I took the test today and it was not easy. I did not do well on the Pyramid Challenge questions on the test, they were difficult to me i did not do well on the test but I have a week of blogs and cyber day work that will bring up my grade.

1. What were scribes used for back in Egypt? -  scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments 
2. What were the point of Pharaohs?-
the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people holding the titles: Lord of the two lands and high priest of every temple 

3. When did Cleopatra serve as a Pharaoh? -  (51-30 BC) 

4. What were the upper class called - "white kilt class"

5. Scribes wrote in 2 different languages what were they?
 (hieroglyphs and  hierarchic) hieroglyphs are pictures symbols that looked like more or less letters  

In Mr.Schick's class today we played a game and the rules were the first 2 people who finished the game got an a A and the last second 2 got a B. Then the rest got a C whoever finished in the class. my partner was Gabi and she finished in the B section so I got a B on the project. i didn't really like this game because it was a very unfair way of grading and really does not help the kids with a low grade in his class. I honestly lucked out when Gabi won, but I really could not afford to fail, the game was a real challenge, but it was fun!

An invention that was a huge part in Egyptian history was the invention of sun clocks and water clocks. The sun clock helped them indicate the if it was noon and helped them divide the day into two parts,  with the shadows that was on  the ground. the sun clock also indicated the longest day of the year and the shortest day of the year, later, markers added around the base of the monument would indicate further time subdivisions. As for water clocks they were the oldest time keepers. they had a bowl shape with water being dropped in to indicate hours every time water dripped and once it hit a certain height in the bowl that indicated 1 hour.

When there was no obvious  illness, many Egypt doctors and priests believed that disease was caused by spiritual beings. When no-one could explain why someone had a disease, spells and potions were used to drive out the spirits. other than trying to use potions and other types if spells they used lots if surgeries. they had documents about each body parts here is an example:  "46 vessels go from the heart to every limb, if a doctor places his hand or fingers on the back of the head, hands, stomach, arms or feet then he hears the heart. The heart speaks out of every limb."

The papyrus continues:

"There are 4 vessels to his nostrils, 2 give mucus and 2 give blood; there are 4 vessels in his forehead; there are 6 vessels that lead to the arms; there are 6 vessels that lead to the feet; there are 2 vessels to his testicles (and) it is they which give semen; there are 2 vessels to the buttocks." 

The Egyptians were  aware that the year was about 365 days, and divided it into 12 months of 30 days, with five ceremonial. This calendar lost one day every four years, and they made little attempt to correct this. 

instead, they developed another calendar based around the star Sirius, which also consisted of 365 days but which included the extra quarter day. they also kept a 360 day ceremonial calendar, running with the others, and these calendars coincided every 1461 years, which was seen as a time of great celebration and the start of a new age. 

• scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments 
• scribes wrote in 2 different languages (hieroglyphs and  hierarchic) hieroglyphs are pictures symbols that looked like more or less letters   
• soldiers used wooden weapons (bows and arrows, spears) with bronze tips and might ride chariots 

upper class known as the "white kilt class" priest, physicians engineers
 religious and political leader

pharaohs

• the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people holding the titles: Lord of the two lands and high priest of every temple 
• as lord of the two the pharaoh was the ruler of upper and lower Egypt he owed all land made laws. collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners 
• Hatsheput was a woman who served a pharaoh 

Cleopatra Vii also served as pharaoh much later (51-30 BC) more on her when we study Greece.    

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

The Pharaoh in ancient Egypt was the political and religious leader of the people and held the titles 'Lord of the Two Lands’ and 'High Priest of Every Temple’. The word 'pharaoh’ is the Greek form of the Egyptian 'pero’ or 'per-a-a’, which was the designation for the royal residence. The name of the residence became associated with the ruler and, in time, was used exclusively for the leader of the people.
In 3000 BCE the first dynasties appeared in Egypt with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The rulers of these dynasties were equated with the gods and with the duties and obligations due those gods. As supreme ruler of the people, the pharaoh was considered a god on earth, the intermediary between the gods and the people, and when he died, he was thought to become Osiris, the god of the dead. As such, in his role of 'High Priest of Every Temple’, it was the pharaoh’s duty to build great temples and monuments celebrating his own achievements and paying homage to the gods of the land. Additionally, the pharaoh would officiate at religious ceremonies, choose the sites of temples and decree what work would be done (although he could not choose priests and very rarely took part in the design of a temple). As 'Lord of the Two Lands’ the pharaoh made the laws, owned all the land in Egypt, collected taxes and made war or defended the country against aggression.

Ancient Egypt


geography

• Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River 
• it flows from south to north 
• water for drinking for irrigating for bathing and for transportation 
• they were the first people to come up wit the sail
• every July it floods, every October it leaves behind rich soil
• the delta is a broad 
• marshy triangular area and fertile slit 
• managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation 

pyramids 

• the great sphinx of giza 
• built from 2555-2532 BC 
• a recumbent lion with a human head 
• oldest monumental statue in the world  

• slaves and servants helped the wealthy with the household and child raising duties 
• farmers raised wheat, barely lentils,onions, - benefited from irrigation of the Nile 
• artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the after life 
• money/barter system was used merchants might accept bags of grain for payment later coinage came about 

Today we took a test in Western Civilization. the test should really help my grade. I think the multiple choice was much easier than fill in the blank. today we also went over the quiz that we took last week, that also really helped me for when we take the final in June. i thought i did much better than what i got back. I think this test we took today should really help pull up my average in his class.

• Animal dung can be used as a fertilizer 
• goats and sheep were first animals to be domesticated 
• the best animals that you can domesticate after 1 to 2 years  

zebra's can not be domesticated

14 animals can only be domesticated
goats
sheep
pigs
cows
horse
donkey
bacteran camels
arabian camals water bufflo
llamas - south america
reindeer
yaks
mithans
bali cattles

the fertile people were geographically blessed
its very expensive to make a plaster house
making plaster from rhinestone was a new breakthrough