WAIT, what even are the Middle Ages??

Humanitarians, 

Today we studied for our Post-Classical Europe quiz tomorrow. Some of the questions you had were a little disheartening, but then when we talked it out, it seems like you know what's up, so just study study and you should be bueno. 

What to know??

1. Medieval Europe, the political, the social, the economic, the major events, and ALL the cultural events/things
2. Byzantines, what up!
3. My personal favorite, Kievan Rus....

Basically....

Can you complete this SPICE chart? Can you answer the questions on your study guide using the vocabulary words on the study guide??

	Medieval Western Europe	Byzantine Empire	Kievan Rus
Social
Political
Innovation
Culture
Economic

Still have questions???

TUTORIALS TODAY (MONDAY) AFTER SCHOOL AT 4:15-5:00 AND BEFORE SCHOOL TOMORROW 8:15-8:45 in room 2035-26 (big humanities room). 

Tomorrow is the big day! All multiple choice quiz, but 45 questions, so a lot going on. 

Other reminders.....WORDS FOR NERDS IS DUE THURSDAY! Don't forget!

Need a humanities experience? Check out the following...

1. Check out Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed at the Perot. Normally, the Perot is a no-no for Humanities experiences, BUUUUUUT THIS IS SO RELEVANT (and looks pretty awesome), so you can totally go. 
2. Need a date for Valentine's Day still? Check out Hearts and Horns at the Meyerson...some sweet Gershwin tunes! OR go up to UNT and check out the UNT Wind Symphony 
3. The Undermain Theater is putting on Galileo a play about everyone's favorite house-arrest, heliocentric believing scientist. 

In honor of the Grammy's from last night and also that February is Black History Month, this week I bring you some groundbreaking black musicians to be aware of!

Today's musician is....Gladys Bentley (no relation to the author of our WHAP book)

Blues singer Gladys Bentley came to prominence in the 1920s during the Harlem Renaissance. Like many great performers of the era, she flocked to the New York City neighborhood, which was quickly becoming a hub for numerous great black artists.

Bentley was a pioneering LGBT icon, often performing in a white tuxedo and top hat at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, a popular gay speakeasy, according to The Root. In 1931, she married a white woman in a civil ceremony, a groundbreaking move, cementing her place in LGBT history.