cyber day 3

Questions for Schick’s test:

1.     Name ONE form of writing the Egyptians used.

a.      Hieroglyphs

b.     Hieratic Script

2.     Which of the following was considered a god:

a.      Slave

b.     Priest

c.      Artisan

d.     Pharaoh

3.     Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe, which they called ________:

a.      “maat”

4.     Which way does the Nile River flow

a.       North to South

b.     East to West

c.      South to North

d.     West to East

5.     Which of the following statements about the Nile River is FALSE:

a.      It floods ever July

b.     It floods every June

c.      It leaves behind rich soil every October

d.     Egyptian life is centered around the Nile

february 25

Government by a God-King

• Pharaoh was all powerful 
• worshiped as a  god
• connected to the other major Egyptian gods and goddesses 
• ****Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe, which they called "maat"****
• Pharaohs had multiple wives and all routes to financial and social success were through the palace
• Women could inherit money and land and divorce their husbands, through only a tiny few ever wielded real political power

Gods, Humans, and Everlasting Life

• Gods were often portrayed with animal heads or bodies 
• Egyptians believed in an afterlife and mummified bodies to preserve them for this post-death journey 
• All souls would need to justify themselves at the point of death and be either sent to an after-world paradise, or the jaws of a monster 

The Writing of the Words of God

• Earliest Egyprian writing formed about 3100BC and were small pictures known as hieroglyphs 
• Hieratic script was a shorthand developed by scribes and priests 
• was usually written in ink on papyrus, which was made from mashed  Nile reeds 
• Papyrus, the precursor to paper, was stored in scrolls and these scrolls were the books of ancient Egypt 

Calenders and Sailboats 

• Egyptian astronomers created a calender with 12 months and 365 days to make bettersense of the seasonal cycles 
• Due to their excellent knowledge of human anatomy, Egyptian doctors wrote extensively on health issues and created potions and cures for a number of common ailments 
• Wooden sailboats were constructed to increase transport ability on the Nile 

Pyramids and Temples

• the pyramids were massive stone tombs, originally covered in marble but the marble was later stripped off during the Muslim conquest
• Stone sculptures and interior painting depicted humans and gods in a series of regulated poses, often in profile and wthout persective, but were highly effective

cyber day 2

5 important inventions:

1.)  MEDICINE - Obviously this is a VERY important invention becasue it saved many people. The Egyptians used some strange things to make medicines but they cured tons of diseases. 

2.)  WRITING - This allowed the Egyptians to keep records so later generations could see and know what happened. 

3.)  SHIPBUILDING - This invention is a great one. It gave the Egyptians a way of transportation and it has helped the rest of the ages too.

4.)  PAPYRUS - Thsi is the paper that the Egyptians invented. It was used as important documents and religious texts. The Egyptians kept the making process a secret so they could sell it.

5.) TOOTHPASTE- Yes, the Egyptians invented toothpaste. Their bread was very gritty and had a lot of sand in it, so in order to keep their teeth healthy, they invented toothpaste and toothbrush. This obviously is a great invention because I'm sure we Americans are glad to have clean and healthy teeth.

THANKS EGYPTIANS FOR YOUR GREAT INVENTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

february 19

Today in class we went over the Prezi that we took notes on during our cyber day

Important Facts:

Delta is triangular 

• Nile river flows SOUTH TO NORTH
• Nile river has 5 cataracts- which are kinda like waterfalls or rapids
• July it floods 
• October leaves be hind rich soil
• rich soil is delta

Pyramids:

• Sphinx 
• 4570 years ago they started building it 

Daily Life:

cyber day

Notes:

• geography 
• egyptian life is centered around the nile river
• water for drinking, irrigating, bathing, transportation
• every July it floods
• every October it leaves behind rich soil
• the delta is a broad, marshy triangukar area of fertile silt
• managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation
• pyramids 
• the Great Sphinx of Giza
• built 2555-2532 BC
• lion with humans head
• oldest monumental statue in the world
• daily life
• slaves/servants helped the wealthy with household and childraising duties 
• raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Nile
• artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife
• money/barter system was used- merchants might accept bags of grain for payment- later, coinage came about
• scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy and medical treatments
• they wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic
• soldiers used woboden weapons (bows&arrows, spears) w/ bronze tips and might ride chariots
• upper class, known as the "white kilt class"- priests, physicians, engineers
• religious and political leader
• pharaohs 
• the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles: 'Lord of the Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'
• as the 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was that ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all the land, made laws, collected taxes, defended Egypt against foreigners
• Hatshepsut was a woman that served the pharaoh
• Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh, but much later(51-30BC)
• Goddesses & Gods
•  over 2000 gods and goddesses 
• they "controlled" the lives of humans

february 12

Today in class we review the purple test the I did bad on....I got an 84%:(

Now that we went over it I have all the right answers. Then in the second half of class we went over the test we took yesterday that I got a 100% on. We didn't finish going over the test but we were close. Next class we will finish the test. Im gonna have an awesome weekend. Oh! also in class, Mr. Schick scared Jerry.

february 11

Today was our test. I am really happy now too, because I got an........... %100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its sooooooo exciting. Anyway, I thought the test was fair. I personally like the Scantron tests best. I really hope we have more Scantron tests than any other type of tests.

february 6

Today in class we taught the new kids about the dings. I didn't get one and that was pretty depressing but I'll get over it. An 84% is good. After everyone got their tests back we presented our project things. When we presented ours, Chesca just yelled at for the spelling/grammar errors. Besides that, i think our project was good and I think that i am gonna do VERY well on this upcoming test on tuesday.

february 5

Today in class we worked in groups to do a mini project. We had the topic of smallpox. Chesca is controlling. We made a PowerPoint. It was challenging to do this task in such little time! We still haven't got our tests back yet, eek! I tried to put a attachment on my blog to my PowerPoint, but I couldn't figure it out!!!?

february 4

We finished the video. There are the last set of notes on the video: In Jordan, people start making plaster from limestone. The plaster would seal up cracks to help control the temperature in the home. This was a big advancement in understanding and control fire. This would eventually lead to steal. Because of the geography, New Guineans could not produce a surplus of food which caused no technological advancement. They spent there time looking for food and had no time to do anything else.

Fertile Crescent:
-became dry from all the farming, so people left
- traveled east and west because there were similar climates and vegetation  (knew skills and how to survive in certain climates)
- this movement spread farming and trade of skills, goods, animals, and crops (if this didn't happen America would not be at all what it is like today)
- Americans eat 21 million tons of wheat per year

The answer to the Cargo Question:
Geographical luck. If you guys had what my people started out with, then you would be the ones with all the cargo.

I liked this movie and hope we watch more.

february 4

Today I was not in class today because I had to leave school early for an orthodontist appointment.

february 3

Today in class we continued watching the film gins, germs, and steel. Here are my notes:

• Whats separates the haves and the havenots?
• Why do white men have so much cargo and we in New Guinea have so little?
• white men came in and took advantage of them
• showed them new things
• thought they were less "evolved" 
• they are intellegent in their own way 
• Why have so many sociaties advanced?
• 1. advanced technologies
• 2. large populations
• 3. well organized work force
• Sago
• starchy 
• no protein
• cant store for along time
• Barley and Wheat
• in middle east 
• can be stored
• Draa 
• place near Dead Sea
• prob first place and oldest permanant settlement that archeologists have found
• 11500 years ago
• prob first granary- place to store grain 
• How would they fill a granary in the drought?
• people GREW their OWN food
• planted fields of wheat and barley 
• first farmers 
• domestication- changing the way plants would behave in the wild to how it could help humans survive
• what places grew
• China- rice
• Americas- corn, squash, beans
• Africa- sorghum, millet, yams
• New Guinea had farmers for prob 10,000 years, but they DONT have wheat
• GEOGRAPHIC LUCK!!
• those who had grain/wheat/barley were lucky to have it grow in their region 
• New Guineans were not lucky 
• ANIMAL DOMESTICATION 
• clothes 
• meat
• fertilizer
• pull plow
• milk
• hides
• control the "alpha animal" and you can control the whole herd
• 14 species of animals that have been successfully domesticated :
• goats
• sheep
• pigs
• cows
• horses
• donkeys
• Bactrian camels 
• Arabian camels 
• water buffalo
• llamas
• reindeer
• yaks
• mithans
• vali cattle 
• South America had 1: llama 
• Asia, Europe, North Africa had the other 13
• Cows, sheep, pig, goat: Middle East