AP Exam

I think that the ap exam wasn't as hard as I though it would be. It was still difficult at points, but the multiple choice and DBQ were not that bad. The compare and contrast and cot were pretty hard, mostly because I didn't know what they were about. I felt pretty prepared with the review games, they helped a good amount.

TED Talk

I do not completely agree with Niall Ferguson. I do agree that a few of these "apps" are major factors for the Great Diversion, such as competition and the Scientific Revolution, but I do not believe that the Great Diversion can be merely based on these six factors. I believe that competition and the Scientific Revolution were major factors because the motivation behind each was to simply see who could innovate better. However, including the other apps, there would definitely have to be more factors as to why the Great Diversion occurred.

Christianity, and capitalism

Christianity keeps splitting up because as it spreads, people may adopt new ideas. They then incorporate these ideas into the religion, and thus it has split into a different branch. This may occur many times, depending on the way it spreads. If people are adopting it completely, then it will not split. However, if they are adopting it in different ways, then it will split.

Capitalism is a term I'm familiar with, but I don't really know its meaning. I know that it has to do with government, and maybe economy.

Griot history vs text based history

Griot history was a unique way of retelling history. The songs sung would tell a story. This was a good way to get the information across. Somebody could easily understand what was being told. The problem however was that throught time, the stories were changed. Since they were oral, there was no true record so nobody knows what actually happened. This is why text based history is better. It is recorded and cant really be changed. It might be boring, but it's usually always the right story.

The mongol trial

I liked the mongol trial (though it is quite a one-sided argument). It was hard to be on defense because there is so much evidence of mongol terror and barely any to defend them. As a cross examiner, I did the best I could by questioning any evidence brought up by witnesses. My view on the mongols is that they were overly aggressive invaders. They won their battles through ruthlessness, which is the way to win in my eyes. I think they should be admired as a force to be reckoned with. I would find them guilty of these crimes, though their motives were not any different from other empire building civilizations.

Genghis Khan : ruthless murderer?

Genghis Khan was not a ruthless killer in my eyes. He was a lover and even after defeating his best friend, he could not kill him without consent. Genghis Khan showed love for his wive. The only times where Khan was ruthless was in war, and that is the proper way to fight. It is what made him powerful and allowed him to take so much control

Final Project

To access the project, you need a twitter account
If you don't have one, make one by going to twitter.com
Once there skip all the following stuff, and go to the search bar
Here, type in #thecrusadeproject
This will give you the twitter feed of the project, from newest post to oldest post

The crusade project- Day 4 #2

We finished the project! This was a very easy way to display the understanding, and i enjoyed it. It did work s envisioned, though i think it could have been longer. The final product will be in the next post

Thr Crusade Project - Day 4

I am trying to finish the twitter feed tonight, so as to have an open night tomorrow. This project is coming along easily, the conversations are not hard to make up with the incorporation of researched information. Me and anthony finished the first conversation in school, and the rest will hopefully be done tonight. Today, I tried google saudi arabia, and it gave me some different websites to go to once i scrolled down. I found one really good source which I added.

The Crusades Project- Day 2

I have decided to do a twitter feed featuring two soldiers in the muslim army, salim and asif. They will have conversations after each crusade i am researching. Wikipedia is a great first resource, it has every crusade in detail. I have used the three major search engines, bing yahoo and google, and the top results are nearly exactly the same.

The Crusades Project - day 3

I decided to check out the school library database, and I am blown away by the amount of information it has produced. It is a great find, and I plan to use this info along with wikipedia. I will try a search with a different country code for google. I have decided to colloborate with anthony on the twitter project, and this will make it easier. I plan to get started on the twitter feed tomorrow.

The Crusades project- Day 1

For my project, I decided to do the first, fourth, and eighth crusade. I wanted to show the progress of the crusades over time, so I chose the first, middle, and last crusade. To start with, I am most likely going to use xtranormal, unless I find a better alternative. My information hunt will begin with wikipedia...