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Today in Mr. Schick’s western civilization class we reviewed for our test/quiz tomorrow. We started off with cuneiform. Cuneiform was a very early form of writing in which they used stone and clay tablets to make shapes. Then we talked about city-states, dynasties, and empires. A city-state is a form of government that rules over an area, while an empire is a government that is ruling over many nations. A dynasty is when the royalty is kept within the family and passed down through generations. We went over lots of test questions for us to study. The class also found out that Mr. Schick was once an actor and played parts in many movies. He did stunts for famous actors and auditioned for many roles. He met famous actors and even worked with Morgan Freeman. He told the class that he stopped acting because he couldn’t come back home to visit his loved ones back home.

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