Important Artifact

Changing schools was a big change for me. My other school went up to high school so I wouldnt of had to leave, but I wanted a change. I was leaving all my friends I new since kindergarten. My best friend, before I left, made me a bracelet. Its a really cute string bracelet that is very colorful. This ment a lot to me because it represented our friendship. I'm really going to miss my best friend, but having this bracelet keeps us close. To have this artifact from her means so much to me.

Egypt,Dolmens, and War

Egypt- capitol Cairo, speaks Egyptian Arabic.
Luxor- site of dynastic temple
Pharaoh- had to make the Nile river flood each year to fertilize the crops
They called themselves Kemet wich means "black land" which refers to the land that the Nile floods
Djoser Pyramid- Mastaba- stepped pyramid..layers make a step--made in the early times
Great Pyramids- Flat surfaces
Napolean and his people- first Europeans to go and work on pyramids
Politcal upheavel going on that Old Kingdom Egypt changes
Middle Kingdom- extremely conservative
Egyptians believed in many Gods
Akhenaten--introduces monotheism..no one likes him
Tutankhamun-famous..but didnt really do anything..boy pharaoh, died young..new kingdom went with him..greek and roman world changed the country after him..during his reign at war with nuridians(?)-- then Persians invaded Egypt..Egyptians kicked Persians out, but then Greek colonized nearby


Dolmen--burial mounds made of megaliths(big stone)--all over Europe people being buried in them
Menhir-standing stones
Stonehenge- Salsbury site in England--pieces referred to has plinths and lintles--no one really knows what it is for-- could be for ritual site

War

What's Important?

Important has a variety of different meaning to each person.The Webster dictionary definition of important is "marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence" ("Important"). This basically means that a physical or abstract object is of high value to you. Many people have a certain object that is very important to them. This could mean that they would be in extreme emotional pain or that they would have trouble living without this certain object. I looked up important on another website. It was called thefreedictionary.com. On this website they gave me a very different definition of important that is very different than the first one. The first definition is "Strongly affecting the course of events or the nature of things; significant" ("Important-definition"). Important things affect other things in life like a chain of events. If one important thing happens it leads to another part of life that is either important or not important. Something is always more important than the last thing that has occurred. The last definition of important was,"Having or suggesting a consciousness of high position or authority; authoritative" ("Important-definition"). Someone who is important holds much authority in their presence or their job. An important person is higher in rank then other people because of their aura or how they carry themselves around people.

There are many things in this world that are important to most people. Love and trust are two of the most important abstract objects in life. To have love you need to have trust. You cannot love someone without trusting them fully. If you love someone blindly and do not know anything about that person, there is no trust. To some people grades are ultimately important. They might focus all their energy on getting really good grades either for sheer pleasure or for getting into an awesome college. This would be categorized as the first definition of important. Another example of important is being the CEO of a high powered company. The person in the highest command will serve as a very important figure in the business and how it portrays itself. The CEO most likely carries themselves in an important manner too. A manner such as "I hold the power and you have to listen to me." It is not necessarily a bad quality, but shows who is in charge. Next example of importance is honor. Honor means that you have "honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions" ("Honor"). Honor is an important quality to have in a person. People honor themselves or their actions by doing honorable things such as helping someone in need of food or helping an elderly lady cross the street. People respect honor in a person. One last very important thing is defending your country. Defending your country is also defending your honor. Defending your country is protecting yourself and everyone else that inhabits where you live. If no one defended their country, then it would fall to every other country that attacked and took over it.

In the Egyptian civilization, there was also many important things. This includes artifacts and actual people. One main important part of Egypt is its pyramids. Pyramids served a very important role in the Egyptian culture. They were used as burial tombs for the now dead pharaoh and his family. The pyramids were built by average villagers. The villagers brought large blocks of limestone over to the base of the pyramid on boats. The limestone blocks were pushed up the pyramid by the villagers on slaves. There were also architects there to make sure the blocks were in line. Also, there was a priest-astronomer to make sure the pyramid was lined up with the important constellations. The people who built the pyramids felt great pride in their work, so they drew on the walls to show there allegiance to the pharaoh. ("National") Pharaohs also played a very important role in Egyptian life. Pharaohs were the political and religious leaders of Egypt ("Pharaoh"). Pharaohs were also believed to unite with the god of the afterlife,Osiris,when they died ("Pharaoh"). Another important fact about pharaohs is that they formed a bridge between humans and Osiris. Ka was also another very important part of the Egyptian culture. Ka was a life force. The Egyptians believed that when you die your Ka was released from you and waited in the pharaohs pyramid. In the pyramid, the Ka looked at the decorations and ornaments that decorated the walls of the pyramid. Next, the Ka was called for judgement. Osiris weighed their heart against a feather. If the heart weighed more than the feather they could not go to the afterlife. If their heart weighed less then the feather, they were welcome into the afterlife. Because the Egyptians believed that the Ka could only stay alive if it had food and drink, the Egyptians offered food and drink to the body of the dead ("Egyptian"). This would keep the Ka happy. One last important part of the Egyptian life style is their hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics was their form of writing that used symbols instead of actual letters("Egyptian Hieroglyphics"). These symbols created a phonetic sound instead of creating a letter ("Egyptian Hieroglyphics"). They wrote their hieroglyphics on papyrus and on stone. Egyptians also wrote hieroglyphics on the walls of special places such as an important pharaohs pyramid. All of these were very important to the development of the Egyptian life and culture.

Important has a different connotation to many different people. It could mean something that is better than another item. Important could also mean that someone is higher in rank then you, but either way they are both important. Many people interpret important different ways and that is okay. Something important to a young child could be the blanket they were given has a baby, important to an adult could be paying the bills for their family. Either way, important is still something that means a lot to you or is high up on the chain of command.


"National Geographic: Egypt Pyramids--Facts, Photos, Diagrams." National Geographic - Inspiring People to Care About the Planet Since 1888. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .

"Pharaoh -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. .


"Egyptian soul -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .


"Egyptian hieroglyphs -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. .

"Important - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .

"Important - definition of important by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. .

"Honor | Definition of Honor at Dictionary.com:." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. .

"File:Pharaoh.svg -." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 05 Feb. 2010. .

Exploration of Pyramids

When a Paraoh died he became Osiris which is King of the Dead and when there was a new pharaoh he was the King of the Heavens. This was how they believed the sun rose and set. His "Ka" also remained in his body and if it was not treated well then the cycle of the sun would be broken. When a pharaoh died, he was built a tomb. This was origionally carved in bedrock with a mound of dirt on it. Later, though, they were buried in pyramids which were built on benben which symbolized the rays of the sun. The pyramids were built by villagers. The people took pride in their work and wrote on the wall to show alliegience to the pharaoh. To build the Pyramid of Giza there was around 30,000 people. To build the pyramids they floated large blocks of limestone to the pyramid and pushed them up the ramps on the pyramid. Architects came to make sure the stones were positioned correctly. Priest-astronomers came also to find the pyramids site so it was in line with sacred constellations. ("National")


"National Geographic: Egypt Pyramids--Facts, Photos, Diagrams." National Geographic - Inspiring People to Care About the Planet Since 1888. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .

"File:All Gizah Pyramids.jpg -." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .

Egypt

Split into upper and lower egypt.
Nile flows north into Medeterranian Sea.
Narmer-wears crown of upper and lower Egypt-leader who united upper and lower Egypt by force...
Pyramids were topped in limestone to reflect the light, because they thought pharoahs were the personification of God.
Pyramids of Gize--
Old kingdom starts in 2649 BC and is the first dynasty(children became leaders)
Parahos always wearing headress, ornament on their chin, and wearing a skirt, and no chest clothes.
Egyttian sculptures were made of stone, and Greeks were not..In an Egyptian sculpture, there is never space between the legs..if there is it is a forgery.

Pyramids
Only used to bury the pharoah and his family
Built by engineers, and professional workers, slaves worked the farms and ran the dailies in the city while the pyramids were being built.Without slaves they wouldnt have been able to make the pyramids.
Slave men-executed or in the other mans army
Women- prostitutes or work
Children- exectuted or..
Morturary cities- cities bulit for the burial of the pharaoh
Haratus-"father of history"
Ka-Life force..believed when you die your "Ka" was released and hang out in the pyramid and look at all the pretty stuff in the pyramid. The Ka was then called for judgement. The God weighs their heart against a feather and if it balances out they get to go to the afterlife. They stood facing the way they do so they could see the whole body.

Heiroglyphics
Mainly carved in stone, but also can be on papyrus. NOT pictures that stand for something..they represent a sound

Mummification
1.Take out internal organs..put them in canopi jars.

War and Technology

I disagree. War is not a form of technology. However,we use technology to fight war. Technologies that we use in war include weapons, computers, and tracking devices. Guns are used to fight off the enemy that is threatening the society. Computers can be used to moniter the cameras that watch for the enemy approaching. Tracking devices can be used to track where the enemy is located and how far away they are. Another form of technology is a bomb. Bombs were used in World War II. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor because it was a main military base. They did not want the Americans to build their military and become more powerful then them. Technology had a very big impact on war.

"File:Swords.svg -." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 04 Feb. 2010. .

"BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Pyramid Challenge." BBC - Homepage. Web. 01 Feb. 2010. .

"BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Building the Great Pyramid." BBC - Homepage. Web. 01 Feb. 2010. .