Today in class we had a test on Egypt. To be honest, I don't think I did as well as I thought. I ended up getting a 77% which was terrible. I should've studied more, and that is my fault. Hopefully this test doesn't lower my grade too much. I just have to study more next time!!

Cyber Day once again, yes I'm crying.

1. Egyptian life is centered around the __________________.  The _______________ flows _______________ to ______________.  It is used for drinking, irrigation, bathing, and transportation. 
2. Every ____________ the Nile River floods and every ____________ it leaves behind rich soil. 
3. The ________________________ was built in 2555 - 2532 B.C. 
4. Who is the lowest and the highest on the pyramid. 
5. What was the jobs of the slaves/servants? 

Key

1. Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River.  The Nile flows south to north.  It is used for drinking, irrigation, bathing, and transportation. 
2. Every July the Nile River floods and every October it leaves behind rich soil. 
3. The Great Sphinx of Giza was built in 2555 - 2532 B.C. 
4. Who is the lowest and the highest on the pyramid. The highest on the pyramid is the pharaoh and the lowest on the pyramid is the slaves / servants. 
5. What was the jobs of the slaves/servants? There job was to help the wealthy with household and child raising duties. 

Today in class we had a sub, due to Mr. Schick being in DC with the seniors.

Pyramid Quest

• Harun al-Rashid's youngest son Al-Ma'mun set up camp looking for the Pharaohs treasure and to find the secret of the weapon that does not rust and bends but does not break (1802 AD)
• Al-Ma'mun came with hundreds of stone mason engineers and architects, not an army of soldiers
• Scribes said that everything he was looking for was behind the stone plates of the great pyramid (guarded by the sphinx)
• The pyramid could only be entered by a stone lifted on the side, this was very hard because all the stones looked alike
• When they finally got in (by breaking in), they found no treasures
• Even the pharaohs sarcophagus was empty
• people are still studying this pyramid

Mummification

• Mummy of a young man named Herakleides
• died in Egypt in the 1st century A.D. at about 20 years old
• Mummification was developed by the Ancient Egyptians to preserve the body for the afterlife
• Typically all internal organs removed before mummification, except the heart
• In Herakleides case, the heart was removed but not his lungs 
• The body is left for 40 days covered in salt until all moisture was gone

John Green's Crash Course

• Ancient Egypt is the most influential river valley civilizations
• Ancient Egyptian Civilization lasted from 3000 B.C.E. to 332 B.C.E
• The Nile River was one of the safest and richest agricultural areas in the world
• Planting was easy for the Egyptians
• Egyptian communities existed only along the Nile
• Timber and gold - the divine medal
• The Nile is easily tamed

Today, Friday the 20th we had a cyber day. Here is my cyber day assignment ..

5 technological developments of ancient Egyptians

1. sun clocks 
2. water clocks 
3. black ink 
4. modern 365 day calendar 
5. sails

Sun Clocks: Obelisks ( 4 sided monuments) moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, providing Egyptians to split the days into two parts by "indicating noon" They also showed the longest and shortest days of the years. After, when markers were added it helped divide the time. The sun clock were important because they allowed to have a schedule and were able to teach others about the 

Water Clocks were the earliest time keepers that didn't depend on the "observation of celestial bodies". One of the oldest was found in the tomb of clepsydras ("water thief"). A water clock were stone vessels with sloping sides that enabled water to drip into the hole at the bottom. 

Black ink was one of the types of ink and dyes that the ancient Egyptians invented. The depth of the colors were utilized a lot in Egypt. The same colors and inks can and are seen today. The ink helped them  write in hieroglyphs and in hieratic. 

Modern 365 day calendar was invented by the Egyptians. They didn't use the lunar calendar system. They established the calendar with the help of the solar system, the 12 months, 30 days in each month, with 5 extra days. They also founded leap year in the year 238 B.C

Sails helped the Egyptians travel and have efficient ways of getting water to the land.  

The list of importance

1. water clocks 
2. sun clocks 
3. calendar 
4. sails
5. ink 

Today in class we went over and finished up the powerpoint on Egypt. Since Mr. Schick wasn't here last Friday, i have already posted the notes we went over today. Overall today was a good class.

Today in class we went over the Gun, Germ, Steel test. I did really well on that test, I got a 96 !! After Mr. Schick gave us all the test back, we went over the test. We went around the room, read the question then gave the answer.  The one question that I got wrong was a mistake that I made, and I now know the correct answer.

Daily Life

• Slaves/servants helped the wealthy with household & child raising duties 
• farmers raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Nile
• Artisans would carve statues & reliefs showing military battles & scenes in the after life. 
• 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 & medical treatments 
• They wrote in hieroglyphs & in hieratic 
• Soldiers used wooden weapons (bows, arrows, and spears) with bronze tips & might ride chariots
• Upper class known as the "white kilt class" - priests, physicians engineers. 

Pharaohs 

• the political & religious  leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles "Lord of the Two Lands" and "High priest of Every Temple" 
• As the "Lord of the Two Lands" the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper & Lower Egypt 
• He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, defended Egypt against foreigners 
• Hatshepsut was a women who served as pharaoh
• Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh, but much later (51 - 30 B.C) more on her when we study Greece 

Goddesses & Gods

• over 2,000 Gods & Goddesses
• they "controlled" the lives of humans