End of the day western civ class

So today in western civ we talked about egypt. They do a lot of things in egypt like built pyramids which were the largest structure in the world for a long time. They also believe in an after life called ka which means kings can still rule after they die. The sun god is ra and the nile god is hila. Egypt was a big empire with many pharoahs. Then we had some free time so I started my blog. Good thing were getting off tommorow because I am so tired, I deserve a day off. If we don't have ff I am going to be so out of it.

Questions on Egypt

1.
Delta- Egypt farmlands got fertile so
Narmer- Unified Egypt under one ruler.
Pharaoh- They were worshiped as gods and ruled Egypt with supreme power.
Theocracy- The pharaohs claimed to rule with power given to them from the gods.
Pyramid- These are some of the oldest structures in existence and where pharaohs would live their afterlife.
Mummification- The dead pharaohs would be mummified so their bodies did not rot.
Hieroglyphic- The Egyptian form of writing.
Papyrus- What Egyptians would write on like paper.

2. Egypt benefitted from deserts because when the Nile flooded, the water would turn the soil into silt which was good for farming.

3. The gods were so big and powerful that they could be viewed as god-kings.

4. The bodies were mummified to prevent them from decaying and so the bodies could be preserved.
         

Note taking

Today in Western Civ we turned in the homework from last night which was a lot of opinions on Hammurabis code and how you feel about it. Then we finished up the blue sheet from yesterday and theres so many harsh things on there. You kill someone if they rob a house. If a slave tells his master that he is not his master then he gets his ear cut off. If you hit your father then you get your hand cut off. It's just so harsh what happens with 5 words that you say. Finally we took notes on Egypt instead of Mesopotamia because we're done with mesopotamia. In fact we have a test on Mesopotamia coming soon. YES!!! i need to get my grade up because i have a 76 right now. So lets hope I do well on this next test.

Making Punishments

Today in western civ we got a worksheet on making punishments for things in hammurabis code. For example we had to decide what should happen to someone who robs a house. I said they should get their posessions taken but they would be put to death. That shows how harsh Hammurabis code was; no one could do anything bad without getting some part of their body chopped off or death. i think in some cases it's unfair but in others like an eye for an eye is fair. You shouldn't poke someones eye out anyway no matter how mad you are.

Regular Day

So today is Valentines Day and in Western Civ we talked about how Valentines Day got its name from Saint Valentine and he never said why he was a saint so im still curious on that. Then we talked about Mesopotamia which was an empire and had very fertile soil. Finally at the end of class we looked at Hammurabis Code and alot of the laws are unfair to women and the laws favor men more. Also the laws re very harsh because they make people get the death penalty for very minor thngs.

Got Our tests back

Today in Western Civ we got our tests back and I got 78. It's kind of dissapointing because everyone else besides a few people got the bell so I'm surprised I didn't do better. I didn't know the animals that well or the suff about the sako so i lost points there. We talked about differnt eras like the neolithic era and the paleolithic era and how they lived in those times. I don't kno how else to fill the 150 words so I'm just going to talk about how the essay on the test was hard and I really didn't know about any of the options and got the food surplus one completely wrong.

Textbook Work

Today in Western Civ we did textbook work for the 1st time. It was on river valley civilizations and in paticular, Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a place in the fertile crescent which is the best place for farming. Also, Hammurabi's Code was in the pages we read. Hammurabis code was very strict and I think it was unfair. If you cant pay back the money for the pig then you die instead of jail. I don't believe in the death penalty at all because I think everyone deserves a second chance. I got a lot done today, I put my earbuds in and worked away with no distractions. I'm just hoping for a good grade on the test to get my grade up.

Test Day!!!!

Today in Western Civ, I got into class and Mr. Schick was playing some classic rock music which means I think I should play some good old rap music when I get into class. Just saying. Then we got ready for the test. I didn't think I was ready for the test at all but then once I started it wasn't terrible. I did forget 3 out of the 14 animals and I struggled on the essay. I was not prepared for an essay at all. I did the second essay option about food surplus. I talked about how food is an important factor to a good, healthy, settlement. I think I'll get about a 85-90 on the test. Just because of the animals and essay portion because the multiple choice portion was pretty easy.

Guns Germs and Steel... again

Today in western civ, we actually finished Guns Germs and Steel. It took about 4 class periods. I was really tired in class today because of the Super Bowl last night but I still got some notes from todays portion of the video. There are 14 total mammals over 100 pounds to be domesticated. Most of them come from Middle East, Northern Africa and Europe. Actually the only one that doesn't is the llama which comes from South America. We have a test tommorow which is just awesome. Is it on the movie? I'm not sure what else it would be on. I like Human Geo better so far because we could get into discussion and so far with Western Civ we've just watched a movie and we're doing textbook stuff later.