Friday, February 27, 2015
Egypt Test
Today we took the test on Egypt. I thought I wasn't going to do good because we have only had 3 days of class talking about Egypt. There were questions about the pharaoh, how long the Nile river is, women rights, maat, hieroglyphs, and the pyramid game. I received a 81 on the test. I wasn't sure about some questions like what sea did the Nile river go into. I thought it was the Mediterranean sea. But I saw Black sea and I got mixed up. And for how long the Nile River is, I knew it was 500 miles, but then I saw other numbers and it got me mixed up.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Cyber Day Egypt questions
1. Will there be any questions about the calendar?
2. Do we need to know Egypt's class rankings?
3. Will there be anything about sailboats?
4. Any questions about hieroglyphs
5. Any trick questions?
2. Do we need to know Egypt's class rankings?
3. Will there be anything about sailboats?
4. Any questions about hieroglyphs
5. Any trick questions?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Egypt Notes
The land of the Pharaohs
The Nile and the “Two Lands”
- Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long strip of fertile land along the Nile; Lower Egypt was the wide land of the Nile delta, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
- The Nile was the major provider of life for the Egyptians and was much revered in lore and writing
- around 3100 B.C. the two lands were united under a single king or “pharaoh”Government by the God-King
- Pharaoh was all powerful, worshipped as a god and intimately 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, though 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 monsterThe writing of the Words of God
- Earliest Egyptian writing formed c. 3100 B.C. and were small pictures known as hieroglyphs
- Hieroglyphs represented religious words, or parts of words, and most commonly adorned temples
- Hieratic script was a shorthand developed by scribes and priests
- Hieratic script 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 EgyptCalendars and Sailboats
- Egyptian astronomers created a calendar with 12 months and 365 days to make better sense 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
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Building Pyramid
Today in class was probably one of the most stressful classes we have had. We had to go on a website that had to do with building a pyramid and we had to choose the materials we needed, the workers we needed, the lifestyle teams for the workers, angle of the pyramid, God of the Pyramid, what the pyramid will be made out of, and food for workers. You had to choose the correct teams for each category in order to build the pyramid. If you didn't choose the correct answers, you would have to restart and choose the items all over again. My partner was Megan and we had a hard time trying to figure out the answers to the game. It took us the whole mod to do the game. But I finished at the last second and I got to sign my name and Megan's name on the last C. Im glad I got a C instead of a D.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Egypt Class Notes #1
We went through the presentation that we had to take notes on for snow day. Here are the notes we went through today.
Pharaohs: The political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding titles: ‘Lord of the Two lands’ and ‘High Priest of Every Temple’
Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
River flows from South to North
Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation
Every July floods
Every October it leaves behind rich soil
the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation
The Great Sphinx of Gi: built 2555 - 2532 BC. A recumbent lion with a human’s head. It is the oldest monumental state in the world.
Video: 1802 AD: youngest son of Haroon al asheed set camp at the base of Keyups. He came with great army with warriors, 100s of stone maisons, engineers, and architects. His quest was to find the Pharaohs treasure.
Classes:
Pharaoh
Government Officials - Nobles, Priests
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
FarmersSlaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Bile
Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation
Every July floods
Every October it leaves behind rich soil
the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation
The Great Sphinx of Gi: built 2555 - 2532 BC. A recumbent lion with a human’s head. It is the oldest monumental state in the world.
Video: 1802 AD: youngest son of Haroon al asheed set camp at the base of Keyups. He came with great army with warriors, 100s of stone maisons, engineers, and architects. His quest was to find the Pharaohs treasure.
Classes:
Pharaoh
Government Officials - Nobles, Priests
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
FarmersSlaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Bile
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Prezi on Egypt notes
Pharaohs: The political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding titles: ‘Lord of the Two lands’ and ‘High Priest of Every Temple’
Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation
Every July floods
Every October it leaves behind rich soil
the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation
The Great Sphinx of Gi: built 2555 - 2532 BC. A recumbent lion with a human’s head It is the oldest monumental state in the world.
Video: 1802 AD: youngest son of Haroon al asheed set camp at the base of Keyups. He came with great army with warriors, 100s of stone maisons, engineers, and architects. His quest was to find the Pharaohs treasure.
Classes:
Pharaoh
Government Officials - Nobles, Priests
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
FarmersSlaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Bile
Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battle and scenes in the afterlife
Money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later, coinage came about
Scribes kept record, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments
They wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic
Soldiers used wooden weapons (bow&arrows, spears) w/bronze tops and might ride chariots
Upper class, knows as the “white kilt class” - priests, physicians, engineers
As ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, & defended Egypt against foreigners
Hatshepsut was a women who served as pharaoh
Cleopatra 12 also served as pharaoh, but much later (51 30 BC)
Gods and Goddesses: over 2000 gods and goddesses. They “controlled” the lives of humans
Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation
Every July floods
Every October it leaves behind rich soil
the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation
The Great Sphinx of Gi: built 2555 - 2532 BC. A recumbent lion with a human’s head It is the oldest monumental state in the world.
Video: 1802 AD: youngest son of Haroon al asheed set camp at the base of Keyups. He came with great army with warriors, 100s of stone maisons, engineers, and architects. His quest was to find the Pharaohs treasure.
Classes:
Pharaoh
Government Officials - Nobles, Priests
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
FarmersSlaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Bile
Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battle and scenes in the afterlife
Money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later, coinage came about
Scribes kept record, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments
They wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic
Soldiers used wooden weapons (bow&arrows, spears) w/bronze tops and might ride chariots
Upper class, knows as the “white kilt class” - priests, physicians, engineers
As ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, & defended Egypt against foreigners
Hatshepsut was a women who served as pharaoh
Cleopatra 12 also served as pharaoh, but much later (51 30 BC)
Gods and Goddesses: over 2000 gods and goddesses. They “controlled” the lives of humans
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Guns, Germs, and Steel Test Answers
Today during class, we went through our test we had on yesterday. I forgot to write the honor pledge on my test so I got more points off. I wanted to start the test quickly because I was scared that I would forget all the information I tried to remember.
TEST ANSWERS:
1. Jared Diamond has had many of and hobbies. Which is NOT one of them?
- Nature photographer
2. New Guineans use the term "cargo" to describe
- material goods
3. The white men who originally colonized Papua New Guinea believed all of the following statement, EXCEPT
- New Guineans are a clever and resourceful people
4. All great civilizations have had three things in common. Which is NOT one of them?
- Superior weapons
5. 13,000 years ago, most people lived as
- Hunters and gatherers
6. It's still possible to find people living in temporary shelters for weeks or months at a time, as long as they can keep feeding themselves. As seasons change and animals migrate, they move on to the next valley or ridge looking for new sources of food. Today, these people are most likely to be found
- on a remote island just north of Australia
7. In the video, we saw New Guineans eating something called sago. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about sago?
- Sago can be stored for a long time
8. Which area was best suited for civilization to flourish?
- The Fertile Crescent
9. In the video, a Canadian archaeologist was seen exploring the village of Drah'. What is significant about Drah'?
- Drah' is probably the first permanent village anywhere in the world
10. The focal point of the village of Drah' was a unique structure, which we now recognize as a
- granary
11. Why did people not stay in Mesopotamia?
- Climate change
12.What must a group of people first do to begin to establish a permanent settlement?
- Domesticate crops
13. According to Jared Diamond, what is the most important factor in determining a civilization's success?
- Location
14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good domesticated plant?
- It must be consumed quickly
15. Which of the following characteristics is NOT ideal for domesticated animal?
- It is a carnivore
16. How many useful, domesticated animals weighing over 100 pounds have there been in 10,000 years of domestication?
- 14
17. Which of the following is not a useful, domesticated animal?
- Zebra
18. Ant two point on the globe that share the same ___ automatically share the same length of day, and often share a similar climate and vegetation.
- Latitude
19. This is the study go human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of ancient artifacts.
- Archaeology
20. Africa
- Sorghum
21. the Americas
- Corn
22. China
- Rice
23. The Middle East
- Wheat
24. Papua New Guinea
- Bananas
25. Which of the following statements would Jared Diamond mostly likely say?
- "Geographic luck separates the haves form the have-nots"
TEST ANSWERS:
1. Jared Diamond has had many of and hobbies. Which is NOT one of them?
- Nature photographer
2. New Guineans use the term "cargo" to describe
- material goods
3. The white men who originally colonized Papua New Guinea believed all of the following statement, EXCEPT
- New Guineans are a clever and resourceful people
4. All great civilizations have had three things in common. Which is NOT one of them?
- Superior weapons
5. 13,000 years ago, most people lived as
- Hunters and gatherers
6. It's still possible to find people living in temporary shelters for weeks or months at a time, as long as they can keep feeding themselves. As seasons change and animals migrate, they move on to the next valley or ridge looking for new sources of food. Today, these people are most likely to be found
- on a remote island just north of Australia
7. In the video, we saw New Guineans eating something called sago. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about sago?
- Sago can be stored for a long time
8. Which area was best suited for civilization to flourish?
- The Fertile Crescent
9. In the video, a Canadian archaeologist was seen exploring the village of Drah'. What is significant about Drah'?
- Drah' is probably the first permanent village anywhere in the world
10. The focal point of the village of Drah' was a unique structure, which we now recognize as a
- granary
11. Why did people not stay in Mesopotamia?
- Climate change
12.What must a group of people first do to begin to establish a permanent settlement?
- Domesticate crops
13. According to Jared Diamond, what is the most important factor in determining a civilization's success?
- Location
14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good domesticated plant?
- It must be consumed quickly
15. Which of the following characteristics is NOT ideal for domesticated animal?
- It is a carnivore
16. How many useful, domesticated animals weighing over 100 pounds have there been in 10,000 years of domestication?
- 14
17. Which of the following is not a useful, domesticated animal?
- Zebra
18. Ant two point on the globe that share the same ___ automatically share the same length of day, and often share a similar climate and vegetation.
- Latitude
19. This is the study go human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of ancient artifacts.
- Archaeology
20. Africa
- Sorghum
21. the Americas
- Corn
22. China
- Rice
23. The Middle East
- Wheat
24. Papua New Guinea
- Bananas
25. Which of the following statements would Jared Diamond mostly likely say?
- "Geographic luck separates the haves form the have-nots"
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Guns, Germs, Steel Test
Today during class, we had the Guns, Germs, and Steel test. I thought the test pretty easy. I wasn't sure about maybe 2 questions on the test. There was questions on the native plants in different places, granary, the 14 domesticatible animals that weigh over 100 pounds, Jared, cargo, Papua New Guinea, ext. I think I scored a score of 80 or up.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Guns, Germs, and Steel presentation day
Today during class, some student got to present their presentation from thursday. We were assigned to a topic we had to research on and have to present it. Our group didn’t have a chance to present because there wasn’t enough time. We had the group with the topic food and disease to present. The group with food talked about the animals cattles, goats, horses, sheep, pigs, llamas, and zebras. The group with the topic disease or germ, talked about smallpox and malaria.
Notes (for our group):
Food-
- Wheat: Cultivated by the earliest Neolithic farmers in the hills and valleys of Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq over 13,000 years ago, wild-growing wheat has since changed beyond recognition. In the wild, as it still grows in those places today, wheat evolved to shatter in the late summer breeze, spreading its tough-coated seeds far and wide.
- Corn: Corn's wild ancestor, teosinte, is native to southern Mexico, and formed the staple of the earliest agricultural communities throughout the Americas. From its origins in central America, the crop spread up the western coast to northern America, and penetrated the jungles of Panama and Colombia to reach the fertile terraces of the Inca Empire in the South.
- Rice: Rice is believed to have been domesticated nearly ten thousand years ago in China. Related to wheat and other wild-growing cereal grasses, the plant grows to around four feet and thrives in submerged land in the coastal plains, tidal deltas and river basins of tropical, semitropical, and temperate parts of the world.
- Sorghum: growing as high as 15 feet, sorghum is especially valued in hot and arid regions of the world, for its natural resistance to drought and heat. Its grains are usually mashed into a pulp, boiled and eaten, while its tough stalks can be used to make brooms and brushes.
Notes (for our group):
Food-
- Wheat: Cultivated by the earliest Neolithic farmers in the hills and valleys of Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq over 13,000 years ago, wild-growing wheat has since changed beyond recognition. In the wild, as it still grows in those places today, wheat evolved to shatter in the late summer breeze, spreading its tough-coated seeds far and wide.
- Corn: Corn's wild ancestor, teosinte, is native to southern Mexico, and formed the staple of the earliest agricultural communities throughout the Americas. From its origins in central America, the crop spread up the western coast to northern America, and penetrated the jungles of Panama and Colombia to reach the fertile terraces of the Inca Empire in the South.
- Rice: Rice is believed to have been domesticated nearly ten thousand years ago in China. Related to wheat and other wild-growing cereal grasses, the plant grows to around four feet and thrives in submerged land in the coastal plains, tidal deltas and river basins of tropical, semitropical, and temperate parts of the world.
- Sorghum: growing as high as 15 feet, sorghum is especially valued in hot and arid regions of the world, for its natural resistance to drought and heat. Its grains are usually mashed into a pulp, boiled and eaten, while its tough stalks can be used to make brooms and brushes.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Guns, Germs, Steel Presentation
Today during class we got into groups and write or take notes on a topic that we got to choose. My group had second pick and we picked food topic. The food topic we had to write about wheat, rice, corn, and sorghum. Since we had 4 people in our group, we decided that each one of us write about one type of food. I wrote about rice.
Here is the notes:
Rice was believed to be domesticated about teen thousand years ago in China. Rice grows to around 4ft and thrives in submerged land in the coastal pains, tidal deltas and river basins of tropical, semitropical, and temperate parts of the world. When rice seedlings are 25 to 50 days old, they are transplanted to a paddy that has been enclosed and submerged under 2 to 4 inches of water. The water has to remain in the field throughout the growing season. Rice's importance has spread beyond Asia. Rice has become an essential element of a successful agricultural package around the world.
Here is the notes:
Rice was believed to be domesticated about teen thousand years ago in China. Rice grows to around 4ft and thrives in submerged land in the coastal pains, tidal deltas and river basins of tropical, semitropical, and temperate parts of the world. When rice seedlings are 25 to 50 days old, they are transplanted to a paddy that has been enclosed and submerged under 2 to 4 inches of water. The water has to remain in the field throughout the growing season. Rice's importance has spread beyond Asia. Rice has become an essential element of a successful agricultural package around the world.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Guns, Germs, and Steel #3
Notes:
- Newgerrians didn't technologically because they were stuck having to find food for them to survive.
- Fertile crescent: People started moving out because the people there over exploited the land, tapped out the land, cut down all the trees, cut the grasses, ext.
- The lands with the same latitude as the fertile crescent share similar geography. To the west and the east of the fertile crescent, the lands were similar.
- 20 million tons of wheat a year are grown in the Americas. Wheat is not a native plant to the Americas but it is grown very well in the Americas.
Question: Why do white men have so much cargos? And we Newgerrains don't have a lot?
Answer: If Newgerrians experienced good geography, they would have advanced tremendously and want more. But because they don't have good geography, they were not able to advance.
- Newgerrians didn't technologically because they were stuck having to find food for them to survive.
- Fertile crescent: People started moving out because the people there over exploited the land, tapped out the land, cut down all the trees, cut the grasses, ext.
- The lands with the same latitude as the fertile crescent share similar geography. To the west and the east of the fertile crescent, the lands were similar.
- 20 million tons of wheat a year are grown in the Americas. Wheat is not a native plant to the Americas but it is grown very well in the Americas.
Question: Why do white men have so much cargos? And we Newgerrains don't have a lot?
Answer: If Newgerrians experienced good geography, they would have advanced tremendously and want more. But because they don't have good geography, they were not able to advance.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Guns, Germs, and Steel Video #2
Today during class, we are able to get through 20 mins of the video that we left off last time. Notes on the video:
Crops grown:
Middle East: Barely and wheat
Drah: It was the first actual settlement by humans ( known )
Domestication: Humans changing the way of nature
Once the Middle East started growing barely, next China grew rice, then North America grew barely, corn, squash, and beans, lastly, Africa grew Millets, sorghum, and yams.
GEOGRAPHIC LUCK: living in a place with grains that you can store
Animal Domestication: Humans controlling animals.
Goats and she eps were the first animals to be domesticated.
Around the earth lots of places used animal power in order to get the things they needed around but in Newginni, they only had human strength and pigs. They didn't have a lot of other animals in their place.
Ideal Animals: Animals that give birth at 1 or 2 years
If social animals are together and humans control the leader of the herb of animals, humans will be able to control all the animals in that herd.
14 animals that weigh over 100 pounds that are domesticable are:
Goat, sheep, pig, cow, horses, donkey, bactrian camels, arabian camels, water buffalo, llama, reindeer, yak, mithan, balli cattle. These are located in North Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America. Cows, pigs, sheep, and goats are form the middle east.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)