Note taking on Egypt

In todays class, we went over the key terms paper and all of the definitions.

Cataract- churning rapids of water

Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the Nile river

Nome- 36 territorial divisions

Dynasty- The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Pharaoh- A king of ancient Egypt and also considered as a God

Ka- eternal life force

Pyramid- A massive structure shaped like a triangle and burial places for old kingdom pharaohs

Maat- Goodness, laws, order, is to be kept

Hieroglyphics- An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

Papyrus- A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used to make paper-like material for writing on

Pg. 41 notes

1)

1. Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt and the mouth of the river.
2. Narmer- 
3. Pharaoh- A king or ancient Egypt, considered a god. 
4. Theocracy- A government in which a ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
5. Pyramid- A massive structure with a rectangular base and four rectangular sides, burial places for old kingdom pharaohs. 
6. Mummification- A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying.
7. Hieroglyphic- An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds. 
8. Papyrus- A tall reed that grows to make paper like material for writing on.

3)They are located in the Fertile Crescent which is good for farming because of the good soil. Also good protection from other people and villages.

4)They looked at a Pharaoh as a God.

5)So the body would not decay, and for future reasons also. 

Test Reveiw

In todays class, we went over some of the questions about Hammurabi's code for the test coming up. Mostly, we just reviewed Early River valley civilizations and all of the information needed to know on the test. The test I think is going to be pretty easy, with 15 questions, that is really not that hard. I feel confident I will do well on this test. Overall, today was based off the government of Egypt and how it was controlled.

Before Civilization continued

In todays class, we continued to look and take notes on the slides. Sumer, it is between the Tigris and Euphrates river. Population increases due to new irrigation techniques. Better food storage allowed for diversity. Sumerians invented earliest form of writing, called cuneiform. Patheon- large amount of Sumerian gods. Sumerians invented the hour into 60 minutes and a minute on 60 seconds. They also organized a calendar based on the moon cycles.

Before Civilization notes

In todays class, we mostly focused on people many thousands of years ago and how they lived and evolved. Around 200,000 years ago, a human species emerged in Southwestern Africa. 14,000 years ago a worldwide human race existed. Neolithic Age- Was marked by advanced tool making and the beginning or agriculture. They hunted fish and relied on gathering plants for food. Agriculture Revolution=Neolithic Age. 

Section 1 test

In today's class we didn't do much today. We took our section one test about the video Guns, Germs and Steel. Overall, I think I did really well and I studied a lot. The test was not hard at all, but although I did forget some of the 14 animals so I didn't do the extra credit. There was still a lot of time left in todays class, so we just sat here and did our blogs. After looking back at my notes after the test, I realized that the most easiest animals I didn't write down.