today in class we typed our essay. Here is some of  what i wrote. " The leaders of Greece had a big impact on Greek history. Leaders such as Cleisthenes, Isagoras, Draco, Solon, and Hippias. All of these leaders had a big impact on Greek history in their own way. Draco, who started ruling in 621 B.C. was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece . He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court. Under Draco, death was the punishment for many crimes that were commited. "

Scott Smith                                                                                                                                     2-1-18 Today in class we got our pop quiz back and i didn't do good. After that Mr Schick told us that we have to type a group essay. I was really nervous at first because i thought it would be really hard. But my group got Leaders of Greece as our topic. I actually really enjoy this topic. Its not hard and really interesting. When things are interesting its a lot easier to write about it. I Already started on my part and i think my groups work is going to look really good when we are finished. I cant wait to see w...