Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/27/15
West Civ
Today we took our Rome test. I think I did really good and I'm very happy. The test had some difficult questions, but it was a fair test. Tomorrow we have to do the essay portion of our exam. So tonight I am going to construct notes and stuff to remember for writing the essays tomorrow.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/22/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we went over the powerpoint on Rome so we all don't fail our test next week. i never do well on Mr.Schock's test so I am going to study hard. I like how we went over the powerpoint because we haven't seen it in forever. We also don't have lass on Tuesday so today is our last review day.Next week is the last week of classes and we have to take test both days. I don't want to take either but we have to. Overall, today was a good day in class.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/21/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we had the last two groups present. I think both did really well and I liked them. We also talked about exam and the Rome test. Next week we are going to have the Rome test on Wednesday and the essays for the exam on Thursday.I am going to start studying the Rome stuff this weekend so I can do well on the test. I am also going to study and prepare for the essays. Overall, it was a good class today.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/20/15
West Civ
Today in West civ we watched everyone present their projects. I thought everyone's today was really good. I liked the little movie we watched, and I liked the catapult Colin and Jack made. Furthermore, I really enjoyed the cake Sydney's group made. I also thought they were very organized and had a really good presentation. Overall, the presentations today were all really good and I enjoyed them.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/18/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we presented our projects. I don't like presenting because its a lot of pressure, but I think we did a good job. I also think all of the other groups did a good job. Furthermore, presenting wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I said all the facts I needed to and I think Ii did a good job answering anyones questions. Overall, I think my group did a good job.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/15/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we finished the Rome movie. In the movie Tiberius ended up dying and there was a lot of vetoing. During the movie Tiberius veto ed everything so that he could start a revolution. Overall, this movie was very good. There was a lot of information, and I will probably watch this before I take the test.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/14/15
West Civ
Today we took more notes in class on Rome. Below I have listed some of the facs from today.
- the government gave the people free grain or bread to keep them quiet
- Tiberius recognized the advantages of courting with the plebs
- Soldiers loyalty was to their military leader and not necessarily to Rome or the republic
- Julius (Caesar 100-44 BCE)
- he was a highly successful general
- he made common folks happy
- Made friends with two rich guys
- pompey and Crassus
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/13/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we had a little time in the beginning to do what we want. Mr. Schick also gave us a pop quiz I probably failed. I hate when we have pop quizzes and they hurt my grade. This is going to hurt my grade and that really can't happen. Overall, I did not like class today at all.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/11/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we watched a video on Rome. This video was all about Tibious and how his father died and he is taking over now. It tells us in the beginning that Tibious doesn't know but he will die in 20 years by being murdered by the aristocrats. He was later murdered because he started a revolution in Rome. The video also showed how aristocrats could just take poor people's land. Furthermore, Tibious did not like that. Overall, I liked the video so far.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/8/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we worked on our projects. Today my group put all of our notes together and our program is finally coming together. We also have an exact design of what our program will look like. I am excited for our project because I think it is going to be really good.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/7/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we watches a movie on our computers, at least most of us did. Furthermore, I watched most of the video on my computer. The video is really long and I hope we can finish it in class so I don't have to watch more at home. On the other hand, we also had a talk about the JC news. Mr. Schick does the JC news and someone in our class was going to be featured, but not anymore. I found the part of the video that I watched was very interesting and had some really good facts about Rome. This is a video I am going to watch again before I take the test.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/6/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took more notes on Rome. Below I have listed some of my notes.
- The punic wars (264-146 BCE)
- there were three wars
- first war two empires were fighting for control
- (264241 BCE)
- naval battles for control of the island Sicily
- Rome wins the first Punic war
- second Punic war
- (218-201 BCE)
- 29 year old Carthaginian eneral Hannibal almost does the impossible
- he almost defeats Rome
- they attacked Rome from the north
- Rome wanted to remove the threat of Carthage
- so they decided that they wont be soldiers until the get what they want
- finally they got the laws in public and they got some rights
Monday, May 4, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 5/4/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took notes on Rome. I have listed some below.
- Patricians traced their ancestors to Pater or father
- they had to deal with justice, make laws, and commanding the army
- 5th century BCE the plebs challenged
- the plebs were 98% of the population
- they said if they didn't get rights they wont serve in the army
- the laws were then written out (the law of twelve tables)
- US originally modeled Romes government
Friday, May 1, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/30/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took notes on Rome Below I have listed notes from today. Furthermore, we also talked about this really twisted story.
- Etruscan's
- they came from the north central part of the peninsula
- they were mostly metal workers, artists, and architects
- there were two main myths- Virgil's and Aenes
- and the story of Romulus and Remulus
- Greeks
- The Greeks had a lot of colonies around the Mediterranean sea
- Roman's borrowed ideas from them such as;
- religion beliefs
- alphabet
- much of their art
- military techniques and weapons
- The Latins
- they were the first people out of the three
- descendants of the indo-Europeans
- settled on the banks of the Tiber
- they were situated so trading ships-but no war fleets could navigate as far as Rome, but no further
- built on 7 hills
- many streams flowed in the Tiber
- there was a marshy area, called the forum, between Palestine and Capitoline hills
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/29/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we had a project day. This is the first day we have had our full group here. Our idea is to make a program of different things they did in Rome. So far we have everything taking place at the Circus Maximus. Below I have some of the facts we have on the Circus Maximus so far.
The circus maximus:
- IA ancient Rome Chariot racing stadium
- constructed in the 6th century BCE
- It is that largest stadium in ancient Rome
- It could fit 250,000 people which was one quarter of Rome’s population
- history goes back to the 6th century when Tarquinius Priscus made a track in between Palatine and Aventine hills
- 329 BC it was built by more things were being added
- In 31 bc the first fire happened there was a total of three fires
- It was rebuilt by Augustus
- Second fire in 64 AD
Monday, April 27, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/27/15
Circus Maximus
- Romulus started the chariot races there, however they were said to be distracting because no one would focus on anything else than the chariot races
- Races took place on both sides of the Aventine and Palatine hills
- it is thought to be found in the 6th century by Tarquinius Priscus and the fifth king of Rome
- There were three fires that burnt the circus Maximus it burnt because it was made out of wood and wood is very flamable
- There were also other things besides chariot races in the Circus Maximus
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=genpub;idno=ACU3468.0001.001
- http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/circusmaximus.html
Today in class we tried researching about four different places in Rome. Sky and I did the research together, however when it came to citing our sources it was very hard. We found a very good knowledgeble cite however the sources were mostly books. Therefore we would have to go to the book and get the information out of the book that we want and its a big process. However, I also learned that .edu and .gov websites are the best to use. Overall, today I learned a lot in class.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/24/15
West Civ
Today on West Civ we worked on our project. Furthermore, only Skylar, and I wee here today in our group. We have the idea to make a program for different things in Rome. When we present we are going to read the different events for that day and where they are. Furthermore, then we will elaborate all the information about them. Today we spent time looking up facts and writing them down for our program. Overall, we had a successful class today.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/23/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we looked at the lyrics from the song Mr.Schick wrote. I thought it was fun to look at the lyrics and get a better understanding. I will be trying to learn the song before the test. I think it would really help me. Also I find it easier to learn a song than to learn and memorize notes. Overall, I am going to start learning the song so I do well on our test.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/22/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took notes and Mr.Schick rapped for us. The whole rap was about Rome and different facts we should know. I thought this was a really cool and interesting way to learn. It will be a fun way to memorize facts when it comes to taking a test. Mr.Schick did the rap to the song Low by Flo-rida. I love that song and thought it was really funny when he did the rap to that song. Overall, I will defiantly be using his rap to help me study for the test!
Monday, April 20, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/20/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took notes about Rome. Below I have listed some of the notes I took today.
- Etruscan, Greeks, Latin all settle on the peninsula
- the Greek colonies are on the tiber river
- indo European tribes moved into the Italian peninsula and some settled along the tiber river creating Rome the city state
- there was also a myth about how Rome was found the myth was about the twin brothers of remus and Romulus there mother got pregnant with them from the God Mars. However, they were abandoned and sent down a river. Then all the sudden a she-wolf saved them and raised the kids. Later on a Shepard and his wife found the boys and then the boys were natural leaders. They went back and killed the person who abandoned them and then fought over which hill they would have. While they were fighting Romulus kills Remus and then he finds Rome.
- The Etruscan people were originally from the east but had settled in north Italy were an early influence on the Romans
- The Romans were also influenced by the Greeks
- They learned the alphabet and city state organization
- Originally Rome was a monarchy but over threw the monarchy in 500 BC
- each year they elect 2 senate
- they can serve for a total of 1 year
- and if they are in total crisis they will only have one but they can only serve for 6 months
- they did not want just one person getting all the power
Friday, April 17, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/17/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we got in groups for our Rome project. My group is me, Immanuel, and Skylar. We are going to focus our project on Roman architect and art. One idea we had was to make a mosaic. We could make a Roman mosaic and talk about it. Furthermore, we can build our own statues. Overall, I think we are going to do really well on our project.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/16/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we watched a video on the allegory of Plato. This video was confusing, however I got most of the video and what it meant. These people were in the basement and couldn't move their heads. However, one day someone let one free and he looked in the light and was almost blinded. He then reported back to the other people and they told him he was silly and to stop. The reason he did this was because they had been taught that it was dark and that nothing else was out there. Overall, this video was really confusing but good.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/15/15
West Civ
Today in west cive we talked a lot about grammar and english. Furthermore, I did not know that Mr.Schick was an english teacher before a social studies one. I felt like I was in english class today. This wasn't a bad ting, however, I dislike english and I am not good at it. Overall, we really did not do a lot, but talk about grammar today in West Civ.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 4/13/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we got the test back and went over the correct answers. This will help us study for exams at he end of the year.I can not beleive that we are already talking about end of the year exams. It seems like the year we by so fast. However, I am really happy that summer is almost here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/30/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we finished up our papers. Furthermore, I am going to start watching the video tonight. I am so happy we finished our paper and that it is almost spring break. I really need a break from school. Overall, today was a success in class and I hope I get a good grade on the paper.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/27/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued to work on our paper. My group made a lot of progress and we only have a few paragraphs left to write. I think we could get a good grade on our paper. I also think our paper will be better than our power point. I wrote the first two paragraphs for our project today. I will also probably help write the conclusions paragraph with my group. We all work really well together and do our share of the paper. Overall, I like this project.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/26/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we started to write the paper about our topic. My topic was Homer and is very difficult. There isn't a lot of information on Homer, however I think my group could write a good paper. Furthermore, I am taking the first two days to write the paper and the last day to watch the video. I think this method is the best method for success.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/25/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took more notes about ancient Greece. Most of the notes we took today were from peoples power points and the main ideas we needs to know. Furthermore, this wrapped up all o our ancient Greece notes. Below I have listed some of the notes I took today.
- Poseidon- God of the sea- interfered with Odysseus
- Aphrodite- Goddess of love- had both God and men lovers
- Dionysus- God of wine- he was the son of Zeus and Semele
- Zeus- ruler of heaven and earth- father of Athena- god of the sky,weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice- had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry- infantry are soldiers who fought on land
- The Spartan boys trained to be a soldier since they were 7
- Nothing could compare to Athena Navy
- they traveled as a pack with long swards and interlocking
Monday, March 23, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/23/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we talked about the research paper we had to write. We have to write a paper on the topic we had for our power point. Furthermore, my topic will be Homer the storyteller. We have three days to write this paper and we have to watch a video in those days. I think it will be easy because we have three people in a group. Overall, hopefully we will be successful with our paper.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/20/15
West Civ
Today in class we shared our projects and took notes on other peoples. Some of the time I couldn't keep up or see the words on the board so I don't have the best notes. Overall, I was happy with my group however, I wish we could have found more information. Homer was a very hard subject to have and there really wasn't a lot of information.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/19/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continuted our notes and had a part. I have listed my notes below.
- Isagoras and Cleithenes were both aristocrats
- Isagoras had support form Sparta and some aristocrats
- Cleithenes had a majority of Athens support
- Isagoras became a tyrant
- He ostracized Cleithenes
- all of Cleithenes supporters rebel against Isagoras
- They trap Isagoras on the acropolis for 2 days
- on the third day he fled and was banished
- 508 BCE
- Cleithenes was rich and elite
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/18/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued taking notes on Greece. Furthermore, we also planned another party. This time the party is for Luke's birthday, hopefully everyone remembers and bring in their stuff! Down below I have listed some facts I learned today.
- The aristocrats basically ran Greece in the seventh and sixth century BCE
- a Symposium is a big party for men only there are no women they all gather and have wine and food while discussing politics
- the only women allowed was the entertainment
- no lower class was allowed
- only certain men sometimes not even some aristocrats
- tyrant- was someone who ruled outside the polis
- a tyrant now is a leader who is abusive or oppressive
- Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527-510 BCE
- his brother was murdered and when that happened he got very upset and then his rule went downhill
- He was eventually expelled from Athens......that's the worst punishment
Monday, March 16, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/16/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we had a project day. Homer is a really hard subject, however I think we have enough information to get a good grade. Finding stuff on Homer was a lot harder then I thought. I think I'm going to have to continue my research at home and try and find something interesting. Overall, today I got a lot done, but I need to get more information to get a better grade.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/13/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we had a project day. I have Homer for my project, and it's really hard. I find some information, however it's really hard to find good information. Furthermore, I think my group will do really good on this project. Overall, as long as we find good information and stay focused we will be fine.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/12/15
West Civ
Today in class we discussed our project that we are doing. We are getting in groups and making a slide show about our topic. Furthermore, we are also writing a 1,000 word paper to go along with it. I usually don't like group projects however I have a good group and I hope we do really good. My group is me Gabby, and Megan. We picked Homer and that's what our project will be on.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/9/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ I took my test on Ancient Egypt. I thought the test was hard and I did't do as good as I wanted to. On the other hand, we also took notes on ancient Greece below I have listed things I learned today.
- Greece mountains cover 3/4 of Greece
- there is approximately approximately 1400 islands in the Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean Seas
- They didn't have a lot of natural resources so they had to trade
- only 20% is good for farming
- greek diet consits of grains, grapes and olives
- the lack of resources probably led to Greek colonization
Friday, March 6, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/6/15
Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in 407 BC in Athens, Greece. Socrates invented the Socratic method which was to ask and answer questions. Socrates was also sentenced to death for false teachings and corrupting the youth. Socrates could have escaped however, he didn't and stood up for what he believed in. If I was him I would have just escaped. However, he taught us to never give up and to stand up for what you believe in. Overall, Socrates was a great example to all people.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/5/15
Ancient Greek Buildings
Temple of the Olympian Zeus This temple started being built in the 6th century BC. However, now only a few columns still stand of this big temple. The temple is located in Athens. The temple of the Olympian Zeus was built with limestone and in Corinthian style.The temples was finished in 2nd century AD. That is a very long time. The temple of the Olympian Zeus was the biggest temple of that time.
Olympia
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| Olympia is the birth place of the Olympic games. This is also said to be the place where Zeus overcame his father. Olympia was built as a sanctuary. This place however, was most famous for the stadium. In the stadium there was paleastra. A paleastra is the place where the athletes would exercise. Furthermore, there is also a town of Olympia. This town was a town with red tile roofs and paved streets. They also had a lot of tress. Overall, Olympia wasn't just know for the Olympics. The temple of Segesta |
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| This temple was built in the 5th century, 424 BC. Furthermore, this temple doesn't have a roof! It's not like all of the other temples. The temple of Segesta is located in Sicily. This is a Hellenic shaped temple, also a Doric temple. It is said to be one of the most preserved temples built by the Greeks. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/4/15
West Civ
Today in class we started out talking about cyber days. When Mr.Schick gives us cyber days he has to turn it into the head of the department. That is why every teacher gives us at least 20 minutes of work. Furthermore, I hope we have off tomorrow. I don't like cyber day that much, but as long as we get out of school early I'm okay with it. Overall, I hope we don't have school tomorrow or Friday.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 3/2/15
Cyber Day
For our cyber day assignment we have to take notes on a power point given to us. Below I have listed the notes I have taken on Ancient Greece.
- All f the great civ. are located on rivers
- Mesopotamia/Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- Egypt/ Nile river
- India/Indus river
- China/ Huang He river
- Greece is surrounded by water
- Greece is mostly mountains including the islands
- the most important is the Pindus
- Their culture could be unique an their own there surrounded by water so they don't have to worry about other countries that much and they have a beautiful place they live in
- Greece is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Sea of Crete
- Crete is south of Greece it is a large island located off the southern part of the Aegean Sea
- Sparta is south west of Athens
- Sparta is close to the Mediterranean Sea
- Athens is close to the Aegean Sea
Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/25/15
Today in West Civ we played this really hard game, I didn't like it. However, my group finished with a B so that was really good! I came in late to class and still managed to get a good grade. Furthermore, I still don't like the game though. The game was really difficult and you needed to guess right. Overall, it was an okay class.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Gabriella Spilker Cyber Day
For our blog today we have to write down five technological inventions we thought were important and why.
1. Ancient Egyptian Writing- This was one of the most important things. They started with drawing pictures on the inside of caves, and then eventually hieroglyphics. These were just like letter s and words. Without the Egyptians we would have letters or words.
2. The Calender- We wouldn't know when anything was or what day it was without the calender. Back when the Egyptians made the calender they used it to know when the Nile was going to flood every year, and for other things like that. Today we use a calender to know what day it is, and to know when things are.
3. Eye makeup- The Egyptians wore eye makeup like we wear sunglasses. Both men and women wore Eye makeup. This makeup helped keep the sin out of their eyes while working outside. Furthermore, we still use eye makeup today!
4. The door lock- Believe it or not the Egyptian are the ones who invented the door lock. When they invented the door lock it was with a key to unlock and lock the door. Furthermore, now all we have to do is turn the lock on the door to lock it. However, who would have know it was from the Egyptians.
5. Haircut and Shaving- Back then they thought hair was nasty and dirty, so they used to cut it off. In ancient Egyptian time having short hair and shaving was fashionable. I couldn't imagine people now a days not being able to shave or get their haircut regularly.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/19/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued taking notes. However, I already had these notes in my previous blog, so I don't have a lot to blog about. One think Mr.Schick talked about how upper Egypt was rich and lower Egypt was poor. Also hieroglyphs were stories and hieratic were symbols. There almost like letters. Overall, I already had the notes from the other day, but it was a good refresher so I didn't forget the material.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Gabreilla Spilker 2/18/14
West Civ
Today in West Civ we went over the Guns,Steal and Germs test. I did good on that test and got a B. I wish I could have gotten an A, but that's okay. I like when we go over our test so then I know what to study for the exam at the end of the year. I think its a good thing that we do this in class too. Overall, I like going over out test after we take them.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Gabreilla Spilker 2/12/15
West Civ
Today we took notes. I have listed some notes below.
- Scribes kept records, told stories, and wrote poetry
- they wrote in hieroglyphics
- soldiers used wooden weapons with bronze tips and might ride chariots
- the upper class were known as the white kilt class
- it was priest, physicians, engineers religious and political leader
- pharaohs are the political and religious leaders of Egyptian people, holding the titles
- Hatshepsut was a women who served as pharaoh
- Cleopatra also served as a pharaoh
- over 200 gods and goddess
- they controlled the lives of humans
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Gabreilla Spilker 2/11/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took notes on ancient Egypt. Below I have listed some facts I learned today.
- Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
- The Nile flows South to North
- they used the water for drinking,irrigation, bathing, and transportation
- every July it floods
- every October it leaves rich soil behind
- the great Sphinx of Giza is the oldest monumental statue in the world
Monday, February 9, 2015
Gabreilla Spilker 2/9/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we took a test about the movie we watched. The test wasn't hard but also wasn't easy. Some of the questions on the test I thought were difficult, however, I hope I picked the best answer. Furthermore, in the future I hope some of the questions get easier. Overall, the test wasn't that bad but I wish the test could have been a little easier.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/6/15
West Civ
Tdoay in West Civ we reviewed for our test on Monday. We have a test Monday on the movie guns,germs, and steal. The main over view of the movie was that they weren't geographically blessed. Not being geographically blessed meaned that there were no domesticated animals, or food. They were eating sago and bananas they didn't have food like we do today. Furthermore, it't very weird seeing people live like we did back in the neolithic age. Overall, I am ready for this test and I hope I get a good grade.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/5/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we finished the movie we were watching. There wasn't much left so I don' have a lot of notes. They created plaster while building houses. The concept of plaster too a few years but they were the first to invent it. They got the plaster from limestone. Furthermore, fertile crescent slowly decreased and became a land with little trees and no grass. Overall, the whole movie was about how if you were geographically blesses then civilization grew.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/4/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued watching the movie. We mostly talked about domesticated animals. There are 14 main animals they are goats, sheep,pigs,cows, horse, donkey, bactrcian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithons, and bali cattle. None of these animals were from Australia, Africa, or North America. The llama was from South America. Furthermore, some animals in the middle east were the cows, pigs, goats, and sheep. It was said that the middle east was geographically blessed.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 2/2/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued to watch the movie we started. Some facts I learned were about the food and who grew what . For example, China grew rice. Furthermore, the Americans grew squash, corn, and beans. Africa grew milit, yams, and surgaum. Also some areas were great geographically were wheat was growing and other great crops. However, there were also places where there was nothing but some bananas and spiders to eat. The motto back then was the more productive crops the more productive civilization. Overall, I learned a lot even thought we didn't get to watch the video a lot today.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 1/30/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we watched a movie called, Guns, Germs, and Steal. This movie was based in Papuanewguina this is a remote island near Australia. These people there that are living like we did in the Neolithic age. It was so weird seeing people live that way when we don't. They also had this thing where the white man always has a lot of cargo and we don't. It was strange to hear the people in the video say that. However, if you put us out in the woods and stuff like they are we could never build a house or get enough food to eat. Where as the newguineans could do that and are very talented people. Overall, I really like the movie and I can't wait to see more .
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 1/28/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we reviewed for out test. I like reviewing so I know what to study and what will be on the test. Knowing what I need to study the most and whats exactly on the test makes studying a lot easier.All the key points that we need to know are in all of my other blogs. Blogging what we do in class really helps, because then I have the main points for that day. Overall, I'm going to study really hard tonight and hope I get an A on the test tomorrow.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Gabriella Spilker 1/23/15
West Civ
Today in West Civ we continued with the early humans. We focused more on where they lived today. There was a district known as Sumer that was located between the Tigris and Euphrates river. When people start to figure out irrigation and other things the population grew by a lot. The Sumerians are the first people who invented the first known form of writing, cuneiform. They also believed in many Gods. When it rained they thought it was the rain God and when it didn't they thought the rain God was mad at them. The Sumerians also invented the first calender Furthermore, they invented time too. On the other hand, they built a temple on a mountain called the Ziggurat. This was for the Gods. Later in Mesopotamia wondering nomads drove domesticated animals south of Sumer in Arabia. King Hammurabi of Babylon created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code." These laws include an "an eye for an eye" and regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishments for all sorts of crimes. As people and places expanded thee were Indo. Indo were Europeans from the grasslands of the Russian steppe who introduced the horse to the Near East. They settled in Asia Minor. Overall, i learned a lot about Mesopotamia in this one class.
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