Daily Haley Blogs

Today in Mr. Schick’s, western civilization class, we reviewed over all the information for our Mesopotamia quiz/test which is 75 points. We went over most of the material we needed to know for the quiz and Mr. Schick asked the class review question over the material.    1. What is a city state? A city-state functioned as an independent country would today; used a       government which rules over and writes laws for a certain area.    2. What is a dynasty? A dynasty is a series of rulers from a single family.    3. What is cultural diffusion? Cultural diffusion is the process in which a new idea or product         spreads from one culture to another.    4. What is polytheism? Polytheism is the belief in more than one god; people in Mesopotamia       were polytheists    5. What is a ziggurat? A temple to appease their little g gods.    ...

Today in class we started a power point on “From Prehistory to Civilization”. We had already started taking notes on the chapter in the book and started the power point today Wednesday, February 13, 2019.  From Prehistory to Civilization        I.          Origins and “Ages” of Human Beings  ·       200,000 years ago, a human species emerged in Southwestern Africa.  ·       14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race existed. ·       The earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age). ·       The Neolithic age (New Stone Age) was marked by the advanced tool making and beginnings of agriculture. ·       Initially, humans were a part of migratory groups which included hunting, fishing, and also gathering plants for food      ...

       I.          Sumerians Create City-States ·       1 st group to form a civilization -        Five key characteristics” 1.      Advanced cities 2.      Specialized workers 3.      Complex institutions 4.      Record keeping 5.      Improved Technology  ·       3000 B.C.- Sumerians built multiple cities -        All surrounded by fields of barley and wheat a)      City-state = functioned as an independent country does today  1.      Priests and Rulers share control ·       Earliest governments were controlled by the temple priests ·       During war the priests didn’t lead the city...

Early Valley Civilizations (3500-4050 BC)        I.          Previewing Main Ideas 1.      Interaction with Environment ·       Earliest Civilizations formed on fertile river plains ·       Challenges are seasonal flooding and limited growing area 2.      Power and Authority  ·       Projects like irrigation systems required leadership and laws 3.      Science and Technology ·       Earliest Civilizations developed bronze tools (ex. Wheel, sail, plow, writing, and mathematics) ·       These spread through trade       II.          Why do communities need laws? ·       Babylonian Empire hold people accountable for their ac...

Today in Mr. Schick’s, western civilization class, we took a test about the guns, germs, and steel video with Jared Diamond. I think I did pretty well, I had been retaining the material well from the video, writing the notes, typing the notes for the blogs, and studying for it. I didn’t study for it to long last night and study for it for 10 min before the test with Evan, Demetri, and Ham. Really paying attention to the video and retaining the information well really helped me to be able to do well on the test even if I didn’t study a crazy amount. The video taught me a lot of information I didn’t know about Papua New Guinea and was a very resourceful yet fun way to learn the material. After the test we had any extra time to do homework, or classwork for other classes. Nice chill day!