Tuesday, February 11, 2014

West Civ- February 11, 2014

Today in West Civ we took more notes on Egypt. We kind of summarized our notes we took last class on Egypt but delved further into the material. We discussed the five elements of life in Egypt back then in ancient times. The five elements were geography, daily life, Pharaohs, Goddesses and Gods, and Pyramids. The geography of Egypt talks about the Nile River and how it was a major source of life for the Egyptians. It was used for drinking, irrigating, bathing, and transportation. It also flooded every single July and brought rich soil every October. Though, during every flood they had plans to push the water aside that way the flood didn’t destroy anything. We also discussed the element: Pyramids. We took notes on “The Great Sphinx of Piza” which is the oldest monumental statue in the world with a whopping 4,500 years old. It is a lion with a humans head. We also went over hierarchies and discussed the Hierarchy Pyramid and the people’s positions. 

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