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End of Year Project



Tagxedo Scientific Revolution

This picture is of a philosopher in the Scientific Revolution. I included many words for my tagxedo. I had New World because the scientific revolution brought new ideas creating a new world. I had to include the Scientific Revolution because that is what we are studying. I also had science because people studied it. Lots of theories were made during the scientific revolution. Plato was one of the philosophers that made a significant change to the world. There were many philosophers in the scientific revolution. Aristotle was yet another philosopher. Logic was used as a foundation in the scientific revolution. Greek thinkers were popular and math was also. Euclid was yet another Greek thinker. Modern science came out of the scientific revolution. Logical thinking was also popular. Explanations were found in the scientific revolutions. Ptolemy was yet another great thinker. Rationalists were important in the scientific revolution. People tried to preserve knowledge. There was a lot of development in the scientific revolution. Europe ideas helped influence the revolution. Alchemy was the forerunner of chemistry. People explored new ideas while Humanism was still popular. The three faiths are Muslim, Jewish, and Christian.



Reformation Chapter Walk

1) Martin Luther criticizes the Catholic Church in his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. 2) In the first woodcut, Jesus is the main character. In the second it is the Pope. 3) The artist seems to think that the Pope is more respectful and helpful than Jesus is. 4) Luther wanted to fix the flaws he saw in the Catholic Church but never mean to split it. 5) The Catholic Church called Luther a heretic and excommunicated him. Then they sent him to where he would be considered an outlaw. 6) Martin Luther thought that following the Bible would grant you forgiveness. 7) It is a vain and false thing to hope to be saved through indulgences, through the commissary (seller)-nay, the pope himself-3was to pledge his own soul their fore. 8) People who hope indulgences pledge to save their own soul. 9) The Catholic leaders wanted to attack Granada because they wanted everyone to be Christian. 10) The Jesuits were founded in 1534 to teach people about Catholic ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">11) The indulgences of the Council of Rent were banned from being sold. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">12) The Council decided that Luther, Calvin, and other Reformation leaders are rejected. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">13) From Spain, the Catholic missionaries went to North America. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">14) England had the Protestant religion. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">15) The Papal States had the religion Roman Catholic.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15.3333px;">Three topics I am looking forward to is different areas with different religions, people rebelling from the Catholic Church, and Martin Luther’s input for the Catholic Church.

A Bit More About<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">: Artemisia Gentileschi

Different citaions:

Kari, M. (2001). //University of arizona//. Retrieved from http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/gentil.htm

//The art history archive//. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/baroque/Artemisia-Gentileschi.html Friedman, Ann. "Gentileschi, Artemisia." //World Book Advanced//. World Book, 2012. Web. 3 May 2012.

Being a daughter of Orazio Gentileschi with no blunders, Her life was forced by others.

On a horrible court trial and physically abused by painting tutor, She later learned to control her future.

One of most famous woman artists after, Training at Florence Academy, being the first women to go there with valor.

Her most famous painting was Judith and Her Maid Servant, With the Head of Holoferens was later worshiped.

She was the most influential supporter of the painter Michelangelo Caravaggio who was a common rule violator.

They both painted strong contrasts of light, And dark called chiaroscuro is was always a sight.

Her paintings show strength and determination in women and, She elevated the role of women, leaving a brand.

Artemisia Gentileschi was a painter born in Rome. She lived from 1593 to 1652. She was the daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, a famous painter already. Her father had her get a painting tutor but, she was physically abused by her tutor. She was trained at Florence Academy and was the first woman to go there. Her most famous painting was Judith and Her Maid Servant with the Head of Holoferens. After traveling to England, she helped her father with his paintings. Her early paintings were more admired than her later paintings. Artemisia Gentileschi painted her later paintings in a more classical style. Artemisia Gentileschi<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> usually used a style called chiaroscuro. It emphasized on contrast between light and dark and was the style an Italian artist Michelangelo Caravaggio. Also, the style used by Artemisia Gentileschi showed realism of figures as well as strength and determination in women.

Student Image Comparison

Jack posted a picture of a person an a pogo stick, looking like they were jumping over a mountain. This relates to the growth of city-states. They were already very powerful, creative, and rich, but they did even more. This is like jumping over the mountain in the picture.

Anna posted a picture of a start of a story. This relates to humanism. People who believed in humanism wrote stories not pertaining to religious life. This relates to the picture because the words once upon a time, do not have anything to do with religious matters. Instead it will tell a story like people who believed in humanism did.

Mr. Reiff's picture is a picture of someone surfing. It relates to trade because ships were sent on oceans to different places. Trade was also on foot but it could be done by boat.

Carly's picture is of a microphone and it represents the achievements. Music, even though it is very different today, is a form of expression which the achievements of the Renaissance had. The art and sculptures show people's feelings and it is the artist's way of expressing themselves.

PDF Project


 * The Growth of City-States**

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 * Humanism Poem**

Learning spurred by Humanism it created all new looks, Francesco Petrarch was one of first and loved old books.

Scholars asked many questions stressing Humanities, subjects that focus on culture and human living

Architects followed Greek and Roman ruins and inspect Grammar, rhetoric (persuasive language), history, poetry, and ethic

Observation, experiments, to star-gaze Began again to amaze

Artist studied human anatomy, Writers wrote about history and politics very adamantly.

Changed government and laid our new foundations Made individualism, more than a class or our generations

Life of humanism with questioning or Catholic Church Hunting you down like Giordano Bruno to be burned on an ugly perch?


 * Trade and Commerce Poem**

Trade brought new ideas into the farthest suburbs, Strengthened contacts with Western Europe, Byzantine, and Muslim cultures.

Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road and brought many new ideas, He brought art, silk, spices and food pieces.

Trade increased throughout the world, New kind of economy surged.

Merchants, craftspeople, and bankers, were done with inequality, All became more important in this new economy.

Patrons gave money to build new buildings and art, Also to fund universities to grow peoples smarts.

Towns grew into flourishing capitals, They were no places for animals.


 * Achievements Poem**

Architects and builders studied Greek and Roman ruins in pieces, They made their own models of these ideas.

Palazzo means palaces and wealthy families built their own, This was in a private courtyard with a statue and other arts zone.

Engineering allowed these building to be built, Like the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, they made sure it did not tilt.

Filippo Brunelleschi solved the problem of a huge dome, After studying Roman ruins far from home.

Brunelleschi made hoists to raise building materials to solve the problem, he vanished the fears, Finally it was done after 140 years.

3-d paintings were a specialty And their works were scattered around cities it was a new legacy.

The artist Masaccio used geometry to divide space in a painting, Others like Leonardo da Vinci studies anatomy to make their art more realistic and acquainting.

Sculptors used people from stories to sculpt yearly, And showed their expressions clearly. Michelangelo created a statue of David, but not in jade, And in its marble form it was praised.

Renaissance writers wrote about many different topics, Most secular or non-religious some books were about logics.

Dante Alighieri wrote a book about were Christian souls went after they died, This was called The Divine Comedy it was his pride.

People questioned the world around them, One of the most creative was Leonardo da Vinci asking questions about men.

Questioning everything like environments, Leonardo was a sculptor, artist, and scientist.

He studied the circulation of blood, workings of the eye, geometry, Engineering, sound, motion, architecture, and much more, constantly.

Girolamo Cardano solved many equations in algebra, an infinite, Amount, all complex and difficult.

Galileo did experiments about gravity to find out more, And studied space finding moons, and Jupiter, this opened a door.

This paved the way for modern science, arts, Painting, sculpting, and math. The knowledge was off the charts.

Renaissance Review Image

1. What does this image mean? Justify your opinion in a short paragraph that uses evidence. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This image is a representation of how art and learning come into the Renaissance. The "plant" started in Europe"the dirt." Medieval and classical are the roots of the plant called the Renaissance. The plant is being watered by travel and commerce and is given seeds by the growth of the city-states. The Renaissance is growing flowers that symbolizes art and learning. The "sun" is humanism. 2. Make a list of each of the 9 words/phrases, then, describe how each of the 9 words/phrases relates to the images and the Renaissance. Europe-The Renaissance started in Europe. Classical- Roman and Greek roots came back during the Renaissance. Medieval-The Renaissance came after the Medieval times, just 50 years after the Black Death. Travel-By traveling, new ideas were spread. Commerce- By trading with other people this was when the ideas were spread and new was carried. City-States-The different city-states competed who would grow the richest from trade. Also this was for fame. This spurred great wealth in the Renaissance. Art-The Renaissance was focused on making art beautiful. Learning-The Renaissance was also focused on learning, they recovered ancient writings and learned from them. Humanism- With many people helping each other, people were better off.

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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was a person of multiple carriers. He was a painter, a sculptor, a musician, an engineer, an innovator, an anatomist, a geologist, a cartographer, a botanist, and a writer. Some of these things many not make sense at first. However, an anatomic is a person who studies how the human body works. Leonardo would get the bodies of dead people and study them. This was obviously secret because it was considered a sin to do so. A cartographer is a person that makes maps. And, a botanist is a person who studies plants. As you can see, Leonardo da Vinci was experienced in many things. A lot of his interests and cares had to do with studying things. This shows Leonardo da Vinci's curiosity for the world and every thing in it. (Arasse, 2011) Information from: Arasse, D. (2011, November 27). //Wikipedia.org//. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

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Story Entries



4/9 The Church influenced Middle Ages. By convincing people that you would go to heaven if you participated in the Crusades many people went to them. Most art focused around the religion. Most creations people in the Middle Ages were focused around church life. With this the church becomes very important.

Socratic Seminar


 * Open and Closed Systems-change statues easily is open system, closed is great difficultly changing status.
 * There is not a big self placing method thought that works, some people are just born poor.
 * American dream is changing because of unequal treatment towards races, ethincities...
 * King grants land to barnorns that provided the king with money and knights. Barons grant land to knights who provide protection and military service. Knights grant land to villeins who provided food and services when demanded.
 * Is there any inequality in the U.S.?
 * Is the U.S. social class system as limited and cruel to people in some aspects as the medieval class system?
 * http://www.economist.com/economist-asks/should_government_do_more_close_gap_between_rich_and_poor

Dairy Entry Project

5) The sun was shining through the window as Eleanor picked up the broom after sweeping the castle. It was dawn and she wanted to clean the castle one last time before the party. She was ecstatic for mid-day today. There was going to be a party celebrating the signing of the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta protected people from King John and the future kings to come. He was putting people in jail for unjust reasons. Eleanor’s straight, black hair shifted around her face as she swept the floor for the fifth time. She wanted to make sure the party was flawless. Eleanor turned to check on the kitchens but was stopped by her three older brothers running up the great stair case into the room with she had just swept. She was happy to see them after hunting for the party early in the morning but she wanted to trick them. “Arthur, Caspar, and Bernard, why are you dragging your dirty, filthy feet on the staircase I just swept? And why may I ask are you dragging the blood-stained peasants into the great hall? It will get blood on the floor!”, Eleanor pretended to scold. Even though she was the younger sister and should treat all men with respect they still wilted at the sound of her fake scolds. “I’m sorry!?,” said Arthur the eldest brother who was fourteen, “We will put these in the kitchen then help you clean up this mess.” “Why are you cleaning and doing servant things anyway?”, Bernard the youngest brother who was almost thirteen inquired. “Because who knows how rich my future husband will be? Plus, this helps the servants and it is fun to do. “, Eleanor said. “Well that’s nice but we have a feast to put on! Come on, let’s get this food to the kitchen and then annoy Eleanor for her punishment!”, Caspar shouted in a voice much like their father. The four siblings exploded into fits of laughter and, after being able to stop laughing, they went to do the last bit of preparation before the party. Several hours later some guests had arrived and were enjoying the food. The tables of food covered much of the room. The pheasant’s meat that Eleanor’s brothers hunted was in all the soups and stews. It was delicious. All their hard work paid off. When all the guests and our family had come, Eleanor’s father made a speech. “Let us all remember this warmhearted time where we celebrate the signing of the Magna Carta!”, Eleanor’s father, Drake de Clare’s booming voice was lively and joyful. “This is a time of freedom from the king! Now we can be safe from being kept in the king’s dungeon for unwarranted reasons! Tonight we need not worry or fret over the king’s ever-growing power! For I tell you his power is fading! King John will have less and less power over the years. When three harvest seasons pass, the king will not have as much power! We will rule our own lives and we shall be powerful ourselves! So celebrate tonight, eat, dance and watch entrainment. For tonight power is on the eve of changing leadership!” The party went on the whole night and Eleanor, Arthur, Caspar, and Bernard were fatigued the next day. They went to bed the following morning and slept the whole day. Even as tired as they were they were gratified that they were at the party. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">( **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Carr, Karen. "magnacarta," Kidipede - History for Kids. 2012. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/government/magnacarta.htm). **

2) Eleanor got into her beautiful evening gown for dinner. After combing her hair she looked at herself in her mirror. She walked down the great staircase and into the dining room. Tonight a guest was coming over for dinner. Eleanor had her suspicions about him wanting to declare his love for her. The way her father told them a guest was coming was sad, as if he was saying goodbye to her and the look in his eye was the same. Eleanor had never seen this person before and her father only said that Mr. Parnell was coming to dinner. Eleanor thought of this as she walked down the staircase the way her mother had told her to; back straight and tall, a gentle smile on her face, and one of her hands on the staircase rail and the other placed loosely at her side. Dinner was already on the table. They were having chicken soup. When she saw the guest who was sitting down she almost gasped in disgust. He was tall, had black, wavy hair and a smug, irritating glow about him. He looked about 25 at the most. Mr. Parnell was young for marriage but, so was Eleanor. He was talking to Eleanor’s father and talked like a prince, as if he had all the time in the world. Was this the man she would marry? It made Eleanor sick just thinking about that. She could hardly stand him already and she had just seen him for a second or two. Idea about marriage and love from []. Caspar, the second eldest of Eleanor’s three older brothers who was always impulsive and funny, made a gaging motion and pointed at Mr. Parnell when he caught Eleanor’s eye. Lucky, no one saw this except Eleanor, if not he would have gotten punished. Even though Caspar could have gotten in trouble, it still this brought a wide smile back to Eleanor’s face and she had to stifle a laugh. Mr. Parnell’s attention was brought to Eleanor as curtsied and held out her hand for him in a greeting. Eleanor’s father told her that that was the way every lady should introduce herself to a man. Mr. Parnell kissed it with his ice cold, steely lips and Eleanor shuddered. “Please sit down, Lady Eleanor,” Mr. Parnell said with the falsely sweet voice that sounded like it had been rehearsed. Eleanor had originally planned to sit next to Caspar who was conveniently next to the seat farthest away from Mr. Parnell but, now that she had his attention she could not. //“Why did I not just sit down next to my brothers?!,”// Eleanor thought to herself. Even more annoyed and scared Eleanor sat down next to Mr. Parnell. “//I should probably make a conversation with him//,” Eleanor thought glumly to herself. “Mr. Parnell how is your day faring?,” Eleanor commanded herself to say. But it came out sounding just she felt having an annoying and irritated end to it. “Please, call me Bartholomew. In response to your question my day has been very well, thank you. There was a little trouble getting here but other than that my day has been decent. The horse who was pulling my carriage was far too slow, so ah… we got a replacement. However, it has greatly improved once I saw your beautiful smiling face. How is your day faring?,” Bartholomew said though this time his words had not been practiced. It came out slow as if he was thinking each sentence over maybe that was just the way he talked. The comment about the horse made Eleanor shudder. Had he killed a horse just because it was going slow? He must have been kidding. “My day has been very nice. I cleaned the castle then rode my favorite horse, a black mare with a gorgeous, full mane. Her name is Shadow,“ Eleanor said though more pleasantly than the last time. “That’s good. It sounds like a very engaging day. Have you heard about the argument that the Pope and the King are having? Just because the Pope disapproved a bishop the king got all angry. Then, King Henry told the bishops that they should remove the Pope from power. The next thing you know, King Henry gets excommunicated from the church! King Henry stood outside where Pope Gregory VII was staying for three days barefoot in the snow! Finally, the Pope accepted King Henry’s apology and King Henry got his power back. Personally, I am on the Pope’s side. He only disapproved a bishop. What do you think Lady Eleanor? ” Ideas about the king verses the pope is from (Burstein, Stanley M., & Stek, Richard (2006). P. 262-263. //Medieval to Early Modern Times//. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rineheart and Winston). Surprised at the end of his small speech and being called Lady twice Eleanor did not respond until all of her brothers, Arthur, Caspar, and Bernard simultaneously kicked her in the shins. “Ow. Oh I mean I heard of their argument before. I am on the king’s side even though it’s kind of stupid and idiotic. It’s a fight for power but if the king was still excommunicated, many people would be hurt. The remaining people eligible for the throne would fight, many lives would be wasted on fruitless power and many people would be in grief for the loss of their loved ones.” Eleanor had already explained her reasoning to her brothers so she knew her answer immediately. It looked like Bartholomew did not expect her to answer with thinking it through. His mouth was open with his spoon full of soup halfway to his mouth. //“I wish he could talk faster and not talk as much,” Eleanor thought to herself when Bartholomew opened his mouth to speak again.// “I did not expect a woman to know as much about the current times and have her own opinion on them. You seem very… opinionated. Yes I know you might be surprised Arthur, Caspar, and Bernard but your sister is very much so,” at this point Eleanor’s brothers all started cracking up. They knew Eleanor was opinionated. She once told her brothers that her favorite horse was faster than theirs. They had a race and eventually her horse won. Eleanor was hit with a whipping stick for not being respectful of her brothers. One of the servants had told their father this, not Eleanor brothers. Even though she was punished, that did not stop Eleanor in the years to come. She still laughed at her brothers that her mare was faster than their stallions. “Why are you laughing?! This is serious! As my future bride Eleanor should be like a servant to me!,” “Oh I didn’t mean that Lady Eleanor,” Bartholomew said to Eleanor, suddenly realizing she was still their. “Here, Lady Eleanor, take this comb your hair is so pretty. It will remind you of our love and time together when you comb it.” Eleanor took the comb that was being shoved in her face then tossed it at Bartholomew’s chest. “I will never marry you. You are sexist, immature, lazy, self-seeking, and do not care about anyone but yourself!,” Eleanor sternly told Bartholomew. Then Eleanor ran up the great staircase into her room. She could not stand being in Bartholomew’s presence any longer. Eleanor was exultant that her father did not have an arranged marriage prepared for her. He thought of love as something that you should not interfere with. If he had not, she might have had to marry Bartholomew. Later Eleanor’s father came into her room and told her that he had gotten Bartholomew out of the house and he would never visit again. Eleanor thanked him many times then went to bed. It had been an interesting and tiresome day.

Reference Page <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">( **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Carr, Karen. "magnacarta," Kidipede - History for Kids. 2012. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/government/magnacarta.htm). ** [] (Burstein, Stanley M., & Stek, Richard (2006). P. 262-263. //Medieval to Early Modern Times//. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rineheart and Winston). . Retrieved from http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/EuropeafterRome/PDFs/lifeinmedieval/Love&MarriageinMedievalEurope.pdf

3/22 Warm Up

The most significant event of the Middle Ages is the signing of the Magna Carta. It has greatly effected our county. According to http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/magna_carta.htm ," It also states that no freeman will be imprisoned or punished without first going through the proper legal system. In future years the word "freeman" was replaced by "no one" to include everybody." This means everyone would have a fair trail before being punished. We still use this law and normally follow it. This results in safety and fairness for citizens of the United States.

3/21 Warm Up

Medieval fairs were a place where peasants could get entrainment in their town. Knights also attended fairs to fight there. Many people in the Middle Ages went to the fairs in the past time. It would also give time for merchants to sell their goods and ideas to spread. Sellers would get the money for their goods instead of the lords and the kings. Capitalism was forming and feudal society and rules were beginning to be more lenient.

3/20 Warm Up

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Justice very cruel during the Middle Ages. If you were accused of a crime they would test if you were guilty or not by very gruesome and brutal ways. One way would be to fight and whoever loses is guilty. Another way was having your hand burnt and if it was not completely healed within three days you were guilty. All the tests were brutal, cruel and unfair. For serious crimes, the person would be killed in public. However, it changed after 1215. The methods of justice used were stopped and replaced by jury trails but the punishments were still severe even though they were not as cruel.

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3/19 Warm Up

In the Middle Ages, commerce went well. Craftspeople needed merchants to sell their products. The merchants made guild to help improve their sales. There was a large variety of wealth in merchants. Some people could be a door to door salesman or someone who traveled across Europe to trade and sell their products. The church put many fines and regulations on the businesspeople but, many merchants were still rich.

3/15 Warm Up

Chivalry is life code of a knight. If you followed it you were supposed to be honorable, respect other knight's honor and protect civilians. Some other things it told you to do was to be humble, brave, and loyal. There are three categories of chivalry they are warrior chivalry, religious chivalry, and courtly love chivalry.

3/13 Warm Up

Feudalism is the idea that people get protection if they work for someone. When a peasant works the land to feed the king and lords and knights, he or she has protection. If or when the invaders come the peasants are given a place to be protected while everyone else fights off the invaders. When people are not attacking the kingdom, the peasants work the land for food to give the people who protect them. Knights had to follow all of these.

Middle Ages Story

My name is Eleanor de Clare of Oxford. I am a lord’s daughter and am thirteen. I live in Oxford with my mother and father at our home. I have three brothers and no sisters. Every day I take care of the household because I need to know how to take care of a house when I am married.My mother and I are Ladies; we are forced to marry men chosen by our father or eldest brother. My mother swore to my father that she would only be married to him because he thought it disgraceful to have a wife married to more than one man. My ancestors were from somewhere in Ireland and somewhere in the middle of Europe. Every day other than my teachings of how to take care of a house, my father insists of me wearing a gown every day. Personally I prefer more simple dresses, I feel overzealous when I wear gowns too often. My mother hopes I grow out of the habit because my future husband will be angry if I refuse what he tells me to do. I think that my husband should love me the way I am.

3/12 Warm Up

After the fall of Rome kings ruled different sections of England. There were many different kingdoms. This time was called the Middle Ages or medieval times. Christianity spread to the north. Missionaries and monks worked hard to spread Christianity. Also people like the vikings were invading the empire. Life was simple and were focused on wars and their religion and their survival.

3/7 Warm Up

The interesting subject/person thing about others' posts was that many things happened in different times but all in areas close together.

Mapping Pictures, 3 images







Warm Up 3/1

All the cities that I mapped are all located next to a fresh water source. This affected life in these cites because they could use the water's force to power mills. Also they could get fresh water easily and not have to walk that far to get it. With the water close to them instead of walking up a mountain to get water the river would run next to their town and they would have to walk a lot less miles.

Warm Up 2/28

The most interesting part of the video is the information about Charlemagne and how a noble viewed him as a person. Charlemagne was at the beginning of the Middle Ages he and his ideas are the foundation for the Middle Ages. Without Charlemagne the Middle Ages would have been very different because he captured a lot of land for his kingdom.

Warm Up 2/27
 * In Europe
 * Used horses for hunting
 * Did jousting on horses and sword fighting and other forms of fighting for sport.
 * Many people were farmers
 * Some people were knights
 * It was a monarchy with a king and queen
 * Knights wore armor
 * Peasants and farmers wore cotton clothes
 * The order of people from smallest to largest is peasants, farmers, squires, knights, the royal family, the king.

Wiki Analysis 2/23

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Patrick and Jack's wiki was informative about five of the seven sections. They forgot to do Achievements and Sunni and Shia. Other than that the programs used was repetitive and some pages were lacking pictures. There are several good and bad things in things in this project here are the things that are good about it. The prezis are well done and show the required aspects. The poem on the front page of the wiki is creative and shows their understanding of the five pillars. The empire page is also well done because it only quizzes you on the most important ideas, dates, and people for the three empires. Overall, I enjoyed this project.======

For Carly and Rosalinda's website I wish they had the power points in slide rocket but other than that it was excellent. It covered all the material, had pictures so that every page did not look bare, and showed a new way of presenting the different required aspects. Instead of making a long, drawn-out, boring test about the empires they made a short, easy to read power point that was understandable and informative while still not being drawn-out and long. For each page on the wiki they have multiple pictures many with their citations. Each page showed their unique creativity and also had all and possibly more of the required aspects. This project shows much time and effort was put into it. This project was amazing.

For Marshal l Quinn, and Christan's project they completed almost all of them for achievements it shows posts of them arguing at the bottom but no information. It most likely was just an error in communication. For Sunni and Shia I am sure that the information was well done but I could not read it because it hurt my eyes when I looked at the font. Other than these things the project was good and showed understanding. It showed every thing that was required and explained it in much detail that makes up for the lost achievements information. This project was good, overall.

Perla and Maria's project was missing a few of the expectations and one of the sections but other than that the project was alright. For geography they did not have their pictures cited and it seemed like they were unsure of the climate in Arabia. For the Muhammad time line it had all the requirements full-filled. They had a prezi for the five pillars of faith but the background was black so it was a little bit hard to read. For their teachings page it had all the requirements but it did not have the pictures cited. The empires quiz had every thing covered that was important. For the achievements, instead of showing their work it showed a log in page. The Sunni and Shia spread was good but it did not have the higher level questions that were required. Overall, I think this project was alright but could have had a little bit more work and effort on it.

Cole, Kevin Savanah, and Emmi's project was good. The geography letter was interesting and had the required things with pictures. Muhamad was the same. Both of these showed effort and were of good quality. The five pillars of faith were also well done but it lacked pictures around the box of where the slide rocket presentation was showing. The teachings part of the project was well covered and it showed understanding of the subject. The empire section of the project was not there. The achievements was in a prezi and was well formatted and had all the required aspects that were needed. The for Sunni and Shia section it shows understanding and has both the ven diagram table and the higher level questions. Overall, it was a very well thought through project that was very informative.

For Bria, Kelly, Trina, and Anna's project it was very informative. The format of the geography section letter was very creative and they way they wrote the letter was entertaining. For the Muhammad section there is only a screen to let you go on to popplet. The five pillars of faith is covered in its page along with a poem at the end that is entertaining. Although the section teachings is not all the way finished the parts they do cover is understandable and shows that they learned the material. Even though empires only cover the Ottomans it is a very creative way of showing the information with active inspire instead of having to do a test. The achievements section has another poplet and does not work. For the section Sunni and Shia It shows the ven diagram with the higher level questions and the populations of both sunni and shia. It covers everything about this subject and shows understanding. Overall, this project is great and very informative.


 * Warm Up 2/22**


 * Mecca is important to Islam because it is the birth place for Muhammad and where he founded the religion. Also it is the center of the Islamic world. Muslims have to go to this place one in a life time as one of the five pillars of faith.**


 * Warm Up 2/21**


 * The Qu'ran is a book of the teachings from Muhammad. Muslims use this holy book as a source of faith. The Qu'ran shows Muslims how to practice their religion. This book may not be completely accurate because it was finish several years after Muhammad's death.**


 * Warm Up 2/16**


 * Muhammad is supposedly the prophet he was born in 570 CE and died in 632 CE. He was the founder of the religion Islam. He encouraged the spread of Islam. He said when he was about 40 that in a dream an angle came to him saying that there was only one god. Other people's conceptions of his teachings is called the Qu'ran.**


 * Warm Up 2/15**


 * The five pillars of faith is believing that their is only one God and Muhammad is the prophet, having five daily prayers, helping the needy, fasting during Ramadan, and going to Makkah in a life time.**


 * Warm Ups 2/13**
 * Rachel Reyes**


 * What is the greatest achievement of Islam?**


 * The greatest achievement of Islam is algebra. In the U.S. most people are taught algebra one and two. If we did not have this our math curriculum would be very different and other levels of math it would be unattainable to understand. It affects most people in the U.S. If an achievement is very useful but is never used it is not the greatest achievement. An achievement cannot be the greatest one if it is never used.**


 * Islam Poem**

Achievements The mosques towered over the city Inside of it a quill danced on a paper, being very witty

Algebra was a new beginning, It left everyone grinning.

The literature had feelings of its own, It would never leave you alone.

The hospitals are caring, as a mother is sharing.

Achievements such as architecture, astronomy and art, Left Arabia with a new start.


 * Islam Questions**
 * By Rachel Reyes**


 * 1) Page 54. Did people use camels sometimes to just carry water?**
 * 2) Page 65. Why is good luck associated with the Hand of Fatimah?**
 * 3) Page 67. Why do people wear the hats? Is it for a religion purpose?**
 * 4) Page 60. Why is their bible a scroll not a book?**
 * 5) Page. 68. Did people follow the five pillar idea?**
 * 6) Page 92. Why did some one want to build Tasha Ma Hall?**
 * 7) Page 99. Do you think that the inside of domes are prettier than the outside? Why?**
 * 8) Page 94. Was the astrolabe accurate?**
 * 9) Page 57. Would you consider this picture to be of a street or a run down alleyway?**
 * 10) Page 62. What would you change about the architectural design of the building in the picture?**
 * 11) Page 76-78. Why are the tubes that people are blowing into so long?**
 * 12) Page 85. How many sailors do you think Al-Idrisi had to talk to to make his map? Do you think the sailors could have had their imagination confusing them?**
 * 13) Page 97. Do you think their philosophy about celebrating their love for God by dancing?**
 * 14) Page 99. Do you think they spent to much time and effort to make the Blue Mosque?**
 * 15) Page 63. Do you think it is harder to write in Arabic than what you write in?**
 * 16) Page 83. Do you think it is it hard to prepare perfume?**
 * 17) Page 85 Did anyone ever worry that is an earthquake happened the Great Mosque would fall?**
 * 18) Page 96 How did doctors find, in a world where they have much less technology than ours and still be able to cure disease?**
 * 19) Page 64. How long about do people pray?**
 * 20) Page 65 Why are there red hand prints on the wall next to the door of the building?**


 * Reflection on my Rome Project**
 * By Rachel Reyes**


 * Overall, my project was good. It was informative, the format of telling a speech, and showed my opinions. The things I could have changed is adding movement to when I was saying important ideas, having more practice with the movements, and having more information instead of the solutions.**

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 * Learning From The Fall Of Rome**
 * By Rachel Reyes**
 * 1/24/12**
 * A: We can learn from the Roman empire that if we start inflation, have a lot of people unemployed, have the military spend a lot of money, and the decline in morals and values; our country will end up falling like Rome did. If we have problems inside our country then our empire will start decaying from inside and work its way out so that any country that tries to invade us or any terrorists try to capture the U.S. then we will fall.**


 * Cartoon 1: This cartoon shows unemployment. It shows a help wanted sign and someone looking at a newspaper that states the word "JOBS". Also when you have unemployment you can not pay for things that are expensive. The store is a bargain store so it shows people's cases of unemployment since they can not pay for things other than at a bargain store.**


 * Cartoon 2: This cartoon shows inflation. The prices are going up for meat until it is $6 for a slice of meat and the original price for a pound was $3. The price is going up steadily. What once paid for a two pounds of meat now is only one slice.**


 * Cartoon 3: This cartoon shows military spending. The government is taking away all the money and there is not any left for education. While the military is wasting money other people with the same needs as then are left with no money and are expected to have their needs meet with their own money.**


 * Boxing Cartoon: This shows the decline in morals and values. In Rome they watched people kill each other and the shouted curse words fierce cries. In this picture people are watching other people betting each other up and people from the crowds are cursing and shouting, "Knock 'im out!"**


 * The Fall Of Rome**
 * By Rachel Reyes**

One of the theories that relates the most to the U. S. is the decline in morals and values. In Rome people started to watch people die for entertainment. The people that watched these events shouted vicious cries and many curses. Emperors held parties using the tax money and everyone at the party ate and drank until they became ill. There are many comparisons to the U.S. one, from the websitehttp://www.helium.com/items/610190-values-and-morals-in-american-society-the-1950s-versus-today, states that, "Compared to the 1950s, modern society does not value family nearly as much, due to the replacement of time spent as a family with time spent using media technology." Like Rome we are replacing family time with something else. Today it is electronics, in Rome it was watching people die. This graph is from the website http://www.gallup.com/poll/128042/americans-outlook-morality-remains-bleak.aspx: Much more people especially now think the overall state of moral values poor and this number has increased over the years. From another website from a talk show about the government some one said that: "According to a __ [|new Gallup poll] __, 82 percent of Republicans and 78 percent of Democrats say that moral values in the U.S.A. are only fair or downright poor. 40 years ago, only 33 percent of Americans felt that way."

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">According to countless websites they agree with my claim. The U. S. has a decline in morals and values. Two questions I have about the U. S. is: Did any one ever think and try to prevent the things that lead to the fall of Rome? Was it a good idea to combine different cultures if they had different down falls? Two questions I have about Rome is: Did people still hold on to there morals and beliefs even thought every one around them didn't? Why did an emperor reunite Rome if the other emperor think it was to much to handle? If Rome had stayed two countries would it have ever fallen?


 * Peal Harbor**
 * By Rachel Reyes**


 * 1) Some lessons we can learn is to be prepared for attacks in wars and to use more thinking when there is a huge war going on.**
 * 2) Japan still fight for what they believe in like Samaria in ancient Japan.**
 * 3) People still remember Pearl Harbor and the people who died there and we have a day of remembrance for these things.**
 * 4) I feel that the Japanese were unfair and should have declared war with the U.S. rather than just bombing our military forces.**
 * 5) How would the world be like now if the powerful leader that invented the attack on Pearl Harbor never lived?**
 * The world would be better and people kinder to each other because there would not have been as huge as a war and some attacks that destroyed things like Pearl Harbor would still be there today.**
 * Why did Japan make false peace with the U.S.?**
 * Japan made false peace with the U.S. because they wanted to trick the U.S. so that the U.S. would not be as surprised when Japanese planes came into their territory. It could have also been to humiliate the U.S. and by thinking that the Japanese made peace with them eventually cost the U.S. over 1500 deaths.**


 * Japan Notes**
 * By Rachel Reyes**


 * 1) Describe the significance of Japan's proximity to China and Korea and the intellectual, linguistic, religious, and philosophical influence of those countries on Japan.

Why were the Ainu trying to get more land? Why were they not content with what they had? Why did Prince Shotoku believe in Buddhism? Why did the rich take part in trends faster than peasants? Did people get hurt if they did not obey a certain religion? Was this right? Which religion was better? || **Mount Fuji;Different islands:Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu;Tokyo is crowded;Japanese Alps;Lake Biwa;The following numbers are 2008 facts:130 million people; men life expectancy 78 women 85;99% Japanese 1% other;84% Shinto or Buddhist .7% Christan; literacy rate 99%;next to pacific ocean and sea of japan and yellow sea east china sea;Ou mountains;Chuguco mountains; most mountains are snow topped: mountains and lakes are places in Japan;Japanese volcano is semi-active;Ainu fight with other people for land clans=extended families, traditional religion of Japan is Shinto;every thing has kami which protect people;some clans were more powerful;Early Japanese revived little influence, Some times people from Korea and china or other parts of Asia visited Japan;Japanese leaders wanted to learn about other people's cultures they also wanted the people to teach the other people about their culture; The first thing they learned was the language the Japanese did not have a written language so they learned how to write in Chinese;Japans contact increased with China;Rich and well-educated people began to write in Chinese and every thing was written in Chinese; The most important person who brought in Chinese ideas was Prince Shotoku he served from 593-621 as a regent;regent is a person who rules a country for someone who can't rule alone; The prince admired Chinese culture he sent scholars to China to learn about Chinese society; They taught the Japanese about Confucianism;Confucianism teaches every one should respect each other and Japan began to live by those standards;The prince wanted to spread Buddhism throughout his country it was not new and not popular,people liked their traditional religion,Shinto, better;He built a temple that still stands today;As a result of his work Buddhism became popular, especially with rich people; The prince wanted to change the government to be like China's. The clans were afraid they would lose power to the emperors so they opposed. The emperors gained little power but Chinese emperors still had more power;Honshu was said too have descended from the sun goddess;500's Yamato rulers extended control over much of Honshu (main island); Even though did not have full control the Yamoto clan leaders called themselves the rulers of Japan** || How did the myth of Shotoku being able to speak when he was first born come about? Why did the Japanese not make their own written language? What influenced Shotoku that everyone should be Buddhism? Was Shotoku ever angry his aunt was Emperor and not he? Why were rich people influenced by Chinese religions and poorer people were not? || * Prince Shotoku was a member of the imperial clan(574-622), he exercised political leadership from the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th century. After the Emperor Suiko was at the throne in 593 (Japans first female monarch) Shotoku was her regent. Shootoku created first Constitution, the Seventeen-Article Constitution, had rules for officials engaged in political affairs. This Constitution was simalar to the ideas of Buddhism He devoted his efforts to spread Buddhism in Japan. How many people where against the caste system? Were some samaria against being able to kill people? Why were the caste groups named the way they were? Why was this period called the land of the rising sun? Why were the crafts people on the lowest level of the caste system? Why was it not the peasants? || * During Edo period the Tokugawa Shogunate enforced strict caste system on Feudal Japan. This person ruled from 1603 A.D. to 1867 A.D. when the fifteenth Tokuga shogun resigned the other person ended. Lowest class was lucky if had any rights. Caste system;emperor(figure head did not really have any power);Shogun; Daimyo; Samurai; Peasant (largest group in Japan); Chonin ( crafts people). Emperor born into power and a figure head during the Tokugawa Shogunate. Emperor still could move people's ideas about though. This period lasted for 265 years. Feudal Japan became very rigid and the Samaria practiced Bushido.
 * Summary || The Yamato were controlling most of Japan and Japan was mountainous. Prince Shotoku brought in lots of Chinese ideas. ||
 * The reign of Prince Shotoku of Japan and the characteristics of Japanese society and family life during his reign.
 * Born in A. D. 574 his real name is Umayato means stable door. He was born in front of a stable door and according to legend he could speak immediately. He wanted clans to unite . He learned to read and write in Chinese. Japanese culture was greatly influenced by China. He completed the first constitution in A.D. 604. First Constitution is still looked at 1,400 years later. He made 46 temples in his attempts to spread Buddhism. He built different temples in honor of people, his father, and the first temple he made was the Temple of the Four Guardians. Each temple built included a spot for education. He was a scholar and a teacher. He was very interested in stories that teach Buddhist philosophy. He died in 622. He has been declared a Buddhist saint. On December 1, 1958 the Japanese gov. honored him by putting his picture on the 10,000 yen note.
 * Japan's society was organized into classes the ruler and few aristocrats ran the government. Japan's leaders where not wanting people to rise in rank and importance. Families were male dominated. Children respected adults and some people prayed to and worshiped their ancestors. Rich people used ideas from Buddhism and Confucianism. But, poorer people of the lower classes still continued the traditional Shinto religion. ||
 * Summary || Prince Shotoku(574-622) was never an emperor and made many (46) temples for the Buddha in his attempts to convert Japan including the Temple of the Four Guardians. Men where more important than women. Poorer people kept the traditional religion but richer people were influenced by Buddhism ans Confucianism. Japan put his picture on a 10,000 note to honor him. Shotoku's aunt was emperor during Shotoku's life. ||
 * Describe the values, social customs, and traditions of the lord-vassal system consisting of //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">shogun, daimyo, //and //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">samurai //and the lasting influence of the warrior code in the twentieth century.
 * Samaria could execute anyone of a lower caste that dishonored them. But, Samurai had to be an example of what people should act like. Peasants had to feed the population. The Chonin had to make art for people and construct things. They also had to handle the money for people. The merchant class gained wealth with coins. Peasants did not have much freedom and outcasts had no influence.
 * Called the land of the rising sun. Copied many Chinese ideas. The Samaria were loyal to the shogun. The daimyo paid the Samurai with land and food. Samaria had to be respected because they were the shogun's military power. If not respected the samurai could kill them if lower class than them. ||
 * Summary || The emperor could turn people's opinions; the shogun was most powerful; The Daimyo hired the samaria to protect them; the samaria were paid with land and food. The social class was emperor (figure head did not really have any power); Shogun; Daimyo; Peasant (largest group in Japan); Chonin (crafts people).This is nicknamed the "Land of the rising sun". A samaria was an example of what people should act like but, could kill someone if they disrepected them and were of a lower class than them. ||
 * Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism. Did many people not like these religions at first? Would these religions be different if Buddha had been in Japan? Did some Samurai not practice a religion because it came in conflict with serving their Daimyo? Can a master of Zen give a straight answer about Zen? Why did the religion not spread around the world? || * Samurai based on thoughts of Zen Buddhism. Zen has no meaning someone has to find their own meaning in Zen. To master Zen he must find a master to learn from him. Koan means riddle. Zen ideas are descendants of Buddhist thought. Zen Buddhism taught simplicity, self-reliance, self-denial, and oneness with activities. It also teaches to never look back and always go forward. Zen motivates and justifies a samurai.
 * Pure land Buddhism was manly for the poor because they did not have to do many rituals. The practice of this religion is chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha with total concentration. This religion adds more elements to make it easier to work with. These elements include faith, trust, and a relationship with Buddha. This religion is popular in Japan and China. ||
 * Summary || Zen and Pure land Buddhism came from the same teachings. Pure land is for more poor people and Samurai thoughts are based off Buddhism. ||
 * Study the ninth and tenth centuries' golden age of literature, art, and drama and its lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu's //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Tale of Genji. //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">If one was a Samurai and failed to impress the crowed when they were performing ,would they kill them selves? Would Samurai even do preforming arts? Where many people liking this golden age? Why? Why did only women write in Japanese? Is Noh more interesting to watch than other plays? || * Court-a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler. From 794-1185 was the golden age of Japan. Nobles wore elaborate silk robes and gold jewelry. Had painted fans and long silk cords attached to the end of their fan.
 * Noble women wrote in Japanese and many of the early greatest works of literature were by women. Lady Murasaki Shikibu lived in Heian and was one of the greatest writers in early Japan and around 1000 she wrote The Tale of Genji. This is considered the first full length novel and it is about a prince searching for love. It is written clearly and descriptive but is graceful. Nobles loved to read poems and had parties to do so.
 * Nobles liked the visual arts and painted with big and bright colors. Many artists painted on walls and furniture rather than on paper. People enjoyed calligraphy (fancy writing).
 * Nobles wanted to make their buildings beautiful. Wooden frames were curved slightly upward at the ends. Nobles liked airy designs surrounded with elegant gardens and ponds. These simple gardens are still popular in Japan.
 * People gathered to watch performances by musicians, jugglers, and acrobats. These performances were wild and in some plays actors mimicked other people. In the 1300's Noh was created. Noh are plays that combine music, speaking, and dance. These often tell about great heroes or figures from Japan's past.
 * In the 1100's Zen Buddhism arrived from China. Samurai used this religion and as the power of these warriors grew so did the popularity of their religion. ||
 * Summary || This period cared about beauty in every thing. And enjoyed visual arts, writing, fashion, and architecture. ||
 * Analyze the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the samurai in that society. Why did girls not fight in wars if they knew how to fight? Why is Kendo called the way of the sword instead of the way of the Samurai because samurai where being taught it? Did samurai often break rules? If so would they kill them selves or if no one saw it would they ignore their fault? Were many people against girls not fighting in a war if they were trained? Were many people against mercenaries? || * Samurai were recruited by local chieftains during the 10th century to another place and when the war was over the Samurai went back home-called a mercenary. By 12th century samurai lords ruled both provinces and central Japan. In the mid-1870's the samurai's power dissolved.
 * Young warriors studied Kendo (the way of the sword), the moral samurai code, and Zen Buddhism. Girls also received martial arts training. They prepared to defend their homes against invaders.
 * If a samurai died of his own accord it was considered a valiant death. If in the hands of an enemy and about to die samurai would practice suicide (seppuku).
 * Hair of samurai called chomage. For battle shaved the top of their head. Samurai wore a kimono beneath wore loincloth. Swords were always wrapped around waist. Often hide his face if going to town to avoid being recognized breaking any rules.
 * They formed a class during the 9th and 12th centuries. They emerged from provinces of Japan. The emperor was corrupt which lead the shogun to power and the shogun needed defenses so the samurai where lead to power. ||
 * Summary || The emperor was corrupt which lead the shogun to power and the shogun needed defenses so the samurai where lead to power. Both girls and boys studied Kendo (the way of the sword), the moral samurai code, and Zen Buddhism. Girls also received martial arts training. They prepared to defend their homes against invaders. ||


 * Questions about Japan**
 * By Rachel Reyes**
 * 1) What was was their major achievement?**
 * 2) What made honor for a Samaria so important?**
 * 3) What did the ruff terrain effect most? Why?**
 * 4) What was the greatest poet in Japan? Why?**
 * 5) Why did they create their writing the way they did?**


 * Paragraph of Significance**
 * By Rachel Reyes**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The picture that I drew is of the center dragon on the Nine Dragon Wall. The Nine Dragon Wall was built in 1773 in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is a home for the emperor, their family, and their servants. The wall is 66.9 feet long and 11.5 feet high. Each of the nine dragons is chasing a pearl. The dragons are twisting around to reach their pearl. Each of the dragons has five toes. This means they are Imperial dragons. I chose the center dragon to draw because I was interested in the Forbidden City and learned out about the Nine Dragon Wall. I thought the art work was elaborate so I did that as my project. In my research I found that, according to beijingtrip.com, the wall has 270 pieces which is a multiple of 9 and 5. In Ancient China the numbers nine and five meant a very high rank. An emperor was also called the Majesty of Nine and Five. It appears the person who made the wall was educated and designed every detail, even the numbers, to honor the emperor. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">There are two other walls like this one at Beihai Park in Beijing and the other at Datong City in Shanxi Province. This wall is at the Forbidden City in Beijing. **

11/15/11
 * Guess Who? 3 Doctrines and Justifications**

1) Savanah #3 This is what Confucius would say. He belies in learning and acting wisely. He also believes in honoring your family so this is why he tells you how to protect your family. "Choose a life of learning and well mannered choices and no harm will come to you and your family."

2) Quinn #3 This represents Confucius. //" A eagle on a perch is like a rightful person. It does not dishonor anyone around it. "// Confucius believed in dishonoring no one and the eagle represents people's lives and the perch represents rightfulness because it gives the eagle something to enjoy and to be content with. When we are rightful we have the same feelings as the eagle does.

3) Kevin #2 This represents Confucius. The words and drawings of books mean that you need to respect elders and books and knowledge are important. Confucius belies these things. In the picture there are also stars surrounding the words "RESPECT ELDERS" this means that it is very important. The colors of the drawing red and blue represent a set way to live your live.

4) Maria #3 This quote would be said by Buddha. It has the word "suffer" in it multiple times and Buddha believed suffering was normal and a part in life.

5) Cole #2 This picture is two boxes one within the other. The boxes have many colors in them. This represents Confucius because even though you can be different like the many different colors in the picture you all follow the same rules and guidelines. These guidelines and rules are knowledge is important and respect elders.

6)Kelly #2 This picture is a scene of nature. It also shows peace signs. Laozi believes in harmony with nature and to go with the flow. The scene of nature represents harmony with nature and the peace signs represent going with the flow. Therefore, this picture represents the believes of Daoism, taught by Laozi.

7) Kelly thought my #1 was representing Confucius and it could. It has the word respect and that is supporting Confucius ideas.

8) Emmi got my #3 correct. She thought it represented Laozi and it was meant to. I like how she explained my artwork."This drawing is Laozi because it has waves of blue and green that means peace. Then the problem in the middle means that you don't care for it because the waves are like going with the flow."


 * The Three Doctrine Products**
 * By Rachel Reyes**

1) "Some thoughts go in and slowly destroy our minds, these thought are full of evil and wanting. If you drive away these thoughts and have pure actions your life will be good. Instead of thinking these evil thoughts train your mind to respect others."

2) "Respect all that is around you even if you do not know these things."

3)


 * Dynasty Notes**
 * By Rachel Reyes**

Crane symbol of longevity; Period of Dilution (220-589) : war common, nomadic people settled in Northern China, cultural blending, some Chinese adopted nomadic culture, some nomadic adopted Chinese culture, Buddhism spread because escape of suffering, control changed often in government,rival kingdoms were ruled by military leaders, no good because of war; achievements: new music and art food and clothing.

Sui Dynasty 29 years (589-618):Yang Jian ended Dilution, he conquered south, unified china, created Sui dynasty, and restored order in china, All beliefs were popular, grad canal built to unify,canal was a great achievement.

Tang dynasty 289 years: china grew, unified by programs, military, new laws, land reform system. Xang- zhan good poets during age.Emperor Wu only women to rule China,intelligent, violent, brought prosperity. One Tang emperor almost killed Buddhism. then religion blended, good economy;Achievements: porcelain, wood block printing, gunpowder, compasses great artists and painters; They did foot binding, banned in 1912

Song dynasty 319 years: good economy,extensive trade brought wealth,neo-Confucianism, used paper money,

Yuan dynasty 89 years: Genghis Han led bloody expeditions,Marco Polo came in this dynasty,mongols did different things,disrupted many great things other dynasties had done, violent storms ruined this dynasty.

Ming Dynasty 276 years: Zhu won against Mongols,emperors had strong control,trade decreased through the years;Achievements:great ships and forbidden city,great wall built, fixed Yuan destruction,

Later the population increased

By Rachel Reyes
 * Quote Responses**

1) The meaning of the first quote is you get caught in your emotions and you should turn away from them. Confucius would have said this quote because he believes that you should remove emotion. 2) The meaning of the second quote is that a good ruler does not have to give orders and a bad one gives orders and no one listens. Confucius would have said this quote because he believes in respect and giving to the government. 3) The meaning of the next quote is water is the best thing to have because it helps all creatures and does not fight back. Yet, water settles where no creature would want to go water comes closest to the way. Laozi would have said this quote because this is explaining water not doing any harm to other things which is what he believes in. 4) The next quote’s meaning is your mind constantly desires things and to stop the temptations is a good thing to do. So calm the mind and be calm. Confucius would have said this because he thinks people should remove emotion. 5) This quote’s meaning is the more rules there are the more people will get tired of them and want to break them. Laozi would have said this because he thinks it will eventually balance out and to go through life without worry. 6) The meaning of this quote is to be respectful, serious, and faithful in the right places and people. Even if you go somewhere you do not know still have these traits. Confucius would have said this because he believes in respect and faithfulness in your family. 7) The meaning of this quote is that we should take care of our body because it came from our parents. We should develop our character so we can later bring honor to or parents. Confucius said this because he believed in honoring your parents. 8) This quote’s meaning is life is hard sometimes, death is like you are going to be re-born on the earth, the space around us is welcoming, and the past is forgotten. Buddha would have said this because he believes suffering is normal. 9) The last quote’s meaning is someone who does nothing never loses anything. Laozi would have said this because he believes that you should go through life without worry, to avoid conflict and to make life simple.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">China Poem **
 * 11/1/11**
 * Rachel Reyes**


 * As I sit here pondering what we will learn,**
 * A girl started mumbling about China**
 * "They enjoy tea but make sure it does not burn.**
 * They invented paper, printing, and gunpowder", says the girl, Lina.**


 * "The Tang Dynasty was fair,**
 * The Song Dynasty was creative,**
 * Confucianism was enough to bear,**
 * But then Buddhism was innovated."**

10/27/11 Rachel Reyes
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">China Chapter Walk **

1) In 589 China is reunified under the Sui Dynasty. 2) In 1279 the Mongols found the Yuan Dynasty in China. 3) In 613 about the same time China was reunited Muhammad begins the basic belief teachings of Islam. 4) The dynasty that controlled the largest area was the Tang Dynasty. Lasting from 618-907. 5) The Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal. 6) Empress Wu was never very popular because she keep power to herself instead of giving it to her sons and ruled with an iron fist. 7) Buddhism spread from Bodh Gaya. 8) Some farmers built terraces to create level land for farming. 9) Paper created an easy way of keeping records and made printing possible. 10) The Chinese first used gunpowder to make fireworks and signals. 11) The advantage of paper money over coins is it is lighter, and helped the Chinese manage their growing wealth. 12) People in the painting are writing essays for China's emperor. 13) The point of the exams is to make sure the emperor's officials were chosen by ability, not wealth or family connections. 14)Some people cheated by copying work on the inside of their robes, paying bribes to test graders, or paying someone else to take the test for them. 15) The Mongol empire reached all the way to Europe. 16) Zheng He's crew made sure they had fresh food by growing vegetables and herds in special containers and livestock for long journeys. 17)The Forbidden City showed of the power and riches of the empire by having gold colored roofs that only the emperor's buildings could have.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">10/26/11Rachel ReyesWhat I Know about China:The Chinese built the Great Wall of China to protect them selves and had a messaging system for the Great Wall of China. This is so if someone invaded the Emperor would soon know. The social structure has the emperor first and peasants last. A crop that grows there is rice. This civilization is in the mountains. Women do not have equal rights as men do. Women can rarely gain their family honor and men gain honor by going to war. They made a system of writing. Women can't go to war and if they are found impersonating a solider they are killed.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">The Top Three Projects

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">1) Carly: She had her projects stories and they were both very creative and informative. The stories were written well and very enjoyable. This project shows that Carly put work into this.2) Savanah and Anna: There projects were also creative and informative but, in the form of a play and a story book. The play was wonderful and made sense and so did the book. The book had pictures explaining the text.3) Rosalinda: This project is very informative and compare the two civilizations. By comparing the civilizations this is much better. This flip chart also has all the information asked of it.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">Quinn Interesting reward: given for a interesting project.Mayan Civilization PieBy Rachel Reyes

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 26.6667px;">Directions:
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">To make the Pie Crust

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">5) Take pie out after 3,500 years.
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">To Make the Filling

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">1) Put the remaining Achievements, Separating into different city-states, and whichever other fillings you choose (list of these above) into a normal mixing bowl. ======

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">2) Mix all the items together in mixing bowl. (This should have a bitter sweet smell to it).
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">To Finish the Pie

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 29.3333px; text-align: center;">Aztec Civilization Bread <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 26.6667px; text-align: center;">By Rachel Reyes

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">9) Take out when the 91 years are done (should be golden brown. After cooled down tap, if it sounds hollow you did this correctly!) ======

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">11) Enjoy!
<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 12.96pt; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.38in; top: -25px; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;"> u Grand Canal was built that linked northern and southern China. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">**Achievements Poem**

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Architects and builders studied Greek and Roman ruins in pieces, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">They made their own models of these ideas.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Palazzo means palaces and wealthy families built their own, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">This was in a private courtyard with a statue and other arts zone.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Engineering allowed these building to be built, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Like the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore, they made sure it did not tilt.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Filippo Brunelleschi solved the problem of a huge dome, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">After studying Roman ruins far from home.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Brunelleschi made hoists to raise building materials to solve the problem, he vanished the fears, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Finally it was done after 140 years.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">3-d paintings were a specialty <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">And their works were scattered around cities it was a new legacy.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">The artist Masaccio used geometry to divide space in a painting, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Others like Leonardo da Vinci studies anatomy to make their art more realistic and acquainting.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Sculptors used people from stories to sculpt yearly, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">And showed their expressions clearly. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Michelangelo created a statue of David, but not in jade, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">And in its marble form it was praised.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Renaissance writers wrote about many different topics, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Most secular or non-religious some books were about logics.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Dante Alighieri wrote a book about were Christian souls went after they died, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">This was called The Divine Comedy it was his pride.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">People questioned the world around them, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">One of the most creative was Leonardo da Vinci asking questions about men.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Questioning everything like environments, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Leonardo was a sculptor, artist, and scientist.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">He studied the circulation of blood, workings of the eye, geometry, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Engineering, sound, motion, architecture, and much more, constantly.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Girolamo Cardano solved many equations in algebra, an infinite, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Amount, all complex and difficult.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Galileo did experiments about gravity to find out more, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">And studied space finding moons, and Jupiter, this opened a door.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">This paved the way for modern science, arts, <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 10580.5px; width: 1px;">Painting, sculpting, and math. The knowledge was off the charts.

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