Ancient Egypt
This week we have been focused on Ancient Egypt. We learned where the term "Rosetta Stone" comes from and why all those commercials about it have to do with language. Here's what 6C learned. What about you? What do you know about ancient writings?
Chicken Mummies
Over the last couple of weeks we have been learning all kinds of things about Ancient Egypt including the process of mummification! We were excited and disgusted from the start! We learned that the internal organs were taken out of the body and the inside of the body was packed…
Ancient Writing: Cuneiform
Last week we learned about the ancient form of writing called cuneiform. This form of writing used triangles and lines. Each student made clay and wrote their name, or initals using this ancient form of writing. We also had a challange to decode some famous sayings from cuneiform. You can…
What is a civilization?
Think about all we have talked about so far. What are some of the things that are needed in order for a civilization to exist? What do you think is most important? Be sure to follow our guidelines for posting comments, and also feel free to post comments to others…