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

Papua New Guinea

Population - 6,064,515 (July 2010 est.) 
Religion - Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)
Military - 16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription (2010)

Guns, Germs, and Steel (continued)

The large four animals and the best growing crops was in the middle east and was called the fertile crest. This was leading towards the first civilization. Some of the houses had some of a air conditioning. Some people created new skill and new technology from farming like making plaster. Learning how to make fire was a major part of creating technology. You use fire to bend steal and you can make weapons and tools, new technology. The people in Newguinea couldn't make new tools and technology because they spent all their time feeding themselves. The fertile crest changed, the climate was dry and it couldn't support all the farming and people. Entire communities had to move just because there was no arable land, but once again geography was on their side. Right next to the middle east there was many places that also had great crops and animals, they werent isolated. Wherever wheat and barley spread they helped form a civilization. When wheat hit Egypt and Europe it  help them out a lot and helped during the renaissance. European took the domesticated animals to the United States where non were. That pretty much raps up the movie! Guns, Germs, and Steel thats it.

Student Appreciation Day!

Today in class we watch Guns, Germs, and Steel again and finally found out the 14 domesticated animals that have been used as farm animals for the last 10,000 or so years. We also got cookies for National Student Appreciation Day!

Guns, Germs, and Steel (continued)

Farming spread all over the world with different food, although farming spread over the large countries that are more advanced. Ineguality all comes down to growing better food. Animal domesticating where humans were controlling where animals moved and breaded. Animals could be used for their milk along with their meat, their fur could be used for clothing as well. Animals would eat the left overs after the harvest and the dung from the animals can fertilize the farms. All animals were used for their meat but then people found other uses for animals. Horses and oxen were used to plow farms but could also be used for many other things. Farmers could grow more food with animals because its can harvest food a lot faster. Newguinea only had pigs which were way less then horse or ox. The best animals to farm is a large plant eating mammal because it doesn't need meat and you can use its power. Asia, Europe and the Middle East is where 13 of the 14 domesticated animals are. Africans couldn't domesticate the elephant but the Asians could used as work animals but they couldn't farm. They could domesticate an elephant because it takes 15 years to mature and reproduce. Animals need to get along with humans to be domesticated, a zebra could be used like a horse but it is hunted by other animals and also have a problem with humans. The 14 domesticated animals are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, two kinds of camels, water buffalo, llamas, rain deer, mithans, yackes, bali cattle. People in the fertile crest had great animals and farming plants and Papua Newguinea has 0 domesticated animals living there.