Egyptian Hieroglyph Typewriter

Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife

Life after death was a strong belief in ancient Egypt. Read about and/or watch the video about the weighing of the Heart.

1.What is this large creature above and what role does it serve?

2. Having a heavy heart isn't desirable in our society and in court we are judged by a jury of twelve. What connections can you make with this to the weighing of the heart ceremony?

A very important God was Ra. Read about this god Here and Here

3. Many societies have a Sun God as an important god. Even Christianity, that has no specific sun god, often has paintings with sunbursts behind Jesus and other important figures. Why the importance of the Sun?

4. What happened at night to Ra?

5. How many sections was the night divided into? How is this connected to time today?

6. Using photoshop, make your Ammit. Save the photo in photoshop by going file/save as/jpg and then upload the photo to kidblog

7. In kidblog, describe how your Ammit works and what your demon Ammit does.

This Ammit is made from Manitoba animals. The lower half is a polar bear, which gives the Ammit great power and speed over land and water. Polar bears are also afraid of nothing and will hunt anything.  The Ammit has the wings of a Raven, so it can soar up high and find its prey. Ravens are also know as the Tricksters, so this Ammit likes playing pranks. The top of the Ammit is a Buffalo head. So the Ammit is very powerful, stubborn, and thick headed. 

Blog your answers below to 1-5

Life in Ancient Egypt

Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
Click on the above link for the information. When at the above site, also click on ‘story.’ Blog your answers below.

1. What were horses mainly used for?
2. What animal was usually used to pull farm carts?
3. How were taxes calculated and paid?
4. Put someone's hair into the style that indicates youth
5. What was used for making writing sheets, boats, sandals, and a whole bunch of other things?
6. We often use dogs for hunting companions, what did the ancient Egyptians use for a hunting companion?
7. A common fruit in ancient Egypt was the . . . . .
8. Who sat on the pillows and who sat on the chairs?
9. What material were the houses made of? Why?
10.What interesting fact did you find?


When done the questions, play a game of Senet, also found at the above link. You probably have to use Internet Explorer to access the game. 

Where is Ancient Egypt?

The technology of writing and money

With the power of writing, Hammurabi gave Mesopotamia a set of rules to live by, with clear consequences for breaking those rules. This helped make everyone accountable, a clear set of rules for all to live by. How would written rules help those with little power? 

Here is a list of those rules put forth by Hammurabi 

Browse through the list. Blog the answers below

1. If Erika's locker was robbed and we don't catch the robber, then what do we have to do?

2. How much would Liam have to be paid for working in the fields for a whole year?
3. What must a man do to separate from a woman with who he hasn't had children?
4. If Huddy punches his dad, what is the penalty that Huddy must pay?
5. What role does gender and wealth play in these rules?

6. The concept of money also began in Mesopotamia. Explain how without money what you might have to do to purchase  onion rings at A&W and then walk down to 7-11 to purchase a slurpee.
7. Share a rule from above that you found to be  interesting
8. Create your own rule, in a similar style, and share it in the blog posting below.
9. The 2nd picture is Cuneiform writing, the earliest form of writing, dating back to about 3200 BCE. Writing was a huge advancement.  It was done by wedges, as its Latin name tells us. The writing was done on clay slabs. The 1st picture has to do with cuneiform, take an educated guess what the object in the picture was used for.

Blog your answers below. 

How do you say that year?

We  need to get our terminology right. How do we keep track of time? It depends on who is doing the counting -We, and most of the world, use the Gregorian Calendar (also called the Western Calendar and the Christian Calendar) -The latest version of the Calendar was created in the Middle Ages in Vatican City.  A.D. translates into the year of the lord.  C.E. is also used instead of A.D. and means Common Era. We are in the year 2018 A.D. or 2018 C.E.. B.C. translates into before Christ. B.C.E is also used instead of B.C. and means Before Common Era. There is no Zero year on the calendar. 1BC(or BCE) is followed by 1AD(or CE)  Here is a link to various calendars throughout history. 

A century means a hundred, as in a hundred Roman soldiers. The first hundred years is 1-101, so 77 is in the first century. What century would 77 be in? 1777? Remembering your math, 1777 is in the 1700s, so we could say the year 1777 is in the 17 hundreds, or the 18th century. Doesn't matter if it is B.C. or A.D. 

Who will you be this Wednesday at what will you share?

For our medieval feast, pick someone from a period of history we have studied, you are not limited to the Middle Ages. Also plan on bringing something to share, it could be food, a historical quote, or . . .?

Your teacher plans to come as Henry VIII and plans to share flagons of mead flavoured with the blood of his vanquished foes.

Blog below who you plan to come as and what you plan to share with us. 

Exploring Renaissance Art

Take some time and wonder the 2 stories of this famed Renaissance Art Gallery. The interactive tour is found near the bottom of the page, and the numbers 1,2 are for the different stories.


Raphael, Leonardo, & Michelangelo are the 3 big artists of the Renaissance, and all three briefly were in Florence at the same time.

1. Besides painting, all three made other contributions to society. Who was also did detailed studies of how the human body works?  Who was an architect?  Who was famous for his sculptures?  Who invented fantastic machines?  Blog your answers below.

2. A Fresco is a painting done on fresh plaster. These Frescos were done by Raphael in the Pope's apartment.  Take some time and study the paintings. Here is some more explanations for the most famous of the paintings, the School of Athens.  Why would such a painting be a big step from the Middle Ages? Think of several reasons and blog below.

Exploring Renaissance Churches

 Here is a link to a Renaissance church, St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world, designed by Michelangelo and found in Vatican City. Here is a later Renaissance church, St. Paul's Cathedral, found in London, designed by the famous mathematician Christopher Wren.
Spend at LEAST 20mins viewing these amazing buildings.

1. Find at least 2 differences between the churche buildings from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. For a refresher on Gothic churches, go to this earlier post here.

2. Blog at least 3 things that are the same.


 Bonus question, what is the difference between a Basilica and a Cathedral?

Into the Renaissance

Make sure your Medieval Project is posted on the Social Stuidie's kidblog. If so, continue below to be reborn.

From a previous blog posting, know what brought an end to the Medieval Ages and the start of the Renaissance. Be prepared to talk about the items in blue.

Advances in Farming
Changes in the Economy
Mobility of workers
New thoughts coming from the Crusades
More merchants
Development of the Middle Class
Rise of towns/cities
More Travel
Printing Press
Advances in Navigation
More Trade
The Black Death

Read here, up to but not including The Reformation.

Blog below
1. Humanism asks people to stop relying on ___________ and to instead create the life they want to lead.
2. What tragic event happened just before the start of the Renaissance, and help the Renaissance be possible?
3. Where did the Renaissance start? (Bonus, not in the reading, but deduce from our discussions. Where do you think the first Renaissance dome was built?)
4A. The Golden Ratio, used by DaVince in the Vitruvian Man, and often found in nature, such as in our fingers, sea shells, tree branches, and hurricanes, to name a few, was studied during the Renaissance. Which ancient culture that we studied  consciously used the Golden Ration in their art?
4B. Which ancient culture that we studied copied and kept alive the use of the Golden Ratio?


One of the keys to the Renaissance was increased trade. Do you have what it makes to be a Trader back in the Renaissance or will you lose a pound of flesh.  Click here to find out.

Tour the Sistine Chapel, the church within the Pope's official residence. Click on update flash player and then click on always. Sistine Chapel tour here

The Tudors were a famous family of royalty in Britian during much of  the Renaissance. How was life like with the Tudors. Play these games to find out



How did the printing press come to me in Europe?


See how you would do as a printer who has to read letters backwards by playing this game here



How is your knowledge now of the Renaissance. Play at least 3 of these games here to find out. 

The Renaissance

The renaissance ppt from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Out of the Medieval Times, and into the Renaissance

 The Renaissance
Rebirth


Advances in Farming
Changes in the Economy
Mobility of workers
New thoughts coming from the Crusades
More merchants
Development of the Middle Class
Rise of towns/cities
More Travel
Printing Press
Advances in Navigation
More Trade
The Black Death

Lasting Impact on Society Today

From what we studied, some quick notes on what effect ancient societies had on our life today

Mesopotamia- Called the Cradle of Civilization. Often given credit for where an agrarian lifestyle started. First place to use writing, the wheel, and irrigation. Also where cities started and laws were first written down.

Ancient Egypt-A very early civilization that lasted for 3,000 years. As evidenced in their massive structures and preservation of the dead, they had great knowledge in building, mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. A big influence at the time on the surrounding areas and Ancient Egypt continues today to fascinate people.

Ancient Greece- With their philosophers and practice of democracy, Ancient Greece has had a large impact on our perception  how people should live together and what is right and wrong. Their mathematicians and scientists made great discoveries, and Greek plays, sporting traditions (Olympics), and architecture still influences us today.

Ancient Rome-Besides keeping much of the contributions of Ancient Greece alive, see above, Ancient Rome has heavily influenced our system of government, system of law, how we organize our armies, and made large advances in architecture (arches, cement). Many languages came from or where influenced by Latin and the Romans made Christianity the dominant religion of the Western World.

Medieval Times-Refined how we do banking, setup up principals of grammar and writing conventions, and is when Universities first started in the Western World. Also the time that chivalry and romantic love started, is when we first saw mechanical clocks and corrective glasses. It is when compasses first appeared in the Western World, along with the printing press. Also saw the Magna Carter, which limited the power of the king, and the rise of urban culture. 

Medieval Project

Project List

Medieval Manor
Medieval Castle
Gothic Cathedral
City of Constantinople
Illuminated  Manuscripts
Medieval Musical Instruments/music
Hagia Sophia
Vikings/Viking Ship
Medieval Tapestry
Clothing
Medieval Games & Entertainment
Medieval Justice/Trial by Ordeal
Court Jesters
Crafts ( candle making etc…)
Fashion for Men and Women
Medieval Feasts/Banquets
Food
The Knights Templar
Jousting/Tournaments
Joan of Arc
Black Death/Plague
Military Tactics and weapons and body armor
William the Conqueror
Nursery Rhymes
Norman Invasion
Medieval Calendar
Battle of Hastings
Life in a Monastery
Justinian/Justinian Code of Law
Feudal System
King John I-Magna Carta
Archery, Hunting, Falconry
Christianity and Rome
Crusades
King Arthur and the Round Table
Medieval Church
Guilds
Charlemagne
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Chivalry
People’s Crusade
Children’s Crusade
Courtly Love
Domesday Book
Hundred Years War
Marco Polo
Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Richard Lionheart
Robin Hood
Medicine
Religions during M.A. (Muslim, Christian, Jewish)

Content

______ Title (name of event/person/activity,and your name) 1mark-Keep focused on the topic

_______Who (describe major people/groups involved) 1-See above-Focus!

 ______ What (description of event/action/activity) 1-Focus

 ______ When (period it took place)1-Focus

 ______ Where (global, regional & social location)1-Focus

_______How (How it worked, happened, was created, changed society)Multiple Marks

 ______ Why (purpose/significance of event/action/activity)Multiple Marks

 ______ Impact/Change (immediate consequences and/or lasting changes b/c of the event/person/action/activity)Multiple Marks

Should have at least 20 Marks. Hand in to the teacher in any fashion you see fit. Include your sources, see below.  Sources can be found in the links provided above and here 

Cite your sources!!!!!!!

Presentation

Share your knowledge with the class. Below are some suggestions on how to do that.

-Create a news cast. A news anchor that outlines the information, and then a reporter or two reporting from the scene(s). 

-Create your object of study. Such as making a Cathedral, Castle or a Medieval feast.

-Create a board game. You could make a medieval version of snakes and ladders or some other game.

-Create a slideshow using Keynote or PowerPoint or Prezi or . . . Be sure to include multimedia and your own words in the slideshow

-Create an essay on your topic. Good practice for later grades. Have a introductory paragraph, several body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. 

Black Death

How would the world's most deadly pandemic lead to an improved lifestyle? Read this link and this link to get a better understanding of  the Pestilence. Some more reading here and also here

1. From your reading, why is the term Black Death now used for the Bubonic Plague?
2. Describe how years of good crops and population growth followed by two years of dismal crops would be a good condition for the plague to attack.
3. How did increased trade lead to the spread of the plague?
4. IMPORTANT-What happened to the worth of the Serfs after the plague decimated much of the population in the country side.
5. How was urine and manure used in efforts to stop the plague
6. How did the above method actually probably help with the spread of the plague?
7. Why would people confess to causing the plague by poisoning wells and what punishment did the Christian majority bestow upon many of the Jewish faith?
8. Give a name that the plague was called during the Middle Ages.
9. How were those that died used as weapons by the Tartars?
10.What percentage died from the Black Death and why would that number be hard to verify?
11.Why did people think changing clothes would make you more likely to get the plague?
12.The plague had 3 forms, depending on how it is caught. If you had to have the plague back in the Middle Ages, which form would you prefer and why?


Bubonic Plague-Most common, often from the bite of fleas or other infected animals. Often thought to be the version of the plague that decimated Europe in the Middle ages that we call The Black Death. Plague enters lymph nodes. Gangrene can set in on the extremities. Not as deadly as the other two versions.  

Septicaemia Plague-The infection enters the blood stream. Loss of clotting leads to black splotches on the skin. Death can be within a day.

Pneumonic Plague- The plague enters the lungs. The patients cough up blood. Very deadly, even today. Because this can easily transmit from person to person some argue this was version of the plague we call  the Black Death. Read here more about that research on the spread of the Black Death. 

Some claim that this nursery rhyme is from the Black Death. The claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny, but it does make a good story.

Your Gothic Cathedral

From studying the features in the blog posting below, you will create your own Gothic Church. The actual churches often took a 100 years to build, generations of workers. Yours will be done within this class, using yourself, your group members, and whatever else your imagination can come up with. Be prepared to assemble the structure for the class.

Your Castles

Fling the Teacher

When done your questions, you will have the opportunity to fling the teacher by putting your knowledge of castles to good use Click here and good luck(to me)!

Gothic Cathedrals

When done the previous assignment, go on a tour of some of the beautiful Medieval churches, but around a 1000 years ago.  For your own tour, here is a link to a virtual tour of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, a Gothic church built in the Middle ages, about a thousand years ago.  Here is link to the outside. Here is a another Notre Dame Cathedral in France, a little newer, but still very old.  This church, Sainte-Chapelle, is older than the two Notre Dame churches. Here is a link to multiple pictures of multiple Gothic Churches from the Middle Ages.

Note  the pointed arches

and the ribbed vaults.


the huge doors



 the flying buttresses






all the windows


 the grotesques






and gargoyles




Gargoyles doing their work while the teacher was caught in the rain.



And inside be prepared to see some Relics



Information here and here and here on the role of relics and what some of them were/are.




Take some time with the above links and enjoy the virtual field trip. You might find it a little cool in the churches, and remember, no matter how hot outside, shoes, covered shoulders and covered knees inside the church, and a uncovered head for men. 

Friday Review

Religion

From what we talked about and saw in class, and from this reading here and here and here and here and here and here! Answer the following questions,  after doing the readings.

1. What is a Tithe?

2. What is a pilgrimage?

3. At the start of the Middle Ages, how many versions of Christianity were there?

4. How did The Church treat other religions/ways of worshipping? Give an example for your answer

5. How did The Church in the Middle Ages treat christians who tried a new way to worship God? Give an example for your answer

6. What is the difference between a cathedral and a church?

7. Give two uses for the huge stain glass windows

8. Explain how hope would draw people to the church in the Middle Ages

9. Explain how fear would draw people to the church in the Middle Ages

10. During the Middle Ages, which religion was known for its scientists?

11. Though not always followed, the law in much of the Middle ages forbid or discouraged Christians from lending money for a profit. Which religion allowed its members to provide the service of lending money for a profit (usury)?

12. Name some essential services that the church took upon themselves in the Middle Ages, services that they still do to this day.

More review here of the contributions of Islam.

Food in the Middle Ages

Read this link here and be prepared to answer questions from your reading.



1. List at leasts 2 ways that travel (in particular, the Crusades) change meal time during the Middle Ages.
2. Who would eat rye bread?
3. Who would eat raw vegetables?
4. Would being rich lead to a healthier diet? Explain.
5. Many of our foods were developed as a result of preservation practices during the Middle Ages. In the days before fridges and canning, foods were prepared in various ways so that they would last longer. These various methods of preparation gave the foods a distinctive taste. Read the article here and tell us what you last ate that would have been preserved in a Medieval style. Some more information can be found here
6. A ploughman is a field worker from the Middle Ages and a ploughman's lunch is a common menu item today, such as at this local restaurant. What would you get if you ordered a ploughman's lunch? Bonus Question-What is ironic about a fancy restaurant offering a ploughman's lunch?

If you are done your reading early, research for our medieval feast, from recipes here. If you are making Tartee, get busy catching the humming birds.

Knights and Chivalry

Information about knights and chivalry is found here.
1.Who would normally become a knight?
2.From what you know, name another option for the person above to do instead of becoming a knight
3.How would school be like becoming a page and squire?.
Europe in the Middle Ages was fragmented and violent, so the thought that all knights lived by a common, kind code is wishful thinking. Still, an idealized code existed and was put into song during the Middle Ages. Here is the code.
4.Why would a song be a more effective way to transmit information about the code than writing it down?
According to the Code
5.What 2 things must a knight live by?
6.What must a knight always keep?
7.What is the only thing a knight fears (besides Fiery Warrior Sienna)?
Be prepared to tell what eschew and succor means.

St. George

As mentioned in class, St. George's Day is today. If you lived in Newfoundland, you wouldn't be in class right now.

 It is also a big deal in England, and this song is commonly played. The song is also the anthem of the Common Wealth Games. 

Here in Winnipeg we have a school named after St. George. Several countries, including Britain, have St. George's cross on their flag. We will look at the legend. 

Trigger Warning: The legend involves a dragon and a fair maiden in distress.



Above is the Golden version of the tale of St. George. Here is another version, the non-golden version, Read facts in brief.  This older version has no dragon or fair maiden, and George is imprisoned, tortured and executed by the Romans.

Here is a more modern take on the legend



1. Why would there be different versions of this legend and other legends? Think of at least 2 reasons.

2. Which version of this legend do you like the best, and why.

The Middle Ages

Read here to find what your life probably would have b+een like in the Middle Ages, view the information given below and pay attention during class discussions to complete your sheet The Middle Ages.

Tithe Barn

Crux House

Life in the Middle Ages

Click on this link and read the article. Answer the following questions
1.Who owned the land?
2.What was the basis of wealth in the early Middle Ages?
3. A visit of a Lord to a Vassal could be very expensive. Why?
4.Explain the logic about how a serf could gain his/her freedom
5. Browse some manor houses and castles here
6. What is a trencher and how many people would share one?

Epic Family

Our Epic House

Our Epic acre of farming land

If done early

With our book, Freak the Mighty, we talked about King Arthur, the Once and Future king. Here is a link to his story. 

Interactive Map to explore

Explore the interactive map  here , which is chock full of information. Get a sense of how Rome broke up, what took its place, and how Kingdoms evolved and reflect present day Europe. 

Your Coat of Arms

We are going to make a shield with a coat of Arms.

For your coat of arms, make it about yourself. You may wish to incorporate the meaning behind your name from an earlier lesson onto the coat of arms. You may also wish to include the knighted name you picked for yourself, and the oath you took.

Pick a template from the pick up box. Put things on it that represent the best about you. Most coats of arms have Latin on them, Canada's coat of arms has "desiderantes meliorem partial" and  "a mari usque ad mare" Put some latin on your Coat of Arms. Here is a link to translate English into Latin. Here is a list of some famous latin mottos that you may wish to adapt.

Look at the meaning below of various colours and symbols. Like stain glass windows, most people, who couldn't read, would be looking at the shield and gathering meaning through the colours and symbols.

Post your shield, as a jpg, onto kidblog along with a paragraph explaining why you chose the colours, saying and symbols that you did.
Have the teacher print out your shield in colour and then paste it onto some cardboard fastened with some string to hang from your neck for our Medieval Feast.

On the Road to Knighthood

Knighthood today is an honour title that give a person the right to be called Sir (or Dame). If you are a Canadian citizen, this below can't happen to you.

Read about this ancient ritual and position of honour here 

1. What  movie  series, 9 or 10 now, with another soon to be released, where the villains keep trying to create a death star, having to do with wars in the stars, puts it own twist on knights?

2. What would the equivalent be in this move to a Page?

To be a knight in times of old, many things had to be done, as outlined in the reading linked above. The last step was an oath taken by the Knight, oath below. Then the flat of a sword or the flat of the hand was struck upon the shoulder of the person  and the words "I dub thee Sir Knight" were spoken. 

Dubbing Oath of Medieval Knights

I Will Never traffic with traitors.

I will Never give evil counsel to a lady.

I will observe fasts and abstinence's, and every day hear Mass and make an offering in Church.

3. You must pass this test before becoming a Knight

4. Use the dubbing oath above or come up with your own dubbing oath.  Have someone knight you and post your Knight name below.