Test day

Today in class we took our test on the Renaissance and Luther and the Reformation. I thought it was challenging, but fair if you took the time to study. I felt good about the second part of the test that focused around Luther and the Church Reformation, but it was hard to remember some of the information from last week/going into this week about the Renaissance. I think I'm going to review some of the information on the Renaissance tonight to compare how I think I did with the answers on the powerpoint. Overall, I think this was a good test to end the year on.

5/30/19

Today in class we finished the Martin Luther and church reform powerpoint. It was really interesting how similar the story was to Socrates when he was alive facing the democracy. We only had about three or four slides left to go over since we got through most of the powerpoint yesterday, but we reviewed the first couple of slides at the beginning of class. I think i'm hoping to do well on the test tomorrow because I feel like I've absorbed most of this information fully and understand it. If I could get a good grade on the test tomorrow it would really help my grade before we take our exam next week. I've been studying for it a bit over the past few days and i'm hoping it won't be too hard when we take it.

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Q #1,3,4,5

1. Definitions

Utopia: Translates to "no place" in Greek.
William Shakespeare: The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age.
Johann Gutenberg: a craftsman from Mainz, Germany who developed the printing press that incorporated a number of technologies in a new way.

3. Albrecht Dürer's work reflects the influence of the Renaissance because they portray religious subjects, classical myths and realistic landscapes.

4. The Renaissance changed society by introducing Christian Humanism.

5. The invention of the printing press was important because it was producing books in different languages, and produced books more quickly and cheaper than before.

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1. Definitions

Renaissance: A movement that started in Italy that caused an explosion of art, writing, and thought that lasted approximately from 1300 to 1600.
Humanism: An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.
Secular: Worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with here and now.
Patrons: People who financially supported artists.
Perspective: Showing three dimensions on a flat surface.
Vernacular: the native language of Dante

3. A renaissance man would be described as a man who was well educated in many topics, and praised as a "universal man". A renaissance woman would be described as a woman who was well educated, more so than middle-class women, and someone who would inspire art but rarely create it.

4. Many artists during the renaissance were based in Italy, making it the center of the renaissance.

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Missed class

I came into school late today and missed class.

Absent

I was home sick today and couldn't be in class.

Absent

I wasn't in class today because i was home sick.

Classwork Day 8

1. Definitions:

Greco-Roman Culture: The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture.
Pompeii: A town in Rome where you can find some of the best examples of Roman paintings.
Virgil: A poet who spent ten years writing the most famous work of Latin literature, the Aeneid.
Tacitus: A roman historian notable among ancient historians because he presented the facts correctly.
aqueduct: Designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns.

5. What influence did Latin have on the development of Western languages?
Latin was the main influence in developing languages like French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian. It is also the reason why have the words in the english language have Latin roots.

Classwork Day 6

1. Definitions

inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices
mercenaries- foreign soldiers who fought for money
Diocletian- a strong-willed army leader who became the new emperor
Constantinople- the city of Constantine
Attila- a powerful chieftain

3. What were the main internal causes of the empires decline?
As the Economy weakened, the empire grew weaker with it.

4. How did Diocletian succeed in preserving the empire?

Classwork Day 5

Questions:

1. Definitions

Jesus: A jewish man who was born in the town of Bethlehem.
Apostles: 12 men who were Jesus' closest friends and followers.
Paul: One of the 12 apostles who had enormous influence on Christianity's development.
Diaspora: The dispersal of Jews.
Constantine: The Roman Emperor in 312 A.D
bishop: also a priest, had the role of supervising local churches
Peter: One of the 12 apostles who traveled to Rome from Jerusalem and became the first bishop there.
pope: the father or head of the Christian Church

3. What did Jesus emphasize in his early teachings?

Jesus emphasized God's personal relationship to each human being.

4. Why did the early Christians face persecution from the Romans?

They refused to worship Roman Gods, which resulted in religious authorities growing conflicts with Christians.

5. What was the importance of the Nicene Creed?

When the church leaders wrote it, it defined the basic beliefs of the Christian Church