Class on 1/30/15

I will not be in class today because I will be out of town.

Test

Today in class we took a test on Prehistory civilization. It was fill in the blank, short answer and matching on a map and we were allowed to use our blogs. Overall, I think I did really good, however there was one answer I did not know. I had to take a guess because I really didn't know and Mr. Schick didn't let anyone turn in a test with any blanks on it. I felt like I was prepared for the test and studied well, but of course for that one question that I didn't think would be on the test. I think that might have been one of the most difficult test Mr. Schick has given so far. So hopefully I did well and Mr. Schick will be able to grade them quick because I'm anxious to know my grade.

"Mean Girls" and Test Review

We started off class today by commenting on what Mr.Schick was wearing which was pink and red and everyone said he was dressed like it was Valentines Day, then Mr.Schick said "On Wednesday we wear pink" which is a famous quote from the movie Mean Girls. Karson and I were in disbelief that this whole time Mr.Schick has been wearing pink on Wednesday's and we never noticed. He then explained that not only did he wear it because of the movie, bit it was also part of a senior prank a couple years ago and every since he has worn pink on Wednesday's, so Karson and I made an agreement to wear a pink headband on Wednesday's from now on. However, after that we started class and reviewed for the test we have tomorrow. As Mr.Schick went though the slideshow I went and starred everything that he said was important and is probably going to be on the test tomorrow which was:

-200,000 years ago a human species emerged in southwestern Africa
-Prehistory is the time when things were not written down
- Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic Age
-Neolithic Age was marked by the advanced tool making and beginnings of agriculture.
-The Agriculture Revolution was a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.
-Populations rose due to increased ability to care for young children
-Invention of the wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage.
-Mesopotamia was where Iraq, Iran and Syria are now.
-Sumer was the first civilization (located between the Tigris and Euphrates River)
-Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing, known as "cuneiform"
-World's first (surviving) epic was Sumerian "Epic of Gigamesh" told of the great flood.
-King Hammurabi of Babylon created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code"
-Indo-Europeans were people who expanded away from the fertile crescent and introduced the horse to the near east.

Cookies and Persuasion

Today in class Veronica brought in homemade cookies which were fantastic. Then Veronica started to complain about having the test tomorrow when the other classes are taking it Thursday and Friday. Mr.Schick said that if we had a good discussion about Hammurabi's Code that our test would be changed until Thursday. So for the remainder of class we talked about Hammurabi's Code and some of the crazy laws that their were. For example, if a man striked a pregnant women and she loses her child he has to pay the mother ten shackles.($2.50) But, if the woman dies the man's daughter will be killed. Or if a son struck his father his hands shall be cut off. These are only a few of the crazy things that were on Hammurabi's Code. However, we were able to convince Mr.Schick to move the test until Thursday so now we all get another day to review:)

Mesopotamia Continued

Yesterday in class we finished the slides on the slideshow that are going to be on the test next Wednesday, and Mr.Schick went over some of the things that we learned on Thursday that were a little unclear. After that, we learned about Hammurabi's code. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon and he created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code." This code was the first written set of laws that has been documented. I had previously learned about Hammurabi's Code back in seventh grade, but I only thought that there was ten laws so it was interesting to see and research the other 200 that I didn't know about, and some of them were pretty weird. For example, if a son were to strike his father his hand would be cut off, and if a man stole from a house or temple he shall be put to death. And with that here are the questions and definitions that Mr. Schick wanted us to complete.

When and where did human beings first emerge?
200,000 years ago a human species emerged in Southwestern Africa.

Why did the period known as "prehistory" end?

Prehistory was the time when things we not recorded, therefore once events were recorded the period know as "prehistory" ended.

What made the rise of civilization possible?

What made the rise of civilization possible was that a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.

Name some early technological innovations.

Some early technological innovations were the wheel, plow, and most importantly cuneiform.

How did hunter/gatherers live?

Who was King Hammurabi, and why was he important?

King Hammurabi was the King of Babylon, and he created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code." Hammurabi's Code was the first written set of laws that has been documented.

Define these terms:

• prehistory-A period of time before things were written down/recorded.
• Paleolithic Age-The earliest prehistoric age (AKA: Old Stone Age)
• Neolithic Age- An age that was marked by advanced tool making and beginnings of agriculture.(AKA: New Stone Age)
• Agricultural Revolution-A shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.
• cuneiform-Earliest form of writing
• ziggurat-A Sumerian temple built on top of "mountain" of earth
• Indo-Europeans-people from grasslands of Russian Steppe who introduced the horse to the near east.( Expanded away from the fertile crescent.

From Prehistory Civilization

Today in class we started a taking notes on a new unit called "From Prehistory Civilization."(3000-1200 B.C) We couldn't get really far into the lesson because of the two hour delay this morning but we took notes on The Origins and "Ages" of Human Beings and The Agriculture Revolution. We will continue to take notes tomorrow. Down below are the notes we took today, I don't want to answer the questions and do the definitions until we have completely finished the slideshow because we haven't gone over all the information.

NOTES:




The Origins and "Ages" of Human Beings
- 200,ooo years ago a human species emerged in Southwestern Asia
-Prehistory is the time before the information was recorded
-Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age)
-Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) was marked by advanced tool making and beginnings of agriculture
-Initially, humans were part of migratory groups which hunted and gathered plants for food.

The Agriculture Revolution
- Shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.
-Populations rose due to increased ability to care for young children
-Status of women was lowered
-Invention of the wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage
-Villagers were polytheists, worshiped multiple nature, human and animal gods. 

Mesopotamia
 - "Sumer" land between Tigris and Euphrates river
- Cities and towns founded 40,000 people
-Professions- priests, tradesmen, artisans, politicians, farmers.
 ****Stopped here, didn't finish slide
 

First Day of Western Civ

Today in class was the first day of Western Civ. Most of our original class stayed but a few people left.  Mr. Schick took role and a few of the new kids came in late and Mr. Schick told the class that Karson and I are the worst people in the class, which is true ;) All we did in class today was the same thing we did the first day of school but this time for the new kids. So everyone had to set up a blog and then send the URL to Mr. Schick but about half the class’s blogger.com wasn’t working including mine. So I did it when I got home. Also, Mr. Schick told us that we have to get a composition book, but I’m just going to use the same one I used for Human Geo. Since, my blogger wasn’t working I just talked with Karson and Veronica about our schedules. Overall though I think it will be a great class and a great semester.