3/11/11

     Today we watched a movie called The Greeks.  Mr. Schick was not here; so the movie was a little confusing especially when it came to all of the names.  I took the best notes I could it One Note.  The movie has been so far about how the Greeks became so elite.  The Greeks invented a lot of things that we use and do today and that our country models.  The Greeks went from oppression to not being oppressed a couple times.  They then finally got a good leader back who made up democracy which worked extremely well.  They invented politics, history, and philosiphy.

3/10/11

     Today we went over what we will be studying next again.  We will be studying Greece.  This was the second day that we spent on Greece.  Today we shared our Google Docs Presentations.  I had to research Xerxes.  He was the one that conquered Greece temporarily.  He led Persia during the famous battle at Thermopylea.  He had problems in Asia so he pulled all of his troops out and the Greeks regained control.  Other people had other events and people that led up to Xerxes and his Empire.  There were battles talked about like Marathon.  There were people talked about like Darius who happens to be Xerxes father that started the war.

3/9/11

Today class was very short but productive.  First Mr. Schick told us about a "boring" class that he is taking.  Then he continued on to read a story of the Greeks and the Persians fighting.  The story was about the Persians making a ridiculous bridge to Greece and then them fighting.  Greece had to unite to fight them.  It took a lot of political strategy.  It was an extremely hard fight that Greece well strategized.  It was a story that involved a lot of advancement in warfare, politics, history, and civilization.  We were then assigned a project on Google Docs.  I have to do a slide on Xerxes.

3/7/11

     I can't necessarily write a hundred words about what we did in class today because we took a test.  I think that I did amazing on it.  So...  That's about it.

3/4/11

     Today in class Mr. Schick showed us a Power Point about modern Egypt.  The Power Point was a good snap shot of what has happened that has led up to the current situation.  It went from basically World War 1 till current day.  Their economy consists of oil, natural gas, tourism,and agriculture on their 3% of their land that is arable.  They grow some good crops and their best crop is cotton.  They have the biggest middle east population.  They have the third biggest population in Africa.  They are 90% Muslim and 10% Coptic Christian. 5th worst country in the world for tolerating religious freedom.  They are the12th worst in the world in religious violence.  Egypt was once UN territory.  Egypt was then declared a republic.  They were then ruled by Gamal Nasser who nationalized Suez Canal the forms allegiance with Soviet Union.  Anwar Sadat came into power after Nasser died and allied with the US, and attacked Israel over Sinai Peninsula, but later made peace.  Sadat was then assassinated in 1981.  Hosni Mumbarak then took over, who kept alliance with the US(helped us in the Iraq war); he was accused of corruption, human rights violations, political persecution; driven from office by mass demonstrations last month.  Egypt is currently run by temporary military junta.  Elections are scheduled for September 2011.People want Mubarak arrested for all kinds of crimes including stealing billions from the government. 

 

3/3/11

     Today was a good class.  Mr. Schick went over what we did yesterday.  We also finished the second half of the Prezi.  We went over a lot more about the priests and the pharaohs.  We also talked about women pharaohs in depth.  We talked about how they had rights and were not discriminated against.  We also talked about how slaves and servants weren't treated like more recent slaves.  We also talked about how the soldiers were set up for battle.  They used wooden bows and arrows, and spears.  Once they started using bronze they started putting bronze tips on their weapons.  They also would ride in chariots.  Then Mr. Schick let us go, which was awesome.

3/2/11

     Today we went over what is going to be on the next test.  The first category is the Geography.  We basically have to know what effects the Nile had on their technology, culture, civilization, and way of life.  We also have to know about daily life of the Egyptians.  We have to know about the social hierarchy and the money system.  We also have to know about the Gods and Goddesses.  We also need to know about the pyramids.  So to sum up the ancient Egypt part we have to know how all of the elements put together created the ultimate civilization.

     We also have to know about modern Egypt and the revolution.  We need to remember the conversation with Sarah.