pg 480-487 questions 1,3,4,5

1. Utopia- Greek for "no place". In English means an ideal place depicted in Thomas More's book.
William Shakespeare- A famous writer of the Elizabethan era, many regard him as the greatest playwright of all time.
Johann Gutenberg- A German inventor that created the printing press in 1440.
3. He brought the styles and techniques of the Italian Renaissance back to Northern Europe and influenced other artists in Europe.
4. The renaissance changed society by bringing along humanists who promoted the education of women and founded schools.
5. The printing press made it possible to produce books cheaply and quickly and make them more open for the public to get.

pg 477 #'s 1,3,4,5

1. Renaissance- Means rebirth refers to a revival of art and learning in the 1300 to 1600.
Humanism- An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.
Secular-The basic spirit of Renaissance society was worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now.
Perspective- A painting technique used by renaissance painters which shows three dimensions on a flat surface.
Vernacular-The native language of Dante.
3. The Men in the wanted to master every area of study. The Renaissance women were not expected to seek fame, and were told to know the classics and be charming. 

4. The artists of the renaissance were inspired by Roman art and statues.
5. Greek and Roman styles of art and literature flourished in their time, so they wanted to go back to that time.

Test day

Today in class we took our test on Rome. I thought that I did pretty well and there were only a couple that I didn't really know and that I just guessed on, but overall I felt pretty confident about it and can't wait to see what I got on it. Hopefully an A.

Tuesday May 14

Today we went over the test for tomorrow. We went through the power point and just had a review day. I feel pretty confident for the test I think that if I study a little tonight that I will do well. I already know a lot about Julius Caesar since we read "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare in English earlier this year so I think that I will do well on this test.

Rome day 7

I do agree that the United States is declining like Rome but I don't believe that it's failing because of the same reasons. Arther Ferrill talks bout how the fall of Rome was due to military collapse. Less and less people have been joining the military in recent years but our military is still the strongest in the world and has some of the most powerful weapons in the world, so even though the US military is not great in size compared to other countries It makes up for that in power. Finley Hooper makes the most valid point in my opinion that the fall of Rome was a process rather than a specific event. More and more people in the US have forgotten the struggle for the country to get where it is today and to get to the point where were at. That can do harm to the country because if you don't remember the past you are doomed to repeat it.

sick day

Today I was not in class because I was sick at home.

pg 173-176

1.Inflation- A drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a raise in prices.
Mercenaries- Foreign soldiers who fought for money.
Diocletian- A strong willed army leader who came to power in 284 AD
Constantinople- The new name for Rome meaning the city of Constantine.
Attila- A powerful chieftain that lead the Huns.
3. Rome's economy weakened and people fought for military and political turmoil.
4. Diocletian doubled the size of Rome's army and he set fixed prices for goods to stop inflation.
5. The Germanic tribes invaded Rome to get away from the Huns

Rap

In the line "Now Tarquin’s kinda proud, but he got a little loud" It talks about King Lucius Tarquias Superbus and how he was a tyrant and he was very confident but sometimes too confident and boastful. In the line "No wonder thy didn't want anymore kings" it's still talking about king Tarquin and how the people of Rome did not like him because of all of the awful things he did. The lines "Hey, we got three governments rolled into one

Patricians and plebeians havin’ some fun" talks about the government of Rome, the Roman government consisted of two consuls who each served one term. The Roman government was a mix of three governments an aristocracy, a monarchy, and a democracy.

Off

In today's class our sub Mrs. Zurkowski had a class so Mr. Powell gave us an off mod.