Out Sick.

Today I was not in school because im sick. sadface.

Greece 3/10

Today in class we discussed more about Greece. We talked about gay marriage, and our opinions on what a marriage really is. Personally, I think that if two people are in love they should be able to do what makes them happy and get married. We also looked over the Greek Google docs power point. We talked about the Persian empire and the barbarians.It was a pretty fun class. I got to eat a snack! SCORE.

GREECE!

Today in class Mr. Schick (you) read as a story about ancient Greece. We also worked on a Google docs power point, and we were each assigned a slide to work on. I worked on Athens. I leaned that Athens was a very important city. No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens. It is the place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and many others. It is the place that humanism and democracy were born. I can't wait to learn more about Greece, I think it will be very interesting. 

Egypt Test today

HURRAY FOR EGYPTIANS!
Today we had our test on Egypt. It was pretty easy, I think I did well on it especially because we had time to review before we took the test.  We also listened to the Egypt national Anthem. It was so funny, it's definitely  Ipod material. Well, I think we're done learning about Egypt for the year, as far as I know. I really enjoyed it and I feel like i learned a lot.

Egypt: Now

Today in class we looked at Mr. Schick's Google presentation. I learned that only 3% of the land in Egypt is arable. They grow cotton, corn, rice, wheat, and fava beans. The economy makes a lot of money by tourism. The Aswan High Dam, controls the flooding of the Nile. Egypt has the biggest population of all the Middle Eastern nations, 79 million people. Their official language is Arabic. Around 90% of the people in Egypt are Muslim.1922, was the end of protectorate with United Kingdom. 1953, Egypt declared a Republic. Hosni Mubarak ruled from 1981 to 2011. He was accused of corruption, political persecution, and human rights violations. Egypt is now, currently ruled by military junta.


Test on Tuesday. YAY!

Egypt Prezi

Today we had a substitute teacher while Mr. Schick (you) were in the play. We look at the Egypt Prezi and took notes on it. I learned more about Ancient Egypt, the geography and the Egyptians "daily life." The Nile River was very important to the Egyptians. Their life was centered around the Nile. The river flows south to north and provided fertile soil. The Egyptians believed the river had certain behaviors every year and they looked at the Nile like a "living breathing entity." The slaves/servants helped the wealthy with house hold and child raising. The farmers raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions, and befitted from irrigation of the Nile. Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife. Scribes kept records, told stories. They wrote hieroglyphs and in hieractic. Soldiers used wooden weapons (bow & arrows, spears.) The Upper class, known as the "white kilt class" were the priests, physicians, engineers.Also, Pharaohs were the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people. 

 

Marky Mark and the Funkybunch

Yo, yo its rappin' Rachel here. So yeah, today in class we listened to Marky Mark and the funkybunch? Aleast I think thats what they're called. We also reviewed for the exam by going over our tests. It was a good class, HURRAY FOR WESTERN CIV! LEARNING IS FUN.... almost