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4.30.13  The Renaissance was an era where art became biggg. It went on from about the 14th century to the 17th century, it began in Italy and went on thru the late middle ages.

4.25.13 Da Vinci was an artist.

4.19.13 Humanistic changed our world by giving us new ideas of things to do in our free time.

4.15.13 Travel and commerce impacted the Renaissance because it brought goods and it brings new ideas from other cultures.

4.12.13 It makes it renaissance art by it being a sculpture in the nude, or flawless people, & statues of leaders.

4.11.13 The roots of the Renaissance came from Italy and the Mideavel Times and the Classical times.

4.9.13 One thing that I found interesting about the reading was that I learned that it tool Michealangelo about four years to paint the ceiling of the chapel.

3.22.13 The black death was so significant because there was a deadly disease going around and killing a lot of people, and it effected the majority of the town.

3.21.13 The criteria for your creation is to have great details, have good notes to use, looking for that you know and understand your topic, and most importantly, that you put in 100% effort.

3.14.13 I am doing Magna Carta and Spain. I am responsible for Taxido, a summary and some sort of back round information on the topics.

3.12.13 It was called the Dark Ages because everything was going bad. Maybe it had something to do with the black death.

3.7.13 It is vital to "judge" a website because if it's not true, & you use it in a report, or an informational text that you write, you will look bad because it is not true.

3.6.13 In the article I read, " California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge" I read about the 'history'' of Velcro. I learned that Velcro is a very important thing to have in some situations.

3.4.13 The feudal system is the law of the land. If you obeyed the king you would be able to live peacefully on the land & he would provide you food for your family & provide you protection from the invaders / attackers.

musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady. || diary ||
 * ** Term ** || ** Details / definition ** || ** Helper word ** ||
 * **Shinto** || The religion of Japan, it’s very traditional. || religion ||
 * **Zen** || A newer, more popular form of Buddhism that came from China. || religion ||
 * **Pure Land** || The land of pureness. || religion ||
 * **Haiku** || A form of poetry that has 3 lines and follows 5-7-5 syllable pattern and focus on nature || poetry ||
 * **Lady Mirasaki**
 * Shikibu** || She was a noble servant to the Empress Akiko. ||  ||
 * **Prince Shotoku** || Prince Shotoku was a person who helped rule Japan at only the age of 20 years old. || leader ||
 * **Jimmu** || Emperor . || myth ||
 * **Regent** || A person who helps another person rule a country because the other person isn’t capable of doing it alone. || sub ||
 * **Ainu** || A group of people that || people ||
 * **The Pillow Book** || Book of observations and
 * **Tanka** || Tanka have five lines, with a syllable pattern (in Japanese). || poetry ||
 * **Noh** || Noh is a drama in which dance and music play an important role. || A play ||
 * **Tale of Genji** || The Tale of Genji || story ||
 * **Daimyo** || Japan’s biggest land owners. || Person ||
 * **Shogun** || A person who ruled Japan who was in the emperor’s name. || General ||
 * **Samurai** || Professional trained warriors. || warrior ||
 * **figurehead** || A person who looks like they rule but actually, the power is with someone else. || decoy ||
 * **Bushido** || The samurai code of rules. || honor ||

Olivia: c,l,g,e

Trinity: bf,d,i

Lexi: a,h,j,k

12.10.12 Muhammad was not very known, he had a wealthy wife but he was not very special. Muhammad was illiterate, he couldn't read or write. Muhammad wanted to send one message to his people ; that there was only one god. He discovered that there is only one god, & only one god meant only one people, which also meant no division of tribes. He created the religion Islam.

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