part 8

The Romanesque period started in during the 9^th century and ended in the 10^th. While the  gothic period started in the 12^th century and ended in the 14^th.The Romanesque architecture was trying to keep their religion close to their chest while gothic architecture was like they were trying to reach towards god. I think that the idea behind the two kinds of buildings is totally different, one trying to reach out and the other trying to stay safely on the ground.

The Romanesque buildings had very thick walls like they are trying to keep something out. (picture one) Instead of being an open and accepting place it is keeping god out. Gothic buildings have thinner walls and smaller columns. Which leads one to believe that they want more of a connection with god. (picture 2) Also gothic buildings were much more open. The gothic buildings may have been built during a happier and peaceful time. The Romanesque buildings were tough and rigid ready for battle.

The Romanesque buildings had small windows, which let in little light. (picture 3) While the opposite was true for Gothic buildings. They had large windows to let in the light of god. This was a large theological difference between the two types of architecture. (picture 4)  The Gothics lived in a better and more peaceful time. Which is one reason why the windows were larger. The buildings had no need for defense from invaders.

The Romanesque buildings had towers that were high but not pointed. They were sort of like castle turrets. They were built like this because it was during a time of war. (picture 5) The gothic buildings had points and spires reaching towards the sky. These spires were believed to be reaching towards the heavens. It was an attempt to become closer to god in search of access to heaven. (picture 6)

There were three main differences between the gothic and Romanesque buildings, the size of the walls, the size of the windows, and the design of the towers. These differences meant something, the walls were to keep things out, the larger windows to let the light of god in, and the towers had spires which reached towards god.

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Picture one:  San Romolo and its bell   http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SkG4Mh1b9lI/SjazbkErEXI/AAAAAAAARIs/-rRPHRLDXls/s128/IMG_1832.JPG

Picture two: http://smarthistory.org/assets/images/images/Gothic-nave-Salisbury.jpg

Picture three: The façade of the cathedral of Lisbon.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Se_de_Lisboa_Frente.JPG

Picture four: Saint-Chapelle church in Paris. http://static.guim.co.uk/sysmages/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2009/3/11/1236774883032/Saint-Chapelle-church-in--001.jpgPicture five: http://tinyurl.com/3l5ax4v

Picture six:  http://tinyurl.com/43x7epl

part 10

 I actually learned a lot i thought i wouldn't, i learned about using the technology that i have and finding good sources also i learned a lot about the middle ages and about writing a good paper and religion. I had a great time this year , thank you

part 9

A renaissance man or polymath is a person who is skilled in multiple fields or multiple disciplines, and who has a broad base of knowledge. The term renaissance man is largely based on the various artists and scholars of the European Renaissance, (starting in about 1450 CE), who pursued multiple fields of studies. Perhaps the quintessential renaissance man of this period was Leonardo Da Vinci, who was a master of art, an engineer, an anatomy expert, and also pursued many other disciplines with great success and aplomb.


Michaelangelo was a renaissance man because he was a expert at sculpture, painting, architecture and poetry. His best works include the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, his statue of David, the pieta(a sculpture of Mary holding jesus' body) and the dome of st. peters basilica.

part 7

The black death spread form china by way of fleas riding on rats. Inside the fleas were bacterium that cause the black death.The black death killed between 30 and 60% of Europeans. The black death did not only affect Europeans , it also affected Russians.

i am a doctor and the most common symptom i see is is the appearance of buboes in the groin, the neck and armpits, which oozed pus and bled when opened. some treatments are; lancing the buboes, diet, sanitation and witchcraft.


if a plague like the black plague started now it would cause businesses to close and basically everything would shut down. People would be scared to leave their houses and some would quarantine themselves. I think people are thinking that something like this will happen and they are preparing with canned food bottled water, batteries and hazmat suits.

part 6

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I think that Richards crusade is completely ridiculous.He should not think that he will be able to take the holy land from me i am so powerful and have a better army than his. He should just give up now because i'm awsome and theres no way he can beat me. I am so smart i could a outwit him with my eyes closed.

Plus the holy land is where our prophet muhamed miraculously ascended into heaven. Also we built the dome of the rock there to signify his ascension. We already occupy the city so it would be hard for him to force us out.

part 5

America can be compared to a modern day Roman Empire in many ways. The good government, the bad governments, we can compare almost anything. America could not be called a modern day roman Empire if you are comparing it by government powers.

In modern time people are imprisoned every single day, manhunts happen on a daily bases. This is one way for our government to demonstrate their power.http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_GT&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=1 This man was caught after only 24 hours of committing his crime. In ancient roman times thieves and murderers could get away from town and never be seen again. They could easily not get caught for what they did. All they had to do was leave town and separate themselves entirely from their previous life. Now criminals have to basically give up normal living, no internet , no phone, no credit cards. They have to give up all these things so they cant be tracked by the u.s. government. therefor the government now is more powerful and more advanced.

The government now and in ancient times were both corrupt, although it happens in different ways. Recently two governors have been accused of sexting and cheating on their wives. http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_TD&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=1 Acts such as cheating on a spouse with a prostotute happened in ancient times too. These politicians were punished not by the court of law, but by the media. They had a bad story to tell about sex and immorality which cause the politicians to either resign or finish their term and get out of there. But word spreads much more quickly now, Internet and social media aid in that.

In Arizona there are huge wildfires that have started because of lack of rain and extreme heat. http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_TN&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=1 In ancient times they would not be able to fight these kind of fires. This may because of technology but its also because we are more organized in that we can send firefighters more quickly to the fire. The fires can be put out and people can be rescued. Back in the day many fires had to just burn themselves out and the only survivors were the ones who got themselves out. Now one can see some differences between the modern American and the Ancient roman Empire.

in conclusion the technology has changed but so have policies , expectations and organization. These are major changes and differences between america today and the ancient roman empire.

Grayson w. (June 8, 2011) survivor thanks rescuers

Noveck j. (June 8,2011) is sexting cheating?

Rogers l. (June 8,2011) manhunt ends with one in custody 

part 4

Thucydides
 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sept_11_2001/attacks/index.html

This is an artical with just facts and a lot of very important information. It has a "fact box" full of only things the writer of the article believed.

Herodotus
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2001/09/11/

this artical is like an artical that Herodotus would write because it has very vague and broad information. Compared to Thucydides who put in very specific information.

part 3

The Egyptians believed they needed their worldly possessions in the after life. They buried themselves with money,pets and food. Also they went to great lengths to reach the after life, from spells and rituals, to embalming and constructing magnificent tombs, the more money they had, the more they spent on their preparations for death. The ancient Egyptians had beliefs about the separation of the physical and spiritual beings. so they mummified their bodies to keep them together.

the Greeks had elaborate rituals where the body was washed and anointed with oils. the body was then placed on the high bed of the house. Mourners then came to visit. The body was buried with very few possessions.

part 2

It Made it easier to farm and settle down in one place because we were able to domesticate animals and set up farms. since we set up farms we had to stay in one place. This meant building houses which eventually grew into cities. Once these cities were established they grew and became major trade stations.

I think if the agricultural system crashed we would have almost no hope of becoming the nation we are today. If it collapsed we would have very little food, also things like corn oil are used in plastics and rubber.  Plants aren't just used for eating they are also used in medicine and other important items.

Also we would have machines and factories used for agriculture just sitting around with nothing to do. With factories shut down many people would have no jobs and would find it hard to survive. Especially now when it is hard to find a job we need the assurance that we can keep the ones we have.

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