Western Civ. Blog

today in class we talked more about the reformation. Also our teacher let us vote on weather or not we are going to take the test. I wanted to because my grade is at a seventy eight and I need to get it up bad. but it turns out were not even going to take it so it really made me mad because ive been studying for this test and now were not even going to take the test.

 Luther and the reformation The Church is weakened and vulnerable SOCIALLY: the Renaissance emphasis on the secular (worldly) and the individual challenged Church authority The printing press helped spread these ideas POLITICALLY: Some rulers (especially the Germans) began to challenge the Church’s political power ECONOMICALLY: northern merchants resented paying church taxes to Rome “...religious reform, please...” What’s so wrong with the Church? Corrupt leadership Renaissance-era popes spent extravagantly on personal pleasure Pope Alexander VI admitted that he fathered several children Many priests and monks were poorly educated How can you teach if you can barely read? Some priests got married and had children Some priests drank to excess, many gambled But mostly, indulgences The selling of indulgences (pardons) “releases a sinner from performing the penalty a priest imposed for sins” Johann Tetzel was a monk who sold ind...

today in class we talked about the renaissance which was I big time period. It was  a  period  in  European history , covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries. It is an extension of the  Middle Ages , [2]  and is bridged by the  Age of Enlightenment  to  modern history . It grew in fragments, with the very first traces found seemingly in  Italy , coming to cover much of Europe, for some scholars marking the beginning of the  modern age . Today was a good class and I feel that this coming up test will be easy

today we took a tests and it was really hard. I personally think its not even fair because half the stuff we talked about in class wasn't even on the test and there was a lot of things that were never even mentioned on it. Its so dumb because I have never got a C or lower in my life and now I probably will because of this test. I almost feel like our teacher wants us to fail his class. after the test we just sat around and did our blogs which im doing now. so many people are complaining about the test its crazy.

Main Idea Many Germanic kingdoms  that succeeded the Roman Empire  were reunited under Charlemagne’s empire. Why it matters now Charlemagne spread Christian civilization throughout northern Europe, which is where some of (but not all of)  us came from. Setting the Stage Middle Ages = medieval period.  AD 476 – AD 1453 (from the end of the Roman Empire to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks) medieval Europe is fragmented. This is a new society This new society has roots in:  classical heritage of Rome beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church customs of various Germanic tribes.  5th century Germanic invaders overrun the western half of the Roman Empire causing: disruption of trade, downfall of cities, population shifts to rural areas.  Effects of invasion Decline of learning, tribes had oral tradition, songs, but couldn't read Greek or Latin, Romance languages evolve (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), few (b...

Where Did Charlemagne Come From?  Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) - grandfather lived 688 - 741 won the crucial Battle of Tours (732) , halting Islamic expansion in western Europe Charles Martel's sons:  Carloman (706 - 754) who retired to become a monk in 747, Pepin the Short (714 - 768) who continued to hold the Muslims off and father of Charlemagne (and Carloman I) Keeping Up With the Carolingians Carolingians Charles Martel  (686–741) Carloman  (d. 754) Pepin the Short  (714–768) Carloman I  (751–771) Charlemagne  (d. 814) Louis the Pious  (778–840) After the  Treaty of Verdun  (843) Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor   (795–855) ( Middle Francia ) Charles the Bald   (823–877) ( Western Francia ) Louis the German   (804–876) ( Eastern Francia ) What Makes Charles So "Great"? He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an Empire He fought the Muslims in Spain (to the west) He c...

The Crusades It's the Age of Faith  The Holy Roman Empire is: the strongest kingdom in Europe The Church has considerable  spiritual and political power Over 500 massive Gothic cathedrals (Cities of God) are built throughout Europe between 1170 and 1270 Jerusalum In the late eleventh century, Jerusalem was controlled by the Muslims It was Islam's 3rd holiest City (after Mecca & Medina) It's the Holy City to Jews and ... it's a Holy City to Christians crusade means "taking of the cross" ( crux) I n 1093, Emperor Alexius Comnenus  wrote a letter to Pope Urban II: "Come then, with all your people and give battle with all your strength, so that all this treasure will not fall into the hands of the Turks...  "...Act while there is still time lest the kingdom of the Christians shall vanish from your sight, and, what is more important, the Holy Sepulchre shall vanish.  And in your coming you will find your reward in hea...

Main Idea Many Germanic kingdoms  that succeeded the Roman Empire  were reunited under Charlemagne’s empire. Why it matters now Charlemagne spread Christian civilization throughout northern Europe, which is where some of (but not all of) us came from. Setting the Stage Middle Ages = medieval period. AD 476 – AD 1453 (from the end of the Roman Empire to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks) medieval Europe is fragmented. This is a new society This new society has roots in:  classical heritage of Rome beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church customs of various Germanic tribes.  5th century Germanic invaders overrun the western half of the Roman Empire causing: disruption of trade, downfall of cities, population shifts to rural areas.  Effects of invasion Decline of learning, tribes had oral tradition, songs, but couldn't read Greek or Latin, Romance languages evolve (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), few (besides prie...

Today in class we looked at a power point in the beginning of class and after that we just had to read in the book and answer questions one-three-four-five. they were really easy. i got a ten out on ten and my grade went up more. i hope we can keep doing these questions because my grade keeps going up from them. well other than that we really didnt do much in class other then sit around and do our blogs which im doing now.

Today in class we had to answer questions from the book and they were actually really easy. I got them all right and my overall grade went back up to were i want it. I was really happy today because of my grade going up. after we did the questions, we got to just chill and do whatever we wanted. me and my friend just played a game. after the questions class went by so fast. welp other then that it was a good class.

Today in class we went over our test and it turns out our teacher made a mistake on the test so we all got 4 points back. so my test grade went form a sixty-eight to a seventy-two. my overall grade went back up but i still need a few points to get it back were i want it. after we went over the test, we did questions in the book that were not very hard, i finished them in like five minutes and got a 100 on the questions. even though i got a 100 my grade is still not were i want it to be so i am going to have to put in work to get it back up.

Today in class we took a test and it was really hard, some of the questions didn't even make sense. Also some stuff that was on the test, i didnt even know it was going to be on there. So it turns out our whole class average on the test was a 68. and you know what i got, a 68. my overall grade went down like 4%. and our teacher isnt giving us extra credit. We still have one more test in his class but i dont know when its going to be. So pretty much if i dont get above an 85 my grade will finish below a B.

The Germanic Barbarians Barbarian warlords and their families who assimilated into Roman culture became the “nobles” or aristocrats of medieval Europe Germanic tribes who ruled former Roman lands sought to conquer and assimilate other barbarian peoples who lived beyond the frontiers and were still pagans The Angles and the Saxons (from Denmark and northwestern Germany) invaded Britain and assimilated the native Britons Most of the Anglo-Saxons were converted to Christianity in the seventh century The most powerful Germanic tribe was the Franks but the real power lay with the “mayors of the palace” who were royal officials and nobles themselves From "Eastern Empire"to Byzantium The Eastern Roman Empire continued on while the west was now divided up by the barbarian tribes When the emperor Justinian came to power in 527, he decided to reunite the entire Roman Empire by re-conquering the western territories Justinian succeeded for a time...