2/8/14

On Friday in Mr. Schick’s West Civ. class we took some more notes about Egypt. I learned that the Nile River flows south to north. They had writing types like Hieroglyphs which are small pictures. They created the calendar with 365 days. They had good doctors that learned how to cure diseases. They created wooden sailboats. They started to build pyramids and temples. They were massive stone tombs, originally covered in marbles, but the marble was later striped off during the Muslim conquest. The largest religious building built is called the Temple of Amon at Karnack. Egypt’s history is one long period of unbroken stability, punctuated with occasional periods of turmoil and disrupt. So far I have really enjoyed this class. I love the people and when ever I come in the class it is a fun environment. I personally like learning about different cultures from back in the day.