Finally Have Our Tests Back..... bad Class

Today in class we finally got our test back! We went over our tests and went over the right answers. He gave us a copy of the test to write down the right answers for our exam at the end of the year. Then all of the sudden two people interrupted Class.  If they would have just apologized we could have been able to go over everything.  The decided to be rude and disrespectful.  They ruined it for everyone. I wish people would learn manners.  I don't like having to get punished for something someone else did.  I nope they realize that they should've said sorry.  I would like to say sorry to you, Mr. Schick , on their behalf!

Skype!

Today in class we are getting the chance to talk to the Egyptian Lady. We went over who was going to ask some of the questions. We all are pretty much going to get the chance to ask one of our questions.
I was going to ask" Were you put in any life or death situations?" We were all excited and just wait to get to call her. We called her and the first time she didn't answer. We then sent a message, but then we sent called and she answered! 
  Sarah Mourad has been learning English since the first grade because she went to an English school. She only speaks Arabic and English. Most Egyptians don't speak English. They only know how to say things like hello or how are you. There schooling is 5 years, then 3 years, then high school is 3 or 4 years. She went to an American school in Cairo. Shes been doing Beatles Videos on Facebook for one year. For 5 years shes been making other videos. She has never been to the United States, but she knows some Americans. Kamau went first and he asked having the president step down how will it help? She said they need to get money back. They need to first there country and put things back together. She doesn't know what is going to happen next because this has never happened before. People have become more aware though. She has a feeling that it will get better. She didn't know anyone who wanted him to stay the leader. The worst things she saw were the Innocent people dying. They were fighting for their country. Most of the riots didn't take place near her home though. Some of friends were in the riots, but none of her friends weren't seriously injured. I asked How did you use Facebook and Twitter to connect to other Egyptians? Facebook started everything. She said that they sured Facebook a lot because they made groups. They used twitter too to say what was happening and the television. She said that know everything is safe and there were teens that went to clean up the street. What happened really helped and she is very proud to be a part of this history. She was happy with the way the riots went. It was peaceful and there was no leader of it. Everything was organize, they were all there for one reasons. It was so much fun to talk to her!

Revolution In Cairo

   In Cairo, in a small office, there are people planning a revolution. They are called "The April 6th Youth Movement". They feel that Mubarak and his son shouldn't stand for presidential elections. They have a list of demands and a plan thought out. They have a national protest that is fueled by the internet. They have a leader who is a civil engine and compressively quite, but very tech savoy. He works on spreading information on Facebook and YouTube. He shows these beating and torture videos to the Egyptians. This shocked the people and they were awakened. The movement was formed back in 2008 during a planning for a textile worker strike on April 6th. They used Facebook to say the on April 6th all Egyptian workers are to go on strike. The page just became more and more popular. Many of the people there are unemployed. In a matter of weeks this group swelled to 70,000 or 80,000 people. On April 6, 2008 the day of the strike, the guards and police stroke back. The Egyptian police killed 4 protesters and about 400 others were taken to jail. They then tracked down the leader and beat him. The police wanted to find the password for the page, but all along there was no password which shows how much they don't know. He told them a fake password. He was the hero to all when he got back on the Facebook page. He was very angry about the treatment. He was the every man hero. There was a student movement lead by a man who worked and talked with the April 6th movement. This wasn't a revolution, but it was peaceful. They just wanted a peaceful revolt. Violences will back fire so they had to be nice. Then after a few years the leader back down. They all jumped on Facebook, Twitter, etc. and filled each other in. On January 25, a woman asked for the people to riot. It was police day. The police came in and killed 4 and injured 400. The police switched sides and came on the peoples side when Hosni Mubarak resigned. The people were so happy when he was brought down. The people are heading to go to the presidential palace. At April 6th the decided to give this the name of The Day of Rage. The internet got shut down... The continued to work though because they still have connections. The men were prepared and made homemade armer. The police were prepared too though. More and more people were coming though. The police couldn't block all the rodes. The people got down and prayed and everything stopped. Then everything went back to fighting, it was like a war zone. The people had to rely on rumors because there was no internet.

Egyptian Lady

We heard that tomorrow morning we get to talk to a woman named Sarah in Egypt. Mr.Schick contacted her and we will be able to ask her some questions. There are problems in Egypt, but many are happy because their leader has resigned. His name is President Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak. He has been the president for around 30 years. He is the longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha. Now they will be electing a new president in the democratic way. We started to watch another video and I am going to take notes on a separate blog posts. 
For homework I need to think of seven questions to ask Sarah.


QUESTIONS:
1. Did you know people who got injured in the riots?
2. What do you think is going to happen to the country since Mubarak is gone?
3. Was it scary to live day to day not knowing what was going to happen to your country?
4. Did you get involved in any of the fights/riots?
5. What was it like having Mubarak as your leader for your whole life? 
6. Were you put in any life or death situations? 
7. Did you use your Facebook and Twitter to connect to other Egyptians to get information? 
8. How did you use Facebook and Twitter to connect to other Egyptians? 

GiGi's Revolution

     GiGi Ibrahim says she's fighting for her country's future. She is a 24 year old women. She is here to change a regime her family has accepted for many years. She went to school in America. Gigi spent some time in California. Her dad doesn't understand. None of her family understands why she is doing this. They said she could get arrest, but she is willing to take that chance. Her family is part of the Egyptian Elite. She takes us to her home to show us her family. She actually lives very close to the leader. We first meet her sister. Her sister has received countless phone calls telling her to tell Gigi to stop. Friends and family tell her sister that Gigi will be taken away at anytime so she must be stopped. The sister said that people don't want change. They are too scared for any kind of change, but Gigi has tried to explain her side. Her sister will not listen to her because she doesn't understand what she is trying to do and what it means to Gigi. Her sister says she sees their leader as a father figure.She thinks they need to give the guy a chance. Her aunt is mad at her as well. She says that she is not an American and "Why are you going against your homeland"?. Gigi says shes not going against her land, she is trying to help them and make things better for everyone. Her sister feels that since they've had the same leader for 30 years she is attached. He is the only president she has ever known. Gigi feels that if people had more freedom and weren't tortured if they rebelled then there would be a different president. There were some men on the street who threatened to call the police because the people were filming. She just sees that the people have a lack of political knowledge so they don't know. She knows that Egypt is not a strong movement, there not many.  There are so many protesters starting to get very violent. People are losing their tempers and going crazy. People are throwing rocks and everything. It is like a war zone there. The fights are just escalating. Her sister called to see where she was, but she told her she was away from the battle field. After the next week people are still protesting. There are others starting to film Gigi and people are following her on twitter. She is kind of becoming a celebrity. She was on TV and is becoming a face of the revolution. She is going to be on the cover of time magazine. Now it is the third week and the crowd is going to hundreds of thousands. It wasn't as bad now. Her sister was there and compared to before it was like a walk in the park. The next day the president resigns and it was the news they were all waiting for. The people were so very happy. Gigi was happy as well and celebrating with the others because she has been waiting forever for this moment. It was a sweet victory for many along with Gigi.

Wrappin' It Up = A Fail

Today in class we were trying to rap. Many of us weren't prepared so it wasn't good. Christy was the bravest one. She went first and she was so nervous. I give her props because I couldn't get up there. Kamau couldn't find his beats so Cole went. He was nervous too. Gracie went after that. She just read hers. It was really good though. No one else wanted to go so we moved on. We started to talk more about Egypt again. The middle east is starting to rebel. We learned about a girl who is trying to help her country but her family doesn't agree. They don't get why she wants to change. I like what the girl is doing. I find it smart and great for her to keep fighting and going on.
Tonight we have to watch the rest a a video on mr. Schicks blog.

Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi: 
Gaddafi; born 7 June 1942 has been the leader of Libya since a coup in 1969.
In February 2011, major political protests (inspired by similar events in the Arab world earlier in the year) broke out in Libya against Gaddafi's government. As of February 23 2011, Gaddafi is reported as having lost control of large parts of the country.

I'll Teach You A Little Something About Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Verse 1:

It started like this about 5,000 years ago

Tombs, Pyramids were all built so the youth could grow.

Little men eventually developed into pharoah’s,

Slaves running through the desert,

Carrying dirt in their wheelbarrows.

Its Hot, dry and very muggy,

If ya look in the tomb,

You might find a mummie.

Ah shoot- here they come

I need my get away car

Sike its my cammal all he has is a hump.

Ancient Egypt aint no joke

especially if you have Spartans tryna revolt.

Chorus:

Ancient Egypt was a mighty fine place,

Home of slaves, pharaoh’s, maybe Greeks and roman’s.

All were designated, separated into their own race.

If you went against Pepi the second,

Off went your head

And your bodies in the desert.

Verse 2:

In today’s word we learn the alphabet

But in ancient Egypt they had hieroglyphics,

And the only way to understand is to hire a Egyptologist,

To take the symbols and convert them to the English content.

If your head is swirling think,

How the slaves felt when the sandstorm’s came upon the brink.

In the desert there is no food and water for the slaves to drink.

The King had a very nasty job,

If you act up then the tomb you go,

Is where your placed so your bone marrow and flesh can rot.

Looking over Mt. Siani is crazy,

2642m full of amazement.

Chorus 2:

Ancient Egypt was a mighty fine place,

Home of slaves, pharaoh’s, maybe Greeks and roman’s.

All were designated, separated into their own race.

If you went against Pepi the second,

Off went your head

And your bodies in the desert.

Verse 3:

As we come to conclusion,

The nile river is the source of food and water.

Home of the worlds biggest crocodiles.

But daze off in a distance and watch the antelope graze the fields,

This is ancient Egypt that lasted more than 3,000 years.

BUILDING A PYRAMID !

Today in class we did the pyramid challenge. It was so hard to do. It took several tries. I wanted to give up, but I kept trying and finally I made it! It was a huge relief! You had to pick all the right materials for your pyramid. You needed to pick where you wanted to build it. You also needed to choose the right works. They had to have the right amount food and supplies to live with. If they weren't pleased then they would go on strike. We lost so many time! It was fun, but definitely a challenge!

Mr. Schick Is Back!

Today we pretty much spent the class talking to Mr. Schick. These past few week or so his daughter has been really sick. He decided to tell us the complete story. His daughter had to go through a lot of different things. If I was her I know I would be so scared. Luckily she doesn't have to stay in the hospital. They can do it right at home. His daughters name is Martha. Hopefully she will be able to come back on Monday. After that story we had some time to work on our PowerPoint. We have all the information. We just have to finish up our Prezi. We should be done in no time. We just have to find some more pictures too. I found some, but I'd like to find some mummy pictures.

Pictures:
  

Prezi Time!

    Today in class we broke up into new groups. Using the information we found in our other groups we made a prezi. I will be working with Catherine Angert & Christy Kim. We decided that doing a prezi is much better than using a powerpoint presentation. Mr. Schick showed us how to make them last semester. Catherine and I worked on the information for the Cats and the Nile. Christy worked on the Gods and Goddesses.
I also found a few cool pictures I would like to share.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wU0NRrU5TLYdiq9Zx129UQ4imej0Aoi8FdFffgpGB00/edit?hl=en#
This is the link to our notes on Google Docs.
PICTURES:

       

"Kool Valentine Kats" Egypt

     Today in class Christy Kim brought in some chocolates. Last semester she would always bring in food for everyone. We went over some of the facts we found last class. Mr. Schick also went over our grades on our last quiz. We then broke up into our groups. 


Facts:
Nile;
- The Nile is famous as the longest river in the world. 
- The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley. 
- The Nile floods the lands in Egypt, leaving behind black sediment. 
- That's why the ancient Egyptians named the river Ar, meaning black.
- The Nile River is actually 6695 kilometers (4184 miles) long.
-  River Nile facts state it winds from Uganda to Ethiopia, flowing through a total of nine countries. 
- While the Nile River is often associated with Egypt, it actually touches Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan, as well as Egypt.
- It's only recent that the first known navigation team successfully followed the river from beginning to its end.
- One of the most well known river Nile facts is the river's ability to produce extremely fertile soil, which made it easy for cities and civilizations to spring up alongside the banks of the Nile. 
- Flowing downward into the Mediterranean Sea, Africa’s longest river becomes one great water source at the ancient city of Khartoum where the Blue Nile and the White Nile merge. 
- The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, where yearly rains produce the waters that would inundate Egypt at the start of their 365 day calendar marking the day that Sirius rose at dawn. The White Nile originates in sub-tropical Africa at Lake Victoria.
- The Nile flows from south to north and is formed by three major tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile and the Atbara.

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On To Egypt: KOOL KATS :)

Yesterday we took our test on Papua New Guinea. We are now starting to talk about Egypt. We had to get Catherine caught up on her work. She took her test in the hallway. It is ironic that we are starting to study Egypt and right now their is a huge problem their. People are rebelling and fighting.
Facts:
- They love their cats
- When someone died they had a process to bury them.
- They mummify the died bodies.
- They thought their was a second life.
- Built the pyramids.
- Sphinx of Geeza Pyramid.    writing
- Attack by Nepolian.
- Developed the first for of writing
- Pharaohs (Like Gods, Special People)

"KOOL KATS": Work In Groups:
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/religion/cats.html
- The cat in ancient Egypt, or miw (to see), was a sacred and respected beast. 
- These small companions fascinated the Egyptians, and were venerated by all.
 - It was in Egypt that the cat was first domesticated 4,000 years ago and where they were held in the most admiration and respect.
- There is evidence of wild felines around the banks of Egypt, but it was not until around 2000 BCE that the fully domesticated cat was brought into the houses of Egyptians.
- The first domesticated Egyptian cats in Egypt were more than likely used for warding off the common asp and other snakes, and the typical chasers of rodents.
- Slowly though, the cat became more to the Egyptians than just a normal animal, the cat became a god.

- The Muslim prophet Mohammed is said to have found a cat sleeping on his robe, so he cut a hole in his robe rather than disturb the sleeping cat. 

-The earliest known remains of a cat in Egypt come from Mostagedda, south of Asyut in Middle Egypt, and are dated to sometime before 4000 B.C

- At Beni Hasan, an Egyptian archeological site, more than 300,000 mummified cats were unearthed. Cats were regarded with something approaching veneration, to the extent that to kill one was a capital offense.

- The process of feline mummification had six steps:

1. Removal of organs
2. Body is stuffed with sand or packing material
3. Feline is placed in a sitting position
4. Body is wrapped tightly
5. Faces and designs are painted on wrappings with black ink
6. No chemicals, only natural dehydration

- During the New Kingdom (1540 to 1069 BC), there were many tomb scenes that started showing cats as part of everyday life. 

- The ancient Egyptians took their cats on hunting excursions instead of dogs, The most popular excursions being the marshes where cats may have been trained to retrieve fowl and fish

- Bast is the Egyptian Goddess with the body of a beautiful young woman and the head of a cat. 

- The Ancient Egyptians revered cats more than any culture in history.

- The domestic cat became highly regarded by Egyptian civilization as an animal of awe and wonder. Originating between five and six thousand years ago, domesticated cats came to be praised for their excellent mouse hunting abilities. The Egyptians found cats fascinating, even regarding them as godlike. Because cats were deeply respected, they were often mummified and even buried in great tombs with their owners.

Essay For Test

             

   In the movie Jarred Diamond was trying to understand why the white men had so much cargo and the people of Papua New Guinea had so little. He uncovered that it wasn’t because the New Guineans weren’t smart, but because they just didn’t have what the other places did. The people there had the sago tree and bananas. Food like those didn’t store long. The sago tree had little protein, made you full, didn’t store long, and it didn’t have the surplus you need. The New Guineans couldn’t advance in their civilization. Why didn’t they have what the other places had? They were smart and resourceful people. They worked hard to keep their people alive and they constantly had to move. What was the reason for them not to be advancing like the others?

                Jarred started to find that people in the Middle East or the fertile crescent had foods like rice’s, corn, wheat, and barely. They had domesticated animals that Papua New Guinea didn’t have. They had goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, Bactrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithans, and bali cattle. He realized it had to be something else than being smarter. It was geographic luck. Where they happened to be born helped them out. In the middle east people had good weather, crops, and animals. They weren’t separated from the rest of the world. They didn’t have to constantly move. They could focus on inventing things. If they did move it was okay because the latitude was the same. They people of Papua New Guinea had to use what they had. They didn’t know what was going on in other parts of the world. They didn’t have all the technology everywhere else had. They were left in the dust while the others processed forward.

       The people of Papua New Guinea are isolated so that also puts them behind. They couldn’t get help from other civilizations because they are far and closed away. They couldn’t get animals or crops from other places. The people no idea what the other places had. They lived as hunter-gatherers because that’s all they could do. They didn’t have to time make inventions. They had to spend each day looking for food. They had to make sure their village could survive. When they ran out of the food they needed they had to move. They need a surplus so they could advance. Everyone was pretty much on their own and had to go find their own food. The women usually looked for food. They were nomadic and they don't have a home. They were out of luck and the rest of the world advanced. 

Notes For Our Quiz

QUIZ

1). Where is the fertile crescent in Saudi Arabia in the middle east. They had good crops, they had cows, pigs, sheep, goats. The ones for meat, clothes, hides. They had wheat, barely. They were geographically lucky.
2). 14 domestic animals: Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, Bactrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithans, and bali cattle.
3). Jarred diamond- Professor at UCLA, birdwatcher, he studied anthropologist, a best selling author. 
4). Movie: Its based on a book he wrote called Guns, Germs, and Steel.   
5).  Sago: Makes you full, not much protein, doesn't store long (doesn't keep), it doesn't have the surplus you need. 
6). Crops Helped to Advance: Rices, Corn, Wheat, Barely, Sorgo (In Africa).
7).  Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby. 
8). Papua New Guinea Location: Between the Coral Sea and South Pacific Ocean which is east of Indonesia
9:. Hunter Gatherers: Go gather food. Look for things that don't make you sick and tastes good. You might look for something to kill, trap, shoot. Once you ate everything in the area you move on to the next place. Everyone is pretty much on their own and have to go find their own food. The women usually look for food. Have to move a lot, don't have to to do anything but hunt and find food. They are nomadic. They don't have a home. 
10). Whats a Surplus: If you have a surplus of food you have more than enough food. You don't have to go and hunt you can spend time doing other things. You don't have to move, can feed your community. You can start to invent other things.They can Specialized Labors/ workers. They can advance their civilization. 
11). Specialized Labor: They invent, weeve, make plaster, do all they inventing and making. 
12). Geographic Luck:  Where you happen to be born helped people be better farms and have better crops than others. You have all the best animals, crops. You have a on going civilization. 
13). Help Civilation advance the most: Goats, Cows, and Sheep. 
14). Good domesticated plant: easy to store, nutritious, easy to plant, versital 
15) Good domesticated animal: Get along with humans, Over 100 lbs, tamed, want plant eaters (herbavorbs), social animals, be able to make it a leader of a herd, fertile (MAKE BABIES FAST) want them to have offspring every year, make milk, .
16). Cargo: materials goods that a person has. Things you have gathered and have. It's "STUFF"
17). Papua New Guinea: Most farms. 
18). Latitude: the same types of crops grow at the same latitude. They have the same time of day, heat, winter. So if you move somewhere with the same latitude you'll still prosper. 
19). First thing to get out of hunting and gathering- you have to become farms and create a surplus. You need to start growing crops. 
20). Village: Draa'. It was the first village in human history. They put all their crops there it was called the granary.

All About The Island of New Guinea

Today our class was cut short. Mr.Schick also had to leave early from class. We had to break up into groups and work on a new project. What we do today and Wednesday plus the info from Guns, Germs, and Steel will be on a quiz on Thursday.

Questions to Ask:
Papau New Guinea-
religions
languages
money average they made GNP per capita
TFR
Oil imports
growth rate
industries
agriculture
capital

Papua New Guinea 

      Papua New Guinea is located in East and Southeast Asia. The capital is Port Moresby and the largest city in Papua New Guinea. In 2009 its population was 307,643, giving it an annual growth rate of 2.1% over a nine year period. Papua New Guinea is mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothill. It has a population of 6,064,515. It has a population growth rate of 2.033% making it ranked 51 compared to the rest of the world. They have a birth rate of 26.95 births per 1,000. Its ranked 53 compared to the rest of the world. They have a death rate of 6.62 deaths per 1,000 making it ranked 148 compared to the rest of the world. Life expectancy at birth there is 65.99 years. Males are 63.78 years and women are 68.31 years. They have total fertility rate of 3.54 born per a woman. They're ranked at 47 compared to the rest of the world. They have a literacy rate of 57.3%. Ages 15 and over can read and write. 63.4% of males can read and write. 50.9% of women are literate as well.There are 5 ethnic groups there. They are Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, and Polynesian. They have a variety of religions there. The religions are Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3%. There are some 860 indigenous languages spoken there. Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages. Their government is a constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Common wealth realm. They have a net migration rate of 0 migrants. The weather is tropical there as well. Their natural resources are gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, and fisheries. The GDP per capita is $2,500 and ranked 176 in the world. 37% of people are below the poverty line. Their unemployment rate is 1.8%, leaving them ranked at 11. The agriculture products are coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla, shell fish; poultry, and pork. Also, their industries are copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production, petroleum refining' construction, tourism. 

Papua New Guinea Facts

1. About 6 million people
2. Second largest island in the world
3. Between the Coral Sea and South Pacific Ocean which is east of Indonesia
4. 54th largest countries in the world
5. Life Expectancy:

total population: 65.99 years

country comparison to the world: 162

male: 63.78 years

female: 68.31 years (2010 est.)

6. Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 57.3%

male: 63.4%

female: 50.9% (2000 census)

7. Unemployment:

1.8% (2004)

country comparison to the world: 11

8. Oil Productions:

35,090 bbl/day (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 68

9. Industrial Production Growth:

10% (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 16

10. Agriculture: 

coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork

11. Religions:

Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)

12. Languages:

Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)

13. Ethnic Groups:

Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian

Spreading

Febuary 4, 2011.
In class we started off and heard about Kamau's game. He took attendance and we continued watching Guns, Germs, and Steel. We talked about the domesticated animals. We went around and named the 14 animals.

Surplus- you have a lot of something like food.
Fertile Crescent- Georaphicly blessed, huge head start, lots of animals & food.
Plaster- made from limestone. Made at 1000 degrees. Used for homes.

    We have found that Zebra's can not be domesticated for a few reasons. Jarred Diamond Australia, Papa New Ginea had no animals native. North Africa, Europe, and Asia had 13 of the domestic animals. His basic idea is that if you don't have to spend all this time worrying about for the rest of your community can work at something else. They will progress faster. The people were very smart. They worked hard to make their homes. Villages began to grow and it helped to have more workers & more food. People developed new ideas and inventions. But places like New Guinea never advanced. Today  people in the Highlands are still working the way they did before. Why didn't they develop things like the others? The way of life their remained the same. The fertile crescent isn't as great anymore. Its climate was too dry and couldn't support intensive farming. They over exploited the environment and people were forced to move but again they were geographically lucky. They were centrally located and had pretty much the same weather and geographic tendencies. They weren't isolated, they were able to transform human society wherever they went. They went to Egypt and European's they started to get a lot of food. They could survive. The Europeans took their cattle to the Americas. If it weren't for the Europeans then America would be behind. Wherever you go you will find smart people. Some may just be at disadvantages. The New Guineans just didn't have what the others had, but today they are starting to grow. They are trying to catch up with the rest of the world. He could now answer the questions to Lani.  The answer was geography. It was all about the luck. They are beginning to progress.

Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, Bactrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithans, and bali cattle.

But not zebras.

The animals

Today in class we stated off getting some yummy cookies! I have been eating a lot lately so i shouln't eat the cookie, but I did anyways. One of the students in my class hasn't been here so we had to catch her up.

Wheat & Barely- Stored longer, nutritional, easy to grow, .
Surplus- Can store something in a granary. You have so much food and don't have to worry.
Fertile Crescent- place that had the best animals & food.

    Jarred Diamond is trying to show that the people in Papa New Ginea are just as smart as the others. Papa New Guinea is an island so they are very separated from other places. Other people couldn't help them out because they were isolated since they were an island. They were just geographically lucky. Out of 148 large plant eating mammals 14 are domesticated animals are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, 2 kinds of camels, water buffalo, lamas, reindeer, mithins, yack's, and bali cattle. Just 14 large domesticated animals and 10,000 years of domestication. Domestic animals must be able to get along with humans. They have to be at least 100 pounds they can provide a lot of meat and be powerful. There are 0 animals that are from New Guinea. They have to go look and find them. They have 0 native animals besides the lama. The middle east has 13 out of 14 of the animals. Again, it is geographic luck. It's not that their stupid they just get certain things because they don't have it on their island. Some civilizations are lucky & some just aren't lucky. The fertile crescent were geographically blessed. They had a huge had start because they had some of the best food and animals. 

Looking Deeper

To start off class today Mr. Schick had to fix some things. Some people haven't subscribed to his blog yet so they needed to. He was having some trouble with Kamau's blog. We talked about where we are in the movie. After that we started to watch movie of Guns, Germs, and Steel.

Words:
- Wheat & Barely: Stores better, Protein
- Domesticated Animals: goats & sheep.


      Jarred Diamond, why were Europeans the ones with all the cargo? This was still a questions to be answered. He found that is was because of geographic luck. In the middle east there was wheat & barley which was easily stored. The people of Papa New Guinea were out of luck. They had to use their whole day to find & make food. Farming started to emerge into the other countries, but New Guinea didn't advance. New Guinea farmers were just as good as the others. Their food wasn't as good and couldn't be stored. It didn't have much protein. Americans have always had a lead over New Guinea because they have produced more nutritional foods. Can plants alone really shape the human history? Or was there something else? 9,000 years ago people were surrounded by domesticated wheat and barley, but now they were surrounded by a new remarkable source of food. They had domesticated animals. They could drink the milk for protein, use their fur for clothes, and they could eat the meat. They could use the animal droppings for fertilizer. Goats and sheep were the first to be domesticated. They were first just used for meat until they found they could use them for much more. They started using horses for plowing their crops. It was so much easier than to have to do everything on your own. With the help of the animals they could help feed twice as many people. In New Guinea they only had pigs. The only muscle power there was human power. Till this day they are still human powered. Their are nearly 2 million animal species. Some animals have been domesticated. The best to farm are large plant eating animals. Humans have tried to domesticated all of them, but have failed. They are been domesticating elephants. A domesticated animal needs to get along with humans and live in families. It has to be a social animal. Out of 148 plant eating mammals 14 are domesticated animals are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, 2 kinds of camels, water buffalo, lamas, reindeer, mithns, yack's, and cattle. Just 14 large domesticated animals and 10,000 years of domestication.