Western Civilization

In class today we went over the rubric that we are using to grade our classmates. My group was supposed to present our project today but due to Kayla leaving early for a lacrosse game, our day to present has been moved and now we will be going first on Monday. Two groups presented their projects today. Both did very well even though we had some computer issues.

Today in class we worked on our project again. I am very grateful that we were able to get an extra day in class to work on this. It was very helpful and made it very easy for us to talk and work together to finish the essay we had to write about how we completed our research and our blog. We are finishing up our powerpoint and projects and are ready to present last mod tomorrow!!

Today in class we worked on our project that we are presenting on Thursday. We are the first group to present. Im kind of Glad we are going in the beginning because I rather get it over with then to keep putting it off. I am working on making my part of the project. The giant thunderbolt that Zeus carried.

Today in class we got ten minutes to study for our test and then we took the test. I think that I did ok-ish on the test. Then mr schick told us some story about a guy that doesnt like social studies.

In class we finished going over the powerpoint on Greece. Then we reviewed for our test on Greece that is tomorrow. NOTES Western Civilization Test (Friday) Notes (Ancient) Greece is the Word Great civilization/ key river Mesopotamia/ Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Egypt/ Nile River India/ Indus River China/ Huang He River Culture of the Mountains and the Sea Greece’s geography Topography- talks about mountains Aegean Sea Ionian Sea Adriatic Sea Peloponnesus (it’s just north of the Ionian Sea) Athens Sparta Crete Asia Minor Macedonia Greece is a mountainous peninsula Mountains cover three-quarters of Greece Approximately 2000 islands in the Ionian and Aegean Seas This combination shaped Greece’s culture They had many skilled sailors and shipbuilders Also farmers, metalworkers, weavers, potters They had poor/ limited natural resources so they needed to trade It was difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because...

Today in class we took notes on Greece to prepare for our test that will be on Friday, March twenty-second. We talked about the types of government, laws, and rulers.

Today in class we brainstormed ideas for our group project. We are doing greek gods. Im doing my research on Zeus and making a thunderbolt to bring in as well as doing a powerpoint.

Today in class we picked groups and went over a group project that will be a major grade. It will be a 200 point grade that will be our first 4th quarter grade. Kayla, Emma, Kendall, and I will be researching greek gods.

1. It took Odysseus over ten years to get back home after the Trojan war 2.The trip that took Odysseus over ten years, should have taken about 2 weeks. 3. The war occurred around the twelfth century bc. 4. homer composed the odyssey in the eighth century bc. 5. An epic poem is a long narrative poem 6. Odysseus is married to Penelope 7. Telemachus is the son of Odysseus. 8. in the cave of the cyclops, 9. I think Odysseus is a hero because 10. The most beautiful line in all of homer is  "...And so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever.".

Today we took notes on Ancient Greece out of the text book and a powerpoint. We also talked about what the seniors are doing today.

In class, we studied for our test for 10-15 minutes. Then we took our 15 question 75 point test/quiz on Egypt. We were aloud to use our blogs on the quiz which was very helpful because I put all of my notes on Egypt in my blog. After the test we started taking notes on our next unit, Greece, out of the text book. We took notes the rest of the class.

Today in class we reviewed for our test on Egypt: Upper Egypt- 500 mile long strip of fertile land along the nile (mountain area) Lower Egypt- Wide land of the nile delta (sea level) In 3100 BC Narmer united Egypt Pharaoh is king and god- all powerful Egyptians relied on harmony and balance of the universe which they call "maat" gods were portrayed with animal heads or bodies people in Egypt believed in after life called ka they preserved bodies with mummification Earliest Egyptian writing formed in 3100 bc and were small pictures known as hieroglyphics papyrus- paper Papyrus was stored in scrolls and were books of ancient Egypt Jean François Champollion discovered hieroglyphics Egyptian astronomers created a calendar with 12 months and 365 days to make better sense of the seasonal cycles  wooden sailboats were constructed to increase transportation ability on the nile- technological breakthrough  British archaeologist who discovered tutankhamon's tom in ...

Today in class we looked at a powerpoint and took notes to get ready for our test on Egypt that is tomorrow. We didn't get to finish the powerpoint or watch the video because we spent 10 minutes getting yelled at for going to the bathroom, then spent a long time arguing about the world being flat or round, then we were insulted and told our generation is doomed.