Western Civilization 201

January 30th, 2020 Ancient Egypt Terms First Cataract - water turns to rapids and is impossible to pass through Upper Egypt - higher elevation in river area Lower Egypt - north, near the sea; includes the Nile delta region Ka - an eternal life force Book Notes the Nile is the longest river in the world In July, rain and melting snow the from mountains in Africa caused the Nile to spill over its banks, the river receded in October, leaving behind silt Egyptians worshipped the Nile as a god the Nile was predictable unlike the Tigris and Euphrates rivers when the Nile's floodwaters were just a few feet less than normal, the amount of silt and water was greatly reduced making 1000's starve when the Nile's floodwaters were greater than normal, the excess water destroyed houses, grainaries, and seeds the deserts on both sides of the Nile were natural barriers between Egypt and other lands, keeping Egyptians refined to a small area and limiting their int...

January 29, 2020 Ancient Egypt           Today in Mr. Schick's Western Civilization class we took a quiz about our first few lessons. Last night I had to read the textbook and take notes on the first chapter I missed while I was sick. I was prepared for the quiz but I wasn't sure about some of the questions on the back. After the quiz, we were instructed to take notes on the second chapter in the book. The second chapter is about Ancient Egypt.  Terms Delta - a broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by depositions of silt at the mouth of a river. Narmer - the king of Egypt in about 3000 B.C. Pharoahs - Egyptian god-kings Theocracy - rule is based on religious authority Pyramid - the resting place after death Mummification - preservation which involves embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from. decaying Hieroglyphics - a flexible writing system created by Egyptian scribes; "sacred craving" Pictographs - the ear...

January 28, 2020 Mesopotamia Terms Fertile Cresent  - the rich land of farming in Southwest Asia Mesopotamia -  the lands facing the Mediterranean sea and a plain; "land between the rivers" City-state - functioned as an independent county today Dynasty -  a series of rulers from a single family Cultural Diffusion - a new idea or product spreads from one culture or place to another Polytheism - the belief in more than one god Empire - brings together several people, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler Hammurabi - ruler of Babylon from 1792 - 1750 B.C.; creator of Hammurabi's Code Silt - fertile mud from the Tigris and Euphrates Notes a panthron of Sumerian gods and goddesses emerged, with many of the deities representing the natural elements of the world the world's first (surviving) epic was the Sumerian "Epic of Gilgamesh;" told of a great flood Sumerians first divided the hour into 60...

Western Civilization Day 3           Today I was absent from class again because I am still sick.

Western Civilization Day Two           Today I was absent from class because I was sick.

Western Civilization  Day One           The new semester has just started meaning students have altered schedules and classes. Today was our first time meeting in Mr. Schick's "super" Western Civilization class. In the first half of our class, we covered his rules and what is expected of his students. Mr. Schick thoroughly explained what our days in class would be like. He told us his curriculum works like a "flipped classroom" where we do book work in class and take notes, but all we need to do for homework is a blog post. Our blog posts are required to be 150-200 words and must be completed by midnight. Mr. Schick also noted that although we may be out of school for personal reasons, we must still complete a blog post to get credit. In the second half, we send our blogs from our previous Human Geography class to him. After we finished emailing him, we were able to begin on today's blog post.

God Grew Tired of Us PART ONE 1. How many people lost their lives from the civil war in Sudan?  Two million people lost their lives in the civil war. 2. Who are the Lost Boys?  The Lost Boys are young boys who walked thousands of miles to flee from the civil war in Sudan. 3. What two things started the civil war in Sudan?  Oil and Religion started the civil war. 4. Who was fighting in the war?  Arabs were fighting in the north, and Christians were fighting in the south. 5. What hardships did the boys face on their journey to Ethiopia?  On their journey to Ethiopia, the boys faced starvation, dehydration, animal attacks, and bombings. 6. What happened to the refugee camp in Ethiopia? The government fell, and the Lost Boys had to run away. 7. How many years did the Lost Boys walk total after the attacks on the villages? The Lost Boys walked for 5 years in total. PART TWO 8. In what ways do the boys eat diffe...