Friday

Today in class we took the test. Most of the questions were easy. Especially the ones on the first page.  I  ended up getting a B on the test.

Thursday

1. How many Gods and Goddesses were there?
   a.   200
   b.  20000
   c.  2000
   d. 1000

2. The Great Sphinz of Giza was ...
   a. a lions head with a human body
   b. a elephant head with a humans body
   c. a elephants body with a humans head
   d. a lions body with a human head

3. When does the Nile flood?
  a. Every March
  b. Every July
  c. Every October
  d. Every 3 years

4. Which one is NOT true
  a. scribes kept records
  b. scribes helped the wealthy with household and children duties
  c. scribes told stories
  d. scribes wrote poetry


5. Upper class was also know as...
   a. "Kilt white class"
   b "White Class:
   c. "White Kilt Class"
   d. "Upper class"

Wednesday

Today in class we build a pyramid online. We gad to answer questions until the end and a pyramid was finally built. I feel like this pyramid challenge had to do with luck. My partner was Eman and we were 5th to finish. This pyramid challenge was hard, but I liked doing it. Hopefully we will do more stuff like this in class.

Monday

Today in class we watched a couple videos. The first video was about mummification. The ancient Egyptian developed mummification and preserved the body for afterlife. All organs were removed. Body was covered with salt for about 40 days. Oils were rubbed on the body. The mummy was placed on a wooden board. A pouch was placed on the test. A cloth was wrapped around the mummy. On to the next video. Civilization lasted from 3000 B.C to 332 B.C. It was easy to plant seeds near the Nile. Old Kingdom period lasted from  2649- 2152. Middle Kingdom lasted from 2040 - 1640 and New Kingdom from 1550 - 1070 B.C. The next video was about Harun Al Ashid and his son. He positioned himself at the bottom of  the Pyramid of Kias. He came with many tools to find the pharaohs treasures.

friday

1. Medicine- This invention was very important because it saved people's lives.


2. Building Ships- this was a first form of transportation. People wouldn't have to walk anymore.


3. Calendar- They invented the calendar to know when the Nile was going to flood.


4. Eye Makeup- Both men and woman wore eye makeup. They wore kit to protect their eyes from the sun like sunglasses.

5. Pyramids- They were structures that Pharaohs started building. Sometimes they were carved into peoples faces.

Thursday

Today in class we went over the notes. These are the notes I have:

• scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy and medical treatment
• they wrote in hieroglyphs(picture) and hieratic(symbols)
• soldiers used wooden weapons( bow and arrows and spears)
• upper class known as "white kilt class"
• Cleopatra was a pharaoh 
• over 2000 gods and goddess
• controlled humans

Wednesday but Monday

Today in class we got our test back. Only a couple of people got an A. We then went over the answers to test. Mr. Schick told us that we will see these questions again on the exams. He told us how many people got each question wrong.

Thursday

Today in class Mr. Schick wasn't there. We took notes on the rest of his powerpoint. After that we sat and talked. It was a fun class because we didn't have a teacher.

Wednesday

Today in class we started learning about Ancient Egypt. Here are my notes:

Geography

E                                       Egyptian life is centered around the Nile 

·                                            Flows from South to North

·                    Water was used for drinking, irrigating,  bathing, and transportation

·                                    Every July the Nile floods

·                                   Every October it produces rich soil

·                              The delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile soil

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                          Daily Life

                   slaves helped the rich
                  slaves weren't always treated horrible

                 At first merchants traded things, but later started using money

                Pharaohs were above everyone

                 Pharaohs were buried with everything they needed in their after life

                 Pyramids

                  The Great Sphinx of Giza was built 2555-2532 BC

                   A recumbent  lions with a human head

                  oldest statue in the world

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Test Day

Today in class we took our test on Guns, Germs, and Steel. I feel pretty good about the test. Some questions were really easy and some were not. Im glad there were no essay questions. Hopefully I good grade!

Friday

Today in class we studied for our test on Monday. Our test is on Guns,Germs, and Steel. While we were studying Mr. Schick was grading our tests from the other day. I got an 86 on the test, which I thought was pretty good.

Thursday

Today in class we continued watching the movie. I took a couple of notes:

• people never advanced in technology
• very dry for farming
• people were always working

Wednesday

Today in class we continued watching guns,germs, and steel. We talked about the 14 animals that are domesticated.  Most of the animals were from the middle east, but one of the animals was from South America. The best kind of animals are the ones that reproduce at young ages such as 1 or 2. We also talked about zebras and how they could not be domesticated animals because as soon as they would hear a noise, they would freak out.

Monday

Today in class we watched more of the movie.We had a 2 hour delay so class was shorter. These were some notes i took;

• America had corn
• China had rice
• Africa had yam
• geographic luck was when people were lucky enough to grow food and have animals