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Mesopotamia Part One
Mesopotamia Part Two
Mesopotamia Part Three
Mesopotamia Part Four
Mesopotamia Part Five
And if you have four more minutes and want to be old-school hip, you should give this a try:
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Don't forget to post your comment after you watch.
Today we started with French. I issued some handouts and we were introduced to the names of the characters used in the workbook: Lutin, Denis, Kimo, Mozart, Galaxo, and Super Stylo. Next we had band with Mr. Grice.
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After lunch the good work continued. We did an exercise that followed on the skills we introduced yesterday: drawing information from a video clip and analyzing which are the key points. I used Part One of the documentary linked at the top of this post as an example. The five bullets I chose were:
* 4000 years ago the Mesopotamian civilization ended.
* the climate has remained stable with a temperature around 50 degrees celsius.
* about 100 years ago information of the civilization was limited to that in the Bible.
* the rivers were good (life, irrigation, etc) and bad (regular flooding).
* wild rice from Turkey allowed the civilization to thrive.
There is NO right or wrong answer: just pick what YOU think is significant. Please remember to sign your post.
We ended the day with a great 60-minute game of manhunt with Mr. Pond's class. I was having a great game running down kids until they gave up when suddenly I had a big wipe out. Now I have to explain to my family why I've got a big mud stain on my pants and sleeve. Oh well: play hard; right?
Here are my Mesopotamia points:
ReplyDelete-They invented writing
-Climate of 50 degrees has not changed for 1000 years
-Some methods of living moved onto the greek civilization
-Spring floods would wipe out everything in their paths
-A type of wheat (icon wheat) was found which was key for civilization to thrive
-4000 years ago the sumer civilization died out
-Up until 100 years ago, all knowledge of Mesopotamia came from the bible.
This looks good Christopher. You should post a comment with points learned from Part 2, 3, 4, or 5. These are from Part 1 and we covered Part 1 in class together. I hope everyone identifies which part they watched so we can get an idea of where in the documentary their facts are drawn.
DeleteHere are my mesopotamia my points:
Delete- the mesopotamians first lived by the 2
rivers
-then they made diches for river water so they could re-locate farther away from the river
- they planted millions of icon wheat plants as far as the eye could see
-the first astronomers were in mesopotamia . they wanted to get as close to the stars as they could so they biult temples
- the Tigeris and euphratys were sometimes a great enimies beceuse they would sweep away anything in itss path
By; Sophia
hey , how do you guy get your name at the top of the coment ?
ReplyDeletejust go to select profile click on Name/URL and tipe in your name
Deletehere are my points of mesopotamia for the second video:
ReplyDelete-sucess in agriculture helped the population grow
-Sumerians dug hundres of kilometres of irrigation canals for crops
-farmers could see temples from 20 km away because they were so tall
-sumerian farmers developed many tools for farming
-the first written language was started in sumer
These are my points about Mesopotamia:
ReplyDelete- Its culture died off 4 milleniums ago
- It was irrigated by Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
- The rivers had deposited fertile soil
- This is a bad thing, floods of the rivers in spring are able to destroy anything in their paths.
- The people of Iraq eat fruits, vegetables, and yogurt just like the people of Mesopotamia during those 4 milleniums.
Here are my points for Mesopotamia part 3:
Delete- 1926 - discovery of of death pits and pictures of how people lived
- it also showed chariots crushing the enemy, slaves, and burials of queens with their servants
- cities of Sumeria were built by rivers, but is desert there now
- Sumerian towns had merchants, carpenters, scribes, and slaves
- men and women wore sheep skin, and women wore gowns. Both wore jewelry - gold and lapis were popular
- lapis stone were popular in trade when they turn blue when water splashes on them.
Here are my points for Mesopotamia part 2:
ReplyDelete-Take control water invented wheel and dug hundreds irrigation canals, dams, ditches
-Farmers advantage hundreds of thousands of hectares fertilized land
-Some areas wheat, Minuit, barley harvested twice year
-modern day people in that area live like ancestors
-5000 years ago 40,000 farmers fisherman lived in marsh
-34,000 people lived Mesopotamia alone
If you want your name at the top click on the button that says Google Account and then click Name/URL.
ReplyDeleteMesopotamia Part 1:
ReplyDelete-Sumerians divided time into minutes and seconds.
-They found the first trade routes.
-4000 years ago the Sumer civilization died out.
-The temperature in Sumer remained at 50 degrees celsius.
- Up until about 100 years ago all of the knowledge about Mesopotamia came from the bible.
Part 2: -The first farmers developed their own daily uses like, tools and most importantly, writing.
Part 3:-The Sumarians houses were piled up with narrow streets and little sewage treatment.
Part 4:-With the development of trade Sumarians invented the meaning of a contract.
Part 5:-Praying was part of their daily life.
-They believe their jogs ate 250 loafs of bread, 1000 tarts,50 sheep, 8 lambs and 1 calf.
Here's some more for part 2:
ReplyDelete-Farmers in Sumer could see the houses of their gods from 200 km away because they were so tall.
-To control their water they would dig 100 km of irrigation canals, dams and reservoirs.
-In some areas wheat, millet and barley were harvested twice a year.
- People still live as their ancestors did. They still built reed houses.
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Here are my points on the second video
ReplyDelete-the first farmers were full of inventions
-the population grew due to sucess in agriculture
-the first groups began to colonize on the land all the way to the great plain of Mesopatamia
By Thane and I would put my name a the top but it's not letting me for some reason
-the Sumarians dug hundreds of kilometers of irrigation canals
-the Mesopatamians were shaping the world in their own image
I watched part 2
ReplyDelete-discovered wighting
-invented the water wheel
-used water in many different way's
-made big houses out of straw,dirt and reeds
-the sumerians also covered their bricks in tar
-4000 years ago the summer civilization died out
the surprise sucks so bad DO NOT WATCH IT :(
ReplyDeleteyou're just not cool enough to think that it is cool
DeletePart 2
ReplyDelete~ Mesopotamia is an ancient Greek term for The land between rivers.
~ The farmers developed writing to keep track of their crops.
~ Irrigation was the main way they managed to survive.
~ Because of irrigation the farmers harvested wheat, barley and minuit twice a year.
~ The modern people who live in that area still do things like their ansesters.
Here are my points for part 2:
ReplyDelete-When the Sumerian's died the left behind writing
-Because of their resources the population was able to expand
-The main goal of the farmers was to find ways to produce more crops
-Their houses are still made out of the same materials as they were a long time ago
-To take care of their water they invented the water wheel and dug hundreds of irrigation canals
I watched part 2
ReplyDelete-Cirims(I dont know if I spelled that right)are a sign of wealth
-on cirims they put in nature and culter
-they also showed people giving offerings to their goddess
-first group of people mostly farmed and lived near the river
-one of the peoples secrets was finding water
I thouht that math homework for grade sixes today was page 61 questions # 1-3 not # 1-4 like you posted
ReplyDeleteme two
DeleteThats what i thought too 1-3 fot math home work.
Deletei watched part 2 ( i don't know if i spelled every thing correct, mabey that speeling test idea isn't that bad)
ReplyDelete.sirians were the main sorcr of welth in the siran sivilyisation
.siran people live as there elders did with the reed huts
.5000 yrs ago 40, 00 fishermin and farmers an intire people lived in the marshland near the portcity of err
.They also showed people giving to offerings to there gods
Delete.one of the peoples secrets was finding water
Who is bonzo?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all bronzo youre wrong. You must just not be cool enough for that clip.
ReplyDeleteThese are my bullets for the second clip
-The farmers of chianoo(dont think i spelled that right)made lots of discoveries about tools.
-Thanks to the farmers, the civilization grew.
-To make sure there was always water, people would control where the water went with dams and dykes.
-Mesopotamia died out 4000 years ago.
-Today people that live in, what 4000 years ago was Mesopotamia live very similarily to the people 4000 years ago.
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Deletei mean conputer
Deleteyou still didnt spell computer right, its computer*
DeleteThese are my bullets for the fifth clip.
ReplyDelete-Prayer was a part of of daily life for the Sumarians.
-The upkeep and ceremonies of the temple required many priests and other staff members
-The scribes recorded the hopes of the Sumarians.
-Gilgamish the 5th king of Uruk in the 3rd milenium BC,was the Sumarians hero. This website shows more information on king Gilgamish>> http://romerica.com/myth/meso_gilgamesh.htm
-After ruleing Mesopotamia for 3000 years, the Sumarians civilization attacked from all sides, collapsed.
I strongly sugest everyone whatches clip 5 to learn more on all the subjects I talked about.
night guys see you tomorrow
ReplyDeleteHere are my bullets from video 2:
ReplyDelete-The advantage of the icon wheat was that instead of having to kill animals to eat, they could eat the wheat which grew very close to them. the seeds could also be dried and preserved for long periods of time.
-The first groups in mesopotamia colonized land along the rivers all the way up to the great plain of mesopotamia
-The sumerians had a large amount of flooding so they used things such as irrigation canals and wheels to make the damage of the floods less serious.
-Many of them still use the same technique as their ancestors like still building their houses out of reeds.
-5000 years ago when Western Europe was still in the stone age, the city of Ur had a population of 34 000.
Arif
hi this is simon the blog post thing still dosent work . my comment is they used to live neer the rivers and do there farming with the soil from the river palm trees grew all down the river.
ReplyDeleteI chose number 3
ReplyDelete1. Eight meter wall around the city.
2. People would sleep on there roof tops because it would be too hot to sleep inside.
3. Both men and women would wear jewlery such as necklaces, earrings, braclets e.t.c. Made of gold and turquoise, if you could not afford it then you could by fancy fake jewlery.
4. Merchants would go out and trade early in the morning before it got too hot.
5. Most houses didn't have any openings besides a low door and a few air vents to keep the room cool and the dust out
6. The scribes, carpenters and slaves houses were only a short distance from the temple.
I chose to do number 2
ReplyDelete1- They diveloped their own tools for farming.
2- Because of good agriculture their population grew.
3- They turnd the powers of water to their own use.
4- They lived in reed huts.
5- 5,000 years ago 40,000 people lived in the marshlands.
I choose to do Part 2
ReplyDelete~ The first groups colonized all the way up to the plains of Mesopotamia.
~ The people who live there today live a similar life the sumerians led.
~ The farmers in Mesopotamia made the first tools which helped them make the Rivers, Canals, streams etc.. and that is what kept the people alive.
~There huts were made of reeds and the beams that held it up were hundreds of reeds tied together.
~Irrigation was the most important job for the sumerians to have that is what kept them alive.
I watched number #3
ReplyDelete*The houses were all in uneven rows
*The streets were very dirty and littered with garbage
*They slept on their roof because it was colder there at night
*Both girls and boys wore skirts and jewelry
*The city was set inside an 8 foot wall
Mesopotamia points on the second video
ReplyDelete-They were the first farmers on earth
-success in agriculture helped the population grow
- they inhabited land all along the rivers all the way to the great plain of mesopotamia
-farmers could see the house of the goddess from 20 kilometers away because it was so tall
- The sumerians invented the water wheel and dough hundreds of irrigation canals to provided living places away from the delta
-about 5000 BCE around 4000 fishermen and farmers lived in this marsh land
- Today its estimated that it would have took 15000 men 5 years just to build the base of this amazing city