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 .

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                    1/29/15

                                                             West Civ

     Today in west civ we took our first test. I thought the test was fair and I really liked using my blog. I had really good blog notes so I was really happy. I hope I got an A on this test!

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.

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.

Gabriella Spilker                                                                                                                           1/22/15

                                                                     West Civ

     Today in West Civ we talked about the beginning of the human beings. Below i have listed some things I learned today.

• 3000-1200 BC
• 200,000 years ago humans were emerged in Southwestern Africa
• These people didn't look like those today 
• They had long nails and a lot of hair they almost looked like animals
• 14,000 years ago a worldwide human race existed
• Paleolithic age is known as the old stone age
• Neolithic age is know as the new stone age 
• this time was marked by tools and agriculture
• When people started working together and agriculture was developing was known as the Agriculture Revolution
• For the most men were hunters and the women stayed home with the children
• A hunter was really important they were thought as more important 
• Villagers were polytheist
• The Fertile Crescent was the perfect place to have everything   
• That place now is Syria and Iraq 
• villagers were polytheistic they worshiped many God, human and animal
• Sumer was in between the two rivers 
• population grew to new irrigation techniques
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Gabriella Spilker                                                                                              1/21/15

                                                             West Civ
     Today in West Civ we set up our new blogs. We also have a new class. I really like our new class. All of my friends are in this class and it's really fun. I also sit next to Skylar and Sammi, and the other Gabby. I think we have the best class. It's going to be so much fun this semester. Overall, I love my class and I hope I have fun in West Civ.