Exam 8

Romanesque


Gothic


Romanesque


Gothic


Romanesque


Gothic

Each picture showing a Romanesque church shares similar themes.  Romanesque churches have less light coming in than Gothic churches.  People believed that the soul should be sheltered.  Also, war was occurring at this time.  This, too, influenced the construction style of these churches.  Large towers were built on Romanesque-style churches to give archers a spot off which they could shoot their arrows.  Going back to the sheltering of the soul, Romanesque churches have few windows, and any windows that were on the church were high up off of the ground.  This was to protect the church and anyone hiding in it from attacks.

Gothic churches, however, had a lot of windows.  The light was let into these churches, as people believed that the light of God should be let into your soul.  Also, war was over, so churches no longer had to serve as fortresses of anyone or anything.  Gothic churches had huge windows, which is clear on the outside of the churches.  To conclude, Romanesque churches were fortresses of the soul and people during war, while Gothic churches let the light into the soul.

Exam 10

I can honestly say that I have learned so much in both Human Geography and Western Civilization.  I thought it was a great year, and I enjoyed learning everything that I did.  I thought the use of technology is brilliant (trees love you, Mr. Wojo), and the innovative learning and exam styles that you implemented were different - but in a good way.  It went by so quickly, though!

Good luck on your next project, Mr. Wojo.

~Sir Ian

Exam 9

A Renaissance Man is someone who is skilled in many fields.  In my opinion, I think that the best Renaissance Man out of the three choices is William Shakespeare.  Shakespeare had an unbelievable talent in the field of literature.  He was very skilled and extremely talented at what he did.  Shakespeare's works demonstrate this immense amount of talent.  It is clear that he spent so much time on all of his plays, sonnets, and other works.

Shakespeare's recognition as a Renaissance Man can also be proven in the varied works that he created.  He could go from writing a tragedy, to a comedy, to a historically accurate play (with his own twist, of course).  Shakespeare has received so much positive feedback all of his works.  Part of being a Renaissance Man is sharing your skills and talents with other, in my opinion.It also amazes me how he could so beautifully write a love sonnet to someone special to him.  In my opinion, William Shakespeare is the best example of a Renaissance Man.

Exam 7

The Black Death started with a shipment that came in to Europe.  This shipment was infested with disease stricken fleas.  These fleas spread their disease to other animals, such as rats.  Very soon, European people began getting infected with the disease.  This rapid spreading of the Black Death meant several terrible things for the European people.  First, they were all in danger of getting the disease, as medical technology was not as advanced as it is today.  If one was infected with the Black Death, it did indeed mean death for that person.  Life was also very limited at this time because of the Black Death.  If people went out everyday and interacted with a lot of people, they were at a much higher risk of contracting the disease.  Life became short, dark, limited, and miserable.

Exam 6

See Katherine's blog link below for the collaborative blog post.

http://flankat14.blogspot.com/

Hello,
          My name is Saladin.  I am the leader of the Muslim force in the Third Crusade.  I personally thought that your account of the Crusade was unjustified and unfair.  The Holy Land belongs to the Muslims.  I don't appreciate you spreading this LIE that the Christians have the right to the Holy Land!  That's not the way I work!  I am asking you to please change this immediately.
          Also, I would have appreciated it a lot more if you would have gotten my side of the story before publishing this account of the Third Crusade.  There were TWO sides in the Crusade, and I was one of them!  You should have spoken to me first.  Thank you.  That is all.

Saladin.

Exam 5

             One of the most successful and influential civilizations in history is Rome.  The Roman Empire brought about many advances in several different fields that affected the entire world.  It encompassed an enormous part of Europe, and continued to grow over time.  The leader of this super-empire was an emperor.  It was the emperor's job to lead the empire to great places and things.  Many could say that the United States is the modern day equivalent of the Roman Empire; however, there are many differences that sets it apart from the Empire.  Because of the major cultural, governmental, and social differences that are present, the United States is not the modern day equivalent of the Roman Empire.

               One of the most major differences between the United States and the Roman Empire is the leadership.  The Empire was led by an emperor, while the United States is lead by three equal branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial.  President Obama is seen on the cover of the Opelika-Auburn newspaper, President Obama is seen commenting on the United States economy (President expresses concern over slow job growth).  The Roman Empire did not have a president as we do.  In addition, unlike the United States government, the Roman government did not consist of three branches.  

Exam 4

http://todaysmeet.com/traviskatherine

Herodotus was an opinion writer; however, he had a lot of information.
Thucydides did not choose a side; however, he did not have as much information as Herodotus.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/15/national/15PENT.html?
This article demonstrates Thucydides style of writing an account of a historical event.  It is very straightforward.