wrote essays. i left early becasue i finished early and mr.schick said i could.

took test on rome. i think i at least passed

went over notes for rome

watched people present projects

watched people present

presented project second, I think I did okay.

worked on paper for project

we took a pop quiz and then worked on our projects

in class today we had students teach the class about rome. while mr.shick sat in the back and made weird noises

I was at home sick

Was home sick today. Not in class

today in class we went ver notes for rome. the sildes were based off of your song

in class we had a fire drill and worked on the rome projects

we talkd about the riot in baltimore in class today.

Colosseum

- The Colosseum was a masive stone amphitheater ans was commisioned arund 70-72 A.D. by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavivn dynasty as a gift t th Roman peope

- The Colosseum was officaly opened in 80 A.D. and had 100 days of games

- the games incuded gadiatorial combats and wild animal ights.

- After four centuries of active use, the magnficnt arena fell neglect, and up until the 18thcentury it was used as a source of buiding materials.

- through two-thrids of the origina Colosseum ha ben destoyed over time, the amphitheater remains a popular torit detination, a well as an iconic symbol of Rome and its tumultous history

Circus Maximus

- A chariot racetrack in Rome first cnstructed in the 6th century BCE

- was used for other public events such as the ROman Games and gladiator fights and was last used for chariot races in the 6th century CE.

- it was partially excavated in the 20th century CE and then remoded but it continues toay as one of the modern city's most important ublic spaces, hostng huge crowds at music concerts and rallies

Roman Forum

- in 420 A.D., six years after the seat of imperial government had been removed to the safy of Ravenna, Rome was sacked by Alaric the Visigoth

- in 455 AD, Rome was plundered yet again, this time by Genseric the Vandal, who removed half the gilt-bronze tiles from the roof of the Temple of Jupiter, and then in AD 472 by Ricimer

-  Only a few years later, in AD 476, the last emperor was deposed and the Roman empire in the West ceased to exist.

-  The temples, basilicas, and other monuments in the Forum eventually were abandoned and despoiled until even their names were forgotten.

- They were stripped of the lead and metal clamps that had joined them together, the stones reused, and the marble burned for lime to make cement.

-  For hundreds of years, these depredations would continue until, eventually, the site would be known only as Campo Vaccino, the Cow Field.

- Not until the nineteenth century would the name of the Forum Romanum be heard again.

Aqueducts

- An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water.

- In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose.

- In a more restricted use, aqueduct (occasionally water bridge) applies to any bridge or viaduct that transports water - instead of a path, road or railway - across a gap.

- Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships.

- Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end.

- The word is derived from the Latin aqua ("water") and ducere ("to lead").

Today in class we were introduced to the Roman Project. I have decided to do a Fayum mummy portrait.

Today is class I took the tet for Greese and then went over the answers

today in class we finished up our essays and watched a video in preporation for the test

today in class we worked on finishing up our essays that will be due in two days.

Today in class it was Kelsey and Pierce's birthday so we had peanut butter sandwitches. We continued to work on our projects. My group got a lot done.

In class today we continued to work on our presentations. My group got a lot done.

In class we went over critics for Human Geo. After that you showed us videos of crying babies. Then we were given our topic for our project. Our group is Jake Meadows and Kyle Wedemeyer and we got Athenian Art and Architecture.

Today in class we went over the Egypt test. After we did that we went over the power point on Greece that we did for cyber day.

(Ancient) Greece is the Word
an introduction to a great civilization

The world's freat civilization all located on rivers
Great civilization / key river

• Mesopotamia / Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Egypt / Nile River
• India / Indus River
• China / Huang He River

Greece's geography

• Note the significance of Greece's location
• Describe Greece's topography
• Look at Greece's surroundings
• How would all this affect their culture

A closer look

• What bodies of water surround Greece?
• What large island is to the south/southeast?
• Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other?

Lord of the Pharaohs
The Nile and the "Two Lands"

• Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long ship of fertile land along the Nile; Lower Egypt was 

I came to class late so i was not able to finish the notes in class.

Daily Life

• slave/servents helped the weathy with household childraising duties
• reaised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Nile
• artisans would carve statues and relifes showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife
• money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later, coinage came about
• scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments
• they wrote in hieroglyphs and hieratic
• soldiers used wooden weapons (bows&arros, spears) w/bronze tips and might ride chariots
• upper class, known as the "white kilt class" - priest, physicians, engineers

Religous and political leader
Pharaohs

• the political and religous leader of Egypitain people, holding the titles: 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'
• as 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was the ruler of the upper and lower Egypt. He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, & defended Egypt against foreigners
• Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh
• Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh but much later (51 - 30 BC) more on her when we study Greece

Goddesses & Gods

• over 2000 gods &goddesses
• they "controlled" the lives of humans

Ancient Egypt
Geography

• egyptian life is centered around the nile river
• the nile river flows south to north
• 3 different rivers converge into 1 river to create the nile
• the nile is the longest river in the world 
• water for drinking, for irrigation, for bathing, and for transportation
• first to invent the sail boat
• every july it floods
• every october it leaves behind rich soil (silt)
• the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
• manging the river required technoloical break throughs in irrigation

Pyramids

• The Great Sphinx of Giza
• bulit in 2555-2532BC
• a recombent lion with human's head
• oldest monumental statue in the world

Daily life

Today in class we took a quiz on the Video that we watched all last week. I think I did okay and past.

Today I was not in class because I am very sick and ended up going to Express Care.

Today in class we had a lock-down drill. After the drill we continued to watch the video and take notes on it.

Today in class we watched avideo and took notes. I was late so I didnt see the beginning of the video and I dont know what the name of the video was.

In class today, we took the first test of the unit. We were alowed to use our blogs on the test. I think I did well, I forgot to blog on Wendsday and didnt have all the notes, I thought I knew everything that was going to be on it but there was one or two questions that I guessed on.

Woke up really sick and stayed home.

Chaper One 

From Prehistoric to Civilization 3000- 1200BC

Before Civilization: The Prehistoric Era (LO-1)

• The Origins and "Ages" of Human Beings
• 200,000 yrs ago a human species emerged in southwestern Africa
• 14,000yrs ago, a worldwide human race excisted
• Earliest prehistoric age is Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age)
• Neolithic Age (New Srone Age) was marked by advanced tool making and the beginnings of agricluture
• Initially, human were parts of migratory groups which hunted fished and gathered plants for food 

The Prehistoric Era

• The Agriculture Revelution
• Also know as the Neolithic Revolution, this was a shift from itinearint hunting/gathering to more permanent setlements centered on agriculture (beginning of southwestern Asia)
• Populations rose due to increased ability to care for younger children
• Hierarches apeared in village life; the status of women was lowered as women were confined more to domestic duties
• Invention of whel and plow made it possible to produce enough fod for storage
• Vilagers were polytheists, worshiped multiple nature, human, and animal gods

The Earliest Cites: Mesopotamia (LO-2)

• the disrct known as Sumer ocupied the land between the Tigris and Euphrates river
• Population increased dramtically due to new iridation techniques
• Cites and towns were founded, some with as many as 40,000 inhabitants
• beter fod storage alowed for diversity in profresions: priests, tradesmen, artisans, politions, farmers
• Kings emerged, as did family dynasties and the concepts of the "city-state"
• Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing, known as "cuneiform"

Woke up with a migraine and stayed home from school.

We were introduced to bloging our classes. Created a gmail and then made a blogger account. Then made this blog.