Today In Class We......

Today in classwe presented our blogs we did about ancient Egypt. Our blog was about the family life in ancient Egypt. I found a really cool video made by barfbag12345( best dude ever!) about the day in the life of an Egyptian king. I'm pretty sure it taught us a lot about the kings.

The Ancient Egyptian Life/Family

The ancient Egyptian family highly valued their family life. They treasured their children and considered them a great blessing. The wealthy families and the nobilities had slaves and servants that helped take care of their children while the poorer and less fortunate families took care of their children themselves. If a family was unable to have a family, then they would either go to the gods and goddesses for help, or they would use magic. Adoption was also another option if none of the possible options would work. Overall, the poor families actually got to take the time to spend with their children, while the wealthier people had the option, but they just decided to have servants and slaves take care of their own children. The life of Ancient Egyptians was usually located near the Nile River and along the fertile land along the banks. The people of Ancient Greece built their own mud brick homes, and grew their own foods. Most of the Egyptian people worked as farmers, scribes, or craftsmen’s.

the ancient egyptians

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of the eastern North Africa. It was also located along the lower reaches of the Nile River. This is now the modern country of Egypt. The civilization coalesced around 3150BC. Egypt was conquered by a succession of foreign powers in this late period, and the rule of the pharaohs officially ended in 31BC. This is when the early Roman Empire conquered Egypt and made it a province. Since living by the Nile for such a long time, the Egyptians were able to predict if a flood was about to approach. The yearly flooding brought good harvest and wealth to the lands. The Egyptians were about to build mud bricks to make their homes. They would grow some of their own food to get money to buy other food that was necessary in their life. The ancient Egyptian family highly valued their family life. They treasured their children and considered them a great blessing. The wealthy families and the nobilities had slaves and servants that helped take care of their children while the poorer and less fortunate families took care of their children themselves. If a family was unable to have a family, then they would either go to the gods and goddesses for help, or they would use magic. Adoption was also another option if none of the possible options would work. Overall, the poor families actually got to take the time to spend with their children, while the wealthier people had the option, but they just decided to have servants and slaves take care of their own children.


http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html

THE IRON SLASHING SWORD AND LUCKY PAPERCLIPS

We got assigned seats today :(. We also went over the three groups, the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Dorians.

Greek Imigration from 1150 to 700 BC

The Dorians

They were best known for their invasion of mainland Greece along with the civil war at the end of the Mycenaean. This lead to the Greek Dark Ages. The Dorians originated from north/northwestern Greece, Macedonia, and Epirus. They began to invade toward the south, and then into the center of mainland Greece. Once they ended their invasions of central Greece, their descent to southern Greece produced waves of invasions through the Peloponnesus, into Crete, and western to Rhodes. The Dorians were compared to the Bronze Age Mycenaean. There are many hypotheses about their origins. The Dorians got their name from a small district in central Greece also known as Doris. The Dorians, unlike the myth of their origination, remain quite obscure due to a general lack of archeological evidence during the Greek Dark Ages. However, they are mainly known for having knowledge of the iron slashing sword. The Dorians primarily began settling in the south and eastern mainland of Greece. They created strong centers in Laconia, Messenia, Argolis, and the Isthmus of Corinth. Their settlements also continued into the southern Aegean of Melos, Thera, Rhodes, Cos, and Crete. By the 8th century BC, the Dorian influence had spread to many parts of the Aegean, including Italy. Their main way of rulership was to generally merge with the indigenous people of their land. This has also been seen with the invasion of Corinth, Rhodes, and Argos. The Dorians kept their power entirely to themselves, creating a ruling military class which they solely occupied. The Doric language was mainly ancient Greek. Other dialects spoken were Ionic-Attic, Aeolic, and Arcado Cypriot, the latter dominating Greek language from the 5th century BC. The Dorians included the use of choral lyrics in Greek Tragedy.


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What We Did In Class

We picked one of the three peoples that settled in ancient Greece. The three people were the Mycenaeans, the Dorians, and the Minoans. The group I picked was the Dorians.

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Setting the Stage
- Not a united country.
- By 2000 BC the Minoans lived on the large Greek Island of Crete.
- They had great power in the Mediterranean world.
- At the same time, Indo-European people migrated from the plains along the Black Sea and Anatolia.
- They settled in mainland Greece

Geography Shapes Greek Life
- Ancient Greece consisted mainly of mountainous peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea.
- It consisted of 1400 islands in Aegean and Ionian Seas.

The Sea
- They did not live in the land, but around the sea
- Greeks rarely traveled more than 85 miles to reach the coastline.
- These liquid highways linked most parts of Greece.
- Sea travel and trade were also important because Greece itself was poor in natural resources
- Lacked: timber, precious metals, and usable farmland

The Land
- Mountains covered three-fourths of ancient Greece
- Mountain chains ran northwest to southeast along the Balkan peninsula
- Difficult to unite the government into one
- Each valley was a small independent community
- City-state Sparta was only about 60 miles from Olympia
- It took then a week to get there
- Stony land-approximately 20%- was arable, suitable for farming
- Fertile valleys covered one-forth of Greece
- The small streams were not suitable for the large-scale projects
- Greece was never able support a large population
- No more than a few million lived in ancient Greece
- Basic diet consisted of grains, grapes, and olives.
- A desire for more living space, grasslands for raising livestock, and adequate farmland may have been factors that motivated the Greeks to seek new sites for colonies.

The Climate
- Third important environmental influence
- Varied climates from 48 degrees in winter to 80 degrees in summer
- Men spent most time at outdoor public events
- Met often to discuss public issues, exchange news, and take an active part in civil life.

FIRST BLOG

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