Class work

Cataract- boulders turn the river into churning rapids

delta- a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river

Nome- 36 territorial divisions

dynasty- series of rulers from a single family

pharaoh- king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader

ka- eternal life force

pyramid- a massive structure in which pharaohs were buried

maat- justice, goodness, order, and law is to be kept; idea/concept

hieroglyphics- an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

papyrus- tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material to write on

• Howard Carter discovered King Tutt’s tomb in 1922
• Nile river provided Egypt with a system of transportation and an annual deposit of fertile soil
• In 3100 BC Narmer united all of Egypt
• Asian nomads known as Hyksos ruled much of Egypt from 1640 to 1570 BC
• Jean Francois Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone
•  The Nile provided transportation, silt, and water for bathing, drinking, and for crops
• Pyramids were built to serve as a resting place for Pharaohs bodies

Terms + Main ideas

 Delta- A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river

Narmer- Was an Ancient Egyptian King of the Early Dynastic Period

Pharaoh- A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader

Theocracy- a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure; a government controlled by religious leaders

pyramid- A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for old kingdom Pharaohs

mummification- A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying

hieroglyphic- an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas an sounds

papyrus- a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing


3. The deserts provided protection form invaders.

4. The Pharaoh was viewed as a political and religious leader of all the people

5. They mummified bodies to preserve them for the next life

Test Review

1. 1.    cuneiform- first form of writing
   2.    city state function as an independent nation; own government
   3.    ziggurat: huge temple built on top of a mountain; it’s a religious center and a city hall
   4.    religion of Mesopotamia- polytheism
   5.    dynasty- passed on to new generations
   6.    empire: want to take over other nations
   7.    cultural diffusion- new ideas spreads to other areas
   8.    fertile crescent- land with fertile land, water, and animals
   9.    Paleolithic age (first), Neolithic age- more advanced tools and agriculture
   10. irrigation- direct water with canals to new areas
   11. after flood leaves silt, rich soil; grow wheat and barely
   12. turkey, Iran, Seria, Jordon, Iraq are in the fertile crescent/ Mesopotamia
   13. 282 laws in Hammurabi's code
   Today’s class was really good all we did was review for the test and talk about Mr. Schick’s early career as a movie star. Hopefully the test is easy

textbook notes

Today in class we basically just read in the textbook and took any notes that we thought were important. I like doing this but then sometimes I don't. I like just taking notes that the teacher gives you because you know there important and probably will be on the next quiz/test. But if you take notes yourself then I feel like what if there wrong and not important at all. Other than that, we did not do anything else besides hand in to papers that were graded, which I did good on so that’s good. My day was a pretty decent day and it went by really quick. I had lacrosse tryouts at 5:30-7:30 which was really good besides hurting my back really badly at the end of tryouts. But other than that it was a decent day and week since we had a snow day. Overall yesterday’s class was really good and I hope the weekend last forever.