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March 04, 2020

Today we continued on to the three big philosophers.

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Mesopotamia PowerPoint notes

January 23, 2020

The Origins and “Ages” of Human Beings 200,000 years ago a human species emerged in equatorial (central) Africa 14,000 years ago, a “worldwide” human race existed Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) was marked by advanced tool making & beginnings of agriculture Initially, humans were parts of migratory groups which hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food The Agricultural Revolution Also known as the Neolithic Revolution, this was a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture (beginning in southwestern Asia) Populations rose due to increased ability to produce a surplus of food; thus feeding and caring for young children Hierarchies appeared in village life; the status of women was lowered as women were confined more to domestic duties Invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage Villagers were polytheists, worship...

Mesopotamia review

January 27, 2020

Today we went over the quiz review for our test Wednesday. I was made fun of twice and i admit i warranted the first once, but the second one just out of no where. military insulation- Tigris silt- soil left behind from a flood Gilgamesh- great flood paleolithic age- old stone age neolithic age- new stone age advanced tool making agriculture modern day countries is fertile crescent- Iran, Iraq, turkey, Jordan Hammurabi's code- 1st set of laws created, 282, stone plaques all around city state

Dramas

April 01, 2020

The two kinds of Dramas were a tragedy and a comedy. A tragedy was a serious play about with themes like love, hate, war, or betrayal. They had featured a main character, or tragic hero who was an important person and often gifted with extraordinary abilities, but also a weakness. Their weakness was a tragic flaw and it normally caused the hero’s downfall. Most of the tie the flaw was hubris, or excessive pride. The other type of drama was a comedy, and a comedy is a play with scenes filled with clumsy, or embarrassing situations and crude humor. Playwrights made fun of politics, important people, and popular ideas or subjects during the present time. I was in a play during middle school and like Greek plays we had colorful costumes, masks, and sets made by students, teachers, and adult volunteers. Wealthy citizens took on the cost of producing the plays, but in my play our non extremely wealthy drama teacher produced they play. Unlike in Greece we had the same teacher put on t...