test today

Today in Western Civ, we had a test. This test I think I actually got a 100%. I think I got this because we got to use our blogs for the test. I wrote everything on my blog that he said was important. I was very glad I did my blog everyday because it was finally beneficial. I had a couple of doubts on only two questions, but I’m pretty sure I answered them correctly. I hope I got a 100% because then it will start my grade off for this quarter and semester very well. The whole test was basically my blog just put into other words. I don't think many people did their blogs, so they didn’t have as much of as an advantage as the people who did their blog. I hope we can use our blogs for the next couple test because then I can do the best I can.

test tomorrow

Today in Western Civ, we talked about what’s going to be on the test tomorrow. The test is mainly going to be on Mesopotamia. The facts we went over that are important are about one of the oldest places people have lived and developed on this earth. The people there didn’t survive, or live very well, so when the surplus was created, it went a lot better. Some important years to remember 200,000 years ago a human species emerged in southwestern Africa. 14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race existed. Instead of wondering and finding food, they controlled planting, farming, storing, making the food safe, and sent people out hunting. The way that kids lived longer was isolation and staying in the same place over a period of time, and the women were in charge of that. They had very good river and very fertile land. The men could do bigger and more dangerous jobs because they didn’t have to take care of the kids. The most important thing that we went over was the invention of the wheel and plow. This test should be easy and hope I can do well.

The test is moved back

Today in Western Civ, we talked about the Hammurabi’s Code. We talked in more detail about the laws. In the beginning of the class, he said we could talk quietly until he updates his blog again. Our test was scheduled for tomorrow, but since we talked very well about the coeds, it was switched to Thursday. Veronica also gave out cookies to the whole class. They were really good, and I got two. We then started talking about the codes. There were many that were related to now today in many ways. I thought the code that when someone is killed because they built a house for someone and it collapsed and the homeowner died was pretty related to today. I think this was because I’ve heard that if a building falls down, and kills many people, the architect is put into jail. I hope I can do well on this test to get started on a good note for this semester and quarter.

terms for test

Today in Western Civ, we talked about the rest of the powerpoint I was interested in it because I reviewed most of it last night, so I knew what he was actually talking about. We also talked about Hammurabi’s code. We looked at some of the laws that he made. Most of them were crazy and a little bit funny laws. Here are some words that are going to be on the test.

• prehistory- Before events were written down
• Paleolithic Age- Old Stone Age. They found simple pebble tools have been found
• Neolithic Age- The new stone age. It was marked by advanced tool making and the beginnings of agriculture
• Agricultural Revolution- a change in hunting/gathering to more settled agriculture. Populations increased from good care health wise
• cuneiform- The earliest form of writing invented by the Sumerians
• ziggurat- a Sumerian temple built on top of a “mountain” of earth
• Indo-Europeans- People who migrate from europe to india. people from the grasslands of the Russian steppe who introduced the horse to the Near East

Test questions for the next test

Test questions:

When and where did human beings first emerge? 200,000 years ago in southwestern Africa

Why did the period known as "prehistory" end? It was finally written down on paper

What made the rise of civilization possible? The Sumers occupied the Tigris and Euphrates river, population increased from irrigation techniques, Cities and towns were founded,better food storage allowed for diversity in professions: priests, tradesmen, artisans, politicians, farmers, Kings emerged, as did family dynasties and the concept of the “city-state”

Name some early technological innovations. form of writing, known as “cuneiform”, Invention of wheel and plow

How did hunter/gatherers live? They hunted every day for food, communicated by their own type of language, and the women had to take care of the children when the men were hunting

Who was King Hammurabi, and why was he important? He was the king of Babylon, and he is important because created a series of laws known as “Hammurabi’s Code” - laws that included “an eye for an eye” and regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishments for all sorts of crimes

First day of western civ

Today in Western Civ, I was late to class. I was late to class because I overslept this morning. I actually arrived with about two minutes to go. When I got there Mr. Schick told me to make a new blog about this class because it’s a new semester. On the way over to school I knew I was going to miss the entire class, so I started thinking about what we might learn this semester in the class. I also thought about the fun things we have learned in Human Geo. My favorite thing we have learned in Human Geo was definitely North Korea. I liked the North Korea topic because they are way different to the rest of the countries in the world. It is also very interesting when something is very recent. I hope we can have some fun topics in this semesters Western Civ, and having Mr. Schick as a teacher just makes it a lot better.