today in class we went over the test that we took yesterday. we also started preparing for the final exam which is next week. i had a great time in west civ and a great time with Mr.Schick. for one last time on my blog


GOD BLESS AMERICA

Today in class we took the middle ages test. I didn’t do that well I on the test because I didn’t like the material but I should’ve study harder and put more time into studying. I got a 73 and matt got an 80 which shocked me because matt usually doesn’t do better or even as well as me. Not trying to be rude but it is true.  

Today in class matt and I taught the class for the middle Ages test tomorrow. I actually am not the interested in the middle ages as I was with Rome and Greece. I liked Rome and Greece because they actually did things for the world and evolved into bigger and better things, but with the middle ages they just basically took a step back and didn't do anything. 

Charles “the hammer” Martel

Major domo- mean mayor of the palace in Latin

One of the most pivotal crucial battles in European history when Charles the hammer took on Muslims of the battle of tours, but Charles won.

Charles has a son Pepin the short

Pepin is working for the pope and the pope says Pepin is now king. Pepin was king by the grace of God.

Pepin had two sons Carolmeign and Charles.

His son Charles took over.

His son Charles is known as Charles the Great. Built the greatest since rome. Fought the muslims in spain. Spread Christianity. The most powerful king in western Europe.

Pope Leo the 3^rd makes him emperor on Xmas day in 800AD.

His government

He limited the authority of the nobles. He regularly visited every place. Kept close watch on his huge estates. Encouraged learning, ordered monasteries to open up schools for everybody.

But his sons were pretty much weenies.

His son was Louis Pious was a quite prayer just sat back and very quiet. Than he based the power to his three sons. Lothair, Charles the Bald, and Louis the German. So they spilt up the empire. Called the Treaty of Verdun is 843 AD. 

Germanic Kingdoms that unite with Charlemagne

Many Germanic kingdoms that do well are the ones that were reunited under Charlemagne’s empire.

Charlemagne spread Christian civilization through northern Europe, which is where many of us came from.

Middle ages= medieval period

500-1500 AD

Medieval Europe is fragmented

Invasions trigger changes in Western Europe

Invasions and constant warfare spark new trends. Disruption of trade. Europe’s cities are no longer economic centers. Money is scarce.

Downfall of cities. Cities are no longer centers of administration.

Population shifts. Nobles retreat to the rural areas. Cities don’t have strong leadership.

Invasions trigger changes in western Europe

Decline of learning. Germanic invaders are illiterate, but they communicate through oral tradition. Only priests and church officials could read and write. Knowledge of Greek is almost lost.

Loss of common language.

Dialects develop in different regions. By the 800’s French, Spanish, other roman based languages are evolving from latin.

Germanic kingdoms emerge

The concept of government changes. Roman society, loyal to public government.

Germanic society, loyal to family. Germanic chief led warriors. During peace he provided food, weapons, treasure, a place to live. During wartime warriors fought for the lord

Franks lived in the roman province Gaul –their leader in clavis.

The Franks under Clavis. Another battlefield conversion. Clavis and 3000 of his warriors are baptized by the bishop. The church in rome approves of this alliance. Clavis and the church begin to work together.

The church helps the poor, repair roads, raise armies. There’s no separation between church and state. The pope is acting as a king on earth. 

Fifth Century- angles and Saxons invade Britain.
 486- Clovis leads Frankish Confederacy against Romans and rival Germanic invaders in Gaul
527-565 Reign of Emperor Justinian in the Eastern Empire.
542- Plague hits Egypt, then spreads throughout the Mediterranean area and much of western Europe.
568- Lombards conquer most of northern Italy
570-632- Life of Muhammad
595- Missionaries sent by the pope begin to convert the pagans of England.
711-Muslim invasion of Spain
800-Slavs occupy almost all of eastern Europe

Cesar Augustus was the 1st emperor.
Caligula- started off well, granting bonuses to those in the military. Declaring treason trials a thing of the past, and made government spending a matter of public record. He then began to fight with the senate. Claimed to be a god. He put statues of himself all over the place even in the Jewish temples. Spent much of the money of Rome on big huge orgies for him and his friend. He was just nuts. Assassinated by his own aides at 28 years old.
Next comes Claudius- he had a bad limp, speech impediment. Her rose to the occasion he expanded the Empire somewhat into Britain. He add on the roads and canals. He was doing all the right things. His wife was a tramp. And tried to have him killed and have her lover become emperor. So Claudius had his wife and her lover killed.
 Christianity and Judaism monotheistic.
Romans had many gods, plus at times the emperor was viewed as a god.
A group of Jews called the zealots tried to rebel against the Romans, but they failed so the Romans destroyed them and burned down their biggest temple except one wall. It is called the Western Wall. They claim it is there holiest of all Jewish shrines. Half of million Jews were killed during this rebellion.
Romans would be harsh to the ones that did not worship the emperor. Especially Christians who were viewed as followers of a new upstart religion. Despite the oppression, Christianity grew quickly by AD 200 around 10 percent of the people in the Roman empire were Christians.

today in class we started watching the video series on nero. that guy was a nut. he was totatly insane and all he cared about was bettering himself and making himself a god he didnnt care that he almost bankrupted rome.

Et tu, Brute? Is Latin for even you Brutus?

After Cesar was killed his grandnephew took over named Octavius.

Octavian- AKA Caesar Augustus. He took over at the age of eighteen. Some people tried to knock him out of power and he had them killed. He is known as the first emperor. Begins the Pax Romana- Latin for roman peace. Built roads. Aqueducts which brings water from rivers to the city. Set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even a postal service. Took at power at age 76 in A.D.

Jesus- was a roman citizen and a practicing Jew. At 30 he began his ministry, preaching to the poor in the empire, and reaching out to outsiders. Statements like “ my kingdom is not of this world” made the Romans and the jews nervous, and they began to plan his execution. The governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate ( prompted by Jewish high priests), sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion.

August means the honored one 

The rise and fall of Julius Cesar

Cesar

Alesia, Gaul 52 B.C.

After 80 years in war Cesars camping in Gaul went to a climax.

Titus Labienus General, Caesar’s army.

Cesar was also a very powerful politician.

He took over Gaul and won the war and took them over.

It was a great day for rome. 

Today in class we finished up the notes on J Cesar. He was a great war king type hero and that he was sort of a dicator. He would go into villages and towns with his men and kill the men, rape the women, and loot all of their goods and homes. Than he would take them under the Roman wing. 

Today in class we finished seeing the rest of the projects. We than took notes out of the book I left my book at school so I can’t really transfer my notes to my blog. We also started to learn about Julius Cesar. How he started sharing the power with three guys than later became a great leader because he had the respect and likeness of the common people and the rich at the time. 

            

Today in class some of the groups presented their projects. Most of my class did different types of food and I actually liked most of the food they did. The best food that was made was ellie the type of cookies and walnuts. It was very good. I also liked when I was in the other class and caroline made the cheesecake with the grapes and apples. 

the Romans were really known for building roads. they made brick roads like cobble stone roads.
the Etruscan were known for setting up the grid system.
the Romans also did gladiator fighting for entertain purposes. sometimes to the death of them.
the 12 tables was where the laws were all written down so people could see the laws and people couldn't say that didn't know they were getting arrested for something because they didn't know it was a law.
the plebeians were lacking a branch in the government so the assembly was there representation for the plebeians( the middle and poor people)
if you were elected to the house that elects someone from the middle or lower class you were called a tribute.
the Romans built into their constitutions that they would give one person all the power and would be called a dictator. you were only the dictator for 6 months and than you would go back to what you were doing.
the councils were in power for one year. than you can run again 10 years later

the Punic wars
1st war
264 to 241 BC was manly a naval war between the lands of Sicily and Africa fought between Carthage and Rome
2nd war Carthage and Rome
3rd war Carthage and Rome
the Romans won all of them

today in class we had a day just to research our project. My group is building a Colosseum.

today in class we took more notes on Rome. we learned about Tarquir the Proud- he was a tyrant didnt give his people any power or freedom. He ruled with an iron fist. so the people  threw him out of power and ostracize him. He was the last king in Rome. They used him as an example to never be like him. After they threw him out they mad their own form of government which is democracy, aristocracy and monarchy all in one. the US molded their government from this.

today in class we went over the ideas for what we can do on our project and also took notes. the first settelers of italy were the latins along the River of Tiber.
the romans had a myth that two little human babies were raised by a female wolf and their names were Romulis and Remus. Romulis ruled the area which Rome is named after him.
After rome became more established they drained a swamp out so they could build on the marshy land.

today in class Mr.Schick well aka Chi-Cago did a little rap for us. I knew Mr.Schick and I have something in common i also have an alter ego mine  is Jerry Love and he is a younger version of a Jimmy Buffett. He only comes out in rare times. He stays hidden away a lot. Well the rap actually seems like it is going to help because it is in some type of melody and has a certain tune to it.

Today in class we watched another video of ancient Greece and we are getting ready for our test tomorrow. I don’t know how the test is going to be might be easy might be hard the world will never know unless on Wednesday than that’s we will learn it. I also am excited to start a new chapter we have been on ancient Greece for it feels like forever. 

Isagoris- he’s the last of the dictators to run Greece. He was cruel and ruled with an iron first. He was corrupted. Isagoris son was charged for rape and he admitted it and his son got away with it because of his father. For three days his people over ruled him and tried to throw him out of office and on the third day he was thrown out.

Cleisthenes- is the first guy that actually tried to develop a democracy. Without him to make the decision to let the everyday average male to have a say in things. He decided to share the power. Cleisthenes is the man to be ostracize.

Ostracize- means to cast out; to be sent out.

Xerxes- decides to come at Persia with a million men. They decided to abandon the city of Athens. So they take the women and kids to an island and just watch their city burn.

Darius- he sailed to the marathon and decide to invade.

Salamis- is a straight between the islands. The Greeks take one of their soldiers to Persia and act like he is one of them.

They decided to abandon the city of Athens. So they take the women and kids to an island and just watch their city burn.

During the darkness the Persians send their ships and not knowing the Greeks are ready for them.

Pericles- is the guy who was in charged for thirty years. Athens rises from the ashes. They established trading domince of the meditarian sea. Every is in the delan leaguer expect for Sparta. All the city states are supplying money for army and goods. Athens is one of the coolest places to live it was like modern day New York. He even died from the plague.

Hubris- means that you are so arrogant and think you’re the smartest person in the room. And think that you are always right.

So Pericles being so hubris he tries to attack Sparta just because he wants to. And everything went wrong. He tries to take over their water ways and surround them. he thought Sparta would just give up. The biggest thing that went wrong is that the ships that were bringing in supplies the ships brought in people who were sick and huge amounts of people became sick. The Greeks had a water supply and trying to go to the water supply to get water but once they get their they die in the water supply so the water is no polluted .

The oracle of Delphi- the Greeks had this belief that there were certain people who could see the future.

Today in class it was more of just a free day. Mr schick had to grade other peoples projcets so we just chillied. At the end of class we watched a video of people almost dying no one died. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?

peninsula      b. many islands     c. mountainous                d. mostly fertile land

Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.

2/3                  b. 3/4                         c. 1/2                          d. 1/4

Define the term barbarian as it was originally used in the ancient world.

a.     The Greeks first used this term to describe those foreigners that they could not understand, but seemed to be saying "bar bar" when speaking.

b.     A group of people that is able to quickly adapt to the new environment in which they arrive despite speaking a foreign tongue.

c.      A group of people migrating into a territory where they do not speak the native tongue.

d.     A life based upon farming, warfare, and tribal organization.

e.     The word came from the Greek "barbaros," which originally meant "Non-Greek."

4.     What defines a megalithic structure?

a.     Homes that were constructed for people during the Neolithic period

b.     Fortifications constructed for people during the Neolithic period

c.      Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs

d.     Giant dinosaurs whose fossil remains were visible to ancient peoples

e.     Evidence of advanced technological tools

5.     What does the term tribe refer to?

a.      A social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship

b.      A family-based group governed by a hereditary chieftain

c.       A clan-based group prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world

d.      A group of warriors, related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen

e.      All of these

Tribes were governed by

Warrior kings or queens                                        d.  all of these

Chieftains                                                                  e.  none of these

Tribal leaders chosen by warriors

Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization?

Greeks                                                                       d.  Phoenicians

Hittites                                                                      e.  people of Asian Minor

Celts

Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be considered a member of “Western civilization”?

Greece                                                                        d.  Italy

England                                                                     e.  United States

China

What is the name of the sea located just west of the Greek mainland?

Mediterranean Sea                                                  d.  Ionian Sea

Aegean Sea                                                                e.  Chesapeake Bay

Atlantic Ocean

What is the name of the sea located just east of the Greek mainland?

Mediterranean Sea                                                  d.  Ionian Sea

Aegean Sea                                                                e.  Chesapeake Bay

Atlantic Ocean

What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?

Rice, vines, and olives

Potatoes, vines, and olives

Grain, vines, and olives

Onions, wheat, and beer

Corn, wheat, and rice

Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?

Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian

Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician

Spartan

Which civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?

Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian

Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician

Spartan

Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack?

Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian

Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician

Spartan

A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the

First Persian War                                                    d.  Dark Ages

Megalithic Destruction                                          e.  none of these

Collapse of Crete

Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?

Etruscans                                                                  d.  Persians

Egyptians                                                                   e.  Phoenicians

Hittites

In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a date, as in “c. 1500 BC.”  What does this “c” mean?

around                                                                       d.  all of these

about                                                                          e.  none of these

circa

By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.  These were called

colonies                                                                     d.  hoplites

demos                                                                                    e.  megaliths

Starbucks

Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?

cities                                                                           d.  nations

counties                                                                     e.  continents

states

 This is a form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.

democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy

monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny

This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.

democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy

monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny

This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power.

democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy

monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny

This is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.

democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy

monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny

Spartans used this government system.

democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy

monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny

At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?

seven                                                                          d.  eighteen

twelve                                                                                    e.  twenty-one

fifteen

What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world?

Athens                                                                       d.  Sparta

Thebes                                                                       e.  Argos

Corinth

This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.

Parthenon                                                                 d.  helos

Pantheon                                                                  e.  polites

acropolis

This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located.

Anatolia                                                                     d.  Stonehenge

Mt. Olympus                                                             e.  Peloponnesus

Crete

These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.

phalanxes                                                                  d.  biremes

hoplites                                                                      e.  triremes

tyrants

This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.

phalanx                                                                      d.  bireme

hoplite                                                                       e.  trireme

tyrant

 

Short answer.   

You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use.  What years did this period begin and end?

The dark ages lasted about 1150 B.C. to 800 B.C. it lasted four centuries.

During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero attempting to return to his home.  What are the titles of these two stories?

The two stories were The Odyssey and the Iliad. They were sang instead of being just said. People memorized them like songs.

The word “Mediterranean” originally meant _____________________ .

Center of the earth. The greeks beleieved the sea was the center of the earth because the basically lived off it.

What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called?

They were called Aristocrats and they ruled the city states. THEY TCB ( taking care of business) 

Today in class we used a quizlet Mr. Schick found from a student three years ago. The quizlet goes over everything we have been studying. I think that the quizlit will be very helpful for the test we have coming up. The test is on ancient Greece and early civilization in the Greek area and how the Greeks lived. 

Today in class we had a sub. We stared the new video about Athens and Persia fighting. We filled out the rest of our paper and have mostly all the answers done. We watched about how the Persians would not stop invading Athens and that Athens just kept fighting and did not have a weak bone in their body. They might have had not as many people as the Persians but they kept fighting with all their might. And they kept winning with all their might. 

Today in class we talked about the paper that we started filling out about the movie of Athens. We went over the questions and the answers. We just one by one down the line asking the questions and finding the answers. That basically what we did for the whole class. 

Greeks had two types of plays comedy and tragedy

One of the more famous plays are Oedipus rex, who is the king who had a sage tell him that he was going to marry his own mother and that you’re going to murder your own father. So than he goes to wander. And gets in to an accident and kills the man and the man is his father. So than he meets an older woman and marries her. Later to released that he married his mother. So to become king he takes daggers and plunges his own eyes to blind himself so that no one can look at him. 

today in class we watched the videos of the people who chose either Athens or Sparta. I personally thought the best video was ours. We had solid facts and we also had some solid pictures. There was some great narrating by my mans Matt and great music chosen by yours truly.
God Bless America

Today in class we worked on our video for acient Athens. My group is taking a more movie look on the video. We are going with the same way Martin  Scorsese did with the Wolf of Wall Street. Which is a great movie go see it if you haven’t. we are going to take a roll which really grabs the viewers eye for ancient Athens. 

Today in class we watched more of the ancient Athens video. I find the video very interesting because of most Liam nesson helps with his voice. But the way the video puts everything together and their candid shots of the people is just great. It really helps me understand the concept of ancient Athens a lot better.

Today in class we started watching the video about Ancient Greece. The video so far is good, and should be because it is narrated by Liam Nesson. The video also has history scholars in them that went to very well known schools and they all talk the same. We also got a worksheet to fill out during the movie.

Mediterranean means middle of earth.

Questions:

1.Athens was smaller than sparta in 500 B.C. Athens was near a sea so they have the better location because they have more transportation.

2. Limited democracry ( Athens) - a republic where voters elect officals into office to make decisions for them. Oligarchy (Sparta)-  a state in which supreme power is held by a small group

3. 


4. Athens has a better navy than Sparta becuase they were closer to the water.

5. Athens did. NO becuase they lived closer to water.

6. Sparta because they almost had the same rights as men.

7.

LO3 Citizens and Communities: The Greek City-States

Greek City state was also known as polis. The city states were small places, generally consisting of no more than a town and a few square miles of surrounding countryside.

Only a few thousands lived in a Greek City State, but Athens reached up to 250,000 people.

The towns were built around a hill which stood on top of it was an Acropolis.

Acropolis- the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek Town.

The Greek City States were very competitive and often fought one another.

The Greeks were the first known to have a name for the people who live in their community, polites or “citizen”.

City-States and Citizens

An Athenian “Owl” the slang name of this tedradachma (four-drachma coin).

Hoplie- a havily armed and armored citizen-solider of acient Greece.

Phalanx- a unit of several hundred hoplites, who closed ranks by joining shields when approaching the enemy.

Monarchy- a state in which supreme power is held by a single, usually hereditary ruler ( a monarch)

Oligrachy- a state in which supreme power is held by a small group.

Triremes- massive fighting vessels with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.

Tyranny- rule by a self- proclaimed dictator (a tyrant)

Democracy- in ancient Greece, a form of government in which all adult male citizens were entitled to take part in decision making.

Sparta: The Military Ideal

Helots- noncitizens forced to work for landholders in the ancient city-state of Sparta.

The Spartans were the descendants of Greeks who had conquered part of the southern mainland. (The territory of Laconia)

The Spartan Way of Life

The way of life that dedicated male citizens entirely to the service of the state. The farms were worked by the helots. Helots- noncitizens forced to work for landholders in the ancient city-state of Sparta.

Aristocrats- members of prominent and long-established Athenian families. 

Today in class we took a bunch notes. We took so many notes the Al Quida Carly's hand started to hurt. We talked about how the Greeks believed in a way of living called Arete which means excellence. Everything the Greeks did they did it the best they could do it. We talked about how the Greeks built their cities on high mountain tops. How the Greeks had very good olives and wines. How the Greeks set up trading posts all around to trade with other countries for other goods.

Barbarian A term used to describe distinctive way of life based on farming, warfare in tribal organization that became widespread and Europe beginning around 2500 BC.
Megaliths a massive rough-cut stone used to construct monuments and tombs. (stone hedge) for example.
Tribe A social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interest traditions in real or mystical ties.
The Greeks invented democracy.
The Greeks were influenced by people in the east and the north of them.
These people were tribes before. the tribes were held together by things they ate, did, and the myths they believed.

Why the Greeks Rocked
New Ideas
Incredible act forms
Democratic government w/ citizen participation.
Innovations in warfare.

4000 B.C. Farming and village life spreads from Sumerian and Egyptian lands across SW Asia and NE Africa, and the European continent.

3500 B.C. now they start making megaliths. 2000 B.C. was the year the Stonehenge was finished. consisting of 160 massive boulders weighing up to 50 tons each, stacked and circled and aligned to the movements of sun and moon.

From 2500 B.C. Indo-European nomads migrated from the steppes in eastern Europe.
Their language would evolve into Greek and Latin
Their lives centered around strength, courage, loyalty, and doing the right thing.
The Greeks invented the Olympics.
Thinner populations than Egypt or Mesopotamia - they formed tribes, social and political unit consisting of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship.
Tribes were headed by powerful kings. or like a war lord.
They never really had written records they just passed the story down by speaking.
They adopted the way of life of those they encountered, and as they traveled from 2000 BC to AD 1000. this is how civilization eventually spread throughout Europe.

Greece is a peninsula
mountains cover 3/4th of it.
Apporx. 1,400 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
Location shaped its culture.
Skilled sailors.
Poor natural resources.
Difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terrain; developed small, independent communities.
Approx. 20% is suitable for farming.
Fertile valleys cover 1/4 of peninsula.
Because of geography the Greek diet consists of grains, grapes, olives.
Lack of resources most likely led to Greek colonization
Temperatures range from 48 in the winter to 80 in the summer.

1. The Egyptians had three innovations and inventions that shaped the world as we know it. They had the sailboat which was used for sending goods up and down the Nile without a lot of manual power. They had the calendar which was used for trying to figure out when the Nile would flood. And they had paper which they could keep their alphabet written down on and many other things.
2. Three important features of an Egyptian pyramid are burial site for Pharos, the secret passage ways, and the great foundation. The pyramids held the home to dead very important Pharos of the time. The pyramids had many different secret ways so no one could break in and take the wealthy. And last they had a very great foundation for the pyramids still standing to this day. It was great architecture.

The social hierarchy of ancient Egypt was like a pyramid. You have your pharaohs on the top then you have your priest and nobles, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and then last you have slaves and servants. The Pharaoh was the one who could speak to the god’s. He was all powerful he was worshiped as a God. The priest and nobles were ones who worked with or for the royal family in some sort of way. The soldiers were your fighters, they protected the city with all their might. Your scribes were the ones who learned to read and write. The merchants were the guys who would sell the goods that you need to live off of. The farmers were the ones who cared for the lands and cared for the cattle. If it was me I would want to be a Pharaoh and make bank.
Living on the Nile River is very important because it is the main water supply in Egypt at the time. If you lived on the Nile than you were making bank. You had a way to have clean water whenever you need it. You had a way to ship your goods down the river. You also had a supply of fish and other beings in the river. You could use the water for many things like watering your crops and also using it to mix with dirt to make a clay so you could build.

today in class we watched a video about the early Egyptian history. the video basically went over everything we learnt in class the day before. the guy actually talked very fast and was kind of hard to follow. i am ready for the up coming test barbecue i am going to be honest this stuff is easy.

Today in class we talked about early Egypt. We talked about how there are 5 elements of Egypt which are geography, pyramids, daily life, Pharaohs, Goddesses and Gods. Everything centered on the Nile. The Pharaohs were the head of the government and the head of the religion. The scribes and soldiers were also high up there in the food chain. The slaves and servants also had a better life than most slaves had in America because they were house slaves. 

Today in class we started reading LO3 Egypt. Egypt was called Land of the Pharos. During the Neolithic age the people in the Nile moved to living a more civilized lives. Which the people living more civil it made the rise of more cities of Sumer. But the more stable civilizations were Egypt. I forgot to take my book home so I couldn’t read any more of the notes. So we also went over in class of what we did. And fixed a problem learning that humans were on this earth 2,000,000 years ago, but back then we were more like apes then humans it wasn’t till 14,000 years ago that humans started to act like humans do today. 

Today in class is the day Jevan and I taught the class and let me tell you it was one darn well taught class. We had to get three laws from Hammurabi's code.
1. If a slave says to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.
I think with this one that it would make more sense to cut the slaves tongue out so he could not speak.

2. If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off.
This is one makes sense so ya I guess for this time it would be fine.

3. If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.
This one i agree with for that time of the earth.

Today in class we officially started chapter one. We got new books but technically they are not new they are old but they are new to us. We took notes on early and pre historic times. I learned the Sumer was the first ever tribe or people to ever use a form of writing. That 200,000 years ago to 14,000 years ago between that time gap there was no collection of any type of history. Back then everyone was a hunter and gather. And if you were a hunter you had a higher social class then if you were a gather or a sandal maker.

today in class we just went over how to blog and what you need for the blog. that was mainly for the rooks but a vet like me already knew how to do it. we did not have that much time because of the two hour delay and the two hour long movie. but lets go west civ