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.
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