Skyping With Egypt

Today in class we skyped with a woman from Egypt named Sarah. It was so interesting listening to what she had to say about the revolution from 'Egypt's point of view'. I learned a lot from her, and it was a great experience that I will never forget. When I am older and The Egyptian Revolution is in history books, I will be able to say that I talked to someone who actually was there to experience it. Each student in my class walked up the the computer and asked her one or two questions that we were curious about, and she gave us great answers. What a great day.

Revolution in Cairo/ 10 questions for Sarah

Today in class we watch a video called the 'Revolution in Cairo'. It was so interesting how facebook and twitter was a big part of the revolution. I learned that many people were arrested and some were even killed for what they believe in.
 My ten questions for Sarah are:
1. What kind of things have changed in your environment now that Mubarak is no longer president?
2. Do you know anybody personally who was seriously harmed by the security because of this?
3. What did you do on January 25th?
4. Did you join the 'April 6' Facebook group?
5. What are your opinions on Mubarak?
6. (to number 5) Did you always feel this way about him, or did different point of views help shape your opinion/
7. What is your life currently like in Egypt right now?
8. How many campaigns did you go too to support the revolution?
9. Does your family agree with your opinion on the resolution?
10. How did the revolution begin?

Gigi's Revolution/ Egypt Rap

Today in class, we were greatly entertained while we watched our classmates present their Egypt raps. Personally, mine was the best (just kidding.) I really enjoyed Emily Stasics rap. We also watched a video about a woman named Gigi, sticking up for what she believed in. She participated in the Egyptian Revolution even though her family disagreed with her beliefs. Gigi tries to explain to her family why she feels so strongly about overthrowing the current Egyptian government, however; her family doesn't understand and were afraid for her safety.

EGYPT IS A PRETTY COOL PLACE- MY RAP

EGYPT IS A PRETTY COOL PLACE - MY RAP

by rachel weskalnies 

background music: 

warning: this song does have reference to beer (considering that’s what Egyptians drank then) 

Egypt is pretty cool place

They had pyramids, they weren't just storage space

They were built for pharaohs  to party,

 livin' in the after life got pretty gnarly and.. 

for life to run smoothly here

The gods and goddesses had to make their fears disappear

they had to play their own role  on the land

 so the people could  just chill, work, then tan

Some gods brought the flood every year

But it was all good  so they just drank their beer

some gods protected them  and looked after their dead 

maybe it was the one with the bird or the lion on their head?

Egypt is pretty cool place

They had pyramids, they weren't just storage space

They were built for pharaohs  to party,

 livin' in the after life got pretty gnarly and.. 

Um so, I'm sure you heard of mummification?

So Just  listen here to this quotation,

Mummies were a pretty big deal back then

"It was used so their  dead could live again"

 Egyptians lived along a river called the Nile 

it provided them with land that was  fertile

Yeah the Nile gave them  water, food, transportation

this was good cause they didn’t have any bus stations 

Egyptians invented the art of painting on plaster 

This probably helped make their time go a lot  faster

You probably didn’t know that they invented make up back then

Oh and that they also invented the pen 

Egypt is pretty cool place

They had pyramids, they weren't just storage space

They were built for pharaohs  to party,

 livin' in the after life got pretty gnarly

  

Ancient Egypt February 2

Today in class Mr. Schick came back to school after being away for a couple days because of his daughter's illness. We discussed Ancient Egypt and showed our power points. We also took notes while looking at the slideshows. I learned that the people of Egypt saw the pharaohs as mediators between the realm of the gods and the realm of the humans. The clothing they wore was to display their power and association with the gods, the pharaohs wore different clothes than the nobles and the common people.  The pyramids were built for the pharaohs to live in the after life. Also, Egyptians believed that it was important to worship these gods and goddesses.

Egypt Powerpoint

Today in class, we worked on an Egyptian power point in a group. I worked with Emily K. Elena F. and Amir. The slides were on Gods and Goddesses, Mummification, and Pyramids.  We finished it in class.

Egyptian gods and goddesses

The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses. Each god and goddess had their own role to play in maintaining peace on the land. Some gods and goddesses played a role in creation, some brought the flood every year, some offered protection, and some took care of people after they died. Others were either local gods who represented towns, or minor gods who represented plants or animals. In order for life to run smoothly in Egypt, the Egyptians believed that it was important to worship these gods and goddesses. One of the gods that they worshiped was the god of the sun, Ra, whose appearance was the head of a falcon and a sun disk. The symbol of this god was a white crown. 


http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html

Egyptian Mummification

Egyptians mummified both animal or human.Mummification is the preservation of a body. Some mummies are preserved wet, some are frozen, and some are dried. The Egypt climate lent itself well to the mummification process, being both very hot and dry. The first step in putting together a modern mummy was to gather the tools and ingredients that would be needed for the process. The Egyptians mummified their dead because they Egyptians believed that there were six important aspects that made up a human being: the physical body, shadow, name, spirit, personality, and the immortality. Each one of these elements played an important role in the well being of an individual. Each was necessary to achieve rebirth into the afterlife. 

test essay

Thirteen thousand years ago the ravages of the last ice age we over, the world was becoming warmer and wetter. One area where humans were thriving was the Middle East. People here lived like people everywhere 13,000 years ago, like hunter-gatherers.Also, because hunting is so unpredictable, traditional societies relied more on gathering.
The middle east was the area that was home to some of the best crops and animals in the world, this area was called the Fertile Crescent. The people of the Fertile Crescent where geographically blessed with access to some of the best crops and farm animals in the ancient world, it gave them a huge head start. As the people lived there they started to  discover the process of growing and producing their own plants and domesticating animals to be used to farm their own food. 


What started with the sowing of wheat and penning of goats, was leading to the first human civilization! As villages grew bigger, more people could work on the land. More people could produce more food more efficiently. Freed from the burden of farming, some people were able develop more skills and more technologies.

2/9/11

Today in class we reviewed for the test on Friday. It was fantastic.

GUN, GERMS, & STEAL part 5 & 6

Today you (Mr. Schick) was not here today so we had a sub. We watched Guns, Germs, and Steal again parts 5 and 6. We already saw it so we just skipped to the group project. I partnered with Emily K. and we made a slide show on power point about the population and economy. We used CIA world factbook and found out more imformation to add to our side-show.
The slide show is below this post on my blogger. I hope you like it.

Papua New Guinea Slide Show

GUNS, GERMS, & STEAL day 4

We continued watching the video today in class. We learned that out of the 14 domestic animals that are used for physical labor, South America had the llama, and the other 13 animals came from north Africa, Asia, and Europe. The middle east was the area that was home to some of the best crops and animals in the world, this area was called the Fertile Crescent. The people of the Fertile Crescent where geographically blessed them with access to some of the best crops and farm animals in the ancient world, it gave them a huge head start. What started with the sowing of wheat and penning of goats, was leading to the first human civilization. As villages grew bigger, more people could work on the land. More people could produce more food more efficiently. Freed from the burden of farming some people were able develop more skills and more technologies. Making plaster from lime stone was a major technological breakthrough. Understanding how to work with fire was the first step to work with steel.

According to Diamond the people of new guinea never advanced in technology because the spent too much time and energy feeding them selves, but then Westerners arrived and used their technology to colonize the country. The reason why "while man had so much cargo, and new Guineans have so little" it is because of geography. 

GUNS, GERMS, & STEAL day 3

Today in class we learned about how the Middle East domesticated animals. They first used the goat. The goats were used for their milk, their skins were used for clothes and warmth and their dung was used to fertilize the plants they grew. Goats and sheep were the first animals to be domesticated. There are 14 animals that have been domesticated by humans. Some of them are: goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithuns,and Bali cattle. Some fish and birds have also been domesticated. A crucial requirement for domesticating animals are that  they need to get along  with humans. The best animals to use for farming are large plant eating animals. Before the industrial revolution horses, oxen, yak etc.. were the most powerful "machines" on the planet at this point in history. A horse or an ox could transform productivity of land. 

New Guinea never used plows cause they have animals to pull them. They just had pigs. Pigs don't give milk and cant be used for muscle power. In New Guinea the only muscle power they have are in humans. 

GUNS,GERMS, & STEAL part 2

Today in class we continued to watch the video "Guns, Germs, and Steal. In this video Diamond realizes that the question the man from Papua New Guinea asked "Why do u white men have so much cargo but we New Guineans have so little?" was far bigger and more complex then it first appeared. It was really about the roots of inequality, a question as old as human history itself. 
We learned that 13,000 years ago the ravages of the last ice age we over, the world was becoming warmer and wetter. One area were humans were thriving was the Middle East. People here lived like people everywhere 13,000 years ago, like hunter-gatherers. 
We also learned that because hunting is so unpredictable, traditional societies relied more on gathering. In some parts of Papa New Guinea the gathering is done by woman. An important part of food in New Guinea is wild Sego.