Wrestling Nationals

I was not here on Friday because i was wrestling at nationals at Lehigh university.

5 Questions for the Test

1. Egyptian Life is centered around the _____ River. Nile.

2. The _________ was at the top of the Egyptian ladder of power. Pharaoh.

3. The Upper class was known as the "______  ______  _______" White Kilt Class.

4. _____________ was a woman who served as pharaoh. Hatsheput.

5. The _________  ________  ___  ______ was a pyramid with a lions body and a humans head. Great Sphinx of Giza.

Sick Day

Today 2/25/15, i was sick. I had a cough, nose, and head problem today. I felt nauseous and couldnt breathe well through my nose and mouth.

The 3 Videos

The first Video

• In 802 A.D the youngest son of Harun Al Ashid set camp at the base of the Pyramid of Kias.
• He came with hundreds of stone masons, engineers and architects. 
• His quest was to find the pharaohs treasure and the discover the secret of the weapon which does not rust from blood and water and glass which bends but does not break.  
• Scribes said all of this lied behind the stone plates of the Great Pyramid.
• Lifting the stone provides a secret passage to the grave.
• He hacked a tunnel through the pyramid but found nothing.
• Many tunnels, passageways, and rooms.

Video #2

• They found a mummy of a man named Heraclitus. 
• He died in Egypt in the first century AD when he was about 20 years old.
• Egyptians used mummification to preserve the body for the afterlife.
• They usually take out all of the organs except the heart. But on Heraclitus his lungs were there but mot his heart.
• Then the body is covered in salt for about 40 days. (No moisture left)
• Oils and resins were rubbed on the body.
• Layers of resin helped glue the linen around the body.
• The mummy was then placed on a wooden board and wrapped even more.
• A pouch was then placed on the chest.
• A mummified ibis was placed on the abdomen.
• Long linen strips secured the wrapping.
• A portrait of Heraclitus was placed over the faced and covered in 2 straps of linen.
• A large linen cloth was wrapped around the mummy.
• It was painted red and it was rare.
• Portraits of Egyptian protection were painted on the mummy.
• Heraclitus name was written in Greek at the bottom of his feet.

Video #3

• Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted from 3000 BCE to 332 BCE.
• The Nile River shaped the world view for Ancient Egypt.
•  Seeds were easy to grow near the Nile.
• The Egyptians used a technique called basin irrigation which was farmers used flood waters to fill earth and basins and canals for irrigation.
• Old Kingdom period lasted from 2649- 2152; Middle Kingdom from 2040- 1640; The New Kingdom lasted from 1550-1070 BCE.
• The pyramids were mostly built by peasants who were required by Egyptian Law to work for the government for a # of certain months per year.
• The Old Kingdom was very rich but the pharaohs started fighting over power because of the series of droughts.
• The Middle Kingdom had leaders from Nubia.
• The God ahman-ra was the best God. The pharaohs built temples for him and devoted all of their surplus to his glory.
• Egypt emerged from its geographic isolation thus the NEW KINGDOM came.
•  King Tut had to marry his sister.
• King Tut dies in 1322 BCE. 1200 years later than when the Pyramids were built.

Cyber Day work 2/21/15

5. The bed is my top invention because it provided comfort to the Egyptians while resting. In Egypt people used beds for more then just sleeping, the used them to eat meals and to entertain socially. The earliest beds were shallow crest in which the bed was placed. Ropes stretched across the woodwork to add a soft basis.

4. The merkhet was to establish a north-south line by lining them with the pole star. They were used to mark-off the nighttime hours by determining when other stars crossed the meridian. This helped the Egyptians because it helped them to realize how much nighttime there would be.

3.  The Egyptians invented the first disposable tampons from softened papyrus. These helped women to stop their period from just coming out. This made the Egyptian women feel more comfortable when going out to places during their period day(s). Although the Greeks invented the first tampon, it was not disposable.

2. The Pyramids were a huge invention for the Egyptians. The Great Pyramids aligned with the cardinal points so it would tell them when to begin planting in the spring. The Great Pyramid of Giza had a significant effect on astronomy and astronomers. This helped the people understand the change of seasons and important times of the year.

1. In Ancient Egypt the treatment of illnesses was carried out by doctors or physicians. Their knowledge was based on an increasing knowledge of the human anatomy and plain commonsense. This helped the Egyptians because they got the right treatment most of the time if they had an illness. The physicians wrote on papyrus their knowledge on the organs and ways to treat people with certain diseases and dead bodies.

Powerpoint on Egypt i Already did

Today we went over the power point i already did so i already have all of the notes. It was a good power point and it wasn't confusing. Mr. Schick described the paintings a little more today. he also described the mummification. He said they kept the organs in some chemicals to preserve them for the afterlife. The mummification (wrapping, etc.) was a long process that the Egyptians mastered. Well that was all i did in the class today!

Review of Tests

Today in class we reviewed over our last 2 tests. I did very well on them. I got 2 A's which will help me a lot this quarter.  We reviewed every answer and made sure, if we got it wrong, that we would correct it. We discussed all of the questions and asked questions on the questions on the test lol. I took my time on the test and studied very hard. i made sure every detail from the presentations were in my notes. I worked hard and got the grade i wanted!

Part 2 of Egypt Prezi

Daily Life

• Scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry,described anatomy and medical treatments.
• They wrote in hieroglyphics in hierarchic.
• Soldiers used wooden weapons (bow and arrows, spears) with bronze tips and might ride chariots.
• Upper class known as the "White Kilt Class"- priests, physicians, engineers.
• Gods and goddesses
• Over 2,000 Gods and goddesses.
• They "controlled" the lives of humans.
• Pharaohs
• The political and religious leader of the Egyptian people holding the titles, 'Lord of the Two Lands' and high priest of every temple.
• As 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was the ruler of upper and lower Egypt. he owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners.
• Hatsheput was a woman who served as pharaoh.
• Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh, but much later (51-30 BC) more on her when we study Greece.

Ancient Egypt part 1 notes

Today in class we took notes on Ancient Egypt. Here are the notes...

• Geography
• Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River.
• It flows South to North.
• The water was used for drinking, irrigating, bathing, and transportation.
• Every July the river floods; snow melts.
• Every October, it leaves behind rich soil.
• The delta is a broad, marshy, triangular area of fertile silt.
• managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation. 
• Daily Life
• Pharaoh, government officials (nobles, priests, etc..), soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and slaves and servants.
• Slaves/servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties.
• Farmers raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions- benefited from irrigation of the Nile.
• Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife.
• Merchants used the money/barter system was used- merchants might accept bags of grain for payment- later, coinage came about.
• Pyramids
• the Great Sphinx of Giza.
• built from 2555-2532 BC.
• A recumbent lion with a humans head.
• The oldest monumental statue in the world.

Test Today!

Today we had a test today. I felt pretty confident with all of my answers and i thunk i might of got one wrong. The video was pretty interesting, and i learned a lot from it. Its crazy how some people still live like the paleo/neolithic eras. Its crazy because we are so advanced and they don't even know how much technology is out there. They are just very unlucky and are not geographic lucky. Overall, this was a good day and im excited about my results.

Fridays Class

Yesterday in class, we reviewed for our test on Monday. People asked questions and Mr.Schick answered them. Also he handed our test back and i got a 96% which is awesome. I thought the test was fair and easy for me because i took great notes on the PowerPoint. I think im going to be well prepared for this test and im excited what my results are going to be!

We Finished the Video!!!

Today we watched the final part of the video so here our my last notes.

• More people produce more food.
• The people in the fertile crescent invented plaster.
• The Guineans didn't advance in technology because they were to busy trying to find food.
• The Mesopotamia's climate was so dry and hot, they left their homes.
• Once the crops and other stuff got to Egypt, there was a huge explosion of population.
• Guineans still have a bug gap to overcome.
• They didn't end up with modern technology.

Another Day of Watching the Movie

Today in class, we watched the movie again. Mr. Schick's computer stopped working, so i came for the rescue with another fellow student that helped keep my computer charged. We took notes on the video today again...

• Goats and sheep were the first animals to be domesticated.
• New Guinea only had pigs.
• People cannot domesticate insects and rodents.
• The best domesticated animals give birth from 1-2 years old.
• Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, bacterian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithons,and bali cattle are the 14 domesticated animals that were like the best.
• Asia, north Africa, and the middle east are where 13 of the 14 animals were.
• Cows, pigs, sheep, goats are native to the middle east.
• The people in the fertile crescent were geographically blessed.

2nd day of watching the video, Guns, Germs, and Steel.

Today we watched the 2nd part of the video. Here are the important facts i wrote down...

• China grew rice.
• America had corn, squash, and beans.
• Africa had millet, yams, and sorghum.
• People have been farming for 10,000 years.
• They eat giant spiders for protein sometimes.
• Most productive crops=Makes for most productive civilization.
• It came down to geographic luck to get all of these awesome crops, said Jared.
• They used animal dung as fertilization back then.