Western civ

Today in class we changed our seats which I mean is ok. I don't really like it because I really liked my seat I could see better and I was closer to the front so I could pay more attention. The worksheet that we did in class was a little difficult and I had a hard time finding all of the answers. The class over all is fun and I feel as if it will continue to be a good class and I will hopefully continue to enjoy it. Also its a completely different type of class compare to the Human Geography. I liked the human Geo class better because it related to real world and current events and I like things like that and learning  more about modern culture.

Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river Narmer- He is a king that people thought might have ruled a kingdom Pharaoh- A king of ancient Egypt considered a good as well as a political and military leader Pyramid-A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides like those that where built in Egypt as burial places for old kingdom pharaohs Mummification- A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying Hieroglyphic's- An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ides and sounds Papyrus-A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on 3.They are benefited because they are polytheistic and that means they believe in many gods. Some of them are the sun god, Osiris and the god of the dead so they have every thing around them that represents all of there God's. 4.They where thought to be the almo...

Cuneiform- earliest form or writing Fertile crescent- Made up of the Tigris and eupraties and had good soil because it was called silt because when it floods. Wheat and barley where grew there modern day Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Iran. City state- a from of government set up to control a certain geography area/ city in surrounding areas Dynasty- Th ruler's are family mostly kings and the authority was passed. Ex the bushes, Clintons, Kennedys Cultural diffusion- A city state conquers and spreads/ the spread of ideas and belief's and culture spread other people.  irrigation- Brining water to people and controlling it.

Main idea Using mathematical knowledge and engineering skills Egyptians built magnificent monuments Why is matters now Many of the monuments built by the Egyptians stand as a testament to their ancient civilization Terms and names Delta Narmer pharaoh theocracy pyramid mummification hieroglyphics papyrus Today also in class we got our papers handed back that we did over the snow break and I did very well on it was very easy and also we had to finish the other part of the worksheet about Hammurabi's code and what it said compared to what we said.

Today in class we talked about some of his laws. It was vey interesting to hear and listen to everyone's different point of views. It was also kind of fun I really enjoy doing things like that and just seeing how everyone thinks about the different things. For example one of my class mates liked the idea of cutting peoples left hand off as a punishment. Once again that was in my opinion very fascinating  to hear his explanation of it was not like he said because he though it was funny but he had a logical explanation. Some people had things like jail for 6 years and two years but really how do we determine how long for jail by the crime I mean I guess on how bad it is but once again that is my opinion .

MORE ON MESOPOTAMIA Large amounts of Sumerian gods and goddess represent nature The worlds First (Surviving) epic was the Sumerian "Epic of Gilgamesh" which told of a great Flood. Sumerians first divided the hour into sixty minutes and the minute into sixty seconds they also organized a calendar based on moon cycles The ziggurat was a Sumerian temple built on top of a "Mountain"   Wandering nomads drove herds of domesticated animals in many areas especially to the south of Sumerian Arabia Sumer was conquered by the Akkadians 2350 B.C. their gods took the place of previous gods and all were forced to worship them

200,000 when humans species emerged in south western Africa 14,000 years ago a world wide human race existed Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age Neolithic Age (New stone age) was marked by advanced tool making beginning of arigculture Intallay human were parts of migration groups which hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food Also known as the Neolithic Revolution this was a shift from itinerant hunting, fishing, gathering to more permante settlements centered on agriculture

To provide water they dug irrigation ditches that carried river water to their fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops for defense they built city walls with mud bricks Sumerians traded their grain, cloth, and crafted tools with the peoples of the mountains and the desert in exchange they received raw materials such as stone, wood, and metal silt-rich soil good for farming and is left after flooding Sumerians where the first people to form a cavillation There are five key charctericts 1-advanced cities 2-specialized workers 3-complex intuition's 4-record keeping and 5 improved technology city state- city  and the area around it(Independent country) Ziggurat-town square, city hall cultural diffusion- one city state conquers some one else and gives them there way of life all most

The regions curved shape and the richness of its land led scholar's to call it the fertile crescent It includes the lands facing the Mediterranean sea and a plain that became known ad Mesopotamia The rivers that frame the Mesopotamia are the Tigris and the Euphrates Unpredictable flooding combined with a period of little or no rain. The land sometimes became almost desert with no natural barriers for protection a samuerion village was nearly defenseless The natural resources of summer were limited. Building material's and other necessary items were scarce To provide water they dug irrigation ditches that carried river water to their fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops For defense they built city walls with mud bricks Sumerians traded their grain cloth and crafted tools with the peoples of the mountains and the desert in exchange the received raw material's such as stone, wood, and metal

 INTERACTING WITH THE ENVRIOMENT The earliest cavillation's farmed on fertile river plains. These lands faced challenges such as seasonal flooding and a limited growing area. POWER AND AUTHORITY Projects such as irrigation systems required leadership and laws the beginning of organized government. In some societies Priest controlled the first government in others the military leaders and kings ruled. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Early cavillation's developed bronze tools the wheels, the sail, the plow, writing, and mathematics. These innovations spread through trade wars and the movement of peoples

Todays class was very easy we had a test. The five minutes you gave us to study was pretty nice all though not needed. The test itself was very easy number one knowing what was on the test and not only that but we had already seen the questions on the quiz but some of the questions where new but we also had all weekend to study so it was no problem and I probably got and A. I'm very confident in this test I usually do not do bad on test and quiz because I put in hard work and effort to study.

so yesterday in class we watched the video again and talked about how we need to know the different domesticatable animals. also  we got out early wich made the day a lot better and I am still studding for the test so I can get a good grade on the test. The test should be very easy meaning that I got a one hundred on the last one we had wich was very easy all you had to do was pay attention.