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.