last class....... :(

Today was the last class of the year for west civ and it was sad! But next year I'm taking TV production so I hope that will be fun!

Fridays class

I know its a little after Friday but we were talking about the fall of the Roman Empire and how we are going to have a test on that in class Wednesday that I just got done studying for. Hope I do really well!

Class today!

Today in class we when over the packet that had our homework on it, it was a great discussion then we got into talking about how China now manufactures pretty much everything and thats why our economy is having trouble!

Tonights Homework!

Definitions

Inflation: An increase in prices

Diocletian: a strong willed army leader and son of a slave, became one of Rome's greatest emperors. He tried to restore order and strength in the empire. 

Constantine: One of Rome's greatest emperors, he ended the persecution of Christians. He conquered the eastern & western empires. 

Eastern Empire: Byzantium was located in this half. Later called the Byzantine empire which included most of the great cities and trade centers of the empire.

Western Empire: The Latin speaking side and the more rural west, wasnt great like the East side. 

Constantinople: the capital of Constantine

Huns: A nomadic people from central Asia, feared by most

Attila: Leader of the Huns, wanted to conquer the entire empire and failed.

Leo I: First powerful Pope of Rome, went to Attila's camp causing him and his forces to fall back. 

Questions

1) All of their prosperities ended. Trade was bombarded by barbarian raids and by bands of pirates on Mediterranean sea lanes. Rome's gold and silver was drained away to buy luxuries from China, Arabia, and India. They couldn't pay their expenses; coins lost 98% silver and prices were sky high.

2) Soldiers would only fight if they were payed, not for patriotism. To attract recruits into the army, the government promised higher pay. Empires began to get barbarians to fight for them because they would take lower pay but weren't loyal. 

3a) AD 313, he announced an end to the persecution of Christians. He granted "both to the Christians and to all men freedom to follow the religion that they choose." Milan was the first to allow Christians.

3b) Constantine took over the eastern and western empire. In AD 330, he moved the capital from Rome to the Greek city of Byzantium in what is now Turkey. 

4a) They were fleeing the Huns; the Huns kept pushing westward and they felt they needed to follow.

4b) They couldn't get a strong enough army, they couldn't even muster a medium-sized army to stop the barbarians. 

5a) 1. He restored order in the empire & increased its strength

       2. Divided the empire 

       3. Ranked among the greatest emperors.  

        

5b) 1. Wages for new troops added to the already high taxes

      2. Not all the reforms were totally successful.

       3. Price controls failed

This Weekend

This weekend I worked on my 500 word essay about the difference between The Roman Empire and The Roman Republic which wasnt too bad although I did have a lot of other homework! I think I did pretty well and cant wait to see what I got!

The class before the last class before the end of the World!

Today in class we took a test and I think I did really well on it! We also talked about the 500 word essay were going and I think that wont be to bad so all and all it was a good class.

Roman Empire vs. Roman Republic

The difference between the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic lies primarily in the governing bodies and their relationship to each other.








Paul persecuted Christians then was knocked off his horse blinded and Jesus helped him see and then he spread the word of Jesus

Roman Religion

Christianity and Judaism: monotheistic

Romans had many gods, plus at times th emperor was viewed as a god

AD 66: a group of Jews called the Zealots tried to rebel, but Roman troops put them down and burned them

Persecution of Christians, Romans were harsh toward those who would not worship the emperor

Christians were considered a cult at the beginning, often used for entertainment but even though this was happening Christians grew quickly

We have a test tomorrow!!! Multiple Choice

Roman Republic vs. Roman Empire

Youtube Movie!

Today in class we watched a movie on Youtube about the Roman empire but there was a twist. This time instead of watching it and taking notes on our computers we took them on PAPER!! I did take notes but I forgot the paper so I cant copy them down I will tomorrow!

Yesterdays Class

Yesterday in class we went over a couple quizzes one that I did good on and one that I didnt do so well on. But I have the answers so I can study for the final exam which is coming up or for any future tests that we will have on the subjects.

Rap Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBsViE7jKFE Panda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWhxCB0ndJE Parrot

Cant fit through the kitchen door?

Today in class we took ANOTHER pop quiz which I dont think I did so hot on it. I am reviewing the two papers that we had to read and answer questions about. I hope theres nothing to difficult tomorrow in class.

Cant fit through the kitchen door?

Today in class we took ANOTHER pop quiz which I dont think I did so hot on it. I am reviewing the two papers that we had to read and answer questions about. I hope theres nothing to difficult tomorrow in class.

Tonights definitions and questions!

Definitions

Consul: the highest elected office of the Roman Republic
Veto: a way of saying "I forbid"
Senate: a political institution in ancient Rome it was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history.
Assembly: political institutions where the people who had the final say in decisions with the government.
Dictator: is a ruler who has complete control and power but without hereditary ascension such as a monarch.
Mercenary: a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict, and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain.

Questions

1) a. The plebeians didnt like the government in early Rome because they didnt have many opportunities to do anything like lead an army or be in the government.

  b. Plebeians gained some power and rights when they decided to stop fighting in the army unless the patricians let them be a part of things.

  c. The plebeians made things more equal for all, enslavement by debt was ended and they had a code of laws called the twelve tables.

2) The Romans thought they had a balanced government because they had a little of every government which would make it fair. 

3) The people who had been conquered had different laws so that it was a complete change from what it used to be.

4) a. They were three times as big as Rome, wealthy with a very strong navy.

    b. Warfare was important in Rome, they had a lot of people from Italy they could call on.

Tonights Reading

republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body ofcitizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representativeschosen directly or indirectly by them.


gravitas - seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.


pater familias - was the head of a Roman family


toga - the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.


patrician - a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.


plebeian - belonging or pertaining to the common people.


legion - a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to6000 soldiers.


century - a period of 100 years.


1) Rome is located in Italy on a peninsula surrounded by water, which made it easy to trade and travel and was good protection.


2) The Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans were important to the development of Rome because they all were around Rome and were very civilized which help them all come together.


3) "The ways of the father" was a huge influence on the early Roman society which was based on strength, discipline, and loyalty.


4) a.The ruler of Roman households was the oldest male which was the father of the family, they had total control over everything in the family.
    b. The women were in charge of the household on a daily bases, they had more rights then those in other societies because they could testify in court. They couldnt vote but could help their husband with decisions. 


5) All males had to service in the army, they had to be in the army for 10 years before running for any office and the army was massive and able to beat a phalanx because it was more flexable.

Notes

The Olympics were in 776 B.C. and the sports were discus, wrestling and boxing.

In war they had formations like the phallanx that was formed by Greek soldiers called Hoplites.

Greece's biggest rival was the Persians who they fought at Marathon, Gaugamela, Thermopoly and Issus.
They did not fight the Peloponnesian war against the Persians, they fought that against the Spartans when Pericles was in rule. Sparta won and the people first rose up against their ruler in 508 B.C.

 Homer was a blind poet who told of the Illyad and the Odyssey which were probably sung. There were 3 types of columns, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

The Parthenon was built during the Golden Age of Athens when Pericles was in rule it had Doric columns and a statue of Athena.

 When Pericles took over he wanted 3 things for Athens which was to make Athens the greatest city, strengthen Greek Democracy, and expand the empire. They discussed their ideas in the agora.

 They made pottery which was used for wine, storage and perfume.

 Euclid was the pioneer of Geometry. Archimedes invented the pully system and made the law of displacement. Three Great Philosophers were Plato, Socrates and Aristotle.

Socrates

"The unexamined life is not worth living!" - Socrates

Alexander the Great

His dad was Philip II and his mom was Olympia. His mom told him that his real father was the Greek God Acilies. By the age of 20 he was already fighting and try to take over the world. In the beginning of the movie there was a scene about how Alexander picked out his horse Eucepehalus and the horse would only let Alexander ride him. The Gaugalela war was very bloody and gross. Before the war started the cut up a bull and went through there guts so they could "predict" who was going to win the war. In the end Darius, alexanders enemy, won even though they were very out numbered. Alexander went through life without ever loosing one battle. Birds of pray would always appear when something monumental happened in Alexanders life. After the war Alexander was the king of Persian Empire and he was loved by all. He welcomed in people who he concord to his Empire. The king Darius was betrayed by his commanders. Alexander then hunted down those commanders and got revenge on all of them and punished them. He had 10 cities named after himself. We then skipped to a part where he is in Hindu Kush where he marched into the "unknown" but he said it was the route to the end of the world. The problem for Alexander was that he wanted to concur the world. He thought that when he went over the Himalayans that there would be the ocean and there would be the end. After it was hard to get over the Himalayans he tried to concur India but his men cant take it anymore and have had enough. After he would not take his army home he was no longer loved by all. The still fight in India and that is where his horse is killed form underneath him. 

The Movie!!

Today in class we watched a movie on Alexander the Great and the movie was GREAT! It was very gory and realistic! I learned more about Alex and really enjoyed it!

Projects Part 4!

The last person to do their project is Katie Cooper and she did it on Greek Philosophers, I would like to ask her, What did Socrates teach? Who was you favorite Philosopher? What were their thoughts on the soul? 92/100

Projects Part 3!

Taylor's project was about Homer and she dressed up in a toga and told one of his famous stories the Odyssey, I would like to ask her, Where did you get your toga? Where did you get the summary from? Do you like the story the Odyssey?
85/100 (it was a little boring)

Billy's project was about the Helleistic Age, I would like to ask him, Who was the leader during the Hellenistic Age? What do you think of the mixed people? Whats your favorite part about the Hellenistic Age?
70/100 not a lot of material

Sarah's project was on the Parthenon, I would like to ask her, Whats your favorite part about the Parthenon? Would you want to go to the replica? Why was Athena the biggest part of the Parthenon?
90/100 good

Catherine's projects was about ancient pottery, I would like to ask her, Whats your favorite type of pottery? Who were some potters? How do you say Chariots?
88/100 Chariots?

Gracie's project was about Greek poetry, I would like to ask her, Would you want to here an old poem? Whats your favorite type of poem? What was your favorite type of play?
85/100

Kristy's project was about the trial of Socrates, I would like to ask her, How long did it take you to draw that? Whats the most interesting part of Socrates's trial? Whats a hoplite?
100/100

Projects Part 2!

Alyssa's project about Greek war but also had a lot about other things and I would like to ask her, Would you like to be in Alexander the Greats position? Who's army would you rather be in, Sparta or Greece? Who was the greatest war leader of the Greeks? 95/100

Caitlin's project was about Greek theater and was very good, especially the video, I would like to ask her, How long did it take to make the video? Would you like to be in an old Greek play? Who was your favorite Greek actor?96/100

Clarke's project was on Alexander the Great and it was very good, I would like to ask her, Why do you think Alexander died? Do you think it would be hard to rule and empire at 33? Would you look up to Alexander the Great? 90/100

Projects!!

Today Kamau did his project today and I would like to ask him, would you want to live in Sparta when it was brutal? Whats the coolest part about Sparta? and would you make it if you lived in Sparta?
Today Fiona also did her project, I would like to ask her, did you find the peloponnesian war interesting? How long did it take you to find that great video? Who played a main role in the peloponnesian was?

Today ayee!!

Today in class we reviewed for Cole what we have gone over and we went over what order the projects would be going and Kamau started to do his but never finished and the whole class you were trashing Billy, so funny!

The history of democracy -- the history of empowering people by giving them a say in their political entities—traces back to Athens to its re-emergence and rise from the 17th century to the present day. According to one definition, democracy is a political system in which all the members of the society have an equal share of formal political power. In modern representative democracy, this formal equality is embodied primarily in the right to vote.

Definitions

tyrant - a cruel and oppressive dictator 
hoplite - A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece
democracy - the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives 
agora - A place of congregation, especially an ancient Greek marketplace
acropolis - the citadel in ancient Greek towns
aristocrat - a member of the aristocracy

Greece! part 5!

431 B.C. Athens wanted war against Sparta, they would not retreat. The Athenians were never one to fight. Pericles made a very complicated, Athenians would leave the land and be supported by the navy, he would also use the navy to defeat the Spartans (doesnt work).

Egyptian Rap

Makin pyramids is what the Egyptians did,

 all day everyday with no pay,

Kristy Kim and Mo Mo scared to do what I do,

rappin bout Egyptians

 so dope its like prescriptions

Mummies get rapped and trapped

In a tomb of doom

If they come back alive ill kill em boom

They  love their cats but their were no rats

So they died and the people cried

They lived in a desert but never got dessert

No ice cream so they might scream

And they’ll dream about the cats it was extreme

Exquisite but you don’t get it

Greece! Part tres!

The ordinary people of Athens took control, they rose up in revolution. Isageous and Spartas run up on the acropolis, the year was 508 B.C. This was the first time they turned on their ruler and took command. Cleistenes was asked to build a government. He had to give the Athenians a way to be able to speak for themselves. The citizens had a meeting where they could address their ideas. The government was not about power it is what is not called democracy! They met every 9 days on stuff like taxes, wars and building roads. A new generation took on his way of ruling. They would defend Athens from Persia and Spartans. 490B.C. Pheidippides made the most estonishing athletic feat ever. Now was our modern day marathon. He ran for survival, Persians were going to attack. Persians were ruled by Darius, known by the Athens as the great king. Some had to cover their mouth so they didn't tant the air he breathed. He ran 140 miles from Athens to Sparta in just two days (AMAZING), help would be refused. Didnt matter the Greeks won! The Persians scattered and slaughtered tons of Greeks in one day. Themistocles

Greece! Part 4!

Themistocles was touchy because he didn't come into power the right way. Themistocles has learned leadership skills at the podium and show to be the greatest leader. He realized that the Persian, if they came, would be there to win and never give up. Themistocles invented a boat, that was state of the art, it was light weight and fast. With it you ram other ships, but they were very expensive and they probably couldn't have gotten them if it wasn't for luck. The Athenians discovered silver, worth over 100 tallens, they wanted to it but Themistocles wanted to spend the money on ships. He played a buff, and told them the ships would be used for a hometown rival instead of Persia, they built the greatest naval fleet ever known. The Persian kind Darius died and Xerxes, his son, had taken over. Xerxes  army was the biggest force ever mad, the word reached Athens that Persia was coming. It was said they drank away rivers and that Persia was set to take over the world, that God could only see Persian land. The orical of Delphi built around a separate cavern with its own spring and asked questions to the Gods. People asked questions about their private life. They got bad news and they evacuated Athens for the first time ever. Themistocles wanted to meet at Salamis a tiny island off the coast. Xerxes entered the city and burnt it to the ground, and people could see the smoke. Themistocles wanted to fight in the straight of Salamas and Xerxes wanted to crush them, the had to find a way to get Xerxes to come by saying Themistocles was scared and it worked. Xerxes watched his army dying from his golden thrown on the shore. The Persians lost 200 ships and the Athenians won, which means they cant protect themselves. Themistocles had beaten the best Empire of all time. There was a new dawn for Greece, it had a momentum of its on and were on the road to becoming a superpower. They founded the Delian League and the Greeks would pool together and it was Athens empire. PERICLES, he was the leader of Athens at its high point. He knew what the Athenians wanted, an empire.

Greece part dos!!

508 B.C. in a town called Athens pandemonium in the streets demanding freedom, one man looked on, a noble men Cleisthenes. He had been brought up to rule the people, but that night would be a turning point in his life and the history of Greece and the people should have the right to govern themselves which Cleistenies agreed. He was born around 470 B.C. told he was an aristocratic. The aristocratic controlled everything in Athens. In the days of his youth it seemed impossible for them to rule an empire. The town was built upon an acropolis. In the narrow streets below were farms and tradesmen and there was nothing called science or medicine. 15 years was a command age to die. Athens hardly seemed a state on the virtue building an empire. Egypt and Persia were perfect to built an empire. Main land Greece had no rivers and was covered with mountains, it was impossible for on person to rule. They were divided into city-states, which all had their own histories. In the south of Greece, Sparta, Spartans were brought up to be warriors and had few possessions. They werent scared of dying because dying was nothing to them, almost better then life. Cleistenes had all the odds against him to build an empire but then again Cleistenes had a great will. If there was on thing that motivated Cleistenes and his people it was their stories. Their stories shaped him from his earlies days, Iliad and Odyssey composed by Homer the poet are two stories still kept to this day. They tell of mighty battles and at their heart lay the hero's, called Epics. They were determined for success at all costs. To purse a life of glory one through strength and power, and to become a real, live hero was how Cleistenes was raised. A tyrant or a great ruler, one day a man rode into Athens with a women Athena, a goddess, he claimed but was just a tall women from a neighboring village. He became the ruler of Athens, Pisistratus, Cleistenes brother-in-law. As he consolidated his rule had far more idea then just ruling, if he wanted to maintain his rule he would have to find allies. He turned to the Athenians for support, he reduced taxes and gave loans by that he began to transform Athens. Olive trees allow people to do so many things, it was very valuable and Athens produced great olives and had a market for them. Greece had great civilizations all around it. Everyone had something to sell, olives, fish, gold and silver. Athenians saw their wealth and prosperity on the rise. Pottery was not important back then but now is worth more. A potter wasn't the scum of Athenian society but didn't have much respect. Potters mad a style still popular today, and vases worth millions of dollars today. Cleistene's grew into a man under Pisistratus rule. Pisistratus died and his son Hippias took over as ruler. Soon Athenians found he was terrible. In the year 514 B.C. Hippias's brother was murdered and he had the murderers killed and killed on of their wifes. Hippias became suspicious of everybody. His son had no cause to do anything, and life with him became very dangerous, and he knew the aristocratic were his biggest threat. Cleistenes tried to overthrow Hippias, which would make him a hero and would be a big achievement and made a plan to take over Athens. Hippias was captured and banned from Athens forever, and Athens began to change.

Greece!

Located near Persia and Italy, north of Egypt. Mountainous peninsula that covers 3/4s of the land. Approximately 1,400 islands in the Aegean and Ionia Seas, Location shaped the culture with skilled sailors.
Poor natural resources and difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terrain; developed small, independent communities. Approximately 20% suitable for farming, fertile valleys cover 1/4 of peninsula. Because of geography the Greeks diet consist of grains, grapes and olives. Lack of resources leads to Greek colonization, temperatures range from 48 in the winter and 80 in the summer. The Mycenaeans began around 2000 B.C., Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and protected by the 20 ft. thick wall. Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600 - 1200 B.C. and controlled trade and region. Around 1200 B.C. sea people began to invade Mycenae and burnt palace after palace, the Dorians moved into the war-torn region, far less advanced, economy collapsed, and writing disappeared for 400 years. Only stories were kept and passed on by  word of mouth, Homer lived at the end of the "Greek Dark Ages". Recorded stories of the Trojan War in The lliad and the Odyssey. Trojan war was probably one of the last conquest of the Mycenaeans.

The Greeks

508 B.C. in Athens people turned on their rulers demanding freedom.One man looked on named Clystinies, he saw regular people shaking their destinies and governing themselves. Athens was right in the middle of the mediterranean. Reading and writing was a rare skill and people only lived to be 15 years old. Athenians were ruled by aristicrats. Athens didnt have the unity that other civilizations had through out the world. Greece split into a bunch of tiny nations called city-states. One city-state seemed to have all the power called Sparta. People were brought up to be warriors. They had taken control of all the land around them in Clystinies time. The stories  inspired Clystinies and his people. Athena was like a Goddess. Olive trees allow people to have cooking oil and olives and the Athenian olive was the best there was anywhere at the time. Hipias ruled just like his father. Historians tell us that Hipias's brother was murdered.

Egypt Now

Egypts economy:
 - tourism
 - Oil, natural gas, manufacturing
 - Agriculture: making most of their limited arable land (3%)
       cotton, corn, rice, wheat, fava beans
 - The old pattern of dealing with the Nile has changed in 1970 building a damn
 - The damn controls the flooding of the Nile, and increases the amount of reclaimed land
Egypts demographics:
 - 79 million people
 - Cairo: 6.7 million, NYC: 8.3 million
 - Official language: Arabic
 - Religion: around 90% Muslim, rest are Christian

Ancient Egypt:
 - Geography (The Nile)
     1) Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
     2) Nile River gives water for drinking, irrigating and bathing
     3) Every July the Nile floods (first to make calenders)
     4) Every October it leaves rich soil
     5) The Delta is a broad, marshy area of fertile silt
     6) Managing the Nile required technology
 - Daily life
     1) Pharaohs, Nobles/Priest, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Artisans, Farmers, Slaves
     2) Slaves helped the wealthy with household and child raising
     3) Farmers raised wheat, barely, lentils and onions
     4) Artisans carved statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife.
     5) Money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment.
     6) Scribes kept records, told stories and wrote poetry (hieroglyphs)
     7) Soldiers used wooden weapons w/ bronze tips and might ride chariots
     8) Upper class, known as the "white kilt class" - priests, physicians and engineers
     9) Pharaohs were religious and political leader (dynastic)
 - Pharaohs
     1) The political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, known as "The Lord of the Two Lands"
     2) Leaders of upper and lower Egypt
     3) Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh (woman were faily equal)
     4) Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh, but much later (51-30 BC)
 - Gods & Goddess
 - Pyramids
     1) The Great Sphinx of Giza (most famous)
     2) Built 2555 - 2532BC
     3) A recumbent lion with a human's head
     4) Oldest monumental statue in the world
    

Not good...

Today was not one of the most productive of classes or good. While you (Mr. Schick) were talking and going over the quiz me and billy were looking at eachother and disrupting the class. Im very sorry for what I did and it wont happen again. Sorry

Sarah!!

Friday in class we skyped with Sarah Mourad in Cairo, Egypt and although it didn't work the first time then Mr. Schick sent her a message and spelled her name wrong we finally got threw to her but we couldn't see her. We talked to her for about half an hour and ask all the questions we wanted too! It was probably one of the funnest classes I've had and was really interesting. Overall I would love to do something like this again it was really fun!

Questions

1) So what does your aunt and sister think about what happened?
2) Is there any other things that you want to change about Egypt?
3) If so, what is it and what would you do to change that?
4) Do you want to live in Ciaro forever or do you want to travel?
5) What do you want to do with your life?
6) How does it feel to be a part in history, like a founding father?
7) Do you think that Egyptians in the next generation and so forth will look back at you and be inspired?
8) How do you think this will change the history of Egypt?
9) Did you lose anybody in the protests?
10) Is there anything you want to tell us?

TodAYs class (broke my heart)

Today in class we finished up our power point and found out why are essays haven't been graded which I still think isn't a legit reason...just kidding, it was sad to here that your daughter was really sick and needed a spinal tap and now has to take medicine for the next 25 days. Good luck Mr. Schick you have my thoughts and prayers.

The "KOOL" "KATS" of Egypt! :)

      "On the island of Cyprus, in the Mediterranean Sea, archaeologists have found the bones of cats, mice and humans jumbled together in sites that date to around 6,000 BC. Because all three species appear on the island at the same time, scientists have concluded that the humans likely brought the other two with them. The free-loading mice probably stowed away on the boats, riding along in stored grain or other supplies, and it seems likely the settlers brought the cats with them for the express purpose of controlling those same mice."


       "No one knows exactly when people began to domesticate animals, but no doubt it happened some time, and possibly a very long time, before that first verifiable instance on Cyprus. Young animals have always held considerable appeal for humans, so it's not hard to imagine that early hunters might have found orphaned offspring of the ancestors of today's housecats and taken them home to raise. Since young animals tend to bond with whoever is providing the food, domestication wouldn't be far behind."


       "It's also possible that some varieties of wildcat may have hung around human settlements to share in the food available, and gradually were accepted and even fed, as they demonstrated their usefulness in helping to hunt small animals, protecting stores from vermin, and discouraging snakes."

       "One of the most highly developed civilizations of the pre-Christian era hugged the Nile river basin of northwest Africa. Because the Nile flooded, regularly and reliably, leaving behind highly fertile soil, the residents of that area had the unprecedented luxury of being able to produce food in quantities well beyond basic subsistence level. The excess could support people working in nonfood-producing endeavors and eventually led to development of a class system where wealth and power began to concentrate in certain families."

       "By 2000 BC, the ancient Egyptians had domesticated a variety of animals, including not just the useful cattle and pigs, but cats, dogs, monkeys and some birds, as well. Initially, the animals probably remained outdoors but were fed and cared for by people in return for the practical services they could offer. The dogs were hunters and shepherds. The cats, no doubt, earned their keep by eliminating vermin."

http://www.petpublishing.com/catkit/articles/egypt.shtml

Essay: The Importance of Having a Surplus

                                                                           

         The significance of having a food surplus is very important if your trying to grow a civilization in many ways. The three main reasons that it is important to have a food surplus is so that you have extra food left over and you can sell it or save it for later.

          Surpluses are important because you have more for later so that if you are hunting and gathering maybe you can stay in that area for longer and don't have to move, you can also sell the food and make money, start an economy. Thats how you grow your civilization. Surpluses are also good because say one year you don't grow as many crops, you still have some left over and then your not struggling to survive and you can provide for your family.

         One of the most important things other then finding the best crops to grow in farming would be to have a surplus so you can try to grow new plants and dont have to worry about where your food is going to come from because you already have it. Overall having you need a surplus to be a successful farmer.

Quiz

Today we talked about the quiz coming up and whats going to be on it!

Papua New Guinea (continued)

there are 562 airports
pipelines of oil stretch across 195 km (2010)
The ports and terminals are Kimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
The capital of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby